February 2023

Iran Threatens Israel With ‘Revenge’ as Satellite Images Show Damage to Iranian Military Site Hit by Drone Strike

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 04, 2023 7 Comments

"An AP analysis of the image, compared to earlier images of the workshop, showed damage to the structure’s roof."...

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Iowa State U. Holds ‘Social Justice Summit’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2023 2 Comments

"this day-long workshop will give you the chance to learn more about yourself, engage in discussion with other students on various issues, and create strategies for implementing social change"...

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Report: Heart Attacks, Strokes On the Rise Among Young Adults

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 04, 2023 58 Comments

The reasons for the rise? Big Media says depression, mental health issues, obesity, and smoking....

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Social Studies Standards in Rhode Island Failing Students, Report Finds

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2023 5 Comments

"The Standards do not teach Rhode Island’s children what freedom is"...

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Some Diversity Staffers Are Quitting Higher Education Citing Lack Of Support

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2023 27 Comments

"employees interviewed for this article said that more often, university leaders show a lack of appreciation and support for their work, leading them and many of their colleagues to leave higher ed burned out and disillusioned"...

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Standardized Testing Group Used by Catholic Schools Promotes ‘Trans Kids’ and Drag Queens

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2023 0 Comments

"administrators are still concerned about administering assessments from a company that recommends ways to introduce drag to five-year olds"...

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Waging a War on Wokeness Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2023 1 Comment

Your weekly report on education news....

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Pentagon: Second Chinese Spy Balloon Flying Over Latin America

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2023 54 Comments

"We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon."...

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Maryland School District’s BLM Curriculum Talks About 13 Forms of Oppression, Including ‘Speciesism’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2023 17 Comments

The school system has participated in BLM's "Week of Action" since 2021....

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Federal Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Kyle Rittenhouse to Proceed

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 03, 2023 63 Comments

"The father of Anthony Huber, one of two men shot and killed by Rittenhouse, filed the lawsuit in 2021, accusing officers of allowing for a dangerous situation that violated his son’s constitutional rights and resulted in his death."...

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Harvard Kennedy School Fires ‘Misinformation Expert’ Joan Donovan

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 03, 2023 78 Comments

"Donovan's dismissal comes as so-called misinformation experts and professional fact-checkers come under fire for protecting Democrats from negative press"...

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Pentagon: Chinese Spy Balloon Will Stay Over U.S. for ‘a Few Days’, Look at the Sky if You Want Its Location

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2023 58 Comments

Excuse me? “The public certainly has the ability to look up in the sky and -- and see where the balloon is.”...

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Texas DPS Finds Chinese Nationals, Who Paid Smugglers $35,000 Each, Crossing Border Illegally

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2023 8 Comments

Chinese nationals are more lucrative to smugglers than people from Central and South America....

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Some Colleges and Universities Have Courses on How to Survive the ‘Zombie Apocalypse’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 03, 2023 9 Comments

"colleges such as East Tennessee State University, Saint Xavier, George Mason University, and more, either offered the zombie-related courses at one point or still offer them"...

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Blue Origin Scheduled to Launch Rocket into Suborbital Space with All-Female Crew

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 03, 2023 55 Comments

Blue Origin's CEO's girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, a helicopter pilot, is leading the mission. ...

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Arizona State Journalism Prof Suggests the Media Should Continue ‘Abandoning Objectivity’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 03, 2023 3 Comments

"newsrooms are debating whether traditional objectivity should still be the standard for news reporting"...

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China: Suspected Spy Balloon is ‘Civilian Airship Used for Research, Mainly Meteorological’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2023 83 Comments

"Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course."...

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Iranian Regime Criticizes Removal of Ilhan Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee.

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2023 17 Comments

"Ousting IlhanOmar [sic] black Muslim& critic of Israeli #Apartheid from a House Committee indicates practical commitment of US to motto of #women, life, freedom."...

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