South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was a big hit at CPAC this weekend. One of the most popular parts of her speech came when she talked about how she didn’t shut down businesses or churches because of COVID.
She emphasized that the destruction of the economy was a choice made...
New York governor Andrew Cuomo is having a very bad, horrible, no good, very bad month. His horrendous mismanagement of the Wuhan coronavirus involved his order to send COVID-positive patients to senior living facilities and homes. The result was thousands of unnecessary deaths.
Democrats love to redefine words to suit their purposes, and the latest example of this from the Biden White House is a doozy. They are reportedly calling the Democrat-only support for Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID (aka the Pelosi Payoff) bill “bipartisan.”
Many places around the globe still reel from the fallout of lockdown, including the business-crushing devastation and consequences on mental and physical health of communities around the world.
Schools aren’t even fully reopened, but the left isn’t letting a crisis go to waste.
WGBH reports:
Citing Racial Inequities, Boston Public Schools Suspend New Advanced Learning Classes
A selective program for high-performing fourth, fifth and sixth graders in Boston has suspended enrollment due to the pandemic and concerns about equity in the program,...
Once again, a California school board member has been caught saying something outrageous on camera without realizing the event was public. The last time something like this happened was less than a week ago.
During an argument over reopening schools in La Mesa, California, the member compared it to slavery and white...
A State Department spokesman told VICE World News that China gave U.S. diplomats anal COVID tests.
Beijing “promised to stop using” those tests on diplomats. But now reports say China denies ever administering the tests.
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled the Democrats cannot include the $15 minimum wage hike in the COVID-19 relief bill under budget reconciliation.
The FDA staff has endorsed the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use after a trial on 44,000 patients.
If approved, the market will have three COVID-19 vaccines.
The San Francisco Board of Education decided to delay renaming 44 schools, admitting they made mistakes “in the building renaming process.”
Last week, I reported that the recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom movement hit the 1.5 million signature milestone, which is the minimum to get a recall vote on the ballot.
However, as many astute readers noted, the signatures will undergo microscopic inspection before officials approve them. So, the petitioners continue to gather...
Many Ivy League schools are seeing a rise in applicants after dropping requirements like the SAT. Meanwhile, smaller name schools are seeing a drop in enrollment.
The New York Times reports:
Interest Surges in Top Colleges, While Struggling Ones Scrape for Applicants
Prestigious universities like Cornell never have a hard time attracting students. But...
Higher education’s long march into the world of Orwell continues, unabated.
The Chicago Thinker reports:
Universities’ Insane COVID Rules and Snitch Culture Are Training the Next Generation to Embrace Totalitarianism
If you think state and federal government COVID-19 policies are too restrictive, you...
On Friday, Mary blogged that “A California School Board is in Hot Water After Mocking Parents for Wanting Kids in Class (Update: School Board President Resigns). During a meeting the board members apparently believed was private, board members insulted, ridiculed, and mocked parents for wanting schools open.
There have been a lot of ridiculous media hit pieces in the last year on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ management of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in his state, but NBC News published one on DeSantis’ “seniors first” vaccine distribution policy recently that really takes the cake.
Was it worth it, Gov. Andrew Cuomo? Your COVID-19 nursing home order and hiding the real numbers are breaking down your walls.
Cuomo ranted and raved during his Friday press conference. Then the NY Assembly GOP prepared the impeachment process, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) supports an investigation, and an assemblywoman shared messages...
