Loudoun County in Northern Virginia, about an hour northwest of Washington, D.C., is known for being the wealthiest place in America, but there’s more to it than that. Towns like Sterling and Ashburn bear all the hallmarks of suburbs in transition, as cookie-cutter townhouses sprout up around sprawling shopping centers. A quarter of the county’s population are immigrants, as the tide from the distant city and nearby Dulles Airport lifts all boats. The place can feel like an experiment in just how far federal power can creep…to the Beltway…the burbs…beyond?
Yet however you might characterize it, Loudoun has recently become known for something else: being the latest battleground in the fight over toxic critical race theory. CRT is the fashionable academic discipline-cum-woke-identity politics which holds that America is plagued by systemic racism, this affects almost everything, and everyone must fight back against it. Now it’s seeping into the schools in the D.C. burbs, much to the chagrin of parents who would like their children to get a decent education.
So this story comes with lot's of plots, twists, and turns. It leaves on a cliffhanger as the Parents in Loudoun are currently collecting signatures to recall six members of the school board who have gone off the "wokeness" edge.
One of these school board members is under criminal investigation for creating a blacklist of people and printing addresses and phone numbers so they could be hassled by rest of the wokeness cult. Turned out that these people turned the tables, put her address out there and told everyone who she was attempting to bully to come pay HER a visit. Very clever thinking.
Either way, I believe that we do need to understand that some of these tactics are technically harassments and can be seen as an actual threat. The day we make those who are doing the "doxing" responsible for what might happen to the people they dox, might be the day people start questioning doxing as a means to further their cause.
Meanwhile this is the fourth example I have read about where local parents are rising up against school boards who are looking to introduce and push CRT into the schools. I am sure there are "probably" places where there is enough support for CRT that those boards are safe. But it certainly seems like CRT is a pie in the sky liberal thought process that has limited appeal outside of those heavily vested in the politics of it.
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Well, maybe this is more important:
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS:
Pandemic Hit Less-Educated Workers Hardest
A new Federal Reserve survey found the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic was concentrated among minorities, women and workers who hadn’t finished high school.
“Three-fourths of U.S. adults reported doing at least OK financially in November 2020, a share that was unchanged from previous years… But that finding masked significant divergences in economic well-being between workers who retained their jobs and those who were laid off, households with more education and those with less, and those who have children versus those without.”
Meanwhile, Gallup reports that 72% of U.S. white-collar workers are still working remotely — compared to 14% of blue-collar workers.
AND YET FAR TOO MANY OF THOSE DUPED, TRUSTING BLUE COLLAR WORKERS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICANS LEMMING-LIKE OVER A GOP-SPONSORED LOWER MIDDLE CLASS CLIFF.
Duped? How?
Duped by believing the Trumpian propaganda that he cares more for ordinary people than for the super privileged few.
JUST OUT
Quote of the Day
9:53 am EDT
“I want to be clear. I will put the January 6 commission legislation on the floor of the Senate for a vote, period. Republicans can let their constituents know: Are they on the side of truth or do they want to cover up for the insurrectionists and for Donald Trump?”
— Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), at a press briefing.
JUST OUT
House GOP Worried About Defections on January 6 Panel
9:50 am EDT
PUNCHBOWL NEWS
reports that anywhere between 20 to 50 House Republicans could vote for the proposed January 6 commission, “with the total very fluid.”
Republicans are concerned about a “jailbreak,” in which a flood of lawmakers back the legislation en masse.
Oh my. Could this really HAPPEN?
Taegan Goddard thinks House Republicans may be in turmoil.
Are they?
Looks like the POS "pastor" is back with his clusterfuck of spam from his god at political_lire
Never seen anyone more tightly tethered
Would be embarrassing to a normal person
I guess not to a mindless lapdog
ROFLMFAO !!!
In turmoil.
Could this be why?
On Morning Joe,
Top Democrat Says Kevin McCarthy Is Hiding Something
8:56 am EDT
House Homeland Security chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) told Morning Joe that he thinks House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is trying to block a commission investigating the January 6 insurrection because he has something to hide.
Said Thompson:
“My humble opinion is that there’s some information that he would deem troubling for the Republican Party if it got out, and I think he will do everything possible to prevent that.”
9:17
F'n doesn't like it when one quotes from Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NYT, Schumer, etc., etc., so rather than answer what is said, he attacks the conduit.
How is wokeness fairing?
Another Sign Democratic Enthusiasm Remains High
Dave Weigel
on the Philadelphia district attorney primary results:
“Turnout was actually higher in Philadelphia yesterday than it was four years ago, when Krasner’s win was partially attributed to anti-Trump enthusiasm. Turnout was 152,302 in that race, it’s above 158k now and probably goes up a bit after provisionals.”
Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Joe Biden lets Russia build new pipelines but shuts down American ones. Is that what "Building Back Better" looks like?
The real Putin puppet ---- Joe Biden
and the FAKE NEWS propaganda media set that up
Read 9:06, then 9:18, then this (from earlier):
McCarthy Races to Limit Defections on Jan. 6 Commission
6:45 am EDT
POLITICO:
“Now, a last-minute surge of GOP interest is dashing hopes for near-perfect opposition to the independent commission and putting Republican divisions back on full display.
“Dozens of Republicans are privately considering voting for the Jan. 6 commission — which McCarthy himself said he opposed earlier Tuesday, even after he deputized one of his allies, Rep. John Katko of New York, to strike a bipartisan agreement on the proposal. In a sign of momentum, the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus, of which Katko is a member, is expected to encourage its members to back the legislation.”
TAEGAN GODDARD OBSERVES:
Republicans who vote for the commission would not only be defying McCarthy — they would be defying a direct order from Donald Trump.
my, my
tsar becket adams
@BecketAdams
This is the part where WaPo prints op-eds questioning whether Biden is a Russian asset, MSNBC clears all of its programming for the next four years to ask the same, and the New York Times wins Pulitzers for “asking questions” about Putins hold on Biden, right?
Charlie Spiering
@charliespiering
“I’m not willing to deficit spend” says Biden - after proposing $6 trillion in spending in 100 days
just a "little" LIE, right ?
Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
@julie_kelly2
For 2 years, House GOP had the chance to censure Adam Schiff for lying on a daily basis about proof of Trump-Russia collusion. Instead, they approved an ethics probe into Devin Nunes. I am jealous at how Democrats know how to use political power.
Republicans look to finally realize how dems manipulate them
Time to stop.
Catturd ™
@catturd2
Gas lines for the USA.
Pipelines for Russia.
Welcome to Joe Biden's America.
FiveThirtyEight asks:
What Happens to Republicans Now?
“It’s not clear yet what Cheney’s exile will mean for Republicans like her who are anti-Trump and ready for the party to move forward without the former president at the helm, but the GOP’s breakup with Cheney once again raises the question of whether the party will experience an exodus.
“A splintering of the Republican Party has long been speculated, and while it’s hard to know whether this is, in fact, a turning point or an isolated incident that will soon recede from the headlines, these four scenarios are possible.”
(link at politicalwire.com)
TAEGAN GODDARD OBSERVES:
Whether the Republican party splinters or not is not clear. But Trump’s continued involvement is definitely not broadening the GOP’s appeal.
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You can sure say that again!
John Solomon
https://twitter.com/jsolomonReports/status/1394755615176675332
NEW: @RepMaryMiller on Jan. 6th commission: “Nancy Pelosi has not been forthright with information...we need an investigation into her.”
Watch the rest of her interview with @DavidBrodyCBN today on #TheWaterCooler @RealAmVoice
Watch Weekdays 3pm EST → http://ow.ly/s5pk50EPNRG
Why did Nancy refuse requested additional security before protest ?
Who murdered Babbitt ?
We need to see the inside video
What is Nancy hiding ?
This needs transparency to see what the next step should be.
Not something ultimately controlled by Nancy herself.
NewsBusters
DETAILS:
https://mobile.twitter.com/newsbusters/status/1394986470088351749
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@ABC, @CBS, and @NBCNews gave Liz Cheney 6 times more coverage than these record-breaking failures from @JoeBiden:
❌ worst inflation since 2008
❌ government checks hurting job growth
❌ April border numbers at all-time high
The FAKE NEWS MEDIA (and later compiled by political_lire) make sure they don't report on Biden's disastrous start and try to shift attention to Cheney.
Joe Biden's America
FAKE NEWS
Banana Republic
state media
1984
Richard Grenell
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1394837614100766722
The propagandists in DC have been instructed to ignore Joe Biden’s claim that his family worked in a coal mine.
READ 9:06, 9:18, 9:37
THEN READ this from even earlier this morning:
THE HILL reports:
Trump ORDERS GOP to Block Probe Into Insurrection
Former President Trump called for an immediate end to the debate over a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot just before the House is expected to approve the plan.
Said Trump in a statement:
“Republicans in the House and Senate should not approve the Democrat trap of the January 6 Commission. It is just more partisan unfairness and unless the murders, riots, and fire bombings in Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle, Chicago, and New York are also going to be studied, this discussion should be ended immediately.”
He added:
“Republicans must get much tougher and much smarter, and stop being used by the Radical Left. Hopefully, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy are listening!”
HOPEFULLY, THE GOP HAS MORE SENSE THAN TO LISTEN TO A LOSER LIKE YOU, DONALDO.
*** BREAKING - MORE VERIFIED ELECTION FRAUD in 2020 ***
Matthew S. DePerno, Esq.
EXHIBITS (look closely at number 2):
https://twitter.com/mdeperno/status/1394705096022310922
1. BREAKING: EMS results files in Antrim County do not match "hand recount;" votes missing, showing manipulation to match official results. All done behind the scene, while SOS told everyone this was the safest election in the country's history. Gov't, false narrative debunked.
Exhibit 2
https://twitter.com/mdeperno/status/1394705100732567558
Sure doesn;t fit the FAKE NEWS narrative...
Lauren Boebert
VIDEO:
https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1394756855914770446
If you don’t want to listen to Republicans about election integrity, listen to the Democrats.
Biggest cover-up ever
Newsmax
VIDEO:
https://twitter.com/newsmax/status/1394799569016328192
Remember when Hillary said her election was stolen? - @gregkellyusa
Fastest growing news in America.
Growing exponentially faster than CNN is tanking...
funny political_lire uses CNN and apparently doesn't know of Newsmax
JUST IN
McConnell Opposes January 6 Commission
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
said that he will oppose legislation to create a commission tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — a signal that the legislation will not have the votes to get through the Senate, the Washington Post reports.
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Taegan Goddard commments:
Unless something dramatic happens, this means the commission is dead. But Chuck Schumer has pledged to bring the bill to the floor for a vote nonetheless.
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JamesNewLeaf comments:
So the rotting albatross corpse of Trump will still hang around the GOP's neck.
Poor old Mitch. He's got to know he's dooming his own party.
JamesNewLeaf said...
JUST IN
McConnell Opposes January 6 Commission
For those of us who don't use a filtered and selected news source such as Goddard's political_lire this was "JUST IN" yesterday or perhaps Sunday.
Not only is it biased it is late
Explains why you are such a boring moron.
ROFLMFAO !!!
* and a POS "pastor"
A group of United States Capitol Police officers signaled their “profound disappointment” that Republican congressional leadership has refused to support the proposed bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot in an open letter published Wednesday.
A spokesperson from the office of Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said the letter ― which is written on USCP letterhead but left unsigned ― represents about 40 to 50 officers. It was sent to House chiefs Wednesday afternoon.
“Unfortunately this letter comes to you anonymously, because as U.S. Capitol Police Officers, we are expected to remain neutral and do our jobs with honor and integrity,” it reads. “It’s unfortunate that our ‘bosses’ (Congress) are not held to the same standard that we, the USCP, are.”
The Jan. 6 rioting followed a rally held by President Donald Trump to contest the results of the 2020 election. On that day, the officers wrote, they “were subjected to hours and hours of physical trauma which has led to months of mental anguish.” The attack left five people dead; two officers died by suicide in
“If you look around the Capitol building, you still have doors that are broken, windows still smashed and in some cases missing,” it continues. “Officers are forced to go to work with the daily reminder of what happened that dreadful day.”
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