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FBI finally admits there was no central plot to overthrow the government on Jan. 6 https://thepostmillennial.com/fbi-scant-evidence-capitol-riot-centrally-coordinated
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Seattle Dem Mayor had lied about her missing texts, calling it an “unknown technology issue” … it turns out she had affirmatively changed her phone to delete texts during BLM and Antifa unrest there https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mayors-office-knew-for-months-durkans-phone-setting-caused-texts-to-vanish-emails-show/
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In June, Biden had assured other G-7 leaders that the US would maintain stability in Afghanistan https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/leak-british-diplomatic-memo-reveals-biden-assured-g-7-allies-june-us-ensure-kabuls-stability/
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Biden takes three scripted questions from reporters on Afghanistan and flat out lies, fooling no one when saying any American who wants to leave can hop on a plane and come home https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/20/biden-is-lying-we-are-going-to-leave-behind-thousands-of-americans-in-afghanistan/
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Majority of voters believe Biden’s aides are doing his job for him https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/majority-say-biden-is-out-of-it-aides-are-doing-his-job
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Majority of voters don’t believe Biden will complete his term https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/19/nolte-majority-voters-dont-believe-biden-will-finish-first-term/
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White House bows to public perception as it “delays” Biden’s latest attempt to flee DC for Delaware https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-leave-dc-wilmington-delaware-afghanistan-address-press-questions
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Posobiec says Sec of Defense Austin is tired of being thrown under the bus and is making moves to distance himself from Biden https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1428891893480443909
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Kayleigh McEnany points out that the entire MSM is ravaging Biden over Afghanistan https://twitter.com/kayleighmcenany/status/1428178735325384705
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EDITORIAL: Clearly the Left is preparing to get rid of Biden sooner rather than later, which makes one imagine how bad the imminent Storm is going to be if they are willing to destroy their own President to distract us.
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New York Times publishes piece arguing that masks in schools are a good way to keep kids from picking their noses and biting their nails https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/20/nyt-masks-a-great-opportunity-for-kids-to-learn-in-school-help-conquer-nose-picking-nail-biting/
See you tomorrow.
On Number 11 above, I have some questions. Does Dr. Judith Danovitch, who approves masking children so that they won't pick noses or bite nails, also think that we should enwrap other body parts to prevent other inappropriate habits? She sounds very much like the authoritarians who cannot be happy without totally controlling everyone else. Whatever happened to freedom of choice?
However, I'm not too surprised. When I was in university administration, the SAT assessments showed that the lowest SAT scores of 200 to 250 (SAT ranges from 200 to 800) were acceptable into elementary education, and occasionally into business education, but not into the actual sciences and engineering. Those required much higher SAT levels for entry, or the dropout rate would have been much higher because coping with the workload would have been difficult to impossible. Note there are exceptions.
We didn't have such curricula as gender studies or race/diversity studies back in the good old days. Students were admitted not on race or gender, but on merit, except for the ever-present wealthy and powerful, who have always been admitted regardless of mental merit. The lowest SAT levels were admitted into elementary education, but the highest SATs went into engineering and other hard sciences.
I feel truly sorry for those teachers who are in the profession because they are truly dedicated to children's welfare, but who are lumped into the cesspool of conformity to indoctrination that we see in education today.
Any parent can homeschool his/her child by providing books, materials, and loving guidance. Children are natural learners, and this includes those who are mentally retarded. Every home should have a library, and every child should see and hear parents reading. You are your child's first and best teacher.
This is not to say that there are not many wonderful teachers. Some of mine are still dear to me many decades later; I will never forget them.
But all of the lockdowns have shown many that education is no great mystery. A child should learn early that when he opens a book he/she opens a door to another world of fascination. Cultivate many interests in your children from the earliest ages by reading to them from different types of books. Help them find answers to their questions by searching with them. After helping them for a while, try occasional benevolent neglect. Usually a child so interested will continue without you while you are busy with chores like cooking, paying bills, etc. It's enlightening to all.