"Black National Anthem" Played Before Super Bowl

 

The so-called “Black national anthem” was played prior to the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the 57^th Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, recently. Does the United States, or any nation, need separate anthems for its various citizens? Apparently, according to progressives, the more diverse the nation, the more anthems it needs? That is the polar-opposite of unifying…and the antithesis of “progress”…and reason.

Should we also have a “Brown national anthem?” A “Yellow national anthem?” A “Red National anthem?” A “Mulatto national anthem?” Perhaps a “Lesbian national anthem?” Or a “Bisexual national anthem?” Trans? Questioning? Virgo? Capricorn? Where does it end? Who doesn’t get their own song? And how long from the singing of these anthems until a game starts if, due to diversity, equity, and inclusion mandates, all these “national” anthems must be played prior to any sporting contest?

In truth, intersectionality is kryptonite to cohesiveness, just as wokeism attempts to destroy truth and sanity.

 

23 Baltimore Schools, 2,000 Students...And Not One Tested Proficient In Math

 

According to WBFF-TV (Fox45), the Maryland State Department of Education recently released Baltimore students' 2022 test results, which revealed that an incredible 93% of third through eighth graders tested below their grade level in math. In fact, after analyzing the results, the Baltimore news station found 23 city schools where not a single student tested proficient in math.

The terrible twenty-three were comprised of 10 high schools, eight elementary schools, three middle and high schools, and two elementary and middle schools. In total, 2,000 students at those “learning institutions” took the math assessment, and zero scored at grade level. Not. A. Single. One. (And the vast majority of Baltimore’s other grade, middle, and high schools didn’t fare much better, as most of their students received abysmal test scores, as well.)

0 for 2000? How is that possible?! And we’re not talking about “genius” or “exceptional” students, or even those above average, just those competent at their grade level! Of which there were none at those 23 institutions of lower edumacation. And zero/none is less than “any.”

Well, I, for one, smell racism!! We must ban mathematics in all its intolerant, non-inclusive, racist, misogynistic, homophobic, and transphobic forms! It is nothing but a dangerous relic of white supremacy!

 It all adds up. We must subtract math from the curriculum, because it is threatening to divide our democracy! Multiply these 2,000 math-shamed students by, like, 100, and that equals, I dunno—umm—maybe roughly 34,000 kids mocked and left behind for no reason! This is a travesty, a stain on our democracy! These kids count, too!

In all seriousness, in many ways, life is a numbers game. One has to be able to count the cards. Count—and account for—one’s money. Read contracts, negotiate salaries, understand stock market reports, follow recipes, and fill out Sudoku puzzles to have a fruitful and fulfilling life.

Baltimore is not alone. By any means. Educational achievement is plummeting in many big cities long run by Democrats. Democrat policies and “woke” B.S. add up to…nothing…but incompetence, failure, and misery.

Note to parents in Baltimore, Chicago, New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, et. al.: Want addition by subtraction? (Or just to have your kids understand those terms?) Then oust the Democrats who have destroyed your cities-- and your schools—from office.

 

 

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Says The American Middle Class Needs A Pay Cut

 

Chrystia Freeland, the ironically named Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and WEF devotee, has decreed that the American middle class “needs a pay cut.” Ms. Freeland, you see, is irked that the American middle class makes “ten times” as much money as other nation’s middle classes. Trudeau’s underling, apparently citing an unnamed American acquaintance, said: “We demand a higher paycheck than the rest of the world, so if you’re going to demand ten times the paycheck, you need to deliver ten times the value.”

A couple of questions need to be answered at this point. First off, why has the American middle class made so much more than other country’s middle classes? It is because it has been astronomically more productive than other country’s middle classes—or lower or upper classes for that matter. In fact, a case could be made that the American middle class has carried the nation—and much of the world-- on its collective back for a very long time now.

Secondly, who the hell is Ms. Freeland to dictate what another nations’ people should make? Ms. Tyrannical Busybody seems a bit jealous actually, no? And is using her umbrage to hide that fact.

 In truth, the Canadian people would be better off if their government “representatives” took a pay cut! And the world would be better off if all those attending the WEF took a pay cut…and had ego-reduction surgery, to boot!

Sadly, the American middle class is taking a pay cut…via Biden-caused hyperinflation, rising taxes (in part to pay for benefits to illegal aliens), and shrinking retirement funds. (Also, life expectancy for members of the middle class is dropping.)

Prime Minister Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Freeland are quite the duo. In AOC parlance, they should educate themselves or shut the hell up.

The American middle class has enough problems dealing with President Biden and Vice-President Harris.

 

 

 

Biden Administration Considering Declaring "Public Health Emergency" To Promote Abortion Access

 

“Wokeism” is now sadly infecting the field of medicine. Some of the madness is self-inflicted and some is being pushed on healthcare providers from the outside.

Case in point: A New York Post article states that “Experts are now recommending that doctors reduce their use of certain kinds of anesthesia in order to combat the effects of climate change.”

Speaking at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual conference recently, Dr. Mohamed Fayed, a senior anesthetist at Detroit’s Henry Ford Health, opined: “Global warming is affecting our daily life more and more, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has become crucial.” He added, “No matter how small each effect is, it will add up. As anesthesiologists, we can contribute significantly to this cause by making little changes in our daily practice — such as lowering the flow of anesthetic gas — without affecting patient care.” Might want to check with the patients before limiting their anesthetic, doc. Especially for major surgeries. And given the fact that inhaled anesthesia accounts for no more than 0.1% of the world’s carbon emissions, yet accounts for nearly 100% of patients’ pain avoidance when undergoing various medical procedures.

We also recently learned that Dr. Austin Harris-- a Californian who treated the mortally wounded Ashli Babbitt after she was shot by a Capitol Police officer outside the House of Representatives on Jan. 6, 2021-- was arrested by the FBI on charges stemming from his time at the U.S. Capitol that day.

An Epoch Times article notes that Dr. Harris was charged (in a criminal complaint filed in Washington, D.C.) with “knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without authority and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds—both misdemeanors with sentences of up to a year in jail. He was also charged with disorderly conduct and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building—both misdemeanors.”

Harris rushed to Babbitt’s aid after the unarmed veteran was shot, her body lying in a hallway outside of the Speaker’s Lobby. He was on his knees checking the wound in Babbitt’s upper chest when a U.S. Capitol Police bicycle officer reached down and grabbed him by the jacket and shoulders. The officer then wrestled Harris down the hallway, away from the dying Babbitt.

So, one Capitol policeman shot Babbitt, and another prevented a doctor from trying to save her life. The doctor is being brought up on charges and threatened with incarceration, but the two law enforcement types are uncharged and apparently untroubled by their actions. Sickening.

And now, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says that he is considering declaring a public health emergency to promote access to abortions. In fact, Becerra stated that declaring a public health emergency is just one of numerous options the Biden administration is looking at to foster abortion. He recently told Axios, “There are discussions on a wide range of measures … that we can take to try to protect people’s rights.” (Just not the right to life, I guess. But, oh well, that’s not a biggie.)

He added, “There are certain criteria that you look for to be able to declare a public health emergency. That’s typically done by scientists and those that are professionals in those fields who will tell us whether we are in a state of emergency and based on that, I have the ability to make a declaration.” (Sources say the HHS has the power to declare a public health emergency if there is a “disease or disorder that presents a public health emergency.” Pregnancy is neither a disease nor a disorder and is remarkably easy to avoid in any case. It is the reason all of us exist. Likening it to a malady is repulsive and despicable.)

It is well known that many-- if not most-- “public servants” will do anything to enhance their power. It is shocking and dismaying to say, but there are even those who appear to be almost aroused by the thought of unfettered abortion.

There is a public health crisis in this country. More than one, actually. And they should be declared. First, the staggering amount of excess death and severe injury, likely caused by the experimental gene-therapy COVID-1984 vaccines-- and the mandates that we all accept them into our bodies. (My body, my choice? Not in this case.)

And, worse yet, as hard as that is to believe, is the ongoing collapse of the nation’s mental and spiritual health. There can be no vaccine for that. And with each passing day it appears less and less likely that we shall ever recover.

Boston University Has A "Condom Fairy"

 

Have you heard of the Condom Fairy? No? Well, unlike, say, the Tooth Fairy, the Condom Fairy actually exists. At least at Boston University. In fact, he/she/it/they just celebrated he/she/it/they’s ten-year anniversary! The Condom Fairy program, according to a Campus Reform article, delivers “free condoms (both internal and external), lube, dental dams, [and] information about sexual health and consent” to students on and off BU’s campus. What’s more, each order includes a sticker depicting the program’s “tiny and sassy winged mascot.” Well, actually mascots, because, in 2022, the Condom Fairy program modernized, expanded, and morphed its erstwhile singular mascot into a “trio of gender-, race-, and body-diverse fairies.” How fun! Why have just one Condom Fairy when you could triple your diverse pleasure?! Does BU have a Vibrator Fairy, too?

Plato, Shakespeare, Locke, Adam Smith? The classics, economics, history, engineering? They never stood a chance against the Condom Fairy.

The Campus Reform report noted “The original slogan from the Condom Fairy’s 2013 launch read, ‘Now flying wherever flies come undone.’” And now there is a squadron of Fairies! 

Boston University’s Student Health Services (SHS) is in charge of the Condom Fairy program and is also home to an "emergency contraception vending machine,” sponsored by "Students for Reproductive Freedom.” (Why not just rely on the Abortion Pill Fairy?)

I can envision a BU student sitting with her parents at the dinner table and her mom or dad saying, “Remember to put the virginity you lost under your pillow tonight sweetie, and, if you’re lucky, the ‘Condom Fairy’ might visit you while you’re asleep!”

Well, we all need protection.

Especially from our colleges and universities.

 

 

 

 

Abortion Proponents And Euthanasia Fans Coming Together

 

Mark Meincke, a Canadian Army veteran who served with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, appeared on a  recent The John-Henry Westen Show. Meincke has testified before the Committee on Veterans Affairs in Ottawa about Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program, or MAID. and the current apparent push for assisted suicide in the military.

A soldier returns from fighting-- and risking his life—for his country and, depressed, reaches out to the very government agency supposedly set up to help veterans deal with PTSD and other trauma…and is promptly offered euthanasia-- instead of help-- by the government agent who took his call.

“Thank you for your service. Would you like us to kill you now?” That couldn’t ever happen, could it?

Yes, it can. An investigation by Veterans Affairs Canada itself verified that this very thing indeed happened, and may have occurred repeatedly over the last several years…though VAC claimed it was the result of just one misguided agent.

Canada’s “Medical Assistance in Dying” program is set to expand from offering assisted suicide to the terminally (physically) ill to offering it to the mentally ill as well starting in March.

 

A physicians group in Quebec has already proposed euthanizing severely ill infants. What the hell, that’s simply “after-birth abortion,” right?

 

Where will this stop? Will Trudeau’s government soon offer to off anyone who contracts the next iteration of the coronavirus? Permanently put down athletes who break a leg, sprain an ankle, or pull a groin? Snuff out teenagers after a break-up or spouses after a divorce? Will MAID be available to those dealing with “the heartbreak of psoriasis?”

The Left’s support of assisted suicide is dovetailing with its zealotry for unfettered abortion.

Former President Barack Obama recently tweeted that people need to advance "reproductive rights" for the sake of modern-day families and future generations.

He stated, "On what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we're reminded that progress can move backward. And that means we've got to recommit to doing our part to protect and expand reproductive rights for families today — and for generations to come.” Meaning we need to protect and expand abortion rights for families today-- and for generations to come.

This kind of talk is more than ironic, more than tone deaf. Were abortion to become ubiquitous, there would be no families…and no future generations.

 

 

State Department Bans Times New Roman Font, Moves To Calibri

 

At a time when the U.S.-- and indeed the world—is facing an increasing number of deepening crises and heightened instability, it is comforting to know the State Department under President Biden is working hard…on ensuring that only "accessible" font choices grace its documents.

 

Secretary of State Antony (Winken) Blinken (and Nod), instructed his agency’s staff, via an internal directive, that they are no longer to send him any documents using Times New Roman font, but will instead be forced to use Calibri in an effort to be "more accessible."

 

The directive, originally obtained by Washington Post reporter John Hudson, states: "Secretary Blinken has directed the department to adopt Calibri, a Sans Serif font in 14-point font, for all paper submitted to the Executive Secretariat.” It added, "Starting February 6, 2023, domestic offices, and bureaus, as well as posts overseas, also should adopt Calibri as the standard font for all requested paper in support of creating a more accessible Department.”

Whew! Praise the Lord!.

The U.S. may well be on the verge of a recession. Inflation is high, crime is rampant, and the southern border is utterly unsecured, leading to a massive influx of illegal aliens, fentanyl overdoses and sex/human trafficking. Moreover, our food processing plants are under attack, energy prices are rising…and, on top of all that, we may be on the precipice of war with Russia.

But, by God, the State Department has decided on a truly accessible font for in-house communications!

So, there’s that. Things may be looking up.

If only we could get the Federal Reserve to dispense with the Hadassah Friedlaender font and move to Calibri or Arial, and the Department of Defense to quit using Forte and move to Verdana, the world might be salvageable after all.

 

 

Biden Judicial Nominee Can't Answer Basic Questions On Constitution

 

One of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees was recently stumped when Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked her basic questions about the United States Constitution.

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to consider several federal court nominees, Kennedy used his opportunity to question Charnelle Marie Bjelkengren, whom Biden appointed for a federal district court position, by quizzing her knowledge of basic legal texts and theory.

Kennedy queeried Bjelkengren: "Tell me what Article V of the Constitution does.”

Bjelkengren replied, "Article V is not coming to mind at the moment."

(Article V of the Constitution explains the procedure for amending the Constitution, including the process for how amendments are proposed and how they are ratified.)

Kennedy, pressing on, asked, "How about Article II?"

"Neither is Article II," Bjelkengren responded.

(Article II establishes the executive branch and defines its powers. It explains the role of the presidency, how a president is elected and removed from office, and the president's unique responsibilities and powers.)

It’s hard to support and defend the Constitution—or determine what is or isn’t legal under it-- if you don’t know what’s in it…or why.

I envision Kennedy asking Bjelkengren other questions pertinent to the American system of government, of which she aspires to be a part.

Kennedy: “Ms. Bjelkengren, can you tell me what the First Amendment to the Constitution does, what it guarantees?”

Bjelkengren: “I am afraid to say. Can I plead the Sixth?”

Kennedy: “You mean the Fifth?”

Bjelkengren: “Um, yeah, I guess so.”

Kennedy: “Do you know what the Fifth Amendment says?”

Bjelkengren: “I think  so………well, no.”

Kennedy:  “Shouldn’t a judge, whose job is to uphold the Constitution, know what is in it?”

Bjelkengren: “Um, yeah, I guess so, maybe. I don’t know. But I think you are mansplaining me. And I think you are a misogynist and a homophobe and a transphobe and part of the white supremacist patriarchy that founded this country in 1619.”

Kennedy (with head hanging down): “SIGH.”

                                               [Fade]

 

Michigan State University Offering "Unconditional Love Fund"

 

Michigan State University (MSU) is now offering an "Unconditional Love Fund" to its young scholars…on one condition: a student must be a member of the LGBTQ community in order to apply for the money. The fund’s purported purpose is to “provide LGBTQIA2S+ Michigan State University students with flexible assistance in a timely manner to address extraordinary and unexpected financial hardships associated with their sexual and/or gender identity.” Selected students will be given up to $500. 

“Extraordinary and unexpected financial hardships associated with their sexual and/or gender identity?”

Like what, paying for hormone “therapy” or genital reconstruction surgery? Multi-colored hair dye? Outrageous outfits? Piercings on every part of one’s body?

The fund is offered through Michigan State’s Gender and Sexuality Campus Center and LGBTQIA2S+ students can apply for assistance twice each academic year.

The rapidly diminishing ranks of heterosexual students need not apply, of course. Apparently, they are incapable—or undeserving-- of “unconditional love.”

Non-heterosexual students can also apply for financial aid through Michigan State’s "Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgendered (LBGT) Resource Center Endowment Fund," and via its "Queering Racial Justice Summit Fund." Heterosexual students can pound sand. Unity! Pass it on!

MSU’s Gender and Sexuality Campus Center also houses "Transcend," described on the school’s Gender and Sexuality Campus Center website as “A campus-wide caucus which seeks to build a sense of community among MSU students who are transgender, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming, as well as to defend their rights and advocate for their specific social, educational, and cultural needs.” The site is intended to “help combat the transphobia, cissexism, transmisogyny, and isolation that these students frequently experience.”

(Transmisogyny? I had to look it up. Turns out it’s: “dislike of or prejudice against transgender women.”)

The Site links to seven others, six of which are dedicated to transgender support. Toward the bottom of the site, the following message is displayed in bold: “Are we missing something?”

Yes. “Transgender women” aren’t women. Else there would be no need for “transgender.”

The Merriam-Webster definition of “transcend” is as follows:

1)      A : to rise above or go beyond the limits of

       B : to triumph over the negative or restrictive aspects of : OVERCOME

               C : to be prior to, beyond, and above (the universe or material existence)

 

2)      : to outstrip or outdo in some attribute, quality, or power

 

“To rise above, to triumph, to be above or beyond (even the universe or material existence)?”

 Clearly, many in the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and particularly in the trans movement, are not just fighting for equal justice or battling “transmisogyny.” They believe they are special, more equal than others. And are demanding everyone else recognize this, too.

Hat tip: campusreform.org                

 

California Lawmaker Pushing To Tax Even Those Who Have Fled The State

 

California lawmakers are pushing legislation that would impose yet another new tax on the state's wealthiest residents — even if they've already moved to another part of the country. (You can run, but you can’t hide!)

Assemblyman Alex Lee, a progressive Democrat (is there any other kind?), recently introduced a bill in the California State Legislature that would impose an extra annual 1.5% tax on those with a worldwide net worth above $1 billion, starting as early as next year.

Moreover, as soon as 2026, the threshold for being taxed would drop dramatically: those with a “worldwide net worth” exceeding $50 million would be hit with a 1% annual tax on wealth.

“Worldwide net worth,” or wealth, extends far beyond annual income to include holdings such as farm assets, arts and other collectibles, stocks and hedge fund interest, and other assets.

The legislation just introduced includes measures that would allow the state to impose wealth taxes on residents even years after they leave the state and move to somewhere less repressive and tyrannical!

 

Remarkably, exit taxes aren't new in California. But this bill goes further, including provisions to create contractual claims tied to the assets of well-to-do taxpayers who don't have the cash to pay their annual wealth tax bill because the majority of their assets aren't “liquid” and therefore aren’t easily turned into cash. These claims would require the taxpayer to make annual filings with California's Franchise Tax Board and eventually pay the wealth taxes owed, even if they've moved to another state.

Of course, this bill, if passed, will just further hasten the exodus of successful people out of the formerly Golden State.

If California stays on its current trajectory, it is likely that the next bill proposed by its progressive Democrats (as if there is another kind today) will seek to impose a tax on anyone who has ever visited the state— and perhaps those that simply passed through on the way to Arizona, Nevada, or Oregon. (California Democrats could do this by accessing the visitor sign-in logs at national parks and utilizing the bazillion cameras around the state, etc.)

People once rushed to California when it held the promise of riches. Now they run from California (in what may soon be a vain attempt) to protect what they’ve already earned.