“Any attempts to move the Trump case forward as a criminal one will first need to explain how it differs from the Bill Clinton case and from Hillary Clinton and her server. If DOJ can’t do that, then they have no basis to claim they are enforcing the law without fear or favor. It will be just plain old political quackery, using the criminal justice system to defeat Trump when the electoral system will not.”
The Clintons actually broke the laws Trump is accused of breaking
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“[Oakland] schools, like thousands across the country, derived their learn-to-read curricula from the mind of Lucy Calkins, a so-called literacy expert who for years championed creative teaching that strongly favors the “whole language” approach and leaves only a minor role for phonics, which she dismisses as “drill and kill.”…Despite the lack of independent research supporting the efficacy of Calkins’ program, it was endorsed and accepted nationwide — until it wasn’t. With the rise of the “science of reading,” the idea derived from neuroscience that literacy should be broken down into basic building blocks for the brain to digest, new research confirmed that phonics is the most effective known method for teaching kids to read, something hundreds of classical schools knew all along.”
‘It Just Works’: Progressive Educators Rediscover Power of Phonics after Failing with DEI-Infused Method
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“The Journal added that Liz’s defeat could haunt the GOP due to internal divisions in 2024. Again, a woman who can’t clinch 30 percent in her primary is the clearest example that there is no division on the subject. Also, this op-ed failed to mention the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago, which has united the Republican Party to the nth degree regarding the overt displays of prosecutorial overreach from the Justice Department. Where are the paragraphs about how the search warrant and affidavit mention allegations of negligent handling of classified materials that aren’t grounded in actual law violations? The FBI has done more to unite the GOP around Trump this past week than the liberal media, so I’m not so sure about this ‘GOP divided’ narrative because loser Liz Cheney lost her re-election bid.”
What Everyone Is Apparently Missing About the Liz Cheney Beatdown
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“Wallace now wants a “CNN show or is threatening to walk,” Nicosia wrote to Twitter. “He is having staffers count how many times a day his promo is playing.” Nicosia added, “He’s telling anyone that will listen he wants Cuomo’s old time slot.””
Former Fox News Host Chris Wallace Having ‘Daily Breakdowns’ After Joining CNN
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“Fauci’s resignation will not prevent a full-throated investigation into the origins of the pandemic. He will be asked to testify under oath regarding any discussions he participated in concerning the lab leak.” — Sen. Rand Paul
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“For former U.S. history teacher Diane Tirado, the controversial policy was career-ending. Tirado taught at a Port St. Lucie public school in Florida. In 2018, she had assigned an explorer notebook project at the time, giving students two weeks to complete it. When several students did not turn it in, Tirado found out about what she calls a "no zero" policy, which is reflected in the West Gate student and parent handbook. When she refused to comply with the school policy, which required her to give out no less than a 50% on assignments, she wrote a note on the chalkboard informing her students she had been fired.”
Teachers weigh in on grading policies, debate 'no-zero' trend: 'Patently idiotic idea'
https://www.foxnews.com/media/teachers-grading-policies-debate-no-zero-trend-patently-idiotic-idea
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“In 2009, [Ofcom] began documenting Peace TV’s breaches of its broadcasting standards. These infractions include endorsing wife beating; comments from Naik in support of the death penalty for apostates who proselytize; support for maiming or execution, including crucifixion, for those who criticize Islam; and a dramatized stabbing…Naik reportedly has 22 million followers on Facebook.”
UK Regulators: Promoting Death for Apostates Not OK
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“Unless Garland and the Biden administration give a clear idea of what exactly precipitated the Trump raid — whether it involved Trump funneling the names of spies to Putin, leaving launch codes out on a pizza box, whatever — Trump is going to continue to hammer this issue. Unless the man is literally in manacles before November 2024, this mess will remain an open wound for Democrats. Even if the raid wasn’t politically motivated, it will for sure continue to look politically motivated, if the Justice Department doesn’t come up with a better explanation than the six or seven leaked so far. Yet everyone is acting like that question has been answered.”
The Great Disappearing Raid Story
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-great-disappearing-raid-story?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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“Prince Harry is allowed to talk, just. He crashes the interview at the beginning like an embarrassing dad trying to get down with the kids, or perhaps an over-enthusiastic bachelor uncle, telling Serena, “I like what you’ve done with your hair! That’s a great vibe.”…Never let common sense get in the way of rich women talking about female empowerment.”
The problem with Meghan Markle’s Archetypes podcast
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“..the newspaper that has spent recent years attacking and undermining some of the core principles that undergird American democracy via the 1619 Project will tolerate nothing other than sunny optimism from Republicans — especially non-white Republicans — on the very same civic pillars it has been chipping away at…the framing of this story about non-white Republican candidates seems an especially revealing case study in the chronic inability of the contemporary left to accept anything about today’s GOP as, well, normal.”
When the American Dream is a ‘dog whistle’
https://spectatorworld.com/newsletter/american-dream-dog-whistle-dc-diary-08-22-22/
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“Progressives hope that the policy will boost enthusiasm among disaffected youths. When Mr Biden, in remarks at the White House, said “this means people can start finally [to] climb out from under that mountain of debt,” he probably hoped that they would also make their way to the polls. (The pause on all student-debt payments was extended again until December, one month after the mid-term elections.) Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, prefers to term it “student-loan socialism”—a large redistribution from the working class to elites, and an inflationary one, to boot…It will not be the last fight. One less-noticed change proposed by Mr Biden would reduce the amount directly paid by future borrowers—with the federal government picking up the rest of the tab. The problem’s ugly head will rear again shortly…Good politics, maybe, but poor policy.”
Biden spends hundreds of billions on reducing student-loan debt
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“For reasons known only to herself, Liz Cheney appears to believe that she has been invested with the authority to tell us who may and who may not serve as president of the United States…According to a YouGov poll, were she to run as an independent, she would take more support from Biden than from Trump.”
Liz Cheney: the self-appointed moral center of the GOP
https://spectatorworld.com/topic/liz-cheney-self-appointed-moral-center-gop/
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