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School board meeting cut short, parent arrested after fiery speech on CRT, transgender policy

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© Gabriella Border/TwitterResidents protest at a Loudon County, VA., school board meeting
Police declared an unlawful assembly at a Loudoun County, Va., School Board meeting Tuesday after residents clashed regarding the district's proposed policies on transgender students.

The proposal in question, known as policy proposal 8040, would require teachers to use a child's preferred gender pronouns. The board closed public comments at its meeting on Tuesday night after multiple interruptions by residents in the crowd.

After several speakers voiced support for the proposal, a woman who said she was the mother of a transgender student was booed after saying "hate" was "dripping from the followers of Jesus in this room." The board called a five-minute recess and said public comments would be closed if any additional disturbance were made.

After other residents spoke both in favor and against the proposal, former state senator Dick Black criticized the board over its alleged backing of the policies as well as critical race theory. Residents cheered Black, prompting the board to close public comments by a vote of 9-0.

Comment: Gender protocol and CRT solicited strong reactions from parents and faculty - countered with reprimands, recriminations and arrests:
Critics say teaching history through a race-based lens is overly divisive and inappropriate for children. Concerned parents in Loudoun were also expressing outrage over a new policy that would outline and protect the rights of transgender students in the district.
"The Loudoun County School Board ended the public comment section of its June 22 meeting on a unanimous vote after Chair Brenda L. Sheridan repeatedly warned the attendees in the Board Room that loud public demonstrations violated the decorum of the meeting," the board said in a statement. "Sheridan had previously, and repeatedly, warned the public after introducing the public comment section with a reading of [the policy]. Earlier the chair recessed the School Board meeting for five minutes due to disruptions before the unanimous vote to end public comment was taken."
School officials ended public commenting after concerned parents yelled over speakers and protesters disrupted the proceedings.

Loudoun County gives warning there is much more to come as society continues to divide and unravel over new rules and hot button policies.


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Pledge of Allegiance canceled in Colorado town, sparking outrage

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The mayor of a remote Colorado town sparked outrage after he nixed the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance from public meetings.

Shane Fuhrman, mayor of the 550-person town of Silverton, announced his decision during a trustee meeting last week, saying the pledge has led to threats and divided the community, KDVR reported.
"Due to direct and indirect threats, inappropriate comments in and out of public meetings, and the general divisiveness this is creating in our community, we will not be doing the Pledge of Allegiance during town of Silverton board of trustee meetings."
Fuhrman, who didn't elaborate on the nature of the threats, said he was suspending recitation of the pledge "until such time that we can discuss this at a board retreat or workshop."

Vader

No fun allowed: Clap, don't cheer and no high-fives, Olympic spectators told

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High-fiving, autograph-hunting and towel-waving will all be off limits to spectators at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

A code of conduct was published by the local organising committee on Wednesday after it was confirmed earlier this week that Games venues could be 50 per cent full, up to a maximum of 10,000 people.

On Monday organisers announced that spectators would be asked to refrain from shouting or talking loudly, and to avoid any stop-offs on their way to or from Games venues, and now further guidelines designed to limit the spread of coronavirus have been issued.

One section entitled 'Watching the Games competition and cheering the athletes' encourages spectators to clap rather than cheer, and contains an image of a trumpet crossed out above the words 'no noisemakers'.

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Woke Left insanity: University wants 'oppressive' phrases like 'picnic' & 'trigger warning' retired, offers 'alternatives'

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The Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center (PARC) at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, has released a bizarre "Oppressive Language List" urging students to refrain from saying certain words and phrases that have been deemed offensive. The list includes "policeman" as well as "crazy" and "walk-in." The list even calls on students to stop saying "trigger warning," a leftist favorite on campus.

"PARC recognizes that language is a powerful tool used to perpetrate and perpetuate oppression," states PARC on the school's website. "As a community, we strive to remove oppressive language from our everyday use. This list is meant to be a tool to share information and suggestions about potentially oppressive language."

Comment: Pretty soon you won't be able to speak at all. Talking will be forbidden as there's no guarantee that someone won't be offended by the sound of your voice


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That was the plan: Covid pandemic made rich richer & poor poorer, Prof. Wolff tells Boom Bust

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A new Credit Suisse global wealth report shows that the number of new millionaires increased by over five million during the pandemic year 2020.

RT's Boom Bust talks to the host of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff, to find out if this is a sign of a growing wealth disparity.

Absolutely, says Wolff. Using the United States as an example, he points out that over the last 16 months, over 85 million Americans - more than half the country's labor force - had to file for unemployment compensation.

"More than one out of every two American workers went unemployed for a certain period of time," he said, adding, "What that means is that if they had any savings they've used them. Their situation got worse."


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Covid fascism: Moscow businesses 'obliged' to suspend workers who refuse Covid-19 vaccines

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Workers who refuse coronavirus vaccines in Moscow, aside from those with a small number of health exemptions, face being sent home without pay as the Russian capital clarifies its tough new measures to deal with a spike in cases.

In a statement issued on Thursday, authorities set out how they plan to implement a directive requiring 60% of public-facing staff to be vaccinated. The order applies to companies in a range of industries, including hospitality, transport and leisure, which will have to demonstrate they are meeting the quotas or else face hefty fines.

Officials confirmed that the rules provide grounds for businesses to withhold pay from workers who do not meet the criteria and, for those who still refuse the jab, "the employer is obliged to suspend the employee from work in the absence of medical contraindications."

Light Saber

Winston Marshall breaks with band Mumford & Sons, condemns extremism, reaffirms Andy Ngo's bravery in face of Antifa threats

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(L) William Marshall, formerly of Mumford & Sons, (R) Investigative reporter Andy Ngo, of the Post Millennial
Pop musician Winston Marshall has broken his silence about the controversy he found himself embroiled in after endorsing The Post Millennial editor-at large Andy Ngo's book Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy. Marshall has also announced that he's leaving the band Mumford & Sons as a result of fallout from the controversy.

In March, Marshall tweeted "Congratulations @MrAndyNgo. Finally had the time to read your important book. You're a brave man."

He was then harassed by an Antifa-led mob and smeared by left-wing media, prompting him to issue a hurried apology.

Since then, Marshall has reflected on the mobbing and has now issued an eloquent explanation of the events invoking Solzhenitsyn and Churchill and decrying "cancel culture."

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Software guru John McAfee found DEAD in Spanish prison after court approves extradition to US

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© REUTERS/Darrin Zammit LupiJohn McAfee speaks at the Malta Blockchain Summit in St Julian's, Malta on November 1, 2018.
Former antivirus magnate John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in Barcelona just hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the US on tax evasion charges, authorities in Madrid have told national media.

McAfee, 75, was found in his cell at the Sant Esteve Sesrovires jail on Wednesday evening, Spanish media reported, citing an official statement from the Ministry of Justice. Guards and prison medical staff intervened and attempted resuscitation, but to no avail, the ministry said.

Investigators have been dispatched to the jail to probe the cause of death, but "everything indicates it could be a suicide," the ministry added.

Comment: Also from RT:
'If I suicide myself, I didn't': Supporters dredge up old McAfee tweets to cry foul over death as his Instagram page posts 'Q'

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A statement from Spain's Ministry of Justice has indicated the cause of death for McAfee could be suicide, a detail that has set off many who see a conspiracy, citing past McAfee tweets where he warned his followers that if it was ever reported he committed suicide, "a la Epstein," then it was a professional hit.



One 2019 tweet from McAfee, who was known for freely speaking his mind, however outlandishly, warned the former tech mogul was getting "subtle messages" from US government officials that they were going to have him killed and make it look like a suicide. He even showed off a tattoo, reading "whackd," which Twitter users began turning into a hashtag, along with #McAfeeDidntKillHimself, shortly after his death was announced.



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To add to conspiracy theories, users also began noticing a post - the first in months - to McAfee's Instagram account of a solo 'Q', a reference many connected to the QAnon movement, which connects numerous conspiracy theories to the government 'deep state' that McAfee had also been critical of later in life.


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No one to work: American Airlines forced to cancel hundreds of flights due to staffing crisis

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American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights as a result of staffing and maintenance issues, ABC News reported Sunday.

As the travel industry kicks back up after the COVID-19 pandemic, both airlines and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are struggling with a staffing crisis, unable to meet the recent demand for travel, ABC News reported.

The cancellations include 123 flights canceled Saturday, 178 flights Sunday and 97 flights were cancelled for Monday. The company attributed the cancellations to a large number of sick calls, combined with maintenance and other "staffing issues," according to the ABC News report.

Arrow Up

US fast-food chains cut discounts, push pricey meals post-pandemic

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© REUTERS/Hilary RussSigns advertising a box of fried chicken for $16.99 and a sandwich are seen at a Popeyes restaurant in New York City, New York, U.S. May 26, 2021.
Restaurant chains including McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) and KFC (YUM.N) are paring back $5-and-under "value" items in favor of more expensive $10-to-$30 combination meals, a strategy employed to lift sales and profits and offset rising food costs as the U.S. economy reopens.

"Value" meals - sandwich, soda and French fry combinations priced at $5 or less — have long been a staple of fast-food offerings. Chains used the deals to lure bargain-conscious customers, bringing traffic to stores. But deals priced at $5 and under have become less generous in the last 18 months.

During the pandemic, fast-food gained market share from other restaurants forced to close as customers motored through socially distant drive-throughs to pick up a sack of burgers. Now that the United States is reopening, those chains are selling new, pricier sandwiches and meals to customers - a move that some warn may alienate some hourly workers and other lower-income customers as government subsidies wane and mom-and-pop restaurants reopen.

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