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Students at elite NYC college expelled
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: FOX News
...for disrupting class with threatening Hamas propaganda. Two Barnard College students in New York City have been expelled for their alleged roles in disrupting the first session of the History of Modern Israel course last month. The expulsions were made public by the Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a group that calls on Columbia University to divest from any association with Israel. Barnard and Columbia are affiliated institutions. In a post on X, the group said the Barnard administration has historically been hostile to those in support of Palestine while "wielding harsh disciplinary sentences against protestors to stifle dissent in an attempt to erase their complicity."

Vegas Hotel Rooms, MLB Stadium Rentals, & More
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Zero Hedge
DOGE Finds Schools Misused Billions In COVID Funds. $86,000 on Las Vegas hotel rooms by Utah’s Granite Public Schools and $393,000 by California’s Santa Ana Unified to rent a Major League Baseball stadium, to name a few... The Fox News report says that the Trump administration is tightening oversight on the remaining $4 billion in funds, requiring receipts before release. DOGE wrote in a post on X: "All of this money was drawn with zero documentation."

Sex, Castration & Butthole Zapping
Topic: Porn, Prostitution, and Sexual Freedom
Source: Zero Hedge
NSA, CIA Confirm Secret 'Kink' Chat Room After Chris Rufo Bombshell. While the left clutched pearls over one of Elon Musk's DOGE employees who went by the name 'Big Balls' online a few years ago, they've been dead silent over a bombshell report from Chris Rufo revealing secret NSA "sex chats" that involved at least one CIA employee that go back two years - featuring discussions involving "sex, kink, polyamory, and castration." And butthole zapping.

Trump Education nominee Linda McMahon backs plan to abolish department
Topic: Children and Family
Source: Just the News
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, has confirmed her full support for the president's plan to abolish the department. “President Trump believes that the bureaucracy in Washington should be abolished so that we can return education to the states, where it belongs," McMahon wrote in a statement, according to The Hill newspaper. “I wholeheartedly support and agree with this mission.” The nominee issued the statement in response to questions from Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Mass.; and Andy Kim, N.J.

On Trial in Zambia: Witchcraft
Topic: Violence Against Women
Source: The Associated Press
Colonial-era law and political drama fuel media frenzy. Two men are on trial in Zambia for alleged witchcraft. They are accused of possessing charms to harm President Hakainde Hichilema. Emmanuel Banda, a former lawmaker, allegedly hired them and is currently on the run. The trial reflects beliefs in supernatural phenomena in Zambia. Gankhanani Moyo, a cultural heritage lecturer, said: "I hate that colonial piece of legislation that attempts to outlaw a practice that it does not understand." He opposes the current witchcraft law as outdated. The trial began after a December arrest in Lusaka. The men were found with a chameleon, a mysterious powder, a red cloth, and an animal tail. They confessed to being hired for a curse with a promise of over $1 million.

Justice Thomas calls to reevaluate abortion clinic protest rules
Topic: Abortion
Source: Hindustan Times
Abortion foes have been urging the court for years to overturn the 2000 Hill vs Colorado ruling. The US Supreme Court dealt a setback to abortion opponents, refusing to reconsider a 2000 decision that lets states and cities create protective zones to shield patients from being approached near clinic entrances. Sidestepping what would likely have been a polarising fight, the justices turned away two appeals that said the restrictions outside clinics violate the free-speech rights of abortion opponents who want to talk to women as they enter facilities. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said they would have heard both cases.

Strategic disinvestment from masculinity linked to poor psychosocial outcomes
Topic: Men's Movement
Source: PsyPost
A recent study published in Sex Roles reveals that “strategic masculine disinvestment,” a process where men intentionally distance themselves from traditional masculine ideals, is linked to poorer psychosocial functioning, including higher levels of distress and anger. Jessica Pfaffendorf and Terrence Hill examined how changes in masculinity, including the shift away from hegemonic masculinity, marked by traits like stoicism and assertiveness, intersect with broader social changes. As structural support for traditional masculinity erodes, men are increasingly adopting alternative identity strategies.

DOE stops more than $600M from funding CRT, DEI, other ‘divisive ideologies’
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The Campus Reform
The topics being defunded included “Critical Race Theory; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); social justice activism; ‘anti-racism’; and instruction on white privilege and white supremacy.” ‘Teacher prep programs should be prioritizing training that prepares youth with the fundamentals they need to succeed for the future, not wasting valuable training resources on divisive ideologies,’ a Department spokesperson told Campus Reform.

Another State Joins Texas in Battling Measles
Topic: Children and Family
Source: The Associated Press
New Mexico is now fighting off the once-eradicated disease, with 100 or so cases between the 2 states. In New Mexico's Lea County, an additional nine cases have been recorded. Patients in that area may have been exposed in various locations, including at a school, church, and grocery store, according to public health officials.As of late last week, public health officials in New Mexico said there was no definitive link between the two states' outbreaks. Symptoms of the sometimes fatal sickness, which has no treatment or cure, initially include a high fever, fatigue, cough, and a runny nose, followed by a red, blotchy rash that lasts about a week, per the Cleveland Clinic. Complications can include pneumonia, brain swelling, and even death. It was announced in 2000 that measles in the United States had been "eliminated," per the CDC, which means "the absence of the continuous spread of disease was greater than 12 months." [Ed: no one mentions the large # of unvaccinated migrants as a proble or contributing cause.]

DOJ accuses judge reviewing Trump transgender military ban of misconduct
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Reuters
Complaint alleges Reyes used inappropriate language and questioned DOJ lawyer's religion. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday filed a rare judicial misconduct complaint, accusing the judge hearing a challenge of President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people in the military of "hostile and egregious misconduct." , opens new tab said U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., violated the judicial code of conduct by disrespecting a Justice Department lawyer and failing to uphold the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.

Woman Charged With Murder In Connection To Death Of Child
Topic: Children and Family
Source: WHKY
Death was the result of fentanyl toxicity after the child ingested a lethal dose of the drug. 23-year-old Riley Tehy Wormington was arrested on charges filed by the Mooresville Police Department. She’s charged with felony second-degree murder and two counts apiece of felony child abuse, two counts of felony possession of a schedule II controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling for controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. On February 13, 2024, Mooresville Police Officers responded to an address on Ridge Avenue in Mooresville in reference to a medical call involving a child under two years of age. Despite lifesaving efforts, the child did not survive. Mooresville Police Department Detectives began an investigation into the child’s death. During the investigation, it was determined that the death was the result of fentanyl toxicity after the child ingested a lethal dose of the drug.

Woke archaeologists are burying humanity’s past
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Spiked Online
Museums, universities and journals are bending over backwards to appease indigenous superstitions. Woke archaeologists want to put invaluable historical discoveries back in the ground. Universities, museums and other archaeological institutions have long struggled to hold on to their collections of Native American remains and artefacts in the face of activist fury. Now, there is a growing faction within archaeology that advocates for a total ban on any and all representations of dead human beings.

Fordham professor shows how to resist cancel culture
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The College Fix
Fordham University professor gives a good reminder – people can be flawed but not evil and worthy of cancellation. A Fordham University professor has a reminder for proponents of cancel culture – people can have nuanced beliefs reflective of the time and place where they lived. Professor Angela O’Donnell recently participated in a panel about Flannery O’Connor, an accomplished writer and Catholic who mostly lived in Georgia. O’Connor died in 1964 and her writings are reflective of a Catholic wrestling with issues of race and racism that would be expected of someone living in the South. For example, she uses the n-word in her writings. “She knows that racism is a sin, and she would call it that,” the Fordham professor said, as quoted in Savannah Morning News. The newspaper quoted O’Donnell ahead of an event about O’Connor’s legacy. The Fordham professor wrote two books about O’Connor.

Joy Reid: last of the woke hysterics?
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Spiked Online
Even MSNBC viewers have grown tired of her vicious racial identitarianism. Joy Reid, host of The ReidOut, one of the poorest-performing shows on an already-flagging MSNBC, was shown the door over the weekend. Executives let it be known that this week would be her final one as an anchor at the network. She won’t be missed. After all, Reid was arguably best known for her vicious race-baiting and her hysterical, hyperbolic takes on the state of the American nation. Now that her own fortunes are on the wane, Reid would like all us to feel very sorry for her. In a widely shared video posted on Monday, she weepily tells a podcast host that ‘my show had value’ and ‘what I was doing had value’. She then went on to reiterate every incendiary position she ever took. ‘I went hard’, she said, on everything from BLM to the 1619 Project to Israel-Palestine. It’s as if she thinks these were original or interesting points of view you couldn’t find elsewhere.

Stonewall, UK's Largest Trans Rights Org, Turned Out to Be a USAID Front
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Hot Air
Stonewall UK, which in recent years has been at the tip of the spear in the fight to transify the UK, is slashing their staffing by 50% and even then may be in trouble. Why? USAID cuts. Stonewall UK is a USAID front with some outside donors. Why, you may ask, is the United States government the biggest provider of funding to Stonewall, and organization that has been vilifying women and lesbians in particular for a decade?

The Stepford Wives turns 50
Topic: Women's Studies, Scholarship, and History
Source: Ars Technica
Sure, the film has its flaws and feels a bit dated, but its lasting cultural influence is undeniable. It's hard to believe it's been 50 years since the release of The Stepford Wives, a film based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Ira Levin. It might not be to everyone's taste, but its lasting cultural influence is undeniable. A psychological horror/thriller with a hint of sci-fi, the film spawned multiple made-for-TV sequels and a campy 2004 remake, as well as inspiring one of the main characters in the hit series Desperate Housewives. The term "Stepford wife" became part of our shared cultural lexicon, and Jordan Peele even cited the film as one of the key influences for his 2017 masterpiece Get Out.

The American Rōnin
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Jonathan Turley
How Displaced “Disinformation Experts” Are Seeking New Opportunities in Europe and Academia. President Trump’s election has brought about mass layoffs among federal employees and contractors, including some who have sued and others who have protested. But one group — that of America’s would-be censors — is taking its cause worldwide. During the Biden administration, a massive industry took root, sweeping up billions in taxpayer funds to research, target and combat those accused of misinformation, disinformation and “malinformation.” Although the exact number is uncertain, many trained censors are now facing unemployment. These self-described “disinformation experts” have become the modern equivalent of rōnin, the Japanese samurai who found themselves without a master and wandered the land looking for a new use of their skill set. They are finding precisely that calling in academia, not-for-profit groups and, most importantly, Europe. [Ed: a must read.]

If You are a Swan, Andrew, Be a Swan.
Topic: Individualist Feminism
Source: Jonathan Turley
I am returning today after speaking at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs about my book, “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.” Last night, I was approached by a student named Andrew who asked whether he should just remain quiet at his college, where professors routinely slam conservatives and teach highly ideological views as gospel. I went on a walk this morning around dawn and spotted this swan. I immediately thought of the young man who came up to me after my talk. Andrew, when you find yourself surrounded by ducks, don’t try to be a duck.

The Millennial virtue economy is dead
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Unherd
No one believes email work leads to progress. Millennials are having their post-Soviet moment: the truths, the lifestyles, the ideologies, and the religions that girded us through adulthood: all vapour. Our mode of social experience — in which boilerplate moralising, right-think, and right-language confer status — is coming to an end. Many email jobs have disappeared overnight. The material economy of the Millennial manager is under pressure from automation; from DOGE-era disclosures about NGOs; and from broader, Trump 2.0 shifts back toward — or at least, an appreciation for — family and church, farm and toil.