The Olympic Aquatic Center in Sydney, Australia, was evacuated this week after smoke billowed in plumes from its roof. A fire started inside the rooftop solar panel array.
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The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Releases Latest Campus Free Speech Ratings
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has released its latest looks at free speech on America’s college campuses. The “Spotlight on Speech Codes 2024” report grades alleged schools of higher learning on their speech policies.
Joe and Jill Went Down To Maui – Many Wish They Hadn’t …
The President and Dr. Jill interrupted their second vacation this month to travel to Maui to witness the devastation caused by the wildfires two weeks ago. Since the fires, Biden has drawn much criticism for his lack of compassion and interest when asked for comments on the loss of life.
Exploding Vehicles are Unsafe at any Speed
The New York Fire Department recently reported that so far this year, there have been 108 lithium-ion battery fires in New York City, which have injured 66 people and killed 13. According to FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, “There is not a small amount of fire, it (the vehicle) literally explodes.” The resulting fire is “very … Read more
Thanks to Government, Maui’s Lahaina Fire Became a Deadly Conflagration
The most destructive natural disasters are never 100 percent natural. Human choices, land use, and government policies play a big role in how harmful hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, flash floods, and wildfires are to the affected communities.
The Only Way to Fight Lithium Battery Fires is to Let them Burn and Try to Limit Secondary Fires?
If we ignore all the hard truths about lithium batteries, like inadequate resources, child labor, carbon footprint, manufacturing, and disposal problems, a world with more of these in them has created a challenge for firefighters. There’s no easy way to put them out.
Watch as Massive Dome of Jakarta Islamic Centre Grand Mosque Burns then Collapses
No planes full of jihadis appear to have been involved in the destruction of Jakarta’s Grand Mosque. The Islamic center caught fire, flames engulfing the massive dome until it collapsed. All caught on video.
“Public Records Show Hanover Police Did Not Recommend That Dartmouth College Cancel the Andy NGO Event”
It seems like FIRE is being the junkyard dog with Dartmouth College (for canceling the Dartmouth College Republicans’ event with Andy Ngo) is its bone.
House with Large Trump Sign Vandalized – Garage and Three Vehicles Set on Fire
No one has been charged, and there’s no evidence yet to substantiate who was responsible. Still, a Minnesota Trump supporter’s home was vandalized, their garage set on fire, and vehicles destroyed. The graffiti at the scene included a Symbol for Antifa, ‘BLM,’ and ‘Biden 2020.’
Take a Moment to say “Thank you” to Bravery in the Service of Others
I’m betting those 300+ campers at the edge of that lake will never forget those who decided they should not be forgotten in their time of need. Especially at the risk of your own lives – and the lives of their families if things went sideways.
Leftist Accountability and Control May Not Actually Exist
Let’s look at Leftist accountability and control. They want to regulate and control our lives. But how well do they do at keeping control of the purse strings?
Respirators Killed Patients Seeking Sound Medical Treatment for Comorbid 19, the Chinese Virus
The New York Post is covering what appears to be a pandemic of Dr. Fauci. New York’s largest hospital system is looking into the use of ventilators on patients sick with the Chinese Wuhan Flu and it does not look good. So far, statistics point to ventilators being a death sentence for a large percentage of patients.
2020 Top 10 ‘Worst-Of-The-Worst’ for Freedom of Speech
The 2020 version of the annual Top 10 ‘Worst-Of-The-Worst’ for freedom of speech is out. The list is put together by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). It includes 10 schools FIRE believes are hampering free speech.
FIRE Gives UNH Green Light for Free Speech (Again) Despite Social Media Policy
When it comes to Campus free speech, Dartmouth is the dog in the Granite State. Josiah Bartlett reported last month that New Hampshire’s Ivy League College got a Red Light for creepy community spying and reporting. UNH, on the other hand, got a Green Light, and I’m still not sure why?
Manchester Alderman Worries About Teachers Pay – BOSC Says Show Me the Money!
Special Committee on Negotiations Chairman Richard H. Girard took issue with an email sent by at-Large Alderman Daniel P. O’Neil, Chairman of the Board of Aldermen, about the status of negotiations with the city’s teachers.
Now That Dorian is Only CAT 3 are We Talking About the Burning Amazon Again?
The media crisis narrative is on a climate swivel. For days all we heard about were cataclysmic fires in the Amazon that were nothing special. When Dorian showed up the Amazon “problem” disappeared. I’m serious. The best search results were several days old.
Climate Alarmists Get Hysterical about Essential Processes of Nature
Fire! Yes, the subject of much discussion around the real and virtual watercooler. The media is in a full-court press. The Amazon is doomed! No, not the fires, well maybe, wait, it’s that Trump-like Conservative president of Brazil.
Burning Amazon – Brazil Tells the G7 it Doesn’t Want their Damn Money
In another scary fake news piece about the “fragile Amazon,” The Guardian (certainly not of truth) goes all-in on the scaremongering we exposed yesterday. All so they can report that Brazil has refused millions in aid from the G7. Guess why?
As Notre Dame Burns, Hate Crimes Against Christians in France Averaging over 1000 per Year
The media spends a lot of time reporting attacks against Muslims, but they are the least persecuted religion in all of France. Yes, you have to say, ‘All of France.’ According to the government the faith most under attack in not Muslims, nor even Jews, it’s Christians.
FIRE Gives UNH “Green Light” for Free Speech (Say What!)
Greg Moore took me by surprise with a tweet about how the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) had given UNH its highest rating for free speech. Say what?