On my old blog, I had a post about the coming Great Silencing. In it I predicted that blogs would be shut down, fascist book, gulag, twit, etc., would be cracking down and ruthlessly deleting wrongthink posts (if permitting them to go up at all thanks to algorithms and AI scanning). This would go well past the ongoing cancel culture and shadow banning to include emails and DMs.
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What took so long? I figured this out as soon as I saw this “Preferred Pronoun” Transgender nonsense!
I can thank my teachers of yore for the fine education I received growing up – we studied history, we studied the actions and philosophies that drove that history. Basic American Civics and norms were driven into our heads. Once becoming politically active, these lessons came alive again and the political advocacy we engage in … Read more
The Gilford School Board Continues Its Easter Island Statue Routine
Sometimes when you want to be involved in stuff, you get involved in TOO much stuff and one loses track. However, events of the last couple of days have reminded me that I need to catch up on the Gilford School Board activities that really boil down to a simple root cause.
Free Speech is Not a Natural “Right” – So Says The Tyrannical “Left”
A former Danish Prime Minister (working as a censor and blacklister for Facebook) is doing us all a huge favor. Helle Thorning Schmidt, a Facebook Oversight Board member, has declared that free speech is not an absolute human right. How you may ask, is this a gift?
Simon Campbell is Back to talk about School Boards, Free Speech, and Intimidation Tactics
If you missed our first report involving Simon Campbell, you can check that out here. It relates to this latest bit of news. He’s a very outspoken advocate for free speech who takes no crap but is happy to take prisoners.
Canadian Officials Banned In-Person Gatherings to Prevent “Spread”…of (Mis)Information
Canada doesn’t have our Constitution or Bill of Rights. They’ve got 2b (as in) 2b or not 2b because Section 1 of their charter of rights and freedoms limits rights “as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.”
Speaker Takes School Board to the Wood Shed over Free Speech in America
Forget cat videos, the internet is flooding with public comment delivered to the local school board. And there’s a theme. The Education Industrial Complex has been naughty, and needs a paddle to the rhetorical fanny with the “Board of Education.”
The Proper Response to “I’m Offended” is…
The use of “I’m offended,” like much of the Left’s linguistic machinations, is meant to shut you and the conversation. The “Uber” of silencing in which the responsibility of how someone “feels” is up to me and I have to protect them.
Supreme Court Takeaway: Public Ed’s Mission is Not to Open Minds, it is to Close Them
A Cheerleader expressed herself and got punished by her school. But she wasn’t at school, and the Supreme Court ruled her speech is protected. Skip touched on the in loco parentis ramifications here, but I had other thoughts about the ruling.
Supreme Court Sides with Cheerleader – School Exceeded Its Authority by Punishing off-Campus Speech
We covered this in May when it came to light that Brandi Levy and her High School Administration didn’t see eye to eye. She wanted to move up from the JV to the Varsity Cheerleading team – Admin said no. She decided to let loose with a potty mouth rampage on Snapchat.
SAU16/Exeter: A Culture of Discrimination, Intimidation and Civil Rights Violations
After attending both school board meetings in SAU16 this week, one thing is obvious; there is a toxic culture within the walls of this school district. A culture that needs change immediately.
Monday Overnight Thread – “Don’t Blame Trump” Edition
Barry Obama is infamous for blaming his predecessor for things he decided he’d inherited. He also tried to take credit for things that went well after his departure even though his Administration claimed that things could never get better.
Don’t Let the Left Define What You Say – It’s All BS All the Way Down!
One of the biggest proponents of Critical Race Theory is Ibram X. Kendi. Watch how Kendi does the Catch-22 Tango, care of Andrew Sullivan, to make himself appear smart.
Notable Quote – Critical Race Theory vs Free Speech
From a loyal reader who was researching Right To Work but found something from the Janus decision that should apply to combating Critical Race Theory.
If the ACLU Says it Defends “Racist Speech” Where Are They on Teachers Silencing Parents ‘cuz CRT?
A student at Fairfield Warde High School in Connecticut was arrested by the police for “ridicule on account of creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race” after he posted a picture of a black student online with a racist slur. The ACLU objected.
Lightfoot Treads Heavily – No White Reporters Allowed
Chicago’s Lori Lightfoot is a lousy mayor by all accounts (regardless of her sex or skin color). A problem she’s decided means something. On the anniversary of her inauguration (two years ago), her office will only grant interviews to reporters of color.
The Nashua Republican Party is in Disarray
There’s a split within the Republican party, which has grown since the appearance of Never Trumpers, many of whom conceal their positions while running for office. So it’s hard to know who’s who anymore.
A Free Speech Case or a School Overreach Case?
Is this a Free Speech Case or a School Overreach Case? Kind of both. Under the guise of Free Speech, a School Board is about to get their buttocks reddened by a policy that students (your kids) are THEIR kids 24/7/365.
A Willing Recipient Plugged into the Left’s Cultural Matrix?
There’s this guy. He’s wearing a mask in the store – I think it was just one. I see him as he exits, still masked, then the long march to the socially distanced back of an almost empty parking lot.
Should The “B” in LGBT Stand for Bigot?
Word games are the way of things in politics, and the culture war has weaponized every word. But sometimes, you have to take a step back and say, wait a minute. That’s not right.