#a crisis of Biden’s own making

#a crisis of Biden’s own making

“#a crisis of Biden’s own making” A crisis is a terrible thing to create. This, nonetheless, is what President Biden has done at the southern border. His rhetoric during the campaign suggesting an open-handed approach to migrants coming to the US, and his early moves to undo Donald Trump’s border policies, are creating a migrant…

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#Anti-Cuomo Johnny-come-latelies and other commentary

#Anti-Cuomo Johnny-come-latelies and other commentary

“#Anti-Cuomo Johnny-come-latelies and other commentary” Conservative: Anti-Cuomo Johnny-Come-Latelies New York’s liberal political class, including Mayor de Blasio, are turning against Gov. Cuomo and calling for his emergency powers to be revoked — “but why now?” asks The Federalist’s Christopher Bedford. De Blasio and others cite Cuomo’s withholding of nursing-home death data, but “that fact, you…

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#How Disney decides which content gets ‘offensive’ disclaimer

#How Disney decides which content gets ‘offensive’ disclaimer

“#How Disney decides which content gets ‘offensive’ disclaimer” Disney holds monthly meetings to determine what content in its archive needs to have a warning added.  The meetings are held virtually and are “very raw” according to one attendee.  “We’ve had some very raw conversations on those Zooms,” African American Film Critics Association President Gil Robertson…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 5, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 5, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 5, 2021” The Issue: Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ decision to stop publishing six of his books for offensive imagery. Instead of cherry-picking through a series of books with the whole objective of finding perceived slights against different races, why not focus on book themes by Ted “Dr. Seuss” Geisel (“Green…

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#NYC’s new schools chancellor seems stuck on bad old priorities

#NYC’s new schools chancellor seems stuck on bad old priorities

“#NYC’s new schools chancellor seems stuck on bad old priorities” While educator Meisha Ross Porter will make history as the city’s first African American female schools chancellor, she’s already showing signs she’ll follow in the ill-fated footsteps of nearly gone Chancellor Richard Carranza. With enrollment cratering thanks to lockdowns that private and parochial schools managed…

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#Crime thriller reflects global politics

#Crime thriller reflects global politics

“#Crime thriller reflects global politics” You can add “Cold Courage” to the crowded genre of “Nordic crime thrillers,” but this one has a twist: it’s set in London. The eight-episode series, which premiered last May on the Nordic streaming network Viaplay, is adapted from Pekka Hiltunen’s series of crime novels and debuts March 11 on…

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#Cuomo office ignored rules to reroute sex-harass complaint: report

#Cuomo office ignored rules to reroute sex-harass complaint: report

“#Cuomo office ignored rules to reroute sex-harass complaint: report” Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s aides ignored his own executive order requiring formal investigations of sexual harassment complaints against state employees, when it came to a complaint against their boss, according to a report Thursday. Under terms of the order, a June complaint against Cuomo by then-executive assistant…

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