#UFT finally gets something right, standing up for safe schools

#UFT finally gets something right, standing up for safe schools

“#UFT finally gets something right, standing up for safe schools” For all our criticism of the United Federation of Teachers and its leader Michael Mulgrew, we appreciate the union’s strong stand against the transfer of school safety duties from the NYPD to the Department of Education. The UFT’s Delegate Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a…

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#Happy 220th birthday to The New York Post

#Happy 220th birthday to The New York Post

“#Happy 220th birthday to The New York Post” Happy birthday to us! It was 220 years ago Tuesday, November 16, 1801, that the first issue of The Evening Post was delivered to 600 lucky subscribers in New York City. It was a newspaper born in exile. Alexander Hamilton, former treasury secretary, had returned to Gotham…

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#Problems with Kyle Rittenhouse coverage and other commentary

#Problems with Kyle Rittenhouse coverage and other commentary

“#Problems with Kyle Rittenhouse coverage and other commentary” Iconoclast: Collapsing Media Narratives  Some mistakes are natural, but “when the sources of news keep getting things wrong, and all the errors lie in the exact same direction, and they are reluctant to acknowledge error, we have a problem,” warns Andrew Sullivan at his Substack. Agenda-driven reporting…

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#Xi Jinping’s new ‘status’ is a sign of weakness

#Xi Jinping’s new ‘status’ is a sign of weakness

“#Xi Jinping’s new ‘status’ is a sign of weakness” China’s President Xi Jinping’s weakness is showing in his rush to score honors he plainly doesn’t deserve: At his order, the Chinese Communist Party on Thursday passed a resolution declaring his leadership to be a “historic landmark,” same as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Yes, Mao…

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#Sen. Joe Manchin needs to nix the T mess

#Sen. Joe Manchin needs to nix the $4T mess

“#Sen. Joe Manchin needs to nix the $4T mess” Dear Joe Manchin, Congratulations on helping to get the infrastructure bill passed with a mix of Republicans and Democrats, the kind of bipartisan deal that everyone says they want but rarely happens. Now we implore you: Stop the $4 trillion boondoggle that’s coming next. The infrastructure…

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#Excusing Biden’s nap, freaking out over ‘Brandon’

#Excusing Biden’s nap, freaking out over ‘Brandon’

“#Excusing Biden’s nap, freaking out over ‘Brandon’” This statement: “The hours are long, the time differences are real, and the president has kept a rigorous schedule over several days, having lots of meetings, appearances and speeches.” — Kelly O’Donnell on MSNBC, Nov. 1 We say: Former President Donald Trump has long referred to his political…

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#Betrayed parents elected Youngkin and other commentary

#Betrayed parents elected Youngkin and other commentary

“#Betrayed parents elected Youngkin and other commentary” Libertarian: Betrayed Parents Elected Youngkin While Terry McAuliffe’s loss to Glenn Youngkin “was cemented very late on election night, in practice the day that he forfeited” the race was Sept. 28, when he told Youngkin, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” argues…

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