Taxpayers shouldn’t be funding the State Department’s DEI pseudoscience
The federal government increasingly looks like an Ivy League classroom, combining therapy for fragile souls with indoctrination into specious ideology. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the State Department, in which employees are encouraged to take courses in the name of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, or DEIA, that stress their differences, trauma, and […]
Police departments warn high schoolers’ ‘Senior Assassins’ game could turn deadly
Multiple police departments are warning parents and community members that a national high school game later this week could have deadly consequences. On social media, multiple law enforcement agencies are sounding the alarm about a game called “Senior Assassin.” In this game, participants are given the name of another player and tasked with hunting, tagging, […]
GOP AGs fume over Justice Department’s plans to ‘intrude’ in states’ elections
Fox’s first appearance – State attorneys general are warning the Justice Department against a plan that Attorney General Merrick Garland says suggests an “infringement” on states’ authority to conduct elections. A group of 16 Republican prosecutors led by Indiana’s Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita on Wednesday accused Merrick of the March 3 attack at Tabernacle […]
Red flag alert! Justice Department’s new center strikes at gun rights
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday a new law aimed at training state and local authorities how to apply red flag laws to confiscate firearms from gun owners deemed “a threat to themselves or others.” An entirely new organization has been announced. These “red flag laws” are called “red flag laws.” extreme risk protection […]
Amish auctions are back in Pennsylvania tradition that supports local fire departments
Last weekend, the Gordonville Mud Sale, a local Amish tradition dating back to the 1960s, began, with hundreds of used buggies (horses not included) lined up and ready to go under the auctioneer’s gavel. It was getting worse. The mud sale is located in what the Amish community calls the Lancaster Settlement, located about 110 […]
Maryland fire departments face recruitment shortage as young job-seekers look elsewhere: ‘We’ll be in trouble’
Maryland’s fire departments don’t have enough new employees, leading some locals to worry they could be severely short-staffed. The Baltimore Banner reported Sunday that fire departments in central Maryland have fewer than 1,000 members in 45 precincts, with 80 vacancies and funding available. According to the report, only about 1,400 new applicants applied from May […]
Bidenâs ex-Iran envoy Rob Malley faces an inquiry from State Department’s inspector general: report
President Biden’s former special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, is reportedly facing an investigation by the State Department inspector general. Last month, the Office of the Inspector General notified Congress of an investigation prompted by questions from lawmakers about Mr. Malley’s ties to Tehran. Semaphore reports. “The scope of the special review of the suspension […]
Florida police department’s light-hearted Valentine’s Day post draws ire of social media scolds
A group of officers from the Atlantic Coast Police Department in central Florida tried to lighten the Valentine’s Day spirit with a satirical social media post featuring chocolate and jokes. But unfortunately, not everyone was laughing. On Wednesday, the Port Orange Police Department took to Facebook to offer area singles a day together on Lovers’ […]
Labor Department’s new independent contractor rule is a mess. We need a clear national standard instead.
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Labor released a new report. rule To distinguish between employees and independent contractors. It has also released more than 300 pages of “guidance” explaining the rules. Despite (or perhaps because of) this extensive guidance, this rule has caused widespread confusion.Some people I wondered How does it affect access […]
Hackers Unveil Sensitive Files from 200 U.S. Police Departments
A cybersecurity breach exposed a vast collection of classified files from more than 200 police departments and FBI offices across the United States in what is now known as “BlueLeaks.” business insider report Hackers recently compromised the security of a Houston-based web services provider called Netsential that works with state law enforcement agencies in the […]