“Nine thousand gallons [of sewage] a month are going into the wastewater system. That’s the storm drain system, not the sewer. The storm drain carries it straight to Santa Monica Bay,” said Barry Coe, regarding the monthly wastewater of the 600 recreational vehicles (RV) that are being used by homeless persons in the Harbor Gateway…
Homeless RV Sewage Is Going Into the Ocean in Southern California: Insider
July 15, 2023
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Newsom to Deliver Textbooks Rejected by Southern California School Board to Students
July 14, 2023
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California will purchase and deliver copies of a social studies textbook to students in a local school district after district officials blocked the book because of ‘inappropriate’ content, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Temecula Valley Unified School board in southern California first gained the governor’s attention in May when it rejected a social studies…
Watchdog Organization Questions Ethics of Medical School Curriculum Fixated on Race
July 14, 2023
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A woke watchdog organization is questioning the ethics of a divisive curriculum proclaiming students as inherently racist. Do No Harm (DNH) has published a July report (pdf) on the Ohio State University College of Medicine (OSUCM) outlining the college’s adoption of discriminatory concepts taught to students. “Do No Harm’s new comprehensive report on The Ohio…
Public Trust in American Colleges Keeps ‘Cratering’
Americans’ trust in higher education institutions has fallen drastically over the years based on a recent poll with reasons ranging from increased political partisanship to higher tuition fees. Confidence in higher education among U.S. citizens fell to 36 percent this year, which is “sharply lower” from 57 percent in 2015, according to a recent Gallup…
IN-DEPTH: ‘Woke’ Activism Based on Maoist Ideas, Strategic Theory Experts Say
Much of the activism currently tearing Western civilization asunder are driven by ideas that can be traced back to Maoism—a Western interpretation of the writings of Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong—according to several experts on radical movements and strategic theory. Not only have Mao’s ideas influenced some of the grandfathers of the current activist currents,…
Wokeness and ESG: Not So Good for Prosperity
Commentary Back in March, people shopping at Target began noticing a new line of clothing on full display on mannequins at the front of the store—LGBT clothes, clothes from a Satanic brand, and merchandise with Satanic messaging. These included clothes for small children and onesies for babies. Also included were “tuck-friendly” clothing for males who…
Republican-led Election Reform Bill Seeks to Avert a Repeat of 2020 Problems
July 14, 2023
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The GOP majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is zeroing in on election reform heading into the 2024 presidential contest. According to party leaders, the Republicans’ major strategy to clean up election administration across the nation before 2024 is the passage of the American Confidence in Elections Act (ACE). To date, the House Committee…
Private-Equity Firms Are Buying Out Medical Practices and Raising Prices for Americans: Study
July 14, 2023
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Private-equity firms have been buying up individual physician practices at a rapidly increasing rate over the past decade and raising prices for millions of Americans, according to a study released this week. The rise in acquisitions by investor groups of market share in the health care industry are leading to higher treatment costs, the study showed. When private…
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Texas Ban on Child Gender Transition Surgery and Hormones
July 14, 2023
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas and Lambda Legal are suing to stop Texas from banning child gender modification hormones and surgery. The lawsuit, filed July 12 in state district court in liberal Travis County, aims to block Senate Bill 14 before it can go into effect on Sept. 1. “This law would ban necessary…
ER Visits for Cannabis Use Among Children, Teens Spiked During Pandemic: CDC
The number of children, teenagers, and young adults being rushed to hospital owing to cannabis-involved emergencies spiked throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data published on July 13 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While cannabis-involved emergency department visits had already risen among young people up to the age of 14 prior…
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