Just a heads up as it appears this all started in the last few hours and I have not looked myself (Sam's Club Still Had 50 pound bags of rice for 25 and change yesterday).

Supposedly, after India's announcement of rice export ban, prices are going up and in some places limits and major mark-ups.

Again, just an FYI

Parents Opt Out of something the school administration and activist don't want you to be able to Opt out of. Too many parents said No. So, what is their solution, no more opt out. Interesting that CAIR (leftist group) is leading the charge.

This shall be interesting.

School district bans opt-out from LGBTQ lessons because too many families opted out

https://twitter.com/CAIRNational/status/...8907911168

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/...e-too-many

Quote:An affluent liberal D.C. suburb has a simple explanation for why it won't honor parents' requests to exclude their children, some as young as 3 years old, from "storybooks" with sex workers, kink, drag, gender transitions and same-sex romance for elementary-age children: It's hard.


Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools claims it was flooded with opt-out requests when the books were introduced in the curriculum in January, giving it legal justification, on logistical grounds, to issue a blanket policy of no exceptions and no notifications.

The district didn't provide a specific number or even vague range, however, in its memorandum opposing the motion for preliminary injunction by Catholic, Muslim and Ukrainian-Orthodox parents who filed the First and Fourteenth Amendment lawsuit in May.

The July 6 amended complaint adds plaintiff Kids First, a new unincorporated association of Montgomery County parents with children in MCPS or who would be "but for" the new policy. It includes "Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, Latter-day Saints, and Jews, and is open to individuals of all faiths."

MCPS spokesperson Christopher Cram told Just the News he was seeking "any information available" on the number of requests the school invoked to justify the new policy but couldn't provide anything Friday. The districts' lawyers didn't respond when asked. 

The district imposed the no-exception and no-notification policy March 23, a day after it told the media it would honor requests and issue notifications, which united parents across the religious spectrum in opposition.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a reliably liberal advocacy group on most issues, has been especially vocal and visible in challenging the policy.

"Public schools have an obligation to be inclusive and neutral," Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry said at a multifaith rally Thursday. "They can't be favoring one group over another."

MCPS is the only known district nationwide to go this far, setting "a dangerous precedent for more bullying, more harassment, more intimidation for children within schools," according to Chaudry. "We can't teach children allyship and tolerance and inclusion by forcing them to assimilate" and give up "their own diverse identities."


MCPS "cannot plausibly claim that an opt-out policy that is both required by state law and was willingly followed until March 2023 could somehow harm the public interest if followed for the duration of this case," the parents' June 12 memorandum in support of a preliminary injunction states.

Maryland law requires districts to honor "family life and human sexuality" curriculum opt-outs "for any reason," and MCPS policy directs schools to "accommodate requests" from students and parents for classroom content "they believe would impose a substantial burden on their religious beliefs," the memo also states.

In addition, the storybooks go beyond "basic civility and kindness toward all," explicitly encouraging children to "question sexuality and gender identity, focus on romantic feelings, and embrace gender transitioning," the memo reads. 

Pre-kindergarten students, for example, are required to read Pride Puppy, which "promotes pride parades as family-friendly events without cautioning about the frequent nudity and sexually explicit conduct that many parents find objectionable –especially for children."

Well, look at this...

What a strange coincidence right? Rand Paul's office goes up in flames right after some "recent" events and statements with him calling for prosecution of "specific individuals".


https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07...overnight/

Quote:The Bowling Green office of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was engulfed in flames in an overnight fire, officials have confirmed. No injuries were reported.

The Bowling Green Fire Department arrived at the scene around 1:45 a.m. following reports of a significant fire at the downtown location, which serves as Paul’s local office. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire upon their arrival and called for additional units, according to Public Information Officer Katie McKee.


Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the fire, which remains unknown. It is still unclear which building the fire first began.

In a statement to BG Daily News, Sen. Paul said, ““We are thankful for the Bowling Green first responders who arrived quickly to the scene to put out the fire, and are continuing to work with authorities to assess damages and to determine a cause.”

The MSM -in general, deal in negative emotions when it comes to delivering what they consider
'news' these days and rarely offer items that can give a person the feeling that not everything
and everyone can be categorised in the deliberate columns of pessimism.

Here's one.

Quote:'WHAT A NICE MAN' Carer left in tears as King’s Guard breaks protocol to pose with man with
Down’s syndrome

'A Carer was left in tears after a King’s Guard broke proto to pose for a photo with a man with Down’s syndrome.
Mike van Erp, 50, and the man stood a few feet from the guard hoping for a snap outside Buckingham Palace.


"Careful lad, these men are trained to protect"


Someone's day was made by being simply a human.

Despite being famed for keeping still and silent, the soldier moves towards the pair, helping them capture the
perfect pic. After thanking the guard, Mike then told the man he cares for: “What a nice man. What a cool thing
to do.” He said of his colleague: “I’ve worked for his family and him for a decade now and this left me with tears
in my eyes for a few evenings.”...'

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tornado-pfi...shortages/ 
An important Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina was severely damaged on Wednesday after a powerful tornado ripped through the area, threatening production lines that normally provide huge amounts of medicine to U.S. hospitals. Meanwhile, torrential rain flooded parts of Kentucky and communities from California to South Florida endured scorching heat that at times reached record-high temperatures.
Pfizer confirmed the large manufacturing complex was damaged by a twister that touched down shortly after midday near Rocky Mount, but said in an email that it had no reports of serious injuries. A later company statement said all employees were safely evacuated and accounted for.
Parts of roofs were ripped open at the Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, which is a complex composed of several massive buildings. The plant stores large quantities of medicine that were tossed about, said Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone.
"I've got reports of 50,000 pallets of medicine that are strewn across the facility and damaged through the rain and the wind," Stone said.

 Its just a shame it was not the vax facility.  ( I can not seem to get the text to show up for some reason  sry )

skip to the 3:50 mark to skip the ad. Typical Why Files episode where the high points of the conspiracy is covered and then debunked in a step by step method. After hitting on the Moon landing conspiracy the last few moments talks about some real possible conspiracy about structures on the Moon with eye witness testimony from NASA and pictures of possible Structures.

Quote:The Moon Landing: Stanley Kubrick's Greatest Film | How NASA and Hollywood Fooled the World Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Of his 13 movies a few are considered classics in their respective genres. Including the black comedy Dr. Strangelove, the highly-quotable anti-war commentary of Full Metal Jacket, and one of the most disturbing and enduring horror films of all time, The Shining. But in 1968, Kubrick released "2001 – A Space Odyssey". This is more than a classic. It's a masterpiece. And widely regarded as one of the best science-fiction films of all time, and probably the most influential. This collaboration with science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke tells the story of an alien intelligence that visited Earth in the distant past, and left behind artifacts in the solar system. The movie features groundbreaking special effects, which still hold up today. In fact, the effects looked so good, that the movie gave the American government an idea. Billions of tax dollars were invested in the space program but the Soviets were still years ahead of the United States. NASA desperately needed to get to the moon before Russia, but they knew it was impossible. So they turned to one of the world's best filmmakers for help. Because when it came to the moon: if they couldn't make it, they'd fake it.

Oh boy.... more UFO stuff. Anyone else find it strange we have a bunch of fake "whistleblowers" who get authorization and instructions from DoD?

Yeah, the timing is quite noticeable. How long before the fake "Aliens" show up?

https://www.cryptogon.com/?p=67306

Quote:The timing of this is interesting, considering all of the action underway in Congress at the moment.

Why is Popular Mechanics trying to pollute search results for JFK and UFOs with the story above?

In this Dark Journalist interview of Watergate lawyer Douglas Caddy from 2015, Caddy states that E. Howard Hunt told him that JFK was assassinated, “Because he was about to give our most vital secret to the Soviets… The alien presence.”

Quote:Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is backing a bipartisan bill that would unveil government records on so-called UFOs and unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). The bill would amend the National Defense Authorization Act and require the federal government to compile all records on UAPs and share them with the public, unless a review board justifies keeping them secret.

The process mirrors the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, which ordered all files on Kennedy’s murder to be released by the National Archives by 2017. But some of the files remain hidden, sparking ongoing public curiosity and a lawsuit by JFK scholars.


Schumer is teaming up with Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)—the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity for the Armed Services Committee—to support the amendment. It also has the backing of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.).

“Our goal is to ensure credibility with regard to any investigation or record keeping of materials related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs),” Sen. Rounds said in a news release. “Relevant documents related to this issue should be preserved. Having a central collection location and a reputable review board to maintain the records boosts the credibility of any future investigations.”

Funny, at a congressional hearing about censorship, the Democrats try to censor and slander one of their own in an attempt to shut down him speaking. Yes, it is all on video and it is no surprise to most of us. Just interesting to watch it happen.

Start about 44:15



https://notthebee.com/article/democrats-...censorship

Quote:Yep, House Democrats voted to censor a man who came to Congress to testify about censorship and the violation of the First Amendment and Constitutional rights.


Somehow, this is not satire.
I am not joking.
This really happened.

And they doubled down on it!

Reminds me of the Havana syndrome that was being talked about a few years ago. A war where no shot was fired and the enemy surrenders is the best war IMO.

Nuerostrike is a Chinese program to win a war without ever firing a shot . They refer to it as the invisible hand which can direct ones cognitive abilities in a direction an agency deems desirable. I kinda figure they have been testing this weapon thus the reports of the Havana syndrome and brain injuries of some embassy staff members. Push a button and make your enemy run away in fear or cower in a corner wanting/crying for their mommy.. !

Quote:There's a maxim from Sun Tzu, the military strategist who wrote The Art of War, that has stood the test of time: "'to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." Well that's exactly what the Chinese Communist Party is doing by developing weapons that connect to your brain. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at China's brain weapons, how it hopes to use them in war, and why the US is so concerned about this.

Oh, another story where we prove we woke up in "Clown Universe". Today's story is about a person who could not pass an exam to be a teacher. Now he has 2 million bucks for "failing".


Guy Who Repeatedly Failed to Pass the NYC Teachers' Exam Gets Over $2M—for Failing to Pass the Teachers' Exam

https://redstate.com/jimthompson/2023/07...am-n778591

Quote:Herman Grim is about to retire. He’s a rich man. At 64, he’s at the age where most Americans think about retirement and contemplate what to do next. Grim is about to bank $2,055,383 and he didn’t need to work for it; in fact, he did just the opposite. All Herman needed to do was fail. He was good at that. He failed a lot. Over and over, and over and over.



Grim was one of an estimated 5,200 people who took the test to become New York City teachers and never passed. In Grim’s case, he took it multiple times and repeatedly flunked. He was tutored and still never passed. He read prep books and couldn’t pass the test. Instead of it being a “Herman Grim problem,” it was a race problem.


Maybe Grim just wasn’t cut out to be a teacher? Maybe he lacked the intellect to be a teacher. Nah. It was racism. Lawyers saw a massive payday and oh boy, did it pay off. For Grim and the lawyers. Attorneys swooped in and filed a class action lawsuit claiming the test was discriminatory. New York settled the case in the waning days of former Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s administration and agreed to a $1.8 billion dollar payout. Billion. With a “B.” It is the largest settlement in the city’s history, and Grim is standing on the peak of that pile of money. Herman got the largest settlement because he was the most prolific failure.


Between 1994 and 2014, thousands of applicants failed to pass the teachers’ exam. The lawsuit alleged that the test was discriminatory because a “disparate” percentage of blacks and Latinos did not pass the test.
Fifty three percent of black applicants passed the test and 50 percent of Latinos. Ninety percent of white applicants passed. Kimba Woods, a federal court judge known as the “Love Judge” for multiple divorces and breaking up a marriage, as well as awful jurisprudence, found that requiring applicants to pass a Liberal Arts and Sciences Test to teach liberal art and science violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Wood said it was discriminatory because it was not an indicator of being a good teacher. The case passed through several other courtrooms with rulings in the city’s favor, but eventually, outgoing Mayor DeBlasio agreed to the settlement.

 Not surprising. Mayor Bill would find racism in a glass of milk, but he was the mayor, so pay up taxpayers.

To the tune of $1.8 billion.

The New York Post talked to Grim. While sitting in his home, with a low-battery smoke alarm irritatingly chirping in the background, Grim offered some brilliant insights into the settlement. He said:


I was getting mails (sic), actual mail in the mailbox from the lawyers and I literally ignored them, you know, then I started getting phone calls, and I wasn’t taking that serious(sic) and um it was nice, the lady, the lawyer said, very nice, they know that I wasn’t taking it serious (sic), you know just wasn’t taking it serious (sic). Why would, see, my, why would you tell me about law… poss…you know lawsuit (sic) either, go through or they won’t go through, you know, through reading, hearing news and all that stuff. And um, I know a couple of people that had…not in education, but they went through lawsuits and they, um, and they didn’t win or anything like that…so to, me it’s like….