My Lord, the Lies; Dept of Education Update

The American Spectator  "Unsurprisingly, the legacy media has been striving to kneecap independent media outlets while peddling lies to the public."

That isn’t even an exhaustive list. Getting it to 100 items over the past, say, six years probably isn’t even very difficult. They have lied, and lied, and lied to us. And they expect us to simply lay down and accept it.

 "Monday afternoon, Melissa and I were casting about for ideas for segments on this week’s The Spectacle Podcast and she referenced a post on X cataloging the breathtaking number of complete falsehoods peddled by the legacy corporate media over the past several years. I’ll show it to you in just a moment, and I’ll even reproduce the list so you can see just how jaw-dropping the volume of fake narratives is that we’ve been subjected to. 

"But first, I want to point out that these same people were making nonstop accusations that the Right was full of “conspiracy theorists” and peddling “disinformation,” and to back those accusations they were engaging in activities designed to punish, if not eliminate, independent media sources who would attempt to check the false narratives they were peddling.

"And I’m not unjustly conflating the legacy corporate media with social media platforms. Many of the organizations in question were colluding with nonprofit organizations, some funded by our government, to demonetize independent media websites with accusations of “disinformation” and sic propaganda organizations like NewsGuard on journalists refusing to toe the ruling elite line.

"They did so as a means to freeze out the competition and stifle attempts to hold them accountable. It wasn’t even a secret at the time. (RELATED: Trump Humiliates His Media Enemies)

"So while attempting to kneecap any real competition for site traffic and/or subscription revenue, these same media organizations were engaged in trying to make Americans believe the following lies…"   Read the examples here.

"And as such there is very, very little community ownership and investment in trusted news organizations. News media organs like CNN and MSNBC are essentially loss leaders for entertainment media companies, and as such they’re not truly independent in their reporting."

UPDATE: CNN’s Acosta Urges Media Outlets to ‘Stand Firm’ Against Trump After ABC Defamation Settlement  "On Monday, during his hosting duties on CNN’s “Newsroom,” Jim Acosta called on media outlets to “stand firm” against President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to use the legal system to hold the press accountable." . . .

Acosta, the CNN propagandist

Syrian ‘Prisoner’ CNN Helped Free Was Actually Infamous Assad Regime Torturer  Back in the day we were glued to CNN during the Gulf War. What happened?

"You CANNOT make this up. Not only was CNN’s Chief War Propagandist Clarissa Ward caught red-handed faking (AGAIN) the rescue of a fake prisoner in a fake prison in Syria, it turns out the man she “helped” was a top-level torturer for Assad. This is the same network that called Tulsi Gabbard an “Assad lackey” all because she opposed involving the U.S. in another forever regime change war in the Middle-East was in our best interest. So what do we call their employee Clarissa Ward who was chumming it up with an Assad torturer?"

'He's too ballless': Watch Megyn Kelly torch Stephanopoulos and ABC 'idiots' over $15 million blunder  

"Wow, this is what George Stephanopolous does. “Welcome to our show Nancy, now how do you justify your support of a rapist?” Good for Nancy Mace for refusing to allow him to get away with shaming her."

'He's a partisan hack. He started off as a partisan hack, and he remains one'

. . ." 'The irony of him going after a rape supporter in that way. 'How could you support a rape supporter? My God, the nerve to support a rape supporter, a rape committer.' After his years running the war room, tearing down Bill Clinton's assault accusers. I mean, it's just rich. So now the whole thing has cost him his reputation and his company $15 million," Kelly said."... 

George Stephanopoulos Deletes X Account After ABC News Settlement With President Trump  

"George Stephanopoulos can run but he can’t hide. ABC might end up deleting him after costing it $15 million dollars" Nelson De Caires

ABC UPDATE: BREAKING:ABC News Publishes False Information About Trump Education Nominee  . . ."In the first minute of an eight-minute overview, O’Brien stated that McMahon has no formal education training and little experience:

" 'If she receives Senate confirmation, McMahon, who has no formal teaching training and little experience in education, will be tasked with setting policies for the nation’s schools.”

"This is patently false. 

"While receiving a bachelor’s degree in French at East Carolina University in the late 1960s, McMahon earned a teaching certificate after completing a teacher preparation program at the school. This information has been available publicly for years, reported in outlets like The Washington Post and USA Today, was confirmed in a Hartford newspaper in 2011, and has been listed in official statements from East Carolina University." . . .

"In addition to her teaching certification from East Carolina University, McMahon served as a member of the Connecticut Board of Education and has served as a member of the Sacred Heart University board of trustees since 2004." Emphasis mine, TD 

"The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan

 Who educated those pro-Hamas scarf people pulling down America's historical monuments and cheering for the murderous rapists from Gaza?

A Half Century of Miseducation  . . ."No, while the pandemic affected scores, Goldstein’s article notes that America’s mediocre scores have been stagnant since 1995. That’s thirty years ago. That’s over three, almost four complete cycles of elementary school students.

"Which means the problem is not just the pandemic. It’s the Department of Education.

"While “experts” debate “causes” and DoE bureaucrats wring hands about “alarming” results, the truth is that the almost half-century old DoE has almost nothing to show for its existence in terms of improving American students’ educational performance. Its advocates will identify tons of legislation that have poured millions of dollars into “standards,” but we all see the subminimal results of federally imposed ‘standards.” . . .

It’s not enough to dismantle the Department of Education   "President Trump proposes to dismantle the federal Department of Education and return education policy to the states. That will certainly be a good move, as the federal DOE has been a key promoter of the woke component of the education establishment, but this action will not of itself restore vitality to the institution of public education in our nation.

"Writes Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, “Dismantling the Department of Education won’t make any measurable difference in educational outcomes... If you want real transformation, fight the elected school boards, defang the unions, and create alternatives to the ed schools.”

"We must understand that, operating at the state level, there are other promoters of wokeness in education. Every state has several such woke promoters, including (1) its own state DOE, (2) its own state teachers’ union, (3) its own colleges and universities with their own Departments and professors of Education, and (4) its own woke culture shared by its teachers and administrators." . . .

How The News Lies to You Every Day Yet You Never Notice

I live in a Canadian town where hundreds of Hallmark movies are filmed. Here's what it's like, fake snow and all

Soxse Times

"The Fernwood Inn is a staple in Victoria.

Simone Paget

"At the heart of Fernwood Square is the Fernwood Inn. The charming neighborhood pub serves local brews in an inviting, festive atmosphere reminiscent of a small-town inn.

"Unfortunately, the kind-eyed innkeeper with a heart of gold from half the Hallmark movie plots is not included — the pub looks like an inn but doesn't have rooms for rent.

Oak Bay Village is the perfect place to live out your Hallmark fantasies." . . .

. . ."The iconic, fairy-tale-like hotel is a holiday favorite for tourists and locals alike.

"The Empress is mainly known for its afternoon tea, but in the evenings, you can head to the veranda bar to roast s'mores over an open fire and sip on hot buttered rum.

My town's light displays are delightfully over the top."  Full article...

Everything We Know So Far About Christian School Shooting in WI

Of course she had a "manifesto". Don't they all?   Video

JUST IN: The Christian school shootėr is 15-year-old Natalie Lynn Rupnow, according to multiple reports

Part of the manifesto was posted by Rupnow prior to the shootıng, and it expresses radical feminist ideologies

“Every single male must be wiped out, from babies to the elderty. Only then will women be free to create a new world.” . . .

We may never know if she was taking a SSRI like Adderall or Ritalin, but 98% of shooters are on SSRI's. Every kid from Columbine, Parkland, Texas Church, Buffalo, Boulder, Uvalde, Nashville, El Paso, Vegas etc. were all taking at least one of these Big Pharma drugs....

JUST IN: The Christian school shootėr is 15-year-old Natalie Lynn Rupnow, according to multiple reports

Part of the manifesto was posted by Rupnow prior to the shootıng, and it expresses radical feminist ideologies

“Every single male must be wiped out, from babies to the elderty. Only then will women be free to create a new world.”

JUST IN: The Christian school shootėr is 15-year-old Natalie Lynn Rupnow, according to multiple reports

Part of the manifesto was posted by Rupnow prior to the shootıng, and it expresses radical feminist ideologies

“Every single male must be wiped out, from babies to the elderty. Only then will women be free to create a new world.”

@MrAndyNgo

Natalie Lynn Rupnow is the 15-year-old female student who carried out the mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisc. A teacher and student were killed. Six others were wounded, two with life-threatening injuries. A purported "sneak peek" of her manifesto was posted on her Discord account, where she discussed a desire to kill all males in a rant inspired by fringe extremist online culture. A screenshot was posted on X by a person who was her Discord friend. The account also posted a mirror selfie photo of Rupnow. Rupnow has a long, disturbing online history of being obsessed with school shooters and death. She used the moniker "crossixir" online. Rupnow's Cash App account is a picture of the Columbine shooters. She had an account on "Watch People Die" where she commented on the videos. Her Spotify playlists featured themes of s—icide and killings.

Natalie Lynn Rupnow is the 15-year-old female student who carried out the mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisc. A teacher and student were killed. Six others were wounded, two with life-threatening injuries.

A purported "sneak peek" of her manifesto… pic.twitter.com/1oEJRyvLrm

— Andy Ngo 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) December 16, 2024

Her obituary:   Natalie Lynn Rupnow Madison WI Death, Obituary: Abundant Life Christian School mass shooter has died – Cherished Obituaries  "Natalie Lynn Rupnow Madison WI Death, Obituary:- The community of Madison, Wisconsin, and beyond is mourning the tragic and sudden passing of Natalie Lynn Rupnow, a former student of Abundant Life Christian School.

"Reports circulating have indicated that Natalie has died in connection with an incident where she was identified as the perpetrator of a mass shooting. The news of her death has shocked many, leaving family, friends, and the broader community grappling with grief, disbelief, and profound questions.

"Natalie Lynn Rupnow’s connection to Abundant Life Christian School has resurfaced following these events, painting a complex and difficult picture for those who knew her. As a former student, Natalie was remembered as someone who once walked the school halls and participated in various activities like countless others." . . . 

#Wisconsin #BreakingNews Natalie Lynn Rupnow is the female student who allegedly carried out the mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisc. A teacher and student were killed. Six others were wounded, two with life-threatening injuries. #BREAKING

A teenage student opened fire at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday, killing a teacher and another teenage student in the final week before Christmas break. The shooter also died, police said.

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes did not give details about the age or gender of the suspected shooter who also wounded six others at Abundant Life Christian School, a K-12 school with about 390 students. Of those wounded, Barnes said two of them were in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. The other four had non-life-threatening injuries, Barnes said.

Barnes said the suspected shooter was a student who likely died by suicide.

A law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation told The Associated Press that the shooter was a 17-year-old female student.

Trump’s Media Haters Still Don’t Get It

Election Be Damned, Google’s Anti-Trump Bias Is Alive And Well   . . ."That’s why any time we challenge climate hysteria with facts, or dispute COVID dogma with facts, or talk about election fraud with facts, or criticize electric vehicles with facts, or bring facts to bear on any other item in the woke left’s canon, Google slaps one of those labels on it and strips its ads from those pages.

"All in the name of protecting the “democratic process.”

"This isn’t about shielding readers from obscene or violent content. It’s not about ensuring that companies won’t have their ads appear next to horrible stuff. It’s about starving conservative viewpoints of money. It’s about censorship by a monopolist, pure and simple." . . .

Trump Humiliates His Media Enemies 

. . ."Yet in the election aftermath, there appears to have been no reassessment of political priorities by these failing networks, which are now endeavoring to sabotage the presidency of the man who won the election by ignoring what he has long called the “fake news” media." . . .

. . ."If the Harris campaign has been completely discredited by its defeat, however, what about the credibility of those media organizations which promoted the Harris campaign’s message as if it were the gospel truth? CBS News certainly was not alone in hyping up hope for Harris, and the media’s barrage of partisan hype started long before Election Night. The self-evident unity of political purpose among “the Democrat-Media complex” (to employ the late Andrew Breitbart’s phrase) means that the defeat of Kamala Harris was also a defeat for the media.

“ 'Broadcast evening news coverage of the candidates was the most wildly imbalanced in history, favoring Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris over former Republican President Donald Trump by the greatest margin ever recorded,” Rich Noyes of the Media Research Center reported. “[C]overage of Harris … on ABC, CBS, and NBC was 78 percent positive vs. 22 percent negative. For Trump, those numbers were flipped: just 15 percent positive press, vs. 85 percent negative coverage.”

"That Trump won the election despite such lopsided bias in coverage by the major networks clearly demonstrates that a majority of American voters no longer trust the media when it comes to political coverage.

"What is most remarkable about all this is that liberal journalists — “Democratic operatives with bylines,” as Professor Glenn Reynolds calls them — seem to have learned nothing from the thorough beating they (and their candidate of choice) suffered in November. Much of the post-election analysis and commentary in the media has focused on campaign tactics and strategy, as though Harris could have won if she had done this or that differently. A typical example was a November 7 USA Today article by Francesca Chambers that recounted the Harris campaign’s choices at length — more than 3,500 words — and included this:" . . .  Full article...

Trump’s Media Haters Still Don’t Get It   . . ."Elections are about choices, and this isn’t a particularly difficult one. For all of Trump’s bluster, his first term was characterized by low inflation, energy independence, secure borders, a constrained China and Russia, and the Abraham Accords, which would have earned any president not named Trump a Nobel Peace Prize. The chaotic Biden years have been defined by high inflation, vaccine mandates, the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, the utter lack of accountability, a bizarre culture war, and the prospect of WWIII breaking out any day in the Middle East, Eastern Europe or possibly Asia.

"This isn’t lost on voters. The majority of Americans say they were better off four years ago than they are today. Of course they were. Jones and others in the media want me to focus on Trump’s loose and occasionally profane rhetoric. I prefer to focus on his policies and the relative normalcy of his first term." . . .

Hamas Official: ‘October 7 Ruined Us’

 Joel B. Pollak

"A senior official within the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas admitted to a Saudi media outlet that the October 7 terror attack caused the destruction of the organization because of the ferocity of Israel’s response."

 . . ."Israel Hayom reported Sunday:

A senior Hamas official currently based in Turkey told Saudi media that the 37th anniversary of the terrorist organization’s founding comes during a period of decline due to defeats in Gaza and the broader region.

The official disclosed, “Hamas is suffering from a genuine leadership crisis. The Al-Aqsa Flood attack backfired on us, submerging us in a sea of blood and crises. The most recent blow was the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, with which Hamas had been attempting to rebuild relations.”

According to a report by the Saudi news site Elaph, the Syrian government has ordered Palestinian terrorist groups to shut down their offices, hand over their weapons, dismantle training camps, and leave Syria as soon as possible. The primary Palestinian group active in Syria has been the Islamic Jihad. In contrast, Hamas’s political bureau left Syria earlier due to its support for Islamist rebels at the start of the Syrian civil war, which sparked a rift with Assad.

"Israel Hayom also cited reporting that Palestinian terrorists in Syria fled to Iran, but may leave for other countries due to the fear of assassination (Israel is suspected of having killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July.)

"There are also Hamas officials in Turkey, and some are in Qatar — including some who reportedly returned there at the urging of the incoming Trump administration, solely for the purpose of negotiating a hotage deal by January 20.

"The report that Hamas leaders are accepting that the October 7 terror attack was a strategic mistake is a reversal from past months, and suggests that Israel is succeeding in restoring a deterrent against its enemies.

"However, there are European nations who continue to reward Hamas, with Ireland the latest to join South Africa’s “genocide” case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Ireland, Spain, and Norway also recognized a Palestinian state." . . .

It Turns Out That Biden Never Considered the 'Specifics' of the 1500 Clemency Cases He Commuted

 PJ Media 

So she's not sorry about her crime. Shouldn't "remorse" have been one of the top criteria Biden should have looked at? 

"A "Massachusetts woman on Biden’s clemency list was sentenced for ‘lethal’ fentanyl trafficking conspiracy," according to the Boston Herald. She led a "large-scale criminal enterprise that reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits and caused untold misery."

"Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell stole $53 million from the little town, a crime so notorious that a documentary was made -- highlighting that she perpetrated the largest case of municipal fraud in American history," reports Politico.

"Perhaps most incredibly, the "Cash for Kids" judge in Pennsylvania who wrongly sent dozens of minors to a for-profit prison and got kickbacks for it, was released without any examination of the facts of his case.

" 'The White House commuted the sentence of the judge at the center of a notorious 'kids-for-cash' scandal without considering the specifics of his case, beyond whether it fit into a broad set of criteria," reports Politico. We can assume the rest of the cases of the 1500 prisoners were also examined just as thoroughly.  

"The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, strongly disagreed with Biden's decision to commute the sentence of former judge Michael Conahan, who was convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 17 years, only to be released to house arrest during the pandemic.

“ 'I do feel strongly that President Biden got it absolutely wrong and created a lot of pain here in northeastern Pennsylvania,” Shapiro, a Democrat, said at an event on Friday. Conahan, he said, “deserves to be behind bars, not walking as a free man.”

"The mother of one teen wrongly sentenced by Conahan who then committed suicide, Sandy Fonzo, said she was “shocked…and hurt” by Biden's clemency.

“ 'Conahan‘s actions destroyed families, including mine, and my son‘s death is a tragic reminder of the consequences of his abuse of power,” Fonzo told a local publication. “This pardon feels like an injustice for all of us who still suffer. Right now I am processing and doing the best I can to cope with the pain that this has brought back.” . . .

When Lack of Seriousness Becomes Downright Disrespectful

 Substack  "Gwen Walz, wife of Governor and VP candidate Tim Walz, demonstrated open disrespect for the U.S. Marine Corps and its storied traditions at a recent campaign event."

"Walz’s wife, appears to be cut from the same unserious cloth, disrespectful towards institutions and people who have given their lives so she and her husband can cavort on the public stage."

"Yesterday, while finalizing today’s lineup for American Free News Network, I got a call from a friend, fellow veteran, conservative pundit, single malt sampler and cigar aficionado, David Webb.** Webb had come across something on X (more on this in a moment) and was asking for my assistance in properly expressing umbrage.

"In conversations over the course of the last few years, Mr Webb has became well aware that during my last 10 years in the Army, I spent an inordinate amount of time in joint assignments. This of course required an ability to speak the language of the various service components.

"For example, I learned that the Navy, when referring to the pointy end of their boats, uses the term, “the bow.” The right side is, “Starboard” and the left, “Portside.”

"Marines speak in even more arcane terminology. For example, when marching troops, Marine Gunnery Sergeants can often be heard repeating “Jeow Freddie.” At first, I thought this was a Marine version of Army running cadences that refer to “Jody,” a n’ere-do-well who is well-known for taking liberties with Soldiers’ ladies while they are deployed. Alas, “Jeow Freddie, Jeow Freddie,” is just the Devil Dog manner of saying, “Left, Right. Left, Right.” Go figure.

"I love Marines. I especially like them when they are irritated…by enemy actions…or leftist comments. In the first case, they usually vent their irritation via a violent bayonet attack (as in Fallujah) automatic fire or in more serious cases, an M-67 grenade…or perhaps, Naval Gunfire. 16” rounds, the weight of a Volkswagen, will definitely get your attention, that is, if you survive.

"However, when stateside, not in a combat zone, and/or no longer an active member of The Corps, Marines are of course, limited to verbal responses. These responses are usually along the lines of proposing biologically impossible acts, said proposals often accompanied by observations as to the uncertain parentage of the offending party. However, even those are proscribed in polite company.

"This brings me back to my conversation with Mr. Webb, sometime attendee of the Boat School on Chesapeake Bay and honored member of the United States Marine Corps. He was soliciting my assistance in answering an egregious act of disrespect to the Marine Corps and its storied history.

"Despite the tongue-in-cheek comments above, I am very serious about the issue Mr. Webb brought to my attention…yet another instance of lack of seriousness by the Harris-Walz campaign. 

"He sent me a Post on X from Libs of TikTok to make this point." . . .Full article here.