This will also be a busy week, with our State Primary for county, state, and federal offices running the gamut of County Commissioner, Clerk of Probate, New Hampshire House and Senate, Governor, and the US House of Representatives. I will be spending all day Tuesday at our local polling place. I have no idea how many of the registered voters in our town will actually cast their votes as this is one of the ‘weirder’ elections we have, and it will be the third of four elections held this year which started with the New Hampshire Presidential Primary in February, then our Town Meeting in March, the State Primary this week, and the National Election in November. It means a lot of hours while the polls are open and a few more after they close to tally the votes.
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I saw this and I knew I had to include it in today’s post.
Frankly, it didn’t surprise me at all that the California Democrats are trying to lay the blame for their policy failures upon California Republicans. Considering the GOP makes up only 21% of the California Assembly and 22% of the California Senate it would seem impossible the GOP could be responsible for any of the self-inflicted ills plaguing the Pyrite State as the Democrats hold super-majorities in both chambers of the California legislature.
It sounds like they’re trying to blame the ‘victims’ for the insanity of their policies and the damage they have caused across the board.
What bothers me is that this attitude isn’t limited just to the Democrats in California.
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This is a question we need to start asking, that question being “Will Tim Walz do to the nation’s education systems what he did to Minnesota’s?” Sultan Knish brings to light that under Governor Walz, a former high school teacher, less than half of students in Minnesota can read.
The recent release of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) test scores for 2024 by Education Commissioner Willie Jett, a Walz appointee, were described by the Minnesota Star Tribune as “stagnant with only about half of students meeting or beating grade-level standards in math and reading.” The paper struggled to describe an empty glass as half-full.Is this something we can expect to see coast-to-coast under a Harris-Walz administration? Not that it isn’t already happening, but under the auspices of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz might we expect the trend to accelerate? After all, an undereducated populace is easier control and rule.
The actual numbers showed that 49.9% of Minnesota students reached grade-level proficiency standards in reading, only 45.5% did so in math and only 39.6% managed it in science: a more accurate description would be that well less than half of Walz’s school students are proficient.
The educational glass in Minnesota isn’t half full, it’s more than half empty.
A majority of Minnesota students aren’t proficient in math or science and a little less than half can read at grade level. These are catastrophic numbers that show a school system that has failed at its most fundamental function despite billions of dollars in runaway spending.
This would be yet another reason to homeschool our children.
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By way of Pirate’s Cove comes this list of Stupid People of the Week from This Ain’t Hell.
Taking a look at the list I’d have to say the folks who made the list are indeed quite stupid.
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Honestly, this didn’t surprise me in the least, particularly in light of so many other people of note who have been abandoning the Democrat Party because it has become the de facto Communist Party.
Who is the latest to tell the Democrat Party adios?
That bastion of civil liberties, Alan Dershowitz.
Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz announced his departure from the Democratic Party, citing several "anti-Jewish" lawmakers that make up the ranks of the party and the recent Democratic National Convention in which Vice President Kamala Harris became the party's presidential nominee.Seeing how the Democrat Party has become increasingly antisemitic and is openly supporting groups whose only purpose is to see Israel destroyed, it is the only smart move. While Dershowitz has stated he will become an Independent, he has not stated for whom he will cast his vote for president, at least not until after November 1st.
Speaking with radio host Zev Brenner on "Talkline with Zev Brenner," Dershowitz cited the DNC, which he said gave legitimacy to anti-Israel speakers, and anti-Israel protesters outside the gathering.
"It was the most anti-Jewish, anti-Israel, anti-Zionist convention I've experienced," he said. "I was disgusted at the Democratic National Convention. Absolutely disgusted."
It’s interesting to see how many old-style classic Democrats are abandoning their party since it no longer represents Democrat ideals.
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From the “Just When I Thought They Couldn’t Get Any Stupider” Department comes this latest bit of stupidity from Illinois.
Illinois Democrats Crack Down on Shampoo Bottles.
Shampoo bottles? Really?
Freedom is a current theme of Democrats. By “freedom,” the Party of Government means freedom to indulge in degeneracy and kill any children who result. Everything else is to be tightly regulated by Big Government — even shampoo bottles:The days are numbered for small shampoo bottles in Illinois hotels because of a new law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Hotels with more than 50 rooms are banned from providing single-use plastic bottles of shampoo, mouthwash and other toiletries starting July 1, 2025.
Illinois Democrats couldn’t find a reason to make shampoo bottles mandatory; therefore, they are forbidden.
Providing guests with the convenient bottles will result in fines of up to $1,500.
From big ways to small, Democrats never rest from their mission to make your life worse.
I have to wonder who’s brilliant idea this was and why they thought it was needed.
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And that’s the news from Lake Winnipesaukee, where the summerfolk are gone, the leaf peepers will be arriving starting in a few weeks, and where I’m still enjoying my boating season.