The use of the word “ladies” in addressing two female officials caused a Massachusetts school board to rescind a job offer for superintendent to the district’s former principal—igniting social media backlash, street rallies, a recall petition, and even death threats. “Shame on the school committee for participating in cancel culture!” wrote the Easthampton Education Association…
Former Principal Loses Superintendent Job For Calling Women ‘Ladies’
April 12, 2023
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SEC Diversity Report Offers Glimpse of Federal Workplace Culture
April 12, 2023
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Gender and skin color count when seeking work or contracts with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where leaders are working to build a workforce with well-balanced diversity. A recently released annual report to Congress shows that diversity, equity, and inclusion permeates many facets of the SEC’s culture (pdf). The information is tracked through…
‘The Voice’ Could Become An Excuse Not to Help Indigenous Australians, Says Clive Palmer
April 11, 2023
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Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has revealed he is open to being part of the “No” movement against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The mining magnate, whose net worth was estimated to be over $13 billion (US$8.6 billion) in 2021, has said he will talk to Indigenous leaders and politicians before deciding whether he would…
ABC Defends Coverage of ‘The Voice’ Debate
April 10, 2023
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has stood by an interview it conducted with Indigenous leader Noel Pearson following the federal opposition’s decision not to back the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. On April 5, opposition leader Peter Dutton announced that MPs of the centre-right Liberal Party voted “overwhelmingly” to not to support The Voice. Sometime this…
Appeals Court Sides With Indiana School in Firing Christian Teacher Who Rejects Transgender Pronouns
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling that it was lawful for a school district in Indiana to fire a music teacher who refused to call students by their preferred gender pronouns and names. John Kluge, a former music theory and orchestra teacher at Brownsburg High School, was ordered in 2017…
Charges Filed Against Mother of 6-Year-Old Boy Who Shot Teacher in Virginia: Officials
The Virginia mother of a 6-year-old child charged with shooting his teacher earlier this year was indicted in connection with the incident, officials announced Monday. Deja Nicole Taylor, 25, was indicted for felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of recklessly leaving a firearm, said the Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office in a statement (pdf)…
Rep. Jordan Subpoenas FBI Director Wray, Says Undercover Agent Developed Plan to Spy on Catholics
April 10, 2023
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The chair of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed FBI Director Christopher Wray for all records relating to a leaked internal memo that proposed developing sources in traditionalist Catholic parishes to inform on potential “violent extremists” in those houses of worship. In an April 10 letter (pdf) attached to the subpoena, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim…
FBI Undercover Agent Developed Plan to Spy on Catholics: Jordan
April 10, 2023
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The chair of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed FBI Director Christopher Wray for all records relating to a leaked internal memo that proposed developing sources in traditionalist Catholic parishes to inform on potential “violent extremists” in those houses of worship. In an April 10 letter (pdf) attached to the subpoena, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim…
Biden Health Secretary Says Ignoring Court Order Against Abortion Drug Is ‘On the Table’
April 9, 2023
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Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Sunday that the Biden administration is considering defying a conservative federal judge’s order that suspends the approval of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion drug. “We want the courts to overturn this reckless decision,” Becerra said on CNN’s “State of the Union” of the ruling issued…
Biden Health Secretary Suggests Ignoring Court Order Against Abortion Drug Is ‘On the Table’
April 9, 2023
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said Sunday that the Biden administration is considering defying a conservative federal judge’s order that suspends the approval of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion drug. “We want the courts to overturn this reckless decision,” Becerra said on CNN’s “State of the Union” of the ruling…
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