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You think I'm OK w/ Catholic Priests molesting children? JFC dude.
and if by "Biased" you mean "I don't think men convicted of sexual assault should be in prison with women"....Then Yeah, I'm biased AF.
I know you are used to this thread being your own little circle jerk. Sorry to c@ck block you. I'm sure @Polds4OSU will post something soon to make you feel better.
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Additional measles case reported at Florida elementary school as lawmaker urges public health emergency
Seven measles cases have now been linked to an outbreak at Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston, Florida, the Broward County schools superintendent said Tuesday. The Florida Department of Health is reporting 10 cases statewide.
The additional cases were reported as lawmakers and health officials from across the country are calling for parents and state officials to take additional steps to protect students. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo wrote in a letter last week that the health department is “deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance” during the outbreak.
Nine of the state’s measles cases are in Broward County, and all of those involve children, according to the latest numbers from the Florida Department of Health.
Seven of the children are between 5 and 14 years old, data shows. The two other children are younger than 4.
The state’s 10th case is a travel-related diagnosis in an adult that was reported in Polk County, according to the state Department of Health.
Measles is a highly contagious disease that can have complications and even turn deadly, according to the CDC. Symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots. In rare cases, it may lead to pneumonia, encephalitis or death. Measles also can weaken the immune system and may “delete” its immune memory.
The measles virus can spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, lingering in the air for up to two hours after they leave a room.
Experts recommend that children get the measles, mumps and rubella or MMR vaccine in two doses: the first between 12 months and 15 months of age, and a second between 4 and 6 years old. One dose is about 93% effective at preventing measles if you come into contact with the virus. Two doses are about 97% effective.
State health officials have not responded to CNN’s questions about the vaccination status of the children under 5, whether there have been any hospitalizations and more details about the case in Polk County.
US Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, who represents the city of Weston, called Tuesday for Ladapo — who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis — to declare a public health emergency and to require unvaccinated children to stay home from school during this outbreak.
Ladapo’s advisory, informing parents of unvaccinated children that they could decide whether to send their children to school, is contrary to guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that call for people who have been exposed to measles and who are not vaccinated against the virus to stay home for up to 21 days — around the length of time it takes for measles symptoms to appear after exposure.
The most recent Manatee Bay student to be diagnosed with the virus has not been on campus since February 15, according to Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Peter Licata, meaning they are still in the quarantine period.
Wasserman Schultz also called for Ladapo’s resignation or termination and urged DeSantis to do more to protect Floridians.
“I would have thought he would have stepped in here or made sure there was some communication to ensure that irresponsible guidance isn’t issued by his surgeon general,” she said. “And the fact that he hasn’t taken action to roll that back is representative of Ron DeSantis’s disinterest in keeping the public’s health safe.”
Ladapo’s office has not responded to CNN’s request for comment regarding Wasserman Schultz’s comments Tuesday.
The Florida Department of Health posted a notice to health-care providers on its website reminding that suspected measles cases must be reported immediately and linking to guidance on identification, testing and management of cases.
In a statement shared Monday, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) said it is “alarmed” at the measles outbreaks in the United States.
“Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, but is still the most easily transmitted human virus presently in circulation. Thankfully, by following established public health principles, Americans can make informed decisions, prevent outbreaks, and protect our communities. Vaccination is the best and safest way to protect children,” Dr. Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer of ASTHO, said in the statement.
“Because of the risk of severe disease from measles and the high likelihood of transmission to others even before symptoms are evident, well-established public health practice recommends that unvaccinated persons exposed to measles stay home for at least 21 days to prevent further growth of the outbreak.”
Adults and children who have not received the MMR vaccine should get it, especially if they live in a community experiencing an outbreak, ASTHO said.
“While this is undoubtedly disruptive to the persons impacted, imagine how much more disruptive it would be if measles takes hold again in the United States, spreading widely, and impacting children and communities across the entire nation,” Plescia said.
Measles cases have emerged in several states this year. As of Thursday, 35 measles cases have been reported by 15 jurisdictions: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, according to the CDC. In comparison, a total of 58 cases were reported for all of last year.
Seems disposable income is pretty high in this horrible crashing economy
Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, in an effort to reassure voters who have soured on his handling of the border crisis. Republicans have lambasted the Biden administration for weak enforcement of immigration laws, and a recent poll showed that just 26% of Americans approved of the president's job on immigration.
The language the White House used to describe the crisis may not alleviate voters' concerns. In a fact sheet distributed by the White House press office to advocate for the bipartisan border agreement Biden has endorsed, officials pointed out that the bill includes $1.4 billion "for cities and states who are providing critical services to newcomers."
The language the White House used to describe the crisis may not alleviate voters' concerns. In a fact sheet distributed by the White House press office to advocate for the bipartisan border agreement Biden has endorsed, officials pointed out that the bill includes $1.4 billion "for cities and states who are providing critical services to newcomers."
Stillwater Townie
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Well, golly, what inspires a man with ties to the KKK to want to join the Republican Party in the first place?
Kentucky bill could end workers’ lunch and rest breaks, slash pay
Some workers in Kentucky may be poorer — and hungrier — at their jobs soon if a new bill passes the state’s House of Representatives.The legislation, House Bill 500, would allow employers to stop offering their workers “reasonable” lunch and rest breaks, mandatory under current Kentucky law, and end the requirement that employees who work seven days in a row receive overtime pay.
Per the Kentucky Lantern, HB 500 also “(prevents) employers from being punished for not paying minimum wage or overtime pay when an employee is traveling to and from a workplace.”
HB 500’s sponsor, GOP state Rep. Phillip Pratt, says he introduced the legislation so that employers no longer have to deal with differences between state and federal law regarding lunch and rest breaks. Currently, federal law does not require employees to receive the breaks.
Opponents of the law argue HB 500 eliminates necessary worker protections.
“Repealing these guardrails will make work more dangerous by depriving workers of time and for food and rest, incentivizing them to travel too quickly to get to their job sites and discouraging them from taking proper precautions at the beginning of the shift,” Dustin Pugel, policy director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, told the Lantern.
The bill passed a Republican-led House committee Wednesday in a party-line vote and now moves to a vote by the full chamber.
Kentucky has been in the spotlight recently for other pieces of legislation scaling back worker protections, including one bill passed by the House removing working hour restrictions for 16 and 17-year-olds, which Pratt said would get children “off the couch [and] quit playing Nintendo games.”
It is also the state where, in May 2023, U.S. Department of Labor investigators discovered two 10-year-old workers operating dangerous cooking equipment while working late shifts at a McDonald’s.
Rev. Martin Luther King was “not a Christian at all,” claims megachurch Pastor.
An influential, white, anti-LGBTQ+ megachurch pastor has said that Black trailblazing civil rights hero Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was “not a Christian at all” and was “a nonbeliever who misrepresented everything about Christ and the gospel.”
John MacArthur — pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California — made the claim during a sermon that occurred during Black History Month. In his sermon, he criticized Together for the Gospel [T4G], a group of evangelical pastors. for honoring King several years ago, .
“[T4G] bought into the deceptiveness of the woke movement and the racial baiting that was going on a couple of years ago, and it literally put them out of existence,” MacArthur said. While the group previously praised church leaders that MacArthur approved of, he added, “The strange irony was a year later, they did the same thing for Martin Luther King, who was not a Christian at all, whose life was immoral.”
“I’m not saying [King] didn’t do some social good, and I’ve always been glad he was a pacifist or he could have started a real revolution,” MacArthur added. “But you don’t honor a non-believer who misrepresented Christ and everything about the gospel.”
King was a minister at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama and had a Ph.D. in systematic theology. He preached to tens of thousands of people during his lifetime and is widely regarded as a distinctly Christian and moral civil rights icon.
MacArthur regularly issues international broadcasts on his “Grace to You” radio ministry, is a bestselling author and editor of over 150 books, and was named by Christianity Today as one of the 25 most influential pastors of the past 50 years. He has made numerous racist and anti-LGBTQ+ statements throughout his career.
In 2022, he said that the so-called “Curse of Ham” explains racial disparities in wealth, income, and opportunity. The curse, issued by the Biblical character Noah against his son Ham for seeing his Noah naked and drunk, has been cited by white supremacist theologists for centuries as a justification for the enslavement of and racism against Black people.
MacArthur has previously said, “The Bible is abundantly clear — slavery is the heart of what it means to be a true Christian,” and “Christianity does not free slaves. Christianity does not give equal social rights. … Jesus did not propound equal rights and he did not upset the social order…. Rather, they all affirmed that, with great fear of God and great respect, you are to be submissive to your masters. Whether they’re good and gentle or whether they are unreasonable — you are to submit.”
Scott Coley, a philosophy faculty member at Mount St. Mary’s University, once said on social media, “John MacArthur has been at the forefront of the anti-justice movement within white evangelicalism (which has spilled over into right wing politics at large). “
MacArthur has also previously said that gay-affirming Christian denominations are “Satan’s church,” that gay people don’t really exist, that Christians should be actively “offensive” against homosexuality, and that Jesus hates those who don’t hate LGBTQ+ people. He also supports conversion therapy.
Urging people to register and use their constitutionally protected right to Vote is now a Weaponization of the Federal Government...What the Hell is wrong with these people ??
Bartiromo blasts Biden administration for encouraging Americans to register to vote
Fox News Business anchor Maria Bartiromo is attacking the Biden administration’s efforts to encourage American citizens to register to vote. In interviews with several Republicans on Friday she claimed the federal government outreach only helps elect Democrats.“Okay, so what are you all doing about it on the Republican side?” Bartiromo asked House Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise Friday morning. “As the government, Biden’s government, Biden’s administration seems to be using a whole on government approach to get people to vote Democrat?”
Sticking to GOP talking points, Scalise suggested it is “the weaponization of government.”
Bartiromo had cited an article on the right-wing website The Federalist, “9 Ways The Feds Are Using ‘Bidenbucks’ To Rig The 2024 Election,” that details ways the administration is helping or encouraging Americans to register to vote. There is no such thing as “Bidenbucks.”
The article points to several instances where the administration is encouraging voter registration, like at colleges, or by outreach to Native Americans, and to new Americans.
“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency within DHS, announced an update to its Policy Manual in August, which included provisions directing agency employees to ‘increase awareness and expand access to voter registration during naturalization ceremonies,’ in which eligible immigrants officially become U.S. citizens.”
It also claims, “Studies have indicated a voting preference among legal immigrants for Democrat candidates over Republican ones.”
The Federalist reports other federal agencies are encouraging voter registration. The include: The Treasury Dept., the Department of the Interior, Veterans Affairs, Labor, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Education.
Bartiromo also pummeled U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL): “What are the Republicans doing?”
Waltz replied the House has passed legislation to “defund” efforts to encourage American citizens to vote.
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The above is yet another example of wondering if you're living in the Twillight Zone. I don't think employers could attract enough workers by offering no lunch or rest breaks any more than offering only min. wage, which is $7.25 in Kentucky.
Then they'll complain that people are lazy and just don't want to work.
MAGA Candidate Who Called Special Olympics Athletes "F-ing Retarded" Drops Out
Ohio Republican congressional candidate JR Majewski, who was endorsed by Trump in 2022 when he was the Republican nominee against Marcy Kaptor, has dropped out of the race today for 2024 after his latest dumb, inflammatory statement.
Despite winning the Republican primary, he lost his race in the general election in 2022 after controversy erupted when he exaggerated / misstated his military record to imply that he was a combat veteran. Then, earlier this week, Majewski said that Democrats are "f*cking retarded" just like people who participate in the Special Olympics. A firestorm erupted, by Majewski vowed to stay in the race.
However, just three days after issuing his statement, Majewski announced that he has had enough. He also replied on Twitter to a post that Trump did not call and ask him to drop out of the race, he decided to do it on his own.
Ohio Republican congressional candidate JR Majewski, who was endorsed by Trump in 2022 when he was the Republican nominee against Marcy Kaptor, has dropped out of the race today for 2024 after his latest dumb, inflammatory statement.
Despite winning the Republican primary, he lost his race in the general election in 2022 after controversy erupted when he exaggerated / misstated his military record to imply that he was a combat veteran. Then, earlier this week, Majewski said that Democrats are "f*cking retarded" just like people who participate in the Special Olympics. A firestorm erupted, by Majewski vowed to stay in the race.
However, just three days after issuing his statement, Majewski announced that he has had enough. He also replied on Twitter to a post that Trump did not call and ask him to drop out of the race, he decided to do it on his own.
Stillwater Townie
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Ah, he should have waited to see if Trump would ask him to drop out, since Trump quite likely wouldn't since he has no heart.
An illegal alien was accused of being captured on video attacking a NYC police officer....turns out the illegal alien they accused and arrested was completely cleared and released because he wasn't even the guy in the video and he wasn't even in the city when it happened ...but Elon keeps insisting that illegals can now attack NYPD cops on video and get away with it ...it was a US Citizen that was in the video and they have already been arrested and charged
Satanic Temple Prepares to Enter Florida Schools as State Moves to Pass Bill Allowing Chaplains to Volunteer
Since the recent House Bill 931 or Senate Bill 7044 was passed in Florida, religious groups have been clamoring to enter into schools, including the Satanic Temple. The bill was passed to allow more religious expressions in Florida public schools. But what does this mean for students and the community?
The Satanic Temple is a group recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt religious organization that fights for religious freedom. They actively involve themselves in challenging rules or laws that allow religion into government or public sectors. They fight this course to promote fairness for all beliefs.
They have announced their interest in sending their volunteer chaplains to Florida schools. The Satanic Temple did not respond immediately to a request for comment from The Independent. However, one of its leaders told the Tallahassee Democrat that the group is prepared to assist children.
“Any opportunity that exists for ministers or chaplains in the public sector must not discriminate based on religious affiliation,” wrote The Satanic Temple’s director of ministry, who goes by Penemue Grigori, in an email. “Our ministers look forward to participating in opportunities to do good in the community, including the opportunities created by this bill, right alongside the clergy of other religions.”
According to its website, the religious group, despite its name, doesn’t believe in Satan. Instead, it promotes “effective and artful protest.” The Satanic Temple introduced the “After School Satan Clubs” as an alternative to faith-based school programs. These clubs offer science projects, community service initiatives, arts and crafts, puzzles, and games.
“The After School Satan Club does not believe in introducing religion into public schools and will only open a club if other religious groups are operating on campus,” the church’s website says.
Additionally, the group also advocates for reproductive rights, the safety of mental health patients, and alternative addiction recovery methods. Interestingly, its advocacies seem to align with the principles behind Florida’s bill. The bill is being promoted as a means to support students with their mental health needs.
The bill cleared its final committee hearing earlier this week. A final Senate vote appears ready to take place, and if passed, the law will go into effect on July 1, just in time for the next school year.
The bill grants school districts and charter schools the authority to permit volunteer school chaplains to offer student support, services, and programs. These programs are assigned by the district school board or charter school governing board.
Additionally, it mandates that districts screen volunteers and obtain parental consent before students can access their services. Parents can select from a list, which will be publicly posted by each district, containing the volunteer’s name and religious affiliation.
Regardless, many are skeptical about the Satanic organization introducing itself into schools. Many fear that it goes against traditional values and might influence kids negatively. They believe the bill it could allow strange or harmful doctrines into schools.
