Daily Archives: April 17, 2023

Surprise: School Kids Can’t Read

April 17, 2023 – 4:40 pm

(I brilliantly had this set to autopost on the 27th, rather than today) The NY Times is oh-so-close to getting what the problem is, who’s responsible, and the solutions (non-paywalled here) ‘Kids Can’t Read’: The Revolt That Is Taking on the Education Establishment In suburban Houston, parents rose up against a top-rated school district, demanding […]

By William Teach Posted in Democrats 4 Comments

WWIII Watch: Ukraine To Test And Use Non-Banned Weapons To Regain Crimea (?)

April 17, 2023 – 4:28 pm

Does anyone else see the big problem with what the Reuters headline implies? Ukraine will ‘test and use’ any non-banned weapons to retake Crimea: official Ukraine will “test and use” any non-banned weapons to liberate its territory, including Russian-occupied Crimea, the head of its National Security and Defence Council said on Friday. Oleksiy Danilov’s comment […]

By William Teach Posted in Current Affairs 3 Comments

If All You See…

April 17, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is an Evil plastic gun, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Cold Fury, with a post on how the squishy Republicans in Florida are feeling about DeSantis.

By William Teach Posted in If All You See 19 Comments

Freedom Loving Democrats Want To Ban “Fat Shaming” By Law

April 17, 2023 – 10:30 am

The political party that calls anyone who disagrees with them a Fascist is in their banning something stage again Can Body Shaming Be Outlawed? In 1961 at age 37, Jean Nidetch, who struggled with her weight for most of her life, signed up for a 10-week program offered by the New York City Board of […]

By William Teach Posted in Healthcare, Unhinged Tools 4 Comments

EV Driver Realizes How “Brutal” Road Trips Can Be

April 17, 2023 – 7:15 am

Once again, I’ll mention that I am not against EVs. Heck, for most of my driving one would serve me well. It’s only on those trips to the beach or up to NJ that would be a problem. Like this A 9-hour drive in Toyota’s new electric SUV showed me how brutal EV road trips […]

By William Teach Posted in AGW Idiocy, Global Warming 27 Comments
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