Governor Greg Abbot has announced plans to build a “forward operating base” to help the Texas National Guard, whom the governor says are “responding to President Joe Biden’s border crisis.” Abbot said of the decision, “Texas is expanding our border security capabilities by building a new Texas Military Department base camp to increase and improve border security operations in this area. This will increase the ability for a larger number of Texas Military Department soldiers in Eagle Pass to operate more effectively and efficiently.” Texas building massive military base on US-Mexico border – americanmilitarynews.com Excerpt: Governor Greg Abbott recently announced that Texas is building an 80-acre forward operating base for Texas National Guard troops who are “responding to President Joe Biden’s border crisis.” In a press release, Abbott explained that the state’s 80-acre forward operating base in Eagle Pass, Texas, will expand the state’s “border security capabilities” as it continues to address the unprecedented level of illegal immigration under the Biden administration. “Texas is expanding our border security capabilities by building a new Texas Military Department base camp to increase and improve border security operations in this area,” Abbott stated. “This will increase the ability for a larger number of Texas Military Department soldiers in Eagle Pass to operate more effectively and efficiently.” During a press conference, the governor announced the new base would house 1,800 Texas National Guard troops and would be able to accommodate 500 additional troops if the Texas Tactical Border Force was deployed, according to The Texas Tribune. Read Full Article
– The Israeli Knesset spoke almost with one voice in a vote to reject any “unilateral Palestinian state-building” efforts, with 99 members voting for the measure and only 9 voting against it. Netanyahu said of the vote, “The Knesset united against the attempt to dictate to us the establishment of a Palestinian State, a dictate which would not only bring peace but would endanger the State of Israel.” Israel’s Knesset rejects unilateral recognition of Palestinian State – Middle East Monitor – www.middleeastmonitor.com Excerpt: The Israeli Knesset (parliament) voted, Wednesday, in support of a government decision to reject the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian State, Anadolu Agency reports. The Israeli government on Sunday approved a declaration rejecting any unilateral recognition of a Palestinian State. And, on Wednesday, 99 members of the 120-seat Knesset voted in support of the government decision against 9 votes. “I don’t remember many votes in which the Knesset voted with a majority of 99 out of 120,” Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said after the vote. Read Full Article
Disney announced plans to sell off a part of its media empire to Sony Pictures Entertainment. Disney will be selling Disney’s Home Entertainment Media, the department in charge of distributing Disney’s physical media, to Sony, which will effectively become their physical media distributor. Disney Sells a Major Part of Its Movie Business to Sony – www.cbr.com Excerpt: Sony and Disney will come together after a major deal has been struck between the two titans. Per Variety, Disney will soon be outsourcing the distribution of its home entertainment media to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The new deal will see Sony manufacture, distribute, and market DVDs, Blu-rays, and other physical media of Disney-owned releases. Sony will only be selling all of Disney’s new releases and catalog titles on physical media through various retailers in the United States and Canada, while Disney will continue to manage the digital versions of its media. There is speculation in the report that the switch could lead to layoffs at Disney, but it’s noted that the House of Mouse is “expected to conduct an internal assessment across all business functions that support physical entertainment amid the transition to Sony.” Read Full Article
If you got St. Louis Park Public Schools, you can get your child out of LGBT Q indoctrination if you happen to be Muslim. Six Somali Muslim families were given assurances their children would not be raised as little rainbows, but against the will of the school district, located in the state of Minnesota. The school’s response reveals the depravity of the people running this rainbow indoctrination program: “St. Louis Park Public Schools has always complied with the state law regarding parents’ statutory right to opt out of instructional materials, and we will continue to do so… Opt-outs based on representation of protected classes do not uphold our values of creating safe and inclusive learning and working environments in our schools. However, because it is required within state law, any change would need to happen with the involvement of state lawmakers,” Somali Muslim parents allowed to opt their kids out of LGBTQ curriculum in Minnesota public schools | The Post Millennial – thepostmillennial.com Excerpt: St. Louis Park Public Schools will allow parents and guardians to opt their children out of reading LGBTQ books after six Somali Muslim families threatened legal action against the district arguing religious freedom. The Minnesota school district said that they do not agree with opt-outs but are required to comply due to state law. The parents are represented by the First Liberty Institute, a Texas-based law firm focused on religious freedom, which sent multiple demand letters to the district, according to the Sahan-Journal. In a statement announcing the opt-outs, St. Louis Park Public Schools wrote: “St. Louis Park Public Schools has always complied with the state law regarding parents’ statutory right to opt out of instructional materials, and we will continue to do so.” Read Full Article
The U.S. State Department is busy deconstructing humanity, now insisting that no one use any terms that affirm basic human reality, that there are men, who are always men, and women, who are always women. The moves were exposed through a memo by Secretary Anthony Blinken, who, like everyone in this administration, puts party over country, advancing a demoralizing morality code intended to destroy American confidence and resolve. The response to the blowback suggests the State Department will soon be non-functioning. Spokesman Matthew Millar said, “If you look at that memo, as I have done, it’s a standard government practice to try to encourage people to just to be respectful of others, and use the terms with which others are comfortable, and talk to people the way that they would like to be addressed. And nothing more than that.” State department defends Blinken memo urging staffers to avoid ‘problematic’ language like ‘manpower’ – www.foxnews.com Excerpt: The State Department defended a memo from Secretary of State Antony Blinken this month that urged staffers to steer clear of gendered language such as “mother” and “manpower.” “If you look at that memo, as I have done, it’s a standard government practice to try to encourage people to just to be respectful of others, and use the terms with which others are comfortable, and talk to people the way that they would like to be addressed. And nothing more than that,” State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Tuesday during a press briefing. Miller was reacting to reports of Blinken sending a memo titled “Modeling DEIA: Gender Identity Best Practices,” that aimed to “increase understanding of gender identity and provide guidance on gender identity language and best practices that support an inclusive work environment.” Read Full Article
Researchers from the University of Cologne have discovered brain cells in mice that help the mice navigate left-right turns. The study could lead to new understanding of the human brain that could help with the treatment of Parkinsons. Neuroscientists Discover New Group of Brain Cells – scitechdaily.com Excerpt: … In a new study, researchers have discovered the missing piece in the complex nerve-network needed for left-right turns. The discovery was made by a research team consisting of Assistant Professor Jared Cregg, Professor Ole Kiehn, and their colleagues from the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Copenhagen. In 2020, Ole Kiehn, Jared Cregg, and their colleagues identified the ‘brain’s steering wheel’ – a network of neurons in the lower part of the brainstem that commands right- and left- movements when walking. At the time, though, it was not clear to them how this right-left circuit is controlled by other parts of the brain, such as the basal ganglia. Read Full Article