Nu wel. Blijft toch een hardnekkig fenomeen in de VS die war on science vanuit christenfundamentalistische hoek.quote:Op zaterdag 15 september 2018 19:09 schreef Ulx het volgende:
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Probeer nog eens.
quote:The State Board of Education in Texas voted on Friday to eliminate several historical figures, including Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller, from the state’s social studies curriculum.
Barbara Cargill, a Texas Republican and member of the board, told The Dallas Morning News that "the recommendation to eliminate Helen Keller and Hillary Clinton was made by [Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills] work groups.”
“However the board did vote to agree with the work groups' recommendations,” Cargill pointed out. "In speaking to teachers and testifiers, they did not mention these specific deletions."
The decision made by the 15-member body reportedly came as part of an overall effort to "streamline" the state’s social studies curriculum.
Texas high school students have been required to learn about Clinton after the former first lady made history in 2016 by becoming the first woman to be the presidential nominee of a major political party.
Texas third-grade students have also been required to learn about Keller, who went on to become the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree and later led a life of activism.
Members of the volunteer work group that made such recommendations to the board said the state requires children to learn about too many historical figures.
So, the volunteer work group was tasked with creating a rubric for grading historical figures to deem who was "essential" to learn about and who wasn't. The group would ponder things like whether the historical figure triggered a watershed change or if he or she were from an underrepresented group.
Clinton reportedly scored a five on the 20-point grading rubric, and Keller scored a seven.
Though the vote on Friday was preliminary, the board, whose members are elected to represent specific geographical areas, is scheduled to cast a final vote on the decision this coming November.
In NWS vinden ze het geweldigquote:Op zaterdag 15 september 2018 21:16 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
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Texas State Board of Education votes to erase Hillary Clinton from history curriculum
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Ze hebben echt geen idee van de agenda van dit bestuursorgaan, de invloed die ze hebben op het hele onderwijssysteem in Amerika en de doortraptheid waarmee ze hun opvattingen erdoor weten te douwen. Jaren geleden volgde ik de afleveringen van The Atheist Experience vanwege de discussies/ argumenten mbt creationisme en Intelligent Design en daarbij kwam dit bestuursorgaan regelmatig aan de orde.quote:Op zaterdag 15 september 2018 22:28 schreef Knipoogje het volgende:
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In NWS vinden ze het geweldig
Niet in staat in te zien dat na een paar honderd jaar mannelijke kandidaten de aller-allereerste vrouwelijke kandidaat gewoon als losstaand feit best een paragraaf in een geschiedenisboekje waard is, ongeacht wat je van d'r vindt. Maar nee. De fokkertjes aldaar... intellectueel zo verschrikkelijk arm
Diep in hun hart zouden ze het liefst de eerste zwarte president ook willen verwijderen uit alle boeken. Maar ja.. gelukkig is een presidentschap niet zomaar uit te vlakken.quote:Op zaterdag 15 september 2018 21:16 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
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twitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op zaterdag 15-09-2018 om 22:40:03 Lambda Legal and American Oversight filed a lawsuit seeking to compel HHS to produce docs related to Brett Kavanaugh's work in the Bush admin, "particularly his involvement in policies that discriminated against LGBTQ children, families and relationships." https://t.co/FLeTf67Ayy reageer retweet
twitter:NBCNews twitterde op zaterdag 15-09-2018 om 22:46:01 Next Thursday, FEMA will do its first test of a system that allows the president to send a message to most U.S. cellphones. https://t.co/msofYwxIma reageer retweet
Mijn God. Zit je op je dak in een overstroomde stad, krijg je een smsje: "Witch hunt!"quote:Op zondag 16 september 2018 01:15 schreef Nintex het volgende:twitter:NBCNews twitterde op zaterdag 15-09-2018 om 22:46:01 Next Thursday, FEMA will do its first test of a system that allows the president to send a message to most U.S. cellphones. https://t.co/msofYwxIma reageer retweet
Maak me er meer zorgen over dat de oranje gek politieke boodschappen stuurt tijdens verkiezingsdag.quote:Op zondag 16 september 2018 01:28 schreef Zwoerd het volgende:
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Mijn God. Zit je op je dak in een overstroomde stad, krijg je een smsje: "Witch hunt!"
Ik mag aannemen dat zo'n systeem alleen tijdens noodgevallen in werking wordt gezet. Maar waarom zoiets via de president moet gebeuren begrijp ik ook niet helemaal.quote:Op zondag 16 september 2018 01:30 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
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Maak me er meer zorgen over dat de oranje gek politieke boodschappen stuurt tijdens verkiezingsdag.
twitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op zondag 16-09-2018 om 01:25:19 Trump is increasingly souring Jim Mattis, NYT reports. Why? In part, because Trump thinks Mattis is secretly a Democrat. He also wants Mattis to be a vocal political supporter, like Mike Pompeo, but Mattis refuses to go on Fox and praise Trump's agenda. https://t.co/Pj9h5ikbUw reageer retweet
twitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op zondag 16-09-2018 om 02:20:57 William McRaven, the retired four-star admiral who led U.S. Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014, has resigned from the Pentagon's technology advisory board following a public critique of Trump, Defense News has learned. https://t.co/OAEUKBdGII reageer retweet
http://thehill.com/policy(...)a-as-early-as-mondayquote:Trump to announce $200B in tariffs on Chinese goods as early as Monday: report
President Trump will announce $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods early next week, despite his administration's ongoing trade negotiations with Chinese officials.
The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that Trump administration officials are prepared to make an official announcement as early as Monday or Tuesday.
A White House spokeswoman declined to comment to the Journal on a potential announcement, instead pointing to a Friday statement encouraging China to address trade issues with the U.S.
“The president has been clear that he and his administration will continue to take action to address China’s unfair trade practices. We encourage China to address the long standing concerns raised by the Unites States," the statement reads.
The news comes days after Trump met with top economic advisers to discuss trade moves against China. On Thursday, the president tweeted that increased pressure was having an effect on China's economy.
"They are under pressure to make a deal with us," Trump tweeted. "Our markets are surging, theirs are collapsing. We will soon be taking in Billions in Tariffs & making products at home. If we meet, we meet?"
Previous back-and-forth measures imposed by the two countries have totaled more than $50 billion in reciprocal measures, as China has retaliated against U.S.
Hundreds of billions more in tariffs have been proposed by Trump, but those measures have been delayed while officials determine a final list of products.
Last week, Trump threatened a third round of tariffs on another $267 billion of Chinese imports, covering more than total Chinese exports to the U.S.
Past American tariffs have targeted manufactured Chinese goods including electronics and medical devices, while Chinese tariffs have targeted exports from Republican-held states such as various grains and pork.
http://thehill.com/blogs/(...)erms-democracy-is-atquote:Ex-GOP donor urges support for Dems in midterms: 'Democracy is at stake'
Former GOP mega-donor Seth Klarman urged voters to support Democrats in the coming midterm elections and said in a recent interview that he believes “democracy is at stake.”
“One of the reasons I’m willing to come out of my shell and talk to you is because I think democracy is at stake,” Klarman said in an interview with The New York Times published on Saturday. “And maybe I’ll be able to convince some other people of that. And get them to support Democrats in 2018.”
Klarman, who was previously one of the biggest donors to the Republican Party in New England, told The Times he has donated $4.9 million to nearly 150 candidates.
Some of the Democratic candidates who have received Klarman's cash in this election cycle alone are Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D), Texas Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a potential presidential candidate. But, as Klarman puts it: “I’m not a Democrat.”
“We need to turn the House and Senate as a check on Donald Trump and his runaway presidency,” Klarman, who donated more than $2.9 million to Republicans in the 2016 election cycle, said.
The hedge funder said he feels “betrayed” by “spineless” Republicans who he says have been “profiles in cowardice.” Now, Klarman says the only option is to “act as a check and balance.”
“If one looks at my past giving, one might think that several million, 5 or 6 million, might be a lot in a cycle,” Klarman said. But he added that he is “stretching far beyond what I usually do” in the current cycle.
“By the election I think I’ll have spent between $18 and $20 million,” he continued, which would make him one of the top donors for the Democratic Party this year.
“Think of it this way,” Brendan Quinn of the Center for Responsive Politics told the Times. “As of August, George Soros has given $12 million. I have no way of knowing how much more he’ll contribute this cycle, but it’s entirely possible that Klarman could end up giving more than him.”
Klarman called the current state of Washington an “emergency” and suggested voters consider the price tag for democracy in the coming midterm elections. “It seems like the answer should be a huge amount,” Klarman said.
Klarman, who has a history of slamming President Trump, also accused Republicans of giving a huge tax cut “largely to rich people” and slammed them because they “were supposed to be the fiscally responsible party.”
“Whatever irresponsible fiscal things the Democrats do won’t be worse than what the Republicans have already done,” Klarman said.
Though Klarman said his interview with the Times “could conceivably upset a few of my clients,” he added that “it’s more important that I do what my conscience requires by speaking out.”
“There are things more important than making money,” Klarman concluded.
Het begint er op te lijken dat jij van de cola af bent.quote:Op zondag 16 september 2018 02:19 schreef Nintex het volgende:
"Attention haters and losers. This is an emergency message from your favorite President. My poll numbers are up again, also I've never seen a thin person drink diet coke. Bye!"
Vast, maar Trump zal wel bepalen wat een noodgeval is, en een tornado is dat vast nietquote:Op zondag 16 september 2018 01:44 schreef Zwoerd het volgende:
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Ik mag aannemen dat zo'n systeem alleen tijdens noodgevallen in werking wordt gezet. Maar waarom zoiets via de president moet gebeuren begrijp ik ook niet helemaal.
Ik weet 100% zeker dat zodra Trump van het podium af is en er weer een type Jeb Bush aan het hoofd van de Republikeinse partij zit al deze miljardairs rechtsomkeert maken om weer een nieuwe belastingverlaging te krijgen. Maar voor nu is het leuk.quote:Op zondag 16 september 2018 08:08 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:
Gisteren een GOP mega-donor in Ohio die de partij verlaat (Leslie Wexner), nu ééntje in New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut) die de democraten steunt...
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Natuurlijk, ze willen "normaal" conservatief beleid, niet wat de GOP en Trump nu doen.quote:Op zondag 16 september 2018 12:18 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:
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Ik weet 100% zeker dat zodra Trump van het podium af is en er weer een type Jeb Bush aan het hoofd van de Republikeinse partij zit al deze miljardairs rechtsomkeert maken om weer een nieuwe belastingverlaging te krijgen. Maar voor nu is het leuk.
Mwoah, wat de GOP nu doet is sowieso normaal conservatief beleid. Trump wijkt iets af met zijn blinde, naïeve handelssancties.quote:Op zondag 16 september 2018 12:21 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:
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Natuurlijk, ze willen "normaal" conservatief beleid, niet wat de GOP en Trump nu doen.
Of zoals ze bij Politico schreven:quote:Op zondag 16 september 2018 13:12 schreef Kansenjongere het volgende:
John Kerry wist het bij Bill Maher wel goed samen te vatten: "Trump has got the maturity of an 8-year-old boy with the insecurity of a teenage girl."
Je snapt er dus geen reet van. Boos dat er eerst 16 werd gezegd? Wat snap je niet aan het aantal doden?quote:Op zaterdag 15 september 2018 13:36 schreef Nintex het volgende:
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De boosheid van Trump snap ik wel als ze inderdaad gezegd hebben dat er maar 16 doden waren gevallen. Daarnaast faalde de lokale overheid en Puerto Rico natuurlijk gigantisch. FEMA heeft alles geleverd wat ze moesten leveren, maar het bleef daar staan in de havens en opslag plaatsen.
Ongeacht wat Trump er van vind moet dit natuurlijk uitgezocht gaan worden, maar dat zal in het huidige Amerika wel niet gebeuren.
Wat je ziet is dat Trump meer de 'baas' van het bedrijf Amerika is dan een politicus of bureaucraat. Dat wil zeggen dat hij iemand aanwijst die het probleem moet oplossen op basis van zijn aanwijzingen, maar dat hij verder niet heel diep de detail induikt. In de politiek werkt dat toch heel anders.
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