diversity
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Students for Justice in Palestine & the University of Maryland
Read more: Students for Justice in Palestine & the University of MarylandPhoto credit to The Diamondback. On July 31st the University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group reserved the entire McKeldin Mall for an invitation only event for 25-50 people on October 7th, from 7 am to 11pm. The university approved this request which granted SJP exclusive use of the mall on October…
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Anti Semitism Disproportionately Leads Bias Incidents in MoCo
Read more: Anti Semitism Disproportionately Leads Bias Incidents in MoCoAccording to the Montgomery County Department of Police 2023 Annual Bias Incident Report released March 2024, 41% of all bias incidents were anti-Jewish, 30% were anti Black, 7% were anti-Homosexual, 5% were anti-Asian, 4% were anti Hispanic, and 3% were anti-Arab or anti-Islamic. The statistics are more remarkable when you consider the County population is…
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Whom would you rather mentor your child, a leader or a whiner?
Read more: Whom would you rather mentor your child, a leader or a whiner?What can we say about Colin Powell that hasn’t already been said? The son of immigrants, he grew up in Harlem and the Bronx (that’s 1940s Harlem and 1940s Bronx, not the gentrified areas we know today), and thanks to his inner resolve, became a four-star general and a secretary of state. The same goes…
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Montgomery County Hires Often-Used Consultant to Search for Racism and Gender Discrimination in Markets MoCo Govt Transacts In
Read more: Montgomery County Hires Often-Used Consultant to Search for Racism and Gender Discrimination in Markets MoCo Govt Transacts InMoCo government has contracted with something called “MGT Consulting Group” (a vendor it has used before) to search for racism and “gender discrimination” in markets the County is in and with sub-contractors the county government uses. This same contractor has secured the same “Disparity Study” service with neighboring Frederick County, MD, as well. It is…
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One Party Rule Isn’t Enough, We Need Twitter Spies to Keep Power
Read more: One Party Rule Isn’t Enough, We Need Twitter Spies to Keep PowerSilver Spring-based Maryland state delegate Jheanelle Wilkins (Democrat), herself a frequent user of social media accounts to spread election and public policy influence (and to take plenty of partisan shots), doesn’t appear to be a fan of free speech or tech platforms like X (formerly Twitter) that allow it. Co-sponsoring House Bill 333 this year in…
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Reason #8 for School Vouchers: Discrimination, Exclusion, Impunity (DEI)
Read more: Reason #8 for School Vouchers: Discrimination, Exclusion, Impunity (DEI)Diversity, equality, and inclusivity (DEI) is one cornerstone of the progressive creed. The other cornerstone is hating people who don’t subscribe to the progressives’ version of DEI. We all saw this bigotry as far back as the 2018 local elections when progressives were castigating Nancy Floreen, a lifelong, loyal Democrat, for running a break-off campaign.…
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Maybe Local Government Officials Should Focus on Just…Local Taxes, Crime, Schools?
Read more: Maybe Local Government Officials Should Focus on Just…Local Taxes, Crime, Schools?The people of MoCo would be much more unified and probably much less ill-tempered with one another if they saw actual progress via accountable schools, new roads, more bridges and trains, and policy that promotes a lower cost of living – not a high tax, high inflation one.
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Where did MCPS White Students Go?
Read more: Where did MCPS White Students Go?Over the past 20 years there has been about a 40% decline in MCPS’ white student population.
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Politicians Bending Their Morality
Read more: Politicians Bending Their MoralityDuring the 2022 election season it was not popular to be associated with a church that ascribed to beliefs that were counter mainstream MoCo culture. In fact, if you belonged to a church that did not support, for instance, gay marriage or transgender ideology you were labeled “hateful”. This was especially evident in the school…
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Book Banning is Alive and Well at Montgomery County Public Libraries
Read more: Book Banning is Alive and Well at Montgomery County Public LibrariesLocal author, and general thorn in the side of Montgomery County COVID lockdown fanatics, co-authored a book that was published in 2023 titled, “Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation”. If you haven’t purchased a copy yet, you can do so via Amazon, here. The book summary on Amazon: The kids…