@HorseSoldierUSA Made and copyrighted an existing public statue then sued somebody for a hand drawing to make the statue image a t shirt. Wow. I expected more from all this advertised patriotism
My wife and I stopped b @HattricksTavern for some lunch today (Oh my god, the wings!) and Jeff was telling me @HorseSoldierUSA bourbon whose bottles are made from a mold that was created using steal from the World Trade Center!
An amputee cyclist riding through what looks like rural backroads kept pepper spraying dogs that were running toward him during his ride. The video sparked a huge debate online, with some people saying he was protecting himself while others argued the dogs didn’t look aggressive enough to justify being sprayed.
What do you think?
This American needs to lead the Department of Education
“This is my audition to become the head of the US Department of Education
- My first act of office will be immediately abolishing the No Child Left Behind Act. Yes, we will be leaving children behind. If they fail a class, they will have to repeat it
- My second act is one that I'm very passionate about. We will be bringing zeros back. If you don't know, in many schools in the US right now, students receive 40% or 50% if they do zero work, if they do not complete an assignment. And my school included, and many other schools, are not going to be allowed to give a student a 50% if they do not turn in any work. They will have to receive a zero.
Likewise, there will be no completion grades, If you just attempt an assignment, that doesn't mean you get a 55%. Like, if you get a 1 out of 10, you earned a 10% on that assignment, and that's okay. Sometimes failing happens, and we don't need to just inflate the grades just for fun. Grades will reflect students' actual performance and understanding of the content
- The third one I'm very excited for as well. Teacher evaluations will take place once a year and teachers will be observed by another current teacher from a different school. Teachers would volunteer to be evaluators. They would get a sub for the day, no questions asked, and then they would evaluate objectively. That way the person evaluating you does not know you and does not have any personal bias towards you. Hopefully.
- The fourth one, I think this should be common sense, but I hear that it happens all the time at some schools. Never at mine. But teachers shouldn't be expected to work for free. I hear elementary teachers are doing these before and after work things that they aren't getting paid for, like lunch duty or recess duty or pickup duty, whatever it is. The school needs those things covered.
People can volunteer for it, and then they have to get paid for it. They can't force you to cover other people's classes for free. They have to pay you extra if they're gonna take away your lunch or your prep or whatever time that is supposed to be yours and then force you to do something without getting paid. There will be no more voluntelling.
Hire this woman. The most important thing we need to do is hold students back and force them to learn the work. No more dumbing down out standards
I just had the craziest experience at the airport.
We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.
Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”
Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.
The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”
He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”
Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…
Start clapping.
I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.
All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.
It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.
@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.
Washington, D.C. — Youths rioted and brawled inside a Chipotle in the Navy Yard neighborhood. The area has been a site of frequent violent anti-social behavior by youths, prompting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeannine Pirro, to announce efforts to hold parents accountable under the district's curfew law. ngocomment.com
I am aware of the disturbing incident targeting worshippers during Friday prayers outside the Baitul Mamur Mosque in Brooklyn, where a man praying was struck with an egg. That hateful act is unacceptable and an affront to the values that define us as New Yorkers. My administration is committed to rooting out anti-Muslim hate in all its forms and ensuring every New Yorker can live and worship in safety and dignity. The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating this incident.
Guy’s luxury SUV is getting towed at the airport drop-off zone
He had the option to just pay the drop fee and get his car back. Instead, he jumps in, throws it in reverse while it’s still hooked up, rips the whole front end off as it slams to the ground, then starts blaming the tow driver
Should’ve paid the drop fee, bro
@BadBert13 Sorry to hear that, man! I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease a couple months back that wound up being the cause of the chronic back pain I had been dealing with for about 5 years or so. Now that we’ve got some answers, it feels like life’s done a 180 for the better.🤙
Infusion day! 💉
Still blows my mind seeing how quickly these treatments have worked in just a couple of months. Complete game changer!
Getting treatment #3 just in time for next weekends race. Bring on Colorado!💪
@Timcast Will they come at night in the chill of the darkness they're evil on the prowl. They're going to get you there's nothing you can do nothing you can do. Chickens flying everywhere. Chickens that don't even care. Claw your face peck out your eyes.