Student leaders plan to name and shame professors who shun diversity training…
March 11, 2019
The newly elected student body president and vice president at UT-Austin, who are set to take the helm for the 2019-20 school year, ran on a platform that pledged to out professors who are not keen on taking the wide swath of diversity lessons the university offers... “we will implement a training tag system that shows which professors have undergone inclusivity training by identifiable tags on the course schedules and syllabi. This will provide students with more transparency about the learning environment and encourage professors to proudly undergo trainings and further means by which they connect with students.”
“Encourage” professors. Sure, that’s one way of putting it.
Body of girl found in duffel bag near L.A.-area hiking trail identified…
March 11, 2019
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the county coroner identified the girl as Trinity Love Jones, 9, of Los Angeles County. Authorities did not provide more detail about where in the county she lived.
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The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled Jones' death a homicide, but the sheriff's department said it was withholding the exact cause.Fox News condemns Jeanine Pirro’s remarks on Ilhan Omar’s hijab…
March 11, 2019
Fox News "strongly" condemns comments by its host Jeanine Pirro suggesting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) wearing a hijab meant she followed Sharia law, the network said in a statement issued to Axios Sunday night.
"We strongly condemn Jeanine Pirro’s comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar. They do not reflect those of the network and we have addressed the matter with her directly."
Schiff Hires Another SOROS BACKED FELLOW Russian Investigator for Probe into Trump…
March 11, 2019
House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff is adding another heavyweight prosecutor to the team that will investigate President Donald Trump’s business dealings, including those involving foreign companies.
Daniel Noble, co-chief of the complex frauds and cybercrime unit at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, is leaving to join Schiff’s committee, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Jordan’s King Abdullah to Meet With Pence to Discuss Middle East Peace Plan…
March 11, 2019
Jordanian King Abdullah will meet on Monday with Vice President Mike Pence, as the Trump administration continues preparation work for the release of its Middle East peace plan. Abdullah is visiting Washington this week to discuss several strategic issues, among them the peace plan which could be presented shortly after Israel's April 9 Knesset election. The King does not appear to be on Trump’s official public schedule for Monday, but Pence and Trump are supposed to have lunch together an hour before the vice president’s bilateral meeting with the Jordanian leader.
You’ve Heard of Black Holes. But ‘White Holes’ Might Just Break Your Puny Brain…
March 11, 2019
Where a black hole's event horizon is the boundary at which its gravitational strength prevents even light from reaching escape velocity, a white hole's event horizon prevents anything from entering.
You can't escape a black hole. You can't go into a white one. So, where a black hole is sucking matter in, a white hole is spewing it out. They would be incredibly bright and incredibly energetic, hurling radiation into space at a furious rate.
Devin Nunes cites ‘important’ report ahead of Christopher Steele deposition release…
March 11, 2019
The Daily Caller reported on what it said was a dark money group based in California that gave $2 billion dollars to The Democracy Integrity Project, an organization that has contracted with Fusion GPS and Christopher Steele to conduct research on President Trump.
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Liberal billionaire George Soros has also given The Democracy Integrity Project $1 billion.The Democracy Integrity Project was created after the 2016 election and is dedicated to investigating election interference.
Trump Says Big Spike To The Stock Market Coming As Soon As China Trade Deal Is Done…
March 11, 2019
While Trump hedged, saying he wouldn't hesitate to walk away from a bad deal, he told reporters he was "confident" a good deal would get done.