NEW: Garland's son-in-law is co-founder of Panorama, which supports 13 million students in 21,000 schools. The company promotes "social-emotional learning" but admits that's just a "vehicle" to promote "equity" & "dismantle" things like "systemic racism."
Becky Barstein, who gave the Panorama presentation (titled "SEL as Social Justice: Dismantling White Supremacy Within Systems & Self"), claimed that “the grooves of racism in my [her] brain sometimes are so deep” due to unconscious bias & systemic racism.
Panorama CEO Aaron Feuer said George Floyd death was "another consequence of this long history of systemic racism" & "education represents one of the most important levers for change" & his org is “in a unique position to make change to our institutions.”
The Panorama "Social-Emotional Learning Survey" focuses a lot on the topic of race inside of schools, and argues that "it is essential for educators to consider how situational or systemic forces, such as racism and racial bias, shape students’ lives."
Panorama said its “Equity and Inclusion Survey” student topics were generated in collaboration with Harvard's Reimagining Integration: Diverse & Equitable Schools (RIDES) whose 2021 booklist includes White Fragility, White Rage, & How to be an Antiracist.
Just a few posts from Kristina Drye, the former longtime speechwriter for the Biden Admin’s USAID administrator Samantha Power. 60 Minutes uncritically quoted Kristina Drye in their segment this evening.
oh NBD this is just Kristina Drye — who is a former longtime speech writer for the Biden Admin’s USAID administrator Samantha Power & who was quoted uncritically by 60 Minutes tonight — writing thousands of words in favor of Critical Race Theory.
DNI Gabbard in Munich: “President Trump’s policies are focused on ‘America First’, but that should not be mistakenly perceived as ‘America alone.’ We recognize a strong America is better positioned to lead, work with, & support our allies & partners around our shared interests…”
Gabbard: “Terrorism remains a persistent threat, requiring a coordinated global response. We must disrupt & destroy terrorist orgs by targeting their ideology, leadership, command structures, & $$$ networks. This effort necessitates close cooperation to share intelligence…”
Gabbard: “The challenges presented by Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea similarly demand a united front to advance the cause of peace, freedom, and prosperity. To deter aggression and maintain stability, we look forward to working closely with those who share those interests.”
Fox News reports Trump will sign an executive order tomorrow suspending the security clearances for the 51 ex-intel officials who signed onto the bullshit Hunter Biden laptop letter in an effort to help Biden win. A totally justified & long overdue move. foxnews.com/politics/trump…
Former Acting CIA Director Mike Morell told ex-intel officials they should sign the Hunter Biden laptop letter so they could give Joe Biden a “talking point” to use in the Oct. 2020 debate vs. Trump— & that’s exactly how Joe Biden used it a few days later.
Hunter Biden laptop letter author Mike Morell’s Oct. 18 email to former intel officials & his Oct. 19 email to John Brennan confirm the letter was a “talking point” for Joe Biden to deploy in the Oct. 2020 debate with Trump — which is just what happened… washingtonexaminer.com/news/1421443/h…
I wrote the book on the Afghan debacle & spent years pursuing answers & accountability. Hegseth made clear today that holding DoD & generals accountable for their 2021 failures is top priority as SecDef. It’s exactly what the troops, vets, & public deserve. Here’s what he said.🧵
Hegseth to Jim Banks: “It’s shameful. They still tout it as the most successful airlift in American history, when what the rest of us saw what was true laid before our eyes. Utter failure. A destruction of a military legacy there. Abandonment of our allies. Death of American troops. Detriment to our reputation. And then no answers and no accountability on the other side. And then what was unleashed because of what happened in Afghanistan? The October 7th attacks, an invasion into Ukraine. The world recognized weakness for what it was. And who bore the brunt of it? The troops on the frontlines at Abbey Gate doing an impossible job whose external security was the Taliban because there was no actual plan for this under the Biden Administration. And yet the only person held accountable in those moments was a Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who had the courage to stand up and say someone should be held accountable for that. His name is Stu Scheller. No one else involved has ever taken accountability for it. When that microcosm becomes the reality of the perception of the American military or America’s commitment to victory and success and positive outcomes, the world responds to that. President Trump is going to restore real deterrence by bringing a real warrior culture back, rebuilding our military, and ending wars properly — and if we have to fight them, winning them decisively.” 2/x
Hegseth to Jack Reed: “Senator, you mentioned the word ‘accountability’ — which is something we’ve not had the last four years… There’s been no accountability for the disaster of the withdrawal in Afghanistan, and that’s precisely why we’re here today — is that leadership has been unwilling to take accountability. It’s the time to restore that to our most senior ranks.” 3/x
New letter from Elizabeth Warren to Pete Hegseth shows she is very upset that, as SecDef, Hegseth might actually work to depoliticize the DoD by ending radical DEI & woke policies and that he might actually hold the military brass accountable for its share of the Afghan debacle.
When Warren et al obfuscate about the woke/DEI nonsense, remember Milley claiming it’s offensive to say anyone at DOD is woke (while he ranted about “white rage”). And remember— when Milley was defending DEI, DoD was weeks away from defeat in Afghanistan…
Warren wants the let DoD civilian leadership & the military brass & generals off the hook for their share of responsibility for the disastrous & deadly withdrawal & evac from Afghanistan. Hegseth wants accountability. Warren is wrong. Hegseth is right.🤷♂️
Jake Sullivan reportedly secretly revealed at the White House in 2023 that “Chinese hackers had gained the ability to shut down dozens of U.S. ports, power grids, and other infrastructure targets at will.”
CCP-linked hackers were *already* burrowing their way into U.S. telecoms.
“The two massive hacking operations have upended the West’s understanding of what Beijing wants, while revealing the astonishing skill level & stealth of its keyboard warriors.
It’s been clear **for years** the CCP’s cyber skills were excellent & cyber ambitions were sweeping…
“U.S. security officials believe the Chinese infrastructure intrusions… by ‘Volt Typhoon’… are at least in part aimed at disrupting Pacific military supply lines & otherwise impeding America’s ability to respond to a future conflict with China, including… invasion of Taiwan.”