I came across this is little story today, it's not breaking news. I suspect that a member of the housekeeping staff knows something about the bomb threat that required the sweep for weapons.
According to police in Secaucus, the bomb threat — which later was determined to be bogus — was called in to Hudson Regional Hospital on July 18. During a search, bomb detection dogs led investigators to an unlocked office closet containing dozens of firearms.
Among the weapons were 11 handguns and 27 rifles or shotguns, according to police. The closet also contained a .45 caliber semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine that was determined to be an assault rifle, and a 14-round high-capacity handgun magazine.
The arrested the guy the next day.
What the heck do you think this guy was doing? It sounds very ominous that he was keeping those weapons there.
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It looks like NBC didn't consider all of the ramifications of adding Ronna McDaniels to their paid contributer ranks. They quickly realized that their hosts and their audience don't really want any part of platforming a propagandist who tried to overthrow the 2020 election.
It looks like NBC didn't consider all of the ramifications of adding Ronna McDaniels to their paid contributer ranks. They quickly realized that their hosts and their audience don't really want any part of platforming a propagandist who tried to overthrow the 2020 election.
I think they should have let her speak and reveal what a dope she is. Fox won't want her because she too old and not enough cleavage or lip gloss to satisfy their caricature of women. How about Money Honey blaming the bridge tragedy in Baltimore on immigrants? This is the state of Fox Business now.
Part of me understands that perhaps NBC wanted diversity and to show another point of view. Fox News has even hired some liberal pundits. (Fox of course is eating it up, it's currently their top story after the Baltimore bridge disaster) She might have had some interesting commentary.
They had to consider their audience when they hired her and I think they underestimated that, but I do think when the objections came from their own ranks, including a live criticism from Chuck Todd they had now choice to back down. Other stars like Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace expressed objections.
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"There's a reason why there are a lot of journalists at NBC News uncomfortable with this, because many of our professional dealings with the RNC over the last six years have been met with gaslighting, have been met with character assassination," Todd said during the show on Sunday.
I'm sure Trump is somehow to blame for this. Can't wait to hear how.
"Four years ago this month, schools nationwide began to shut down, igniting one of the most polarizing and partisan debates of the pandemic.
Some schools, often in Republican-led states and rural areas, reopened by fall 2020. Others, typically in large cities and states led by Democrats, would not fully reopen for another year.
A variety of data — about children's academic outcomes and about the spread of Covid-19 — has accumulated in the time since. Today, there is broad acknowledgment among many public health and education experts that extended school closures did not significantly stop the spread of Covid, while the academic harms for children have been large and long-lasting."
I'm sure Trump is somehow to blame for this. Can't wait to hear how.
"Four years ago this month, schools nationwide began to shut down, igniting one of the most polarizing and partisan debates of the pandemic.
Some schools, often in Republican-led states and rural areas, reopened by fall 2020. Others, typically in large cities and states led by Democrats, would not fully reopen for another year.
A variety of data — about children's academic outcomes and about the spread of Covid-19 — has accumulated in the time since. Today, there is broad acknowledgment among many public health and education experts that extended school closures did not significantly stop the spread of Covid, while the academic harms for children have been large and long-lasting."
You didn't provide a link. But yes, the republican's rush back to school was a good thing. We already know this.
This is not new data. We've even discussed here a year or two ago about the harmful affects on children of the pandemic. I suppose it's relevant because we are on the 4th anniversary of the pandemic, but it's only written and posted to be critical of the democratic response.
The idea to me is how to move forward and learn from the past. Most Democrats now see that total lockdowns for extended periods is not a good thing. Also of note that republican lead areas with low vaccination rates had a lot of deaths, but does the blame game get us anywhere?
Also it's a bit more nuanced apparently and even in republican areas things aren't so rosy.
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But even as new nationwide research backs up Florida's decision to steer students back to in-person schooling, the earliest test results from 2021-22 show a much more nuanced situation in the state's public schools. Despite the widespread return to face-to-face classes in Florida, one out of every four third graders scored the lowest mark possible on their state language arts assessments this year — marking the highest percentage since the test was introduced in 2015.
This is not new data. We've even discussed here a year or two ago about the harmful affects on children of the pandemic. I suppose it's relevant because we are on the 4th anniversary of the pandemic, but it's only written and posted to be critical of the democratic response.
Also it's a bit more nuanced apparently and even in republican areas things aren't so rosy.
People underestimated the effects of the trauma alone on kids watching their parents go nuts. It had to be very stressful in those families who reacted in every way except for being helpful. We are too cheap to just let students just re enter school where they left off. You get what you pay for. I don't get it why people believe we could come out of a pandemic unscathed and just pick up where we left off.
You didn't provide a link. But yes, the republican's rush back to school was a good thing. We already know this.
This is not new data. We've even discussed here a year or two ago about the harmful affects on children of the pandemic. I suppose it's relevant because we are on the 4th anniversary of the pandemic, but it's only written and posted to be critical of the democratic response.
The idea to me is how to move forward and learn from the past. Most Democrats now see that total lockdowns for extended periods is not a good thing. Also of note that republican lead areas with low vaccination rates had a lot of deaths, but does the blame game get us anywhere?
Also it's a bit more nuanced apparently and even in republican areas things aren't so rosy.
Doubtful the NYT wrote about it only to be critical of the Democrat response.
I found the article to be quite informative. As someone who worked in public health during the pandemic, one of the struggles was getting data that was consistent from state to state. One of the first data bases was from Johns Hopkins.
Eventually there was a national/Federal one, but it seems like data went in but wasn't retrievable. I suspect the administration tried to keep a lid on it.
I believe at least one state, Florida, was accused of doctoring data.
Anyway, recommendations seemed to change frequently and weren't always clear. It was, after all, a novel virus with many unknowns and a lot of unsupported opinions flying around.
Doubtful the NYT wrote about it only to be critical of the Democrat response.
And you didn't either? You just wanted to pass on some updated information?
But thanks for the link. Good article and I take back my presumption of the writer's intent from the snippet you posted. I thought it was to be devisive given your sarcasm about people looking to blame Trump. I do think people towards the left do tend to look at data and truth a bit more objectively. No one is going to blame Trump from legitimate research that points to the truth.
I think it's adding on to data that we already knew. The article I posted earlier from two years ago stated the same conclusions it seemed. I don't remember people blaming Trump then.
Again, it's good to look back at the data and decide what worked and what didn't.
Closing schools harmed children in the long run, didn't seem to stop the spread of covid and children in Dem run cities in poverty had really bad outcomes compared to wealthier areas, but for behavioral issues "At the same time, many schools are seeing more anxiety and behavioral outbursts among students. And chronic absenteeism from school has surged across demographic groups".
Doubtful the NYT wrote about it only to be critical of the Democrat response.
There's nothing new or unexpected in the attached article. We have a lot of poverty in Michigan so you can offer all the remote classes you want but kids in Detroit can't afford internet and kids in the rural Upper Peninsula didn't even have internet available in most places. Our governor allotted money for it but it will take several years to accomplish. We had a problem getting schools re-opened because of 1. lack of teachers, 2. lack of bus drivers and 3. lack of support personnel in the buildings. We can't hold classes outdoors in Winter. Openings were variable but the average was 4-5 months. I've heard RFK talk about school closures for 2 years but I've never been able to find any evidence of that.
The latest nationwide enforcement push took place over 12 days this month.
,,,All 216 arrested migrants have connections to drug crimes, according to ICE's allegations, and nearly half of those arrested had been previously deported...
...As part of the agency's latest investigative work tied to the March operation, officials identified more than 400 noncitizens who are subject to arrest.
If half of the criminals are returning to the US, deportation isn't a solution. As much as we need their labor here, I don't want unvetted people here. If you have a criminal record, back you go . We could probably be deporting hundreds of criminals every week. We aren't willing to take the car manufacturing out of Mexico in exchange for Obredor policing his own southern border because no one wants to pay more for a car. I guess we deserve what we are getting now since we created so many messes in the Southern Hemisphere by interjecting ourselves into their politics. Regan didn't help either.
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It looks like NBC didn't consider all of the ramifications of adding Ronna McDaniels to their paid contributer ranks. They quickly realized that their hosts and their audience don't really want any part of platforming a propagandist who tried to overthrow the 2020 election.