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📖 Books saved! Hundreds of Spotsylvania Va. parents reverse Board ruling (Book burning nonsense)
After public backlash, Spotsylvania school board will NOT remove 'sexually explicit' books from librarieshttps://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/spotsylvania-school-board-reverses-decision-remove-sexually-explicit-books-libraries/65-7a77eb49-94e9-49c0-8fcd-12485ca0407d
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. — The Spotsylvania County School Board voted Monday night to reverse its decision to remove "sexually explicit" books from school libraries after hours of public comment.
Two board members even advocated for burning the books, with one calling them "sickening."
Since the vote, the board's attorney said the decision was unconstitutional.
Hundreds have also publicly condemned the board, with a large group showing up at Monday night's meeting to do just that.
“I cannot believe that I’m standing here tonight at a school board meeting in America in 2021 and having to talk about school books being banned," one librarian said."This entire concept is so ridiculous.”
Jouett, twenty-seven years old, lay asleep on the lawn of the Cuckoo Tavern
I must have forgotten this part of Virginia history. I ran across looking up Cuckoo Va which I saw on a map earlier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Jouett
Sometimes called the "Paul Revere of the South", Jouett rode to warn Thomas Jefferson, then the outgoing governor of Virginia (and the Virginia legislature who had fled the new state's capitol before electing his successor) that British cavalry had been sent to capture them.
Jouett, twenty-seven years old, lay asleep on the lawn of the Cuckoo Tavern (although an account by Thomas Jefferson says Jouett was at his father's house) in Louisa County, Virginia, on the night of June 3, 1781.[9] During the night, he heard the sound of approaching cavalry and spotted the "White Coats," Col. Tarleton's British cavalry.[8][9]
Jouett suspected that the cavalry was marching to Charlottesville to capture the members of Virginia's government. Jouett knew that the legislature was completely undefended. Very little fighting had taken place on Virginia soil from 1776 to 1780, so most of Virginia's forces were deployed elsewhere. The British had only recently begun significant campaigns in Virginia, so few forces were in the state except local militia. Jefferson and the legislators needed advance warning to escape. Jouett quickly mounted his horse and, at about 10 pm, began the 40-mile ride from Louisa to Charlottesville. With the British cavalry on the main highway, Jouett had to take the rough backwoods trails to the overgrown Old Mountain Road, likely traveling only with the light of the full moon. He needed to ride fast enough to outrun the British.[9]
Denver's Teddy Bridgewater made a business decision here
https://twitter.com/nfl/status/1460030504296611843?s=21Small school asswhoopings 🏈
Small school asswhoopings
Olivet 79 Finlandia 6
Notre Dame college 72 Alderson Broaddus 7
Lebanon 25 Albright 2
Muhlenberg 55 Moravian 0
Grove City 56 Thiel 0
North central 84 North Park 6
Manchester 3 Anderson 0 440 yards total offense 6 turnovers
Battle of the Timberlands (96th meeting)
Arkansas Monticello 73 So. Arkansas 37
1,171 yards total in the Boll Weevils win. So. Ark Mule riders ran 84 plays. AM ran 78 plays. Womens teams for Ark Monticello are "blossoms".
Central Washington 70 Simon Fraser 0
And in the 125th meeting Randolph Macon 37 Hampden Sydney 14
HS leads series 58-56-11
Bertrand Russell's Ten Commandments for Living in a Healthy Democracy
Love this site
https://www.openculture.com/2021/11/bertrand-russells-ten-commandments-for-living-in-a-healthy-democracy.html
Bertrand Russell saw the history of civilization as being shaped by an unfortunate oscillation between two opposing evils: tyranny and anarchy, each of which contain the seed of the other. The best course for steering clear of either one, Russell maintained, is liberalism.
But the liberal attitude does not say that you should oppose authority. It says only that you should be free to oppose authority, which is quite a different thing. The essence of the liberal outlook in the intellectual sphere is a belief that unbiased discussion is a useful thing and that men should be free to question anything if they can support their questioning by solid arguments. The opposite view, which is maintained by those who cannot be called liberals, is that the truth is already known, and that to question it is necessarily subversive.
1: Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
2: Do not think it worthwhile to produce belief by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
3: Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
4: When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
5: Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.
6: Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
7: Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
8: Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
9: Be scrupulously truthful, even when truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
10. Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fo
I just got a Merry Christmas robocall from Trump...or was it SATAN??? 👹
I was one of those calls from a Trump aligned/rip off groups. The person who had my work phone previously is a Trump supporter.
For reasons known only by God - there's a "Roadhouse" reboot coming
EXCLUSIVE: The Double Deuce may finally be reopening its doors. Sources tell Deadline that MGM’s Road House remake is gaining momentum, with Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to star and Doug Liman in talks to direct. When this would go into production is still TBD as Gyllenhaal is about to shoot Guy Ritchie’s The Interpreter and Liman is currently prepping his Everest pic, though insiders add that execs are already meeting with writers to rewrite a previous draft and view the film as a high priority. Anthony Bagarozzi & Charles Mondry wrote a prior draft.
https://deadline.com/2021/11/double-deuce-mgm-road-house-jake-gyllenhaal-and-doug-liman-circling-1234871495/
As for this reboot, its unknown whether it’s a straight remake or a modern take on the material, and its also unknown if Gyllenhaal will be playing the role of Dalton or play a completely new character in that world. Given Liman’s track record of high-speed thrills and action, along with his innovative style with rich and interesting stories, audiences can expect that same fun that the original delivered on. As for Gyllenhaal, the role gives him another fun, physical role to dig his teeth into after recently working with directors like Michael Bay and now Ritchie, both of whom, like Liman, are known for bringing the fireworks to their projects.
Stuck on a boat - Richmond Va. Marathon medals
Medals for Richmond Marathon runners may not arrive in timehttps://www.nbc12.com/2021/11/10/medals-richmond-marathon-winners-may-not-arrive-time/
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Runners in the Richmond Marathon will likely not receive their finisher medals on time.
The Richmond Marathon says they were told the medals are still waiting to be offloaded in Long Beach, California, so they may not be here before the race.
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