{"id":149984,"date":"2023-11-21T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=149984"},"modified":"2023-11-19T22:50:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T03:50:53","slug":"tuesday-twinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=149984","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday twinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117040 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Education.svg_-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Education.svg_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Education.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Education.svg_-333x333.png 333w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Education.svg_.png 544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s open up with the 100 State Department employees who sent a letter to Biden accusing him of &#8220;spreading disinformation&#8221; about Gaza. (Wasn&#8217;t &#8216;dizinformacia&#8217; a KGB term?)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Organized by a junior diplomat, the memo accuses Israel of committing &#8220;war crimes&#8221; in Gaza and encourages senior U.S. officials to advocate for a ceasefire. The outlet reported that 100 State Department and USAID employees signed off on the memo, which did not offer a specific example for the alleged &#8220;misinformation&#8221; contained within Biden&#8217;s speech on Oct 10, three days after the &#8220;atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 S<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2023\/11\/13\/100-state-department-employees-sign-internal-memo-accusing-biden-of-spreading-gaza-misinformation\/\">alon<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, at least as long as Education is around, State isn&#8217;t our furthest-leftist Department.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-149985 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TELEMMGLPICT000356820791_17000669671940_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqMNXAjrQuC5hshkZY4lLDIQjp1U1thm56N-DWmwJUAxg-300x188.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TELEMMGLPICT000356820791_17000669671940_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqMNXAjrQuC5hshkZY4lLDIQjp1U1thm56N-DWmwJUAxg-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TELEMMGLPICT000356820791_17000669671940_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqMNXAjrQuC5hshkZY4lLDIQjp1U1thm56N-DWmwJUAxg-500x313.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TELEMMGLPICT000356820791_17000669671940_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqMNXAjrQuC5hshkZY4lLDIQjp1U1thm56N-DWmwJUAxg-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TELEMMGLPICT000356820791_17000669671940_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqMNXAjrQuC5hshkZY4lLDIQjp1U1thm56N-DWmwJUAxg.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wandering over to formerly sane Scotland, two &#8216;protesters&#8217; managed to get Edinburgh Castle shut down last week when they attacked the glass case surrounding the Stone of Scone.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Campaign group This Is Rigged claimed to be behind the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Stone of Destiny is an ancient symbol of Scotland\u2019s monarchy, used for centuries in the inauguration of its kings.<\/p>\n<p>It was seized by Edward I\u2018s forces from Scone during the English invasion of Scotland in 1296, and was used in the coronation of the monarchs of England.<\/p>\n<p>Today the red sandstone is one of the priceless treasures on display in the Crown Room at Edinburgh Castle. It is said the stone will only leave Scotland again for a coronation in Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n<p>In March, This Is Rigged smashed the glass holding Braveheart aka William Wallace\u2019s sword demanding an end to all new fossil fuel projects in Scotland. \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/activists-shut-down-edinburgh-castle-151054746.html\">Independent<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Think in the old days they would have dressed the three arrested in Celtics jerseys and then dropped them in Rangers territory. Not so much now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84888\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Stacey-Abrams-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacey Abrams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And of course y&#8217;all know Stacey Abrams, the former tax-dodging gap-toothed perennial candidate? Seems her brother-in-law is in a bit of trouble:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The brother-in-law of former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, a Democrat, has been arrested in Florida on charges of human trafficking, battery and lewd or lascivious touching of a minor, according to the Office of the State Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/stacey-abrams-brother-law-arrested-004728924.html\">Fox News<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, with family like that, guess we know why she wants to defund the police.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-149986 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ATBL35_d61cb6b3-ad37-4bfd-890e-d680c5611f1d@2x-335917380-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ATBL35_d61cb6b3-ad37-4bfd-890e-d680c5611f1d@2x-335917380-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ATBL35_d61cb6b3-ad37-4bfd-890e-d680c5611f1d@2x-335917380-500x309.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ATBL35_d61cb6b3-ad37-4bfd-890e-d680c5611f1d@2x-335917380-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ATBL35_d61cb6b3-ad37-4bfd-890e-d680c5611f1d@2x-335917380-1536x949.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ATBL35_d61cb6b3-ad37-4bfd-890e-d680c5611f1d@2x-335917380-2048x1265.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And in closing, a bit of good news:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A federal court has ruled that a prohibition by a Pennsylvania community on the display of the American flag with a thin blue line that is supportive of law enforcement is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The Springfield Township, about 15 miles from Philadelphia, argued the use of the flag was creating &#8220;discontent and distrust&#8221; in the community against the police. However, U.S. District Judge Karen Marston ruled the ban restricts the free speech of public employees under the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Township repeatedly suggests that the \u2018Thin Blue Line&#8217; American Flag is of limited, if any, public value or concern because it is \u2018offensive\u2019 and \u2018racist,\u2019&#8221; Marston wrote in the court opinion. &#8220;But as this Court previously told the Township, \u2018the First Amendment protects speech even when it is considered \u2018offensive.\u2019&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/court-rejects-pennsylvania-townships-ban-222115334.html\">Fox News II<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kinda makes you want to throatpunch the city officials, doesn&#8217;t it? Three cheers for the judge&#8217;s decision, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s open up with the 100 State Department employees who sent a letter to Biden accusing &hellip; <a title=\"Tuesday twinks\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=149984\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tuesday twinks<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":668,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[209,646,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teh-stoopid","category-morale","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/668"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=149984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149984\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=149984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=149984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=149984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}