Oxford’s oldest student newspaper could be vetted by sensitivity readers to remove ‘problematic’ articles

Oxford’s oldest student newspaper could be vetted by “sensitivity readers” to stop it publishing “problematic” articles under new plans.

Officials at the Oxford Student Union (Oxford SU) are planning to set up a ‘Student Consultancy of Sensitivity Readers’ who would be elected and paid to check articles across various student newspapers for signs of insensitivity.

There is a “need for better editing” to review journalism from Oxford’s esteemed campus newspaper Cherwell because of “high incidences of insensitive material being published”, students say.

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As Texas Faces Heat Wave, Power Companies Are Automatically Raising The Temperatures On Smart Thermostats

Texas is currently facing a summer heat wave, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) asked residents to turn up the temperatures on their thermostats, suggesting Texans set their thermostats to 82 degrees at night.

The move has been mocked on social media, but now residents have noticed their smart thermostats are being controlled remotely by the energy companies.

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After a Year of Violence and Madness, Portland Goes From Dumb to Desperate

Over the past year, Portland, Oregon, has descended into violent anarchy and madness. It chose this destructive path.

Its hapless trust-fund baby mayor, Ted Wheeler, let antifa thugs chase him from his posh home. (Voter tip: Don’t elect dopey trust fund kids to power. They lack even the basic life experiences the rest of us have to enable them to do much more than walk and chew gum at the same time. Seriously. Both parties. Keep them as far away from power as possible.)

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Democrat Sen. Whitehouse Says His Exclusive Beach Club’s All-White Membership Is Simply ‘Tradition’

Democrat Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who has often spoken out against “racial injustice” in the United States, shrugged off questions from a local news outlet about his family’s membership in an all-white exclusive beach club in Rhode Island this weekend.

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PHAC president covering for Communist Chinese Spies will be spoken to in a stern but positive and self-esteem reinforcing manner

PHAC president called to House to face admonishment and produce unredacted documents

PHAC president Iain Stewart has been summoned to show up at the bar in the House of Commons chamber to be personally admonished by the speaker over failing to turnover unredacted documents explaining why scientists Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, were escorted out of Winnipeg’s National Microbiology Laboratory in July 2019 and then later fired by the body. Stewart has been ordered to produce the unredacted documents on Monday, but it remains to be seen whether he will.

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New Zealand’s Gavin “Laurel” Hubbard to become first man to compete in women’s event at Olympics

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics.

Hubbard was among five weightlifters confirmed Monday for New Zealand’s team for the Tokyo Games.

She will also be the oldest weightlifter at the Games and will be ranked fourth in the women’s heavyweight division. Hubbard won a silver medal at the 2017 World Championships and gold in the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games but sustained a serious injury that set back her career.

 

I was already done with the Olympic Scam so this just reinforces my decision.

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Rub n’ Tugs are now “personal wellness establishments”

Massage parlour rule changes in Newmarket discriminate against Asian women, critics say

Proposed changes to a bylaw regulating massage parlours in Newmarket are racist and discriminate against the Asian women who work in them, community advocates say.

Newmarket town council, which is expected to ratify the changes on Monday, recently voted to change the name of body rub or massage parlours to “personal wellness establishments.” Now, it’s looking at new rules governing the operation of the businesses and the qualifications of the “personal wellness attendants” employed in them.

??? I thought we were supposed to de-fetishize “Asian” women after Atlanta. Remember Layton’s “Community Clinic?”

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Rock Stars Cherish Their Financial Partnership with Castro Regime

“Blondie has shared a new clip from their upcoming short film, Blondie: Vivir En La Habana, which chronicles the band’s 2019 trip to Cuba…They had been invited to perform in Havana as part of a four-day cultural exchange event through the Cuban Ministry of Culture…Along with museum visits and architecture tours, the trip included two Blondie shows at Havana’s Teatro Mella.

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Adjunct U of Ottawa Professor Suggests ‘Sex Work’ On The Side Is The ‘Best Thing’ Young People Can Do Early In Their Careers

A University of Ottawa adjunct professor recently said on Twitter that doing “sex work on the side” is the “best thing” young people can do early in their careers

Naomi Sayers, adjunct professor and attorney, made the comments on Twitter last week…

There appears to be a contest among law schools to produce the least impressive graduates possible.

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