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Education Department launches hiring spree in key office
Topic: Children and Family
Source: Politico
...roughly a year after mass layoffs. The Federal Student Aid office plans to hire 334 full-time employees by 2027, despite staffing cuts last year and efforts to send the department’s work to other agencies. The Education Department’s Federal Student Aid office saw some of the most significant staffing cuts at the agency last March during the administration’s government-wide reduction in force. Now, that same office is trying to hire 334 full-time employees by 2027 — a 45 percent increase from its staffing levels as of last month — according to the presentation delivered to FSA staff in mid-April.

UK Nurseries Urged To Report 'Racist' Toddlers To Police In £1.3M Scheme..
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Zero Hedge
Childcare workers across Wales are being trained to spot and report “racist incidents” by toddlers under fresh guidance endorsed by government ministers and bankrolled with taxpayer cash. The push, which includes lessons on “white privilege,” turns playgroups and nurseries into surveillance hubs for the state’s ‘anti-racism’ agenda — even when the alleged offenders are barely out of nappies. The initiative has received over £1.3 million in taxpayer funding via the Welsh Government.

Cyberattack That Disrupted Schools, Finals Ends
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: CBS News
Ransom note from ShinyHunters forced campuses to delay exams after Canvas hack. A digital backbone of American education was back online Friday, a day after crashing and taking finals week went with it. Canvas—the platform used by more than 8,000 schools and 30 million users worldwide—went down in an apparent ransomware attack, knocking students offline just as exams and deadlines peaked, reports CNN. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack, per CBS News, after a ransom note threatening a data release appeared on Canvas portals at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Georgetown, and Rutgers, as well as at K-12 districts in at least four states. Canvas' parent company, Instructure, said Friday most users are again able to use the system.

Inmates Say They Paid for Talk About Ghislaine Maxwell
Topic: Violence Against Women
Source: CNN
Women report communications with reporters brought punishment. When Ghislaine Maxwell showed up at a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, some of the women locked up there say they learned a fast lesson: Don't talk about her. CNN reports that Julie Howell, serving a year for embezzlement, said she checked the rules, then sent her thoughts about Maxwell's transfer—"every inmate I've heard from is upset she's here"—to a British reporter through her husband. Days later, Howell said, she was pulled from a prison dog-training program, berated by the warden for "ruining her weekend," written up for "disruptive conduct" and "mail abuse," and abruptly shipped to a higher-security federal detention center in Houston for three months.

'Muslim-Only' Water Park Event Canceled By Texas City
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The Epoch Times
The event was to celebrate Eid al-Adha, an annual Islamic celebration, and was promoted as being for only Muslims.. “After further review and in the best interest of the City of Grand Prairie, the June 1 Eid event at Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark has been canceled. No additional comment will be made at this time,” said Eric Alvarez, spokesman for the city of Grand Prairie. Aminah Knight, the organizer of the event, said she was “deeply disappointed” by the event being canceled and had only been informed by a park manager. “What began as a private event for the Muslim community to celebrate Eid in a joyful and modest environment became something much bigger than I ever imagined,” she said in a text message to The Epoch Times. “The flyer was originally shared within private community spaces, but it was later circulated more broadly by people who were not interested in attending, but rather in creating division and controversy.”

TX Gov. Abbott Threatens Grand Prairie's State Funding
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The Texan
Over Previously 'Muslim Only' Water Park Event. Gov. Greg Abbott’s office notified Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen to cancel the “DFW Epic Eid Celebration,” a Muslim event to be held at the city-owned Epic Waters Indoor Water Park.The Public Safety Office (PSO) sent the letter to Jensen on Wednesday regarding the event celebrating the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. ...“Epic Waters is owned by the City and managed by a third-party operator,” the City of Grand Prairie said in a Tuesday statement. “Like other City-owned facilities, it is available for rental by individuals and organizations.”The city said they have been in contact with the Epic Waters...

Ukraine is a global surrogacy hub - but that could be about to end
Topic: Children and Family
Source: BBC News
Prior to the war, Ukraine was widely cited as the world's second commercial surrogacy hub behind the United States. While the conflict significantly impacted surrogacies, they have nearly bounced back to pre-war levels, experts have told the BBC World Service. But Ukraine's parliament is now considering a bill that would introduce stricter oversight of the surrogacy industry and effectively ban access to foreigners, who make up 95% of the intended parents. The proposals have widespread support across Ukraine's parliament.

AZ bill requiring public schools to teach fetal development passes Senate
Topic: Children and Family
Source: The College Fix
An Arizona bill, H.B. 2830, mandates public schools to teach students about fetal development from conception through major milestones. The bill specifies that this instruction is separate from sex education, which remains optional in Arizona, and aims to enhance understanding of human biology. Pro-life advocates argue that educating students about fetal development can foster a pro-life perspective, while opponents claim the bill promotes a specific agenda by omitting comprehensive reproductive education.

Justice Alito temporarily restores access to abortion pill
Topic: Abortion
Source: Valley Central
Justice Samuel Alito on Monday briefly halted a ruling that would prevent mifepristone, one of two pills used in medication abortion, from being prescribed without an in-person doctor visit. Alito’s pause will last for one week as the Supreme Court considers the case. It temporarily restores expanded access to the drug but does not necessarily reflect the court’s thinking. [Ed: the week is up this coming Monday.]

Nancy Mace Claims Congressional Harassment Records Prior to 2004 Destroyed
Topic: Sexual Harassment
Source: The Washington Examiner
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) claimed on Monday that congressional sexual harassment and misconduct records prior to 2004 were destroyed. Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina, posted a photo on X of two binders that she claimed were the “results of my subpoena of Congress’s sexual harassment slush fund.” “Nine members. One thousand pages. All records prior to 2004 were destroyed – which tells you everything you need to know about how long this has been buried,” Mace wrote.

Despite SCOTUS Ruling, NJs AG Is Still Targeting First Choice Pregnancy Centers
Topic: Children and Family
Source: Townhall
On April 29, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in favor of First Choice Pregnancy Resource Centers, a pro-life organization that helps expectant women and mothers. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin subpoenaed First Choice, demanding a decade's worth of documents, including statements on abortion pill reversal, any information it provided to clients and donors, documentation identifying personnel, copies of every First Choice advertisement and donor solicitation, and information about any outside organizations First Choice worked with. First Choice Executive Director Aimee Huber called the subpoenas a "fishing expedition."

Disney cruise ship staffers among 28 arrested in massive child porn operation
Topic: Porn, Prostitution, and Sexual Freedom
Source: New York Post
Families hoping to make memories on a cruise were unknowingly surrounded by alleged child predators working aboard the ships, according to law enforcement officials. U.S. Customs and Border Protection boarded five cruise ships, including a Disney cruise docked in San Diego, between April 23 and 25 as part of ongoing Child Sexual Exploitation Material enforcement operations, a CBP spokesperson told The California Post. “After boarding the vessels and interviewing 26 suspected crew members from the Philippines, one suspected crew member from Portugal, and one from Indonesia, officers confirmed all subjects were involved in either the receipt, possession, transportation, distribution, or...

Grooming gangs inquiry: UK scandal explained
Topic: Violence Against Women
Source: The Week
Three-year statutory investigation will look into how gangs operated as well as alleged cover-ups by institutions such as the police and local authorities. So far only the Oldham area has been confirmed for investigation. Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, told a home affairs committee that other cities should be included as well, adding “I personally can’t say this enough.” There has been “growing pressure” for an inquiry into Bradford “to address allegations that the scale of abuse was covered up”, said The Telegraph. It came after a dossier drawn up by child abuse lawyer and Conservative MP Robbie Moore claimed at least 7,975 children in Bradford had been at risk of sexual exploitation between 1996 and 2025.

Berkeley Refuses to Act as Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Campus Event
Topic: Affirmative Action
Source: Jonathan Turley
erkeley has long been viewed as one of the most viewpoint-intolerant universities in the United States. Conservatives and those with opposing views are rarely invited and often face protests or cancellations. Some of us have long accused the Berkeley administrators and faculty of fostering this culture of intolerance. That culture was again on full display in the cancellation of an event with Jeffrey Dean, Chief Scientist at Google, in Jarvis Auditorium on Friday, May 1. The passive position taken by the campus police speaks volumes about why Berkeley is an academic echo chamber. The university reportedly maintained that it will take no action in preventing such disruptions absent violence. In adopting this position, the university effectively enables a heckler’s veto. The inexplicable position would leave the level of permitted speech to the mob at Berkeley.

First black transgender woman with quadriplegic cerebral palsy
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The Post Millennial
... signed to a modeling agency rages against whiteness at Met Gala. [Ed: not from the Onion.] Aaron Rose Philip became the first ever black, trans-identified male with quadriplegic cerebral palsy who was signed to a major modeling agency, and as Philip rolled onto the red carpet at the Met Gala—again a first—it was said that he was "breaking barriers with every step." When giving a Ted X talk in Berkeley in 2024, Philip blamed the fashion industry's saying he doesn't have the "right look" on his not being white.

1 in 5 councils ban swearing
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Campaign for Freedom
Councils in England and Wales have introduced a swathe of bizarre bans that will turn ordinary people into unwitting criminals. Councils have used Public Spaces Protection Orders (which allow them to ban any activity they judge to have a ‘detrimental effect on the quality of life’) to introduce over 1000 new laws, each of which can contain dozens of separate restrictions. These orders are not subject to democratic or legal scrutiny: they can be brought through by a single unelected council officer, and do not require public consultation or full council assent.

Locked Behind Bars With The Left’s Trans Ideology
Topic: Violence Against Women
Source: Victory Girls Blog
While executive orders get signed to protect women’s sports and preserve fairness for female athletes, society pays far less attention to another group of women who also deserve protection: female prisoners. Unlike athletes or students, incarcerated women cannot simply walk away from uncomfortable or dangerous situations. The Women Nobody Wants To Talk About. Every few months, another story emerges about biological men being housed in women’s prisons. State governments mostly handle prisons, so these stories rarely break through nationally. Or maybe once society labels women as inmates, people stop caring quite so much about their privacy, dignity, and safety.

Fight over sexual misconduct cases in Congress poised to intensify
Topic: Sexual Harassment
Source: The Hill
The battle over sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill is primed to escalate. For much of this year, the focus of efforts to curtail sexual wrongdoing has been squarely centered around three figures facing high-profile allegations — Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) — which forced the first two to resign from Congress last month. But more recent revelations that the Ethics Committee is also probing several other members — combined with the news that congressional offices have paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds to settle similar allegations in the past — have sparked a new wave of protest from victims’ rights advocates in the Capitol, who are now clamoring for accountability, more transparency and an overhaul of the way that lawmakers police themselves.

‘Weird, totally unnecessary, and absurd’
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Campus Reform
UVA students raise concerns over tampon dispensers in men’s restrooms. Students at the University of Virginia (UVA) are criticizing the presence of tampon dispensers in men’s restrooms across multiple buildings around campus. The dispensers offer both tampons and pads free of charge, and students say they are consistently stocked. A student in the commerce school raised concerns to Campus Reform over the use of university resources. UVA is a public university funded by taxpayer dollars. “Whenever the dispensers are in male restrooms, I just think it is a waste of university resources,” the individual said. “Instead of focusing on rising costs like tuition and food, the university is pursuing policy initiatives that don’t meaningfully help the student body.”