What’s interesting in the news today?
1. Sticker shock. And next year, the same thing is expected again.
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2. Of course not. He only meets with kool-aid drinking supporters. If he did this, he might have to answer the uncomfortable questions. Like why the President thinks this wasn’t a terrorist attack.
From HotAir “Good work by lefty Mother Jones, which has must-read background on why this was likely a deliberate snub and not a logistical snafu. As it turns out, there may be reasons beyond simple political correctness that explain why the Pentagon insists on treating Nidal Hasan’s jihadist rampage as “workplace violence.”
Imagine having taken a bullet to the head from Hasan’s gun and being told that the president doesn’t have time to meet with you but does have time for a fundraiser at a rich liberal’s house nearby.
In the years since Major Nidal Hasan opened fire in a crowded Fort Hood medical center, killing 13 people and wounding another 32, victims have struggled to get medical care and financial benefits. This is largely because of how the incident has been labeled. Although Hasan is an avowed jihadist with ties to Al Qaeda, the Pentagon considers the attack to be workplace violence rather than terrorism or combat. Thus victims aren’t eligible for many benefits and honors available to soldiers wounded or killed in action…
In 2012, nearly 150 Fort Hood victims and their family members filed suit against the Department of Defense, seeking compensation for their suffering and lost benefits. But the case has bogged down, and the Senate has balked at passing legislation that would give victims of the 2009 shooting the same benefits as soldiers killed or wounded in combat or terrorism attacks.
The Pentagon insists it’s workplace violence because that’s what the White House and DoJ decided it was.
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3. Islamists in the UK have learned a lesson from the political left. Take over the education system, and you control what’s taught.
From TheDailyMail Plot against Birmingham schools was uncovered in document last month – Muslim extremists allegedly plotted to overthrow moderate school leadersNicknamed Operation Trojan Horse, document told how to force staff out – Probe into alleged hardline Muslim plot now been expanded to 25 schools”
“Thousands of schoolchildren’s education could have been threatened by a hardline Muslim plot to force out moderate school governors and heads and replace them with extremists.
It emerged today that 25 Birmingham schools are now being investigated for links to the alleged radicalisation plot, and while Birmingham City Council has refused to name the schools, some of which have upwards of 600 students, it means that vast numbers of pupils could have been at risk.
The number of schools allegedly involved rose today from 15 to 25 as Education Secretary Michael Gove is said to have told Ofsted inspectors to fail any school ‘where religious conservatism is getting in the way of learning and a balanced curriculum’.
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Wandering Views 
Lots of heavy stuff here.
The thing that worries me is not what it is, but where it’s headed.
It scares me when I think about it.
Really scared, not a figure of speech.
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I’ve read too much history (Russia, 1918). I spend too much time trying to figure out what to do given those facts.
Fortunately, The Lord is good. He is our refuge and our strength and has provided for me in the past, the present and the future. This should be motivating us to spread the Gospel while the door remains open.
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I understand, Chas.
Amen, Anon.
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