Baffling

We're coming up on a year of Carney's vacant reign and still people support him.  Why?  He has achieved absolutely nothing, save for maybe a couple of memoranda of understanding.  Do his supporters have no brains?  No ability to think?  No critical faculties to analyze?  What other reasons can there be?

Now he's off to India to.....to.....what?  India has already said they will take every drop of oil and natural gas we will sell them, so why go there?  To avoid the House of Commons, a place where he is decidedly at sea?  To steer clear of Question Period where he has to remove his self-anointed crown?  He consistently thumbs his nose at Joe Blow Canadians -- people currently struggling to pay the rent and put food on their tables.

My question is, why does he have to be the star of every trip?  Doesn't he have ministers to do this?  Where are they?  Shockingly, he cancelled a press conference because, "There was no time."  That was complete BS.  He cancelled because he didn't want to answer questions about India's political interference in our elections.  The headline confirming the Indian consulate's hand in the assassination of a Canadian citizen didn't help either.

Ah yes, here's why he's in India.

And there was his wife, along for the ride.  Diana, if you insist on accompanying your prime minister husband, at least put on a decent outfit and fix your hair.  She looks like she just grabbed the nearest tablecloth on her way out the door!  Or perhaps she feels looking fashionable is vacuous and beneath her intellectual brilliance.

The reality is dragging your wife along doesn't make you look strong.  It makes you look weak.  It makes you look like you have to have your Mummy along to hold your hand. 

Genders unknown

Whatever, woman, make an effort, or stay home in New York.  She needn't have tagged along at all.  I mean, why?  And why was Champagne on the plane?  The guy's the minister of finance, why did he need to be there?!

Heard Vassy interview Champagne before he left and he blabbed a stream of word salad nonsense, after which B and I looked at each other and said, "What did he just say?"  Neither of us could conjure a thing.

Carney may be the worst prime minister in recent memory.  He gives not a hoot for this country with his fruitless, vain voyages around the globe.

Speaking of incompetent "leaders", Britain's Kier Starmer is currently giving him a run for his money.  Currently voted the most unpopular prime minister in the country's history, he just refused to allow American planes to re-fuel at a British air base, meaning they have to fly longer and more dangerous sorties to accomplish their mission. 

Britain's stunned PM

What a dumb move!  Almost as dumb as the Indigenous group in B.C. who are trying to close off the air space above the Crown land on which their reservation sits.  How brilliant of Starmer to alienate Trump in the latter's determination to rid Iran of a leader who has killed at least 40,000 of his own people because they spoke out.  As usual, the stuffed-shirt devotee of international law said he couldn't because Iran wasn't "an imminent threat" to Britain.

Frankly, Trump should follow through on his earlier musings about leaving NATO altogether.  I mean, he is getting absolutely no support from other members, so what's the point?  

As far as Iran is concerned, never mind Ayatollah Khomeini's followers have carried out many murderous attacks on British citizens on British soil.  No, Starmer is sticking to his guns, so to speak, and adhering to the impotent international laws that threaten the entire world.  And what's the response of the EU?  Ursula von der Leyen has called an emergency meeting to.....to.....hold another gab fest.

As I said, what thick, dumb moves by both Starmer and Barbie Ursula.

 

One word

When a young student asked me what reconciliation with the Indigenous meant, I replied, "Money".  She stood there shocked because there she was, writing what she thought would be a complicated analysis of land claims and traditions and I had just destroyed her entire thesis.  I mean, what would she be writing about when it can all be summed up in that one word?

'The Globe and Mail' tiptoed into the subject today with its editorial, "The high (and rising) cost of reconciliation".  They went on about ways of life and traditional territories, but after all is said and done it boils down to that one word -- especially after the Cowichan decision, giving all of Richmond, B.C. to the Indigenous it'll only get worse.

Can you imagine owning property in Richmond and finding out the title belongs to the Cowichan?  Good luck trying to sell it.  (See, "Everyone's effed", August 25, 2025)

Tanya Talaga weighed in on another Indigenous reality:  The preponderous of Indigenous inmates in Canadian prisons.  In Thunder Bay, for instance, it's 100 percent.  Tanya's analysis, however, is brilliant.  

She claims that the high rates of recidivism of natives are due entirely to the lack of librarians in correctional institutions.  Huh?!  Yep, it's all because there are no librarians helping them learn.

"What did we teach them in there?" she asks.  She never, however, asks what their upbringing might have had to do with their fates.  No, it's all the librarians' faults -- never the parents.

I'm getting sick of the blame game being completely dumped into the laps of everyone but the parents and the community.  Hey, look into yourself, as Mark Carney implored Rosemary Barton.  

Will anything change?  Rhetorical.

How can communities like this foster civilized behaviour?

Another shining example of a pristine reserve.  We spent $63 billion on Indigenous funding last year -- 12% of the entire budget -- for a population of 1.8 million.  Get out your calculator and weep.

  

War crimes

Zelensky has just celebrated four years of a senseless war he cannot win, but wages yet.  'The Globe and Mail' had this tragic photo on its front page, the headstones of just a fraction of the 50,000 killed in addition to another 500,000 wounded.  When you see actual graves, it hits hard:

Every grave represents a senseless death.  As well, there are probably 10 relatives, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers who will forever weep and mourn.  

Apart from outrageously enriching himself personally out of the billions countries have given him -- Canada alone has sent $24 billion down the black hole of his atrocity -- he continues to sacrifice the lives of young men and women in his personal quest to.....to......what?!

And guess who else is profiting from this mess?  Brookfield.  Gee I wonder how that happened?  Carney's personal wealth is estimated to be $96 billion.  $96 billion!  Something smells to high heaven here.

Why does it continue?  Canadians are suffering, vets are living on the streets.  Zelensky has to be stopped.  And so does Carney.

 

Is it "sleigh" or "sled"?

...as in "Bob".  I'm not sure, but at any rate, who cares and who does it?  By my count, there are six disciplines:  Single, two-man, four-man, luge, skeleton and relay. 

Death wish because....?????

Frankly, who does this in real life?  No one I know or have ever seen, even though we live 15 minutes from the 1988 Olympic track.  A few years ago, two teenaged brothers literally lost their heads when they took a run on that track when it was closed.  A very sad day, but it stopped other kids from trying such a very dangerous sport.

Apart from this "sport", the Olympics have wrapped and I watched snippets here and there.  What it did do, however, was motivate me to switch over and binge-watch the Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir series, 'Tessa and Scott' on YouTube.  Now, there was magnificence!  

Their intimacy convinced me they had to be lovers in real life, but they're not.  Each is married to other people and each has kids.  They were, however, perfection.

Do yourself a favour and tune in to this breathtaking couple making magic on the ice.

The hockey gold match was heartbreaking, as Canada fell to the U.S.  Frankly, I think Canada was the better team, but clearly Crosby was missed.  I think he had to weigh this game in favour of the entire season with the Penguins.  Obviously, he chose the Penguins.

The most insulting and ridiculous part was the presentation to the players of dolls!  Dolls!  WTF was that about?  Absolutely ludicrous and whoever came up with that idea needs to be fired.    

Finally some sense

Re-printed from 'The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy', a Calgary-based organization dedicated to a civil, common sense approach to public discourse:

"News out this past week that the University of Alberta might be ending so-called Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). If that's true, it's positive. After all, despite the pleasant-sounding words, DEI as policy is an anti-merit, anti-individual, illiberal way of awarding jobs or university student spots based on race, ancestry, or ethnicity.

"However, we've seen institutions announce such things before. What often happens is the name changes but the discriminatory policies stay. It used to be called "affirmative action" and then it was changed to "employment equity." Then it became Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).  A very counter-productive, anti-meritorious policy. "We'll keep an eye on developments at the University of Alberta and let you know what we see in the coming months.  "Also news this past week that the federal government is shutting down its own "Islamophobia" office, one headed up by a former Toronto Star journalist." But it might be replaced with a new office dedicated to tracking what Ottawa considers hate speech.  "The problem with an office dedicated to policing speech is that it injures free inquiry and free expression, which are necessary for getting to the root of problems. You can't solve a problem if you can't critique others' views. That's as true of religious beliefs as it is when it comes to ideological beliefs.  “I’m glad to see a journalist-activist—which is what Ms. Elghawaby’s skillset was—is no longer receiving taxpayer funds to promote a radical, illiberal view of how Canadians should think, i.e., that any critique of Islamic fundamentalism, is wrongly equated with hatred of Muslims.  "We shall see if the new government body is any improvement though. The core issue is that Canadians should be free to critique each other’s belief systems and out-workings of the same, religious or atheist, without being hounded by taxpayer-financed bureaucrats about their views.”  _________________________ If adopted, I agree it would be a positive move.

What a brilliant appointment. Not.

Carney has just made another "brilliant" appointment:  Janice Charette as chief negotiator for CUSMA.  

Charette was the clerk of the Privy Council Office who recommended Trudeau invoke the Emergencies Act during the truckers' convoy -- an invocation just ruled unlawful by the courts.  As I said, what more brilliant person to send to deal with Trump!  Doesn't even know the law.  

I predict he'll take one look at her and walk out of the room, if he walks in at all, which I highly doubt.  Like it or not, looks count to Trump.  

Any hope here?  And that hair!  Please.

He's also leaving Dominic Leblanc in there as another sterling "negotiator" -- the same guy who hasn't been able to get a single thing done in a year.  Charette's appointment and Leblanc's continuing involvement signal one thing:  Carney doesn't want the CUSMA re-negotiation to succeed because he remains committed to his globalist agenda.

It's just one dumb move after another with this gang.

 

I forgot my flip flops

We decided to spend Valentine's Day weekend at the venerable Palliser Hotel in downtown Calgary.  Naturally, we booked the Gold Floor -- which is very expensive.  

I, of course, brought my best outfits, but I forgot my ripped jeans and flipflops.  Can you believe that so many people with money frequent the lounge there in the WORST outfits I have ever seen!  Here are a few beauties:

How do you get that big so young?!

  

At last count, this guy went to the trough 10 times!

Sweats down to the pubic bone with flipflops.  Charming!

Nothing like ripped jeans in the Gold Lounge!

Me trying to look decent. 

Farewell to another Valentine's Day.

What are they eating up there?

 Mark Carney is creaming Mary Simon in the race for who can gobble more goodies on flights.  In 2022, Simon wasted what turned out to be a mere $93,000 on such delights as beef wellington when she took a trip to the Middle East and dragged along her Crocodile Dundee wanna-be husband (Note to Whit: lose the ridiculous hat) and 29 of her closest friends.  Carney, however, topped that excess by a country mile.  He spent $300,000 in the air alone!

Never mind that the governor general is the King's representative in Canada.  Never mind that the Commonwealth has nothing to do with the Middle East.  What the h-ll!  Simon went anyway and gorged on gourmet delights in the air alone.  (Frankly, she doesn't need to eat so much, judging by her ample girth, but I digress.)

Not to be outdone, Carney has relegated her to the bush league.  Last year, his lordship spent (rounded off) $300,000 on inflight catering and another $472,000 gourmandizing when he got where he was going.

He dropped $39,000 in Paris, $48,000 in Washington, $36,000 in London, $133,000 in Rome, $141,000 in The Hague, and $73,000 in Brussels for a grand total of:

$472,293.20!!! 

Wow, that's staggering when you consider that Canada's food banks are struggling to keep up with demand.  Frankly, it's obscene.  As I have said, Carney governs like a CEO, not a PM, with nary a thought to the poor serfs beneath him.

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A word about the 'fairer" sex.  Women are at in again running to women-only conferences.  "You never went in for that stuff, did you," one DM I reported to said.  I took it as an enormous compliment because I didn't hang around doing "women's issue/feminist/liberated" things.  I hung around the power, which in my day, usually meant men.

The latest 'Globe and Mail' woke conference.  Some women have been at this for 60 years.  I got over it decades ago.

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When I heard a female had been the shooter in Tumbler Ridge, I was shocked.  Women don't do this.  Of course, it wasn't a women, it was a male in a dress, but the CBC couldn't bring itself to say it.  How does this help?  Rhetorical.
And, by the way, what was Carney's wife doing laying flowers?  No one elected her, so please stay at home in New York.

What a piece of work

Years ago, when B was newly-married to his ex, she took a solo trip to Winnipeg.  While she was away, B suffered a near-fatal ulcer bleed on the aorta and was rushed to hospital.  It was so bad, he was actually given the Last Rites.  

"Please let me know if he dies," she said off-handedly when called by a mutual friend.  Click buzz.  That was it!  Didn't return home.  Didn't call B.  Couldn't have cared less.

This has come to mind because my stepson recently fell down a flight of stairs and broke his neck.  The son lives in Ottawa and the mother lives in Ottawa, but when informed of another near-fatality in her family said, "I'll keep him in my thoughts, thank you."

That was it!  Her own son lies in a coma near death and all she can muster up is a perfunctory ho-hum.  Click buzz.

What kind of a mother does that?!  I can't even fathom!  They are estranged, for obvious reasons, given the kind of mother she is(n't).  But still, would a mother not react and immediately visit a son who is close to death in intensive care a 15-minute drive away -- even if only to put on an act?

Yep, folks.  That's the kind of ex and mother I have been dealing with for 46 labourious and relentless years.  This is the same person who claimed she was so devoted to her children she had to have full custody, which forced us to spend tens of thousands on lawyers and psychologists to get joint custody!  What happened to the "devoted mother act?"  

Thankfully, we no longer have to, except in times of emergency when we are contacted by authorities in case we have to pull the plug.  Horrors!  (Thankfully, he is recovering.)  

I consider her a demonic, malignant narcissist; her deeds confirm it.

Underneath the dyed-blonde hair and beatific smile lurks this.

       

He's such a sh-tty writer

I've never understood the reverence and indulgence the hunourless Andrew Coyne is afforded in 'The Globe and Mail' and on 'At Issue'?  The guy is a really sh-tty writer.  Here are a few of today's superfluous examples in italics:

• "The procurement process, what is more, is so bureaucratic....."
• "Notionally, it is in Canada too."
• "I was struck, again, by how often we were -- quantifiably, in many cases -- the outlier.....the most disproportionate and (therefore) regionally divisive electoral system, and so on."
• "Arguably, a political community is formed, in part, by......"
• "Canada, almost uniquely, does not...."
• "As I've said in other contexts:......
• "We have framed the national-security debate, in short, too narrowly."
• "On all these fronts and more, Canada has....."

He writes as if he were defending some sort of complicated scientific thesis, instead of simply penning a garden-variety opinion piece. Talk about turgidity!  The guy has mastered it!

Watching him on 'At Issue', I am always stuck by the juxtaposition of the ludicrously giggling Barton and the dour, morose Coyne.  I know, I know, why read or watch the guy?

The Prince of turgidity.

Can't help myself because I love to edit the h-ll out of him.  If only the late Jean Portugal, the most brutal and brilliant editor who ever had the misfortune of red-penning me, had had a go at him.....sigh.

A Constitutional examination of the ICE issue

 

Re-printed from the 'Catholic League Newsletter', by Bill Donohue.  It deserves a look from the TDS cohort.  I am neither a supporter, nor a denigrator, of Trump.  As a former journalist, I simply try to cast an objective look at events:

February 5, 2026



The church invasion that took place at Cities Church on January 18 in St. Paul, Minnesota was a flagrant violation of constitutional law, federal law and common decency. It is the kind of behavior associated with totalitarian regimes, not democratic polities. Yet the outcry from all quarters—government, religious, civic, educational, the media—has been miniscule. To say this is a bad omen is a gross understatement.

The purported cause for action was to register disapproval of David Easterwood, one of the pastors of this Southern Baptist church; he heads the local office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Those who want to voice their opinion about any member of the clergy associated with any religion have a First Amendment right to do so outside the house of worship. No one has a right to disrupt church services and harass its congregants. To do so violates the “free exercise of religion” provision in the First Amendment, the congressionally passed Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) of 1994 and the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871.

The U.S. Constitution

The FACE Act makes it illegal to injure, intimidate or interfere with those seeking to exercise their religious liberty right at a place of worship. The Klan Act makes it illegal to terrorize people or to deprive them of their constitutional rights through intimidation or force.

Nine of the 20-40 church invaders are being charged with entering the church “in a coordinated takeover-style attack,” and for engaging in “acts of oppression, intimidation, threats, interference, and physical obstruction.” The indictment, filed in the Federal District Court of Minnesota, alleges that “the pastor and the congregation were forced to terminate the Church’s worship services,” and had to flee out of fear for their safety.

One of the defendants, William Scott Kelly, a.k.a “DaWokeFarmer,” disrupted the church service by screaming, “This ain’t God’s house. This is the house of the devil.” He got in the face of a mother and her two young children, chiding her for not supporting the church invasion. He said to child congregants, “Do you know your parents are Nazis? They’re going to burn in hell.”

Much has been made of the presence of Don Lemon. The former journalist and failed CNN pundit (he was fired for sexist behavior and remarks, as well as lousy ratings), claims he was a disinterested observer, and not part of the organized protest. “I’m not a protester, I went there as a journalist.” Inside the church, he said, “We’re not part of the activists, but we’re here just reporting on them.”

The indictment says otherwise. Lemon met at a shopping center with all the other defendants to make plans about invading the church. He did not just stumble on the scene of the crime. Instructions were given by Nekima Valdez Levy-Armstrong and another female on how the operation would be conducted once inside the church.

Lemon told his livestream audience that congregants were “frightened,” “scared,” and “crying,” saying their response was understandable given that their experience was “traumatic and uncomfortable.” Perversely, he admitted that this was the purpose of the invasion. He also tried to intimidate the pastor and obstructed congregants from leaving the church. In short, he was an active participant in the church invasion.

The list of politicians, all Democrats, and civil rights organizations, all left-wing, that have nothing but contempt for the right to worship is astounding. This should be the lead story in every media outlet, yet it is being treated as a side story. 

Notice that none of them even gives a nod to the egregious violation of the “free exercise of religion.” They are framing this as purely a free speech issue when it is first and foremost a matter of religious freedom. But religious liberty has never been of any interest to the Left, and many have actively sought to disable it.

In our correspondence with the Religious Freedom Commission, the Department of Justice and President Trump, we will stress the fact that almost all homicides that have occurred in recent times in houses of worship have been in Christian churches.

In a paper released by two criminologists studying violence against houses of worship in the United States between 2000 and 2024, it was found that “Ninety-seven percent of deadly incidents occurred at Christian churches.” This settles the issue—Christian haters are a major threat that demands immediate attention.

 

Offer your support of the House Resolution by contacting the chief of staff to Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA): chris.crawford@mail.house.gov

London has been destroyed

I watch a lot of TalkTV out of Britain and am learning that thanks to open borders and the millions of illegal boat crossers, London has been destroyed.  The carefully- crafted class system that kept order and allowed the city -- and indeed all the large cities in the U.K. -- to run efficiently and effectively has been replaced by wokery and the lunacy of the European Commission of Human Rights (ECHR).

Becoming part of the EU was a disaster for Britain.  It meant citizens of any member country could easily slide into England, no questions asked.  Naturally, they brought their own cultures with them -- cultures which were decidedly un-British.

The entire well-functioning apple cart has been upset.  Under the EU and the ECHR, anyone and everyone who wanders illegally into Britain is accorded due process.  That's the lunacy.  If you're in a country illegally -- paging Carney and Trudeau! -- you're a criminal.  You must be returned to your country of origin and apply legally from there to get in.

This all started with Tony Blair, or should I say with his wife Cherie, who really ran him -- sort of like Diana Carney, who runs Mark.  Note:  Never underestimate pillow talk.

Cherie Blair, the rabid labourite whose naked envy launched the ruination of Britain.

Cherie is a rabid, leftie labour lawyer, who came from nothing.  She runs something called "The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women", the mission of which is, "To empower women in low and middle income countries to start, sustain and grow successful businesses, and to build fair and inclusive business environments."

I have always been of the opinion that left-leaning, rabid labourites are disgruntled citizens, who wish they were of a higher class.  Sorry, that's just human nature.  I mean, if Starmer were such champion of the downtrodden, why did he accept a Life Peerage?  Because he wanted the honour.  Frankly, he should have declined.

Colonialism has also ruined Britain because citizens of any country colonized by Britain are automatically allowed in.  This has resulted in a burgeoning number of people on benefits, bankrupting the country.  This is what happened when the British invaded and raped so many countries; the unintended consequence was mass migration from poor countries now paying Britain back.  Karma at its finest.

Call me an elitist, but as my late Mother used to say, "It's always easier to marry within your own station, dear."

She was right.   

If you have TDS, skip this....

Mr. Everyman speaks out.

"TIM ALLEN - ON TRUMP: Whatever your feelings for Trump, here are some interesting points. Put your hatred aside and think about a few:

"Tim Allen wrote... Here are some interesting points to think about -- especially to my friends on the fence, like moderate Democrats, Libertarians and Independents and the "Never Trump Republicans" and those thinking of walking away from the Democratic party:

• Women are upset at Trump's naughty words --they also bought 80 million copies of 50 Shades of Gray;
• Not one feminist has defended Sarah Sanders; it seems women's rights only matter if those women are liberal;
• No border Walls. No voter ID laws. Did you figure it out yet? But wait... there's more...
• Chelsea Clinton got out of college and got a job at NBC that paid $900,000 per year. Her mom flies around the country speaking out about white privilege. And just like that, they went from being against foreign interference in our elections to allowing non-citizens to vote in our elections;
• President Trump's wall costs less than the Obamacare website. Let that sink in;
• We are one election away from open borders, socialism, gun confiscation, and full-term abortion nationally. We are fighting evil;
• They sent more troops and armament to arrest Roger Stone than they sent to defend Benghazi;
• 60 years ago, Venezuela was 4th on the world economic freedom index. Today, they are 179th and their citizens are dying of starvation. In only 10 years, Venezuela was destroyed by democratic socialism;
• Russia donated $0.00 to the Trump campaign;
• Russia donated $145,600,000 to the Clinton Foundation. But Trump was the one investigated;
• Nancy Pelosi invited illegal aliens to the State of the Union. President Trump Invited victims of illegal aliens to the State of the Union. Let that sink in;
• A socialist is basically a communist who doesn't have the power to take everything from their citizens at gunpoint ... Yet;
• How do you walk 3,000 miles across Mexico without food or support and show up at our border 100 pounds overweight and with a cellphone?
• Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wants to ban cars, ban planes, give out universal income and thinks socialism works. She calls Donald Trump crazy;
• Bill Clinton paid $850,000 to Paula Jones to get her to go away. I don't remember the FBI raiding his lawyer's office;
• I wake up every day and I am grateful that Hillary Clinton is not the president of the United States of America. The same media that told me Hillary Clinton had a 95% chance of winning, now tells me Trump's approval ratings are low; (See Note, below.)
• "The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." — Margaret Thatcher;
• Maxine Waters opposes voter ID laws; she thinks that they are racist. You need to have a photo ID to attend her town hall meetings. President Trump said, "They're not after me. They're after you. I'm just in their way."

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If any of this is true, it's time for people who blindly hate Trump to give their heads an objective shake. I'm not an American, but the legacy media -- in the U.S. and here in Canada -- seems to whip people into a Trump-hating frenzy. Is it a case of, "Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind's made up?" Sounds like it just might be.

Note: Many women vote for the female candidate just because of gender. That's a sad reflection on women.

Hard to argue this one

 This is re-printed from 'The Catholic Register:

Treating Blacks As Inferior Bill Donohue January 28, 2026  Scenario:   "The Jones family lives in apartment 3A in an inner-city neighborhood, populated by non-whites. On a Friday night, they hear a child in 3B screaming his head off, begging the attacker not to hit him again. But the yelling and crying escalate. Mrs. Jones calls the city’s child services unit, alerting them to this dire situation. She does not leave her name for fear of reprisal. "New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul says Mrs. Jones is the problem, not the abused child. Indeed, she believes Jones is fomenting racism. That is why she recently signed a law making anonymous tips to the Administration for Children’s Services illegal. She says what Mrs. Jones did helps drive “inexcusable racial disparities that disproportionately impact Black and Brown families by leading to unnecessary interactions with child welfare services.” Looks like a "Karen" to me. "It does not matter to Hochul that black children are more than three times (three times) as likely to die of abuse and neglect than white children. Nor does it matter to her that the data show that anonymous tips are very reliable and lead to more children being saved. Even more bizarre, it does not matter to her that those who leave anonymous tips about minority children being endangered are typically of the same racial and ethnic group. To be blunt, Whitey does not live in 3B. "Hochul’s mindset is the problem, and it is one that is shared by left-wing theorists and activists across the country. They believe that racial  disparities are a function of discrimination, though they make an exception when it comes to sports: there is no problem with having an all-black basketball team. But when it comes to academic achievement, if blacks do poorly vis-a-vis whites and Asians, instead of helping them do better, they attack the test. They do so because they sincerely don’t believe blacks can do better. "Oregon led all states in developing “equity education.” Because academic achievement standards, namely testing, revealed racial disparities, the state declared war on testing. A few years ago, it suspended the graduation requirement for math, reading, and writing until the 2027-2028 academic year. It did so in the name of “equity.” “Equity,” however, means fairness, and it is manifestly unfair to blacks that their white liberal teachers and administrators have totally given up on them, choosing to kill the test rather than helping them pass it. Black parents, we have seen from other studies, resolutely believe in testing, otherwise, they say, how do they know if their child is succeeding or not. "New York City has embraced “equity education.” Educators did away with Regents exams as a condition of receiving a diploma, choosing instead to evaluate students on such attributes as “cultural competence,” whatever that means. They have made it almost impossible for students to fail. "Students who are chronically absent obviously do not do well in school, but that doesn’t bother white liberals such as former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. What bothered him was teachers keeping tabs on attendance; blacks were more likely to be absent than whites. "De Blasio “solved” this problem by eliminating “seat time” as a requirement to pass. His black successor, Mayor Eric Adams, made attendance optional, proving that black liberals have also given up on black students. The result: four in ten low-income and minority students are chronically absent. Many can’t read, write or do arithmetic. "Those who run Catholic schools and charter schools place demands on their students, regardless of race or class. They succeed because they treat blacks as equals. Something novel. "When I taught in a Catholic elementary school in Spanish Harlem, a public school teacher who occasionally taught remedial subjects to struggling students took issue with me for rejecting a homework assignment from one of my students because the paper she turned in was ripped from a coiled-ring loose-leaf binder. The jagged edges, I said, were unacceptable. "The teacher told me that we can’t expect anything different from these students because they come from a bad neighborhood. I know about the neighborhood, I replied—I spend more time in it than you do, I said. Then I asked her if she would accept such a sloppy homework assignment from a white student in a middle-class neighborhood. She just stared at me. "This teacher, and legions like her, would bristle at the mere suggestion that they are racists. But their refusal to hold blacks to the same standards as everyone else, demanding proficiency, is demonstrably racist in effect, if not intent. "The same is true of Hochul. Her major concern is the appearance of racial disparities, not the underlying reasons for them. In this case, it means more black kids will be beaten and abused now that anonymous tips are rejected. "Low expectations breed low demands, which yields low performance. When they are selectively employed on the basis of race, it smacks of racism. If only Hochul and her ilk treated blacks as equals, and not as inferior, we would have a shot at achieving real racial equality.

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