Refusal To Use Pronouns Gets Teacher Fired
Peter Vlaming used to teach high school French in Virginia, until he stopped using pronouns when addressing one particular student; a transgender female to male. That student felt excluded so [Read More]
Articles by Dr. Tar
“I’m A Professional Boxer Now”
Patricio Manuel won in a unanimous decision Saturday night over super-featherweight Hugo Aguilar in Indio, CA to become the first transgender male to fight a professional bout. More
Tonight’s Soothiness – A Steam Powered Ballad
Put aside the weirdness (this group’s unique style is to dress and move like automatons), just listen to the beautiful harmonies and hauntingly sad lyrics of loss and longing. Watch
Baby It’s Cold Outside
This was originally posted October of 2016, but it just seems so apropos now. Watch
“Let It Dough”
Pillsbury wants to get in on the fun of wearing bad Christmas sweaters this year, so they are giving Doughboy themed seasonal sweaters away on their website. Just pay shipping. [Read More]
Loyalty To The End
Paradise, CA homeowner Andrea Gaylord was forced to evacuate last month before the Camp Fire swept through her neighborhood. Unable return home to fetch her dog, Madison, Gaylord had to leave him [Read More]
*月亮的陰暗面: The Dark Side of The Moon
China has launched its moon mission to place a lander and rover on the side that faces away from this planet. Besides collecting samples, they will also study radio astronomy [Read More]
Community Standards
Back in October, an Iowa man checked out books from the Orange City Public Library. The titles were David Levithan’s “Two Boys Kissing”; Suzanne and Max Lang’s “Families, Families, Families!”; Gayle E. Pitman’s [Read More]
Cargo Shippers Thinking Of Taking “The Magnus Effect” Out For A Spin
Shipping companies looking to cut their carbon footprint have begun exploring the use of rotor sails which would put giant spinning column on the decks of the giant container ships [Read More]
Seattle’s Finest
A handgun missing since 1990 from the Seattle police was found in a faded bowling bag over the locker of a long time officer who had reported the weapon was gone. [Read More]
“Lady Frijoles” Arrives In Dallas
An Instatgram post from last weekend declared that the middle-aged illegal immigrant from Honduras, Mirian Celaya had completed her journey to join her sister in Dallas, TX. Celaya had been part [Read More]
Pearl Harbor Day
It has been 77 years since The United States was forced into the Second World War by the Empire of Japan. The surprise attack on America’s pacific fleet at Pearl [Read More]
Yemen At “Pre-Famine” Stage As Peace Negotiations Begin
With the opposing sides meeting today in Stockholm, there is hope that the Iranian backed Houthi movement and the Saudi supported Arab coalition will be able to broker an arrangement that [Read More]
Wisconsin Lawmakers Put New Dem Gov. On Short Leash
In a series of bills passed yesterday, the republican majority in Wisconsin’s state house await out-going governor Scott Walker’s signature on a number of measures that will limit the ability [Read More]
Pelosi Dangles Prospect of Committee “Term Limits” Before Rebel House Dems
The Hill – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is reportedly weighing placing term limits on Democratic chairmen in an effort to lock down the votes needed to secure the Speaker’s gavel. [Read More]