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Classes are being disrupted but teachers fear backlash over speaking out
Schools are increasingly being caught between a rock and a hard place over pupils identifying as animals and inanimate objects.
Pupils and teachers alike are aware that such self-identification can cause disruption, yet many do not voice their concerns for fear of being cancelled.
Secondary school children are being allowed to identify as cats, horses, dinosaurs and, in one instance, a moon, according to the Telegraph.
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Read Moreeorge Osborne 1, Covid inquiry 0. It isn’t supposed to be a contest, but Kate Blackwell KC promised not to make her questions about austerity and then asked the same question about austerity over and over again – not because George failed to give an answer, but because Ms Blackwell apparently didn’t like it.
On a side note, I don’t think I’ll ever get used to writing “KC” rather than “QC”. The letters don’t look right without an “F” between them.
The inquiry has become a trip down memory lane. David Cameron appeared on Monday and, besides a pair of old lady glasses, looked identical. Asked if civil servants should manage pandemic preparation, he said no: it helps to have a minister in charge.
Next morning, Oliver Letwin, the minister he put in charge, told the inquiry that he didn’t prepare for a coronavirus pandemic because his civil servants didn’t tell him to do it.
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Read MoreYou couldn’t make it up. The launch of Labour’s green revolution got off to a stuttering start in Edinburgh when the eco-friendly, hydrogen-powered bus booked to ferry journalists to Keir Starmer’s press conference failed to turn up.
No explanation was given and the vehicle was hurriedly replaced by a planet-destroying diesel, which promptly took the wrong turning after leaving the station.
Instead of heading east to Leith, the driver set off west towards Glasgow. Fortunately, Scottish Daily Mail reporter Tom Eden was able to point him in the right direction. Cue jokes about ‘another Labour U-turn’.
This wasn’t the first time a Labour leader had been left red-faced on the launchpad. Back in 1987, I was one of the Press pack covering Neil Kinnock’s General Election campaign.
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Read MoreOn Thursday, the provincial health authority said continuing masking at AHS facilities, continuing care facilities and contracted sites will not be required after Monday. That includes Alberta Precision Laboratories, Covenant Health, CapitalCare and Carewest sites. Dr. David Keegan set up a crowdfunding campaign to raise $20,000 to file a court injunction against AHS lifting its facility mask mandate on June 19. That gofundme hit its goal in less than 24 hours. On Thursday afternoon, Keegan said he’s retained senior legal counsel and the court case will “move ahead” in a tweet at 4:01 p.m.
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Read MoreThe Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim of discrimination by a government employee ordered to return to the office after working from home. The employee, a married mother of five, argued the order was unfair.
“Not every conflict between one’s professional obligations and one’s family responsibilities constitutes prima facie discrimination,” wrote Justice Anne Mactavish of the Appeal Court. “Parents usually have various options available to meet their parental obligations.”
Anjie Tarek-Kaminker, a federal Crown prosecutor in Toronto, had been permitted to work from home two days a week until her manager cancelled the arrangement as “no longer feasible” in 2016. “It limited her ability to conduct lengthy trials before Ontario Superior Court, something the employer says would be a normal expectation for prosecutors,” the Court noted.
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Read MoreSESAME STREET — A dark cloud was cast over Pride Month festivities on Sesame Street, as Bert and Ernie, long regarded as icons by the LGBTQ community, clarified that they are, in fact, just a couple of straight guys who live together.
“We’re just roommates,” Bert said when asked to describe his relationship with Ernie. “I don’t get why my best friend and I can’t live together without everyone thinking we’re gay. We’re just a couple of dudes who share an apartment. He does his thing. I do mine. Don’t make it weird.”
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Read MoreA drug syndicate that tried to smuggle tons of methamphetamine from Canada to Australia and New Zealand by hiding it in shipments of maple syrup and canola oil has had its ruse busted, authorities said Thursday.
Authorities from the three nations say they worked together for more than five months to unravel the elaborate scheme that was worth billions of dollars.
Authorities in New Zealand and Australia say they’ve made a dozen arrests and expect more to come, while Canadian authorities said they are still investigating the case and aren’t yet providing all the details.
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Read MoreIt feels like Covid all over again, but it’s not. Disney has just made a slew of release-date changes, many due to the impact of the WGA strike and screenplays not being ready and productions paused.
We already know that Thunderbolts and Blade are waiting the strike out before rolling cameras. Scripts aren’t fully ready in regards to the new Avengers movies. Avengers: Kang Dynasty goes from May 2, 2025, to May 1, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars is also pushed another year from May 1, 2026, to May 7, 2027.
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