In an apparent attempt to inculcate “woke” language into the verbiage of hundreds of millions of people, Microsoft has developed an “inclusiveness” checker in its Word software that would highlight phrases that might offend others...
Trump has until 5 p.m. on Wednesday to request a recount, which would begin Thursday and be required to finish by December 1. He is permitted to request a recount as he lost the election by roughly six-tenths of a point, and state law permits a recount if a losing candidate is within one point. But candidates must pay for recounts if the margin of difference is more than 0.25 points.
The cost estimate was derived from information submitted by the 72 counties of the state; the total cost was roughly quadruple what the state’s recount cost in 2016. Election officials explained that the higher cost was due to expenses that would be incurred because of COVID19. . . .
Trump would obtain a refund for the outlay for the recount if the current estimate is too high; in 2016, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein asked for a recount, paid $3.5 million, and then was refunded $1.5 million. “Stein was able to force a recount in 2016 even though she had claimed just a tiny sliver of the vote that year. The recount resulted in a net change of 131 votes, upholding Trump’s win that year over Democrat Hillary Clinton by a margin of about 22,000 votes,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
One example of higher costs: according to Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell, the cost for his county would come in at $740,000; the convention center to be used would rent for $88,500. Milwaukee County would reportedly cost over $2 million.
Some student athletes had previously said they opposed the song, and the football team left the field after the first two home games of the season before the song was played, triggering UT athletic director Chris Del Conte to say he expected Longhorns teams to “stand in unison” during the song.
On Saturday, the entire Longhorns football team remained on the field and sang with their fans as they made a “Horns Up” sign after the Longhorns’ 27-16 victory. CBS Sports reported, “Most notable about the postgame tradition was how the entire Longhorns football team remained on the field and stood with their fans to join them in singing the song with their hands in the air making a ‘Horns Up’ sign.”
In the last ten days, Sweden, which did not institute a lockdown on its population, has reportedly averaged one death per day and has a total of 13 patients in intensive care. . . .
There were some projections that Sweden’s policy could result in 50,000 deaths, Newsweek reported in mid-May. Thus far, 5,838 people have died in Sweden from COVID-19.
As Jennifer Van Laar of RedState wrote, here are Becton’s charging guidelines for looting:
Theft Offenses Committed During State of Emergency (PC 463)
In order to promote consistent and equitable filing practices the follow[ing] analysis is to be applied when giving consideration to filing of PC 463 (Looting):
Was this theft offense substantially motivated by the state of emergency, or simply a theft offense which occurred contemporaneous to the declared state of emergency?
Factors to consider in making this determination:
Was the target business open or closed to the public during the state of emergency? ii. What was the manner and means by which the suspect gained entry to the business? iii. What was the nature/quantity/value of the goods targeted? iv. Was the theft committed for financial gain or personal need? v. Is there an articulable reason why another statute wouldn’t adequately address the particular incident?
Becton is the same district attorney who charged a couple who painted over a message promoting Black Lives Matter on the street in front of the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse with a “hate crime,” as Djhjmedia pointed out.
by Hank Berrien | In October, GOP Texas Governor Greg Abbott stated that the Texas Attorney General’s Office and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services were looking into the case, which had drawn national attention. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) also weighed in, tweeting, “A 7-year-old child doesn’t have the maturity to make profound decisions like this...
Aaron Benner filed a federal lawsuit in 2015, claiming that the school district basically made him quit his job because they investigated him four times in the 2014-15 school year despite the fact he had never been disciplined before. Benner had already been teaching for 19 years by 2014, when he and four other teachers told a board meeting that the district was not reprimanding students for their bad behavior.