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A Florida principal has been reassigned to an administrative position after he told a parent in an email that the Holocaust was not a “factual, historical event.”

The Palm Beach Post revealed Friday that in a 2018 email exchange with a parent, Principal William Latson of the Spanish River Community High School said he could not “force” Holocaust lessons on children because some people don’t believe the Holocaust happened.

The parent, who had emailed to ask about Holocaust education at the high school in Boca Raton, Florida, replied saying, “The Holocaust is a factual, historical event,” according to the emails obtained by the daily newspaper.

Latson responded saying he had to be politically neutral and couldn’t affirm the parent's correct claim.

“I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee,” the principal at the school of more than 2000 students wrote.

In the many text messages exchanged by Michelle Carter and her suicidal boyfriend — as they strained to understand “the worst pain” and discussed the best ways to die — one observation stands out for its recognition of all the two teenagers could not fathom.

“Sometimes things happen and we never have the answers why,” Carter, then 17, mused to 18-year-old Conrad Roy III on a summer day in 2014.

Five years later, Carter, now 22, is seeking answers from the nation’s top court.

In a petition for Supreme Court review, filed on Monday, lawyers for the young woman are asking the justices to vacate Carter’s conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the July 2014 death of Roy, who poisoned himself with carbon monoxide in a Kmart parking lot in Fairhaven, Mass., after exchanging text messages and speaking twice on the phone with Carter on that summer day. She lived about 50 miles away in Plainville, Mass.

Calling her conviction “unprecedented,” the petition points to decisions in other states invalidating findings of culpability in cases of assisted suicide and cyberstalking. It claims that Carter’s right to free speech under the First Amendment shields her from criminal responsibility because her involvement was limited to “words alone.”

The new chapter in the explosive case, which captured international attention, opened the same week that a documentary about the events, “I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter,” airs on HBO.

A federal judge sentenced Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to life in prison plus 30 years, according to the US Attorneys for the Eastern District of New York.

The Court also ordered “El Chapo” to pay $12.6 Billion in forfeiture.

Restitution will be determined later.

Before today's sentencing, attorney Mariel Colon — who has visited Guzman regularly in prison before, during and after his trial — said she is optimistic about his chances on appeal.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass an extension of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) tried to win the Senate's consent to approve the House-passed bill, which would reauthorize funding until fiscal 2090. The bill cleared the House in a 402-12 vote last week.

But Paul objected, pointing to the country's growing debt and arguing that any new spending should be offset by cuts to other spending.
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He added that if the House bill was brought up for a vote in the Senate he is planning to offer an amendment, "but until then I will object."

A spokesperson for Paul later told The Hill that Paul "is not blocking anything," adding that he is "simply seeking to pay for it."

hepcat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:47 pm I have a feeling that right now, Rand Paul might be even more hated than Trump. Stewart is gonna destroy that douche bag, I believe.

With the change, “manholes” will be called “maintenance holes,” “firemen” will become “firefighters,” “manmade” will be “artificial” and all instances of “men and women” will be replaced by “people.”

alternatively utility hole, cable chamber, maintenance hole, inspection chamber, access chamber or sewer hole

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 12:13 pm Berkeley, CA:

With the change, “manholes” will be called “maintenance holes,” “firemen” will become “firefighters,” “manmade” will be “artificial” and all instances of “men and women” will be replaced by “people.”

Fine with most of those but a "maintenance hole"? Does not roll off the tongue quite the same as a manhole.





No pun intended.

hepcat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:47 pm I have a feeling that right now, Rand Paul might be even more hated than Trump. Stewart is gonna destroy that douche bag, I believe.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:00 am It just blows me away (again) that the liberal press refuses to believe that half the country supports Trump and his beliefs.

Jeff V wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:26 pm I expected as much. Now, there was clamor for him to run in 2016...while he's not in the spotlight so much, I don't think his stock has diminished. Who would get behind a Jon Stewart candidacy? Keep in mind that while he was on the vanguard of actual fake news, he was still found to be the most trusted news source in a number of surveys/polls.

I personally think he'd be terrific. He would pick a supremely qualified supporting cast, and his heart is definitely in tune with where this country ought to be going.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:00 am It just blows me away (again) that the liberal press refuses to believe that half the country supports Trump and his beliefs.

msteelers wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:47 am But, I can't get behind the idea of a comedian being President.

hepcat wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:02 am

msteelers wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:47 am But, I can't get behind the idea of a comedian being President.

It would be a step up from a reality tv hack though.

abr wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:06 am Let's ask Clint Eastwood if he knows one.

abr wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:06 am Let's ask Clint Eastwood if he knows one.

Jaymann wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:31 am

abr wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:06 am Let's ask Clint Eastwood if he knows one.

Need jokesplaining.

msteelers wrote:

Jeff V wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:26 pm I expected as much. Now, there was clamor for him to run in 2016...while he's not in the spotlight so much, I don't think his stock has diminished. Who would get behind a Jon Stewart candidacy? Keep in mind that while he was on the vanguard of actual fake news, he was still found to be the most trusted news source in a number of surveys/polls.

I personally think he'd be terrific. He would pick a supremely qualified supporting cast, and his heart is definitely in tune with where this country ought to be going.

I love Jon Stewart. I think his commentaries are good for the country. But, I can't get behind the idea of a comedian being President. It's too important of a position. Now, if he would run for Congress I would strongly consider supporting him. And after a few years in Congress I could voting for him for President.

Lawbeefaroni wrote:Fine with most of those but a "maintenance hole"? Does not roll off the tongue quite the same as a manhole.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:20 am

Lawbeefaroni wrote:Fine with most of those but a "maintenance hole"? Does not roll off the tongue quite the same as a manhole.

I'm not fine with it. This is a prime example of the extreme political correctness that Fox News and Trump supporters salivate over. I'm OK with firefighters since that's a profession, but the other stuff is liberal elite bullshit.

Want to know how Trump got elected? This kind of crap.

YellowKing wrote:

Lawbeefaroni wrote:Fine with most of those but a "maintenance hole"? Does not roll off the tongue quite the same as a manhole.

I'm not fine with it. This is a prime example of the extreme political correctness that Fox News and Trump supporters salivate over. I'm OK with firefighters since that's a profession, but the other stuff is liberal elite bullshit.

Want to know how Trump got elected? This kind of crap.

msteelers wrote:But why should anyone who doesn’t live there give a damn? Who cares what language a city/government wants to use for official business, especially if you’re on the other side of the country?

YellowKing wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:20 am

Lawbeefaroni wrote:Fine with most of those but a "maintenance hole"? Does not roll off the tongue quite the same as a manhole.

I'm not fine with it. This is a prime example of the extreme political correctness that Fox News and Trump supporters salivate over. I'm OK with firefighters since that's a profession, but the other stuff is liberal elite bullshit.

Want to know how Trump got elected? This kind of crap.

YellowKing wrote:I still think replacing "manhole" and "manmade" is ludicrous, but it's not quite as egregious if it's confined to official government verbage.