Should Kindergarten Have A Drag Queen Story Time? Montana And Florida Say 'No'!!

Montana becomes first state to ban drag reading sessions for children in public schools and libraries after Governor said it is 'wildly inappropriate for little kids to be exposed to sexualized content'

Montana has become the first state to specifically ban people dressed in drag from reading books to children at public schools and libraries. Republican governor Greg Gianforte signed the bill on Monday because he 'believes it's wildly inappropriate for little kids, especially preschoolers and kids in elementary school, to be exposed to sexualized content,' spokesperson Kaitlin Price said. But the law is unique among efforts by states to block drag performances as it does not require a sexual element to a performance for it to be banned.  Bills in Florida and Tennessee also appear to try to ban drag reading events, but both require the performances to be sexual in nature, which could be up for interpretation. Both bills also face legal challenges. House Bill 359 was co-sponsored by more than half of the Republican-controlled legislature and took effect immediately after it was signed. 

The bill initially sought to ban minors from attending drag performances, which were defined as shows that tended to 'excite lustful thoughts.'  The legislation was later amended to ban minors from attending sexually oriented or obscene performances on public property. The bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Braxton Mitchell, said he sponsored the bill 'because drag shows in recent years have been specifically aimed at children,' and spoke of online videos that show children at drag shows. 'In my humble opinion, there's no such thing as a family-friendly drag show,' Mitchell said in April. He suggested that drag story hours and other family-oriented drag performances were part of a 'sick agenda' damaging to a child's 'psychology and general welfare'.  

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How Much Money Do US Retailers Lose Each Year Due To Theft? Discount Retailers Hit The Worst

 

In 2021 retailers in the U.S. lost almost 95 billion dollars to theft. The new politically correct term for shoplifting is "shrink". The damage done by "shrink" is just as severe as the old fashioned terms!

How Many Billions Are In A Trillion Dollars? This Isn't Sustainable

We here the term "trillion" so often that we have become desensitized to it's actual meaning. This video gives some perspective on just how large a number it is.
 

Is Turkey Turning Against Christianity? Erdogan's Daughter Rants

Erdoğan's Daughter Takes Aim at Christianity: 'The Crescent Will Win over Cross of the West'

By Amy Mek, rairfoundation.com

Esra Erdoğan, the daughter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has emerged as a vocal advocate for Islamic dominance and a staunch critic of the West and Christianity. Following in her father’s footsteps, Esra has taken to social media to express her disdain for Western values and her belief in the ultimate victory of the Islamic crescent over the cross of the West.

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Did The Covid-19 Pandemic Affect Mental Health? New Gallup Poll

GLOOM BOOM: Depression rates in the US hit a record high, Gallup poll shows

The current economic and political climate is enough to make anyone feel down, but for many Americans, the problem is far more serious as a new poll shows an increasing number of Americans are being officially diagnosed with clinical depression. A newly released Gallup poll found that the percentage of American adults who report they have received a diagnosis of depression at some time in their life has hit 29 percent. This is a full 10 percentage points greater than 2015’s figure. Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans who report either being treated for depression in the past or currently receiving treatment has risen to 17.8 percent, marking a rise of seven points in the same time period. The poll involved more than 5,000 American adults and was conducted during the last week of February. It is part of the ongoing Gallup National Health and Wellbeing Index. Gallup reports that these are the biggest rates on record since they started this particular measure of depression among Americans. Women, young people and minorities are more likely to report depression Certain groups are experiencing depression at higher rates. For example, women are far more likely to be diagnosed with depression than men, with 36.7 percent of women reporting receiving a depression diagnosis at some time in their life versus just 20.4 percent of men. The rate of depression among women has climbed at nearly double the rate seen in men. This may be due, at least in part, to the fact that women tend to be more proactive in seeking treatment for mental health issues than men. Women have historically reported significantly greater rates of depression than men, but the gap has grown bigger since the pandemic. 

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