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Articles from the September 11, 2020 edition


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  • Trump Strikes Blow at Critical Race Theory for Anti-American Curricula, Threatens to Cut Federal Funding

    Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude|Sep 11, 2020

    California could lose federal education funding if they persist in teaching an "antiracist" curriculum. Last week, Trump was alerted via segments on Fox News that workers at federal agencies were being forced to attend racial sensitivity training that resembled Soviet gulags, with white workers being forced to concede that "virtually all White people contribute to racism" and that it is racist to consider America the land of opportunity. The president directed Russ Vought, director of...

  • So Is it a Boy or a Girl? CalFire Blames Gender Reveal for El Dorado Fire

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 11, 2020

    8,600 acres have burned and many residents have been evacuated in Yucaipa because of a fire started by a gender reveal party. A device used to blow blue or pink smoke to reveal the gender of an expected baby at a party in El Dorado Ranch Park on Saturday started the fire near Redlands. A press release from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said: CAL FIRE Law Enforcement has determined the El Dorado Fire, burning near Oak Glen in San Bernardino County, was caused by a smok...

  • Another Professor Admits to Masquerading as a Black Woman, In Order to Advance in Academia`

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 11, 2020

    In shades of the famous Rachel Dolezal case, a white Jewish woman from Kansas has come forward and said that her career as an African American studies professor was a fraud. George Washington associate professor Jessica A. Krug admitted in a Medium post Thursday that, despite publicly identifying as a black woman, she is white. Twitter, of course, loved it. "The only reason Jessica Krug finally admitted to this lie is bec on Aug 26th one very brave very BLACK Latina junior scholar approached...

  • Large Crowd for Labor Day on Santa Monica Beach. No Social Distancing, But They're Outside Anyway

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 11, 2020

    Despite warnings that a typical Labor Day Weekend with Los Angeles area temperatures well above 100, would lead to a second wave of Covid-19, a pile-up on the beach was evident on Sunday, September 5 2020 on Santa Monica Beach. Coronavirus or not, a people pileup on Los Angeles County beaches resulted from temperatures above 100 degrees Farenheit. A traffic accident at the Lincoln Blvd offramp to the Santa Monica freeway backed up traffic to the 405 Freeway. Separately, a 6 car pileup on the 10...