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For some reason, anything with “FEDNOW” as a header has the hair on the back of my neck, stand it up.

Let me offer this from personal experience - as someone who’s married to a teacher who was in one of those “liberal” school districts. Even if there were some agenda to be pushed - there isn’t the time, will, or resource to push it. She spent her days making sure her kids had enough to eat. There’s no telling how many coats and pairs of shoes we’ve bought. She spends her off hours creating resources to use in the classroom because there aren’t curriculums to use. She has had two books that her students love and cause them to grow in the reading levels banned - Hatchet and Love that Dog. She manages behaviors instead of teaching - again due to lack of resources. She’s got a job that she loves - but constantly thinks about leaving the profession because of the damage it does to both her mental and physical health. I’m sure there are teachers who would love to push some type of agenda. But I don’t know who they are. There are way more that come home at the end of the day exhausted like my wife. My oldest two kids are at the most diverse school in the state. They go to school with all races, genders, sexual identities, and everything else - both at the student and teacher level. We have conversations about what they’re experiencing at school all the time - like weekly. My wife and I believe that stuff like that isn’t the school’s job - it’s ours. But, in all those conversations I can’t remember the last time where they were exposed to something in the classroom that my wife and I weren’t comfortable with - maybe a middle school extracurricular reading club selection? Now one thing is true. My kids are more compassionate and empathetic just by being present with people who aren’t like them. I think this probably registers on some people’s scale as more “liberal”. This would make some people uncomfortable. I’m okay with it. I know the voices that speak into their lives. *edited to remove me quoting @BigK - made it look like I was responding directly to him - and this was more general observation

Turned in my 2 week resignation notice to my employer here in Vegas. We will be heading out for Rogersville, TN the last week of May. Looking forward to getting back to Tennessee! If you order weapon parts online and it has a sticker in it please check the back of it. I have started writing "Thank you" on the back of the sticker in red to addresses in Tennessee just to see if anyone on here gets one that I shipped out from Vegas. I have shipped a lot to Tennessee but just started to do this after I gave notice. If you get one. Let me know!

A few comments: First, I see a LOT of teachers as a psychotherapist. My last patient today was a high school teacher. All are dedicated to their students, all give MORE than 40 hours a week, and ALL are exhausted, and remain so. The time that teachers spent trying to teach from home during COVID is something most have not fully recovered from. This week TCAPs are about over, and every teacher over the last 6 weeks has felt the pressure of their principal and instructional coaches to "teach to the test" so the school's scores will be "good." Teachers struggle with educating students, being there for them emotionally, and putting up with a lot of paperwork. The time it takes to get grades in alone is overwhelming. This being said, I do not know of a teacher who has the time, energy, drive, desire, or patience to "push" any kind of an agenda on their students. Granted, I'm sure there are some out there, but the average teacher is just trying to get through the day, put out any "fires" that may occur, worry about their kids, and get home. And one other ongoing fear that teachers have: a school shooter. This anxiety is not new; the worry about "what if" has occurred with teachers long before the Covenant tragedy. It is a daily fear for our educators. Mac, you stated that your kids are ". . . more compassionate and empathetic just by being present with people who aren't like them." Nope, not liberal, just being human. We used to be more like that as a country, and we have about lost the quality of accepting and appreciating another person just because of who they are as a human being and not because they are a "carbon copy" of myself. All persons have value and worth. All persons are created in the image of God. I may not like or agree with someone, but I can respect them and their right to their place on this planet.

I agree with that statement, but that's not the bill of goods being delivered. In my opinion only one leg of that stool is doing their job most of the time. Too many parents are guilty of treating the school like a babysitter and only poking their nose in when something they don't like happens. Thank God for the good parents who pay attention and keep the school in check though. Without concerned parents look at that sketchy stuff they've tried to sneak into their curriculum. Luckily, most teachers are good, but the ones who put their personal agenda ahead of educating kids should be run out of the profession. Sadly, it's not happening because the fox (liberal bureaucrats and college professors teaching the teachers) is in charge of watching the hen house.

I'm not laughing at all. I learn about news stories that interest me 9 times out of 10 here first. Most of what gets skipped here is news I don't care about. Like @gregintenn said, I hear different viewpoints here too. At least they're as wide of a host of viewpoints as I can tolerate.

I think one should definitely approach schooling and whatever choices they make around that as a part of a larger system. Someone a few years ago put it to me like this: "We view our role at (this school) as a partnership between us at (the school), your family, and the local church you're a part of. All of those are critical elements in raising a healthy child - and if any one of those is missing - the whole stool is less balanced and may tip over."

Had a great day watching the horses on Corolla Beach in the Outer Banks today.

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You get a host of different views on a given subject instead of the .gov endorsed AP talking points.

Exactly - read it all from all kinds of sources, and then make up your own mind!

This is one of the most valuable posts I've seen on TGO in a long while. I'm considering creating a dummy account just so I can like it twice.

This is probably true. However, I’m thrilled that we have the internet, reliable satellites (remember communicating on the MARS overseas) and social media. As with everything, moderation is the key. I can also relate to parent’s concerns about younger children using social media. Just today I saw a story about bipartisan support for a bill banning the use of social media by children under 13 years of age. I’m all for it. Children and some adults can be extremely cruel. Social media unnecessarily amplifies the cruelty. For me the pros of social media are in most cases being able to witness history in real time, examination of other cultures, learning in general, it makes it harder for corrupt governments to germinate into full blown dictatorships or authoritarianism, because people are more informed, aware and information is disseminated rapidly. Also, short of getting rid of the internet, social media makes it more difficult for those who wish to ban books, delete and erase history. As we’ve seen in crackdowns all over the world, information still finds a way out. Thanks for the time you spend teaching STEM. Those kids are amazing information sponges, and like myself, full of questions. It’s alway a pleasure chatting with with young people. I

The last few springs I've been trying to lessen my use of Roundup for general weed killing. I have found a really good mixture that killed weeds better than anything last year. Thought I'd share if anyone is interested: 1 cup of salt 1 tablespoon Dawn dishwashing liquid 1 gallon of white vinegar Put all into a gallon sprayer and mix it up. A gallon took care of my needs all last summer. The stronger the vinegar you use the better it kills weeds. I ordered 30% vinegar from Amazon: Harris 30% Vinegar, Extra Strength with Easy Fill Funnel Included (Gallon (1-Pack)) - $24.99

I’m looking to sell my like new staccato c2, has maybe 100rds though it, I’m only selling because I’m looking to buy a Harley I’ve found. Comes with a c&h precision adapter for rmr/holosun, 4 mags, trijicon rmr type 2, x300..Located in Athens $3200 as shown $3000 w/o surefire $2600 w/o surefire or rmr (It will also come with a magwell but it does not fit the c2, it will fit a p model gen 2 grip). (5 mags are shown but will only come with 4)

Sold I’ve got 8 used Magpul G17 mags up for sale. All have ran flawlessly in multiple guns and platforms. $75 in the South Nashville or North Franklin. Will be in Murfreesboro Saturday and Sunday. Will ship for $5.

Give your wife a big hug for us. I can’t imagine how difficult teaching would be for someone who actually cared and took pride in their job. No way I could do it! I don’t see much agenda directly from teachers. What I see is it sprinkled into the curriculum. There isn’t much a teacher can do about that one way or the other. What the world really needs is a lot more decent parents.

The word y’all are looking for is enbloc. GLWS!

@MacGyver The good teachers, like your wife, aren't getting the credit they deserve. The whack jobs we see on the news get all the attention. Like any group, the bad apples always spoil the barrel.

That show of his was something else. Never failed to entertain…or make you lose all hope for humanity.

That’s right The horses their belonged to the Carnegie family who owned the island. It’s expensive - but a stay at the Greyfield Inn - which was one of their mansions converted into an inn is worth it.

It should also say "Our worst umpire is still better than Angel Hernandez"

Cumberland Island is the one just north of Amelia Island.

I want the job at the bikini, waxing location to apply the salve to soothe the burning.

RFK Jr isn't the only one worried about what could come from the system: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who tweeted Wednesday that a Fed-issued currency would “allow the government to surveil all our private financial affairs … enforce dollar limits on our transactions restricting where you can send money … [and] freeze your assets or limit your spending to approved vendors if you fail to comply with arbitrary diktats, i.e. vaccine mandates.”

EXACTLY! When my kids were growing up, I met their teachers and got to know them as persons. I made sure they understood that I was an interested, involved, and supportive of their efforts. And then I talked with my children about school, knew what their assignments were, kept up with what was going on. I never had a negative interaction with any teachers because they knew me and they knew of my interest and that I backed them. I also never spoke of the teachers in anything but an appreciative way to my children.

Basically, public schools serve as free babysitters. They are a good environment in which to learn social skills. If a parent is serious about their child’s education, they need to take a primary role in teaching them what they should know. As long as public schools are ran by .gov and there is a teacher’s union, you aren’t likely to see any improvement.

Absolutely - kudos to you, MacGyver for teaching STEM! And banning social media is not the answer; it just makes it more alluring. We have to teach our kids and grandkids what to watch out for and how to use it responsibly; just like everything else in life that is a potential life issue.

Thanks for this. I refuse to use Round Up anymore, after I had a reaction to using it.

Do not laugh, I get a LOT of my news here on TGO, we as a whole are good at keeping up with the things that are going on in the world.

Correct the ruger takes ruger mags. I will have to check on the shield. Im not sure what length it is.

With the exception of my LCP I download all my spare mags by one. I shudder to think if, God forbid, I ever needed to do an admin reload how hard it'd be to get that fully loaded spare mag into play. Maybe I'm compromising too much by giving up a round in each spare, but I'm already compromising when I carry my LCP instead of my P365 or carrying my P365 instead of my full size CZ SP-01 or by using a pistol instead of a shotgun or rifle at all. Sadly, life is full of compromises.

They may be left leaning - and I’m capable of filterIng through that. But they break some local stories because they have people on the ground in the community. Phil Williams was the reason Rep. Campbell resigned last week after harassing/potentially assaulting a couple of 19 year old interns. I can’t speak to their broadcast news - I don’t have a TV that receives it. But I guarantee you that Cameron Sexton is sleeping a little less easy tonight knowing that he’s looking into his per diem reimbursements as speaker - knowing our last mayor pled guilty to a crime that kind of rhymed with that. Truth be told, I’m going to purposefully seek out things that I don’t necessarily agree with. I’m an adult who can glean from all kinds of sources. Your mileage may vary. You’ve got to find something that works for you.

WELL DONE, GRANDDAD! Your statement, ". . . we don't pay close enough attention to our kids' emotional safety" is spot on! I no longer do therapy with kids but supervise those who do. So often a child is brought in for therapy when the mitigating reason for the child's issue is the failure of the parent/guardian to be emotionally present for the child.

Depends on who you ask, right? I'd argue there dozens of major news outlets that spin the news one direction and one major outlet that spins the news the other direction. None of them can be trusted completely.

I've used diesel in the past, but it so killed the ground that you could never get anything to grow there again.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/when-owning-gold-was-ille_b_10708196 FDR Outlaws Gold One of FDR's first acts as president, therefore, was to declare the fact that Americans were withdrawing their gold and currency from the beleaguered banking system "a national emergency." He ordered all banks to close from March 6-9 "in order to prevent the export, hoarding, or earmarking of gold or silver coin or bullion or currency." Because he believed this action was not sufficient to prevent runs on banks and the resulting drain of gold from the system, on April 5, 1933, one month after taking office, Roosevelt used the powers granted to the president by the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 to make gold ownership illegal. He issued Executive Order 6102, which made gold ownership--both in coins and in bars--illegal for all Americans and punishable by up to ten years in prison. Anyone caught with gold would also have to pay a fine of twice the amount of gold that was not turned over to the Federal Reserve in exchange for paper money.

Thanks MacGyver-didn't realize the tolerances were that tight! I took it to Knives N' More in Huntsville, AL and showed the owner the knife. He said "What the Heck?" as the knife failed to close fully immediately, and then offered to took a look at it and disassembled the Infidel. Turns out rails that hold the knife inside the handle had screws so loose they were out, so he put locktite on them and tightened them and said to let it set overnight. The owner thought it might have been the machine that puts locktite on the screws ran dry as he didn't think anyone assembling the knife would have just not put locktite on as he didn't see any placed by the factory. Great customer service, I will let you guys know how it works after tomorrow morning when the locktite sets.