The New Jersey Education Association, one of the most powerful political arms in New Jersey favoring Democrats, is set to host an event next month to celebrate “the vibrant world of drag” for public school teachers. The NJEA is the union representing hundreds of thousands of New Jersey educators, and is also behind one of the top-spending political groups in the state. It has poured tens of millions of dollars into Democratic campaigns and last month endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill over Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Just a few days after that election takes place, it will hold the event called “Drag is not a Crime: The Past, Present, and Future of Drag,” according to a website for the NJEA Consortium, which will host the November 7 event. The NJEA Consortium program is part of an initiative to boost diversity, equity, and inclusion, with a focus on minority communities in K-12 classrooms across New Jersey. The New Jersey Project promoted the event with a post emphasizing the need to “ignite creativity in the classroom” and how “drag is what education is all about.” “Teachers, learning goes beyond classrooms! NJEA presents a dive into the vibrant world of drag. Get inspired to challenge norms & ignite creativity in the classroom! . Drag is what education is all about. #DragEducation What inspires you to teach?” says the note from the NJEA. Facebook: The New Jersey Project The NJEA’s 125-member PAC Operating Committee unanimously endorsed Sherrill for governor back in September. Due to the strong endorsement and Sherrill’s support for NJEA, The Daily Wire reached out to the Democrat for comment on the upcoming drag event. Sherrill did not respond. The campaign for Ciattarelli, Sherrill’s GOP challenger in the hotly contested gubernatorial election, told The Daily Wire that the NJEA and Sherrill don’t care about education and teachers.  “Drag might not be a crime, but looking the other way while 80% of third graders in some of New Jersey’s schools can’t read at grade level should be,” a campaign strategist for Ciattarelli said in a statement.  “The NJEA and far-left politicians like Mikie Sherrill could care less about education or teachers,” the statement continued. “The NJEA’s core mission is preserving political power, pushing an extreme ‘woke’ agenda on young children, and propping up out-of-touch politicians like Mikie Sherrill who vote against parental rights.” “When Jack Ciattarelli is Governor, parents are back in charge and the NJEA is in timeout,” the strategist added.    Facebook: NJEA In the past, the NJEA has hosted similar drag events and routinely emphasized equity, diversity, and inclusion — new-age buzzwords that are now marked by unfairness and absurdity. In 2022, NJEA promoted a “Drag Queen Story Hour” event at its convention. “The LGBTQIA+ representation at the NJEA Convention made us PROUD!” the organization’s website boasts. “[I]n a historic convention first, drag queens Astala Vista and Vinchelle hosted ‘LGBTQIA+ Banned Books – Drag Queen Story Hour’ to answer questions from the audience, take photos, in all their dazzling iridescence, with NJEA members, and to read ‘And Tango Makes Three, Prince and Knight,’ and ‘I Am Jazz,'” NJEA said. “These wonderful books had been banned in various U.S. communities for what these glorious queens could only assume is their acceptance and affirmation of characters of all kinds, including those who identify as LGBTQIA+. Read-alouds of queer-affirming children’s books helps kids who are beginning to understand themselves as LGBTQIA+ to see positive representations and drag read-alouds model that extra unabashed pride that we can all be our unique and wonderful selves.” During the convention, teachers could also take part in an event called “Planning for Change: LGBTQ-Inclusive Lesson Design.” This was billed as a “discussion for educators seeking sustainable methods and support being intentionally LGBTQIA+ inclusive in their course materials and lessons.”   NJEA New Jersey State Representative Dawn Fantasia (R) echoed similar sentiments to the Ciattarelli campaign, telling The Daily Wire that the NJEA has “lost its way” and has become “obsessed with activism over academics.” “At the very same conference where they highlight the troubling rise of problematic sexual behaviors in our youth, they’re handing out books with graphic sexual content that no child should ever see in a classroom,” Fantasia said. “They preach about protecting kids while promoting material that sexualizes them, and fail to acknowledge the correlation. It’s cognitive dissonance, plain and simple.” “This union has become obsessed with activism over academics, wasting $40 million of teachers’ hard-earned dues on a failed gubernatorial vanity campaign for their own president,” she said. “And now, while students are still years behind in literacy and math, they’re holding sessions like ‘The Past, Present, and Future of Drag.’” “Instead of focusing on literacy, math, and closing learning gaps, they chase every social cause du jour,” the Republican added. “New Jersey’s children deserve educators who prioritize learning, not politics.”

Pepper the Dog is pretty famous in the annals of sports history. She is an avid fan of baseball and hockey and has incredible batting skills. Pepper is an Australian cattle dog, or blue heeler, who has been a featured guest on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and in magazines. When Pepper the dog was faced with a drone, she had a typical Pepper reaction: she whacked it! @therealbigpupi7 Our surface to air missile defense system. Thanks Pepper, for keeping us all safe! for licensing and usage contact licensing@viralhog.com ♬ original sound – pepper The Dog Pepper’s owner, Daniel Martin, works in an automotive garage in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pepper goes to work with her dad every day. On his breaks, he plays with the dog. On an outside play day, Daniel decided to unleash a small drone to see how the dog responded. The drone resembles a “snitch” from the Harry Potter Quidditch game. In that game, the seeker has the job of catching the snitch. Pepper had a different idea as she whacked it out of the air. We’re not sure if Daniel expected a different reaction, but he should have known. Daniel taught Pepper how to hit balls with a plastic bat after realizing she had an uncanny ability. He has also taught her how to play hockey. Check out the little penalty box! @therealbigpupi7 Captain PAWchand! LET’S GO BRUINS!!!! Preseason starts this weekend!!! #bruins #nhl #dogsofinstagram ♬ original sound – pepper The Dog Speaking of boxes, Pepper does act like a real dog on occasion. She does not like boxes. That might have something to do with the penalty box Daniel makes her sit in during hockey practice. She also makes a pretty good babysitter, seen here playing soccer with the next Megan Rapinoe. One thing is certain: Pepper the dog did not do that drone any favors. If you can’t get enough of this amazing drone-whacking dog, you can follow her on social media on TikTok and Instagram. Please share. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Dog Has Perfectly Savage Response To Bizarre Flying Contraption appeared first on InspireMore.

Texas’ Senate Bill 12 is a no-brainer. Dubbed the "Parents' Bill of Rights," the law has four simple principles for public schools:1. No DEI training: Schools can’t assign DEI duties or allow race-/gender-based training. Critical race theory ideas about racial superiority or guilt are banned.2. No sex education without parental consent: Schools cannot provide any instruction on human sexuality, including topics like sexual health or reproduction, without explicit written parental consent.3. No social transitioning help: Staff can’t help students change names, pronouns, or appearance to match a different gender without parents knowing.4. No gender-/sex-focused clubs: Clubs focused on sexual orientation or gender identity are banned from recognition, funding, and use of school facilities.Sara Gonzales — BlazeTV host of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” and the vice president of Texas Family Project, a nonprofit organization aiming to protect children from radical ideology — says SB 12 is “a very reasonable law ... to anyone who isn’t a total creep.”And yet, there are people who are adamant on fighting SB 12. One of those people is Texas Tribune reporter Lindsey Byman, who posted this on Wednesday: — (@) As a parent of two Texas schoolchildren, Sara was much obliged to answer Lindsey’s question. In a lengthy, scathing email, Sara told the Texas Tribune journalist exactly how SB 12 has impacted Texans. Lindsey, My name is Sara Gonzales, and I have two school-aged boys in Texas. I am also the vice president of Texas Family Project, a nonprofit organization here in the state that has advocated for SB 12 — and much more — to shield innocent children from the predatory claws of radical ideologues. You asked to hear how the “new policies limiting the discussion/expression of trans identities at public TX K-12 schools” have affected Texans. As you likely already know — or should if you weren’t so blinded by your obvious agenda — this policy simply protects children from being socially transitioned at school, in secret, without their parents’ knowledge. It also prevents teachers from otherwise having conversations with minor children related to their sexual preferences. Any adult who is not a morally bankrupt, mentally ill degenerate would cheer this as a reasonable measure to protect children from harm. To be clear, I am absolutely thrilled that public school teachers can no longer sexually indoctrinate children without accountability or consequence. It warms my heart to think that these vile perverts who have been radically indoctrinating Texas children into a cult that makes them more prone to depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation could finally be fired. In a just world, their entire lives would be turned upside down as a result of their ghoulish behavior, and their nightmares would be endless.In fact, I’ll sleep like a baby tonight just thinking about these predators plagued with real-world consequences of sexually indoctrinating and exploiting children.Texans are united on this: Our hard-earned tax dollars should fund education, not indoctrination peddled by leftist lunatics. History will brand you and the pathetic left-wing propaganda mill you shill for as the villains you are — enemies of children, truth, and decency. Let’s be honest: Your company is circling the drain. It won’t survive much longer; after all, who in their right mind would continue funding a steaming pile of garbage? Tick-tock, Lindsey. Your irrelevance is calling. You can quote me in full. Yours in unyielding contempt, Sara GonzalesSurprisingly, Lindsey was quick to reply. To see her response, watch the episode above.Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred takes on news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

An excavation earlier this year of the Pertosa-Auletta Caves in the province of Salerno, southern Italy, unearthed thousands of artifacts, including an extremely rare Bronze Age chisel with its wooden handle still intact and attached. The Pertosa-Auletta Caves is the only cave system in Italy with a navigable river, and visitors are taken on guided tours by boat to an underground waterfall and the Great Hall, an enormous chamber 80 feet high. There is evidence of human occupation of the cave going back 8,000 years. The presence of the river has preserved organic materials in the cave, and previous excavations unearthed a prehistoric pile dwelling from the 2nd millennium B.C., a unique example on the European archaeological record of a pile house built in a subterranean environment. Many of the artifacts recovered in the most recent campaign had a ritual purpose. Archaeologists identified coins, ornaments, unguent vessels, incense burners, sculpted figures and burned plant remains as deposits for an important cult structure built in the Hellenistic era (4th-1st century B.C.) in the underground riverbed. Among the notable objects found in the sacred area were a large piece of precious amber and a terracotta sculpture of a female head. They also found an extension of the 3,500-year-old pile dwelling. The January-February excavation was part of a new three-year campaign that is scheduled to resume next month. For the first time, high school students will participate in the fieldwork thanks to a work training program that will give them the very special opportunity to learn about speleo-archaeological processes first-hand.

Most fruit is pretty small, so why do pumpkins grow to such enormous sizes?

Top O' the BriefingHappy Monday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Esztewurtz did his best journaling after a weekend of enjoying mulled boysenberry cider and 1970s Pam Grier movies from his laser…

Today’s graphic:  USDA Plant Hardiness Growing Zone Chart. (Graphic courtesy of Oregon State University (OSU) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The thumbnail below is click-expandable.       — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted. The post SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week  appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

The following two-day recipe for Barley and Pork Hocks is from SurvivalBlog reader Richard T. Equipment: A small cast iron pot, a soup pot, and a rectangular glass cake pan (or a similar pan). Ingredients Two fresh pork hocks ½ cup of  barley grain ½ cup of white vinegar Cayenne or hot pepper flakes (to taste) Pepper (to taste) Salt (to taste) Directions Day one: Simmer a couple of fresh pork hocks in ½” of water in a lidded cast iron pot for half a day until the meat can be separated from the bones. Refrigerate overnight. (The extracted bones … The post Recipe of the Week: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

(Continued from Part 7. This concludes the article.) 4 – How Much Food Can We Afford To Share With Others? Now, let’s consider the controversial topic of sharing our limited food resources with a neighborhood group. Think of this option like investing money in start-up companies, high risk for the chance at high rewards but in this case the money is our food and the companies are people that need some of our food to have the strength to work on survival projects with us. I will do my best to outline facts and calculations that will help us to … The post Loaves, Fishes, Tree Bark, Seeds, and Knowledge – Part 8, by The Chemical Engineer appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On October 27, 1553, Condemned as a heretic, Spanish-born physician and Christian church reformer Michael Servetus was burned at the stake, just outside Geneva. — October 27, 1702: British troops plundered St Augustine, Florida. — October 27th 1858: The birthday of President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. (He died January 6, 1919.) — Some great news! There are new owners of the famed Harvest Guard company — makers of reusable canning lids. The company is now owned by the same folks who own and operate USA Berkey Filters.  They are generously providing a new prize that will be added to the First … The post Preparedness Notes for Monday — October 27, 2025 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.