Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy, 10/27

[SVPete]

Oklahoma State University students speak out about staff member who reprimanded student for TPUSA hat

https://www.campusreform.org/article/oklahoma-state-university-students-speak-staff-member-reprimanded-student-tpusa-hat/28790

Melisa Echols, who serves as coordinator of student government programs at Oklahoma State University, recently scolded a conservative member of the legislative body for paying tribute to Charlie Kirk and wearing a Turning Point USA-issued Trump hat during one of the group’s meetings.

Now, Echols is once again under fire after multiple former students have come forward with allegations of their own pertaining to her mistreatment of conservative students.

Ashley Peterson, one former student, told the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs that “t is not at all surprising” that Echols reprimanded the student.

“Melisa Echols regularly demonstrated that conservative ideology was not welcome in the SGA at Oklahoma State,” Peterson said. “I regularly felt criticized and sidelined because of my conservative views, even during my time as the student body president.”

Peterson also claimed that Echols attempted to thwart her bid for student body president by disqualifying her on a technicality, namely, not turning in a budget on time due to a school Wi-Fi failure, despite receiving 66% of the vote. This claim was dismissed following an appeal to the student government court.

She also noted that other candidates were successfully disqualified on the grounds of similar technicalities.

Another student, Amanda Botts, served on student government and alleged that Echols showed bias against conservative student organizations.

Crap like this will continue until the consequences are sufficiently severe - IMO, can and ban (from positions having to do with education). Educrats won't see the light until they get lots of heat.

[SVPete]

FBI’s Big Sweep: Five days, numerous cities and one big bite out of crime

https://justthenews.com/government/security/fbis-big-sweep-five-days-numerous-cities-and-one-big-bite-out-crime

Director Kash Patel’s FBI has been building fresh alliances with local police for months, and that effort is now paying big dividends as a sweeping crime crackdown disabled illegal enterprises in cities nationwide that hit everything from the Mafia to drug cartels.
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Bongino said the recent successes in such cities as Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia and San Antonio were the outgrowth of enhanced partnerships with local police departments through Homeland Security task forces and that many more are forthcoming.

"Early on in his term, President Trump made clear to Director Patel and me that he would not tolerate criminal disorder, gang violence, organized crime or unsafe streets," Bongino wrote on X. "He told us in clear and certain terms, 'go get em boys.' And, along with our dedicated federal, state and local partners, we did."

He also wrote: "We rescued thousands of children, arrested nearly 30,000 violent criminals, seized thousands of kilos of dangerous street poison, and we investigated and arrested factions of the mafia, foreign terror organizations, and violent street gang leaders."

My emphasis. Local PDs - if not local pols - welcome assistance that gets hundred or thousands of criminals off the streets. Unsurprisingly.

[SVPete]

NBC Host Gets Schooled: Scott Bessent Calls Out Media’s Inflation Spin

https://wokespy.com/nbc-host-gets-schooled-scott-bessent-calls-out-medias-inflation-spin/

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushed back against NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday, accusing her of cherry-picking economic data to paint a distorted picture of inflation under President Donald Trump’s administration.
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“Mr. Secretary, coffee prices are up 19% from a year ago, beef is up almost 15%, and bacon is up almost 6%, just to name a few. So when are all grocery prices going to come down, as President Trump promised?” Welker asked.

“As much as I like you, you like to cherry-pick,” Bessent replied.

“You know, when we came in, it was ‘eggflation, eggflation, eggflation.’ Egg prices are down, gasoline prices are down, and overall inflation since President Trump has come in has come down. We inherited this terrible affordability crisis from the Biden administration.”

I long for the good old days when Rs only had to correct actual Dems campaign ads.

[enslaved1]

FBI arrests 'anarchist' over 'assassination plot' targeting Pam Bondi

The FBI announced the arrest of a 29-year-old Minnesota man accused of "putting out a hit" on Attorney General Pam Bondi.

On October 16, Tyler Maxon Avalos was detained after a TikTok user alerted authorities that Avalos had put out a "threatening post" with a photo of Pam Bondi that said, “WANTED: Pam Bondi / REWARD: 45,000 DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERABLY DEAD).”

Picked this particular article because of the quotation marks in the headline around anarchist and assassination plot.  While I know it's standard procedure in actual journalism to assume innocence until proven guilty, actual journalism is rare anymore, and the choice was likely made for other reasons.

[SVPete]

Inside Just Stop Oil's 'toxic' culture: Sex assault claims and infighting

https://inews.co.uk/news/inside-just-stop-oils-toxic-culture-sex-assault-claims-and-infighting-3962417

Activists of Just Stop Oil have been accused of targeting and abusing “young female staff and volunteers” amid a “toxic culture of shame and silence”.

The climate pressure group, founded in 2022, is known for its tactics demanding the phasing out of fossil fuels – often leading to court action, dozens of arrests and even jail sentences for its supporters.
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On 28 September, an email was sent to the group’s more than 100,000 members. It alleged the HR department at Just Stop Oil (JSO) was aware of serious accusations against two males from multiple women, dating back to 2022. The allegations include “grooming, coercion, sexual assault and rape”.

The email, which was sent from the group’s central email address, was the work of a self-proclaimed whistleblower who claims the moral cause of JSO had been prioritised over sexual assault allegations.

The Met Police could not say if it was currently investigating any allegations of sexual assault or misconduct relating to Just Stop Oil.

Sexual abuse among lefties? How unshocking. I won't be holding my breath to see if London police investigate this seriousness.