JK ROWLING IS WASTING POLICE TIME WITH HATE LAW 'PROVOCATONS', SUGGESTS SNP

A senior SNP politician has accused JK Rowling of wasting police time and attacking Scottish “societal values” by testing new hate crime laws.

Karen Adam, who is convener of Holyrood’s equalities committee, launched a thinly veiled attack on the Harry Potter author in a defence of Humza Yousaf’s controversial legislation, which she hailed as an “incredible example of our commitment to justice”.

On the first day that the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act came into force, Rowling deliberately “misgendered” a series of high-profile trans women, calling them men and challenging Police Scotland to arrest her.

The force declined to do so after receiving complaints, ruling that she had not committed a crime with her deliberately provocative social media posts on X, formerly Twitter. MORE AT JK Rowling is wasting police time with hate law ‘provocations’, suggests SNP (msn.com)

MORE PETE SEEGER, 125 COMMITTEE DISPLAY, CROTON YACHT CLUB RIVER DAY

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Today's post from 1973 featuring Pete Seeger and the Walk For Water, reminded us that we had seen Seeger featured in a display for the 125 committee at The Croton Yacht Club River Day. (Mario Giacalone had been hired to play Pete Seegar songs along with other folk type material).

The content below was created by Committee Member Carolyn Whiting. Click on the images.

ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS SHUT DOWN SENATE CAFETERIA, AROUND 50 ARRESTED

More than 50 people were arrested Tuesday after the Senate cafeteria was shut down by anti-Israel protesters chanting "Senate can’t eat until Gaza eats!"

The U.S. Capitol Police confirmed to Fox News that those arrested inside the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., were charged with Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding.

"It is illegal to demonstrate inside any of the Congressional Buildings," Capitol Police said in a statement.  MORE AT Anti-Israel agitators shut down Senate cafeteria, around 50 arrested | Fox News

TRANS CHILDREN HAVE BEEN LIED TO BY ADULTS--THE CASS REPORT MAY NOW SEE THE LEGAL DAM BREAK

Opinion by Suzanne Moore
I remember as a teenager reading about a strange disorder called anorexia. I had never heard of it – and then I noticed one of my best friends cleaning her teeth several times a day and exercising manically. And it wasn’t just her that was acting weirdly. Several girls I knew were clearly suffering. Then came bulimia, which turned the school loos into sad places in which certain girls spent worrying amounts of time.

Then, as a mother of daughters, I remember reading about an epidemic of cutting among teenagers. Surely this highly unusual behaviour was not rampant? Well, the internet told me it was and an NHS psychiatrist informed me about self-harm circles in certain schools.

These thoughts occur because I am trying to understand how we started talking of “trans children” and thought this was somehow some kind of “progress”. This, after all, is a new phenomenon. In 2010, for instance, with the Equality Act, which made gender reassignment a protected characteristic, the intention was surely to avoid discrimination against adult transsexuals. This is a laudable aim but no one was talking about children then. The phrase “gender dysphoria” was not bandied about. It was rare to come across a child who had such severe gender issues they needed specialist services. Indeed in that year, only 75 children were referred to Gids (the NHS’s Gender Identity Development Service, based at the Tavistock centre in north-west London). By 2021 it was 5,000.

Now we are in a situation where celebrities wear T-shirts saying Protect Trans Kids and where schools, even primary schools, are colluding with the idea that children are whatever they say they are, that their bodies are somehow wrong and that they can change their names without parental consent. MORE AT Trans children have been lied to by adults – the Cass report may now see the legal dam break (msn.com)

BY SPECIAL REQUEST---1973---PETE SEEGER -- WALK FOR WATER

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST---1973---PETE SEEGER -- WALK FOR WATER

CLICK ON THE IMAGE.  YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 1969--GUTHRIE, ALICE'S RESTRAURANT, LEE HAYS, LEADBELLY LINES ETAL.

LAUREN DAVIS---RECEPTION APRIL 13TH--AT THE CROTON RIVER ARTISANS GALLERY

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"Stunning…The best work the area has to offer…”

Lauren Davis Reception April 13th, 4-6 pm

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For April, the 2nd Anniversary of the Croton River Artisans Gallery, we proudly present Lauren Davis, a true Plein Air Hudson River Valley painter whose brush- and knife strokes dance with the essence of nature itself.

From her expert depiction of the dramatic cliffs to the mighty waters, Davis’s confident art evokes a visual sense of awe and reverence for the subject matter through her eyes and hands. The Gallery invites you to discover, and be inspired by this artist’s courage and dedication, one canvas at a time.

SEASONAL JOB FAIRS TO BE HELD IN WESTCHESTER---ONE REMAINING AT MUSCOOT FARM 4/13

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Westchester County Parks will hold two job fairs for those who want to learn more about and apply for seasonal jobs at its parks. The job fairs will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at the Westchester County Center and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at Muscoot Farm. MORE AT Seasonal Job Fairs To Be Held In Westchester | White Plains, NY Patch

BLM ACTIVIST JAILED OVER FUNDRAISER FRAUD ORDERED TO REPAY JUST 1 POUND

Black Lives Matter activist who helped organise the protest that led to the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue has been ordered to repay just £1 despite defrauding a charity of tens of thousands. Xahra Saleem was jailed for two-and-a-half years last year after pleading guilty to one count of fraud after £32,000 in charity donations went missing. MORE AT BLM activist jailed over fundraiser fraud ordered to repay just £1 (msn.com)

IN THE NEWS--JOHN KERRY SHOWS "NAKED CONTEMPT" IN FINAL REFUSAL TO SHARE CLIMATE OFFICE IDENTITIES

John Kerry, Joe Biden's special envoy for climate change and former US Secretary of State, during the Oslo Energy Forum, in Oslo, on Feb. 14, 2024.© Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB Scanpix via ZUMA Press/TNS

BOSTON — Outgoing climate jet-setter John Kerry is again showing his “naked contempt” for transparency by refusing to reveal his staff in an office that has operated in the dark since its inception. Kerry is now being moved to President Joe Biden’s campaign committee with longtime Democratic strategist John Podesta replacing him.

Kerry informed the Herald in a “final” response to a Freedom of Information Act request submitted in July of 2022, that the full identity of his office staff will never be released.

“This action closes your request in this office,” he declared via the State Department’s Statutory and Compliance Division.  READ MORE AT John Kerry shows ‘naked contempt’ in final refusal to share Climate office identities (msn.com)

COURTESY OF TOM FARANDA, PHOTOS AND MORE FROM FATHER NELSON'S RETIREMENT PARTY 4/6/24 PLUS VIDEO

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COURTESY OF TOM FARANDA, PHOTOS AND MORE FROM FATHER NELSON'S RETIREMENT PARTY 4/6/24

Saturday's big party for our retiring pastor Fr. Nelson Couto

Yes Fr. Nelson Couto who is officially retired but will still be in residence here at Holy Name of Mary. The new Pastor is Fr. Christian Amah, originally from Nigeria. He was ordained about eight years ago.

So Fr. Nelson originally from India - he arrived in the US in 2002 and came to our church in 2010. I don't think he ever expected to be a pastor, but when Fr. Brian Brennan became ill (cancer) and had to step down about five years ago, Nelson stepped up. He has a wonderful sense of humor and great rapport with people (OK homilies can run a little long...) and we are lucky he will stay here for the foreseeable future.

Saturday's party - the biggest crowd I can ever remember for an event at our Church. (CLICK ON THE PHOTO BELOW). We think about 240 people. READ MORE AND SEE PHOTOS AT Tom Faranda's Folly: Saturday's big party for our retiring pastor Fr. Nelson Couto (typepad.com)

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