tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post8147236540449028512..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: LIVE BLOGGING FROM AUGUST MULGREW TOWN HALL (Unedited)Jeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-84945560397322578122021-08-11T18:00:29.266-04:002021-08-11T18:00:29.266-04:00Oh please. That's all you've got? Thanks f...Oh please. That's all you've got? Thanks for confirming you've got nothing. What do you want to tie teachers to? Nothing? No observations, no test scores. Just let students graduate without knowing how to read or write, and meet any type of standards. Yeah, that's a good idea. NOT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-67439830663729171372021-08-11T12:10:33.734-04:002021-08-11T12:10:33.734-04:00Obama gave us Race to the Top which directly tied ...Obama gave us Race to the Top which directly tied us to test scores. Obama gave us John King and Arne Duncan both in favor of keeping us tied to test scores and judging us by bullshit standards. Trump didn’t give teachers a second thought. Obama was the worst for teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-22574328109590853352021-08-08T11:38:38.771-04:002021-08-08T11:38:38.771-04:00And crazed Anon2323: "Trump gave 10 million m...And crazed Anon2323: "Trump gave 10 million more to HBCU universities more than any other president". Why should I give a fuck that he gave more to HBCUs when he's tried, and is still trying to steal an entire fucking election. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he gave them 10 BILLION of our taxpayer dollars since he will do anything to BUY PEOPLE OFF with other people's money.<br /><br />You are dumb beyond compare if you think the $400,000 he didn't "collect" means anything while he enriched his pockets with fundraising schemes, his properties, forcing the Secret Service to pay more, AND that $25 million tax forgiveness he received from New Jersey when they got sick and tired of fighting him in the courts. You are STUPID if you think $400,00 is anything to a billionaire schemer.<br /><br />What policies did he enact that were detrimental? Ha! This blog won't even let me post them all but here's a few, and most are from the FIRST 100 DAYS only. But you're stuck on stupid so I doubt you'll be able to process any of this information:<br /><br />"Repealed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, which ensured that federal contractors complied with worker protection laws before receiving government contracts."<br /><br />"Supported efforts in Congress to cut taxes on the wealthy that help fund the Affordable Care Act, or ACA."<br /><br />"Based on President Trump’s leaked 2005 Tax Return Form 1040, repealing the ACA could give Trump a personal tax cut of more than $2 million."<br /><br />"Made it harder for veterans to find jobs with a federal hiring freeze."<br /><br />"Proposed $6.7 billion cut to housing and community support programs. President Trump’s budget would eliminate the Community Development Block Grant, which is used by 1,265 local communities for important initiatives such as Meals on Wheels, neighborhood rehabilitation, the development of affordable housing, job training, and business expansion"<br /><br />"Eliminated pollution standards for power plants and oil and gas facilities. In his final term, President Obama established the first-ever carbon pollution standards for power plants and the first-ever methane standards for oil and gas drilling facilities."<br /><br />"Repealed anti-bribery rule to the delight of the oil industry."<br /><br />"Sopped rules that would limit dumping toxins from power plants. Trump’s EPA is stopping rules that would limit the dumping of toxins, such as mercury and arsenic"<br /><br />"Nominated an EPA administrator who denies scientific proof of climate change."<br /><br />"Made it easier for fugitives to buy guns. The Department of Justice issued new guidance resolving this dispute by adopting ATF’s interpretation and dramatically narrowing the category of individuals with active criminal warrants who will be prohibited from buying guns."<br /><br />"Undermined the ACA marketplace."<br /><br />"Stripped Title X funding. With Vice President Mike Pence’s tie-breaking vote, the Senate voted to overturn Obama era protections for Title X providers. T<br /><br />"Nominated the highly unqualified and anti-public school Betsy DeVos as secretary of education."<br /><br />"Rescinded the Obama administration’s regulations that supported improving teacher preparation programs."<br /><br /><br />"In May 2018, President Donald Trump signed executive orders mandating stricter deadlines and procedures when federal workers collectively negotiated new contracts, curbing on-the-clock time for union duties as well as giving some under-performing workers tight time frames to boost their performance."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27409593528580844862021-08-07T01:42:31.512-04:002021-08-07T01:42:31.512-04:00@9:47 LOL. Focus on what you want that's what ...@9:47 LOL. Focus on what you want that's what the blog is for. You went on a tangent over a comment responding to treating people nice in order to get the desired result. Nobody said you couldn't talk about "important things like quality of life". It was just stupid, a STRAW MAN to respond to my post to do it. Like, what the fuck does this have to do with anything I said "Don’t you think most people just want to be treated fairly, equally and not have 2 parents working 10 hour days to get by?" LMAO. But you're still on your soapbox, so carry on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-69386165492522447602021-08-06T21:47:18.986-04:002021-08-06T21:47:18.986-04:00513 So focus on things like smugness while I focus...513 So focus on things like smugness while I focus on silly unimportant things like quality of life and what motivates a subset of my fellow Americans. To each his own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-52571831014140352492021-08-06T18:40:17.048-04:002021-08-06T18:40:17.048-04:00James who exactly are the experts Fauci and who el...James who exactly are the experts Fauci and who else, CDC is a joke?<br /><br />Just maybe more people would have gotten the vax if they were not making vax people having to wear masks again Or stopping Johnson & Johnson which was a terrible move to make getting vaxxed more hesitant<br /><br />@1:08 🥜🥜🥜 job Rachael Maddow alert! Cuomo killed 20,000 plus with his nursing home scandal not even talking about the 11 women scandal. You are sick. Trump gave 10 <br />million more to HBCU universities more than any other president yet he is the devil and racist 🧐🧐. Never collected 400,000, meanwhile Obama worth 100 million, shumer, waters, pelosi, nadler in office 40 years and they blame TRump. What policies did Trump have that were detrimental to our country?<br /><br />@Bronx ATR usually agree with 95% of your banter, however, the forced vaccinations is wrong. Forcing nurses who do not want the vaccine to be fired, seriously? Everyone who got vaccinated stop being such a pansy-ass. 99.6% survival and you have the vaccine. They are silencing doctors and thousands of claims of side effects people have been experiencing.<br /><br />https://thenewabnormal513330780.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/100000-doctors-medical-professionals-oppose-covid-19-vaccine/<br /><br />https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/06/24/doctors-from-yale-and-ucla-there-are-concerns-about-the-vaccine-officials-may-not-be-telling-you-about-n2591466Anon2323https://www.blogger.com/profile/12920550598769579282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-91996319746809074792021-08-06T17:13:42.686-04:002021-08-06T17:13:42.686-04:00@3:10 SWOOOOOSH. That's the sound of my post g...@3:10 SWOOOOOSH. That's the sound of my post going over your head. You didnt address the smugness that was the point of my post, but it gave you a chance to get on your soapbox and rattle on, so good for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-77725814876587279822021-08-06T15:10:05.424-04:002021-08-06T15:10:05.424-04:006:48. Independent voters continue to increase beca...6:48. Independent voters continue to increase because both parties are full of corrupt garbage. In the election for president no candidate has to campaign in NY, CA, Arkansas etc. politicians pander to swing states. If we had a party or candidate that was truly for the working and lower middle class absent identity politics, that party or candidate would win in a landslide. The republican and democrat establishment will look to destroy anything or anyone that wants to put Americans first. If NY went red in one presidential election, the democrats would trip over themselves to give us what we want. Don’t you think most people just want to be treated fairly, equally and not have 2 parents working 10 hour days to get by? Imagine a 1950’s America but with equality for gays, women and nonwhites. Thats what we’d have if I had a magic wand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27899499363253716922021-08-06T14:51:52.010-04:002021-08-06T14:51:52.010-04:006:02. Not a fan of McCain. Too pro war. But I agre...6:02. Not a fan of McCain. Too pro war. But I agree. What Trump said was disgusting. McCain fought for his country and deserved respect. I always focus on what politicians do rather than what they say. Trump got elected because democrats abandoned the working class. I loathe most republicans too. DC is a swamp. With lots of elected officials who should be booted out. Enjoy the rest of your summer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-11648287066906831992021-08-05T18:48:44.458-04:002021-08-05T18:48:44.458-04:00From the looks of recent events it looks like thos...From the looks of recent events it looks like those people have become human weapons against themselves. They remind me a little of so-called independents. An arrogant bunch who pretend they don't lean one way or the other, up to the very day of the election and everyone just panders to them so their little feelings don't get hurt. One way around those refusing the vaccines is to isolate them. You don't want to get vaccinated, no one is going to force you, but you don't get to gather around the vaccinated, at least while you're in the public. That's one way to do it but not very feasible. You can speak with them nice as pie and they'll just dig their heels in like a spoiled brat that everyone's trying to convince to eat their vegetables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-10221755468630230522021-08-05T18:02:44.472-04:002021-08-05T18:02:44.472-04:002:53
Thanks for your response. You opened my eyes ...2:53<br />Thanks for your response. You opened my eyes .I can tell you are not what I thought the typical trump supporter would be like. Thanks for getting the shot. <br /><br />I can understand some some one being a republican . John Mcain was sensible. But according to a Trump he was a failure bc he was captured as a prisoner of war. <br />This coming from a man that deferred serving our country. <br />You value this type of leadership? <br />Keep safe and enjoy the rest of the summer. Not will to die yethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654991056889418739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-51931554440244966342021-08-05T14:53:55.016-04:002021-08-05T14:53:55.016-04:008:53 if you really wanted people to take the vacci...8:53 if you really wanted people to take the vaccine, you wouldn’t call them assholes. Vaccinated Trump voter here. The unvaccinated Trump voters I know, know about Trump’s treatment and vaccine. Those people at his rally’s that show excitement for and love of Trump don’t represent most Trump voters. We think he’s self absorbed. We don’t hang on every word he says like gospel. We liked his policies, not him. We’ve moved on to DeSantis. In my social circle vaccine hesitancy was caused by censorship. I’ve commented here before on it. When legit doctors and scientists are censored, trust in science decreases. So now if Dr. Walensky is right and the future mutations can’t be fought with current vaccines, the stage has been set for the people who’ve been called every name in the book, mocked, shunned, to be human weapons against everyone. Think about that. All they need to do is keep refusing the vaccine and if the mutations resist the vaccine, we’re all fucked. Call them assholes all you want but that’s not what someone who wants to convince them would say. I’m vaccinated and don’t trust these official scientists. The unvaccinated have less trust.<br /><br />And a reminder to all you nyc unvaccinated Biden voters. Talk to your doctor. Tell them your concerns. Maybe they’ll have information that gives you a different perspective on this vaccine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-64814002508790095692021-08-05T08:53:20.819-04:002021-08-05T08:53:20.819-04:00Hey you Trump supporters out there who are anti va...Hey you Trump supporters out there who are anti vaccine, <br />Trump not only was given a hundred thousand dollars worth of treatment when he caught covid in Oct , but he was also vaccinated himself. <br /><br />Smarten up and get the shot. These mutations are going to spread like wild fire because of you assholes. Not will to die yethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654991056889418739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-48288097742046539542021-08-04T22:17:39.788-04:002021-08-04T22:17:39.788-04:00@7:26 I really don't care that people are tire...@7:26 I really don't care that people are tired of hearing about Trump. He and his supporters continued obsessing over Obama 4 YEARS after he was out of office. And Trump is still a player so it is totally not out of place to focus on what kind of player he still is. Had they convicted him in his impeachment trial he wouldn't be allowed to run again. But if he does manage to get back in, he will definitely solidify his tyrant tendencies and will be an even bigger threat and danger to this country. So TOO BAD that anyone is so bothered by it. <br /><br />You said earlier that "trying to get even is killing this country". I disagree AGAIN. Democrats are always playing defense, and trying to take the high road, and frankly I am tired of *that*. And let's not talk about "vitriol". I let it slide when you threw your little jabs about me paying to have Trump rent space in my head or whatever. You think removing Cuomo is justice. I thought removing Trump would have been justice. So what's the problem? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-53283600858938707492021-08-04T21:38:08.195-04:002021-08-04T21:38:08.195-04:00@902...
If they do, it'll be a first kinda lik...@902...<br />If they do, it'll be a first kinda like Musk going to the edge of space lmbowaitingforsupporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390407586885648546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-43027614940457257842021-08-04T21:02:45.000-04:002021-08-04T21:02:45.000-04:005:57 - these idiot cowards can't even stand on...5:57 - these idiot cowards can't even stand on their own convictions. Their main argument is "black and brown people blah, blah, blah". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-23057404274241248722021-08-04T19:26:33.626-04:002021-08-04T19:26:33.626-04:00I don’t like the fact that people can’t have a nor...I don’t like the fact that people can’t have a normal discussion anymore without the vitriol. That wasn’t a diatribe, those are the things that Cuomo has done and planned to do to the teachers in this state. I am sick of hearing about Trump constantly. And it’s not just from you - it’s from everyone. The guy’s out of office, he was voted out of office but everybody’s arguing about him like he still there. He might as well, looking at the mannequin that is there, I have to wonder who’s pulling the strings - it’s not Trump though. It’s not that I don’t like “it”, whatever it is - you gave your opinion and gave mine. Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-11788044564540008372021-08-04T19:13:20.139-04:002021-08-04T19:13:20.139-04:005:53 call it what you want. Sounds like TRUMP is ...5:53 call it what you want. Sounds like TRUMP is still obsessed about losing the election. Hahahahahah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-70545182406871511752021-08-04T19:12:22.616-04:002021-08-04T19:12:22.616-04:005:57 you can disagree all you want and frankly I&#...5:57 you can disagree all you want and frankly I'm not reading that entire diatribe. Read a couple of lines, first and last. NOBODY is worse that Trump on a NATIONAL or GLOBAL scale. Don't care what you find equally repulsive or what you think about getting even. It's a figure of speech because it is HARDLY on the same scale of getting even, more like, just looking the other way. You don't like it? TOO BAD. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-33417763145591422922021-08-04T18:05:47.498-04:002021-08-04T18:05:47.498-04:00Natural immunity attacks tthe lipid shell of the ...Natural immunity attacks tthe lipid shell of the virus. The vaccine interferes with the protein spikes. Studies have shown that the vaccine immunity response lasts longer than natural immunity. I could go on and on but just because you have natural immunity does not mean you should not get the vaccine.Richard Aloia, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17119787853843693240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-22212881109717821932021-08-04T17:57:34.583-04:002021-08-04T17:57:34.583-04:00@11:31 am
What? 34% of blacks have been vaccinated...@11:31 am<br />What? 34% of blacks have been vaccinated? Noooooooo. I'm getting on the black people phone channel now to report this. Im also going to tell them that Boss is about to tell us we are in lockdown again. Oh hellllll no. Damn. Thanks for the tip Boss. waitingforsupporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390407586885648546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27017451891852908752021-08-04T17:50:58.576-04:002021-08-04T17:50:58.576-04:001:53,2:23, Well I have to disagree with you. Cuomo...1:53,2:23, Well I have to disagree with you. Cuomo is 1000 times worse than Trump. He hates us, that’s if you are a teacher, as I am assuming you are. He is a hypocrite on every level, including morally. Marijuana was a gateway drug to him until he could use it to his advantage politically by legalizing it. Same with bail reform, same with expunging records and the list goes on and on. He’s a church going Catholic and signed into law partial birth abortions - you know the one which tears the limbs off the baby as it’s being born alive and crushes the child’s head with forceps purposely. Here’s some more things in case you have forgotten what he’s done to us as a group of educators:<br />Dramatically increasing the state's role in teacher evaluations and stripping away local control. The weight of state tests would increase from 20 percent to 50 percent. And, in a stunning lack of trust for all district professionals, the governor would mandate that the other half be at least two observations, with one conducted by a so-called "independent observer" - a principal or administrator from outside or within the district, a SUNY/CUNY professor or a "trained independent evaluator" from a State Education Department list.<br />Gutting teacher tenure. Cuomo wants teachers to remain on probationary status until they receive five consecutive "effective" ratings on their teacher evaluation. A single "developing" rating could derail a teacher's professional path. In reality, it would negate tenure and keep re-setting the clock.<br />Raising the cap on charter schools by 100 (to 560) and ending regional caps to make the number a statewide tally. New York City has 24 charter slots remaining under the existing system. Cuomo would also increase per-pupil funding for charters by $75.<br />-Giving SED the power to put failing schools or even districts into receivership, with broad powers, further eroding local control. Cuomo called for appointing nonprofit groups, school-turnaround experts, or other school districts to oversee schools that have fallen on the state's lowest performing list for three years. The law would give "receivers" the authority of local superintendents, allowing them to restructure schools, overhaul curricula and offer salary incentives. It would undercut collective bargaining agreements and contracts.<br />-Renewing mayoral control of New York City schools. He encouraged other cities to apply for mayoral control as well.<br />-Amending the 3020-a hearing process for "poor performance," creating a presumption in favor of administrators; teachers would have to prove their evaluation score was fraudulent.<br />-Offering $20,000 merit pay to teachers who are "legitimately rated highly effective.<br /> <br /> The mindset of constantly trying to get even is killing this country. Justice is another thing entirely. Cuomo’s removal is justice. Keeping him from being removed because Republicans support the last Republican president is in my opinion ridiculous. I am no longer a Democrat, nor am I a Republican - I find them both equally repulsive.<br />Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-77566989390599907232021-08-04T17:33:53.679-04:002021-08-04T17:33:53.679-04:00LOL, more than 8 months later and you liberals are...LOL, more than 8 months later and you liberals are still obsessed with the orange man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-80379629493968702652021-08-04T16:09:35.870-04:002021-08-04T16:09:35.870-04:003:04 who is "we". YOU are the one making...3:04 who is "we". YOU are the one making it into a black thing. Blacks weren't any less, or more complaints than anyone else. In fact I remember last Sept. returning to a busy black neighborhood and was surprised to see they even wore the masks walking down the street. So little racist, you still lose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-57298922079867864442021-08-04T15:04:01.092-04:002021-08-04T15:04:01.092-04:001:11 We are talking about nyc, where you work and ...1:11 We are talking about nyc, where you work and maybe live, not the rest of the country. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com