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🚨 Policing Preschoolers – May 08 2026

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Happy Friday

While some of Alcatraz’s most notorious criminals risked their lives attempting to swim their way to freedom, one male canine had different plans altogether.

A lone coyote swam two miles through the cold, choppy waters of the San Francisco Bay to reach his destination of choice: Alcatraz Island.

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Lead: War Narrative Crumbles

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The media ran with President Trump’s latest war narratives until the failure became too obvious to spin.

Trump’s much-hyped “Project Freedom” collapsed almost as quickly as it was announced, Iran rejected the latest U.S. peace deal, the Strait is still blocked, and there’s no strategy for getting the U.S. out of this war.

Operation Project Freedom, which also lacked a coherent strategy, was paused less than 48 hours later, with Trump stating the pause was prompted by the “fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran.”

This was a complete lie.

The real reason for the pause… Saudi Arabia denied the use of its airbases to protect ships from attacks by Iran. Reportedly, neither Saudi Arabia nor any other Gulf state was informed of the project ahead of time, which didn’t sit well.

Riyadh considered Project Freedom “unnecessarily escalatory and not well thought through,” which perfectly sums up the United States’ course of action throughout this war. Even Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, couldn’t resist posting: “Operation Trust Me Bro failed.”

You know there’s a problem when top White House officials don’t seem to know what’s going on. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was promoting Project Freedom as the Administration’s next major focus just hours before it was shelved.

With Project Freedom off the table, what’s next? Well, for starters, the U.S. bombed Iranian ports on Thursday, and Trump warned that the U.S. would strike Iran “a lot harder, and a lot more violently” unless Tehran signs a deal “fast.” He also added, “I’ll let you know when there’s no ceasefire… You’re just going to have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran.”

So after all the dramatic announcements and victory lap headlines, we’re right back where we started.

Nursery Racism Crackdown

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Nursery workers in Wales are now being told to monitor toddlers for “racist incidents” and to call 999, the UK’s equivalent of 911, to report any supposed incidents to the police.

Yes, kids who may not know their ABCs yet could have a criminal record attached to their name.

Under the program, over 300 childcare centers received taxpayer-funded guidance on how to turn their nurseries into fully compliant “anti-racist” environments. The material comes from DARPL, an organization that has received more than £1.3 million from the Welsh Government over the past four years.

In it, childcare workers are instructed to document interactions between children that could potentially be interpreted as hate-related behavior. They are also encouraged to incorporate anti-racist messaging into the classroom:

Make sure your anti-racist stance is visible in your displays, celebrations, posters, welcome boards, publicity, snacks, books, music, role play/dressing up, toys and other resources.”

Preschool teachers have even been asked to evaluate themselves to determine whether or not they understand their white privilege.

The initiative is part of a broader government-backed push to make Wales an anti-racist nation by 2030.

But are they going too far with this?

Because toddlers say inappropriate things, and children notice differences and ask uncomfortable questions. That’s part of being a child, not evidence of extremist ideology forming inside a preschool classroom.

There’s also the reality that once kids realize certain words trigger panic in adults, some will inevitably use them to their advantage. A teacher trying to correct little Bobby’s behavior could suddenly find themselves accused of racism for doing nothing more than enforcing classroom rules. Do we really think teachers won’t hesitate out of fear? And how many children will falsely accuse their playmates just to get their way, without understanding the consequences that could follow?

You have to ask whether the people writing these policies have kids of their own or have actually spent time around children.

And yeah, racism is bad, but who gets to decide what racism is? The UK government takes an extreme stance that only certain skin colors matter, which is racist in itself. Should they be allowed to decide?

Do their materials discuss how pushing extreme agendas like this on young children risks raising emotionally fragile kids? Children who will struggle to handle harsh words or the realities of the real world? Probably not.

Children should be allowed to play, learn, and grow without their actions being filtered and shaped by government ideology.

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What’s Trending

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David Letterman is trending after saying he’d be surprised if the late-night show lasts more than a year after the network pulled the plug on its host, Stephen Colbert.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, is trending after she announced the birth of her 2nd child.

Mississippi is trending after it was reported that 14 tornadoes ripped through the state, damaging 400 homes.

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