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How Many More Trans Shootings Before the FBI Acts?
On Monday, yet another person who identified as transgender carried out a mass shooting—this time during a high school hockey game—highlighting why federal law enforcement should consider designating the threat of transgender ideology as violent extremism. While most people who identify as transgender do not pose a threat to others, a growing number of them…Tyler O’Neil -
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TRANS FAMILY DISPUTE: Rhode Island Ice Rink Shooter’s Troubled Legal History
The man who opened fire at a Rhode Island ice rink during a high school hockey game Monday night, killing two family members and injuring three others before turning the gun on himself, identified as transgender and had multiple family disputes regarding his gender identity. Robert Dorgan, 56, also went by the name Roberta, Pawtucket…Tyler O’Neil -
Parental Rights Advocate Challenges ‘Political Indoctrination’ at Rhode Island School District
Editor’s note: In this podcast episode, Nicole Solas said she submitted a public records request to the University of San Diego. She later clarified that she actually submitted the request to the University of Rhode Island. Rhode Island mom and parental rights advocate Nicole Solas was sued by teachers unions in 2021 after she requested…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
COLLUSION: Rhode Island School District Sends 8,800 Pages of Emails to SPLC, Docs Show
When concerned mom Nicole Solas requested all emails from her Rhode Island school district to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the request turned up more than 8,000 pages of communications, and the district told her it would cost $6,629.25 for it to process the SPLC documents. A brief refresher: The SPLC began as a civil…Tyler O’Neil -
Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to Trump’s 2024 Ballot Access in Rhode Island
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday tossed another challenge to former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 ballot. U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr., an Obama appointee, dismissed a 14th Amendment challenge to listing Trump on the Rhode Island ballot. John Anthony Castro, a little-known 2024 Republican presidential candidate, filed the lawsuit,…Katelynn Richardson -
Rhode Island Town Defies Mob, Erects Columbus Statue
If we really want to make America great again, we need to elevate what is good and noble about us and defy those who insist on tearing down our past. On Monday, designated as Columbus Day, the town of Johnston, Rhode Island, unveiled a statue of Christopher Columbus in a local park. A few protesters…Jarrett Stepman -
National Effort Thwarted, DHS Funds ‘Mary Poppins’-Style ‘Ministry of Truth’ in Rhode Island
Not to be deterred by its embarrassing failure to carry out its 2022 national “Disinformation Governance Board” plan, the federal Department of Homeland Security has now resorted to funding a grassroots surrogate operation in Rhode Island. A grant of more than $700,000 was provided by the DHS to the University of Rhode Island, which in…Mike Stenhouse -
Rhode Island Priest Rebukes Public School for Pornographic Books in Library
When the public high school in Westerly, Rhode Island, made available to students two books with pornographic content, the Rev. Giacomo Capoverdi sprang into action with more than a dozen other pastors. The books—“Gender Queer” and “Fun Home”—are not appropriate for high school students, according to a letter 14 clergy wrote to The Westerly Sun…Rob Bluey -
What Happened When Rhode Island Rushed to Make It Easier to Vote (and Cheat)
Are corrupt election officials attempting to rig elections in Rhode Island? Or are the secretary of state and the Board of Elections utterly incompetent? Either way, in its zeal to make it as easy as possible for as many people as possible to vote, Ocean State election officials—in promoting early voting through use of technology—have…Mike Stenhouse -
How Should Rhode Island Respond to the Great Barrington ‘Awokening’?
In recent years, the woke left has taken control in the affluent small town of Barrington, Rhode Island, dominating the seats of power on both the town council and the school committee, secretly and defiantly imposing its radical and divisive agenda upon its own taxpayers, veteran groups, students, and teachers. The disdain these elected and…Mike Stenhouse -
Rhode Island Drops Order Prohibiting Unvaccinated Doctor From Practicing
The state of Rhode Island on Friday dismissed an order that had prevented a doctor from practicing because he declined to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Stephen Skoly, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, sought a medical exemption from getting the vaccine because he has a condition called Bell’s palsy. The state denied the exemption in…Fred Lucas -
Meet Doctor Suing Rhode Island Over Vaccine Mandate
Dr. Stephen Skoly’s request for a medical exemption to the state’s vaccine mandate was denied. Then the Rhode Island Department of Health ordered him to stop his critical surgical care in October. Now, represented by the Washington, D.C.- based civil rights group the New Civil Liberties Alliance, he is suing Rhode Island to stop the state from…Mary Margaret Olohan -
EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Prohibited From Practicing Medicine Over Vaccination Status Sues Rhode Island
A doctor prohibited from practicing medicine because of his vaccination status is suing Rhode Island to regain his ability to practice. The Rhode Island Department of Health ordered oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Stephen Skoly to cease his critical surgical care on Oct. 1, 2021, after the state denied his medical exemption to the COVID-19…Mary Margaret Olohan -
School Choice Denied to Most Rhode Island Families, but Not These Union Teachers
A local chapter of the nation’s largest teachers union has acknowledged the importance of school choice, at least for its own members. Thanks to an agreement quietly reached between the South Kingstown, Rhode Island, chapter of the National Education Association and the South Kingstown School Department, teachers there now have access to an exclusive school…Virginia Allen -
Teachers Union Sues Rhode Island Mom for Seeking Records About School’s Critical Race Theory Curriculum
The National Education Association, America’s largest teachers union, is suing a Rhode Island mom for seeking information about what her kindergartener will be taught in school. Both the National Education Association Rhode Island and National Education Association South Kingstown, the union’s local branch, are suing Nicole Solas after she filed public record requests with the…Virginia Allen -
Rhode Island Hikes Minimum Wage for the Fourth Time in Four Years
Rhode Island lawmakers have approved legislation that will raise the state’s minimum wage. The Ocean State will increase its hourly wage from $9 to $9.60 starting on Jan. 1, 2016. According to NECN, the increase will be Rhode Island’s fourth minimum wage hike in four years. Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-R.I., signed the bill into law…Kate Scanlon