At a moment when Israeli agents and their allied operatives appear to regularly penetrate Iran and freely target its nuclear program, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp. (IRGC) appears fixated instead on domestic activists and dual citizens it accuses of espionage.
That disconnect is raising questions – even among staunch Iran loyalists – about how an authoritarian regime obsessed with “infiltrators” has become so vulnerable to external threats. One root issue appears to be the cost of an ideological military force that sees itself as much more: The often hubristic self-image of the IRGC, created to “protect” the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has outstripped its capabilities.
Santa Maria names new fire chief
SANTA MARIA, Calif. The City of Santa Maria has named Todd Tuggle as the City’s new Fire Chief.
Tuggle has been with the Santa Maria Fire Department since February 3, 2020.
He first served as Deputy Fire Chief and was later named Interim Fire Chief effective December 19, 2020.
In a City press release, it said City Manager Jason Stillwell named Tuggle to the position effective May 8.
His official badge pinning ceremony is scheduled to take place at the City Council meeting scheduled for May 18, 2021.
Before working in Santa Maria, Tuggle served 17 years with the City of Fresno Fire Department, where he rose to the position of Battalion Chief.
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Cultural Marxism in all of its ugliness is going through Academia and public education in general like a hot knife through butter these days. The latest travesty is a proposed new rule from the Department of Education that was posted for public review on 19 April in the Federal Register entitled, “
Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education.” It includes this “priority”:
Proposed Priority 1 Projects That Incorporate Racially, Ethnically, Culturally, and Linguistically Diverse Perspectives into Teaching and Learning.
Proposed Priority:
Under this priority, the applicants propose projects that incorporate teaching and learning practices that reflect the diversity, identities, histories, contributions, and experiences of all students create inclusive, supportive, and identity-safe learning environments.
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