Election Day 'self-care suites' reportedly offered to students at Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy



Election Day "self-care suites" — filled with milk and cookies, hot chocolate, coloring books, and even a Legos station — reportedly were offered to students at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, the New York Post reported.

The specialized school at the elite Washington, D.C., institution of higher learning is tasked with training our next generation of elected officials and diplomats, the Post said, adding that the tab for attending is just over $61,000 annually.

'What kind of lives have these people led that makes them think that this is the right way to handle young people?'

“In recognition of these stressful times, all McCourt community members are welcome to gather … in the 3rd floor Commons to take a much needed break," wrote Jaclyn Clevenger — the school’s director of student engagement — in an email to students that the Free Press obtained, according to the Post.

Also on tap at the self-care suites are "mindfulness activities," the email also said, according to the paper, which added that the the suites are open Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Post said Clevenger didn’t respond to its request for comment Tuesday.

There's more where that came from!

The paper also said similar amenities are offered not just on Election Day but all week long at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington.

The Post said students there can partake of cupcakes in a campus lobby before traveling to the campus rotunda, where they can take part in a “walkable labyrinth” featuring “calming lighting and music.”

What's more, students can indulge in arts and crafts that include beading, canvas-bag decorating, and painting while noshing on snacks, the paper said, adding that students also can visit a “Pause for Paws,” event where they can cuddle with animals and sip hot chocolate.

Finally, the University of Puget Sound is offering a “post-election processing space” where students can create collages, journal using self-care writing prompts, and eat comfort food from a baked potato bar, the Post reported.

The paper also noted that Jerry Seinfeld last week blasted the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City — where the comedian's kids attended — for letting students who become “emotionally distressed” skip classes the day after the election.

“What kind of lives have these people led that makes them think that this is the right way to handle young people?" Seinfeld asked the New York Times. “To encourage them to buckle. This is the lesson they are providing for ungodly sums of money.”

Remember when?

Readers of Blaze News may recall that this sort of coddling goes back a ways.

  • Just prior to Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration, a Georgetown University LGBT student group planned on hosting a “Self-Care Night” featuring "Legos, juice boxes, and more!"
  • Later in 2017, a "Meeting of Healing" took place at the University of Connecticut in response to a conservative speaker's appearance at the school.
  • Marquette University’s counseling center advertised a safe space for students to "de-stress" from the ravages of the 2018 midterm elections.

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SHOCKING: Doctor exposes the truth about breast implants — 'a flood of chemicals'



How can we use natural remedies to allow God’s healing to work in our lives? Dr. Josh Axe recently joined “Relatable” to answer that question. On the program, Dr. Axe discusses everything from breast implant illness to red light therapy.

Dr. Axe starts with an explanation of the difference between functional and conventional medicine using an example of a patient with high blood pressure. While conventional medicine would prescribe a statin to lower blood pressure, functional medicine would look to address the root cause of the elevated blood pressure through diet, supplement, and lifestyle modifications.

When asked about breast implant illness, Dr. Axe begins by explaining what implants actually are:

“Let's start off with what you're putting in your body. You're putting in silicone, which is sort of a mixture between rubber-meets-plastic. It’s fossil fuels or certain chemicals there that make up an implant.”

He goes on to describe how chemicals from the implant leech into women’s bodies:

“If there's a rupture, I mean, there's a tremendous — it's like a flood of chemicals being released in your system, and there was a recent study that came out ... showing that [having breast implants] increases your risk of autoimmune disease by six to eight times.”

Dr. Axe says this could result in rashes, joint pain, hormonal changes, hair thinning, and more. According to him, when women have had their implants removed, about 75% of the time, all of their symptoms resolve within one year of the removal.

Dr. Axe also highlights how much stress can impact fertility and health overall:

“One thing a lot of people I don't think realize is that different emotions affect different organ systems. So we know for instance, high blood pressure is really tied more to anxiousness, and so if you get anxious, your blood pressure will start to rise ... that affects the adrenals. Your body starts producing more cortisol and stress hormones.”

“I had a patient once who ... got a divorce and just was grieving about it for years, and then and then she developed autoimmune disease.”

In the full episode linked below, Dr. Axe also discusses how to heal hypothyroidism, detoxing from birth control, and gives general diet and supplement advice for natural healing. Notably, he also emphasizes the necessity of faith in the healing process:

“I'm not trying to be the healer ... God's the healer. I'm not trying to be that person for you, versus, there's a lot of doctors with a God complex out there. It’s pretty prevalent.”



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All full-time police officers — including chief — resign from town's force, citing 'hostile work environment,' 'stress' after new town manager started last month



All full-time police officers — including the chief — resigned from the force in Kenly, North Carolina, on Wednesday over a "hostile work environment" and "stress" after the new town manager came onboard last month.

What are the details?

The town of about 2,000 — which is about 50 minutes southeast of Raleigh — will soon be left with just three part-time officers, WRAL-TV reported.

The Kenly police force was short staffed before the resignations, down from eight officers to five, Chief Josh Gibson told the station.

What's more, two town clerks also submitted letters of resignation, leaving Kenly without seven full-time positions, WRAL reported.

Kenly's attorney Chip Hewett announced a 7 p.m. Friday emergency meeting to discuss how the town will handle public safety in the wake of the resignations, WRAL added.

The resignation letters point to a hostile work environment since new town manager Justine Jones came aboard about a month ago, the station said, adding that Gibson and his five officers made it clear their complaints were not over pay.

Gibson said in his resignation letter that while Kenly made "substantial progress that we had hoped to continue," the chief said he no longer believed progress was possible with Jones as town manager, WRAL reported. Gibson also cited a "hostile work environment" in his letter; other letters cited "stress."

In a statement on Facebook, Gibson said Jones "has created an environment [in which] I do not feel we can perform our duties and services to the community," the station added.

Gibson said he'd consider returning to the police force if Jones was dismissed, WRAL said.

The station said Jones declined an interview, citing a "personnel matter."

New town manager sued her previous employer

Jones, who is black, sued her previous employer — Richland County, South Carolina — for gender and racial discrimination after she was terminated, WRAL said, adding that the lawsuit indicates she worked as manager of research and was an assistant director.

She alleged "hostile" treatment from Richland County leaders and her supervisor, the station said, as well as retaliation after she reported bad behavior. In addition, WRAL said Jones claims in the lawsuit that she wasn't paid fairly and treated differently due to illness.

Jones was terminated on March 30, 2015, the station said, adding that the lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed. WRAL said court records don't reveal why the case was dismissed.

After she was fired from her job in Richland County, Jones worked at her own consulting company. Kenly hired her June 2, 2022, the station said.

The Kenly Town Council selected Jones after a "nationwide search" of 30 candidates, the station added, citing a town press release. Jones worked in public service for the last 16 years in local governments in Minnesota, Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, WRAL said.

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