Entries by Current Staff

Only 2 Candidates to Vie for Chair of RI GOP

The Ocean State Current has confirmed that only two candidates will compete to serve as the next Chairman of the RI Republican Party; Giovanni Cicione from Barrington and Joseph Powers from Cranston, each of whom had previously filed their names. However, despite rumors of other individuals interested in running, no additional candidates filed by yesterday’s […]

2 VICTORIES: Center co-Signs National Coalition Letter Earns Congressional Opposition to Biden’s WOKE 401(k) Rule

The RI Center for Center for Freedom & Prosperity, earlier this month signed a national coalition letter urging Congress to oppose a federal attack on citizens’ 401(k) pension savings. The letter opposed Biden’s Department of Labor rules that would allow environmental extremists to divert hundreds of billions of dollars of Americans’ pension savings into green […]

DAILY SIGNAL: How China Is Dominating African Minerals, and Why Americans Should Care

An energy expert is sounding the alarm over the Chinese Communist Party’s dominance of African minerals. “It’s such an important topic because President [Joe] Biden and the governor of California, Gov. [Gavin] Newsom, have the goal of having all new vehicle sales in the United States battery-powered electric by 2035. So if we’re going to […]

Parents ARE Defending Education #InTheDugout – February 28, 2023

Rhode Island, the #InTheDugout podcast is the perfect show for you! Parents are defending education with the fastest growing podcast in the Ocean State.

Is The Woke Tide Turning in America? – #InTheDugout – February 27, 2023

Woke no more! University of North Carolina moves to ban ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ statements TRANS TIDE TURNING? A prominent detransitioner sued a nationwide medical group for mutilation.

Westerly Parental-Rights Activist Blasts Local YMCA for Trans Locker Room Policy

Well-known parental rights activist, Bob Chiaradio, is raising awareness about yet another controversial public policy failure in his town of Westerly, Rhode Island. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Chiarado will be Sten’s guest on his popular In The Dugout video podcast, which can be viewed anytime after 4pm today at: oceanstatecurrent.com/in-the-dugout-february-27-2023/ Per his Facebook post: Just got off […]

DAILY SIGNAL: Equal Protection Project Aims to Stop Acts of Racism Committed in Name of ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’

“The remedy for racism never is more racism.” That’s the guiding principle behind a new initiative called the Equal Protection Project. Through education, investigation, and litigation, the Equal Protection Project is working to expose instances of racism in America, such as a school district in Rhode Island that announced it was holding an event for […]

DAILY SIGNAL: New Axis of Evil Rising on First Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine?

Friday, Feb. 24, marks one year since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which has cost hundreds of thousands of lives. Ahead of the one-year anniversary, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi. Dakota Wood, a senior research fellow in defense programs at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense, says […]

DAILY SIGNAL: While ‘WWIII’ Trends on Twitter, God Moves on College Campuses

Russia is suspending the last nuclear arms treaty with America. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet. North Korea is again testing its ballistic missiles. Ukraine has been at war with Russia for a year now. Meanwhile, “WWIII” was trending on Twitter earlier this week. The millennial generation, of […]

DAILY SIGNAL: ‘Why We Have to Win This War’ Against the ‘Woke Army,’ According to Asra Nomani

Asra Nomani, author of “Woke Army: The Red-Green Alliance That Is Destroying America’s Freedom” and co-founder of Save Merit, is emphasizing the necessity of “winning this war against the woke army.” “It is not an exaggeration to say that the future of America depends on our winning this war against the woke army,” Nomani says. […]

RI Board of Education Shows Disdain for Parents #InTheDugout – February 22, 2023

Sten on the RI Board of Education showing disdain for parents and the dishonest adoption of RIDE’s controversial social studies standards last evening.

DAILY SIGNAL: Supreme Court to Decide Future of Section 230 Protection for Social Media Platforms

Social media companies might have to make significant changes to their platforms, depending on the outcomes of two Supreme Court cases. This week, the justices hear arguments in two cases that involve a federal law referred to as Section 230, which protects social media platforms from being held liable for the content users post. The […]

Social Studies Standards Meeting by Board of Education #OnlyOnTheCurrent – LIVE at 5:30pm

On Tuesday, February 21, 2023 the RI Board of Education will consider adoption of social studies standards proposed by the RI Department of Education and its commissioner, Angelica Infante Green.

DAILY SIGNAL: Woke Left Pushed to Remove Discipline From Classrooms. Consequences Have Been Tragic, Teacher Says.

Children are always going to misbehave, teacher Daniel Buck says, and that’s why discipline is needed in the classroom. “I think the idea that we’re going to solve misbehavior is kind of utopian,” Buck says, adding that is “what the progressive idea is.” “If we just get the system right, then kids are going to […]

WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING TO OUR KIDS? #InTheDugout – February 20, 2023

What the hell are we doing to our kids? Sten’s PRESIDENT’S DAY “education” message … Is GENERATION-Z leading a world wide REVIVAL? UPDATE: candidate for RIGOP chair backs out!

CHARIHO’s “FORGOTTEN TAXPAYERS PAC” WARNS BIG SPENDERS

Richmond, RI – With battlelines already being drawn on the Chariho School District’s budget, the Forgotten Taxpayers PAC demands that school officials leverage the state-wide data in the uniform chart of accounts (UCOA) to find savings. There is a real opportunity this budget season to move away from an endless ratcheting of the budget up […]

North Kingstown to Become a New Anti-Gun Hotbed?

Originally printed in the February 16, 2023 edition of The Standard Times, as: “McKee doubles down on firearm misinformation” Apparently North Kingstown has joined Bristol and Warren as hotbeds of anti-gun sentiment. The leader of the Moms Demand Action group now sits on the town council. Moms Demand Action is a subsidiary of Everytown for […]

UPDATED: WOW. Samples of Public Outcry Against RIDE’s Proposed “woke” Social Studies Standards

The following excerpts were provided to The Current by the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity. They represent actual commentary from concerned citizens who have emailed the RI Board Of Education, encouraging them to REJECT the inaccurate and overly-politicized social studies standards, proposed by RI Department of Education and its Commissioner, Angelic Infante-Green. A vote […]

DAILY SIGNAL: Putin’s Spring Offensive, Russian ‘Reeducation’ Camps, and What’s Next for War in Ukraine

Next Friday will mark one year since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a war against Ukraine, a war that many anticipated would end in a matter of days after the invasion. Yet, Ukraine, with the support of America and its European allies, has succeeded in significantly weakening Russia and preventing its victory. For Putin, the […]

RHODE ISLAND IS FAILING #InTheDugout – February 16, 2023

GARY SASSE joins Sten regarding TAXES & the failing Rhode Island economy. Plus, our #BoomerZoomers from the Charlestown Senior Center

More Funding Does Not Mean Better Schools

Originally published February 15 on Reason.com by Emma Camp as Bad Schools Aren’t Always Underfunded “More money can help schools succeed, but not if they fritter those extra resources in unproductive ways,” says one researcher. (Illustration: Lex Villena) A viral TikTok video of Carmel High School outside Indianapolis, Indiana, has sparked a revealing conversation about school funding […]

Was the SUPER BOWL a Victory over White Supremacy?

Originally published By JASON WHITLOCK “Black America’s broken family structure explains the coaching and quarterback disparities far more than racism.” “Baby-mama culture and Deion Sanders explain Eric Bieniemy’s failure to land a head coaching job” According to corporate media, one of the biggest stories at this year’s Super Bowl was the shared skin classification of […]

DAILY SIGNAL: America’s Outpost in Washington Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

The Heritage Foundation celebrates its 50th anniversary Thursday, and Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts is reflecting on the leading conservative think tank’s success over the past five decades. “There are a lot of ways I would put that, but I think most succinctly it would be [that] Heritage has always been willing without fail to […]

DAILY SIGNAL: Surfer Bethany Hamilton Vows She Won’t Compete Against Biological Men, Setting Example for Pro Athletes to Defend Women’s Sports

Few female athletes have the ear of America, much less the world, in the way Bethany Hamilton does. With more than 1 million followers on Twitter, 2 million on Instagram, and two movies telling her story, when Hamilton speaks, people listen, which is something Hamilton appears to have been counting on when sharing a recent […]

ParentsUnitedRI make alarming discovery #InTheDugout – February 15, 2023

ParentsUnitedRI make alarming discovery! Is URI assisting the “weaponization of government” by funding new org to attack parents who speak out? Plus, major shake-up coming at RI GOP!

DAILY SIGNAL: Mom Who Was Booted From Education Board, Called ‘White Supremacist’ After Defending Constitution Shares Her Story

Suparna Dutta says she thought the exceptional nature of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence “was common sense,” but her recent experience with the Virginia Board of Education proved otherwise. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed Dutta—a mother, engineer, and Indian immigrant—to the Virginia Board of Education in July. “I was thrilled and very honored to […]

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