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When Republicans ‘joke’ about exterminating Democrats, we must take them seriously.

A quiet shot across the bow of school districts that egregiously and without due process remove #books and thereby create a hostile environment for #students of marginalized backgrounds: federal Education Department ruling in Georgia case. Book removals also may have violated student civil rights. #FirstAmendment #FreePress #FreedomToRead #censorship

washingtonpost.com/education/2

Good. "Minnesota humanists take out billboards to spread the secular word: The group aims to fight what they see as a push to impose Christian beliefs in government" (no paywall): strib.gift/4si0fxh2m

“8 more women are joining a lawsuit against the state of #Texas, saying the state's abortion bans put their health or lives at risk while facing pregnancy-related medical emergencies.

The new plaintiffs have added their names to a lawsuit originally filed in March by 5 women & 2 drs who say pregnant patients being denied #abortion under TX law despite facing serious med complications.” #legal #WomensReproductiveRights npr.org/2023/05/22/1177425651/

We don't need to ban TikTok. Just have every parent sign up and post nagging comments on their kid's videos. Reply mom and reply dad can be the new reply guy. Kids usage metrics would drop so fast you'd think it was owned by Zuckerberg.

Invasive giant spider in US is actually 'shyest ever documented,' study finds
Joro spiders have spread all over Georgia and its neighboring states, but they don't owe their success to a combative nature — quite the opposite, in fact.
livescience.com/animals/spider #spider #invasive #joro #shy

Odd timing from someone who says we need to decrease the deficit if we pay our bills.

The law that was passed that adds IRS agents reduces the deficit by $114bn.

Yet @tedcruz wants to undo the law and add $114bn to our deficit.

Hypocrite.

bird.makeup/users/tedcruz/stat

@RollingStone we're gonna need a new green book, aren't we. And a rainbow book...

Test Scores Reflect Media, Political Agendas, Not Student or Educational Achievement - A fair reading of data says no crisis and not miracle just a lot of people with no expertise trying to sell bad phonics only pedagogy. radicalscholarship.com/2023/05 via @plthomasEdD #privatization

OK, maybe #Trump can get away with shooting someone on 5th Ave., but what about a $2 million pardon bribery scheme?

Why was a scandal ignored for 28 months? And as Trump runs on a promise of 1/6 #pardons, can we curb this dictatorial power?

If @willbunch wrote it, you should read it.© & I thread it. 1/...🧵

inquirer.com/opinion/commentar

Fani Willis, the DA leading a major investigation into Trump, announced remote work days for most of her staff during the first 3 weeks of August

Judges in Atlanta are asked not to schedule trials for that time

The governor, state reps, state senators, the AG, the sec. of state, head of the GA GOP will be implicated

This will be a giant RICO case

and the new law to remove prosecutors won’t be able to stop Fani in time.

We’re watching history unfold.

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Together, with the entire G7, we have Ukraine's back.

And, like I promised President Zelenskyy, we're not going anywhere.

Today, I announced the next tranche of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine – a package that includes more ammunition, artillery, armored vehicles to bolster Ukraine's battlefield abilities.

America stands with Ukraine.

@AlliFlowers The new low, just how low can the GOP go? As low as they need to…🤬

I"ve been working on creating a trans travel guide, initially focused on the USA. Today was a tough day, doing both UT and TX, but I ended today's work with VT, which is a pretty awesome state (linked below) which is trying to use government power to protect our rights.

Like it's illegal for the Proud Boys or whoever else to block us from entering a doctor's office for trans-related care.

github.com/jmaslak/trans-trave

Let me be clear.

I will not agree to a deal with House Republicans that protects billions in subsidies for Big Oil while putting the health care of 21 million Americans at risk.

Or that protects wealthy tax cheats while putting food assistance at risk for 1 million Americans.

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