Did Alabama fix the discrimination in its congressional map? Judges to decide - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/did-alabama-fix-the-discrimination-in-its-congressional-map-judges-to-decide.html
Powerful white men have always groomed the average white person to be racist.
Right-wing hate no longer confined to the fringes: conservative columnist
When I first taught in the US, I was under the very naïve assumption that US students knew more about African American history than my European students. I was sadly mistaken, and things are getting worse, not better. Shame on these politicians, administrators, and their supporters. African American history is foundational US history. #Racism https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/08/12/arkansas-education-department-nixes-ap-african-american-studies-course-at-last-minute
North Carolina: Voucher Schools Get Tax Dollars with No Rules or Accountability - Curious that the same people who demanded strict accountability for public schools insist on no accountability for voucher schools. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/08/13/north-carolina-voucher-schools-get-tax-dollars-with-bo-rules-or-accountability/ via @dianeravitch #privatization
#Theists:
Why would you worship a #god who’ll torture you for eternity if you don't?
Oh, that’s right—it’s a #ProtectionRacket
From the crowdsourced #MissingPerson list from #Maui -- total names 3829. Number of people "Found" 2328. Number of people "Not Located" 1501. As of 8/11/2023 11:00am HAST. (Hawaii time). #Maui #MauiFires #MauiFiresPeopleList #Lahaina #Wildfire #Disaster https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1WAA1iFGIOT7H3xJcr5aRgqVbUdwPnJkBolBc-eFFlJE/htmlview
Here is the protective order issued today in USA v. Trump (DC): https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258148/gov.uscourts.dcd.258148.28.0.pdf
It’s a quiet week here with @TonyStark on vacation, so I’m here to remind everyone that one vote makes a difference.
“Those voting no on Issue 1 totaled 16,015, according to unofficial results. Yes voters were one vote less than that with 16,014.”
Issue 1 vote in Clark County: No voters edged yes voters by one, unofficially-
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/how-close-was-issue-1-in-clark-county-just-one-vote/IIS2FOM2W5GMXAWTWQCIVHATRA/
Zoom updates terms of service to clarify that it won’t use your calls to train AI
Vague ToS previously implied that customer data could be used for AI training.
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