Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

💪🏼”5 women who say they were denied abortions despite grave risks to their lives or their fetuses sued #Texas, 1st time that pregnant women have taken legal action against bans that have shut down access to #abortion since the SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade.

..Their…complain… “catastrophic harms” to women …”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/us/texas-abortion-ban-suit.html

@rchusid @usernameswift After moving a test in my class to online rather than in person due to a #COVID outbreak, I posted how one of their freedoms in the "free state of Florida" (quotes for #irony ) is that they absolutely can wear masks when not feeling well or wanting to keep feeling well. Of course, I framed it that way because we faculty in the #FreeStateOfFlorida are not allowed to mandate masks in our classrooms.

One hundred sixty-six years ago today, March 6, 1857
Dred Scott v. Sandford
(1857)

On March 6, 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney read the majority opinion of the Court, which stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal government or the courts. The opinion also stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a federal territory. It moved the nation a step closer to the Civil War.

I appreciate those who share photos via #CatsOfMastodon. The joy people take in their cats is contagious.

Yep

Take Michael Knowles' speech and replace "Transgenderism" with "Judaism" and maybe you'll see why this is a problem.

#TransGenocide

If Florida schools choose not to teach important subjects in their curriculum, could the Department of Education and individual state Boards of Education declare diplomas issued at those schools invalid in other states?

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3885499-frost-on-desantis-targeting-black-lgbtq-transgender-people-its-fascism/

Definitely should

@jeffmoore @edutooters @edutooter Interesting thread, lots of reading to check on. My naive assumption was that Conservative objection was primarily to taxes that go to public schools. The donor class doesn't send their children to public schools so they see those taxes, in particular, as theft.

All the other talking points like imaginary CRT, specific books in libraries, parental oversight, are just to rile up the idiot base against their own best interests.

Harvard Professor Cornell W. Brooks brilliantly dissects the GOP attacks on 'CRT' and reveals the danger of Ron DeSantis's demagoguery and its threats to the nation. A new episode of the Weekend Show airs live at 8p ET/5p PT! https://youtu.be/5VocwmyZp04

@Rasta

“CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I SAID MY FOOD DISH IS EMPTY.”

Jeffries: ‘No indication’ Capitol Police vetted Jan. 6 footage Tucker Carlson plans to air | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3884866-jeffries-no-indication-capitol-police-vetted-jan-6-footage-tucker-carlson-plans-to-air/

#Hakeem_Jeffries #Insurrection #Jan._6

We're heading full-speed toward full-on white Christian nationalist rule, first in the states and then nationwide, as Republicans at all levels and in all branches rush to oppress all Americans and secure their own undemocratic control before their base dwindles into a permanent minority.

WaPo: "Florida bills would ban gender studies, transgender pronouns, tenure perks
A raft of laws proposed by the GOP majority would transform how Florida educates children"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/03/05/florida-bills-would-ban-gender-studies-transgender-pronouns-tenure-perks/

Stubblefield's argument typifies the thinking of a big swathe of white Christian nationalists promoting anti-LGBTQ and anti-trans bills across Republican-controlled states. Some salient points to note about Stubblefield's argument:

1. "I think I know what's wrong in God's eyes." You don't know that. I know that.

2. I have the right to impose my moral views on you through legislation, precisely because I'm right and you're not.

#Arkansas #drag #homophobia #bible #theocracy #democracy

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Me: Humans are stupid.
Person: Haha! Yes! Humans other than me are stupid!
Me: That's not what I meant.

We're all morons. Some of us get a few moments of clarity and contribute something really important, but even they have been recorded doing a few monumentally stupid things. This leads us to what I call the #human conundrum:

* Humans are stupid.
* Other humans are your best resource for finding out when you're wrong about something.

Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PenAmerica, discussed the dangers of book bans and educational gag orders. These bills are not coming from organic, grassroots efforts within each state. They come from well-funded, national organizations like Moms for Liberty. And these bills represent a minority view—over 70% of parents are comfortable with the curriculum in their children’s schools. 8/

https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/sidebar/2023/02/book-bans-and-democracy-can-they-coexist-2/

#politics #democracy #lawfedi #books