Profs will choose to leave, the state system will slip bc partnerships with UF will suffer, the effects will be felt beyond the subject of RACISM. The autocratic policy of educational control re racism, UF: in danger of losing notable faculty & grant$, sullying its reputation: DeSantis wants to teach racism as a 'theory.' Assault on academic freedom is an outrage.
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I can't put into words how little I care about what Stanford, Harvard, or Yale students are doing.
90% of the problems in the legal profession stem from a deference to graduates of these institutions, an elite social class with elite connections and 2d experiences with never a struggle.
I can't imagine why the law turns out to favor the elite. We can't even nominate a justice unless they are from Harvard or Yale.
Honestly, do people even realize how messed up that is?
A rare, long-track tornado left a trail of devastation across western Mississippi on Friday night — killing at least 23 people, tearing buildings and leaving thousands of homes without power. https://t.co/cmXqjcZM7A
In closing…MAGA opposes student loan forgiveness b/c it helps Black & brown students. 20 years after college, 95% of white students have paid off their debt & 95% of Black students still owe b/c Jim Crow still undermines Black students.
I elaborate here: https://www.tiktok.com/@qasim.rashid/video/7172933155958181166
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“If a patient does not have the right to abortion under any circumstance, unless the privilege is granted to her by the people and their legislators, the people and their legislators could legally force her to die” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/oklahoma-abortion-ban-judges-dissents-say-pregnant-women-have-no-right-to-life.html
Jim Jordan busted for helping Trump 'tamper' with probe: 'Beyond all bounds of what's legal' - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism
This is what should happen to all LEOs who commit such crimes.
NPR: A Tennessee commission voted to decertify 3 ex-Memphis officers charged with murder in the killing of Tyre Nichols, preventing them from going to work at other Tennessee law enforcement agencies.
https://t.co/iWeT7IzkH4
That’s one of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard yet. Republicans are nuts.
GREEN BOOK WARNING: Florida NAACP calls for travel boycott of the state https://occupydemocrats.com/2023/03/24/green-book-warning-florida-naacp-calls-for-travel-boycott-of-the-state/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
I hate grief. I hate the way it washes over you in waves. I hate the way it sneaks up on you when you least expect it. I hate the way it steals your motivation. I hate all the little ways it exhausts you.
Israel's attorney general accuses Netanyahu of breaking the law https://www.dw.com/en/israel-s-attorney-general-accuses-netanyahu-of-breaking-the-law/a-65116985?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
Florida Bill Would Shield DeSantis’s Travel Records https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/us/politics/desantis-travel-records-florida-republicans.html (Me: Florida wants to keep DeSantis trips secret but wants to "out" your child if he/she says gay, record the days of your child's period.., wants a list of all the books in your library...?)
Utah bans under-18s from using social media unless parents consent https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/23/utah-social-media-access-law-minors (Me: what will they come for next? Only state approved underwear, children may not talk to each other unless a parent is present, under 18 cannot use library without parent present..?)
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Russia’s uses sexual violence and rape as weapon against Ukrainian women | Frontline panel (Times Radio News VIDEO) #Ukraine #News #Invasion #Russia #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
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