Illinois set to become first state to end book bans
Governor JB Pritzker expected to sign bill that would block state funding for public libraries and schools that ban books
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/30/illinois-book-bans-bill-libraries-schools
There is no military reason for russia to attack #Kyiv. The Ukrainians do not have missiles that can fly from Kyiv to russia, or even from Kyiv to Donbas. #russia is not even claiming it as territory like they do #Donbas. This is solely to torture civilians as they try to sleep. It is 5 am there as I write this. #ukraine
With antisemitism on the rise, this kind of hateful and misleading rhetoric is simply unacceptable.
Hate speech has no place in society and certainly not in our public schools.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/nycs-public-law-school-releases-video-of-antisemitic-commencement-speech/
Police Say Multiple People Shot Near Beach Boardwalk In Hollywood, Florida https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-florida-beach-shooting_n_647544bae4b0047ed77cdbfa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
BREAKING: Bill Lee, renowned jazz musician and composer and father of Spike Lee, passes away at 94. Scored numerous Spike films including DO THE RIGHT THING. Rest in Power, Bill Lee. 🙏🏿🖤 https://bit.ly/3OFJmWA #RIPBillLee #BlackMastodon #Mastodon
Texas legislature passes bill banning diversity efforts in higher education https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/05/29/texas-legislature-dei-ban-bill/2511685405049/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
@AlliFlowers @kevinrns I’m also on a lot of messaging platforms besides SMS, and they’re a lot better too! Visit my profile or website for more info.
Texas GOP passes bills allowing Abbott appointee to take over Democratic county’s elections https://www.alternet.org/texas-gop-passes-bills-allowing-abbott-appointee-to-take-over-democratic-countys-elections/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Anti-trans activists threaten Louisiana Republican who shot down gender-affirming care ban
#IndependentHashtags: #LouisianaTransBan #GenderAffirmingCare #TransRights #HateSpeech #PoliticalIntimidation #AntiTransActivism #Politics #News
'Morally right thing': Former Alabama governors urge their state to stop executing people https://www.rawstory.com/alabama-innocents-on-penalty/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
DEMOCRATS:
*The Roosevelt administration started Social Security and the GI Bill.
*The Truman Administration passed "The Housing Act of 1949" (FHA) providing guaranteed affordable housing for all Americans.
*The Kennedy administration started food stamps.
*The Johnson administration started Medicare and Medicaid, The Voting Rights Act and Stafford Loans.
*The Clinton administration started the children's Chip Program.
*The Obama administration started the most comprehensive healthcare plan since FDR, the ACA.
*The Biden Administration has passed the "Build Back Better Act" providing the biggest expansion of affordable health care in a decade—including greater access to world-class care for veterans and $400 billion to Head Start, childcare assistance and Pre-K for all children.
JUST TO NAME A FEW....
My guess is many Republicans have benefitted from these programs.
Join me as I honor our fallen heroes at the 155th National Memorial Day Observance. https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1YqxoAdQAzXGv
By focusing on Confederate contributions, The United Daughters of the Confederacy obscured and downplayed the role of Black-Americans in establishing Decoration Day, which later evolved into Memorial Day. This intentional distortion of history reinforced the Confederate Lost Cause narrative and marginalized Black-Americans’ contributions to American history and remembrance.
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