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October 9, 2022

Form that asks female student-athletes in Florida about their menstrual histories ...


Form that asks female student-athletes in Florida about their menstrual histories sparks calls for change


June 24, 2022

Just this week alone...

Just this week alone SCOTUS has ruled that
1) private religious schools can receive public funding;
2) laws governing conceal carry are illegal;
3) women have no rights to control their own bodies.

Up next:
1) banning contractives;
2) over ruling marriage equality.

Won't be long until affirmative action is ruled unconstitutional and Jim Crow is made the law of the land. Get ready for the reintroduction of color bars above rest rooms, lunch counters and water fountains.

And the ERA will never be rectified.

June 11, 2022

Nearly half of Republicans think US has to live with mass shootings, poll finds


CBS and YouGov poll returned familiar results, including 62% support for a nationwide ban on semi-automatic rifles

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/06/us-mass-shootings-republicans-poll
June 10, 2022

Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising


The group, Check My Ads, is hoping the success it has had in stripping advertising dollars from right-wing provocateurs including Steve Bannon, Glenn Beck and Dan Bongino will give it momentum as it attempts to confront a powerful media empire.


https://www.npr.org/2022/06/09/1103690822/group-aiming-to-defund-disinformation-tries-to-drain-fox-news-of-online-advertis
June 9, 2022

Jesse Lee Peterson praises white supremacy

Jesse Lee Peterson praises white supremacy, saying that Black people realize that "white men are smarter than them, superior to them and instead of learning, 'Hey, how did you become so superior?' they want to destroy it so that they won't be reminded how dumb they are."

https://mobile.twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1534898068000280577

I am embarrassed just watching this clip!!!!

May 27, 2022

French Newspaper Names What America Truly Excels At In Damning Editorial

"America is killing itself and the Republican Party is looking the other way," Le Monde wrote in a scathing editorial.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/le-monde-mass-shooting_n_628edc31e4b0edd2d01f514f

May 21, 2022

Barnes & Noble pressured to restrict sales of most banned book

Tim Anderson, a Republican lawyer who serves in the Virginia House of Delegates, said he filed a lawsuit on behalf of his client, Tommy Altman, who is running for Congress. Altman, who describes himself as a disabled veteran, states in a campaign video on his website that he is running to protect freedom, including the right to free speech.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-barnes-and-noble-tommy-altman-tim-anderson-ban-gender-queer-court-of-mist-and-fury/

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