From Nazi Germany to the Pinochet regime in Chile, global parallels with where this type of repression leads should set off alarms.
— Read on www.commondreams.org/opinion/gop-book-burning-dictatorship
‘Bombshell’: Rupert Murdoch ‘Provided’ Joe Biden 2020 Ads To Jared Kushner | HuffPost Latest News
The leaks provided Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser with “a preview of Biden’s ads before they were public,” according to new court documents.
— Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/rupert-murdoch-jared-kushner-biden-ads-fox_n_63fdaa49e4b0ecabbaa10e60
Jim Crow Is Resurrected in Mississippi
The state is moving to create a white-controlled district in an overwhelmingly Black city—with unelected officials, judges, and prosecutors.
— Read on www.thedailybeast.com/jim-crow-is-resurrected-in-mississippi
A Trump judge could shut down the federal government in Texas v. Garland – Vox
Ordinarily, this lawsuit would be laughed out of court. But you never can tell with Trump’s judges.
— Read on www.vox.com/politics/2023/2/26/23611826/texas-trump-judge-hendrix-government-shutdown-proxy-voting-omnibus-supreme-court
Social Media Users Could Be Sued for Defamation Under Florida’s Anti-Press Bill – Truthout
Evidence affirming factual bigotry couldn’t be used in a person’s defense if they’re sued under the terms of the bill.
— Read on truthout.org/articles/social-media-users-could-be-sued-for-defamation-under-floridas-anti-press-bill/
The Right Has Found a New Narrative to Explain Project Veritas’ Implosion
James O’Keefe’s supporters know the “real” reasons he was pushed out
— Read on slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/project-veritas-james-okeefe-lawsuits-conspiracy-theories.html
Institutional, Systematic — Jackson’s Water System Is Broken by Design
Declining federal funding has left the water infrastructure in Mississippi’s capital at the mercy of conservative state politicians.
— Read on www.thenation.com/article/society/jackson-mississippi-water-infrastructure/
Former Arizona attorney general failed to release report disproving election fraud claims
Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich did not release to the public findings from his office that showed a series of 2020 election fraud claims were not backed up by evidence, according to documents released Wednesday by his successor.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-arizona-attorney-general-failed-release-report-disproving-elect-rcna71856
Norfolk Southern Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts — ProPublica
In October, months before the East Palestine derailment, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail miles later in Sandusky, Ohio
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/norfolk-southern-policy-safety-alerts-east-palestine-derailment
Fox insiders admit even Fox viewers don’t trust Fox | Salon.com
Emails reveal hosts and executives admitting their own viewers wouldn’t believe Fox if it reported the truth.
— Read on www.salon.com/2023/02/22/fox-insiders-admit-even-fox-viewers-dont-trust-fox_partner/
Ron DeSantis Wants To Rewrite Defamation Law
“The bill is an aggressive and blatantly unconstitutional attempt to rewrite defamation law in a manner that protects the powerful from criticism by journalists and the public,” said one attorney.
— Read on reason.com/2023/02/22/ron-desantis-wants-to-rewrite-defamation-law/
Domestic Terrorist Groomers – The Far Right Is Calling for the Execution of Teachers and Doctors
A growing number of people working in education and healthcare are receiving death threats because they provide support or care for LGBTQ minors.
— Read on www.vice.com/en/article/n7z8eg/anti-trans-rights-matt-walsh-execution-teachers-doctors
Fragile White Snowflakes — Culture wars: Why social emotional learning is under attack in public schools
Social-emotional learning has been a basic — and uncontroversial — part of education for decades. So why are conservatives waging a war against it?
— Read on www.vox.com/the-highlight/23584837/social-emotional-learning-conservative-culture-war-in-schools
Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo investigated for allegedly falsifying Covid report – POLITICO
The Florida Department of Health’s inspector general closed the probe after the complainant wouldn’t provide further information.
— Read on www.politico.com/news/2023/02/22/florida-joe-ladapo-investigated-covid-report-00084075
Texas’ “anti-woke” policies cost taxpayers millions – Axios Dallas
The difference in interest rates may seem small — but it adds up.
— Read on www.axios.com/local/dallas/2023/02/22/texas-esg-policies-cost
Tucker Carlson and others on the right have launched a vile effort to recast the Ohio train derailment as a story about the systematic victimization of white people
Bills to restrict voting have been introduced in 32 states so far this legislative session | CNN Politics
Lawmakers in 32 states across the US have introduced or pre-filed at least 150 bills aimed at making it harder to vote, according to a new analysis from the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school.
— Read on edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/politics/restrict-voting-bills-introduced-us/
The racist idea that changed American education
A Supreme Court decision 50 years ago may have been shaped by the claim that poor children of color can’t learn. The case’s impact has reverberated for generations.
— Read on www.vox.com/the-highlight/23584874/public-school-funding-supreme-court
Homicides per 100k residents in 2022…Jacksonville FL: 16.7New York City: 4.8
Report: George Santos Actually Seems to Believe He Can a Win a Second Term
The FEC has ordered the New York congressman and professional liar to announce his intentions by March 14.
— Read on www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/george-santos-second-term/amp
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