Texas GOP Openly Declares Biden an Illegitimate President And Rejects Certified 2020 Results (David Rufful)

The state of Texas appears to be taking matters into its own hands by passing a resolution that says Joe Biden was “not legitimately elected” in the 2020 presidential election. Fact-checkers have repeatedly rushed to Biden’s defense and confirmed there is no proof of widespread voter fraud that would have impacted the outcome of the election. The Texas GOP released a statement, …

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Trump indicted for bid to overturn 2020 election (Politico)

Federal prosecutors have charged Donald Trump with conspiring to seize a second term after losing the 2020 election, alleging a months-long campaign of deceit and abuses that ended with him sitting idly while a violent mob of his supporters attacked the Capitol. In a 45-page indictment unveiled Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with four felony …

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Multunomah County Names Bias Crimes Prosecutor (KATU)

It comes as the county is seeing, on average, about 71 bias crime reports every month since the beginning of this year. That’s up from a monthly average of 61 reports in 2022. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office says Charlie Weiss will fill the position, which is partially funded through a federal grant. Part …

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Parent urges Florida school district to ban Arthur’s book for bizarre reason (Rey Harris)

According to The Daily Beast, conservative activist of the No Left Turn in Education group Bruce Friedman filed a detailed complaint about a children’s book that especially triggered him. Arthur’s Birthday, written by creator Marc Brown in 1989, features the aardvark attending a classmate’s party that happened to fall on the same day as his birthday. Arthur receives …

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Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials (LA Times)

Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued a preliminary injunction against the law, which also would have created a new process to challenge library materials and request that they …

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Florida Approves Controversial Set Of Black History Standards (Taiyler S. Mitchell)

The Florida Board of Education has approved a controversial set of academic standards for African American social studies classes in K-12 schools.  The standards, which are being released as Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida Republicans have continued a crusade against public education, include language that states “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied …

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