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The American Sociological Association and the AFT are suing the DOE over the "Dear Colleague" letter threatening to withhold funding (or even initiate prosecutions) over accurate historical education.

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The Letter suggests, however, that a wide variety of core instruction, activities, and programs that schools, from pre-kindergarten through post-graduate education, use to teach and support their students now constitute illegal discrimination. 10. For example, the Letter appears to ban the teaching of history and other subjects that acknowledges “systemic and structural racism,” claiming that such instruction is discriminatory. It is not clear how a school could teach a fulsome U.S. History course without teaching about slavery, the Missouri Compromise, the Emancipation Proclamation, the forced relocation of Native American tribes, the laws of Jim Crow, Brown v. Board of Education, the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, or the Civil Rights Acts, the Fair Housing Act and the Voting Rights Act without running afoul of this prohibition. 11. Likewise, the Letter appears to ban any existing voluntary associations or student groups, such as a Black Student Union. These groups are open to all yet provide programming to support and amplify the lived experiences of students or faculty who are members of a particular demographic. 12. The Letter appears to ban all programming in support of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”), again despite the fact that such programming is lawful and previous presidential administrations of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden have supported such efforts. 13. Finally, despite invoking the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision on college admissions, the Letter goes well beyond that holding and states that many legal, evidence-based, and well-accepted ways to foster inclusivity and increase diversity of all types are nevertheless considered discriminatory by this administration
February 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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aljazeera.com
Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza and reportedly launched a “major bombing operation” on the town of Kfar Kila, in violation of a ceasefire agreed last month.

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December 23, 2024 at 7:21 AM
datainput.bsky.social
Asked Peter Singer (utilitarian moral philosopher), via his A.I. chatbot PeterSinger.ai , how it viewed the killing of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in light of the large response saying delay & deny policies of insurers has lead to many deaths.
@PeterSinger.info
December 12, 2024 at 9:39 AM
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mondoweiss.net
A shocking report exposes the brutal death of Gaza’s esteemed surgeon, Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh, in an Israeli prison. Witnesses from Ofer Prison reveal he was savagely tortured, stripped half-naked, and left to die alone in excruciating pain in the prison yard.
November 18, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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mondoweiss.net
Palestine didn’t cost the Democrats the election in the way you think—it exposed the hollowness of their promises. For many, it was the final proof that calls for change would go unanswered, revealing the deep rot of the American empire.
mondoweiss.net/2024/11/libe...
Liberal guilt and Palestine
Palestine did cost the Democrats the election, though not how some imagine. In Palestine’s fate millions finally understood their calls for change would remain unanswered. In this, Palestine revealed ...
mondoweiss.net
November 18, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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mondoweiss.net
Basic morality and simple logic dictate that the right of self-defense belongs to the Palestinian people, not to their oppressor. And international law agrees.
mondoweiss.net/2024/09/no-i...
No, Israel does not have a right to defend itself in Gaza. But the Palestinians do.
Basic morality and simple logic dictate that the right of self-defense belongs to the Palestinian people, not to their oppressor. And international law agrees.
mondoweiss.net
November 18, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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mondoweiss.net
As U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee will likely go further in advocating for the destruction of Palestine, stepping up the holocaust in Gaza and pushing for the annexation of Gaza and the West Bank.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/as-u-s-ambassador-rev-mike-huckabee-will-push-for-end-times-…
As U.S. ambassador, Rev. Mike Huckabee will push for ‘end times’ in Palestine
As U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee will likely go further in advocating for the destruction of Palestine, stepping up the holocaust in Gaza and pushing for the annexation of Gaza and the West...
buff.ly
November 18, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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mondoweiss.net
The US and Israel say ceasefire negotiations with Lebanon are progressing, but Lebanon says negotiations still have a long way to go. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes intensify in Gaza, killing 111 Palestinians in a single day in the northern Gaza Strip.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/israels-genocide-d…
Israel’s Genocide Day 408: U.S. envoy to visit Lebanon and Israel to discuss ceasefire deal as confrontations heat up
The US and Israel say ceasefire negotiations with Lebanon are progressing, but Lebanon says negotiations still have a long way to go. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes intensify in Gaza, killing 111 Palestinians...
buff.ly
November 19, 2024 at 2:00 AM
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bekindforthefuture.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
ACLU files lawsuit to gain information about Trump mass deportation plans
Suit made against Ice comes as Trump vows to deport millions of undocumented immigrants upon taking office
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:53 AM
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Shortage of flour and closure of main bakery exacerbate already dire food situation in Gaza (video)
Shortage of flour and closure of main bakery exacerbate already dire food situation in Gaza
A shortage in flour and the closure of a main bakery in central Gaza have exacerbated the already dire food situation during which Palestinians have been struggling to obtain just enough food for their families to survive.
apnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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ghassandwich.bsky.social
The @nytimes.com accidentally sent an internal email to the Electronic Intifada, which used it to show the internal workings of their anti-Palestinian bias.

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NY Times killed investigation of Israeli hooligans, internal email reveals
Reporter reveals frustration that editors blocked story on Amsterdam events falsely portrayed as anti-Semitic.
electronicintifada.net
November 19, 2024 at 12:58 AM