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“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”
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How many more decades will stories like this will remain commonplace before anything changes?
Always appreciative of @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social's reporting.
Always appreciative of @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social's reporting.
What if you showed up at your hotel and they didn't have the room you reserved? Or there was a shower or toilet you couldn't use. This is common for people who use wheelchairs. Even 35 years after federal law said hotels must be accessible. My NPR story. www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating
AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
www.npr.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
How many more decades will stories like this will remain commonplace before anything changes?
Always appreciative of @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social's reporting.
Always appreciative of @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social's reporting.
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*Hang on I'm getting something in my ear*
Gender is a social construct you say? Concerning!
Gender is a social construct you say? Concerning!
December 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
*Hang on I'm getting something in my ear*
Gender is a social construct you say? Concerning!
Gender is a social construct you say? Concerning!
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As I Iive in Alabama, we are subject to SB 109, the anti-DEI bill. For example, I teach about ancient Egypt, where men were men and women were women! We see eyeliner, skirts, heavy jewelry, and emphases on more effeminate poses. OH WAIT SORRY THAT WAS RAMESSES II
December 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As I Iive in Alabama, we are subject to SB 109, the anti-DEI bill. For example, I teach about ancient Egypt, where men were men and women were women! We see eyeliner, skirts, heavy jewelry, and emphases on more effeminate poses. OH WAIT SORRY THAT WAS RAMESSES II
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked Trump's effort to deploy the National Guard in Illinois to protect officials carrying out his mass-deportation policy.
Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois
The 6-3 ruling comes more than two months after the Trump admin asked the justices to weigh in on the move.
www.politico.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked Trump's effort to deploy the National Guard in Illinois to protect officials carrying out his mass-deportation policy.
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Let's Watch '60 Minutes' Segment On Salvador Torture Camp That Bari Weiss Didn't Want Us To See
www.wonkette.com/p/lets-watch...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/lets-watch...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
Let's Watch '60 Minutes' Segment On Salvador Torture Camp That Bari Weiss Didn't Want Us To See
Can't say it would have been improved by Stephen Miller lying about it.
www.wonkette.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Let's Watch '60 Minutes' Segment On Salvador Torture Camp That Bari Weiss Didn't Want Us To See
www.wonkette.com/p/lets-watch...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/lets-watch...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
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Alexa Koenig’s research on human rights violations at CECOT was to be featured on “60 Minutes."
She says it was "incredibly disappointing" to learn that her and her students' work for the show would be shelved when CBS News pulled the segment.
She says it was "incredibly disappointing" to learn that her and her students' work for the show would be shelved when CBS News pulled the segment.
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Alexa Koenig’s research on human rights violations at CECOT was to be featured on “60 Minutes."
She says it was "incredibly disappointing" to learn that her and her students' work for the show would be shelved when CBS News pulled the segment.
She says it was "incredibly disappointing" to learn that her and her students' work for the show would be shelved when CBS News pulled the segment.
Reposted by Joe Spencer
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 ℍ𝕖𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤
The one thing we all have in common during the holidays is that we are all concerned about how President John F. Kennedy was killed and the conspiracy behind it. But does it have merch?
𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕚𝕗𝕥 𝕠𝕗 ℙ𝕆ℙ ℍ𝔼𝕀𝕊𝕋 — 𝟚𝟘% 𝕠𝕗𝕗 — $𝟝.𝟞𝟘/𝕞𝕠, $𝟝𝟞/𝕪𝕣
The one thing we all have in common during the holidays is that we are all concerned about how President John F. Kennedy was killed and the conspiracy behind it. But does it have merch?
𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕚𝕗𝕥 𝕠𝕗 ℙ𝕆ℙ ℍ𝔼𝕀𝕊𝕋 — 𝟚𝟘% 𝕠𝕗𝕗 — $𝟝.𝟞𝟘/𝕞𝕠, $𝟝𝟞/𝕪𝕣
Pop Heist's Gift Guide for Fans of the JFK Assassination - Pop Heist
The one thing we all have in common during the holidays is that we are all concerned about how President John F. Kennedy was killed.
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 ℍ𝕖𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤
The one thing we all have in common during the holidays is that we are all concerned about how President John F. Kennedy was killed and the conspiracy behind it. But does it have merch?
𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕚𝕗𝕥 𝕠𝕗 ℙ𝕆ℙ ℍ𝔼𝕀𝕊𝕋 — 𝟚𝟘% 𝕠𝕗𝕗 — $𝟝.𝟞𝟘/𝕞𝕠, $𝟝𝟞/𝕪𝕣
The one thing we all have in common during the holidays is that we are all concerned about how President John F. Kennedy was killed and the conspiracy behind it. But does it have merch?
𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕚𝕗𝕥 𝕠𝕗 ℙ𝕆ℙ ℍ𝔼𝕀𝕊𝕋 — 𝟚𝟘% 𝕠𝕗𝕗 — $𝟝.𝟞𝟘/𝕞𝕠, $𝟝𝟞/𝕪𝕣
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It’s not a secret that Donald Trump has taken inspiration from several famous authoritarians of both the past and the present.
But I really didn’t think that The Hunger Games’ President Coriolanus Snow would eventually find his way onto that list.
But I really didn’t think that The Hunger Games’ President Coriolanus Snow would eventually find his way onto that list.
Trump just announced his own Hunger Games
In case you needed a reminder that we're living in a fascist hellscape.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It’s not a secret that Donald Trump has taken inspiration from several famous authoritarians of both the past and the present.
But I really didn’t think that The Hunger Games’ President Coriolanus Snow would eventually find his way onto that list.
But I really didn’t think that The Hunger Games’ President Coriolanus Snow would eventually find his way onto that list.
Reposted by Joe Spencer
When Trump dies-- could be at any point, who knows -- we get Vance.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier Christofascism.
We must be preparing for this now & organizing accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. GOTV.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier Christofascism.
We must be preparing for this now & organizing accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. GOTV.
Every angle.
December 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
When Trump dies-- could be at any point, who knows -- we get Vance.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier Christofascism.
We must be preparing for this now & organizing accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. GOTV.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier Christofascism.
We must be preparing for this now & organizing accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. GOTV.
Every angle.
Reposted by Joe Spencer
REP. CLARK: “My Q to Republicans is… what are you doing? Why won’t you use your power to help the 🇺🇸 people? 24 million are staring at health care premium increases they can’t afford.”
(Again: extend the ACA subsidies, but the real answer is #MedicareForAllNOW)
(Again: extend the ACA subsidies, but the real answer is #MedicareForAllNOW)
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
REP. CLARK: “My Q to Republicans is… what are you doing? Why won’t you use your power to help the 🇺🇸 people? 24 million are staring at health care premium increases they can’t afford.”
(Again: extend the ACA subsidies, but the real answer is #MedicareForAllNOW)
(Again: extend the ACA subsidies, but the real answer is #MedicareForAllNOW)
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NEW: Rob Reiner was a mensch. In death, he showed us that Trump is a schmuck. (He was also a friend, and I'll miss our very long lunches.)
Rob Reiner was a mensch. In death, he showed us Trump’s a schmuck.
The president's remarks about the murder of the filmmaker and his wife cast him as petty and callous.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NEW: Rob Reiner was a mensch. In death, he showed us that Trump is a schmuck. (He was also a friend, and I'll miss our very long lunches.)
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The beginning
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The beginning
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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As I was just saying.
They will scale up random “schools” based on market speculation and then close them down when demand wanes. Thats the plan.
They will scale up random “schools” based on market speculation and then close them down when demand wanes. Thats the plan.
Yes we all agree that this is the reason colleges are in trouble
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
As I was just saying.
They will scale up random “schools” based on market speculation and then close them down when demand wanes. Thats the plan.
They will scale up random “schools” based on market speculation and then close them down when demand wanes. Thats the plan.
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“This means that the en banc ruling of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will remain in effect for Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. This means that public library patrons have no First Amendment rights to access information.”
Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment.
Six months ago, Anthony Aycock wrote a piece for this website called “How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America” in which he detailed a case working …
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“This means that the en banc ruling of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will remain in effect for Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. This means that public library patrons have no First Amendment rights to access information.”
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NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
The archdiocese of Boston is acting cowardly? Who could have predicted?… #Sarcasm 🤦🏻
Archdiocese responds to Mass. church's 'ICE was here' nativity display
The parish neither requested nor received permission from the Archdiocese to display the message, according to a spokesperson.
www.wcvb.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The archdiocese of Boston is acting cowardly? Who could have predicted?… #Sarcasm 🤦🏻
