Holly SmithVirginia governor blocks bill banning police from seeking menstrual historiesverified_publisherGuardian US - Richard LuscombeGlenn Youngkin essentially kills bill passed in Democratic-led state senate to ban search warrants for menstrual data on tracking apps
Holly SmithBanning ideas and authors is not a ‘culture war’ – it’s fascismverified_publisherGuardian US - Jason StanleyThe media’s framing of measures like Florida’s African American studies ban is a dangerous falsification of reality
Holly SmithDeSantis and the GOP Have a Plan: Replace Public Education With Ahistorical Propaganda | Common Dreamscommondreams.org - Robert C. KoehlerBy unleashing an avalanche of fear and legal absurdity into a struggling, underfunded system of public education, these far-right freaks are in the …
Holly Smith"Why are these conflicts allowed?" Corporate giving to SCOTUS-linked group sparks blowbackverified_publisherSalon - By Jon QueallyAlarm and concern were expressed Saturday in response to new reporting about a charitable group with close ties to the U.S. Supreme Court that has been soliciting and accepting donations from corporate interests and far-right activists with cases before the court. The New York Times exposé focused on …
Holly SmithJustice Clarence Thomas temporarily blocks Lindsey Graham's testimony in Georgia election interference probeNBC News - By Lawrence HurleyThe order means the case remains on hold while justices decide how to proceed on Graham's emergency request to quash a subpoena for his testimony. Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday temporarily put on hold a requirement that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., testify in a Georgia …
Holly SmithGOP Plan on Threatening Recession If They Can’t Cut Medicare, Social Securitytruthout.org - Sharon ZhangIf Republicans take control of the House this fall, they plan on using debt limit talks — and the possibility of throwing the U.S. into default — if …