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  Andrew Jon Burke

  

  6 hours ago

  Teacher Hugs Every Student Except One Little Girl On The Last Day Of School — 'She's Going To Remember This Moment'

  yourtango.com - John Sundholm

  A video of a Texas teacher seemingly excluding a Black child from her hugs has alarmed parents.It's become a well-worn cliché for a reason—children …

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  Andrew Jon Burke

  

  4 hours ago

  Ron DeSantis loses his temper with a reporter: 'Are you blind?'

  NBC News - Jonathan Allen

  The Florida governor became agitated when a reporter asked him why he wasn't taking questions from New Hampshire voters. LACONIA, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at a reporter — twice barking “Are you blind?” — at the end of his first campaign event in New Hampshire on Thursday. DeSantis, …

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  Andrew Jon Burke

  

  6 hours ago

  Lauren Boebert Showed Up To The Capitol Too Late To Vote Against The Debt Ceiling Bill She Raged So Hard Against

  UPROXX - Kimberly Ricci

  To be fair on that second quote up there, sure, Boebert kept her word on not voting for the bill. Yet she didn’t vote against it either, which is super awkward. So with that said, Twitter user Damon Mast presented, “A play in three (short) acts starring Lauren Boebert.”

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  Andrew Jon Burke

  

  9 hours ago

  In a deep red Florida county, a student-teacher revolt shames the right

  The Washington Post - By Greg Sargent, Paul Waldman

  By now, it’s obvious that the reactionary culture warriors who want to reshape American education are inspiring a serious liberal counter-mobilization in response. Remarkably, this backlash to the backlash is gaining momentum in some of the reddest parts of the country. A raucous school board …

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  Andrew Jon Burke

  

  9 hours ago

  Republicans love to make up fake crises. Here are five of the biggest

  The Guardian - Robert Reich

  The goal is to deflect and distract – to use scapegoating, racism and outright lies to disguise what’s really going on Republican leaders have mastered the art of manufacturing crises to divert the public’s attention from the real crisis of our era – the siphoning of income, wealth and power from …

• They're such easily upset, fragile snowflakes!

  

  Andrew Jon Burke

  

  1 day ago

  Chick-fil-A's DEI Initiative Causes Right-Wingers to Completely Lose It

  advocate.com - Trudy Ring

  Conservatives are losing it over the rather old news that Chick-fil-A has a diversity, equity, and inclusion program with a high-ranking executive in …