Not sure where to post this. So many atrocities, so many threads…
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VERY long article. These are the first two paragraphs. Why is this not a surprise?
Sensitive election system files obtained by attorneys working to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat were shared with election deniers, conspiracy theorists and right-wing commentators, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.
A Georgia computer forensics firm, hired by the attorneys, placed the files on a server, where company records show they were downloaded dozens of times. Among the downloaders were accounts associated with a Texas meteorologist who has appeared on Sean Hannity’s radio show; a podcaster who suggested political enemies should be executed; a former pro surfer who pushed disproven theories that the 2020 election was manipulated; and a self-described former “seduction and pickup coach” who claims to also have been a hacker.
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Manchin and Sinema are pains in the ass, but imagine what Biden’s first 18 months would have been like if those seats were in the R column with McConnell majority leader.
So: “readn’ ‘n’ writin’ ‘n’ 'rithmetic” just like the Good Old Days™ — can the “hick’ry stick” be far behind? And while we’re bringing back traditions, how about the one practiced in places in the South, where the “colored” high school stopped at the eleventh grade, ensuring that none of “them” really graduated? That’ll put them in their place!
As the latest result of Texas’ book-banning frenzy, the autobiography of George Dawson, the grandson of a slave who learned to read at age 98, is no longer permitted at George Dawson Middle School.
Texas bans a book in schools, about the touchy subject of slavery, including in the school named after the author of said book. A guy they liked well enough at one time to name a school after. So Texas could change the name of the school, so the contradiction doesn’t bother their tiny minds.