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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/executiveorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executiveorders</span></a> already face <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pushback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pushback</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/challenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>challenges</span></a>.</p><p>His <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/orders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orders</span></a> include some <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actions</span></a> that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scholars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholars</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legalexperts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalexperts</span></a> say may be beyond the reach of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a>’s pen and could be tied up in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> for years. </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/21/trump-executive-orders-challenges-lawsuits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/01/21/trump-executive-orders-challenges-lawsuits/</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>The Associated Press: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> Day has long passed. In some states, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> are working to undermine the results<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/ballot-initiatives-election-democrats-republicans-lawmakers-d6d9807d3ef2c40b9aaa484057e77e2c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/ballot-init</span><span class="invisible">iatives-election-democrats-republicans-lawmakers-d6d9807d3ef2c40b9aaa484057e77e2c</span></a></p>
WINGS_radio<p>Following the 2024 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> a record number of women will serve in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> around the country - at least 2,461 women, surpassing the previous record of 2,431. Women will hold at least 33.3% of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seats</span></a> in state legislatures. With 23 (13D, 10R) women candidates in 16 races that are still too close to call, the number of women serving in state legislatures is projected to increase by at least 37. [info from Center for American Women in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/committee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>committee</span></a> approves <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resolution</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/repeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repeal</span></a> anti - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amendment</span></a></p><p>Two successive <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> must approve the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/proposal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proposal</span></a> before it goes to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> for their approval. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MarriageEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarriageEquality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/11/13/va-house-committee-approves-resolution-to-repeal-marriage-amendment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonblade.com/2024/11/13</span><span class="invisible">/va-house-committee-approves-resolution-to-repeal-marriage-amendment/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MotherJones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MotherJones</span></a> November+December issue investigates the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChristianNationalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalist</span></a> movement that aspires to take over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> at all levels, from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> boards &amp; state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a>. Its prominent influencers, ties to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/militias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militias</span></a>, &amp; pervasiveness across civil society reveal a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/radical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radical</span></a> movement hiding in plain sight. Read the whole package here:</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewApostolicReformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewApostolicReformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Evangelicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evangelicals</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SevenMountainMandate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SevenMountainMandate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/new-apostolic-reformation-christian-nationalism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2024/</span><span class="invisible">10/new-apostolic-reformation-christian-nationalism/</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>My name is Dr. Michael Mann </p><p>– I’m a leading climate scientist and I wanted to talk to you about the Presidential debate.</p><p>𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: </p><p>𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 <br>𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 <br>𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱-𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: <br>The most extreme, anti-environmental and anti-climate policy agenda ever put forth in American history. </p><p>The fate of our planet and global climate action hinges on this election. </p><p>I have no doubt that a Harris-Walz Administration will be 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼-𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻. </p><p>But they will need pro-climate majorities in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> all across the country to enact the changes we need to make to act on climate. </p><p>That’s why I’m asking if you’ll donate to my friends at 314 Action </p><p>so they can reach hundreds of thousands of voters and elect the largest wave of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> to ever run for office </p><p>→ <a href="https://go.314action.org/9121" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">go.314action.org/9121</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Dr. Michael Mann</p>
beSpacific<p>Two years after <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Roe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roe</span></a>’s overturn, there are more <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/abortions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortions</span></a> in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> — but they’re harder to get. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a> has become more diffuse, thanks to the rise of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/telehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telehealth</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/abortionpills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortionpills</span></a>. Both are under fire in the courts and state <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/womenshealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenshealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/reproductiverights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reproductiverights</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://19thnews.org/2024/06/two-years-roe-overturn-abortions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">19thnews.org/2024/06/two-years</span><span class="invisible">-roe-overturn-abortions/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> Are ‘Running Out of States’ to Pass New <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Restrictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Restrictions</span></a></p><p>In an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/year" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>year</span></a>, efforts to pass <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/limits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>limits</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> have <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/slowed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slowed</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>-led <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hategroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hategroups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/us/state-legislatures-transgender-bills.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/06/07/us/stat</span><span class="invisible">e-legislatures-transgender-bills.html</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ADF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADF</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hategroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hategroup</span></a> aiding '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/redstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redstate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> in crafting <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/extremist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policies</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>report</span></a></p><p>Aiming "to alter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a>," in their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mission</span></a> to end the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SeparationOfChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfChurchAndState</span></a>, made them "the go-to" for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hateful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hateful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hategroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hategroups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.alternet.org/republicans-alliance-defending-freedom/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alternet.org/republicans-allia</span><span class="invisible">nce-defending-freedom/</span></a></p>
Richard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️<p>The wonderful thing about <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PR</span></a> Proportional Representation <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/electoral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electoral</span></a> systems is that <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> are not full of worst and not quite worst <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/representatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>representatives</span></a>. Does not solve the Presidential or other one person positions problem but transferable votes at least let people vote for their first choice and then vote strategically after.</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PARODY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PARODY</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SATIRE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATIRE</span></a> - </p><p>Meet the People Who Got <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RoevWade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoevWade</span></a> Overturned</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V945W3PXWM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=2V945W3PXW</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p><p>To those of you unfamiliar with them, the National Association of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Lawmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lawmakers</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NACL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NACL</span></a>) writes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> laws (usually against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/abortionrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortionrights</span></a>) and gives these draft bills to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatives</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a>.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gender</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexuality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/alliances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alliances</span></a> keep <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/youth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/safe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safe</span></a>. We cannot afford to underestimate their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>. </p><p>As <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Redstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Redstate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> continue to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/attack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a>, we should be pouring <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resources</span></a> into <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GSAs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GSAs</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TransKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransKids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GayKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayKids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/gender-sexuality-alliances-keep-lgbtq-youth-safe-we-cannot-afford-to-underestimate-their-power/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/gender</span><span class="invisible">-sexuality-alliances-keep-lgbtq-youth-safe-we-cannot-afford-to-underestimate-their-power/</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>The best bang for your bucks, if you have any bucks to spare, is in <a href="https://c.im/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a>, where we could flip multiple houses for what was spent losing to Marjorie Taylor Greene by 30% in 2022. </p><p>But why <a href="https://c.im/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a>? The Washington Post did a nice job of explaining why today</p><p>Flipping just two seats in both state houses will turn the Grand Canyon State into the next Democratic and democratic trifecta. </p><p>Meanwhile abortion rights are literally on the ballot in November, just as it was in Michigan when we won our trifecta in 2022.<br>There are more bonuses for democracy that come from this effort. <br>Arizona and Michigan will certainly help decide the 2024 presidential election. And voters there will also decide on two US Senate seats necessary for a Democratic president's ability to put *anyone* on any court.<br>Hard to think of a better focus to deal with the free-floating anxiety of 2024.</p><p><a href="https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/6orh0NK/Make-Arizona-the-Next-Michigan-and-Keep-Michigan-Michigan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">grapevine.org/giving-circle/6o</span><span class="invisible">rh0NK/Make-Arizona-the-Next-Michigan-and-Keep-Michigan-Michigan</span></a></p>
Third spruce tree on the left<p>So, apparently today 400 yrs ago Guy Fawkes was executed. Thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@onthisday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>onthisday</span></a></span> !<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@onthisday/111851724168189947" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@onthisday/111</span><span class="invisible">851724168189947</span></a></p><p>Rabbit hole while eating lunch, but wound up at WP's List of attacks on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_on_legislatures" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_</span><span class="invisible">attacks_on_legislatures</span></a></p><p>Owing to "legislatures" not really being popular much before 200 yrs ago, the majority of them are in the 20th century, but waaay more happening in the 21st. </p><p>The number of legislature <a href="https://mas.to/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> is too damn high! I think the deterrent is pretty clear: Bring back <a href="https://mas.to/tags/beheadings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beheadings</span></a>! <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JAN6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JAN6</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Mapping Attacks on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> Rights in U.S. State <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislatures</span></a> in 2024</p><p><a href="https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aclu.org/legislative-attacks-o</span><span class="invisible">n-lgbtq-rights-2024</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>New <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congressional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congressional</span></a> Report Highlights <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeJohnson</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChristianNationalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalist</span></a> Views<br><a href="https://flip.it/k2HQdu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/k2HQdu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> propose letting state fund <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religiousschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religiousschools</span></a> with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Idaho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idaho</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> change<br><a href="https://flip.it/BdMjSu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/BdMjSu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Yes, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schools</span></a> Should Teach <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Morality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Morality</span></a>. But Whose <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Morals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Morals</span></a>?<br><a href="https://flip.it/0a6tJD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/0a6tJD</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Just-Released Report Outlines Troubling Trend Toward <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religious</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> in State <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislatures</span></a><br><a href="https://flip.it/8Uxpgc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/8Uxpgc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>molly0xfff</span></a></span></p><p>It is impossible for me to become president of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> without <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> &amp; other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voterSuppression</span></a> measures to get enough votes in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralCollege</span></a>, popular vote be damned</p><p>It is impossible for me to win without falsely alleging <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectionFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionFraud</span></a>, filing frivolous <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuits</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bribing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bribing</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/threatening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatening</span></a> state <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/judiciaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciaries</span></a>, filing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fakeElectors</span></a>, &amp; throwing my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VP</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insurrectionist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrectionist</span></a> wolves in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProudBoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProudBoys</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OathKeepers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OathKeepers</span></a>.</p><p>Therefore, I should be allowed to run again</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>For 3 years, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Redstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Redstate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> have proposed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> aimed at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/banning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banning</span></a> teachings on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ people — limiting <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/academicfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicfreedom</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> challenges the core <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/principle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>principle</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Freedoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedoms</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Publicschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Publicschools</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highereducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highereducation</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/11/29/americas-censored-classrooms-opinion/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sun-sentinel.com/2023/11/29/am</span><span class="invisible">ericas-censored-classrooms-opinion/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Our <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Classrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Classrooms</span></a> Are Being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Censored" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censored</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Facists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facists</span></a></p><p>Amid <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/electoral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electoral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rebukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rebukes</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MomsforLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MomsforLiberty</span></a>, a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>report</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PenAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenAmerica</span></a> shows a disturbing rise in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/imposing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imposing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/restrictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restrictions</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/discussions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discussions</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a>, affecting <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/educators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educators</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hategroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hategroups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.advocate.com/news/educational-gag-orders-surge-nationwide" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advocate.com/news/educational-</span><span class="invisible">gag-orders-surge-nationwide</span></a></p>
James Hand<p>The House of Commons Public Administration &amp; Constitutional Affairs Committee has this week published submissions its inquiry on Membership of the House of Lords </p><p><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7769/membership-of-the-house-of-lords/publications/written-evidence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">committees.parliament.uk/work/</span><span class="invisible">7769/membership-of-the-house-of-lords/publications/written-evidence/</span></a></p><p>8 submissions, 4 by academics (inc a short submission by me <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/124347/html/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">committees.parliament.uk/writt</span><span class="invisible">enevidence/124347/html/</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/HouseOfLords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseOfLords</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislatures</span></a></p>