GOP slouches into the crazy to be born as MAGA ~ GENERAL

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donbosco said:
School chickened out...
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Unfortunately there have been far, far too many cases of schools, school districts, universities and colleges, law firms, businesses, etc. chickening out and simply caving to this administration. I have a couple of English teacher friends in a NC school district with a good many years under their belt, and they told me that they weren't able to assign their usual summer reading for next year's students because the district is quietly, unofficially "looking at" the novels that are traditionally assigned and hasn't granted approval to use them this year. The novels they mentioned that they usually assign for summer reading are To Kill a Mockingbird and The Life of Frederick Douglass, but there are others that are also being "examined." They told me they have taught both novels for years with no trouble. The idea that these two novels are suddenly un-American and offensive to anyone pretty much says it all about where we are today as a nation. Anybody who says that this administration, and MAGA Nation in general, isn't creating real fear and suppression of free speech and thought simply hasn't been paying attention.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
Unfortunately there have been far, far too many cases of schools, school districts, universities and colleges, law firms, businesses, etc. chickening out and simply caving to this administration. I have a couple of English teacher friends in a NC school district with a good many years under their belt, and they told me that they weren't able to assign their usual summer reading for next year's students because the district is quietly, unofficially "looking at" the novels that are traditionally assigned and hasn't granted approval to use them this year. The novels they mentioned that they usually assign for summer reading are To Kill a Mockingbird and The Life of Frederick Douglass, but there are others that are also being "examined." They told me they have taught both novels for years with no trouble. The idea that these two novels are suddenly un-American and offensive to anyone pretty much says it all about where we are today as a nation. Anybody who says that this administration, and MAGA Nation in general, isn't creating real fear and suppression of free speech and thought simply hasn't been paying attention.
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altmin said:
Everyone have their irony meters working?


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Georgia high school cancels "The Crucible" after complaints of "demonic" themes

Critics accuse Fannin County High School of caving to hysteria over witchcraft in a play about hysteria over witchcraft
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The fact that the drama teacher was fired a few weeks before the production is a bit weird, too — maybe unrelated, but whatever that was about may have made it easier for the administration to capitulate to complaints about the show.

But it is nutso … apparently the complaining parent never heard of The Crucible before attending the play?

Did the students copy the opening dance scene from the Suspiria remake or something?

Luca Guadagnino Dakota Jonhson GIF by Filmin
 
I'm fairly fluent in far-right conspiracy theory, but I can't connect the dots between the X poster's claims and the actual content of the email/letter, if it's even legit.

 

Matt Gaetz claims he found AIPAC ‘dude’ in hotel room on congressional trip to Israel​

Former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz alleged that his past congressional delegation to Israel included a visit from a representative of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in his hotel room.

Gaetz went on several trips to Israel while he was still a representative for the state of Florida. He referred to these trips as “AIPAC trips,” as the committee funds the often bipartisan travel.

“There is an actual downward pressure from the leadership and even the committee chairs — like if you're on the Foreign Affairs Committee, if you're on the Armed Services Committee, if you're on the Intelligence Committee — there's like an expectation that you go there [to Israel] in some sort of congressional hodge,” Gaetz said on The Anchormen podcast Thursday.

Gaetz claimed there are “a lot of reasons why they [AIPAC] want members of Congress over there.” During one trip, Gaetz stayed at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem and found a visitor.

“I rolled back to my room unexpectedly when the rest of the group was still on some planned activity. There's a dude in my room. I’m like, 'Hey man, what are you doing here?' He acted like he was associated with the hotel, taking an inventory but had no clipboard,” Gaetz said.

On Saturday, Gaetz stood by the story.

 
ZenMode said:

Matt Gaetz claims he found AIPAC ‘dude’ in hotel room on congressional trip to Israel​

Former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz alleged that his past congressional delegation to Israel included a visit from a representative of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in his hotel room.

Gaetz went on several trips to Israel while he was still a representative for the state of Florida. He referred to these trips as “AIPAC trips,” as the committee funds the often bipartisan travel.

“There is an actual downward pressure from the leadership and even the committee chairs — like if you're on the Foreign Affairs Committee, if you're on the Armed Services Committee, if you're on the Intelligence Committee — there's like an expectation that you go there [to Israel] in some sort of congressional hodge,” Gaetz said on The Anchormen podcast Thursday.

Gaetz claimed there are “a lot of reasons why they [AIPAC] want members of Congress over there.” During one trip, Gaetz stayed at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem and found a visitor.

“I rolled back to my room unexpectedly when the rest of the group was still on some planned activity. There's a dude in my room. I’m like, 'Hey man, what are you doing here?' He acted like he was associated with the hotel, taking an inventory but had no clipboard,” Gaetz said.

On Saturday, Gaetz stood by the story.

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Probably a very junior member.
 
nycfan said:
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That’s Markwayne Mullin’s old congressional seat; 14 Republicans ran for the nomination in 2022 (it’s likely a lifetime seat or a springboard to higher office). Brecheen won with over 70% of the vote in his two general elections.
 
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