HUFFPOST: A Teacher Used A Popular Book About Systemic Racism — Then Students Started Complaining

A Teacher Used A Popular Book About Systemic Racism — Then Students Started Complaining
South Carolina Republicans have banned teaching about topics like systemic racism — and students have played a part in it.

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POLITICO: Florida school district and state ed leaders sued over restricting kids book on penguins

Florida school district and state ed leaders sued over restricting kids book on penguins
The legal challenge is the latest against the DeSantis administration and local schools over access to books and the controversial parental rights laws passed in recent years.

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CALMATTERS: California’s biggest homelessness survey in decades shows why so many are unhoused

California’s biggest homelessness survey in decades shows why so many are unhoused
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USA TODAY: An irked boss who owed an employee $915 paid with 91,500 dirty, oily pennies. That cost him.

An irked boss who owed an employee $915 paid with 91,500 dirty, oily pennies. That cost him.
Georgia auto shop owner Miles Walker has to pay Andreas Flaten and 8 coworkers nearly $39,934 in a judgment after originally paying in dirty pennies.

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THE HILL: Judge sets Aug. 14 trial date for Trump documents case

Judge sets Aug. 14 trial date for Trump documents case
A Florida judge has set an initial Aug. 14 trial date for former President Trump in the Justice Department’s case over his retention of classified documents.

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VICE: The Far Right Has Made Security a Huge Issue For Pride

The Far Right Has Made Security a Huge Issue For Pride
Faced with the threat of anti-LGTBQ violence, some Pride organizers have turned to queer-led private security to help with safety.

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THE GUARDIAN: ‘More extreme, more violent’: experts’ warning over khaki-clad Pa triot Front

‘More extreme, more violent’: experts’ warning over khaki-clad Patriot Front
Their button-up shirts and chinos have prompted mockery but experts say the far-right group is becoming increasingly violent

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Our new rescued outside cat came in with this, I think there is something in his skin, Ron says he will lance it if I can hold him still

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Very happy overweight cat on daddy Scotties desk. He has been petted, combed, and fed treaties while on the valuable desk space

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