Supreme Court let parents opt kids out of learning about LGBTQ+ people. Almost no one is doing it.
Almost no parents in Maryland have asked to remove their kids from class when “controversial” topics like the history of racism come up. Monday, October 13, 2025 The Supreme Court recently ruled that a Maryland school district must allow parents to opt their children out of instruction relating to LGBTQ+ identities, but only a minuscule number of families have actually done so. Data from the Montgomery County School District, the largest in the state, shows that only 58 opt-out requests from 43

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‘Who was president in 2020?’ Trump and GOP want you to think it was Biden
If you asked people what the worst one-year period in recent American history was, it’s a good bet that many would choose roughly between January 2020 and January 2021.

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Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling
Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.

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The Secret of Me review – documentary tells tragic story of childhood intersex reassignment surgery
Grace Hughes-Hallett’s film focuses on the story of Jim Ambrose, who was raised female after he was born with atypical genitals

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I may select one of these as my new avatar. Hugs

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Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/10/11/education-department-special-ed-office-layoffs-shutdown/86646104007/

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Border Patrol detains Chicago news producer. See video of incident.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/11/border-patrol-detains-wgn-chicago-news-producer/86647041007/

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Reality means nothing to tRump as he figures he can bully everyone into accepting what he wants reality to be in his dementia. Hugs

Jimmy Fallon Shuts Down Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Hopes In Simply Brutal Video
The “Tonight Show” host revealed exactly how the president “always stops things from escalating too far.”

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Ron and I get about four of these scam texts a week. They really upset Ron because the local toll bridges have removed the toll booths and simply bill the plates of people going over them. If you get one of these scams you have to remember if you went over one of the bridges in the last two months. I struggle to remember yesterday. Makes for a lot of calls to the toll department. Hugs

Why so many people are getting scam texts saying they have unpaid tolls
A rise in text messages telling people they have unpaid toll fees is emerging as the latest iteration of a ballooning form of fraud.

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Green-card holders, travelers caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
A lawful permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years was detained because of a decades-old conviction amid tougher immigration enforcement at airports and border crossings.

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