Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen is in the hot seat after video has surfaced of him talking about getting support from Russian President Vladimir Putin. “One day I was on the Moscow News because Moscow was making a big deal about in America, they’re so afraid of the truth that a doctor who tells the truthContinue reading “Video surfaces of Minnesota gubernatorial candidate sharing support from Putin”
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US Far Right Adores Vladimir Putin’s Christian Nationalism More Than Freedom and Democracy
Lauren Witzke, the Republican Party’s nominee for U.S. Senate from Delaware in 2020, gushed with praise for Vladimir Putin this week after the Russian dictator unleashed a military invasion against Ukraine. While somewhat shocking given the timing, Witzke’s admiration of Putin’s “Christian nationalism” has a long precedent among U.S. Christian right leaders, who embraced Putin as a “savior ofContinue reading “US Far Right Adores Vladimir Putin’s Christian Nationalism More Than Freedom and Democracy “
GOP Law Blamed as Nearly 40% of Mail-In Ballots Rejected in Houston Area
“Mail ballots are people’s votes,” said a Harris County elections administrator who is “very concerned” about the anti-democratic effects of the Texas GOP’s new voter suppression law. As early voting continues in Texas’ primary election, pro-democracy advocates are sounding the alarm over the high rate at which mail-in ballots are being rejected as a result ofContinue reading “GOP Law Blamed as Nearly 40% of Mail-In Ballots Rejected in Houston Area”
Florida Senate committee passes “Don’t Say Gay” bill that would bar LGBTQ discussions in schools
The Florida Senate Education Committee passed a controversial bill on Tuesday that would bar school districts from encouraging classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity. The Parental Rights in Education bill, commonly referred to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its critics, would apply to such topics in primary grade levels, as well asContinue reading “Florida Senate committee passes “Don’t Say Gay” bill that would bar LGBTQ discussions in schools”
Texas Trump supporter claims victory in state Senate race. The election hasn’t happened yet.
She says she has such a winning message that she has, in fact, already won despite opposition from “the establishment and the RNC itself.” Bianca Garcia, president of Latinos for Trump, is running for the state legislature and she’s declaring victory. One small sticking point remains, however. The election hasn’t happened yet. Garcia, a frequentContinue reading “Texas Trump supporter claims victory in state Senate race. The election hasn’t happened yet.”
Gerrymandered Congressional Maps Give Republicans Edge In 2022 Midterms – Ring of Fire
Thanks to the new Congressional maps being drawn, Republicans are already one seat away from winning back a majority in the 2022 midterms. Five Democrat-leaning districts have now become Republican-leaning due to the redistricting, and with Republicans holding a 10-point lead in polling right now, the GOP could be looking at a wave of newContinue reading “Gerrymandered Congressional Maps Give Republicans Edge In 2022 Midterms – Ring of Fire”
A new, more restrictive ‘critical race theory’ law now in effect for Texas schools
Senate Bill 3 replaces and broadens a prior “critical race theory” law passed by state legislators over the summer. A new expansive measure targeting how topics such as race and racism can be discussed in Texas schools went into effect December 2, replacing a previous “critical race theory” law passed in May. Signed by Gov. GregContinue reading “A new, more restrictive ‘critical race theory’ law now in effect for Texas schools”
Rural North Dakota superintendent sends anti-‘woke’ tirade to school administrators across the state
Starkweather Public School District Superintendent Larry Volk wrote in an email to a large mailing list run by the North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders that critical race theory is “bigotry cloaked in academic theory” and noted it “will never have a place in our school district.” He added that it’s “time to move awayContinue reading “Rural North Dakota superintendent sends anti-‘woke’ tirade to school administrators across the state”
GOP lawmaker says gays who get beat up are getting “normal consequences” for “perverse lifestyle”
Montana Sen. Theresa Manzella said LGBTQ people “play the protected class card” when they get beat up for holding hands in public. A Republican lawmaker in Montana said that LGBTQ people who get beat up for holding hands in public are receiving the “normal consequences associated with the choices they made” and said that LGBTQContinue reading “GOP lawmaker says gays who get beat up are getting “normal consequences” for “perverse lifestyle””
Michigan GOP Rep. Wears QAnon Pin at Pro-Trump Protest
“A lot of the people that are here today follow the same channels and they understand,” Michigan GOP Rep. Daire Rendon told VICE News. A Michigan Republican lawmaker wore a pin with a flag with a “Q” on it as she addressed demonstrators at an election protest Tuesday in Lansing supported by former President DonaldContinue reading “Michigan GOP Rep. Wears QAnon Pin at Pro-Trump Protest”
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