(3) the local people trust and admire Adrien and Victor. Because they have the trust of the people, corrupt political groups attempt to bribe them to sway people to vote for their party in the coming elections.
Four years ago Victor was forced to flee due to death threats because of his refusal to take bribes.
Recently Adrien was offered $10,000 but refused. Because he refused, & denounced the corrupt political group on the radio, he has recieved death threats. (Continued)

Why in the world does Congress have to authorize borrowing for spending that it has already approved?

Here’s a suggestion... Abolish the debt ceiling.

It serves absolutely no purpose. End the drama.

One thing that never seems to come up in discussions about raising the retirement age is ageism. Does anyone seriously think that workers over 50 - never mind 60 or 70 - are going to be able to successfully compete for jobs against the younger generation? I can assure you that as a 60 yo grey, even getting your foot in the door is tough. Are we all going.to compete for jobs as Walmart greeters?Will we all just collect meager unemployment that won't cover the cost of insurance until we "age in"?

20 Democratic governors announce Reproductive Freedom Alliance

#California #Colorado #Connecticut #Delaware #Hawaii #Illinois #Maine #Maryland #Massachusetts #Michigan #Minnesota #NewJersey #NewMexico #NewYork #NorthCarolina #Oregon #Pennsylvania #RhodeIsland #Washington #Wisconsin

“As governors representing nearly 170 million people across every region of the country, we are standing with all people who believe in reproductive freedom and health care."

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/02/21/twenty-states-announce-historic-governor-led-reproductive-freedom-alliance/

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Act normal as you read this and boost if you are pretty sure the squirrels are up to something.

The NYT's Bret Stephens has done any number of dishonest columns in his career, but I think today's anti-mask screed is the most dangerous.

He misuses a study that DOES NOT SHOW what he claims it shows.

The lack of integrity at the "paper of record" and its editorial pages is heartbreaking for those of us who -- recognizing flaws but believing they were not endemic -- were longtime readers.

Mississippi sees 900% rise in number of infants born with congenital syphilis

@Chopinsheart

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/12/mississippi-alarming-rise-newborns-syphilis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

"#HeGetsUs" campaign wants to promote the #Jesus of radical "compassion and love," yet is affiliated with a group devoted to eliminating #LGBTQ+ rights.
The "He Gets Us" campaign affiliated with a group devoted to eliminating LGBTQ+ rights.
© Provided by LGBTQNation
The “He Gets Us” campaign, which is not affiliated with a specific church or denomination, has already been airing ads during #NFL playoffs.

The ads are designed in such a way that viewers don’t know they are religious until the end.
“We simply want everyone to understand the authentic Jesus as he’s depicted in the Bible — the Jesus of radical forgiveness, compassion, and love,” states the website of the campaign.
And yet, He Gets Us is a subsidiary of the Servant Foundation, which, according to Lever, has donated over $50 million to the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom.
#AllianceDefendingFreedom The #SouthernPovertyLawCenter describes it as a hate group.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/loving-christian-super-bowl-ads-connected-to-anti-lgbtq-hate-group/ar-AA17nic0?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d4f8e2d4d1d548469bb9f2c5afc62708

"Nobody can opt out of paying for parking. People who walk, bike, or take transit bankroll those who drive. In so doing, they are making driving cheaper & thus more prevalent, which in turn undermines the quality of walking, biking, & transit."

So, about those hearings the House majority want to hold on the 'Weaponization of the government against the people'...... Do they plan to include the infiltration/corruption of the FBI by Russian oligarchs.... or the infiltration of the military and law enforcement by the Proud Boys/Oathkeepers? What about the effects of dark money on politics - do they plan to hold hearings on the corrosive effects of Citizens United?

Asking for a few million friends...

This is having exactly the chilling effect the DeSantis crowd wants, but it's not just Florida or even Texas where school librarians are being constrained from buying books for kids to read. It's Kansas City, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Maine. Even a Brooklyn librarian has concerns about delays in purchases that are keeping kids from having new books to read.

Guess which books are being denied? Books that deal with LGBTQ subjects, books by and about Black people, books about American history and slavery, and books that mention violence and guns. Kids want to read about these subjects.

A Florida pastor said that "children don’t need to be introduced" to sexuality. He wants a "pristine" library. He can stay at church and hide his own head in the sand. Other people including adolescents would like to read about it. Life is not pristine.

Lack of new books is keeping kids from reading. It's only late January, but so far...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/22/students-want-new-books-thanks-restrictions-librarians-cant-buy-them/

Bernice A. King- “The College Board should lay bare the curriculum and challenge #Florida to explain exactly what they deem inappropriate…and why they as political appointees have the expertise to determine what #AfricanAmerican #Studies is all about.”

My *Full Statement*, as CEO of The King Center, on Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education’s Rejection of the AP African American Studies Curriculum: https://lnkd.in/gzeE9j3k

@dgar You can see yourself out now....

@davetroy Turns out the email lady was right....again.

It’s long been clear that capture is the only reasonable explanation for the fecklessness we have observed in the long line of attacks on our country, many of which are still ongoing. McGonigal is the one we caught. How many others?

ICYMI: Arizona Republicans have introduced four bills to significantly restrict or fully repeal mail-in voting and early voting in the state.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/arizona-republicans-introduce-bills-to-repeal-mail-in-and-early-voting/

@Popehat

Who in Florida is going to step up and propose banning creationism being taught in schools?

Precedents work for both sides.

These three who are truly Uncle Sam's Misguided Children will be served a Big Chicken Dinner upon their soon discharge from service.

Send them home in a baby blue uniform.

#January6th
#traitors

3 Active Duty Marines Arrested For Joining Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marines-arrested-capitol-riot_n_63cae549e4b04d4d18deb420

RT @DavidJollyFL@twitter.com

It's easy to get numb to this stuff, but the DeSantis administration just banned the standardized AP African American Studies course from Florida High Schools, writing that such a topic "lacked educational value".

Such shameful ignorance.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/19/florida-african-american-studies-education-00078587

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DavidJollyFL/status/1616276640430006273

Summary of 2023 Republican Agenda:
-Abortion: Ban it
-Marijuana: Ban it
-Democracy: Ban it
-Immigration: Ban it
-LGBTQ books: Ban it
-Contraceptives: Ban it
-Dialogue on racism: Ban it
-Books by Black Authors: Ban it
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-Guns: BANS DON’T WORK YOU LIBERAL SNOWFLAKES!