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The #NY State #Education Dept issued a defiant response to #Trump’s threats to pull federal #funding from #PublicSchools over #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs, a remarkable departure from recent conciliatory approaches of other institutions. A day earlier, the federal govt issued a memo to education ofcls across the nation, telling them to confirm the elimination of all programs it argues *unfairly* promote #DEI.

#law #democracy #FreeSpeech
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/poli

A 12th grade Black studies classroom in Harlem, last month.
The New York Times · New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. OrderBy Troy Closson
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"Authoritarians want us to feel hopeless and helpless. It’s up to us to show them that we will not submit quietly and that we believe in struggle and collective action. Like Sen. Booker, each one of us can do something, using the spaces and means we have, to meet this moment with the same resilient and resolute spirit he showed on the Senate floor."

~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat

#Republicans #authoritarianism #democracy #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #CoryBooker
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Lucid · What Sen. Booker’s Speech Teaches Us About Effective Resistance StrategyBy Ruth Ben-Ghiat

"The GOP has long given up on winning over voters by demonstrating that it knows best how to make the government work for people; as I’ve noted previously, the notion that there are even 'Republican lawmakers' anymore is a quaint myth."

~ Jason Linkins

#Republicans #authoritarianism #democracy #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #DOGE
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newsletter.tnr.comThe fight for a post-Trump future is nowA weekly accounting of the...
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@kim_harding Thank you for bringing this & the video to my attention! I think this petition is very important for our democracy, and have signed it.

I think we should also try to stop the religion exemption for equality laws.

For those who follow hashtags: #petition #democracy #equality #religion #christians #Christianity #churchofengland #anglicanchurch #anglicanism #houseoflords #parliament #ukparliament #UKPol #LGBT #LGBTQ #secular #humanRights

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