Connecticut Parents Claim Schools Teach Kindergarteners about Transgenderism
Connecticut parents claim that a school district is indoctrinating elementary students about transgenderism. They even have a book for kindergarteners. According to a release from advocacy group, West Hartford Public Schools officials informed parents that they could not opt-out of the materials. Parents Defending Education. The reading list for kindergarteners included the book “Introducing Teddy,” according […]
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Biden’s Pick for FTC Commissioner Called ICE ‘Out-Of-Control Domestic Surveillance’
President Joe Biden’s nominee to fill the empty seat on the Federal Trade Commission has a history of opposing immigration authorities’ use of data to enforce the law. Alvaro Bedoya is a Georgetown Law Professor and Privacy Advocate who will be nominated to his committee hearing Wednesday, is a staunch proponent of limiting the ability of immigration […]
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Massive COVID Surge Rattles Europe, Putting US at Risk Ahead of Thanksgiving
Trump supporters who spend their time ranting about the tyranny and mandates of vaccines and face masks should get up from the right-wing news trough to see what is happening in Austria. “Under new rules announced by the government on Sunday,” reports The New York Times, “adults and minors 12 and older who have not […]
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Biden Administration Is Playing With Fire by Failing to Regulate Cryptocurrency
Despite evidence that the cryptocurrency industry is at the heart of a huge scam that threatens the wider economy, the Biden administration refused to set stricter rules. The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, a multiagency initiative tasked with attempting to ensure market orderliness, said in a report released on November 1Stablecoins, which are also […]
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Millions of Afghans Face Starvation as US and the West Freeze Government Funds
Afghanistan is experiencing a rapid decline in its economic and humanitarian situation. More than half of Afghanistan’s population is currently suffering from acute hunger, according to the U.N. The U.S. and other Western countries have cut off direct financial support to Afghanistan’s government in the wake of the Taliban takeover in Aug. This has led […]
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Elizabeth Warren Urges Biden to Free People Imprisoned on Marijuana Charges
Citing “over a century of failed and racist cannabis policies,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other leading Democrats have joined a growing chorus of activists, celebrities and congressional Democrats in calling on President Joe Biden to pardon people with federal marijuana convictions and set up a process for formally clearing their criminal records. Warren joined […]
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Amazon to Pay CA $500K After Being Accused of Breaking COVID Workplace Rules
A California court has approved a settlement between the state attorney general’s office and Amazon, over claims that the company concealed information from workers and local health agencies about coronavirus infections in its warehouses. A “right-to-know” law that was passed in September 2020 requires companies in the state to keep workers informed about the spread […]
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We Could Vaccinate the World 3 Times Over If the Rich Paid the Taxes They Owe
Ending abuses of the global tax system by the super-rich and multinational corporations would allow countries to recoup nearly half a trillion dollars in revenue each year — enough to vaccinate the world’s population against Covid-19 three times over. This estimate is courtesy The State of Tax Justice 2021, a new report that argues rich […]
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After Bipartisan Bill, Progressives Demand Fast Passage of Build Back Better Act
Monday’s signing of the bipartisan infrastructure framework by President Joe Biden was a sign of support for progressives inside and outside Congress. They demanded the swift passage of his social and climate policy agendas and that right-leaning Democrats be allowed to vote. “keep their word”Approve the $1.75 Trillion Build Back Better Act to help improve […]
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Rittenhouse Judge Drops Illegal Gun Possession Charges Ahead of Final Arguments
The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial has dismissed one of six charges against Rittenhouse and ruled that Rittenhouse should not face the charge of illegal possession. Rittenhouse shot three men — killing two of them and injuring the third — during an uprising against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year. He is also […]
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