it’s as if they want more guns than books in classrooms

Rep. Rep. Justin Jones: “The majority of Tennesseans don’t want this… morally insane… The Republican supermajority have lost their minds.”

On the bill to arm teachers, and another to allow open carry of assault weapons, and lower the age to 18.

Florida GOP operative admits role in ‘ghost candidate’ scheme trib.al/cE14tgn

Iran is a shit show because Trump backed out of the nuclear deal. And he did it to mollify Saudi Arabia. Conflict gives them higher oil prices.

There is a gag order that prohibits Trump from making public statements about witnesses concerning their participation at trial. Questioning their credibility would seem to cross that line.
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BRAZILIAN WOMEN PROTEST COACH’S RETURN 🇧🇷

Players across Brazilian top flight covered their mouth to mark the return of Kleiton Lima, the Santos manager who was allowed to return despite 19 complaints of harassment.

Great reporting, Dibradoras. 💪

In a remarkable plot twist, a judge found that Brian Pritchard, a Georgia Republican official who pushed false claims that the 2020 election was “stolen,” has himself voted illegally nine times since 2008. Follow us to stay up-to-date.

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⚡️Poll: Half of French youth willing to fight in Ukraine to defend France.

Over half of young French citizens would fight in Ukraine to defend France, according to a poll cited by Le Parisien. The Institute for Strategic Studies of the Military School (IRSEM) and the General…

Whether you went to Hillman, Howard, or somewhere else, nobody should have to bear the burden of unmanageable student debt.

I was thrilled to join the cast of A Different World to uplift our Administration's student debt relief programs. Learn more at StudentAid.gov.

“Biden has privately expressed concern that Netanyahu is trying to drag the U.S. more deeply into a broader conflict, according to three people familiar with his comments.” nbcnews.com/news/world/ira…

Illegal Israeli settler violence constitutes 'dangerous violation,' says opposition leader middleeastmonitor.com/20240413-illeg…

UPDATE: please note @Amnesty has decided to postpone the press conference and publication of this report following the overnight escalation of conflict in the region.

We will update further when a new publication date has been arranged.

can’t imagine what

Maine’s Jared Golden brings Democrats to 195 out of 218 signatures needed to force a vote on the Senate's $95 billion Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid bill.

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Scoop: How a key skeptic got behind Democrats' Ukraine aid push trib.al/gCBju5u

Maine’s Jared Golden brings Democrats to 195 out of 218 signatures needed to force a vote on the Senate's $95 billion Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid bill.

axios.com/2024/04/14/isr…

Ever wonder why your Social Security gets taxed?

a far better use of space

Difference is that in Ukraine it sometimes happens on a daily basis