Category: Lloyd Lofthouse
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Mercedes Schneider: Authoritarians Impose Their Views and Call It “Choice”
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Mercedes Schneider takes issue with the new authoritarians who are imposing book bans in the name of “freedom” and limiting free expressions of views they disagree with in the name of of “choice.” She writes: We are certainly in an age in which the term, “free speech,” is… -
Vouchers are a disaster for students
Originally posted on GFBrandenburg's Blog:
It’ll be a few more days for the final election results to be tallied nationwide, but it seems clear that with midterm wins by voucher supporters in places like?Oklahoma,?Texas?and even Pennsylvania—where even the Democratic gubernatorial victor is?on record?in cautious favor—voucher opponents are going to have to keep working hard… -
The Scourge of the Internet: Political Panhandlers
This is a rant about political panhandlers sending out emails asking for donations. When I was still a child, I remember my dad’s reason for not voting. He said, “All politicians are liars and crooks and can’t be trusted.” But as soon as I was old enough, I voted anyway. Because even if all politicians […]
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Is this an Indie Troll or a Russian, Iranian or North Korean Hacker trying to trick me with a Trojan Horse?
A few weeks ago, two e-mail alerts landed in my Gmail inbox telling me new comments had been submitted to two of my four blogs. This isn’t anything new. My four blogs have had more than one million views over the years, and I get e-mail alerts like these two all the time. Once I […]
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The trail that may lead to Traitor Trump’s Alleged Guilt
I think there is interesting circumstantial evidence that may offer proof that Traitor Trump’s theft of classified documents has led to the mysterious deaths of 7 (or more) Russian oligarchs that may have been assets working for the CIA. ONE: Trump left the White House in January 2021, with the stolen classified documents. TWO: Several […]
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Mom in Texas Shuts Down Extremists and Joins the Honor Roll
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
The superintendent of schools in Granbury, Texas, made clear that he didn’t want any books about LGBT characters or LGBT issues in the school library. He agreed with the angry conservatives who showed up at school board meetings to demand book-banning. Superintendent Jeremy Glenn has previously emphasized to… -
The Infected Republican Party
I’ve been asking myself for several years if insanity is contagious like a bacterial or virus infection (COVID, Polio, HIV, et al), so I decided to find out. And, here’s what I learned today. “Recent studies in the medical literature conclude that mental health may be highly contagious, much like infectious diseases.” – National Library of […]
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Heather Cox Richardson: What Does the Republican Party Believe in?
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Historian Heather Cox Richardson writes today about some recent votes in Congress that defined what Republicans are against. Republicans believe that states should control which rights are protected inside their borders. They do not believe in abortion rights. They do not believe in the right to have access… -
Reader: Why The Supreme Court Is Wrong About Abortion
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
A reader who calls him/herself Quickwrit explains why the Supreme Court’s recent decision on abortion is wrong. The Bible is silent on abortion: The 9th Amendment gives Clarence Thomas the constitutional right to live in an interracial marriage and gives women the constitutional right to abortion: The 9th… -
The Koch Libertarian Project vs. America
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
What is happening to the America that we swore allegiance to every day in public school? what happened to the America that was “indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”? How did we get a rogue Supreme Court that recklessly demolishes women’s rights, the separation of church and…
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