New ‘lie bomb’ rocks Fox News: Network sued over Jan 6 lies by fired host Tucker Carlson

https://youtu.be/Ef4MSYbxTWg

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School lunch debt shouldn’t exist.

11 million kids face food insecurity in the US.

For 1% of our military budget, every child could be guaranteed a healthy meal at school at no charge.

We should “protect kids” the way we protect our military budget.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/03/1173535647/schools-ended-universal-free-lunch-now-meal-debt-is-soaring

This man climbed out of his eighth floor apartment window to catch a three year old girl https://9gag.com/gag/aEqoWqe

my favorite Ref Desk
https://www.refdesk.com/

NEWSPAPERS - USA AND WORLDWIDE
Mon, Nov 21, 2022

https://www.refdesk.com/paper.html

Activists in Georgia posted flyers naming one of the cops in Tortuguita’s killing. They were arrested, placed in solitary confinement and now face a felony and 20 years in prison.

https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/cop-city-activists-arrest-flyers/

Update:
Bill heads to DeSantis for signature that eliminates Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or DEI departments from public universities

A bill ending DEI programs in universities is headed to the full Florida Senate https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/politics-issues/2023-04-20/a-bill-targeting-dei-programs-in-universities-is-headed-to-the-full-florida-senate

#WW tech support for writers, from the "you better don't!" files.

This is true. 😆

*sigh*
This is why we can't have nice things.

Elon Musk could be violating Federal Trade Commission rules around deceptive practices and false advertising by misrepresenting which users have paid for Twitter Blue. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/elon-musk-giving-out-twitter-blue-for-free-legal-trouble

And you do fuckall about improving mental health coverage. Fuckoff.

#gop if you insist that these shootings are all "mental health" related, then why the fuck do you want gun sales without a background check? Hypocritical assholes.

Uh huh...

John Roberts Does Understand How Checks and Balances Work

He was behind them for Trump; he just thinks his own court should always be exempt #SCOTUS

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/john-roberts-double-standard-trump.html

#WriterWednesday reminder: #motivation is where you find it... or where, you know, you hide from it.

N.C. Republicans unveil 12-week abortion ban after secret negotiations

GOP lawmakers are seeking exploit a new veto-proof supermajority in a state that has become a critical access point for abortions

https://archive.ph/Hki5x

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