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Marsha Blackburn blames U.S. decrease in patriotism on school ‘indoctrination’ and more Tennessee political news

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

via Times Free Press (Tennessee)

Advertisement Advertisement Today at 6:41 p.m. by Andy Sher, Dave Flessner Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., says children should be taught patriotic principles. (AP File Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) U.S.…

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Critics slam DeSantis campaign for sharing an anti-Trump ad targeting LGBTQ rights

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

via GPB Media (Georgia)

DeSantis' campaign shared a video that attacked Trump for his support of LGBTQ rights, prompting widespread backlash. Both candidates have rolled back protections for trans and gay people in office.

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Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

The 'parental rights' group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond, as well as get involved in other education races.

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Moms for Liberty’s focus in U.S. sets up clash with teachers unions

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

via The Westerly Sun (Rhode Island)

PHILADELPHIA — Moms for Liberty, a 'parental rights' group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, is looking to expand those efforts across the country and

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Moms for Liberty summit gives parents ‘peaceful arsenal’ for action and advocacy

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Parents attending the Moms for Liberty summit are coming away with the tools to reclaim school boards and advocate for their children's educations.

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‘Freedom House Ambulance’ shares stories of Black emergency personnel

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via The Daily Progress (Virginia)

Multiple Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Annette Banks's chance encounter with a webinar introduced her to Freedom House Ambulance Service, which was the first emergency medical service in the nation to…

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At International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved kin

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via Times Free Press (Tennessee)

When the International African American Museum opens to the public Tuesday in South Carolina, it becomes a new site of homecoming and pilgrimage for descendants of enslaved Africans whose arrival in the Western Hemisphere begins on the docks of the lowcountry coast.

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Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races sets up clash with teachers unions

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via The Associated Press (Pennsylvania)

The 'parental rights' group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond, as well as get involved in other education

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Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)

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Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)

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Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races sets up political clash with teachers unions

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via PENNLive (Pennsylvania)

Moms for Liberty started with three Florida moms upset with COVID-19 restrictions in 2021, but has quickly ascended as a national player in Republican politics.

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Trump and DeSantis court Moms for Liberty in a sign of the group’s rising influence over the Republican Party

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via Times Free Press (Tennessee)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The two leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination courted conservative women at the Moms for Liberty conference in Philadelphia on Friday, elevating a group…

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‘Parental rights’ group Moms for Liberty plans nationwide strategy for school board races in 2024

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

The 'parental rights' group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond, as well as get involved in other education races

Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General

Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races nationwide sets up political …

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via KOB 4 (New Mexico)

The 'parental rights' group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond, as well as get involved in other education races. The group's co-founder said during its annual summit in Philadelphia that Moms for Liberty will use its political action committee to engage in school board races, state board of education races and elected superintendent races. These efforts will face opposition from teachers' unions and others on the left who view the group as a toxic presence in public education. Even with a presidential race in 2024, school board elections will remain some of the most contentious political fights next year.

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The Rabbinate: Two millennia plus fifty years

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via The State Journal-Register (Illinois)

The end of this month will mark three years since I retired from the active rabbinate.

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Candidate rundown

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

With about a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set.

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The Pentagon policy bill’s next big stumbling block: Kevin McCarthy

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

If the speaker loads up the bill with conservative measures, he could lose crucial Democrats.

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