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Walters hits back at critics, says his comments about Tulsa Race Massacre were misconstrued

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via The Norman Transcript (Oklahoma)

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is firing back at media and critics, saying they took his comments about the Tulsa Race Massacre out of context, and that he

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Trump to Las Vegas crowd: Nevada is Republican

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump will speak at 4:30 p.m. today at a GOP volunteer recruitment event at Fervent Calvary Chapel, where he will 'lay the foundation' for the 2024 election cycle.

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Trump slams DeSantis, talks 2024 election at Las Vegas event

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump will speak at 4:30 p.m. today at a GOP volunteer recruitment event at Fervent Calvary Chapel, where he will 'lay the foundation' for the 2024 election cycle.

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Reckoning with Black Lives Matter

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Next week marks a decade since Black Lives Matter began disrupting our lives. The media doesn't mention the group much anymore, mainly to avoid embarrassing evidence of its corruption. But BLM has changed the nation in profound ways, perhaps permanently — and continues to do so.

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People are moving to Texas, but not for reasons its governor claims

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)

Four of the nation's 10 largest cities are in Texas: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin. Gov. Greg Abbott would like you to think that's because of the economic policies of the Lone Star State.

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Hate group propaganda reaches Kentucky cities

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via The Daily Independent (Kentucky)

ASHLAND The recent spread of white supremacist recruitment fliers across the Commonwealth reached a residential neighborhood in Ashland over the holiday.

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Trump draws enthusiastic crowd for campaign event in Council Bluffs

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska)

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump took the stage at a campaign event here Friday to loud cheers from a crowd heavy with Nebraskans.

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Trump appeals to farmers at campaign event in Council Bluffs

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)

Loud cheers from a crowd full of Nebraskans greeted former President Donald Trump Friday at a rally.

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Public meeting gets heated as Norman residents put Walters on the spot

Saturday, July 8th, 2023

via The Norman Transcript (Oklahoma)

Oklahoma's top education official stirred more controversy than usual with remarks about the Tulsa Race Massacre, that have now gone viral on social media.

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New College of Florida student protester charged with battery

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

The action comes after the student allegedly spat on school trustee Christopher Rufo.

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How elite schools like Stanford became fixated on the AI apocalypse

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via A.D.N. & Co (Alaska)

Student-led groups focused on AI Safety have popped up at Stanford University and other schools, backed by billionaires fixated on the AI apocalypse.

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‘Their history is all our history’: Mobile dedicates Africatown Heritage House honoring Clotilda slave ship

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via al.com (Alabama)

A dedication of the $1.3 million first-of-its-kind museum for the Clotilda, its survivors and the Africatown community took place on Friday nearly 163 years since the ship arrived to Mobile.

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Q&A: Joe McGill discusses his Slave Dwelling Project and new book about his experiences

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

A new book, "Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery," is drawing attention to Joe McGill's Slave Dwelling Project. Now in its 10th year, the project

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Texas Republicans divide over impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

Sharp objections by Donald Trump and grass roots Republicans have prompted talk of primary challenges and given Democrats hope of picking up seats.

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How California public colleges boosted diversity without affirmative action

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via WESA Studios (Pennsylvania)

Decades before the Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down affirmative action, voters in California did the same, ending affirmative action in the nation's largest state higher ed system.

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Campaign Almanac: Guess who’s coming to dinner? Iowa GOP announces Lincoln Dinner lineup

Friday, July 7th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

The only major GOP candidate not attending is former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has largely stayed out of Iowa since announcing his candidacy.

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Guess who’s coming to dinner? Iowa GOP announces presidential candidate lineup

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Also, Mike Pence, Tim Scott release new Iowa ads

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Placing teachers unions’ power above students’ lives

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

In an interview last November, Mike Pompeo, the former secretary of state and CIA director, called Randi Weingarten the most dangerous person in the world.

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Youngkin officials quietly pull LGBTQ+ resources offline

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

Youngkin's administration has at least three times in the past year and a half removed information from the website without consulting its own subject matter experts.

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