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40 years ago today, Mark Gidley and I won the 1983 National Debate Tournament held at Colorado College.
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The most respected Republicans you know are not voting for Donald Trump. They know a vote for Trump is a vote against America.
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GOP Senator Mike Lee: “If anyone spoke to my wife, or my daughter…the way Mr. Trump has spoken to women, I wouldn’t hire that person, wouldn’t want to be associated with that person, and I certainly don’t think I’d be comfortable hiring that person to be the leader of the free world.”
(October 2016)
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Last week, I predicted that State Superintendent Walters would attempt to spend $6 million in taxpayer dollars on Trump-sold Bibles, priced at $60. This week, the State Education Department released an urgent “competitive” bid proposal for 55,000 copies of the King James Bible, which must include: “the Pledge of Allegiance, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and be bound in leather or leather-like material.”
Trump's Bible fits these exact specifications, excluding all vendors except the one endorsed by and financially benefiting Trump.
I call on House and Senate leadership, as well as the Attorney General, to take immediate action to halt this grift and ensure responsible use of taxpayer dollars. I urge them to hold accountable those seeking to exploit our education system for profit.
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This is what it looks like when Christian Nationalism attempts to take over public education. The State Superintendent of Oklahoma public schools wants to spend millions of your tax dollars to purchase Bibles, which he demands be taught in public school classrooms beyond just world history and social studies.
When asked which version he preferred, he specified the King James Version but added that it could include other key historical documents, such as the Constitution. Conveniently, the "Trump Bible" is the King James Version and includes the U.S. Constitution.
Public schools are not Sunday schools. The State Superintendent and numerous GOP politicians in Oklahoma are on a Christian nationalist crusade to impose their religious agenda on everyone else's children.
Here are some recent proposals introduced in Oklahoma that are rooted in Christian nationalism:
- Mandating the Bible in public schools.
- Designating the Bible as the Official State Book.
- Establishing the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school.
- Displaying the Ten Commandments at the state capitol.
- Mandating the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.
- Using Bible verses to justify spanking children with disabilities in school.
- Creating religious school tax credits.
- Banning the teaching of evolution in public schools.
- The governor claiming “every square inch” of the state of Oklahoma for Jesus Christ.
These are clear attacks on religious freedom. We are a constitutional republic—a form of democracy, NOT a theocracy.
More people across the U.S. need to pay attention to what’s happening in Oklahoma.
It’s also important to note that students can and do bring their Bible, Torah, Quran, Bhagavad Gita, Avesta, etc., into classrooms. However, forcing religious texts into classrooms by the government is a violation of the freedom of religion. The Bible is already available for free access through district-assisted devices.
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This is what it looks like when Christian Nationalism attempts to take over public education. The State Superintendent of Oklahoma public schools wants to spend millions of your tax dollars to purchase Bibles, which he demands be taught in public school classrooms beyond just world history and social studies.
When asked which version he preferred, he specified the King James Version but added that it could include other key historical documents, such as the Constitution. Conveniently, the "Trump Bible" is the King James Version and includes the U.S. Constitution.
Public schools are not Sunday schools. The State Superintendent and numerous GOP politicians in Oklahoma are on a Christian nationalist crusade to impose their religious agenda on everyone else's children.
Here are some recent proposals introduced in Oklahoma that are rooted in Christian nationalism:
- Mandating the Bible in public schools.
- Designating the Bible as the Official State Book.
- Establishing the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school.
- Displaying the Ten Commandments at the state capitol.
- Mandating the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.
- Using Bible verses to justify spanking children with disabilities in school.
- Creating religious school tax credits.
- Banning the teaching of evolution in public schools.
- The governor claiming “every square inch” of the state of Oklahoma for Jesus Christ.
These are clear attacks on religious freedom. We are a constitutional republic—a form of democracy, NOT a theocracy.
More people across the U.S. need to pay attention to what’s happening in Oklahoma.
It’s also important to note that students can and do bring their Bible, Torah, Quran, Bhagavad Gita, Avesta, etc., into classrooms. However, forcing religious texts into classrooms by the government is a violation of the freedom of religion. The Bible is already available for free access through district-assisted devices.
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Because they got fined 3/4 of a billion $ for spreading lies to help steal the last election?
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Let’s be clear: This is illegal and unconstitutional. The American people had voted. The courts had ruled. The Electoral College had met and voted. The Governor in every state had certified the results and sent a legal slate of electors to the Congress to be counted. The Vice President has no constitutional authority to tell states to submit alternative slates of electors because his candidate lost. That is tyranny. Our institutions held on Jan 6 because Mike Pence refused to violate his oath to the Constitution. Trump picked JD Vance because Vance will do whatever Trump wants, including violating the Constitution. They are both far too dangerous to serve. It’s our duty to stop them.
Going into today's games the @Royals have a better run differential than the @Orioles and are tied with the @CleGuardians. Actually, those AL Central teams trail only the @Yankees and @Phillies !!
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.@WeTheHobby Visiting family in Rochester this weekend after traveling to Canada. Any interest in a Vlad bobblehead from the Monday game?
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New Harris-Guardian poll:
- 56% say US is in recession (reality: 7 straight quarters of positive GDP growth)
- 49% say stocks are down YTD (reality: S&P500 up 12%)
- 49% say unemployment at a 50-year high (reality: U3 has been under 4% longer than any period since the 1960s)
On May 22, almost one-third of the way through the 2024 season, the @Royals are 32-19. That's a 101.5 win pace.
Incredible.
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New: FBI issues rare statement directly responding to this attack from Trump and his allies.
Says “standard protocol” was followed - “No one ordered additional steps to be taken and there was no departure from the norm in this matter.”
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If the Royals lose their next 39 games in a row, they will still have a better record (20-52) than they had at the same time last year (19-53).
To @discord_support Multiple times I've tried to verify my phone number, but it is rejected because the number is assigned to a different account. I then try to log in using the phone number and @discord says that account has been disabled. I'm in a loop! Any suggestions?
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5+ HR & 10+ SB in first 20 games of a season, since 1900:
2024 Elly De La Cruz
1922 Ken Williams
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Conservatives have been railing against TikTok for years over the platform being used as a tool to indoctrinate kids into transgenderism. But now that Trump has changed his mind, all these people are suddenly fine with TikTok. These aren't actually conservatives but cultists.
