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I didn’t see a post about this so just a quick diary to alert everyone to the rapid spread of fascism in TN. While corporate media is obsessing with ridiculous wall-to-wall coverage of Donald Trump traveling to New York for his well deserved arrest,...
by Liberal in a Red State
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on Mon Apr 03, 2023 at 02:44 PM PDT
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We know Republicans have been fighting hard to silence openly LGBTQ+ folks and allies on both the state and federal levels. Conservatives have pushed—with varying degrees of success, mind you—bills that seek to bar trans and nonbinary youth from...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Thu Feb 23, 2023 at 02:16 PM PST
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Republicans have no shortage of creativity when it comes to pushing former President Donald Trump’s name out into the general public, as much as we would like to forget the monstrosity of his four years in office. One recent example comes to us out of...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Fri Feb 03, 2023 at 10:05 AM PST
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Online mental health services aren’t super new, but they (understandably) became more popular during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that we are still very much in a pandemic today, it makes sense that patients and providers may choose...
by Marissa Higgins
38 comments
on Wed Dec 28, 2022 at 09:49 AM PST
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At this point in evaluating results from the midterm elections, we know the so-called red tsunami simply did not materialize. Did Democrats have some considerable losses and disappointments? Yes. But we had a lot of considerable wins, too, including in...
by Marissa Higgins
109 comments
on Wed Nov 09, 2022 at 12:17 PM PST
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Republican lawmaker forces Pride event to be held inside and adult-only and still complains about it Republicans love nothing more than to show off their power by stomping down on vulnerable and marginalized communities, especially if they think it’ll translate to more outrage (and more votes) around election season. Daily Kos has continued to cover...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Tue Oct 11, 2022 at 11:55 AM PDT
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Far-right conservative Matt Walsh stokes anti-trans hysteria over gender-affirming care in Tennessee A recent disturbing trend coming out of conservative extremists is stirring up so much anti-trans hysteria that hospitals providing safe, age-appropriate, gender-affirming health care are receiving literal threats over it. Not all hospitals provide...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Thu Sep 22, 2022 at 09:46 AM PDT
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I’m supposed to be working, so I’ll keep this short, but I had to share. Yesterday (8/09/22), teachers across the state received an email like this one: The TN General Assembly has passed Public Chapter 744 titled the “Age-Appropriate Materials Act of...
by Sidof79
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on Wed Aug 10, 2022 at 06:16 AM PDT
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Republican wants guy who ridiculed public school teachers to set up 100 charter schools in his state Local outlet NewsChannel 5 has obtained pretty damning hidden camera video from a private reception with Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee. Per this video, Dr. Larry Arnn, who serves as president of the super conservative Hillsdale College in TK,...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Fri Jul 01, 2022 at 12:53 PM PDT
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The fact that anyone is unhoused in the United States is a structural failing and should bring elected officials on all sides of the political aisle a good deal of shame. People living in unsafe conditions anywhere in one of the wealthiest countries in...
by Marissa Higgins
286 comments
on Mon May 23, 2022 at 10:35 AM PDT
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When it comes to trans rights, the news cycle has been predominately bleak, largely thanks to Republicans who are all-in when it comes to taking away rights and protections from an extremely marginalized and vulnerable population. But we do have some...
by Marissa Higgins
104 comments
on Wed May 18, 2022 at 09:48 AM PDT
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In a sea of absolutely brutal, exhausting news, it can be truly refreshing to focus on something good—or at least, something that doesn’t involve literal human rights and freedoms. As Daily Kos covered at the time, beloved country music star (and...
by Marissa Higgins
55 comments
on Wed May 04, 2022 at 09:36 AM PDT
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Republicans love nothing more than stirring hysteria in their voter base. As Daily Kos continues to cover, for example, conservatives have made trans rights—and particularly the rights of trans youth—a rallying cry as we approach the 2022 midterm...
by Marissa Higgins
57 comments
on Mon May 02, 2022 at 01:17 PM PDT
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On Monday, April 25, two discriminatory bills passed through legislative chambers in Tennessee. The first bill, House Bill 2633/Senate Bill 277, seeks to give permission to public school teachers (and other school employees) to ignore the correct...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Tue Apr 26, 2022 at 02:14 PM PDT
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As Daily Kos has covered in the past, The Walt Disney Co. is finally taking a stand against the hateful, discriminatory Don’t Say Gay law in Florida. While at first the company’s response to the legislation was quite lackluster, CEO Bob Chapek has...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Tue Apr 12, 2022 at 10:06 AM PDT
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Mason is a tee-tiny little town in West Tennessee, in Tipton County, one county north of Shelby County (Memphis). It maintains a population of about 1400 people, mostly black, in an area about two square miles total. It may be difficult to understand...
by Sidof79
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on Mon Mar 14, 2022 at 03:28 PM PDT
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With federal prosecutors wanting to make plea deals with more than a few of the Jan 6th insurrectionists, you would think it is a no brainer for those caught on tape committing insurrection to want ...
by Merlin196357
124 comments
on Wed Feb 16, 2022 at 04:00 AM PST
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If Republicans love one thing, it’s fanning hysteria to the masses. As Daily Kos has covered recently, Republicans have more than happy to distract from their failure to lead amid the novel coronavirus pandemic by spewing hate against trans youth,...
by Marissa Higgins
21 comments
on Mon Feb 07, 2022 at 11:42 AM PST
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Trans teen sues Tennessee over discriminatory anti-trans sports bill that's keeping him on sidelines As Daily Kos has continued to cover, Republicans have been more than happy to jump into anti-trans hate as a way to distract people from their failures in office. While some state-level legislation has died in committee, some has made its way through...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Fri Nov 05, 2021 at 11:08 AM PDT
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Author’s note: it took me three days to write this. I kept adding and deleting, trying to get it concise and cohesive, but there’s just too much going on here. Apologies in advance if it seems all over the place. Before I begin, let me say something...
by Sidof79
124 comments
on Sun Oct 10, 2021 at 04:06 PM PDT
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