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WHAT IS PRONATALISM? Pronatalism is the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate. Many who push pronatalism fear that falling birth rates in certain developed countries, like the...
by populationmediacenter
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on Wed Mar 13, 2024 at 07:12 AM PDT
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On Tuesday, Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas flashed his holstered handgun while discussing gun violence with teenagers at the Statehouse, according to a video of the incident. The video, obtained by TheStatehouseFile.com, was filmed by one of the...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Jan 31, 2024 at 05:26 PM PST
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Almost a year ago, I wrote a story on this site title: Something MAGICAL happened to me this past weekend ! (it was about trying to tell a story to a kindergarten class and failing miserably at it) I wrote a story and told it a Moth slam in Chicago and...
by The Boss Gomez
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on Sun Aug 13, 2023 at 10:58 AM PDT
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On Thursday, the Murrieta Valley School Board voted 3-2 to approve almost exactly the same policy passed in Chino Valley Unified School District: the forced outing of transgender and non-binary students to bigoted family members. The meeting was, yet...
by VPSReports
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on Fri Aug 11, 2023 at 03:27 PM PDT
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I know that most of you HATE Florida. I hate it too, most of the time. Our governor is deeply, deeply evil — a thin-skinned, little penis in a suit. There are Trump-loving, walking dead everywhere. We have hurricanes and floods and sinkholes, also...
by katepez
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on Thu Jul 27, 2023 at 10:14 AM PDT
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I’m going to write a very short diary, because I’m frustrated. I have two daughters. My older one needs a training bra. My wife refuses to acknowledge this fact since it would also mean recognizing her kid is growing up. This is no big deal, except I’m...
by Kirbydog9
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on Sun Jun 18, 2023 at 05:28 PM PDT
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Tonight, Beau of the Fifth Column put up one of his most scathing videos ever: Let's talk about Texas, training, and too much… (Find the three dot button to “Show transcript”.) It is about HB1147 in the Texas Legislature, another horrific proposal to...
by mikemonett
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on Tue May 02, 2023 at 06:23 PM PDT
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For far too long now, conservatives and Second Amendment fetishists have attempted to downplay the mass lethality inherent in AR-15 guns. It is not difficult to debunk this concept, considering the weapon was originally designed “for the military as a...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Mar 20, 2023 at 12:04 PM PDT
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There were two states with big actions today in committee: Florida and Montana. Florida. This bill is sinister. I can’t think of another word for it. It passed out of the Health Policy Committee today on an 8-3 vote. Child Custody. The bill would amend...
by QueerBillTracker
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on Mon Mar 13, 2023 at 06:47 PM PDT
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Americans' single biggest priority when it comes to children is keeping them safe from gun violence and mass shootings in schools and other public places. The latest Navigator Research survey found that given seven options, a 53% majority of voters...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Fri Mar 10, 2023 at 10:43 AM PST
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One year ago today I was starting my one month ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at Glen Flora elementary in Waukegan, Illinois. Here are some of the highlights from those weeks First week: • Most of the students were Latinx immigrants like me! • In one class two...
by The Boss Gomez
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on Tue Feb 28, 2023 at 10:18 AM PST
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This is one of the angriest rants Beau of the Fifth Column has ever done, pointing out that JUST on midterm ads, $50 million was spent nationwide vilifying trans kids and their families! Yet there are only about 4,200 kids per year NATIONWIDE who begin...
by mikemonett
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on Fri Nov 18, 2022 at 09:48 PM PST
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The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously on new guidelines designed to threaten school districts and teachers that support LGBTQIA+-inclusive policies.
This article was originally ...
by Alexandra Martinez
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on Sat Nov 12, 2022 at 08:15 AM PST
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Good morning, all! Still in the middle of the big move here, and still waiting on the container ship to arrive with our stuff. So in case anyone else is sitting around with nothing but a screen and ...
by USExpat
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on Wed Nov 09, 2022 at 05:00 AM PST
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As part of my participation in the St Louis Storytelling Festival, I visited several schools in the area. On one visit to a Kindergarten and first grade class, I told the first grades a story about teaching the numbers from 1 to 10 to my kids when they...
by The Boss Gomez
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on Mon Oct 17, 2022 at 05:00 AM PDT
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I'm going to briefly discuss something very tough, something I've avoided mentioning directly for the past few years, for reasons that will become apparent. In autumn 2019, one of my kids had a mental health crisis. They were struggling with their...
by SquireForYou
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on Sun Sep 18, 2022 at 12:34 PM PDT
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by Ray Levy Uyeda
This story was originally published at Prism .
In Homestead, Florida, an agricultural town just 25 miles south ...
by Prism Guest Writer
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on Wed Aug 24, 2022 at 08:15 AM PDT
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Lately, the RWNJs have been ablaze with “Kids and Drag Show” hysteria. Having lived in New Orleans in the French Quarter, the shock value is now lost on me. Back in the early 70’s when I ...
by The Bassweasel
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on Wed Jun 22, 2022 at 08:34 PM PDT
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by Sayou Cooper
This story was originally published at Prism .
The Chicago City Council has officially implemented a citywide curfew for minors. On �
by Prism Guest Writer
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on Wed Jun 01, 2022 at 08:15 AM PDT
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This is probably going to get a lot of pushback , but I thought I would share what we were able to accomplish in our state . The D party needs everyone in our coalition from , Joe Manchin to Bernie Sanders , if the party is going to win and keep the...
by skybox
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on Mon May 30, 2022 at 04:13 PM PDT
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- — — I made the decision to listen to the SCOTUS hearing yesterday. I had lots of emotions in reaction to it, but the overriding one had to do with a sense of dread. Followed by a nagging thought: “Is there any common sense left on the bench that Trump...31 comments 117 Recs
- If the Supreme Court thinks former presidents have, or do not have, some or absolute immunity against criminal prosecution, why not just say so now? Why would it take months? Do they have something better to do? Are there other priorities on their...254 comments 502 Recs
- Never in my long life have I been as enraged and sickened about American politics as I am now. I am close to utter despair at what I’m seeing. My beloved country is becoming an insane asylum, filled with people who want to see the American experiment...94 comments 215 Recs
- Welcome 🌻 to Fridayâs Roundup of Good News! President Biden has said many times that he is a president for all of America, whether you voted for him or not. His attitude can be hard to take at ...81 comments 101 Recs
- Reading a brief Raw Story breakdown of some of today’s arguments from the justices in the never-should-have-been-taken-up-in-the-first-place immunity case, this quote from Alito leapt out of my screen like a rabid dog: “A stable, democratic society...268 comments 469 Recs
- I am channeling my inner Andy Rooney for this VERY short diary, and am delighted that the Image Library is here to help yet again. Did ya ever notice how, right after the Democrats pull off something absolutely remarkable, this strange thing happens...374 comments 750 Recs
- A new digital ad will run in the swing states during the NFL draft. The draft festivities were held in Detroit, attended by 300,000, and broadcast to millions across the country. The ad targets Trump's lack of interest in football, comparing it to...17 comments 59 Recs
- As my birthday looms ahead this weekend, and the distance I’ve circled around the sun keeps lengthening like a shadow, I thought I would summarize four of the more important studies that have been published on longevity. Unlike other things that have...55 comments 60 Recs
- Russian forces conducted missile strikes against Ukrainian railway and logistics infrastructure on April 25. Ukrainian military officials reported that Russian forces struck a logistics and railway connection point in Smila, Cherkasy Oblast likely with...19 comments 117 Recs
- "He Wrote All of it Down" - Prosecution has Weisselberg's Handwritten Notes, Spelling Out the SchemeMichael Cohen’s testimony in the election interference trial of Donald Trump shall be corroborated by a simple bank statement, on which CFO Allan Weisselberg broke down the reimbursement scheme. The prosecution has that bank statement, as they told the...191 comments 594 Recs
- David Pecker blames Trump for the entire scheme but still considers him a friend. Was it the lie to Melania or was it the cover-up? He did have a much longer affair with Karen McDougal than with Stormy Daniels, and AMI spent more to keep her quiet than...112 comments 201 Recs
- The American dream often involves being your own boss and following your dreams.� Biden’s policies have made that possible for record numbers of Americans.�� The Center for American Progress ...17 comments 73 Recs
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