It is Friday! This week has been filled with a mixture of ennui and anticipation for less ennui. The flashiest battles going on right now seem to be between the Republican Party and the Republican Party. While the Liz Cheney establishment wing of the GOP diminishes, they still have one ace card—the MAGA wing of the party probably broke at least a million laws.
While that happens, the billionaire and conservative movement to undermine education, and more specifically teachers, has been winning resounding bans on what can and cannot be taught in schools. The common denominator of these bans: material that seeks to illuminate the truth of Americans and world history.
There was a good jobs report that came out, and while that is nice to quell some of the traditional media noise, it doesn’t solve the economic issues facing most Americans. Many of those Americans want the chief executive to tighten his belt, pull on his boots, and go to work making bigger statements … like canceling student debt.
Here are some of the stories you may have missed.
And from the community: