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Faculty bolt from Florida college after the DeSantis takeover

Amidst Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R) hostile takeover of the Florida education system, the New College of Florida is struggling to hold onto its faculty. In January, DeSantis appointed the far-right anti-LGBTQ+ activist Christopher Rufo, among other conservatives…

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Meta allowing misinfo & hate speech to proliferate on Threads

Since its launch on July 5, Meta’s Threads has surpassed 100 million users, including far-right figures and extremists, and the platform quickly became rife with harmful content as Meta carved out exceptions to its community guidelines.  As Media Matters…

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California school district finally adopts new pro-LGBT book

In a Friday special session, after oft times contentious, acrimonious and emotional public comments as both sides presented arguments in favor or against California’s new elementary level social studies book and curriculum previously rejected twice…