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I’m a childfree teacher. JD Vance thinks that means I’m ‘brainwashing’ students.
In recently resurfaced comments, Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance asserted that childfree teachers “brainwash” and “destroy” the minds of children. As an educator, I hope women everywhere, in every profession, are listening. During a 2021 leadership forum hosted by the Center for Christian Virtue, Vance was asked how he’d handle issues with schools while…
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Vance booed during speech at firefighters convention
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘Enthusiasm is electrifying’: Harris campaign invests in outreach to Georgia voters 04:57 Now Playing Vance booed during speech at firefighters convention 02:01 UP NEXT Trump ‘is in trouble’: Fox poll shows Harris with leads in Sun Belt states 08:25 Vance…
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Despite Nassar failures, report says FBI continued to mishandle child sexual offense cases
Three years after the Justice Department’s inspector general called out the FBI’s handling of sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar, the department watchdog says the bureau is still falling short in its handling of investigations into sex offenses against children. A new IG report, issued Thursday, criticized several aspects of the…
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5th Circuit sides with nonviolent marijuana user in Second Amendment appeal
We’ve seen some absurd gun rulings recently, including a Trump-appointed Kansas judge’s decision dismissing machine-gun charges under the Second Amendment and Supreme Court precedent. A new ruling out of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — which has handed down its share of wacky opinions on all sorts of issues, including guns — shows…
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The U.S. manufacturing story JD Vance wants to be true, but isn’t
During his latest appearance on “Meet the Press,” Sen. JD Vance eagerly boasted to NBC News’ Kristen Welker that Donald Trump brought “manufacturing jobs back to our country” during his term. Moments later, the Republican vice presidential nominee went into more detail. “Because if you go back to the Trump presidency, we had 12,000 factories…
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Trump’s online tantrum targets Harris with crude sexual remark
Even those who’ve grown accustomed to Donald Trump’s tantrums were taken aback by his latest online antics. An Associated Press report summarized: Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network Wednesday that call for the trial or jailing of House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol, special…
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Don’t fall for Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to Jim Jordan about censorship
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg threw some red meat to the MAGA crowd on Tuesday. And based on some of the headlines alone, one could be forgiven for believing, at first glance, that Zuckerberg’s allegation of having been “repeatedly pressured” by the Biden administration to remove social media content that conservatives have obsessed over was, well,…
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Dave McCormick’s Philadelphia geographical error highlights his weak point
Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick tried to stoke anti-immigrant vitriol on social media Wednesday — but faceplanted in the process. McCormick’s campaign reposted a tweet from a right-wing account on X about an undocumented immigrant accused of a crime in Philadelphia, adding its own commentary blasting his opponent, Sen. Bob Casey, and Democratic presidential nominee…
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Why Trump should avoid relitigating his infamous ‘dictator’ comments
Donald Trump covered a fair amount of ground in his latest interview with Phil McGraw — better known as “Dr. Phil” — but one unexpected part of their conversation touched on notorious comments the former president made late last year, when the Republican candidate talked about becoming a “dictator.” A Fox News report summarized: Trump…
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Justice Department report finds FBI failed to properly handle child sexual abuse cases
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