Saturday, March 12, 2022

Judge shuts down Texas GOP's bigoted witch hunts

 

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Texas judge shuts down state's anti-trans witch hunt operation

Gov. Abbott previously instructed officials to target parents helping kids receive gender-affirming care, because limited government and personal freedom only apply to GOP agendas.



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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Fox News reporter tries sparring with Jen Psaki, quickly regrets it

The White House press secretary gave Fox's Peter Doocy a quick lession in geopolitics following his latest, lazy "gotcha" question.



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WATCH: Richard Ojeda rips GQP for their attacks on LGBT kids & families, vows to take action

OD Action partner: Richard explains why Republicans are doing this now, what to expect next, and what we can do to stop them.


Texas Supreme Court deals abortion providers a "devastating" blow
Texas’ new abortion law, which effectively deputizes citizens and entices them with financial rewards for successfully suing abortion seekers and providers, was unanimously upheld by the state's highest court.


Trump blocked from countersuing rape accuser E. Jean Carroll in defamation case
US District Judge Lewis Kaplan chalked up the former president's counterclaim against Carroll to a "bad faith" attempt at delaying the case and said that, even if Trump could countersue, proving his claims in court would be "futile."



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Putin willing to meet with Zelenskyy, Russia says

Zelenskyy himself has previously called for direct negotiations. "Sit down with me to negotiate, just not at 30 metres," he said, referencing the cartoonishly long meeting tables Putin is fond of using.


Ukraine says Putin has "ordered the preparation of a terrorist attack" on Chernobyl nuclear plant
American and European officials have warned for many weeks, even before Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, that the Russian leader could seek to stage "false flag" attacks to blame on Ukraine as a pretext for military action.


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Trump dealt serious blow by January 6 Committee lawyers

No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Finally.


Disney apologizes for "silence" on Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill
Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek apologized for his "painful silence" on the Florida sex education bill critics warn will isolate LGBT youth, telling his employees, "You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down. I am sorry."


Facebook owner defends policy allowing temporary calls for violence against Russian forces in Ukraine
Meta Platforms said that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders."


Republicans hit with scathing questions about Russia in viral ad
The latest ad from progressive PAC Really American recalls the visit to the Kremlin that eight Republican lawmakers controversially made on Independence Day in 2018, a day after the Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.


Pro-Trump cable network OAN sues DirecTV for dropping its "news" channel
AT&T, which bought DirecTV in 2015 and spun it off as an independent business last year, deep-sixed its agreement to carry OAN — which was sued for $1.6 billion by voting machine manufacturer Dominion for defamation over false claims about the 2020 election.


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