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A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the state of Arkansas cannot enforce a law banning trans children from receiving gender-affirming treatment. The law was put into place in 2021, preventing medical providers from distributing gender-affirming treatments, including hormones, surgery and puberty blockers to minors under the age of eighteen, despite the fact that no …
This week, president Biden came through, in part, on a campaign promise: to cancel student debt. According to Politifact, while campaigning, Biden promised full student debt cancellation. At other times he cited a minimum of $10,000. Student loan debt forgiveness has been extended a number of times through the pandemic, after Congress passed legislation in …
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Earlier this week, Anthony Fauci said he would "retire" at the end of the year after at least a half a century as the Head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Fauci has served as the Head of NIAID under more than a few past presidents. At 27, he joined the NIH, …
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As Republicans push their efforts to strip Americans of their Constitutional freedoms, county prosecutors in Michigan are seeking to enforce a 1931 abortion ban in the state, which criminalizes all abortion, the exception being the endangerment of the mother. But a judge in Oakland county, Michigan, has ruled that the law cannot be enforced. In …
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A Florida judge Thursday granted a prelim injunction on provisions in the "Stop The Woke Act," a bill passed and signed into law this past April by Florida governor Ron DeSantis. The law would restrict race-based teaching in schools, and private companies from employing mandatory inclusion training. Companies with approximately twenty employees or less, could …
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The Texas Tribune has reported that Texas Congressman, Louie Gohmert will leave Congress at the end of his term and will not seek re-election. Gohmert, 69, who has a reputation as one of Congresse's dumbest members, is leaving office in January to focus his attention to run as Attorney General of Texas. He leaves Congress …
As conservative Media continues to portray former president Donald Trump as a victim of Deep State tyranny for being under investigation by the FBI, current president Joe Biden has signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation was opposed by a majority of Republicans, who have very little interest in improving the lives of …
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A week ago the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted a search of former president Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence for alleged confidential documents. Apparently they found more than they were looking for, removing more than a few boxes. Since the search, the former president's supporters in media have been melting down, using every whataboutism to deflect from …
In a little over two years since the start of the pandemic, almost everyone in the U.S. is now available for the COVID vaccines. Yesterday, Friday, the FDA approved of the vaccines intended for children as young as six months. Authorization of the vaccines was finalized Wednesday as a Committee of vaccine experts voted to …
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Wednesday, from the White House, President Biden signed executive order 14075, Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex individuals. Biden gave his remarks prior to signing the order, during a celebration of Pride month. Present with cabinet members, were individuals and advocates of the LGBTQ community, some of whom have faced discrimination …
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