Kentucky Supreme Court rules GOP-backed charter schools bill unconstitutional

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article314759611.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

 https://www.juancole.com/2026/01/protests-economics-ideological.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

this also explains from whence the Rump's MAGA nonsense stems  and why it will flicker out.

the South will not rise again 

nor will strident assertions of white supremacy and horseshit about Great Replacement

serve to snuff out the truth of the necessity and desirability of equal opportunity for all

Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

 https://theconversation.com/federal-judge-overturns-part-of-floridas-book-ban-law-drawing-on-nearly-100-years-of-precedent-protecting-first-amendment-access-to-ideas-263893?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EOY%20Local%20%20December%2026%202025%20-%203624937011&utm_content=EOY%20Local%20%20December%2026%202025%20-%203624937011+CID_3d1eceba37057711a4579d8b71d7c8b3&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=Federal%20judge%20overturns%20part%20of%20Floridas%20book%20ban%20law%20drawing%20on%20nearly%20100%20years%20of%20precedent%20protecting%20First%20Amendment%20access%20to%20ideas

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost Don Moynihan Dec 28

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=492324&post_id=182769913&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTgyNzY5OTEzLCJpYXQiOjE3NjY5NTEzMDYsImV4cCI6MTc2OTU0MzMwNiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTQ5MjMyNCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.-9TLhlNM_okRxTK1WS2_-YbeEuLPFKvDgXLA34pp9o0

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe receives full federal recognition after 137-year effort

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/20/g-s1-103223/lumbee-tribe-federal-recognition-137-years

 ~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

A State Just Made Child Care Free. Here’s Why it Matters

 https://wordinblack.com/2025/11/a-state-just-made-child-care-free-heres-why-it-matters/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

How SNAP Will Become Forced Religious Indoctrination in Exchange for Help

 https://andrawatkins.substack.com/p/how-snap-will-become-forced-religious?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Increasing Wave of Firings of University Professors, for their Criticism of the Far-Right U.S. Ruling Class, Presages a General Clampdown on Free Speech

1). “Texas Professor Terminated Over a Fascist's Doctored Video: The latest target in MAGA’s campaign against higher education details the proceedings against him and the collective organizing effort behind him”, Oct 27, 2025, Maximillian Alvarez, In These Times, includes both text version and audio, duration of audio 1:05:33, at < https://inthesetimes.com/article/texas-professor-terminated-over-maga-repression-socialism-conference-free-speech-working-people-podcast >.

2). “Fired for Advocating Socialism: Professor Tom Alter Speaks Out”, Sep 24, 2025, Ashley Smith, CounterPunch, at < https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/09/24/fired-for-advocating-socialism-professor-tom-alter-speaks-out/ >

3). “Texas State University upholds firing of Professor Tom Alter for political speech”, Oct 17, 2025, International Youth and Students for Social Equality, World Socialist Web Site (WSWS),                                                                                                       at < https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/18/yakw-o18.html >.

4). “Fox News 'expert' says Hitler went to heaven: Karlyn Borysenko, a self-described fascist, is gaining influence — and getting liberals fired”, Sep 23, 2025, Russell Payne, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2025/09/23/fox-news-expert-on-the-left-says-hitler-went-to-heaven/ >

5). “Karlyn Borysenko Anti-Communist Cult Leader”, Latest Post on Oct 25, 2025, Karlyn Borysenko & various others in replies, X, at < https://x.com/DrKarlynB >.

6). “He Studies Fascism. Is He Now Living Through It? After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States. 'It’s too late for preventative antifascism,' he said. 'I think we’re in a new era.' ”, Oct 14, 2025, Schuyler Mitchell, Mother Jones, at < https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/antifa-trump-terrorist-mark-bray-interview-professor-fled-spain-anti-fascist-handbook/ >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools

 https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-education-department-oklahoma-public-schools

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Dark Truth About America's Founding Fathers | FULL DOCUMENTARY

https://youtu.be/yKa6rSkLLKI?si=tW2m8ACDeN4lxKKD

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Land Grab Universities ~~ Expropriated Indigenous land is the foundation of the land grant universities

Land Grab Universities

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

(nb note - I have wrestled with the format and it has defeated me - apologies for the mess!)

Pride Month: Public Libraries in the Crosshairs June 18, 2024 Maya Henson Carey

 https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/pride-month-public-libraries-crosshairs/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Why is it wrong to teach students about diversity, equity and inclusion?

 https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/why-wrong-teach-students-about-dei/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Connecting Vance's Neo-Nazi Apologia And His Artificial-Intelligence Boosterism ~~ Spencer Ackerman • 17 Feb 2025

 https://www.forever-wars.com/r/fc9c16d3/m=b656041a-c61a-4a6b-910d-7d396ec2db1f

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Trump’s Goal of Burying History Won’t Work If Teachers Refuse to Stop Teaching

 https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-goal-of-burying-history-wont-work-if-teachers-refuse-to-stop-teaching/utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

~~ recommended  by collectivist action ~~

Trump Turns Schools Into an Immigration Battleground

 https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-turns-schools-into-an-immigration/utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=87281&post_id=155979706&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=ndl57&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

~~ strongly recommended by larrymotuz ~~

(I strongly recommend this article - It's about how teachers and others directly impacted feel about ICE's raids in school AND the drops in attendance this is now causing.~~  larrymotuz)

Climate Change Trial at The Hague Robert Hunziker ~~ AND ~~ Trump, Christian Fundamentalism and Lemmings

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/13/climate-change-trial-at-the-hague/

and 

www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/17/trump-christian-fundamentalism-and-lemmings/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

New Florida sex education curriculum excludes almost all information about sex Judd Legum Dec 10

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1664&post_id=152872603&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUyODcyNjAzLCJpYXQiOjE3MzM4MzA1NDcsImV4cCI6MTczNjQyMjU0NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTE2NjQiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.r8OVMcgJPWLdh3shg3caGPEtcupWRdUU9J9QYEdYZFw

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Expel the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) from our schools!

 https://www.codepink.org/expeladl?recruiter_id=1125356

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Is academic freedom in peril?

 https://theweek.com/education/academic-freedom-peril-faculty-punishments-academia?refid=A7A8610C7C654C2E71BA8BF2A21E64CF&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20241104&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~