Moms for Liberty’s Hamilton County chapter quotes Hitler in newsletter

We should be concerned by the rise of neo-fascism among the right in the U.S. elsewhere:

The Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a national organization recently listed as an “extremist group” by a civil rights watchdog, introduced its first newsletter Wednesday, The Parent Brigade. Adolf Hitler was quoted on its front cover.

Just below The Parent Brigade’s masthead was a quote Hitler used at a Nazi rally in 1935: “He alone, who OWNS the youth, GAINS the future.” The pages of the newsletter were posted on the group’s Facebook page.

And this group is growing in influence within the GOP:

Moms for Liberty didn’t exist during the last presidential campaign, but the Florida-based nonprofit that champions “parental rights” in education has rapidly become a major player for 2024, boosted in part by GOP operatives, politicians and donors.

Marjorie Taylor Green and Lauren Boebert are Fighting Again

Because there can only be 1 queen:

What are they fighting about, this time?:

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) appears unhappy that fellow MAGA Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is taking the lead on her years-long quest to impeach President Joe Biden.

According to CNN’s Manu Raju, Greene on Wednesday accused Boebert of essentially swiping the articles of impeachment that she had previously drafted – and even went so far as to call her a “copycat.”

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Mississippi civil rights lawyer arrested filming traffic stop, attorney says

It’s like we are reliving the Jim Crow of the 1960s. If you are black you are still treated as less than especially in the South:

A Mississippi civil rights lawyer was arrested Saturday after filming a traffic stop conducted by officers from a police department she is suing in federal court, her attorney says.

Jill Collen Jefferson is the president of JULIAN, the civil rights organization that filed a federal lawsuit last year against the Lexington Police Department on behalf of a group of city residents. Michael Carr, Jefferson’s attorney, told The Associated Press she was arrested late Saturday evening after she filmed officers after they pulled someone over.

“Thank you for your service: You’re fired”

This is how our troops are being treated. The politicians love the troops before they send to war. But when they come home, our servicemen and women are discarded.

Not all veterans who have served this country have been served well in return. Many come home to their families injured and traumatized from witnessing the unimaginable. Still, many desire to continue serving by taking jobs in the federal government.

But a troubling trend is emerging for veterans in the federal workforce who seek mental health services to manage the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder: Federal managers encourage our veterans to seek mental health services but then suspend security clearance, move them to administrative roles, label them unfit for duty, or fire them outright.

The Hill, opinion piece

Poll: A Majority of Americans will not Vote for Either Trump, Biden, or DeSantis in 2024

Another election another lesser of two evils vote. Americans are fed up with the two-party system and reject the lack of choices in candidates forced on them by Democrats and Republicans:

  • “46% will definitely not and 8% will probably not vote for the former president.”
  • “between 44% and 46% of registered voters say they will definitely not vote for Biden, and between 7% and 8% say they will probably not vote for him.”
  • “Among registered voters, 41% say they will definitely rule DeSantis out and 11% will probably not vote for him.”

Restaurant gives Black customer receipt with the N-word printed on it

The owners then go ahead and blame the victim, although they made poor attempt to apologize. The individual involved was not fired:

A restaurant in Pennsylvania is facing outrage after an employee printed the N-word in a receipt and handed it to a customer, KELO-TV reported.

The customer, who is identified only as “Kassie,” said that the restaurant immediately went “silent” when she walked in to pick up her food, claiming it was due to her being a Black woman. “People kind of stare at you being the minority and not the majority,” she said.

When she noticed the slur on the receipt, she called the restaurant and was told by one of the owners that it was meant as a joke that she wasn’t intended to see.

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