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GOP Official Says Straight People Are ‘Superior’ to Gay People
“If homosexuality is of God, what purpose does it serve? What does it make?” asked Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s lieutenant governor.
Here Are the Books Parents Want to Ban in Schools Now
“Forget Tide Pods,” the American Library Association recently wrote. “The latest dangerous fad sweeping the nation is book challenges.”
Republicans Are Falling All Over Themselves to Embrace Kyle Rittenhouse
Some GOP candidates aren't just defending Rittenhouse as a victim—they're celebrating him as a hero.
Trump Coup Memo Author’s Think Tank Buddies Launch Shadowy Super PAC
“The country we love is slipping away,” the super PAC's website declares. It doesn't mention who's behind the effort.
Protesters Are Already Clashing While Jury Decides Rittenhouse’s Fate
“Move your Black ass back,” one white Rittenhouse supporter yelled at a racial justice activist during a heated confrontation.
‘But He’s Jewish’: The Ohio GOP Senate Race Just Went There
“Are we seriously supposed to believe the most Christian-values Senate candidate is Jewish?” asks Ohio GOP Senate candidate Mark Pukita's radio ad.
A Pair of Jan. 6 Planners Just Rolled on Their Congressional Accomplices
Two organizers of the pro-Trump rallies that turned violent told Rolling Stone that Arizona GOP Rep. Paul Gosar floated a “blanket pardon.”
Death Threats Are Creating a Mass Exodus of Election Officials
“Your husband should tell the truth, or your three kids… will be fatally shot.”
Black Democratic Party Chair Says He Got Lynching Threat for Criticizing Trump
“The voicemails include very explicit language. Every other word was the N-word,” said Iowa Democratic Party chair Ross Wilburn.
Trans Kids in Sports Are Under Attack in Texas—Again
“We actually also know that this is a nonissue, that there is no issue with transgender and intersex students playing sports.”
Right-Wing VC Says He’s Using 'Silicon Valley' Mindset To Fund School Board Candidates
The co-founder of a Bay Area-based VC firm seeks to disrupt school board elections in Pennsylvania with cash and Slack.
The Texas Abortion Ban May Be Headed Back to the Supreme Court
The strictest abortion law in the country will stay in effect for now.