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Artists Against Book Bans: 170+ Celebrities Sign Petition Defending the Freedom to Read

October 4, 2023 Book, freedom, defending, Petition, Read, Artists, bans, Celebrities, 170+, against, sign0 comment

“A threat to one form of art is a threat to us all.” That’s what LeVar Burton, the former host of “Reading Rainbow” and executive producer of the 2023 documentary “The Right to Read,” believes, and it’s why he’s partnered with MoveOn to launch a campaign with creative leaders to bring heightened awareness to this dangerous form of censorship and exclusion. With a new school year just beginning, this letter is a timely response to Republicans banning a record number of books in the last school year, despite backlash and…

Coach Joe Kennedy Resigns After First Football Game Back Following Court Win; Lawyers Cite ‘Retaliation’ Against Him as Reason

September 6, 2023 Kennedy, Resigns, Reason, following, after, Cite, first, Retaliation, Court, Football, back, Coach, against, game, Lawyers0 comment

After a Supreme Court victory and being reinstated to his football coaching position, Joe Kennedy has submitted a letter of resignation to the Bremerton School District in Washington state. “We have come to learn of serious allegations of retaliation against coach Kennedy by the Bremerton School District,” Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel at First Liberty Institute, said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. “They’ve done everything they can to make him feel unwelcome,” Sasser said, adding that First Liberty Institute, the legal organization that represented Kennedy throughout his legal battle, is…

EXCLUSIVE: Chattanooga ‘Council Against Hate’ Relies on Far-Left Southern Poverty Law Center

August 13, 2023 Poverty', 'farleft, Southern, EXCLUSIVE, against, Center, Council, hate, Chattanooga, relies0 comment

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — Tennessee’s third-largest city launched a council to oppose “hate” and “extremism” in 2018, and that council has repeatedly collaborated with the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center, which is notorious for branding mainstream conservative and Christian nonprofits “hate groups,” putting them on a “hate map” alongside the Ku Klux Klan. Then-Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke, a Democrat, launched the Council Against Hate in 2018. In doing so, he referenced a July 2015 shooting in the Tennessee city. “A city of creators will find new ways to…

House lawmakers urge Biden administration to defend U.S. against North Korean cyber onslaught

June 6, 2023 defend, U.S., Onslaught, Biden, House, urge, against, Lawmakers, North, administration, Korean, Cyber0 comment

House lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to take action to protect Americans in response to new details of North Korean hackers targeting U.S. officials first reported by The Washington Times. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden ignoring centrists in crusade against ‘MAGA Republicans’ ahead of midterms

September 7, 2022 Republicans, Biden, against, ahead, Ignoring, crusade', Midterms, MAGA, centrists0 comment

President Biden has embarked on a risky strategy by vilifying ‘MAGA Republicans’ ahead of the midterms, according to political strategists who say the escalation in rhetoric may invigorate the Democratic base but is a turnoff for the average voter. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden comes up empty-handed in Saudi Arabia, but marshals region against Iran

July 17, 2022 Iran, Biden, against, comes, Saudi, Arabia, region, Marshals, emptyhanded0 comment

President Biden’s ended an arduous four-day visit to the Middle East over the weekend without a major success to appease his liberal base, which has criticized him for pandering to oil-rich autocrats and walking back a campaign pledge to make a pariah of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Washington Times stories: White House