Jessica Graff
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Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office:
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and…
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February 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office:
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
Reposted by Jessica Graff
Congress wants to cut $2.3 trillion from Medicaid, but reckless spending cuts will have serious consequences . Children, seniors in long-term care, and people with disabilities WILL lose access the to care they count on. Stay tuned. #HandsOffOurMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid
February 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Congress wants to cut $2.3 trillion from Medicaid, but reckless spending cuts will have serious consequences . Children, seniors in long-term care, and people with disabilities WILL lose access the to care they count on. Stay tuned. #HandsOffOurMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid
I wish I heard more discussion about this. Taking over Gaza is about much more then Trump making money off resorts and golf courses, or about ending the war (as MAGA likes to claim).
www.npr.org/2024/12/02/n...
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What Trump team's Christian Zionism beliefs mean for Gaza war, West Bank settlements
Mike Huckabee and Peter Hegseth have espoused strong Christian Zionism beliefs, which hold that Israel's existence is tied to biblical prophecy and the Second Coming of Christ.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I wish I heard more discussion about this. Taking over Gaza is about much more then Trump making money off resorts and golf courses, or about ending the war (as MAGA likes to claim).
www.npr.org/2024/12/02/n...
www.npr.org/2024/12/02/n...
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Opinion from Mark McCormick: Folks upset about diversity efforts in Kansas and U.S. don’t understand our collective history #ksleg
Folks upset about diversity efforts in Kansas and U.S. don’t understand our collective history • Kansas Reflector
Misunderstanding feeds misperceptions of diversity efforts designed to address the ongoing hurt born from our racial caste system.
kansasreflector.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Opinion from Mark McCormick: Folks upset about diversity efforts in Kansas and U.S. don’t understand our collective history #ksleg
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
Reposted by Jessica Graff
