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Bruce Baker

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jennbinis.bsky.social
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1. Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies USH 9.3.D
2. NY Times: "Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit"
The right-wing cable channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a libel lawsuit that Dominion Voting Systems had brought against the channel for falsely claiming that the voting machine company had rigged votes in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
schoolfinance101.bsky.social
Absolutely! This version actually includes stuff that will have to be cut from the book chapter submission. But I'd like to echo & signal boost core messages here as much as possible.

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pbump.com
For real, though, imagine if Obama had promised to end an invasion in 24 hours, flailed for six months and then, after a failed summit, Michelle had sent the aggressor a letter saying “pretty please.”

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ryanlcooper.com
"I think on some level, conservatives know perfectly well that liberal American cities are quite safe. That’s why they have to work themselves into such paroxysms of hysterical cowardice—to give themselves permission to inflict violence on the Americans they hate." prospect.org/justice/2025...
Why Republicans Are Terrified of Nonexistent Crime
They need an excuse to violently subjugate liberal cities.
prospect.org
shermandorn.com
Opinion linked below (Bsky card).

From a quick skim, Judge Fox was very careful in keeping to existing AZ SCOTUS precedent. P. 67 (& elsewhere) shows the judge knew exactly how to use photographs as damning w/ other evidence.

Declaratory relief; plaintiffs invited to propose injunctive relief.
Glendale Elementary School District vs. State of AZ (school facilities funding) trial ruling
www.documentcloud.org
atrupar.com
Hochul: "This is what I call a legal insurrection ... they know they're going to lose next year. That's the only reason they're engaged in this. It also might be a nice distraction from people asking -- all of the sudden this happens when? When they refuse to release the Epstein files."
schoolfinance101.bsky.social
I, on the other hand, dropped my independent status after all these years to join a party to oppose my neighbors.
georebekah.bsky.social
A man who believed he had CTE attempted to shoot up the NFL offices in NYC.

A few weeks later, a man who bought into conspiracy theories shot up the CDC because he wrongly believed the covid vaccine made him sick.

Can we get some fucking medical care and health education in this country????
andyostroy.bsky.social
Constitutional law professor, author, commentator, and podcaster @leahlitman.bsky.social’s back in THE BACK ROOM discussing Epstein, DOJ weaponization, Texas redistricting, Emil Bove, SCOTUS and more podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
prisonpolicy.org
Local jails–mostly run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of ICE's rampant criminalization of immigration.
U.S. map showing that in 25 states and D.C., federal agencies like ICE and the U.S. Marshals only detain people using local jails. In other states, jails play a part in the detention network alongside federal or private facilities. In Arizona, Delaware, and Hawaii no local jails provide substantial detention space to these agencies.
mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/trump-immigr...
NAFSA: Association of International Educators projects new international enrollment in the US could fall 30 to 40% this fall — a potential $7 billion hit to economy. With many foreign students paying full tuition, the drop could deal a sharp blow to college finances.
Trump's immigration plan pushes college students admissions elsewhere
The Trump admin has urged U.S. colleges to cut dependence on foreign enrollment while ramping up scrutiny of student visa applicants.
www.newsweek.com
crampell.bsky.social
If you want a better sense of Stephen Moore's facility with economic data and general relationship to the truth, I recommend googling 'Stephen Moore Volcker Rule.' www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...
Still Fuming Over a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Finds Some Numbers He Likes
www.nytimes.com
mikesacks.bsky.social
Judge Boardman certifies a class of every baby in the country subject to Trump’s citizenship-stripping EO and blocks the unconstitutional order nationwide.

Look how she throws Alito’s words back at him as the CASA case heads back up towards SCOTUS.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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