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Evangelical Leaders Announce J.K. Rowling Finally Bigoted Enough That It’s Okay For Kids To Read About Witchcraft by Sirhan Sirhan
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—Following a series of transphobic comments by the Harry Potter author, the nation’s top evangelical leaders announced Monday that J.K. Rowling had finally become bigoted enough to make it okay for kids to read about witchcraft. “While I always appreciated Ms. Rowling making the greedy banker…
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Adorable pup frantically barks at washing machine: "I want my blankie back!" from boingboing.net
A very cute and very tiny English bulldog stood on two legs as he peered inside the window of a washing machine, where he could see his sudsy wet blanket in action. But no matter how many squeaks the puppy uttered, the machine's door stubbornly kept shut. Until the job was done, that is. "Yes, he go...
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Florida teacher fired for video of empty bookshelves after DeSantis complaint by Judd Legum
A full-time substitute teacher was abruptly fired last week after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis complained about a video of empty bookshelves that the teacher posted to social media. The teacher, Brian Covey, posted the video on Twitter three weeks earlier, on January 27. In an interview with Popular Information, Covey said administrators at Mandarin Middle School in Duval County were aware he posted the video, which attracted millions of views, but never indicated it was a problem. Covey had worked as a full-time substitute teacher since early October 2022. According to Covey, he had recently been praised in a staff meeting by the school principal for bringing order and stability to a previously unruly class of math students.

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Gonzalez v. Google Live Analysis ( )

Our panel of internet law experts react to the Supreme Court oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google. Featuring:

Mary Anne Franks

Mike Godwin

James Grimmelmann

Gus Hurwitz

Jeff Kosseff

Emma Llanso

Alan Rozenshtein

Eugene Volokh

Benjamin Wittes

Jonathan Zittrain

Moderated by Kate Klonick

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How 'vile' MAGA Republicans are painting Ohio's environmental nightmare as a 'war on white people' by Alex Henderson, AlterNetAlex Henderson, AlterNet
In East Palestine, Ohio, residents have complained of headaches, nausea, skin rashes and other symptoms following the early February derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals. A combination of Democrats, liberals and environmentalists have been vehemently critical of Norfol...