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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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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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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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Did the NYT really publish an Opinion speculating that young girls today are more depressed than ever because of _phones_? In a world where they lost the right to control their own reproductive healthcare? Where states are pondering making them report their periods? In a world debating genital inspections to play school sports? While banning books? Where they practice school shooting drills? With climate change? Where sexual assault isn’t disqualifying for public office? Sure, it’s the phones.