“It is absolutely more than a fashion statement!” adds Dade MS Principal Rockell Stewart, decked out in multiple strands of pearls and red Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers. “I think it allows them to dream beyond their wildest dreams. I think about a young lady that came into my office today. She said, ‘I feel like the world was lifted off my shoulders. I feel free’.” … [Read more...] about ‘Chucks And Pearls’: Dallas School Urging Girls To Fashion Big Dreams
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Chuck Todd: Biden’s Inauguration Speech The First ‘To Mention The Virus Of White Supremacy’
“By the way, a point of research I had my team look, this is the first inaugural address ever to mention the virus of white supremacy,” Todd said. “We looked at every inaugural address and, you know, these are important,” Todd said. … [Read more...] about Chuck Todd: Biden’s Inauguration Speech The First ‘To Mention The Virus Of White Supremacy’
Silicon Valley does the math on a divided Senate
Republicans and Democrats dislike Section 230, the part of the Communications Decency Act that largely shields internet publishers from liability for users’ posts. But they dislike it for different reasons. A number of conservative voices cry “censorship” if social networks take down posts that go over the line. Heck, they get upset if they don’t get a large enough audience, for free. Democrats, meanwhile, think that tech companies don’t do enough with the power Section 230 gives them to moderate comments. There’s no way to mash those viewpoints together into coherent regulation. They’re not just divergent, they’re orthogonal. … [Read more...] about Silicon Valley does the math on a divided Senate
Senate Officially Flips to Democrats as Warnock, Ossoff Are Sworn In
Warnock and Ossoff had both narrowly emerged as victors in Georgia’s contentious runoff elections earlier this month, each winning by a margin of about two percent or less out of 4.5 million votes cast. With the Senate majority at stake, the dual races shattered previous voter turnout and fundraising records and attracted many big-name surrogates from both parties to help campaign throughout the runoff duration. … [Read more...] about Senate Officially Flips to Democrats as Warnock, Ossoff Are Sworn In
Divided Senate Puts Joe Biden’s Legislative Agenda on Razor’s Edge
Republicans used reconciliation to pass the Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and they tried to use reconciliation during their failed attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Democrats could use reconciliation to pass bills at a similar scale the tax cuts bill or the ACA repeal bills. … [Read more...] about Divided Senate Puts Joe Biden’s Legislative Agenda on Razor’s Edge
