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Lynn Schmidt: Give peace a chance in America's culture wars

I have a confession when it comes to the culture war our society is mired in: I consider myself a pacifist on this front. As the battles rage on between the woke left and the anti-woke right, it seems clear to me that there will be no winners, only losers.…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Assault on abortion rights may be just the beginning

The biggest shock was that the U.S. Supreme Court leaked a draft opinion.

Tribune News Service

Ron DeSantis says attendees at White House Correspondents Dinner are ‘reviled by so many Americans’

The Florida governor unloaded after a reporter asked about the event.

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Florida politicians react to leaked draft opinion on overturning Roe v. Wade

Florida politicians of all stripes reacted swiftly to the news Monday night of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that suggests the court is in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion.

Tribune News Service

Texas Republican Seeks To Drop No-Fly-Zones Over Disney Theme Parks

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t the only Republican lawmaker taking aim at the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) is seeking to eliminate the company’s federal no-fly-zone privileges over its U.S. theme parks.

Benzinga

Disney, DeSantis and the First Amendment

Call it the upside of Citizens United: Restricting corporate speech on political grounds is an obvious violation

Salon

Exclusive: Hogan predicts Trump loses GOP stranglehold post-midterms

"We won’t win back the White House by nominating Donald Trump or a cheap impersonation of him," Hogan will say in a speech at the Reagan Library..

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Lawmakers suspect Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to take control of Disney World’s government

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida lawmakers suspect Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to replace Disney World’s special government district with a new one that he would control.

Orlando Sentinel

Jack Brewer files police report against MSNBC host Joy Reid over comments about Black children being used at DeSantis photo-op

The former NFL player wrote in a letter to the MSNBC host that her remarks ‘placed these kids in danger’

The Independent UK

Florida Department of Education rejects 41% of K-12 mathematics textbooks

The Florida Department of Education rejected 54 K-12 mathematics textbooks for reasons such as the inclusion of what it deemed prohibited instructional topics and the failure to align with state education standards. The rejected textbooks made up 41% of the 132 textbooks submitted to the education department for review.

Ballotpedia

Biden, Noah roast Fox News at WHCD

Trevor Noah also let out some memorable zingers at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner

Salon

First Thing: Ukraine hopes to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol

Zelenskiy said about 100 civilians who sheltered in steelworks would arrive in Zaporizhzhia today. Plus, the tense wait for a supernova

The Guardian - UK

Editorial: Gov. DeSantis gets it right on Florida’s rooftop solar

What a pleasant surprise. On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have gutted the rooftop solar industry in Florida. This editorial board, along with many other opponents of the proposed changes, held out hope that the governor would see the measure for the one-sided, utility-company cash grab…

Tribune News Service

GOP governor Asa Hutchinson criticises DeSantis for ‘punitive approach’ to Disney

Mr Hutchinson, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, is one of a few GOP governors willing to criticise members of his own party

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Ron DeSantis Disney attack violates Republican principles, GOP rival says

Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas appears to have no problem with anti-LGBTQ+ policies but says private business should not be target

The Independent UK

Trevor Noah jabs Ron DeSantis for trying to ‘outmaneuver’ Trump

The Daily Show host poked fun at Florida’s ban on math textbooks claiming the governor’s aim is that ‘nobody knows how to count votes’

The National (Scotland)

How books became the latest target in America's culture war

AMERICA is caught up in a new wave of book banning. It remains to be seen if the craze is a flair up of hysteria or an actual turn in the trajectory…

The Independent UK

Trevor Noah mocks Washington for hosting ‘superspreader’ event

‘For real, what are we doing here,’ Daily Show host jokes

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The Independent UK

DOJ sues Alabama over law criminalising gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed bill into law this month making it a felony to provide medical treatments to transgender young people

Salon

Bill Maher on "sexy Disney"

On "Real Time," the host talks about "Mickey and Pluto going at it" and how DeSantis & Cruz may be on to something

Benzinga

Disney Communications Chief Geoff Morrell Resigns After Three Months

Geoff Morrell, the Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) chief corporate affairs officer who crafted the company’s public response to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, has left the company after three months on the job.

Ballotpedia

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Eighty-four statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states so far this year, 11 less than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years from 2010 to 2020.

Tribune News Service

A closer look at Florida’s rejected math textbooks

It’s been two weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that nearly half the state’s proposed new math books weren’t fit for Florida classrooms. He offered few details about his claims of “indoctrination” then, and the Department of Education hasn’t provided specifics since, beyond posting four passages without explanation.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis promises Florida permitless carry gun law before he leaves governor’s office

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday promised to push for a bill allowing Floridians to carry firearms even if they have not previously taken a training course or gotten a permit.

Mic

Ron DeSantis misses the days when cartoons didn’t make everyone so horny

The Florida governor is longing for the chaste characters of his childhood, like Jessica Rabbit.

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