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Moms for Liberty partnering with feds

The department has created a tip line for people to report schools accused of promoting DEI policies

Salon

Moms For Liberty Co-Founder Advocates For Abolishing Education Department

Tiffany Justice, a potential Education Secretary candidate, advocates for parental involvement and possible Department of Education abolition.

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Trump says Ivanka hired "millions"

Donald Trump said his daughter Ivanka Trump "hired millions of people" while serving in his White House

Salon

A President Can Do 'Everything,' Nostalgic Trump Recounts, 'You Have So Much Power'

The Harris camp hit back at his comments, saying Trump 'fantasizes' about instituting the hard-right Project 2025 agenda

International Business Times

Donald Trump at Moms for Liberty says Ivanka ‘hired millions of people’

Republican candidate tells conservative group his daughter should have been UN ambassador and the ‘most brilliant leaders’ come from Scotland like his mother

The Guardian - AU

Moms for Liberty goes to war with New York school over five library books

Far-right group Moms for Liberty is fighting to immediately remove five “obscene” library books from an Upstate New York school, insisting they are simply too dangerous to keep on the shelves

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An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more

A federal judge’s order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination applies to hundreds of schools and colleges across the U.S. A group that opposes the rule now hopes to extend it further

The Independent UK

A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to states where they are banned

A bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to parts of the country where they are banned

The Independent UK

LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves

Worldwide Pride Month events are underway but they are coming at a time when many people who identify as LGBTQ+ say they are facing increasing difficulties at work, ranging from being repeatedly misgendered to physically assaulted

The Independent UK

‘There won’t be libraries left’: how a Florida county became the book ban heartland of the US

As the extremist group Moms for Liberty flourishes in Clay county, a campaign of outrage has books disappearing from school shelves

The Guardian - US

"Anti-woke" movement jumps the shark

A bizarre racist outburst at a Texas school board isn't an isolated event — it's part of a national pattern

Salon

'Parental rights' group Moms for Liberty plans nationwide strategy for school board races in 2024

The “parental rights” group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond, as well as get involved in other education races

The Independent UK

Trump, DeSantis among 2024 GOP hopefuls set to appear at Moms for Liberty gathering

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the main rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, are scheduled to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty

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US Republican candidates woo controversial Moms for Liberty group

The high-profile lineup at the group’s national conference shows it has become a power player in the Republican Party.

The Independent UK

Moms for Liberty rises as power player in GOP politics after attacking schools over gender, race

At least four Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to travel to Philadelphia later this month to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a Florida-based nonprofit that didn't exist in 2020 but that has become a power player in conservative politics ahead of the 2024 elections

Reason

The SPLC Is Massively Overcounting 'Hate' Groups—and It's Not Just Moms for Liberty

At this rate, the Southern Poverty Law Center's notorious hate map might eventually describe everyone as an extremist.

WEKU

Moms for Liberty among conservative groups named 'extremist' by civil rights watchdog

As the influence of Moms for Liberty grows in some school districts and conservative political circles, the SPLC compares the group's agenda to segregationist efforts of an earlier era.

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The Guardian - US

Moms for Liberty listed as ‘anti-government’ group by extremism watchdog

The ‘parents’ rights’ group has backed book bans and the removal of discussions of race and LGBTQ+ issues in schools

The Independent UK

Latest GOP 2024 hopeful DeSantis 'blazing a trail' on book bans in Republican-controlled states

As he vies for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting a series of measures he has pushed that have led to an upswing in banned or restricted books — not just in Florida schools but in an increasing number of other conservative states

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Governor Ron DeSantis releases list of 14 target school boards in 2024

On Feb. 21, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) released a list of school board incumbents he hopes to see defeated in the 2024 elections. DeSantis made the announcement following a meeting with state House of Representatives Speaker Paul Renner (R), Moms for Liberty co-founders Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice, and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Progressives are organizing to monitor Pa. school boards in pushback to book bans, ‘harmful’ actions

PHILADELPHIA — Parent Stephanie Jamison feels like she’s playing defense anticipating the next accusations that will confront the Souderton Area School District:

Orlando Sentinel

Florida teachers could lose licenses for defying ‘don’t say gay,’ ‘anti-woke’ laws

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida adopted a trio of education rules Wednesday that carry out its new culture-war laws, including one that threatens public school teachers with the loss of state certification if they violate requirements of the state’s so-called “don’t say gay” and “anti-woke” legislation.

Salon

Moms 4 Liberty: Warriors with big plans

At the Moms for Liberty summit, they gave Ron DeSantis a sword. That wasn't the strangest or scariest part by far

Salon

Where did the book bans come from?

The campaign to get LGBTQ-friendly books and authors of color off the shelves isn't "grassroots" or spontaneous

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