Man v. Mouse: Disney Sues Gov. Ron Desantis For Retaliation For Exercising Its First Amendment Rights

The New York Times reports: Last year, under pressure from its employees, Disney criticized a Florida education law prohibiting classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for young students. Almost instantly, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida started calling the company “Woke Disney” and vowing to show it who was boss. “If Disney wants to … Read more

‘Stop The Steal’ Organizer Mark Finchem Tries To Censor Ad That Says He Helped Organize January 6

The Arizona Mirror reports that Coup Plotter insurrectionist Mark Finchem asks TV stations to pull an ad saying he ‘helped organize’ the Jan. 6 protest that ended in violence: Mark Finchem, the Republican nominee for secretary of state, sent a cease-and-desist letter this week to Arizona television stations demanding that they stop airing an ad … Read more

Rep. Michelle Udall’s Anti-Anti-Racism Bill Doesn’t Have The Votes In The Senate

The last week of May, Republicans in the Arizona House revived their white Christian Nationalist cancel culture bill regarding anti-Critical Race Theory (CRT), something that not one of them can accurately define or demontrate that they understand. For these white Christian Nationalists, anything that might make their little “snowflake” kids feel uncomfortable about America’s long … Read more

The Backlash Against GQP Snowflake Book Banners Has Begun

Above: h/t Daniel Boone Regional Library. The Miami New Times reports, Florida Atheist Petitions to Ban the Bible in Miami-Dade and Broward Schools: Since July of 2021, more than 200 books have been banned in various school districts across Florida, the state with the third-highest number of school book banning incidents in the U.S. This comes … Read more

Chair Of The GQP House ‘Pro-Putin Caucus,’ Rep. Andy Biggs, Tries To Smear Disney As Being Communist, Reviving McCarthyism

Above: “Putinistas” Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar. Arizona’s insurrection leaders, Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs, are members of the GQP’s House “Pro-Putin Caucus” in Congress. Who’s Soft on Russia? Meet the Republican Anti-Ukraine Caucus! (excerpt): Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the House of Representatives has voted on three measures specific to the war. The first vote, … Read more