Damn, I thought Texas was bad, but West Virginia is climbing to the top of eugenicist shitholes. Not only do they not want to care for their immates (depriving them of things like diabetic meds) but also support for "voluntary sterilization of incarcerated people."

#ThisIsAmerica where #eugenics have always found a home.

>New Law Could Make It Even Harder to Get Health Care in Deadly West Virginia Lockups
https://boltsmag.org/west-virginia-jails-and-prisons-health-care/

#AmericanEmpire #prison #WestVirginia #PartyOfStupid

More on the #exodus forming in #academia out of the red US states from The Chronicle of Higher Ed.

>In These Red States, Professors Are Eyeing the Exits
https://www.chronicle.com/article/in-these-red-states-professors-are-eyeing-the-exits

#HigherEd #BrainDrain #PartyOfStupid #Christofascists #boycott

#Floriduh continues efforts to make their #HigherEd degrees worthless outside of the state.

>Florida university system approves classical admissions test, an SAT and ACT alternative https://www.highereddive.com/news/florida-university-system-approves-classical-admissions-test-an-sat-and-ac/693200/

#academia #PartyOfStupid #Christofascists

I guess when they arrive in KY, and they will in due time, I hope Costco might employ me as a receipt checker.

>‘There won’t be libraries left’: how a Florida county became the book ban heartland of the US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/19/clay-county-florida-book-bans-moms-for-liberty

#PartyOfStupid #Christofascists #BannedBooks #censorship #Floriduh #libraries

And speaking of viruses in the US.
#BarelySatire #PartyOfStupid #Christofascists

>Americans Reveal What It’s Like Living With The Woke Mind Virus https://www.theonion.com/americans-reveal-what-it-s-like-living-with-the-woke-mi-1850818566

Meanwhile, in public #schools #fuckery

>Pennsylvania school district requires social studies classes to incorporate right-wing propaganda https://popular.info/p/pennsylvania-school-district-requires

#Christofascists #PartyOfStupid #indoctrination #corruption #propaganda #education

In more #libraries having to deal with #PartyOfStupid bigoted #ChristoFascists

>Virginia Library's Funding Threatened Over LGBTQ Book Brawl https://www.advocate.com/news/front-royal-samuels-library-controversy

#books #reading #censorship #fuckery #BannedBooks #LGBTQ

Meanwhile, in the stoopid out of Ohio. Sen. Vance: doing his part to #CullTheHerd. Anyhow, #COVID19 is over, or so they say.

>Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance's 'Freedom to Breathe' bill bans federal mask mandates https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/09/05/jd-vance-freedom-to-breathe-bill-mask-mandates/8451693957514/

#PartyOfStupid #COVIDIOTS

This is another reason the student loan racket is such a clusterfuck. Every time one side comes up with something helpful, the obstructionist GOP #PartyOfStupid wants to fuck it up for everybody. Because heaven forbid...

>Republicans aim to roll back new student loan income-driven repayment plan https://www.highereddive.com/news/republicans-aim-to-roll-back-new-student-loan-income-driven-repayment-plan/692770/

#BadEconomy #HigherEd #fuckery

More on the Pine Mountain Settlement incident, a lot more charitable than I would be, somewhat bordering on "two-sideism." The Waymakers were bullied by local thugs. It is not more complicated than that.

>Fear and anger in Appalachia — just like everywhere else https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/09/04/fear-and-anger-in-appalachia-just-like-everywhere-else/

#Appalachia #Christofascists #PartyOfStupid #terrorism

And the soap opera, the show goes on.

>Trump is back and the liberal American media are loving it https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/9/5/trump-is-back-and-the-liberal-american-media-are-loving-it

#PartyOfStupid #PendejoInChief #media #journalism #fail

And speaking of #bigotry and #fuckery from the #PartyOfStupid #Christofascists

>Missouri Agency Deletes LGBTQ Resources From State Website https://www.advocate.com/news/missouri-erases-lgbtq-resources

#censorship #lgbtq

The conversations no one really wants to have because the moment someone asks questions about geriatrics who clearly and evidently can't function, it's the yells of "you ageist asshole." Well, enjoy your kakistocratic gerontocracy then.

>‘It’s Time for Most of Them to Go’: Mitch McConnell’s Latest Freezing Episode Sparks Questions About Politicians Aging In Office. That Means You Too, President Joe Biden
https://atlantablackstar.com/2023/09/01/mitch-mcconnells-latest-freezing-episode-sparks-questions/

#PartyOfStupid #RepublicanLite #RealOwners

Just another day in the good old U.S. of A.

>Right-Wing Harassment Led to Bomb Threats Against 3 Elementary Schools and Libraries This Week https://jezebel.com/right-wing-harassment-led-to-bomb-threats-against-3-ele-1850787741

#ThisIsAmerica #PartyOfStupid #Christofascists #schools #libraries #terrorism

There is something seriously ironic about LGBTQ people being GOP in a party that not only actively hates them but even bans them from their own party convention (Texas has the ban in place). Then again, it is the #PartyOfStupid.

The #CosmicJoker is laughing here, so do I TBH.

>Gay Republican Richard Grenell Urges Texas GOP to Lift Ban on Log Cabin https://www.advocate.com/politics/richard-grenell-texas-log-cabin

Quiz: Could You Pass Anti-Woke Diversity Training In Florida? https://www.theonion.com/quiz-could-you-pass-anti-woke-diversity-training-in-fl-1850782073

#BarelySatire #Floriduh #PartyOfStupid #Christofascists

No, this IS NOT The Onion. I repeat, this IS NOT The Onion. So this would have meant back in the day one of my cousins, Roberto Jose, who went by Bobby Joe, would need the approval of these Iowa dumbass school officials to go by Bobby Joe.

Iowa Schools Demand Parental Permission If Kids Want To Use Nicknames
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iowa-schools-nicknames-parental-permission_n_64ee1c6be4b084283f268c10?jl3

#PartyOfStupid #Christofascists #pendejos

Again, #BarelySatire

>Christians Explain Why They Push Christianity In Public Schools https://www.theonion.com/christians-explain-why-they-push-christianity-in-public-1850775894

#PartyOfStupid #Christofascists #Christians #religion

In GOP Republican nightmares. . . (Yes, this is damn satire, but you know. . . ).

>Knife-Wielding Doctors Roam Country Searching For Teens To Force To Be Trans https://www.theonion.com/knife-wielding-doctors-roam-country-searching-for-teens-1850780841

#PartyOfStupid #Christofascists

Yet more reason why I worry about my students going into student teaching, and why there is not enough money to make me go back to #school #teaching.

>New Report: Surge of Intrusive Legislation to Intimidate Teachers, Drive Self-Censorship in Schools
https://pen.org/press-release/new-report-surge-of-intrusive-legislation-to-intimidate-teachers-drive-self-censorship-in-schools/

#books #reading #censorship #fuckery #PartyOfStupid #Christofascists #BannedBooks