Evan Urquhart šŸ³ļøā€āš§ļøMay 24, 2023

I never thought I'd call a high school valedictorian metal but that was before this kid called for school board members to resign over their participation in racist and queerphobic oppression targeting students during his valedicory address.

The kids are out there putting it all on the line, fighting not to be dragged into a theocratic future. Adults could learn a thing or two.

Calling for the school board to resign at graduation. Fuck yeah he did.

https://dailyprogress.com/community/orangenews/orange-county-valedictorian-calls-on-school-board-members-to-resign-at-graduation/article_a1cbcf70-f9af-11ed-9eff-ff57adb96e35.html

Orange County valedictorian calls on school board members to resign at graduation

More than 300 Orange County High School students received their diplomas on May 20 at Porterfield Park. The commencement ceremony was a poignant reminder of the obstacles this distinctive class

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Show threadKumar McMillanMay 24, 2023
@e_urq @mhoye I didnā€™t even know critical race history had been banned in Orange County. I know itā€™s the mega church capital but wow.
Show threadJen, MPH has moved see bioMay 24, 2023
@kumarvibe @e_urq @mhoye I believe youā€™re thinking of the Orange County in CA, although one district there did ban CRT. This Orange County is in VA.
Show threadKumar McMillan
@tweetsjen @e_urq @mhoye ha! I missed that part. Thank you.
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Show threadKumar McMillanMay 24, 2023
@tweetsjen @e_urq @mhoye I love how ā€˜mega church capitalā€™ tipped you off, lol
Show threadJen, MPH has moved see bioMay 24, 2023
@kumarvibe @e_urq @mhoye ā€mega church capitalā€ isnā€™t the first thing Iā€™d think of, but I did know immediately šŸ˜‚
Show threadKumar McMillanMay 24, 2023
@tweetsjen @e_urq @mhoye ironically, the OC is no longer in the top 10 of megachurches (had to refresh my knowledge). They have been bumped to 11. Spoiler: number 1 is Texas (duh). https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/30-biggest-american-megachurches-ranked/
America's biggest megachurches, ranked

Approximately 50 churches in the U.S. have a weekly attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000 people

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Show threadJen, MPH has moved see bioMay 25, 2023
@kumarvibe @e_urq @mhoye I thought you were talking about the number of mega churches versus having the biggest mega church. Iā€™m not sure if it actually has the most, but there are a lot of them. The OC was also home to the first mega church, though itā€™s now a Catholic one. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-20/crystal-cathedral-megachurch-conversion-catholicism
Crystal Cathedral, the original evangelical megachurch, has a conversion to Catholicism

Intro: [Sentence about Essential Politics and how it will be more timely and run earlier in the week.]

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