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@[email protected] 2. Many reviews are performed by right-wing activists from the Florida Citizens Alliance

"Florida children are being indoctrinated in a public school system that undermines their individual rights and destroys our nation’s founding principles and family values," the group says.

@[email protected] 3. One reviewer of a 1st Grade text, Social Studies Alive!, determined that the textbook was in "very poor/no alignment" with the Florida law that prohibits instruction of gender identity.

Why?

The textbook's "photographs and graphics include homosexual...couples."

@[email protected] 4. Another initially rejected textbook for 6th-8th grade was Civics Alive! One reviewer who did not recommend the text claims that "the discussion of lesbianism… [is] inappropriate for the middle school classroom."

What makes a social studies textbook "woke" in Ron DeSantis' Florida

According to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), textbook publishers are attempting to indoctrinate Florida students by incorporating "woke" concepts into social studies textbooks — in violation of state laws prohibiting certain kinds of instruction on race and gender. The DeSantis administration says it is scrutinizing these textbooks for "

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@[email protected] 5. This is the entire "discussion of lesbianism" within the textbook:

"LGBTQ candidates have also made some headway gaining governmental positions. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin became the first lesbian elected to the Senate in 2012"

@[email protected] 6. The same review concludes that the "reference of LGBTQ court cases" is an example of "liberal bias" that is inconsistent with state standards.

This is the only LGBTQ-related court case referenced in the textbook:

@[email protected] 7. The review of Civics Alive! Foundations and Functions also claims the discussion of "abortion rights" is "inappropriate." This is how the textbook addresses abortion rights.

@[email protected] 8. One middle school social studies textbook, Florida US History Advanced, was not rejected by the state but did have several issues flagged by a reviewer.

The reviewer writes that "Slavery image on pg. 444 may violate the statute relating to guilt of future generations."

@[email protected] 9. The same reviewer also cites another image that depicts "the life of White plantation owners," which the reviewer believes is "outside the scope of the standard and potentially the law."

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Jeffy 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 ❤️🇱🇺Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum you only have to look at who he keeps close (Christina Pushaw) to know he not only doesn’t give a damn, but contributes to misinformation.

Stygian Lizard Jun 28, 2023

@godofbiscuits @juddlegum she sounds charming. 🙄

Jeffy 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 ❤️🇱🇺Jun 28, 2023

@shadyspotlight @juddlegum I called her out on it, she blocked me. So yeah. She was his spokesperson, now she runs his campaign communications, I believe. Keep her in mind whenever you see him speak.

Jeff Sep 20, 2023

@juddlegum I love reading your newsletter but I do have one request.

I view emails in simple HTML so there are no pictures. I know there also has to be visually impaired readers out there that can't see images.

Would you please consider adding descriptions of images in your posts for those of us who don't or can't view images? Just a little blurb underneath saying what the image is. This could help make your work more inclusive.

Thank you for the consideration!

Chris Thomas Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum so now we can't talk about rich white people in our history books either?

Angry Centrist Jun 26, 2023

@killfile @juddlegum You can TALK about them... you can say how wonderful and generous they were, and how nice it was that they took such good care of their slaves..er...sorry, "workers who had voluntarily migrated from Africa to the Land of Opportunity."

Chris Thomas Jun 26, 2023

@dkbgeek @juddlegum "prisoners with jobs."

skua Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum
The reviewers are pointing at instances which are legal within even De Santis' laws.

arceuthobium Jun 26, 2023

@skua @juddlegum but that’s half the point, it’s vague enough that any discussion of race could get flagged, even if the case is ultimately decided in favor of the publisher. So publishers can fight a never ending battle to get new editions of textbooks approved, or take the easy path and pretend that slavery wasn’t that bad and racism ended in 1968.

skua Jun 26, 2023

@theothersimo @juddlegum
I agree that there is pressure on the publishers.
I can see that at least one court case would be necessary for publishers to get a ruling on what De Santis is doing here.
Looks like De Santis would accept a reviewer claiming that the use of black coloured ink causes them feelings of guilt about being white.
I doubt a court would allow the current approach by De Santis to continue.

And a court case would be more spectacle for De Santis to publicise his campaign in.

Sharon Gibson Morgan Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum This picture is anachronistic if the time period in question is during slavery.

From nps.gov: In 1882, Thomas Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of NY, which brought electric light to parts of Manhattan. But progress was slow. Most Americans still lit their homes with gas light and candles for another fifty years. Only in 1925 did half of all homes in the U.S. have electric power.

https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/kidsyouth/the-electric-light-system-phonograph-motion-pictures.htm#:~:text=In%201882%20Edison%20helped%20form,the%20U.S.%20have%20electric%20power.

#history #histodon #BlackMastodon

The Electric Light System - Thomas Edison National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Helgi Crookehorne Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum nice room, ms. Scarlett could swear it's too French but now it looks typical apartment in Ukraine... I'd go check on those slaves.

@juddlegum All of world history relates to guilt of future generations. How is anyone supposed to learn it?

Incidentally, it is this lack of guilt by future generations that allows neo-Nazis to parade their prejudices from highway bridges...

Min Headroom Jun 26, 2023

@toxtethogrady @juddlegum

JFC. Maybe if you want to avoid future generation guilt, try not to do terrible things?

@rx1f @juddlegum It's what I'd recommend, but the hubris of these dudes is they're entitled to do those things. Maybe because their scrawny little bodies burn easily in the sun...

gavinisdie

And these guys are supposed to be the "defenders of freedom"?

That Guy Angelo Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum Those who learn from the past are doomed to not repeat it.

Gregory Hays Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum I mean, a real problem with that passage is that it's not remotely true.

John Panzer Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum Well, it is clearly factually incorrect to claim that conservatives are in favor of “judicial restraint”. They jus twang to restrain judicial decisions they don’t like. MYbe we should review the books and correct those details too.

ninavizz Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum lol many of us began our lives of activism, as teenagers marching for abortion rights. Good luck telling teenagers their bodies are not their own to govern, without seeding a commitment to a life of social justice activism.

billiecat Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum for the record, that's bad, but not for the reason they think it is.

mytwobits01 Jul 5, 2023

@juddlegum
Hmm, so if State Legislatures instituted Affirmative Action, conservatives would be okay with that? 🤨

Oregon Wine Woman Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum
🙄

Kat A Klysm

@juddlegum well, that explains why my kiddo’s history teacher said they were supposed to get new books this year, but didn’t.

@juddlegum Prohibiting instruction in gender identity means that separate restrooms for males and females are outlawed. As are sporting competitions that separate the genders. And (of course) the Bible...

Joey BoughtACola Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum

Ron is the indoctrinator.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/us/desantis-high-school-teacher-georgia.html

Cykonot Jun 26, 2023

@JoeyBoughtACola @juddlegum he would frequently argue politics with students when he was a teacher

Pranks, Parties and Politics: Ron DeSantis’s Year as a Schoolteacher

At a private school 20 years ago, the future Florida governor was a popular history teacher and coach. But some students were taken aback by his comments on the Civil War and abortion.

The New York Times

The Evil Microwizard Jun 26, 2023

@cykonot @JoeyBoughtACola @juddlegum Desantis was a *teacher*?? What a nightmare...

Kris Samsel Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum DeSantis is a moron. Just like Trump! Exodus from Florida is growing by the day. GOP is doomed. Logic will win. Nobody wants to be a fascist.
Except loony bins! Treating women as second class citizens? Is appalling. Minority’s too? Real dumb. Ask Ron how’s construction holding up in Florida. Need help? 😆😂

🥥 Tucker Carlson's Nuts 🥥Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum
🥥 A few of our nation's founding principles: Indentured servitude, economic inequality, gender inequality, slavery, genocide of Indians, white supremacy, and white privilege.
What a wonderful world it would be if not for those flaws many have been trying to correct since the founding. 🥥

@juddlegum That is arbitrary and capricious. The FCA has no standing or authority to make rulings of this sort. Florida may be the place where "woke" goes to die, but the Federal and state courts are where DeSantis goes to die...

Kat A Klysm

@toxtethogrady @juddlegum absolutely it is. And I can tell you, it’s not going well. Between FCA, Moms for Liberty, and Desantis, our schools are being crippled

@kataklysm @juddlegum They are ripe for legal challenge, starting with the fact that FCA, M4L and DeSantis have no expertise in the field, and a simple voir dire would make them look like John Durham at a House hearing...

@kataklysm @juddlegum Also, knowing what the FCA and M4L cherish, their nostrums can be challenged as violating the very laws they're trying to uphold. Maybe even using their own standards...

Kat A Klysm

@toxtethogrady @juddlegum 😂😂😂 and yes they are. I cheer every time I see one being challenged. Then I do a happy dance when they get struck down.

I just hate how much damage is done in the interim.

aristeon89 Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum when you call truth indoctrination and far right indoctrination freedom, you can easily sow confusion and fool a lot of people outside of the hardcore fascist base. I constantly see people who are not extremists fall for it.

Hermey G Jun 26, 2023

@aristeon89
Some will follow the path requiring the least amount of personal change. If they believe lies it's because truth is painful and requires them to do work on themselves to fix it.
@juddlegum

Huntn00 Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum Would love to hear what you find. At this point “Woke Rage” should be considered a joint conspiracy to influence the weak minded or racists if you prefer, for political advantage, with much of the Right understanding exactly what it is, a tool to generate faux rage. The only real rage comes from the actual racists, intolerant, and STUPID. However, there is room to debate %s of each, 🤔 But as with Trump you must wonder how many of them actually slip into believing their own lies? 🙄

Concerned Citizen Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum The #USA is SO screwed up, it isn't even funny...

Address FEAR... this is the root of ALL of the issues...

Paul Erbach Jun 26, 2023

@juddlegum
DeSantis always hand picks biased, extremist candidates. Those involved in this exercise have no expertise in education. They are all racist groomers working for the biggest racist in Florida.

@juddlegum Ah, the old "I don't know what pornography is, but I know it when I see it" standard. Vague enough to challenge in a court of law, because no definition is correct and every definition is wrong...