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MicroWave Jul 28, 2023

DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments

DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments - Lemmy.world

The bitter fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Byron Donalds over a line about slavery in the state’s revised African American history standards is infuriating several prominent Black conservatives.

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chakan2 Jul 28, 2023

TIL - There are black Republicans.

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styx Jul 29, 2023

My biggest surprise was learning there are gay and Trans Republicans. Like, how does that even work? unless you are trying to demonstrate people what irony looks like, it is big brain time.

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Azal

Like, how does that even work?

So it works by getting money, climbing the ladder, then yanking up the ladder and tossing a moletov on those below so that they can be a token for the default to go “We’re not homophobic, see we have gay/trans friends!”