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25 September 1899 | A Czech Jewish woman, Kamila Dorfmannová, was born in Jičín.

She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.

@mattblaze Thanx for the shout-out, Matt!

My wife and I are both IL election judges - and yeah, we use Dominion machines, and they're not connected to the fricken' internet. :)

Nothing has done more to restore my faith in representative democracy as when I register a new voter. I have trouble +not+ tearing up!

Hello, Mastodonians of the United States. Today is election day in this country, so if you have not already done so, please go and vote. There will be people and things you will want to vote for, and possibly, people and things you will want to vote against. Don't let the polls close without you having been in them. Thank you.

A fifth-grader from #Brownsville ISD reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained. He spent 3 days in solitary confinement.

A horrifying story uncovered by Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee:
https://www.texasobserver.org/why-was-this-11-year-old-honor-roll-student-put-in-solitary/

#news #abuse #education #MentalHealth #schools #police #prison #HumanRights #students #children #Texas

Why Was This 11-Year-Old Brownsville ISD Honor Student Put in Solitary For Three Days?

A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.

The Texas Observer

A Reporters Without Borders investigation into the death of Reuters' Issam Abdallah concluded that "the journalists' vehicle was explicitly targeted" by Israeli forces.

If that's accurate, it's a serious war crime.

https://rsf.org/en/rsf-video-investigation-death-reuters-reporter-issam-abdallah-lebanon-journalists-vehicle-was

#israel #gaza #media #warcrimes

RSF video investigation into the death of Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon: the journalists' vehicle was explicitly targeted

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released a video reconstruction of the tragedy that resulted in the death of one journalist and the injury of several others. The initial findings of the investigation show that the reporters were not collateral victims of the shooting. One of their vehicles, marked "press", was targeted, and it was also clear that the group stationed next to it was journalists.

I have not seen a single reporter ask any rep who is supporting Jordan a question about electing a Speaker who has never authored a single piece of legislation that passed the House in his 16 years on The Hill. Obviously, I haven't seen every question, but it's not part of the horse race coverage.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/17/bills-that-jim-jordan-did-want-pass/
#jimjordan
#maga
#gop

The bills that Jim Jordan did want to pass

In recent years, the legislation Jordan introduced didn’t stray from the culture wars.

The Washington Post

This week: From bullying legislators to co-opting church pulpits, the governor and the billionaires behind him are using dirty tricks to force his agenda through the lege in the new special session ... https://www.texasobserver.org/greg-abbott-texas-legislature-vouchers/

(Update: Read Josephine's update on #vouchers: https://www.texasobserver.org/vouchers-special-session-abbott-sb2/)

#news #politics #USpol #Texas #Republicans #GOP #TXlege #GregAbbott #schools #education

Abbott Demands Vouchers—Or Else

The governor and the billionaires behind him are determined to defund public schools.

The Texas Observer

Recent weeks have seen a sizable uptick in the number of phishing scams targeting U.S. Postal Service (USPS) customers. Here’s a look at an extensive SMS phishing operation that tries to steal personal and financial data by spoofing the USPS, as well as postal services in at least a dozen other countries.

I like to show my work, and went pretty far down the rabbit hole with this one:

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/10/phishers-spoof-usps-12-other-natl-postal-services/

Phishers Spoof USPS, 12 Other Natl’ Postal Services – Krebs on Security

Massachusetts has implemented a 4% tax on incomes over $1 million, with revenues dedicated to funding free school meals. The state becomes the eighth to offer free lunches post-pandemic-era federal program's conclusion.