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News: Rightwing propaganda outlet PragerU’s materials approved for schools in Ron DeSantis’ Florida

A right-wing nonprofit that “offers a free alternative to the dominant left-wing ideology” has announced that Florida has become the first state to approve the organization as an educational vendor.

“This fall in schools across America, students will be watching PragerU videos in their classrooms as states officially make PragerU an approved educational resource,” the group said in a press release, according to the Miami New Times.

News: Rightwing propaganda outlet PragerU’s materials approved for schools in Ron DeSantis’ Floridahttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/07/rightwing-propaganda-outlet-pragerus-materials-approved-for-schools-in-ron-desantis-florida/Open linkView original on kbin.social
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News: Biden supporters exploit Republican’s $1 donation cashback campaign pledge: ‘I gave $1 to you and $20 to Biden’

Republican presidential candidate and North Dakota Gov Doug Burgum is offering $20 gift cards to donors who give $1 to his campaign — but some supporters of Joe Biden say they have been funneling the gift card money to the president’s re-election campaign.

News: Biden supporters exploit Republican’s $1 donation cashback campaign pledge: ‘I gave $1 to you and $20 to Biden’https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/doug-burgum-joe-biden-donation-b2381018.htmlOpen linkView original on kbin.social
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News: Special counsel received documents from Giuliani team that tried to find fraud after 2020 election | CNN Politics

Among the materials turned over to special counsel Jack Smith about supposed fraud in the 2020 election are documents that touch on many of the debunked conspiracies and unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud peddled by former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani.

News: Special counsel received documents from Giuliani team that tried to find fraud after 2020 election | CNN Politicshttps://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/24/politics/bernie-kerik-rudy-giuliani-special-counsel-documents/index.htmlOpen linkView original on kbin.social
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News: Trump confuses by sharing meme blaming government for Jan 6 despite holding office

Former President Donald Trump reposted a meme on Truth Social that suggested the government led the Capitol riot on January 6, despite the fact that he was president at the time.
The meme, which Mr Trump “re-truthed,” said: “January 6 will go down in history as the day the government staged a riot to cover up the fact that they certified a fraudulent election.”
The meme has been liked nearly 9,000 times and shared 2,400 times as of Monday. In reaction to Mr Trump’s repost, journalist Aaron Rupar sarcastically wrote on Twitter: “rubbing my last 2 brain cells together as I try to remember who ran the government on January 6.”
The former president shared the meme despite a House committee that investigated January 6 declaring Mr Trump the “central cause” of the day’s events. “None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him,” the House panel wrote in its final report.
Mr Trump’s move comes as it appears that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s January 6 criminal probe is nearing the indictment phase. The former president announced on the platform last week that the special counsel informed him that he was a “target” in the investigation.
Mr Trump is currently the GOP frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race. A number of his colleagues have hesitated in calling out his actions – or inaction – leading up to the Capitol attack.
Mr Trump ‘re-truthed’ the meme that blamed the government for the Capitol riot
(Truth Social)
Fellow GOP presidential candidate and Mr Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, told CNN on Sunday that although his words were “reckless” on January 6, “I am not yet convinced that they were criminal.” He continued, “I don’t honestly know what his intention was that day.”
Similarly last week, another GOP candidate, Florida Gov Ron DeSantis, accused Mr Trump of not doing enough during the Capitol riot, saying he “should have come out more forcefully.” Mr DeSantis’ decision to call out his former ally arrives one month after he avoided answering a question about how the former president behaved on January 6.

News: Trump confuses by sharing meme blaming government for Jan 6 despite holding officehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jan-6-blames-government-b2380923.htmlOpen linkView original on kbin.social