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Today in Labor History July 18, 1936: Beginning of Spanish coup and rise of fascist leader, Francisco Franco, and Catalonian uprising against the coup, marking the beginning of the Spanish war against fascism. The anarchosyndicalist union, CNT, went to the democratically-elected Republican Catalan government to request arms, but were denied. So, activists raided the armories and gun shops, as well as arms being stored on ships in harbor. They also seized cars and plated them with armor and built homemade explosives. Rebels in Madrid were defeated early, but anarchists seized control of most of Catalunya and Aragon. And within days, Republican forces had control of nearly all of Catalunya, Aragon, Valencia, Castille-La Mancha, Murcia, Andalucia, Asturias and Cantabria, as well as much of Basque Country. The war lasted over two and a half years, and ended in defeat for the Republicans, with hundreds of thousands of deaths on both sides (including roughly 300,000 civilians), as well as hundreds of thousands of refugees. It also led to a fascist dictatorship, with hundreds of thousands more imprisoned, tortured, exiled, and/or murdered, lasting until Franco’s death in 1975.

Last month the #Republican dominated #Texas legislature passed a bill to ban speech and "expressive activity" at state universities at night.
archive.is/DJnmz

Gov. Greg Abbott signed it into law on June 20.
campussafetymagazine.com/news/

What's covered exactly? “Any speech or expressive conduct” at a state university that takes place between 10pm and 8am.

Isn't that a slam-dunk violation of the #FirstAmendment? The drafters anticipated that and included a final provision saying that the law "should not be construed to infringe the right to freedom of speech protected by the U.S. or Texas Constitutions." So there.

#Academia #FreedomOfSpeech #Texas #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter

Suite du fil

“To me, it felt like they were wanting to intervene before 2026,” said Justin Grantham, the #Republican clerk in Fremont County.

5 other Republican clerks raised similar concerns.

“That’s a hard stop for me,” said Carly Koppes, a Republican clerk in Weld County, who said she rejected Small’s overtures to allow a federal inspection. “Nobody gets access to my voting equipment, for security reasons.”

#Trump#law#ElectionLaw

#DisasterDon is moving forward with his plan to ELIMINATE the #DeptOfEducation (b/c "the poorly educated" vote #Republican.)

Despite what most #Conservatives think, the DoEd DOES NOT set the curriculum of public schools. But misinformed Republicans want to eliminate it b/c they think it does.

Rick "Oops" Perry wanted to eliminate the Dept of Energy b/c he thought all it did was promote Oil sales. 🤦‍♂️

Eliminate FEMA b/c its Dir didn't know there's a "Hurricane Season". 🙄
msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-je

MSNBC · Trump hurts his base again: Education cuts hit red states more, ending help for most vulnerablePar MSNBC

What's this?

#Republicans #GOP voting 7-5 to block release of the #EpsteinFiles

One very #conservative #Republican joined the #Democrats in voting for their release

Another Republican abstained

I make no assertions about what the merits are or lack thereof of any of the details in the #Epstein Files

I merely promote the topic because this sudden acute drama is tearing #MAGA apart

And that's a good thing

Cult zombies, waking up to the con they have so willingly swallowed?

When you're a #Republican, the #SupremeCourt let's you do it:

"When Joe Biden wanted the Department of Education to forgive student loans, the Supreme Court shut him down hard.... But when Donald #Trump wants to dismantle the entire Department of Education without any congressional authorization? That gets a rubber stamp with no explanation at all."
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The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Has Become A Lawless, Explanation-Free Rubber Stamp For Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda | Techdirt techdirt.com/2025/07/15/the-su

Techdirt · The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Has Become A Lawless, Explanation-Free Rubber Stamp For Trump’s Authoritarian AgendaWhen Joe Biden wanted the Department of Education to forgive student loans, the Supreme Court shut him down hard. The Court spent pages in Biden v. Nebraska explaining why the Department lacked aut…

While the #Trump admin has not revoked or weakened the #OSTP #NelsonMemo, and the #NIH even accelerated its effective date, the #Republican led House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science is trying to defund its implementation. #SPARC just released an open letter asking the committee to change course.
sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploa

"I am writing to respectfully urge you to strike Section 550 from the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which would prohibit funding to implement the Office of Science and Technology Policy's August 25, 2022, memorandum ensuring free, immediate access to federally funded research…Rather than blocking #OpenAccess requirements, we should focus on addressing legitimate concerns about cost structures - including publication expenses - to ensure that access to publicly funded research is available while protecting taxpayers from unreasonable costs."