Ok so now we are just going back to segregation in schools. Because desegregation is a "burden" on school systems. So basically..black students are the burden. That's what that means. What other burden could they possibly mean. What the fuck.
The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued exist
First the clean water act, now NEPA (National environmental policy act)... I'm so fucking pissed they are just stripping away literal decades of hard work and causing irreversible damage to the environment.
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says n
Yes regulations make the government work slower, THAT'S THE POINT. Anything the government does has a huge impact, so things need to be planned carefully, which takes time. Governments need to take time and care when creating/deciding things, so most problems are prevented in advance (of course this administration cut all prevention funding so they could care less about that). Stakeholders also need to be given time to provide their own input. You can't just bulldoze shit and say you'll fix it later, especially when it comes to peoples health and fragile ecosystems. Once a military base is built over a wetland they aren't going to later tear it down to restore the wetland. They'll shrug their shoulders, say oh well, and blame it on dems and gay people when the surrounding area eventually floods due to there no longer being a wetland to act as a buffer. Once a species goes extinct it's not coming back (no you can't just clone it, even if that was viable for most species you still wouldn't have anywhere to put them since you already destroyed their habitat, they'll just go extinct again! Also their genetics will be fucked due to having a small genetic pool)
(And yes, many religious groups do actually blame queer people for natural disasters, that's not a strawman)
Great news for disabled kids in Virginia! New law passed requiring evacuation plans for all students with disabilities. Hopefully other states will follow suit.
From fires to tornadoes to potential violence inside schools, millions of public school children with disabilities fear they will be left be
"Tiller created the advocacy organization called Disabled Disrupters, which includes disabled students and their allies across the country. She also brought the issue to a Virginia lawmaker, Delegate Laura Jane Cohen.
"The idea that it doesn't already exist is kind of shocking," Cohen, a former educator and the parent of a child with autism, said.
Cohen sponsored a Virginia law requiring public schools to have discussions to make an individualized safety plan for emergencies and evacuations for every student with a disability. The discussions need to include plan coordinators, the student and parents.
The bill passed with bipartisan support and was signed into law by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
"You never want students to be in a place where they feel that level of vulnerability of that no adult in this building is looking out for me," Cohen said.
The law goes into effect July 1, so as Virginia schools prepare lesson plans this fall, they'll also make emergency plans for all disabled students. "
Btw Tiller has epilepsy and was denied any accommodations during emergencies to protect her from the alarms until her Junior year when she was given tinted glasses and appointed someone to escort her during evacuations.
The article also includes an experience a student with rheumatoid arthritis had during a school shooting, where she was left behind and even had cops point guns at her for not putting both her hands up, she couldn't as she uses a cane to walk/stand.
I am so disgusted with whats happening with government agencies and ranchers in the midwest. I literally saw two articles yesterday with two different instances of the government favoring ranchers.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has decided to revoke American Prairie's bison grazing permits on BLM land in Montana.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s regional director criticized state regulators for fining rancher Wade King for digging watering holes
So the federal government is letting ranchers do whatever they want, prioritizing cattle over native species, and all the people who were against federal overreach are cheering! Meanwhile states are being chastised by the federal government for trying to regulate their own land! What happened to states rights?
I'm disgusted with my own colleagues' actions in protecting those who hurt the environment. It's one thing for political appointees to do this, but having people on my own level turn against the mission is heartbreaking.
Furthermore, the bison project in Montana is close to my heart as I did an internship helping the tribes there (A'aninin and Nakoda) and learned so much about their efforts to return bison to their native lands. There are videos online of the first time bison were allowed to run free after being released from quarantine pens and it is beautiful. I couldn't help but tear up. The fact that the government is just pulling the rug on such an important project is disgusting. There is no scientific evidence that bison hurt cattle ranching, but this administration doesn't care about that. And they don't care about states rights either.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he is closing a one-room museum at the agency’s Washington headquarters, saving taxpayers $600,000 a year
NOT THE EPA MUSEUM
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WERENT JUST A FUCKING BIDEN ERA THING. THEY WERENT BIDENS IDEA, HE JUST FUCKING BELIEVED SCIENTISTS UNLIKE YOU. You are a DISGRACE to the EPA.
Of course Trump isn't fucking mentioned, he ACTIVELY HARMED THE ENVIRONMENT with his policies. If he wants to be mentioned, he can fucking do something positive for once. God forbid we celebrate the achievements and history of the EPA. You know what else costs taxpayer money? Elons contracts and Trumps golf trips. This is a blatant act of dick sucking on your part Zeldin, nothing more. You want Trump's love so bad. This isn't protecting the EPA, this is destroying it. Piece, by piece.