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  1. 1 hour ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

    Coming soon to the state of Texas, I'm sure:

    https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4491918-tennessee-house-pride-flags-schools/

    Tennessee House passes stringent restrictions on pride flags in schools

    The measure, House Bill 1605, would prohibit local education agencies from displaying flags other than the United States flag and the Tennessee state flag in public schools. It would allow schools to display the POW/MIA flag, a flag that represents a city or metropolitan government or an official school flag, among other exceptions.

    While the bill does not mention LGBTQ pride flags outright, GOP state lawmakers have said it is meant to restrict them.

    Bill text:

    (1) Prohibits an LEA or public charter school from displaying, or permitting any of its employees or agents to display, a flag other than the following on or in a public school: (i) the U.S. flag; (ii) the official Tennessee state flag; (iii) a flag that cannot be disturbed or altered pursuant to the law relevant to Tennessee heritage protection; (iv) the POW/MIA flag; (v) a flag that represents an Indian tribe, as defined in federal law; (vi) a flag that represents a city, county, metropolitan government, or other political subdivision of this state; (vii) a flag that represents any unit, branch, or other division of the armed forces; (viii) the current, official flag of a country or political subdivision of that country; (ix) a flag that represents a college or university; (x) a flag that is displayed temporarily as part of a bona fide course curriculum; (xi) an official school flag; or (xii) the flag of an organization duly authorized to use a public school building. However, the flag of an organization duly authorized to use a public school building may only be displayed at the time and place that the organization is authorized to use school property;

     

    My reading of that text seem to mean that you could fly the flag of Palestine, but not the pride flag. You could fly the Confederate flag. You could fly the flag of Cal-Berkeley. You could fly this flag, representing the University of Hawaii:

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    A person guns down kids in a Tennessee school and no changes to gun laws. But flying a pride flag? Fuck that. Not in Tennessee.

    Culture wars gonna culture war. Not sure how this stands up to 1st amendment grounds. 

     

    Interestingly enough, if you flew the actual state flag of Hawai'i, you'd also be flying the flag of a foreign government...

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  2. 2 hours ago, RDCanecutter said:

    It's considered common knowledge that when you venture into a town where the buildings touch, that Huggy Bear will sidle up and talk to you in jive while his compatriots pick your pocket and give your children free samples of loco weed.

     

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  3. On 2/4/2024 at 10:06 PM, NWBuck said:

    Heading to Purgatory at the end of the month... Anyone been out there this year? 

    Durango recommendations appreciated 

    Well, no fresh powder (big storm coming Tuesday), but a bluebird day with some groomed black and blue cruisers. 

    Beats the hell out of being in the office. 

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  4. Sorry for the dumb question...

    There are regulations for donations to political campaigns (including disclosure guidelines). Would legal funds also follow these same rules? 

    Or has he figured out another way to launder donations from Saudi and Russian investors? 

  5. 11 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

    Why is Trump giving Jesus a handjob 

    'Cause He can't do it Himself, what with the holes and such? 

     

     

    (yup. going to hell) 

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  6. 3 hours ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

    Katie Porter though, I will follow her white board all over town and back. I love it when someone pulls out receipts.

    How fun would a Warren/Porter ticket be? Just calling out people's bullshit on the regular 

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