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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Massachusetts lesbian bar faces boycott threats after dropping mask rule on Saturdays

A struggling lesbian bar in a small Massachusetts town dropped its mask mandate for a single night each week to stay afloat, and its own community responded with accusations of ableism, boycott threats, and a demand that the owner apologize for crying. Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue in Greenfield, Massachusetts, announced in August that […] The post Massachusetts lesbian bar faces boycott threats after dropping mask rule on Saturdays appeared first on American Almanac .

A struggling lesbian bar in a small Massachusetts town dropped its mask mandate for a single night each week to stay afloat, and its own community responded with accusations of ableism, boycott threats, and a demand that the owner apologize for crying. Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue in Greenfield, Massachusetts, announced in August that Saturday nights would go mask-optional. The bar had kept a mask requirement in place years after state and local governments lifted theirs, and more than a year after the federal government declared the COVID-19 pandemic over in 2023. Greenfield itself had not reported a single COVID-19 case in more than two months at the time of the announcement, Fox News reported , citing the Boston Globe. The bar's…Open

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AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Report: Taxpayers Funding $230 Million in Federal Grants Tied to ‘Intersectionality’

The federal government has awarded about $230 million to programs referencing “intersectionality,” with much of the funding originating during the Biden administration, according to a […] Source

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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Nothing Left (Except Corporate-Friendly Identity Politics)

Evan Barker’s debut book exposes the rot hollowing out the Democratic Party. The post Nothing Left (Except Corporate-Friendly Identity Politics) appeared first on The American Conservative .

According to a YouGov poll published by IMEU, what was the most important factor for a plurality of voters who changed their minds from voting Democrat in 2020 to not voting for Kamala Harris in 2024?
Nearly 29 percent of voters said the most important factor was ending Israel's war in Gaza.
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What was the challenge Barker faced when campaigning for the Be A Hero Fund during the 2021 U.S. Senate special election runoff in Georgia?
Barker found that campaigning on Ady Barkan's Medicare-for-All politics alone would not excite donors, so she had to frame the pitch using the language of "intersectionality" and "neglected" minority communities to reach people.
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What specific instance regarding a primary in Kansas is cited in the book regarding AOC?
Barker recounts that AOC refused to endorse a progressive challenger, Brent Welder, in a Democratic primary in Kansas because Welder was a white man, while his opponent, Sharice Davids, was a Native American woman. Barker alleges AOC stated it wouldn't do for her to be seen as "someone who isn't supporting another woman of color."
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What specific political actions involving Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are mentioned in the book?
Barker notes that despite campaigning against supporting Rep. Nancy Pelosi's campaign to reclaim the House Speakership, AOC did support it. Following a one-on-one meeting between AOC and Pelosi, AOC's chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti resigned and communications director Corbin Trent was demoted.
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Which politician's commitment to social democracy inspired Evan Barker to work as a fundraiser for the Democratic Party?
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) inspired her.
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What is Evan Barker's professional background in relation to the Democratic Party?
Evan Barker is a former fundraiser for the Democratic Party.
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What is the title of Evan Barker’s debut book?
The book is titled "Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative".
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Politics Nothing Left (Except Corporate-Friendly Identity Politics) Evan Barker’s debut book exposes the rot hollowing out the Democratic Party. One of the more striking developments in American politics over the past three decades has been the transformation of the Democratic Party from a big-tent movement built around working-class Americans into an elite-driven institution obsessed with diversity, equity, and inclusion. In Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative, Evan Barker, a former fundraiser for the party, offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at that evolution.   Barker has always been someone at home on the…Open

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AMERICARENEWING (Quintin Baldwin) - Policy Brief: How Anti-American Radicalism, Political Islam, and the Ruling-Class Academy Converged Against Western Order

The two sides do not share a positive vision of ordered liberty, constitutional government, religious freedom, or human flourishing. They cooperate because they share enemies: specifically, Christians, Western political systems, capitalism, and the entire notion of God-given rights. The post Policy Brief: How Anti-American Radicalism, Political Islam, and the Ruling-Class Academy Converged Against Western Order appeared first on The Center for Renewing America .

Summary A dangerous political pattern continues to emerge, often described as the Red-Green Alliance. This alliance brings together segments of the radical left and organized political Islam wherever their agendas intersect, above all in hostility toward the United States, Israel, national sovereignty, and the moral foundations of Western civilization.1 It is “red” because it draws on Marxist, socialist, anti‑capitalist, and postcolonial revolutionary currents and “green” because it draws on Islamist religious tradition and imagery, including the Quranic picture of believers in paradise clothed in green. 2 On the green side, Islam is treated not as a private creed but as a comprehensive political, legal, and civilizational order…Open

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