hope is necessary in times of rage

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There is now scientific evidence that Fox News really IS the problem. And now that we know this, we can fight back with higher precision.

"Staunchly conservative Fox News viewers who spent a month tuning in to CNN instead reported a broad shift in their political opinions — until they returned to watching Fox, according to new research co-authored at UC Berkeley.

After nearly four weeks of watching CNN in September 2020, the Fox News regulars remained firmly conservative. Still, the study found, they were more supportive of voting by mail, less likely to believe that Democratic candidate Joe Biden wanted to eliminate all police funding, and had less positive evaluations of then-President Donald Trump and other Republican politicians."

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#Land Back

On Friday, the Rappahannock Tribe celebrated a historic win: the reacquisition of 465 acres of their ancestral homeland at Fones Cliffs, a sacred stretch of bluffs on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia.

“We have worked for many years to restore this sacred place to the Tribe. With eagles being prayer messengers, this area where they gather has always been a place of natural, cultural and spiritual importance,” Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson said.

After teachers at a charter school unionized, nearly a quarter of the teachers had their contracts pulled. The kids are fighting back.

"Several speakers in the public hearing portion argued that the non-renewal choices were made in retaliation to teachers’ vote in the fall to unionize with local 2110 of the United Auto Workers.

Before the Monday night vote took place, dozens of students, staff, and parents spoke during the meeting’s public comment portion to denounce the plan. ... After a day of student-led protest, Common Ground High School’s board voted to allow the administration to discontinue contracts of four teachers at the end of the academic year amid a broader discussion of the school’s direction. [Update Tuesday afternoon: Students walked out again on Tuesday, shutting down classes, and are planning mass absences on Wednesday.]

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I don't have a lot of good news this week, but please drop things in comments if you have hopeful, good, or beautiful things.

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