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The Tesla billionaire suddenly claimed the Epstein files are a “distraction.”

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No choice about it: vouchers hurt public schools and fund religion

The Freedom From Religion Foundation cautions that the almost unrestrained expansion of so-called school choice programs continues to overwhelmingly divert public education dollars into private, mostly religious, schools while undermining our public school system.

National School Choice Week, observed Jan. 25–31, is a conjured-up PR campaign for voucher programs, education savings accounts (ESAs) and tax-credit schemes that redirect taxpayer funds away from public schools. Despite slick marketing and heavy political spending, these programs are neither about “choice” nor about improving education outcomes.

“School vouchers are a massive transfer of public money to private religious institutions at the expense of our public schools,” says FFRF Co-President Dan Barker. “They weaken public schools, erode accountability and force most taxpayers to subsidize religious instruction in which they disbelieve.”

Public money, religious indoctrination
The majority of private schools participating in voucher programs are religious, nearly 70 percent, and 76 percent of private-school students attend a religious school. In many voucher states, the numbers are even more lopsided. For instance, in Arizona roughly 96 percent of voucher recipients attend religious schools.

Voucher programs therefore function as a public subsidy for religious education, violating the fundamental constitutional principle that no taxpayer should not be compelled to support religion, especially someone else’s. While public schools welcome all students, religious and nonreligious alike, preserving a neutrality that serves all, religiously segregated schools typically require prayer, religious instruction and adherence to faith-based doctrine as a condition of enrollment.

No academic benefit, less oversight
Despite decades of promises, voucher programs have failed to deliver better academic outcomes. Numerous studies show voucher students performing no better, and often worse, than their public-school peers. Meanwhile, private schools receiving public funds are usually exempt from basic transparency requirements, standardized testing, accreditation standards and public oversight.

FFRF’s maxim is: Where public money goes, public accountability must follow. When public money goes to private schools, the public loses the right to know how that money is being spent. That lack of accountability has led to documented fraud, school closures and students left stranded mid-year.

Discrimination and segregation
Voucher-funded schools are allowed to discriminate against students and staff based on religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability — practices that would be illegal in public schools. These programs also exacerbate segregation, allowing schools to pick and choose students while draining resources from neighborhood public schools that must serve all children.

A coordinated political push
The recent expansion of voucher programs has been driven by well-funded political groups and religious lobbying organizations, not by grassroots demand. Wealthy donors and national advocacy groups have poured millions into state legislatures to pressure lawmakers into dismantling public education systems under the misleading banner of “choice.”

“Calling these programs ‘educational freedom’ or ‘school choice’ doesn’t change the reality,” notes Barker. “They are an ideological effort to privatize education and inject religion into taxpayer-funded schooling.”

FFRF urges lawmakers to invest in public schools
FFRF calls on policymakers to reject voucher expansion and instead invest in strengthening our public schools — the bedrock of our democracy and which are open to all students, accountable to taxpayers and committed to educating, not indoctrinating.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to defending the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and educating the public on matters relating to nontheism. With about 42,000 members, FFRF is the largest association of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics and humanists) in North America. For more information, visit ffrf.org.

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AOC Calls For Impeachment Of Pam Bondi Over Arrest Of Don Lemon, ‘Epstein, And Her Attempted Extortion Of MN Voter Files’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for the impeachment of Attorney General Pam Bondi over a series of events that have shaken the political landscape over the past month.

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon appears in court after being arrested over protest at Minnesota church service

Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney said.

FFRF lambastes arrest of Don Lemon due to privileging of churches 

The Freedom From Religion Foundation castigates the shocking arrest of journalist Don Lemon and three others in connection with a recent protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn.

Lemon was covering a protest of ICE and, in particular, the church’s pastor, who is an ICE official. The arrest of Lemon, after a federal magistrate judge had already rejected a criminal complaint, raises grave First Amendment concerns. That the Department of Justice pursued him anyway, reportedly out of anger at the court’s decision, underscores the political nature of his arrest and its chilling effect on press freedom and the First Amendment.

“The arrest of one of the nation’s most recognizable journalists, who was simply covering a protest, represents a dangerous escalation of government overreach. It’s an attack on the free press and a misuse of federal law,” say FFRF Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. “It’s also an unconstitutional prioritization of certain pastors and religious institutions over the civil liberties of citizens.”

Rather than defending constitutional rights, Attorney General Pam Bondi took to social media last week to announce federal arrests and proclaim, “WE WILL PROTECT OUR HOUSES OF WORSHIP” and “WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP.” These public declarations make clear that the administration is extending extraordinary protection to a religious institution while ignoring or actively enabling daily violations of citizens’ rights.

Government resources are being marshaled to shield a church from protest, scrutiny and reporting, even as federal authorities have killed peaceful protesters, terrorized immigrant communities and eroded fundamental civil liberties with little accountability. While protecting houses of worship from violence or credible threats of violence is a legitimate government interest, the rush to invoke federal law to suppress protest and journalism is not. Laws meant to protect individuals are instead being repurposed to privilege powerful religious institutions.

“This case is part of a broader pattern FFRF confronts every day: the government treating churches as uniquely deserving of special protection, deference and insulation from criticism,” adds FFRF Attorney Chris Line. “The First Amendment neither grants houses of worship immunity from protest nor does it permit the government to weaponize federal statutes to suppress speech because it occurs near or within a religious setting.”

FFRF stands firmly for the First Amendment, including its guarantees for the separation of state and church, freedom of the press and the right of citizens to protest government action, including when that protest implicates religious institutions entangled with state power. Selective enforcement that elevates churches while punishing journalists and protesters undermines the Constitution and endangers democratic accountability.

The government’s job is to protect the Constitution — not to act as the enforcement arm of religious privilege at the expense of public accountability and fundamental rights. FFRF calls for the immediate dismissal of unwarranted charges against Lemon.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to defending the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and educating the public on matters relating to nontheism. With about 42,000 members, FFRF is the largest association of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics and humanists) in North America. For more information, visit ffrf.org.

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Photo fuels allegations ICE agents steal jewelry from arrested detainees

Allegations of ICE agents stealing jewellery and personal items during arrests emerge, with photos and citizen videos raising serious concerns over misconduct.

Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired

Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired