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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 11

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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.

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  1. [2]
    kfwyre
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    Doubling up on classrooms, using online teachers and turning to support staff: How schools are dealing with the ongoing teacher shortage (CNN)

    Doubling up on classrooms, using online teachers and turning to support staff: How schools are dealing with the ongoing teacher shortage (CNN)

    Inside a school cafeteria in Lancaster, Texas, the impacts of the brutal teacher shortage are clear as day.

    Close to 50 students from two ninth grade biology classes squeeze together for a lecture taught by Briana Jack, the only certified science teacher available to these students.

    So, for some Lancaster classes, the teacher isn’t even in the room. The district has contracted 67 daily class periods with an online learning company called Elevate K-12, which provides live virtual instruction by certified teachers projected on a big screen at the front of the classroom, with in-person aides assisting students when needed.

    7 votes
    1. NoblePath
      Link Parent
      Math teacher just gave my son an atrocious worksheet. Word problems, where the answer to one problem would have required a character to hace caught 0.4 fish. Another completely missing necessary...

      Math teacher just gave my son an atrocious worksheet. Word problems, where the answer to one problem would have required a character to hace caught 0.4 fish. Another completely missing necessary data. It was really bad.

      4 votes
  2. [3]
    boxer_dogs_dance
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    Minnesota citizens sue to exclude Trump https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23972073-minnesota-trump-14th-amendment-lawsuit . Reddit commenter seems to have local insight u/DrunkWoodchuck

    Minnesota citizens sue to exclude Trump https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23972073-minnesota-trump-14th-amendment-lawsuit

    . Reddit commenter seems to have local insight
    u/DrunkWoodchuck

    This Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 204B.44, which allows “[a]ny individual” to file a petition directly with this Court asking it to correct “an error . . . in the placement or printing of the name . . . of any candidate . . . on any official ballot, including the placement of a candidate on the official ballot who is not eligible to hold the office for which the candidate has filed,” or any wrongful act, omission, or error by the Secretary of State (or any other individual charged with any duty concerning an election), that is “about to occur.”

    Seems like Minnesota law, similar to Colorado, allows this kind of challenge.

    The parties involved certainly lend this challenge considerable heft. Joan Growe, six term Minnesota Secretary of State. Paul Anderson, former associate justice for the Minnesota Supreme Court. David Fisher, retired professor from University of Minnesota Law School and elections judge. David Thul, former co-chair of a County GOP chapter.

    5 votes
    1. [2]
      Xenophanes
      Link Parent
      Maybe it's just me, but I personally appreciate having a link to the actual lawsuit more than the reddit comments about it. Mainstream news seem to think these suits are all long shots, but I'm...

      Maybe it's just me, but I personally appreciate having a link to the actual lawsuit more than the reddit comments about it.

      Mainstream news seem to think these suits are all long shots, but I'm very curious to see exactly how they get resolved. The process seems to vary drastically state to state.

      11 votes
      1. boxer_dogs_dance
        Link Parent
        My bad. I had intended to include that link, but putting the entire story into one comment box changed the process from what is usual. I thought I had included the link to the filing and didn't...

        My bad. I had intended to include that link, but putting the entire story into one comment box changed the process from what is usual. I thought I had included the link to the filing and didn't double check. Thanks for catching that.

        7 votes
  3. [2]
    unkz
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    Trump says it was his decision to persist with 2020 election challenges The article discusses an interview with former US President Donald Trump where he claims he dismissed the views of his own...

    Trump says it was his decision to persist with 2020 election challenges

    The article discusses an interview with former US President Donald Trump where he claims he dismissed the views of his own lawyers in continuing to challenge the 2020 election results because he did not respect them. His comments could undermine possible legal defenses in ongoing criminal cases related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, where he could have claimed he was mindlessly relying on advisers rather than being the decision maker.

    3 votes
    1. boxer_dogs_dance
      Link Parent
      Lawyers hate representing clients who can't or won't shut up. In Trump's case I think it's he can't. He has the self control of a toddler based on what I have observed since 2016.

      Lawyers hate representing clients who can't or won't shut up. In Trump's case I think it's he can't. He has the self control of a toddler based on what I have observed since 2016.

      3 votes
  4. [2]
    KapteinB
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    Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the US Senate (Washington Post) Already posted in ~news, so link is to the discussion instead of directly to the article.

    Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the US Senate (Washington Post)

    Already posted in ~news, so link is to the discussion instead of directly to the article.

    2 votes
  5. boxer_dogs_dance
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    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-megyn-kelly_n_65037aa6e4b0208b8ffab2d8 Legal Experts Have A Field Day With Trump's Megyn Kelly Interview The former president thought he was speaking...

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-megyn-kelly_n_65037aa6e4b0208b8ffab2d8
    Legal Experts Have A Field Day With Trump's Megyn Kelly Interview
    The former president thought he was speaking his truth, but some thought it sounded more like a confession.

    2 votes