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A federal judge in Florida on Friday permanently blocked a key part of Governor Ron DeSantis’s anti-woke legislation that would have banned diversity- and race-related training in private workplaces.

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[–] [email protected] 143 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I don’t like NR and their conservative bias is very much on their sleeve, but “isn’t a credible source” is a bit of a stretch.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They lean pretty far right and are known to use emotional sensationalism in their articles. I'd much rather get my news from AP.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I would too, they are not my first pick, but saying a source isn’t credible is a big accusation. Idk I’m probably overthinking it. When I think of not credible I think of Tucker Carlson, Fox News, Breitbart. Truly lying sources.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

great point.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/national-review/

right wing spun but credible and mostly factual.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You're cool to state your concerns.
The fact that you weren't dogpiled caught my eye.

Just sayin'

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Appreciate it. Unfortunately I know myself and sometimes I come off incredibly strong/hostile or I am too charitable with not a whole lot of in between. But I am really, really trying hard to take a step back these days and assess things with a little cooler head.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Lemmy dogpiles by default. Far, far worse than reddit ever did. And I've proven it (to myself!).

So, I try to call it out when I see it (always), but I also notice when it doesn't happen, such as now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I’m not sure it’s worse than Reddit lol but I feel you. Appreciate the kind words

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Must be v careful to avoid dogpiling. When legit trynna make a nuanced point, gotta be obvious about your actual view before getting into the nuance.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

after the fox news docs were released in the dominion lawsuit where all the anchors knew they were lying but they did it because they feared losing watchers to newsmax should be a lesson in how the audience (and modern conservatives in particular) affects the market and how having a conspiratorial fan base will necessarily result in a credibility spiral.

Honestly it should be called the "Fox Newsmax" effect, or something. So its like, yes, the national review is probably in a similar spiral.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

the national review is probably in a similar spiral

I mean unless you have evidence pointing to that that’s not a fair assumption.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's amazing to me that someone who has the wherewithal to rise to the highest offices in the land, can also be such a blubbering insecure weak little bitch that they need to legislate against having to hear about reality. But then again, Donald fucking Trump became president and might do so again. I guess the highest offices in the land are actually pretty easy to get to after all 🤷‍

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Easy if you have rich donors

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

And no personal ethics at all. I dont think they even know what ethics are to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Let's not place the blame only on DeSantis. There's a large portion of the US who would be fine with Jim Crow being a thing again. Florida voters elected him because they knew he'd do this shit

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

A federal Mandate should be put in place where questionable laws which possibly violate the Constitution are not enforced until they are found legitimate.

He’s like a monkey throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.

This seems to be a national problem

[–] Zink 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I like the intent behind that, but it would also be scary to give the courts even more power at this time in history.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The court decides regardless, this would prevent unconstitutional laws from going into effect

[–] Zink 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but the dynamic would probably change quite a bit if they were gatekeepers up front and new laws had to avoid a presidential veto plus a court veto. And it would let the courts act on their own rather then simply deciding cases that end up on their docket.

Like I said, the idea sounds like a nice thing. In just think we’ve seen enough to know that the execution would be a nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It would probably take a constitutional amendment to make questionably unconstitutional law something to be reviewed before it being implemented. Also include a timeline which it must be complete.

I know none of this will happen but I can dream

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Considering how most Republicans wait for one governor to pass an insane law that survives court appeals then all follow suit, it’s good to see one get so thoroughly crushed before the copycats start.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

go back to sleep, sheep

  • every Republican politician
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

They did all this and still Meatball Ron and Abhorrent Abbott were ignored in favour of couchfucker as Trump's VP pick. Sad!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Good. Also, fuck the National Review.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"permanent" here means it will hold until the inevitable appeal to scRotus

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lets see what Biden's plan to deal with them is. He's promised to do some kind of SCOTUS reform act before the end of his term.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

the current composition of congress makes any significant changes impossible to achieve.

best that can happen is introduction of such legislation, and their subsequent defeat or burial, this session will call-out republicans who block it--and then they get booted by voters in november in favor of those who will seek meaningful changes next year.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Awesome move from the judge.