Report: NEA Boycotting Texas, Cancels Annual Convention

According to a new report, the National Education Association, which is America’s largest teacher’s union, has canceled its annual convention that was set to be held in Texas in July. 

“The union took the unprecedented step of canceling its Texas plans due to its displeasure with a series of bills that came out of a special session of the state legislature having to do with voting, abortion and critical race theory, internal NEA sources say,” according to The 74 million. “Several state affiliates had threatened not to send their delegates to the convention if it were held in Texas.”

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From Watch Parties to Street Fairs, Tuesday’s Official Launch of President Trump’s 2020 Re-Election Campaign Promises to Have Something for Everyone

  The long-awaited kickoff to President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign for 2020 has finally arrived and much like the president himself, it is turning out to be the first of its kind, anywhere. The event – an all day affair Tuesday dubbed “45 Fest” – is already setting records as organizers prepare for President Trump’s arrival at Orlando’s Amway Center tonight at 8pm, and will be carried live online and on air. Like most campaign-style rallies, the Trump campaign is making accommodations for supporters unable to get into the 20,000-seat arena. “We are building large movie screens outside to take care of everybody. Over 100,000 requests. Our Country is doing great, far beyond what the haters & losers thought possible – and it will only get better!” the president tweeted Monday. Big Rally tomorrow night in Orlando, Florida, looks to be setting records. We are building large movie screens outside to take care of everybody. Over 100,000 requests. Our Country is doing great, far beyond what the haters & losers thought possible – and it will only get better! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 17, 2019 In anticipation of what President Trump promises to be “a very exciting evening,” supporters began…

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Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims Sue Police

Pulse Night Club

by Molly Prince   Some victims and family members of the Pulse nightclub massacre filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court on Thursday against the responding police officers and the city of Orlando for violating the Constitution and neglecting to do more to stop the shooter. The lawsuit names Officer Adam Gruler, claiming that he knowingly “abandoned his post” to ensure his own safety and demonstrated “a total lack of concern for the dozens of patrons in the club, whom he was personally charged with protecting.” Gruler, an Orlando police officer who was working an extra-duty shift when the shooting occurred, was the first to exchange gunfire with the shooter and was subsequently hailed as a hero, reports The Washington Post. He was honored with the “Pulse Valor Award” by the Orlando Police Department and later invited to the White House’s State Of The Union address by Democratic Rep. Val Demings of Florida. Defendants in the lawsuit also include 30 unnamed police officers who allegedly either remained outside the club, thereby failing to neutralize the shooter, or unlawfully detained uninjured patrons for hours after fleeing gunfire. The City of Orlando is also listed as a defendant and is accused of violating the…

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