#Ellen for Education

[wutbju]

Letters to US Attorney General Merrick Garland and SC Attorney General Alan Wilson say there was a conspiracy to commit fraud, circumvent state law in the election.

Will anybody follow through?

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[algoreithms]

here are the absolute messiest of alien studies while I try to teach myself how to use photoshop

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Ellen von Unwerth - First Lesson, Kate Moss, New York. 1996

[girl4music]

There needs to be more stories about sisters in TV art/entertainment. God damn. I don’t even have a sister!

So why do I feel like this watching these sister stories?

Also, Cam, why isn’t Elsa and Anna from Frozen in this? They’re the ultimate sister narrative in my eyes.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Judd Legum at Popular Information:

On Tuesday, the South Carolina State Board of Education will impose a centralized and expansive censorship regime on every K-12 school library in the state. The new regulations could result in the banning of most classic works of literature from South Carolina schools — from The Canterbury Tales to Romeo and Juliet to Dracula. The rules were championed by South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver, who is closely aligned with Moms for Liberty, a far-right advocacy group seeking to remove scores of books from school libraries.

The regulations restricting library books, which were first proposed by the State Board of Education in September 2023, would ban any instructional materials, including library books, that are not "Age and Developmentally Appropriate." The term "Age and Developmentally Appropriate" is defined as "topics, messages, materials, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group." This definition is so broad and subjective that it could justify the removal of virtually any material. 

Further, any library books (or other instructional materials) are automatically deemed "not 'Age and Developmentally Appropriate' for any age or age group of children if it includes descriptions or visual depictions of 'sexual conduct,' as that term is defined by Section 16-15-305(C)(1)." Critically, the regulations ban library books with any descriptions of "sexual conduct" whether or not those descriptions would be considered "obscene." Under the South Carolina law, a library book is not considered obscene if it includes descriptions of "sexual conduct" if it has "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value" or if the book, taken as a whole, does not appeal to a "prurient interest in sex." This means that classic texts that contain descriptions of sexual content, including The Bible and Ulysses, are not considered obscene.

The new South Carolina regulation refers only to Section 16-15-305(C)(1), which defines "sexual conduct" as "vaginal, anal, or oral intercourse, whether actual or simulated, normal or perverted," "masturbation," or "an act or condition that depicts actual or simulated touching, caressing, or fondling of, or other similar physical contact with, the covered or exposed genitals." Starting tomorrow, any book that contains any descriptions of "sexual conduct" that meets that sweeping definition is required to be banned from South Carolina schools, regardless of whether it has literary merit or would be considered obscene. 

Similar language in an Iowa law "resulted in mass book bans affecting classics, 20th-century masterpieces, books used in AP courses, and contemporary Young Adult novels."

The enforcement of the new regulation is highly centralized. Any South Carolina parent with a child enrolled in a public K-12 school can challenge up to five books per month on the grounds that they contain descriptions of sexual content or are otherwise not age-appropriate. The school district board is then required to hold a public meeting within 90 days to consider the complaint. At the meeting, the school district board is required to announce whether or not it will remove the book. If the school district board decides not to remove the book, the parent can appeal to the South Carolina State Board of Education. After the State Board receives the appeal, it must publicly consider it no later than the second public meeting.  If the State Board decides that the book should be removed, that decision is binding not only on the school district where the complaint originated by all K-12 schools in South Carolina. Any school employee who fails to comply with the bans will be subject to discipline by the State Board. The State Board is empowered to impose any punishment, including termination, that it deems appropriate. 

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Moms for Liberty's influence in South Carolina

Weaver is a close ally of Moms for Liberty, which has advocated across the country to remove books from school libraries. She appeared at the Moms for Liberty 2023 Joyful Warriors National Summit. "There is nothing more precious that God has created than the hearts and the minds of our young people," Weaver said. "And that is what the radical woke left is after. Make no mistake: saving our country starts with saving our schools." 

South Carolina is set to impose a draconian and reckless book ban policy across every school library in the state.

This insanity is the handiwork of far-right Moms For Liberty-aligned extremist Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver.

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Sapphic Characters Tournament Bracket 4 Round 1 Masterpost

Clare Devlin vs Ola Nyman

Elida Al-Feyr vs Two

Bea Smith vs Alex Vause

Kelly Olsen vs Grace Choi

Anne Lister vs Yara Greyjoy

Karen Walker vs Ellen Morgan

Lena Burnham vs Shane McCutcheon

Betty McRae vs Ellen Waverly

Toni Shalifoe vs Van Palmer

Callie Torres vs Thirteen

Lagertha vs Lucretia

Bess Till vs Martha Walker

Lyria vs Jade Claymore

Veronica Fisher vs Nancy Botwin

Valencia Perez vs Petra Solano

River Song vs Denise Christopher

[kidrat]

guys I love them so much

Toby, Lou, and Tzipporah from left to right. minor characters under the cut lol this is a post for meeee

Top row: Toby's friends Josh, Spencer, and Aisling

Middle row: Tzipporah's little sister Yael. Her love interest Sturdy

Bottom row: Toby's parents Alexei and Ruby. His girlfriend Daisy. Who is dead! That's definitely not just Lou pre-transition!

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i made a family jewels founder 🧍

[acronychalwitch]

I want the part of you that you refuse to give.

~ Ellen Hopkins

[wutbju]

[familythings]

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📺 … M’gosh!! It get more intense by the season!! — on to Season 15 today!! … 📺

@hrexach

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I did okay at my assessments lads 🥰 I’m officially a freelancer

[thedailycounternews]

Gov. Henry McMaster Announces Launch of Education Funding Dashboard

Governor Henry McMaster today was joined by the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office (RFA) and South Carolina Department of Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver to announce the launch of RFA’s new Education Funding Dashboard. This dashboard will provide an additional layer of transparency and accountability to the state’s school districts by allowing parents and taxpayers to easily see how…