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On Tuesday, a Christian legal group will urge the US supreme court to overturn a ban on anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” in a case that could erode protections for transgender and queer youth across the country. Lawyers from Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which has opposed abortion and LGBTQ+ rights in high-profile litigation, are representing a woman challenging a 2019 Colorado law …

FBI, ADL split shows Trump admin is de-prioritizing right-wing violence, scholars say  Axios Yes, the ADL is a ‘political front masquerading as a watchdog’  Al Jazeera FBI cuts ties with leftist group that put Turning Point USA on its ‘hate map’ before Kirk assassination  Fox News FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints  AP News Elon Musk, the …

A painting by Rigoberto Gonzalez, titled Refugees Crossing the Border Wall into South Texas, was singled out by the White House in a list of artworks and exhibitions it found objectionable. Rigoberto A. González hide caption toggle caption Rigoberto A. González The official White House newsletter has posted an article titled “President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian.” It calls …

Trump says Smithsonian is too focused on slavery. Scholars see sanitizing.  The Washington Post Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’  The New York Times Trump vows to expand his review of U.S. museums. Can he do that?  NPR Scholar says Trump’s efforts to reframe U.S. history is ‘reminiscent of McCarthyism’  PBS Trump targets the Smithsonian again, says it focuses …