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Some Republicans Re-Normalize Racism

April 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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For much of our recent history, racist and bigoted viewpoints were confined to secret conferences, white supremacist communications, obscure far-right radio programs and the darkest, racially sordid corners of the web. No longer.

More than 1,500 Books Have Been Banned in Public Schools. House Panel Asks Why.

April 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler County was among the book-banning districts. (© FlaglerLive)

From July 2021 to the end of March this year more than 1,500 books were banned in 86 school districts in 26 states. A report on book-banning in public schools found that of the banned books, 467 — or 41 percent — contained main or secondary characters of color; 247, or 22 percent, addressed racism; and 379, or 33 percent, of the books contained LGBTQ+ themes.

Borrowing Page from Trump, DeSantis Attacks Judge Who Doesn’t Rule His Way, Drawing Rebukes

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis has tailored mannerisms, speech modes and tactics after Donald Trump, such as attacks on judges who disagree with his policies. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislative Republican leaders unloaded at U.S. District Judge Mark Walker after he struck down key portions of last year’s voter suppression law. James Gustafson Jr., president of the Tallahassee chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), wrote an opinion piece defending Walker against the attacks.

U.S. Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, ‘America at Its Best,’ to Supreme Court

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice today. (Mark Warner).

Ketanji Brown Jackson will make history by becoming the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, after Democratic and Republican senators voted Thursday to confirm her to the lifetime appointment. The 53-47 vote comes just six weeks after President Joe Biden announced his nomination.

Pride Flag Flies in Flagler Beach Rally in Protest of Florida’s Latest Charge Against LGBTQ Rights

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

There was no shortage of pride flags at Wednesday's rally, making the corner of A1A and SR-100 the perfect spot for the message to be easily seen.

Eryn Harris, a Palm Coast student cinematographer and editor, last week organized a rally in Flagler Beach in support of civil rights and the LGBTQ+ community and produced an Op-Art photo essay about the event.

DeSantis on Defensive After New York City Mayor Launches Campaign Against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

New York City Mayor Eric Adams preparing to address Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, with an advertising campaign of his own in response. (Facebook/screenshot)

Adams, a Democrat, invited Floridians to move to New York if they are in opposition to the recently signed legislation that critics say threatens LGBTQ people by prohibiting discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in public school classrooms.

College and University Faculty Across Florida Tell Their Students: Ignore ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Survey

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

No limits to "viewpoint diversity" here. (© FlaglerLive)

In a Monday letter to its members by email, the United Faculty of Florida claims that the survey is unconstitutional; that many of the questions are “leading in nature,” and the survey itself poses a threat to higher education campuses by potentially chilling speech on campus.

Judge Again Rules Against Muezzin-Like Prayer Before High School Game, But Decision May Have Short Life

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A Florida federal judge's decision upholding the state high school association's ban on using the PA system at a stadium to broadcast a prayer before a game may have a short shelf life, now that the U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a related case. (© FlaglerLive)

In a long-running legal battle, a federal judge has rejected arguments that the Florida High School Athletic Association improperly prevented Christian schools from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state championship football game. But the decision may have a short life depending on a U.S. Supreme Court’s decision by the end of June on a a somewhat similar case.

First Amendment at Center of Lawsuit Against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

April 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Students protesting on the 5th floor of the Florida Capitol Building. Mar. 3, 2022. Credit: Danielle J. Brown

A pivotal lawsuit in Florida — related to classroom instruction of sexual identity and gender orientation — could have heavy implications for what the discussions will sound like when it comes to free speech and the First Amendment.

Federal Judge Refuses to Block Surveys of Ideological Leanings on College and University Campuses

April 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Surveys aimed at gauging “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses are on track to go out to students and employees Monday, after a federal judge refused to block the state from distributing the questionnaires.

Fighting Anti-Trans Legislation Is Suicide Prevention

April 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

From New Mexico to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: Gay gay gay … Credit: Deena Burnett)

Anti-transgender legislation, demanding that the word “gay” isn’t whispered in classrooms, and punishing parents that dare to love their children wholly — none of these things is going to change who these kids are on the inside. The only thing these bigoted “solutions” do is make more kids depressed, tear families apart and kill children.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida’s New Limits on Voting Access, Calling It ‘Cynical Effort to Suppress Turnout’

March 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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 A federal judge has stricken key voting restrictions that the Florida Legislature passed last year as unconstitutional, concluding that they make voting more difficult for everybody but “intentionally target” minorities and “unduly” burden disabled voters.

“Don’t Say Gay” Law Draws Federal Lawsuit Three Days After DeSantis Signs It

March 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Protesters fought what they called the "don't say gay" bill during the legislative session. (NSF)

Three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure, LGBTQ-advocacy groups, parents, students and a teacher filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that includes barring instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early school grades.

DeSantis Signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill as Federal Officials Monitor Florida for ‘Civil Rights Violations’

March 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a large print of a children’s book about a transgender kid on March 28, 2022 Credit: screenshot/Florida Channel

The legislation disallows mention of sexual orientation and gender identity. It has drawn national condemnation, and the U.S. Department of Education warned that it will be watching for potential infringement of civil rights.

Yes, Current Rules Give Transgender Women Athletes an Unfair Advantage. But Bans Aren’t the Answer.

March 27, 2022 | Pierre Tristam | 23 Comments

Lia Thomas last week before winning the 500. (YouTube/NCAA)

There is something unfair about Lia Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania star swimmer and transgender woman, winning races and breaking records, and there is something rational in calls by some of her competitors–and by some transgender athletes themselves–for a rule change that addresses both fairness and inclusion.

Superintendent Sharply Fends Off 2 School Board Members 2nd Guessing Handling of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Walkouts

March 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt. (© FlaglerLive)

School Board members Janet McDonald and Jill Woolbright were upset the district allowed the March 3 “don’t say gay” walkouts at the two high schools, but Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt drew a sharp line in the sand, reminding them that how administrators and staff handle issues at schools is not in the school board members’ purview. Mittlestadt and two other board members defended the administration’s handling of the walkouts.

Flagler Schools’ Library Policy Balancing Open Access With Parental-Choice Restrictions Becomes Model Across Florida

March 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Lashakia Moore, the director of teaching and learning,

The policy, developed by Flagler schools’ Lashakia Moore, has drawn approbative attention from the Legislature, from the governor’s office and from other school districts. Other districts are now modeling their own policies after Flagler’s as they try to pre-empt book-banning controversies and comply with new state edicts giving parents more say in restricting access–without jeopardizing the mission of open libraries, open stacks and open minds.

Scorning Transgender Swim-Race Victor, DeSantis Declares 2nd Place Finisher ‘Rightful Winner’

March 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Lia Thomas, right, after winning the 500-meter race, with second-placed winner Emma Weyant, left. (YouTube via NCAA)

Gov. Ron DeSantis waded further into gender politics Tuesday, issuing a proclamation that said swimmer Emma Weyant from Sarasota is the nation’s best “female” in the 500-meter freestyle after she finished second last week to Lia Thomas, a transgender athlete at the NCAA championship.

Federal Judge Orders Information on Florida’s Newest Bill Regulating Voting

March 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Florida Legislature hasn't yet regulated whether half-standing during voting is permissible. (Phil Roeder)

A federal judge considering a constitutional challenge to a 2021 state elections law ordered attorneys Monday to quickly file briefs about the potential effects of a bill that the Legislature passed this month to make further changes in the elections system.

Sunshine Sunday: Keeping Open Government From Eclipse in Florida

March 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Today, there are 1,138 exemptions to Florida’s open government laws, almost 200 more than 20 years ago, and growing. The public cannot simply rely on the good-natured commitment of those in government to safeguard transparency. Sunshine Week is the collective national effort to keep government doors to the public open, and its roots began in Florida.

A Fringe Legal Theory Could Reshape State Election Laws

March 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The U.S. Supreme Court this month left open the possibility that it could endorse a fringe conservative legal theory–the “independent state legislature doctrine”–that would give state legislatures unchecked powers over election rules before the 2024 presidential election.

‘Is Our Democracy At Risk?’ Answer Question in Flagler/Volusia ACLU Essay Contest; $850 in Prize Money

March 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

FlaglerLive is proudly joining the ACLU to sponsor this year's essay contest.

If you’re a high school student in Flagler or Volusia counties, here’s your chance to answer the question in an original essay of up to 2,000 words and participate in the ACLU of Florida’s annual essay contest, with cash prizes sponsored by FlaglerLive. The deadline is April 4.

Cornelius Baker’s Death Sentence Commuted to Life In Prison 15 Years After Murder of Elizabeth Uptagrafft in Bunnell Woods

March 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Cornelius Baker moments after he learned that his life would be spared, following a five-minute sentencing hearing this morning in Circuit Court in Bunnell. His attorney, Junior Barrett, is to the left. (© FlaglerLive)

It took Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano three minutes to put an end to the 15-year murder and death penalty case of Cornelius Baker, who, with Patricia Roosa, on Jan. 7, 2007, murdered Elizabeth Uptagrafft after beating her and her family and kidnapping her from her home in Daytona Beach.

DeSantis-Backed Law Restricting Protesters’ Rights Draws Skepticism from Federal Appeals Court

March 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

An attorney for Gov. Ron DeSantis drew skepticism Thursday from a federal appeals court during arguments in a challenge to a controversial law that enhanced penalties and created new crimes in protests that turn violent.

DeSantis and Florida Republicans Discover Their Inner Soviet

March 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

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It’s been a grim few weeks. Democracy, human rights and free speech are under assault as they’ve not been in generations. Misinformation and fabrications are carpet-bombing reality. Thought policing is muzzling expression and rewriting history as a worship-jerk. Individual freedom is in retreat. Authoritarianism–bullying, vengeful, exultant–is triumphant. 

Illinois Could Join Vermont, Maine and DC in Allowing Imprisoned Felons to Vote

March 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A monument to the Florida Department of Corrections. (DOC)

Lawmakers in Oregon considered a similar bill in February which would have restored voting rights to roughly 12,000 to 15,000 incarcerated Oregonians, but the effort failed for the second time.

School Book Inquisitions and School Board Term Limits Head for Governor’s Signature

March 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Soon to be term limited. (© FlaglerLive)

School board members soon could be limited to serving 12-year terms under a bill that is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis — but the measure also includes a controversial provision that would intensify scrutiny of school library books and instructional materials.

I’m a Christian Mom. I Love My Trans Daughter. The State Sees Me as an Abuser.

March 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Texas Governor Abbott recently issued horrifying, unconstitutional orders directing our state’s office of Child Protective Services to investigate parents of transgender children for child abuse. The only one engaging in child abuse here is Abbott — and his equally cruel attorney general, Ken Paxton.

Bill Creating Elections Policing Squad, 1st of Its Kind in the U.S., Heads for Governor’s Signature

March 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

No fraud here. But a new state policing office tasked with investigating alleged elections fraud will go fishing anyway. (© FlaglerLive)

In part, the bill would create an Office of Election Crimes and Security in the Department of State. Also, it would require the governor, working with the commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, to appoint special FDLE officers to investigate allegations of election violations, with at least one officer in each region of the state.

Scorning National Outcry, Florida Senate Passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill in 22-17 Vote

March 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

LGBTQ advocates and lawmakers speak out against HB 1557. March 7, 2022. Credit: Danielle J. Brown

The bill provides parents the opportunity to sue if a school district withholds certain information from them about their child’s well-being or if their child is exposed to instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity deemed not “age-appropriate.” That could mean everything from the very early grades to high school.

A Storied Gay-Pride Flag Doubles Down Outside FPC as Veterans Lead Protest of Student Leader’s Suspension

March 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Demonstrators protesting the law dubbed "Don;t Say Gay" outside of Flagler palm Coast High School in March. (© FlaglerLive)

Military veterans from Key West and Washington, D.C., led a protest that drew 30 people outside Flagler Palm Coast High School at dawn today in protest of the school suspending student-leader Jack Petocz last Thursday after he led an anti-“Don’t Say Gay” walkout and distributed gay-pride flags. Petocz’s suspension ended today.

Senate Moves to Cloak in Secrecy Businesses and Drugs Connected with Florida’s Executions

March 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida's actual death row. (Florida State Prison)

The Florida Senate on Monday passed a measure that would more broadly cloak information about people and businesses involved with state executions and the drugs used for lethal injection, positioning the proposal for action by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

‘Handful’ of Students Suspended Up to 3 Days Following Thursday ‘Say Gay’ Walkouts and Fight Over Trump Flag

March 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Jack Petocz, near the center with a bullhorn, was one of several students suspended at Flagler Palm Coast High School and Matanzas High School for different reasons following Thursday's walkout protesting lawmakers' "Don't Say Gay" bill. As of this afternoon, Petocz said he still didn't know how long his suspension was to be.

At least one student involved in a fight over a Trump flag that was deployed during the FPC suspension is among those who were suspended. The flag appears to have been deployed as a provocation of the students demonstrating, and was accompanied by taunts against the students, who were repeatedly called “faggots.”

Ukraine and the Fallacy of ‘All Lives Matter’

March 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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Every war brings out the best and the worst in human beings. Ukrainian resistance has been heroic and inspiring as Russia carries out its war crimes. But there’s also a strong element of bias at work in the public reaction. You know, the way a blue-eyed blond child gone missing will get page one sympathy while a missing Black child will be ignored. 

‘We the People’ Are In Dangerous Territory

March 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The state of the union is precarious because some of us have lost faith in democracy and have begun to flirt with other means to achieve political goals, other means to obtain and keep power, means based more on brute force and intimidation than on persuasion and compromise.

15 Year Old Charged With Hate Crime for Brutalizing Palm Coast Boy for Being Gay, at a Shelter

March 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The alleged attack took place at SMA Healthcare's shelter for youths off Route 92 in Daytona Beach on Friday. The facility bills itself as a "Safe Place." (SMA)

A 15-year-old Orange City boy was charged with a felony battery count after allegedly assaulting and brutalizing a 16-year-old Palm Coast boy while calling him a “faggot.” The incident, captured by surveillance cameras, took place at a secure SMA Healthcare facility in Daytona Beach. The victim was so severely beaten that his right eye was partially shut and he may have suffered a broken wrist.

Trump Just Endorsed an Oath Keeper’s Plan to Seize Control of the Republican Party

March 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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The “precinct strategy” widely promoted by Steve Bannon has already inspired thousands of Trump supporters to fill local GOP positions, intent on preventing a “stolen election” despite endless evidence that there’s been no such thing.

Beyond Ballot Suppression, Florida Lawmakers Are Shackling Voters’ Rights to Change Constitution

March 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Floridians have relied on the ballot-initiative process in recent years to legalize medical marijuana, increase the minimum wage and limit the expansion of gambling in the state. Efforts like that may soon become much harder to pull off as Republican lawmakers aim to restrict the process.

Florida Senate Approves 15-Week Ban on Abortion, No Exceptions for Rape, Incest, or Human Trafficking

March 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

State Sen. Kelli Stargel, Senate sponsor of the 15-week abortion ban. March 3, 2022. Credit: Screenshot, Florida Channel.

Late in the evening Thursday, amid tears, personal stories, and fears about women’s freedom, the Florida Senate approved a 15-week abortion ban for Florida, allowing the legislation to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk for his consideration.

A Parent’s Counsel to FPC Principal Greg Schwartz: Accommodate LGBTQ Students, Don’t Suspend Them

March 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

This morning's message at FPC. The school suspended the leader of the protest. (© FlaglerLive)

Randall Bertrand, the parent of an LGBTQ student who was at the forefront of the effort to protect gender-identity rights in the district, recommends to Flagler Palm Coast High School Principal Greg Schwartz how to diffuse the situation at FPC after the principal opted to suspend student-protest organizer Jack Petocz following today’s walkout protesting anti-LGBTQ legislation.

‘Say Gay! Say Gay! Say Gay!’ FPC Students Chant in Walkout Protesting Bills; Organizer Jack Petocz Is Suspended

March 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 50 Comments

Jack Petocz, left, at the height of the walkout he organized this morning at Flagler Palm Coast High School, an hour or two before he was suspended pending an investigation. (© FlaglerLive)

Hundreds of students at Flagler Palm Coast High School staged a 12-minute walkout this morning to protest bills nearing passage in the Legislature that would silence educators’ freedom to discuss certain topics, including gender identity, sexual orientation and certain anti-racism themes. Jack Petocz, the organizer of the protest, was suspended after the event.

Following House, Florida Senate Poised Wednesday to Impose 15-Week Abortion Limit

March 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Lawmakers joined abortion-rights supporters at the Old Capitol on Jan. 12, 2022. Credit: Imani Thomas

After weeks of speeches and raucous protests, numerous votes in legislative committees and a full vote in the state House, Florida is at the endpoint for a decision on a 15-week abortion ban that doesn’t include  rape, incest and human trafficking.

A Disgusted Sheriff Explains Why a ‘Drug Dealer Victim’ Won’t Be Charged in Home-Invasion Killing

February 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

"This is the disgusting part of our job and the criminal justice system. But it's a stark reality." (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Rick Staly was clearly and explicitly appalled with having to call Danial G. Marashi a “victim” of the home-invasion and shooting on Dec. 29 at 8 Regent Lane in Palm Coast as he briefed reporters on the arrest of two other suspects. “This is the disgusting part of our job and the criminal justice system,” Staly said.

Think Twice Before Scanning That QR Code

February 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Stained code windows. (Mitya Ivanov on Unsplash)

Scanning a Quick Response, or QR code, is convenient and easy. And it is contactless, which can make people feel safer. But cybersecurity experts say QR codes also created new opportunities for fraudsters, who can tamper with them and direct victims to malicious websites to steal their personal and financial information.

Anti-‘Woke’ and ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bills Clear Florida House Following Emotional, Futile Debates

February 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith speaks on the Florida House floor. Feb. 24, 2022. Credit: (Screenshot/ Florida Channel)

Yet two hotly-debated bills — HB 7, limiting conversations about racism and sexism in schools and at work, and HB 1557, restricting classroom discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity — were both passed by the House on near-party lines Thursday.

Dozens of Anti-Semitic Fliers Tied to ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Appear in Palm Coast and Ormond Beach

February 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Some of the anti-Semitic fliers in sandwich bags picked up in Ormond Beach on Tuesday. Some 50 similar fliers were picked up by Flagler County Sheriff's deputies in Palm Coast's C Section on Tuesday.

The fliers, which authorities and the Anti Defamation League do not consider criminal, have been appearing at least since December in neighborhoods in Surfside, Miami, San Francisco, Denver, Las Vegas, Kenosha, Wis., Cartersville, Ga., towns in Texas, and California, according to press reports and a tally by the ADL.

Full Federal Appeals Court Re-Hears St. Johns Schools Transgender Bathroom Case

February 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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In a case with local and national implications, a previous, three-judge panel of the court had ruled in favor of the student who was denied use of the boys’ bathroom. The St. Johns school district appealed to the full court.

The GOP Is Using ‘Parental Rights’ to End Public Education as We Know It

February 21, 2022 | Pierre Tristam | 38 Comments

Florida's Parents' Bill of Rights capsizes ethical norms, placing parental rights ahead of those of children. (Stephen Harlan on Unsplash)

The Florida GOP is using the Parents’ Bill of Rights to weaponize a minority of insurrectionist parents against schools, giving parents the right to violate privacy and autonomy where it counts most at school: between students and teacher. No wonder there’s a teacher exodus. It’s just what the GOP wants. Destruction from within. 

Florida House Set to Take Up Bills Silencing Discussions of Race and Gender Identity

February 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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The Florida House, dominated by Republicans, is poised this coming week to pass two fiercely debated bills that would place restrictions on how issues about race, gender identity and sexual orientation are taught in public schools.

The GOP Is Now Openly Aligned Against Democracy

February 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Majorities of Republicans report believing the ridiculous lie that the 2020 election was stolen — something not even GOP-led investigations have found a shred of evidence for. And an alarming 40 percent of Republicans now say violence against the government is justified.

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