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Bill to protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination heads to Guv desk | NM Political Report

The bill updates the language in the Human Rights Act, which was written in the 1970s. The updated language replaces the word “handicap” with “disability,” and updates the definition for sexual orientation and gender identity. It also ensures that public bodies, which receive public dollars, cannot discriminate against LGBTQ individuals. An individual who alleges discrimination would take their grievance to the state Human Rights Commission. Source: Bill to protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination heads to Guv desk | NM Political Report

Russia disinformation looks to US far right to weaken Ukraine support | Russia | The Guardian

new studies from thinktanks that track disinformation have noted that alternative social media platforms such as Parler, Rumble, Gab and Odysee have increasingly been used to spread Russian falsehoods since Facebook and Twitter have imposed more curbs on Moscow’s propaganda. Source: Russia disinformation looks to US far right to weaken Ukraine support | Russia | The Guardian

Florida judges uphold ban on ‘Stop WOKE Act’

Public university professors in Florida may continue to share their opinions about racism, sexism, and discrimination in the classroom — at least for now — after three federal judges upheld a ban on enforcement of a controversial law that GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis has hailed as fighting “indoctrination.”

Source: Florida judges uphold ban on ‘Stop WOKE Act’

Georgia White Supremacist Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime for Racially-Motivated Shootings | OPA | Department of Justice

A federal judge in Atlanta today sentenced Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, of Jonesboro, Georgia, to 240 months in prison for shooting into two convenience stores attempting to kill those inside because he believed they were Black or Arab.

According to court records, at approximately 2:35 a.m. on July 30, 2021, Foxworth fired numerous rounds from a Glock pistol through a window and door of a gas station convenience store located in Jonesboro, Georgia. Just minutes later, at approximately 2:57 a.m., he again fired multiple rounds from the same handgun through the windows and door of a different gas station convenience store located nearby. Both stores were open and occupied when Foxworth shot into the businesses. No one was injured during either shooting.

 

Source: Georgia White Supremacist Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime for Racially-Motivated Shootings | OPA | Department of Justice