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Many countries in Europe with short cutoff periods for abortions have exceptions that extend the period much longer. Those exceptions influence the comparison between Mississippi's 15-week law and Europe's. https://t.co/JT16aqQhOA — PolitiTweet.org

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Many European countries with short cutoff periods for legal abortions have exceptions that extend the period much longer. That's one of the reasons it's difficult to compare between Mississippi's abortion law and abortion laws for countries in Europe. https://t.co/OdquBTNd7R — PolitiTweet.org

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Legislation to effectively write Roe v. Wade into federal statutes has progressed. However, the legislation is widely considered a nonstarter in the Senate, where it would require the support of 60 senators to proceed to a vote. https://t.co/rTwkUPMC3J — PolitiTweet.org

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Charlie Crist’s stance on abortion has consistently inconsistent throughout his decades in Florida politics. He’s called himself both "pro-life" and "pro-choice" throughout his career, defining them on his own terms. https://t.co/jZIkfO186O — PolitiTweet.org

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Medical experts say an abortion reversal treatment is unproven. Studies proponents of the treatment rely on have several issues, including small sample sizes, no ethics approval, no control group, underreporting of data and no reported safety outcomes. https://t.co/8c12MoW2dR — PolitiTweet.org

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A California bill is meant to ensure people are not incarcerated for ending a pregnancy or for losing a baby after it is born due to pregnancy-related causes, according to the lawmaker who introduced it. https://t.co/iVwPVoG1Mt — PolitiTweet.org

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A law signed earlier this month in Colorado guarantees an individual’s right to use or refuse contraceptives, to continue a pregnancy and give birth, or to have an abortion. https://t.co/htVVHdH6qF — PolitiTweet.org

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The edited version of J.D. Vance’s words gave a very different spin than what he actually expressed in an interview. He really said was some people voted for Trump for racist reasons, but most people voted for him for his policies on jobs. https://t.co/aNLUQmDdDa — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s no credible evidence to support the claim that Jackie Chan is dead. Chan recently posted online about the death of his friend, Kenneth Tsang. https://t.co/FfhES0A53G — PolitiTweet.org

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A video claiming to show a white substance on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s desk was doctored, while another video was edited to make viewers think Zelenskyy admitted to regularly using cocaine. https://t.co/ct6LEmODvP — PolitiTweet.org

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In his bid for Congress, Mayor Keith Pekau is touting the downward turn in reported crimes during his tenure. While the reported statistics bear him out, there was a spike in violent crime his first year in office. https://t.co/UKYniMpkHb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @billdmccarthy: The swings some Twitter users saw in their follower counts after the Elon Musk deal appeared to be mostly organic. I wro… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GPSettles: A worksheet about Maya Angelou has been circulating on social media for years. But now, some are falsely using it as a scape… — PolitiTweet.org

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Clint Clark continues to create and sell curriculum for other teachers to use. He said the worksheet is not among them — but he still offers materials about Angelou’s biography. https://t.co/NqsfB3VfXu — PolitiTweet.org

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"If we think that Maya Angelou (lesson) is an example of critical race theory, (the) only reason is because she's Black, right?" Clint Clark said. "Like there is no other thing in this entire activity that has anything to do with race, other than the fact that she’s Black." — PolitiTweet.org

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Clint Clark said his worksheet hasn’t been integrated into any textbooks. And he disputed the suggestion his worksheet was an illustration of critical race theory. — PolitiTweet.org

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54 math instructional materials were on the Florida Department of Education’s rejection list. There’s no evidence that worksheets like the one Clint Clark created were included in any of them. And it’s not an example of critical race theory. — PolitiTweet.org

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When the Florida Department of Education announced it rejected 41% of math instructional materials, the governor’s press secretary responded to critics by tweeting a picture of the Maya Angelou worksheet. — PolitiTweet.org

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Clint Clark removed the Maya Angelou worksheet entirely from his website in 2021. But that didn’t stop it from surfacing publicly in Pennsylvania in 2017, or Missouri earlier this year. — PolitiTweet.org

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While he was a teacher, Clint Clark began selling his materials on an online store. He uploaded the Maya Angelou worksheet to the store with a mature content label, saying it should be used in the classroom where the conversation could be controlled. — PolitiTweet.org

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The worksheet said Maya Angelou had been assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend as a child, an experience that, it said, "shaped her career choices and motivation for writing." It also said as an adult, she had worked as a "pimp, prostitute and nightclub dancer." — PolitiTweet.org

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A worksheet Clark created focused on the biography of writer and poet Maya Angelou. Called a person puzzle, the math worksheet included multiple choice questions about Angelou’s life, including her history as a survivor of sexual abuse. — PolitiTweet.org

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In 2010, 24-year-old Ohio math teacher Clint Clark began teaching at a high school focusing on diversity and international studies. There, he designed a course that aimed to bring awareness to international issues of human trafficking and sexual abuse. — PolitiTweet.org

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A Maya Angelou worksheet written in 2010 has become an example of critical race theory being snuck into math lessons. Here’s how it happened, as well as why that’s false: https://t.co/NqsfB3VfXu — PolitiTweet.org

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A false claim that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy owns a $35 million home in Florida appears to originate from a source backed by the Russian government. https://t.co/oi9J5toJVh — PolitiTweet.org

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A bill sponsored by Ohio US Senate candidate Matt Dolan wouldn't have permitted gun confiscations based on a social media posts. A bill he sponsored would have required a court to order gun confiscations, but not for people in the community at large. https://t.co/n46ggSuVM9 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KertscherNews: Another #OHSen fact-check before Tuesday's primaries: Social media posts cause gun confiscations? No. https://t.co/w84cb… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Poynter: It is not accurate that Elon Musk fired Twitter's board. He doesn't own Twitter yet, and the deal won't be final until shareho… — PolitiTweet.org

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The world hasn’t seen a major new coronavirus variant of concern for the past few months. Instead, there has been a seemingly endless stream of “subvariants” of the omicron variant. https://t.co/9hIy6pvLPh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mediawise: Digital media literacy works in the fight against #misinformation! In a new study in @Nature, @StanfordSML researchers found… — PolitiTweet.org