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LymphocyteLover

(9,903 posts) Wed Feb 1, 2023, 06:05 PM Feb 2023

MTG claims school in Illinois received $5.1 BILLION in funding for "equity and diversity" [View all]

Congressional hearing today--

Greene: Can you tell me how much COVID cash went to CRT?

Govt official: CRT?

Greene: It’s a racist curriculum used to teach children that somehow their white skin not equal to black skin and other things...

Govt official: federal funds are supposed to be used for curriculum

Greene: oh Mr Dodaro, you should know that an elementary school in Illinois received $5.1 BILLION in funding for "equity and diversity"

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Not only is she horribly evil, she is horribly dumb

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MTG claims school in Illinois received $5.1 BILLION in funding for "equity and diversity" [View all] LymphocyteLover Feb 2023 OP

Here is an article from March 2021. This is at least where her $5.1B comes from Beaverhausen Feb 2023 #1

Sure, that makes sense. But one elementary school for DEI training? FFS LymphocyteLover Feb 2023 #17

oh here we go... Beaverhausen Feb 2023 #2

RW source of rumor. sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #5

I wouldn't put much stock in that. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2023 #6

Anymore than we would trust Madge for truthfulness. sheshe2 Feb 2023 #11

Very true. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2023 #15

they basically excerpted a FoxNews article with some snarky comments LymphocyteLover Feb 2023 #18

No doubt MTG used this conservative newspaper. whow. riversedge Feb 2023 #10

Here's the Illinois plan. It all seems very normal and reasonable. LymphocyteLover Feb 2023 #19

Evil and dumb. I would also add racist Lifeafter70 Feb 2023 #3

How can a country survive with idiots in charge? sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #4

All i can say is, our skin needs to thicken for two years (because it's gonna get LOTS worse) bluestarone Feb 2023 #7

Better fasten your seat belt, gonna be a bumpy 2 years. KS Toronado Feb 2023 #8

two years of this crap. whow. riversedge Feb 2023 #9

There is a tool that allows anyone to see how Illinois is spending the stimulus. sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #12

As some one posted on twitter tinymontgomery Feb 2023 #13

Too bad they don't express the same degree of outrage Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #14

Wow... NowISeetheLight Feb 2023 #16