This week on FiredUp

This week on Fired Up:

·         Tennessee House Expels Two Black Reps over gun violence protest, spares white Rep.

·         Disney claps back on DeSantis’ property management takeover with boss move.

·         Donald Trump indictment fallout begins with Trump not guilty plea and expected denials

·         Happy 100th birthday to my Dad!

This week on FiredUp:

·        NC Repubs repeal Jim Crow gun law – Dems are pissed

·        Idaho becomes fifth state to enact Firing Squad as death penalty

·        MS TV meteorologist and anchor axed for quoting Snoop Dog

·        US House GOP floats bill to impose House and Senate term limits

·        House Comm. Chairs push for law to protect Trump and future former Pres. From state prosecution

This week on FiredUp

·         Texas announces plans to replace Houston school admin with white appointed board.

·         KY Legislator excoriates house over proposed anti LGBTQ and Gender bill in sound clip.

·         Could Florida’s HB 999 bill end Black Fraternities and Sororities on state campuses?

·         Thon Hartmann show article shows Republican lack of caring for serious conditions in the US.

Thom Hartmann Article:

The GOP Claims to be the Party of Life - In Fact, They’re the Party of Death (hartmannreport.com)

This week on FiredUp:

·         Arkansas Gov signs law removing some child labor protections.

·         Social Security fund could be raided for other bills.

·         Biden Administration releases FY24 Budget

·         House Freedom Caucus releases Budget demands to be met for debt limit vote.

House Freedom Caucus budget plan:
Freedom Caucus draws battle lines on debt ceiling (msn.com)

Biden Administration FY24 Budget proposal:
budget_fy2024.pdf (whitehouse.gov)

This week on FiredUp

·         Welcome to Women’s History Month!

·         Bipartisan committee looks at novel approach to keep Social Security solvent.

·         FL Republicans consider bill to ban Democratic party in FL.

·         DeSantis attacks college level DEI courses and more.

·         South Carolina bill would impose death penalty for women getting an abortion.

This week on FiredUp:

· We conclude our review of Black History Part 2.

· We look at a few of the 44 Most Influential African Americans in history, names you know and ones you don’t.

· Margery Taylor Green has once again called for the division of the US into “Red” and “Blue” States. What happens if they do?

· McCarthy and Jefferies are building a review committee to address removing members from committees.

· McCarthy is giving 44,000 hours of Jan 6 video to Tucker Carlson. Scary!

This week on FiredUp

Celebrating Black History Month, we present Part 1 of our look at African American History in the US:

· In the wake of Gov DeSantis’ attacks on AP African Studies and paranoid rants over CRT we present an overview of US African American History.

· We present important contributions by Black Inventors to American society over the years.

Link to the 120 inventions by Black Americans

https://dailyhive.com/seattle/inventions-by-black-people

This week on FiredUp

· Recapping the State of the Union Address specifically the Republican response.

· What were those “1870” buttons some Congresspeople were wearing? We’ve got the answer.

· Republicans hold a hearing on Twitter that doesn’t go well for them.

· The Donald has a lot of legal hurdles. How many lawsuits against him?

· Mississippi passes law to create a white court in an 80% black jurisdiction.

· A laptop from the Trump administration found with classified documents on it.