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Writing a Bill

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Close up on a notary public hand signing a document
Civics Lesson GRADE LEVEL: High School How Do I Write a Bill? When a change in the law is desired, whether at the community, state, or national level, people need to understand the processes of making that desired change, a bill, into a law. Submitting a bill for consideration by the legislature involves writing, revising and sharing bills with a focus on passing them in a Senate hearing. About the Lesson Plan In this lesson, students will brainstorm to identify changes they…
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At the Extremes: The 2020 Election and American Extremism | Part 4

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October 15, 2020 In the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism (COE) in conjunction with ADL’s Center for Technology and Society is releasing a series of news briefs on topics of concern regarding the role extremists and extremism more broadly are playing in our current political environment.   Here's Part 4: Extremism Resources: What You Need to Know to Navigate the Last Three Weeks of the 2020 Election…
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The Supreme Court and the Right to Marry

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John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney during a Marriage Equality Rally stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
Civics Lesson GRADE LEVEL: High School What Were the Multiple Perspectives of the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court Based on During the Repeal of DOMA? According to the Supreme Court Decision, Who Has the Right to Marry? What Assurances Do We Have that the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are Able to Be Non-partisan and Avoid Bias When Deciding a Case?   The Judicial branch of the U.S. government is headed by the Supreme Court. This court analyzes and judges cases…
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After Long Fight, ADL is Relieved at Facebook Announcement That It Will Remove Holocaust Denial Content

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New York, NY, October 12, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is relieved by Facebook’s announcement that it was updating its hate speech policy to prohibit any content “that denies or distorts the Holocaust.” This comes after nearly a decade of ADL advocating for such changes and just weeks before the 2020 presidential election, where users have been using the platform to perpetuate hate and conspiracy theories at alarming rates. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO,…
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Jewish lawmakers face ‘alarming’ antisemitic tweets; Facebook will ban groups that support QAnon; Feds thwart militia plot to kidnap Michigan governor

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October 11, 2020 THE WEEK’S BIG 3 Jewish members of Congress are facing antisemitic attacks on Twitter in the lead-up to the November election, according to a new report from ADL. Facebook said it is escalating the campaign against QAnon, pledging to remove any Facebook pages, groups and Instagram accounts aligned with the conspiracy group. The FBI says it thwarted what it described as a plot to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Read on…
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Thirteen Men Arrested for Plotting to Kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

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October 08, 2020 Update: October 13, 2020: Militia members charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor during a June meeting in Ohio, according to an FBI agent's testimony.  “They discussed possible targets, taking a sitting governor, specifically issues with the governor of Michigan and Virginia based on the lockdown orders,” the agent told a Michigan courtroom.   On October…
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At the Extremes: The 2020 Election and American Extremism | Part 3

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October 08, 2020 At the Extremes: The 2020 Election and American Extremism In the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism in conjunction with ADL’s Center for Technology and Society are releasing a series of news briefs on topics of concern regarding the role extremism plays in our current political environment. Here's Part 3: Conspiracy Theories and Anti-Asian Hostility on Twitter Who/What: After President…
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What is the Electoral College and Why Is it Controversial?

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Electoral College Map Numbers by State in the U.S.
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current EventsThe Electoral College is an election topic that inspires confusion, controversy and conflict. Many people know that the Electoral College is part of the Presidential election process but may be unsure about its importance and how it works. In the early days of our country’s formation, deciding on the process for electing a U.S. President was a controversial topic. Some suggested that Congress should choose the President. Others…
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ADL Issues Guide for States and Municipalities on Countering Potential Election-Motivated Violent Extremism in 2020

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New York, NY, October 8, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is distributing guidance for state governments and local municipalities with a series of best practices for countering the possibility of election-motivated violence on or after the general election on November 3.  The goal is to ensure that voters can feel safe and secure going to the polls and afterwards. “With so much at stake in this election, we cannot allow extremist groups to sow division and chaos during…
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Facebook “Patriot” Pages Aren’t Extremist, But Are Rife with Violent Rhetoric Urging Civil War

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October 07, 2020 “Like it or not it’s about to become a ‘significant time in American history’: Patriots vs. traitors…Start preparing now: food, ammo, fuel…ballots and/or bullets. God knows my heart, and my aim is true.” Such a message would not be a surprising discovery on extremist platforms like Telegram or Gab, but we are increasingly seeing this violent and apocalyptic rhetoric on Facebook “Patriot” pages, populated largely by…
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ADL Statement on Facebook’s Decision to Finally Ban QAnon Content From Platform

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New York, October 6, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt issued the following statement regarding Facebook’s decision to ban QAnon content from its platform: Facebook’s decision to ban QAnon from all its platforms is a much needed, if belated, step to purge dangerous conspiracy theories from the platform. QAnon is an extremist movement that fuels antisemitism and promotes misinformation and hate in an…
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Leila Khaled Promotes Violent Resistance on October ILPS webinar

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October 06, 2020 Leila Khaled, longtime active leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and who has engaged in PFLP terrorist operations, keynoted an October 3, 2020 public webinar during which she expressed explicit support for violence and deep animus toward Zionists. The webinar was convened by the far-left “anti-imperialist” group International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS).  In her session, Khaled claimed that Jews,…
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New Report Finds “Deluge” of Antisemitic Tweets Directed at Jewish Members of Congress as 2020 Campaign Heats Up

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One-month snapshot reveals Rep. Nadler and Sen. Schumer disproportionally targeted by antisemitic tweets New York, October 6, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released a new study finding a high volume of antisemitic tropes and misinformation on Twitter directed at incumbent Jewish members of Congress who are running for re-election. For the study, ADL’s Center for Technology and Society collected and analyzed all tweets across a single month that were…
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Studying the Holocaust

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Jews Forcibly Pulled Out of Dugouts, 1943
Echoes & Reflections is dedicated to reshaping the way that teachers and students understand, process and navigate the world through the events of the Holocaust. They partner with educators to help them introduce students to the complex themes of the Holocaust and to understand its lasting effect on the world. GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening This unit introduces students to the Holocaust by providing a…
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At the Extremes: The 2020 Election and American Extremism | Part 2

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October 02, 2020 In the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism in conjunction with ADL’s Center for Technology and Society is releasing a series of news briefs on topics of concern regarding the role extremists and extremism more broadly are playing in our current political environment. Here's Part 2: Range of Right-Wing Groups, Individuals, Cast Kenosha Shooter as a “Hero” Who/What: Right wing…
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Tehran Launches its Third Holocaust Denial Cartoon Contest

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October 02, 2020 By David Andrew Weinberg   On September 12th, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized the Iranian government for promoting an antisemitic libel about 9/11 as well as for announcing it will host another Holocaust cartoon contest.  Sadly, it appears that repulsive antisemitic cartoon competition is officially now underway.   At the time of Secretary Pompeo’s tweet, little information was available about this worrisome new…
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ADL and American University Launch New Podcast Devoted to Understanding Extremism

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New York, NY, October 1, 2020 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and American University today unveiled “extremely,” a new podcast that will change the way you think about modern hate and extremism – and what it might take to stop it in its tracks. Featuring candid, wide-ranging conversations with preeminent extremism experts, this new podcast shines a spotlight on the daily work of identifying and combatting dangerous trends, online and on the ground, while…
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Asked to Denounce White Supremacists, President Trump Tells Far-Right Extremist Group to "Stand By"

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September 30, 2020 President Trump name-checked the Proud Boys during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, telling them to “stand by,” and members of the right-wing extremist group could barely contain their excitement. Debate moderator Chris Wallace asked Trump, “Are you willing tonight to condemn white supremacists and militia groups and to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence?” “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,”…
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ADL Deeply Concerned at Nomination of Chad Wolf for Homeland Security Secretary

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New York, NY, September 29, 2020 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today expressed deep concern about the nomination of Chad Wolf to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security. In advance of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs vote on his nomination, scheduled for Sept. 30, Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement: As an organization founded to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and committed to…
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At the Extremes: The 2020 Election and American Extremism | Part 1

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September 24, 2020 In the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism in conjunction with ADL’s Center for Technology and Society is releasing a series of news briefs on topics of concern regarding the role extremists and extremism more broadly are playing in our current political environment. Here's Part 1: From the Right, Accusations of a Planned Democratic Coup Emerge Who/What: Some Trump supporters are accusing…
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