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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone else notice that APE's newsletter highlights and lauds the Congressional testimony of the director of an organization that is for channeling public money to private schools and against "radical" CRT and "gender ideology" in public schools?

As a reminder APE is the group that Miranda founded and led.

It only takes a couple of clicks to see the connection between APE and this right wing group -

https://www.arlingtonparentsforeducation.org/enews/april-20-2023/#Hearing

https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Gentles-testimony_-The-Consequences-of-School-Closures_-Intended-and-Unintended.pdf

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Well. APE really walked right into this one. Thanks for highlighting this, PP.

Tell us again that you're not a MAGA right wing org, APE! [/quote]

Are you serious? I can't stand the IWF, but why wouldn't APE highlight a congressional hearing with bipartisan "consensus that from all the witnesses and Members of Congress that school closures had led to learning loss and negative mental health effects that are still present today, and the fundamental importance of keeping schools open." That's the point of this whole thing, not to promote some rightwinger.

They don't control who congress invites as witnesses and they don't even mention her name despite sharing her comments about APE's work. But they do name and draw attention to quotes from two other witnesses. Seems like a fair summary of what happened in a congressional hearing where APE was mentioned.

Link to it so others can determine for themselves https://www.arlingtonparentsforeducation.org/enews/april-20-2023/#Hearing

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APE CHOSE to highlight ONE witness from that hearing - the MAJA RWNJ. Very telling. [/quote]

You seem to lack critical reading skills.  They highlight two witnesses by name and their quotes.  The mention this person and 4th witness and do not name them. [/quote]

they give top billing to the MAGA one and note favorably that he quotes APE's twitter. Seems like a close connection to me. YMMV. [/quote]

It's also telling that APE writes favorably about a hearing held by the REPUBLICAN majority of the house of reps. Pretty clear who they align with. [/quote]

They will have Miranda's ear. Look at her donors. [/quote]

Do you mean Miranda's donors are APE or Republican (is there a difference?)[/quote]

Not exclusively, but yes. The link to her donors was posted earlier. 
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I just checked out her donors for the most recent filing period (earlier filing periods would cover last campaign). 21 donors gave $100 a more and you can see their names. Another 47 donated $100 or less so you can't see them. Makes sense that some APE folks would give to her, but why do you assume those 47 are Republicans. DO you have evidence of that?

Based on her website, Miranda has ACDC support locked up. [/quote]

I'm not talking about the 47. 
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