The Daily Populous

Saturday July 27th, 2019 morning edition

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A new law in South Dakota now requires all public schools across the state to feature the "In God We Trust" motto on display.

Students returning to school this fall will be greeted by the message, which supporters say is meant to "inspire patriotism.".

Gov. Kristi Noem signed the law in March, and it went into effect this month.

The law requires that the message is prominently displayed in all 149 South Dakota school districts on the first day of classes this year.

"Some have plaques, others have it painted on the wall, maybe in a mural setting," Associated School Boards of South Dakota executive director Wade Pogany said, describing how schools plan to implement the new law.

The display of the quote is required to be at least 12 inches by 12 inches in size.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is damning an exclusionary new South Dakota law that mandates displaying an “In God... Posted by Freedom From Religion Foundation on Thursday, July 25, 2019. »

Ex-Swedish PM fires back at Trump over A$AP Rocky

Authored by thehill.com

He wrote that if Trump "tries to obstruct justice in his own country he will be in deep trouble with the very principles of the US constitution.".

The rule of the law applies to everyone equally and is exercised by an independent judiciary.

If @realDonaldTrump tries to obstruct justice in his own country he will be in deep trouble with the very principles of the US constitution. »

Mitch McConnell Received Donations from Voting Machine Lobbyists Before Blocking Election Security Bills

Authored by newsweek.com

McConnell said he wouldn't allow a vote on the bills because they were "so partisan," but, as previously reported, earlier this year McConnell received a slew of donations from four of the top voting machine lobbyists in the country.

The plans would likely burden the two largest electronic voting machine vendors in the United States, Election Systems & Software and Dominion Voting Systems, with new regulations and financial burdens.

Many of those lobbyists have contributed to the McConnell campaign, reported Sludge last month, an investigative outlet that focuses on money in politics. »

Celebrities who can speak two or more languages

Authored by blog.esl-languages.com

Arnie fact no. 2: In the Spanish dubbed version of Terminator 2, the catchphrase “Hasta la vista, baby” was changed to “Sayonara baby”.

The captain of the Premier League’s most multilingual squad has helped with Arsenal’s “Double Club” language project, which encourages local schoolkids to learn languages.

As a result, he is not only fluent in German and Spanish but has also mastered Catalan, French and English. »