Far Right MAGA Cultist Linda Vermooten is the wrong choice for the State Board of Education. Vermooten is backed by dangerous radicals whose priorities include book banning and forcing religious ideologies on students. With experience teaching in both public or private schools, we need Maggie Douglas, an education and mental health professional, to stand up…
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Nebraska Meadowlark Calls Out Linda Vermooten’s Push for Christian Nationalist Agenda in Education
OUTSIDE OF LINCOLN, NE – Nebraska Meadowlark has raised concerns over a year of messaging from Linda Vermooten, candidate for the Nebraska State Board of Education, that promotes book banning, discrimination, and criminalizing teachers and librarians. Linda Vermooten’s agenda signals a shift away from providing equitable opportunities and she intends to implement divisive and politically…
Linda Vermooten for Nebraska State Board of Education, Part 3 or the tl;dr
We had a reader request that we lay out our Linda Vermooten posts as a timeline. Ask and ye shall receive. We’re going to condense this significantly, so here you go! Linda Vermooten: The Origin Story Linda was born and raised by an extremely Christian family in South Africa during Apartheid. She has only attended…
Linda Vermooten for Nebraska State Board of Education, Part 2
Trigger warning: we reference sexual assault multiple times in the latter half of this post, both directly from Linda’s own words (audio provided) and the testimony against Donald Trump by one of his adolescent victims. Please prioritize your well-being if reading about this may be detrimental to your mental health. As we stated at the…
Linda Vermooten for Nebraska State Board of Education, Part 1
In the Nebraska State Board of Education race this election, there is a concerted effort by the right to “flip” seats, which would swing the board from a fairly balanced membership to a hard right shift, to candidates backed by Moms for Liberty and Protect Nebraska Children. Those candidates are: District 1: Liz Davids District…