The thug is Vladimir Putin. We must unite as a nation to pray for President Zelensky and the brave people of Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and their freedom. Anything less is counter to everything we stand for in America,' Edwards wrote on Twitter.

When a student asks her where the flag is, saying it's 'kinda weird that we stand and then we say it (the Pledge of Allegiance) to nothing,' the teacher shrugged it off and told them: 'I'm working on it, I got you.'

Miami attorney Aaron Parnas, whose father Lev Parnas was connected to ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani's efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate President Joe Biden before the 2020 election, also slammed the congressman.

Pitzen also showed the large pride flag she got at Target and planned to hang on the wall - the same one she later told one of her students they could say the Pledge to in place of the American Flag.   

They ultimately failed to destroy me and failed in their attempt to deprive me of my bar license. I'm glad to have this behind me and remain in good standing in the State of Colorado,' she tweeted in a message to 'every news outlet that has reached out, will reach out, or pretended to reach out to me or my lawyers.'

"The more we got to know Coach Taylor, it became crystal clear that she is the right coach to lead our program into this new era of Aggie basketball," said Ross Bjork, the athletic director at Texas A&M.

"Her passion, energy, knowledge of the game, recruiting acumen, experience in the SEC and leadership in modern day college athletics are all the characteristics that make Coach Taylor the perfect fit for Texas A&M and our basketball program."

'Remember, that Zelensky is a thug,' the 26-year-old freshman Republican Congressman said in the short clip shared by He appeared to be discussing the US sending military aid to Ukraine before lashing out at leaders in Kyiv -- who refused to flee the country despite reports that many are on a Russian 'kill list' including Zelensky and his family.

The Don't Say Gay bill, officially known as HB 1557 or the Parental Rights in Education bill, hasn't yet been signed into law, though Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to approve it. The bill piggybacks anti-trans legislation in Texas that's received a wave of national opposition, as it would criminalize parents for helping transgender children access gender-affirming health care. 

The program excludes many because the application process is expensive and the assessments are not culturally safe or appropriate, First Peoples Disability Network Australia chief executive Damian Griffis said.

The employees published an open letter on its website and via Twitter, along with a petition and a series of demands, including that The Walt Disney Co. stop all donations to politicians who backed the controversial measure. The group is also demanding the company implement a "LGBTQIA+ brand" and allocate spending to protect and expand representation of marginalized groups.

Ellis, alongside former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell, were the faces of Trump's effort to overturn President Joe Biden's 2020 win by claiming there was widespread voter fraud. 

The walkouts are being organized by Disney Do Better, a group that includes employees across The Walt Disney Co., along with Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney Television Animation and others. The brief protests began this week and are scheduled to take place daily, culminating in a full all-day action on Tuesday, March 22, according to the group's walkout schedule. 

These actions are the latest example of rank-and-file employees publicly demonstrating opposition to the political stance of their company. Last year, Netflix employees staged walkouts over Dave Chappelle's comedy special due to content critics said was transphobic, and workers at Apple pushed back against the tech giant over privacy concerns, working conditions and what they characterized as a toxic culture. Last October, a group of Google and Amazon workers demanded the companies pull out of a contract called Project Nimbus, which sells surveillance technology to the Israeli military. 

A group of LGBTQ Disney employees and their supporters are staging walkouts this week and next in response to CEO Bob Chapek's initial refusal to denounce Florida's so-called Don't Say Gay legislation, which bans discussions of sexuality and gender identity in schools. Organizers say the company's recent actions and statements don't adequately address the threat to the safety of LGBTQ individuals. 

'The parties agree that Respondent, through her conduct, undermined the American public's confidence in the presidential election, violating her duty of candor to the public,' the judge's opinion continued, adding that Ellis 'had a selfish motive' and 'engaged in a pattern of misconduct.' 

In a rare break from Trump, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said during a Wednesday press conference that there was no place for Putin apologists in his party and said, 'I do not think anything savvy or genius about Putin. I think Putin is evil, I think he's a dictator, I think he's murdering people right now.'