[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Pope Leo XIV breaks bread with society’s margins A reminder that faith is lived through presence, not proclamations Part one: Anders Croy Communications Director for Florida Watch and the DeSantis Watch accountability project. Alligator Alcatraz continues to be a big story down here. We also released some polling on it that shows it unfavorable to Floridians who are very concerned with the cost to taxpayers. The lawsuits working their way through the courts could shut it down though, which is why a lot of folks are speculating the Governor announced a new facility this week. We’ve also got the redistricting nonsense hitting down here. Speculation is the Speaker announced his select committee to get ahead of the Governor potentially calling for a special session Part Two: PragerU Wants to Capitalize on PBS Defunding The right-wing educational resource is available for classrooms in ten states and wants to go ‘toe-to-toe’ with PBS Kids. Will teachers go for what the company has described as indoctrination? Naomi Bethune is the John Lewis Writing Fellow at The American Prospect Naomi graduated summa cum laude and with departmental honors from UMass Boston with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Public Policy and a minor in Sociology Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Pope Leo, homeless, breaking bread, Anders Croy, Florida Watch, DeSantis Accountability Project, Alligator Alcatraz, DeSantis, redistricting, PragerU, The American Prospect, Naomi Bethune, PBS Kids, indoctrination
