I'm Ashley C. Ford, and I host Into the Mix, a Ben & Jerry's podcast about joy and justice produced with Vox Creative.

For the past few years, I've seen a lot of hand-wringing about Governor Ron DeSantis' agenda to end what he calls woke indoctrination.

But we wanted to know, what does that mean?

And how does this agenda actually affect the people living and working there?

Especially those who have benefited from the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that DeSantis' policies would uproot.

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Hey everyone, Ellie here bringing you my weekly note to the cafe community, my cafe brief. Now,

you also have to check out my brand new podcast up against the mob.

The trailer is up now on Apple and Spotify and anywhere you get your podcast.

And the first episode drops on September 8th. You are not going to want to miss this.

Real life stories from my time as a mob prosecutor. Make sure to check it out.

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The concept of rule of law, like justice or fairness or right, is inherently malleable.

Much is in the eye of the beholder.

Rule of law has a bit more grounding than some of its lofty conceptual cousins. It suggests, at a minimum, following the law as written. But of course,

any sentient critical thinker can argue around or even within the strictures of rule of law

to arrive at virtually any preferred outcome. This is what lawyers do,

after all, and if the law was always clear cut, our courts would be out of business. But there

has to be a line somewhere. Rule of law can't become a euphemism for whatever I want to happen,

or whatever outcome feels best. With its recent extension of the

nationwide eviction moratorium, the Biden administration is walking that fine line and has undermined

rule of law in favor of political expediency. Now, here's how we got here. In March of 2020,

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