Friday Politics Roundup | CNN fails; George Santos arrested; Carlson gets Twitter show; Writers Guild Strike; Pennridge School Board is a problem; PA primary; RIP Ryan Padovani

<p>CNN doubles down on cashing in on Trump, holding a “town hall” that allowed the disgraced president and convicted sexual assaulter to spew lies and deceit before a cheering audience. </p> <p>Republican fraudster representative from New York was arrested and accused of 13 crimes ranging from money-laundering, to fraud, to lying about his finances on congressional disclosure forms. Santos, of course, pleaded not-guilty and has pledged to not resign. </p> <p>Elon Musk gives Tucker Carlson a platform a <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/business/media/tucker-carlson-twitter-show.html'>new show on Twitter</a>.</p> <p>When is BlueSky launching again? Anyone got an invite they can sent my way for the Beta?</p> <p>The Writers’ Guild Strike strike is going strong and the billion-dollar industry’s refusal to negotiate in good faith for a fair contract is going to hit your binge watching. </p> <p><a href='https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennridge-bathroom-policy-transgender-discrimination-20230511.html'>Pennridge School Board meeting goes off the rails again</a> and Board members shut down public comments and threaten community members with forceful removal. That paved the way for passing the far-right board’s discriminatory bathroom policy. The Board even went as far as <a href='https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/heated-pennridge-school-board-meeting-put-on-45-minute-pause-local-police-called/article_d8042df8-ef96-11ed-848e-7b210cbf5bdc.html'>calling the local police</a>, who were overheard saying “what are we doing here?”</p> <p>At the same Pennridge meeting, community members and teachers showed up in large numbers to demand the board negotiate in good faith with the teachers’ union. The teachers’ contract is set to expire at the end of June. </p> <p>Meanwhile<a href='https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/divided-central-bucks-community-accuses-school-board-majority-of-bullying-calls-for-resignation-of-member/article_386cf09e-eed9-11ed-82fb-6f7074aed8ad.html'> public comments became heated