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Let's be clear: There's only one political party led by those who call for violence
And as @davidcorn.bsky.social writes, it's a failure of the commentariat and the Democratic Party that Trump and the Republicans have been able to get away with it.
And as @davidcorn.bsky.social writes, it's a failure of the commentariat and the Democratic Party that Trump and the Republicans have been able to get away with it.
Name the one political party led by those who call for violence
Hint: It is not the Democrats.
www.motherjones.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Let's be clear: There's only one political party led by those who call for violence
And as @davidcorn.bsky.social writes, it's a failure of the commentariat and the Democratic Party that Trump and the Republicans have been able to get away with it.
And as @davidcorn.bsky.social writes, it's a failure of the commentariat and the Democratic Party that Trump and the Republicans have been able to get away with it.
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We take you inside Big Tech’s playbook for fighting laws that compensate news outlets for their content. Read our investigation with other media outlets into the actions of companies like Meta and Google that run public campaigns and make threats to stop serving news.
September 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We take you inside Big Tech’s playbook for fighting laws that compensate news outlets for their content. Read our investigation with other media outlets into the actions of companies like Meta and Google that run public campaigns and make threats to stop serving news.
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Dr. Anthony Douglas is the architect of a policy experiment to change the math of gun violence. Backed by a coalition of Illinois state lawmakers and advocates, Douglas is pushing the RIFL Act, which would require gunmakers to pay into what amounts to a compensation fund for gun violence.
A Chicago Trauma Doctor Has a Plan to Shift the Cost of Gun Violence
Dr. Anthony Douglas is determined to compel the gun industry to fund victim restitution in Illinois — with national implications.
www.thetrace.org
September 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Dr. Anthony Douglas is the architect of a policy experiment to change the math of gun violence. Backed by a coalition of Illinois state lawmakers and advocates, Douglas is pushing the RIFL Act, which would require gunmakers to pay into what amounts to a compensation fund for gun violence.
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From Amber Heard to Christine Blasey Ford, many survivors of sexual violence have been left feeling betrayed by a public that once encouraged them to share their stories. Alexis Okeowo reports.
What Happened to the Women of #MeToo?
Tina Johnson accused Roy Moore of sexual assault. Then the world moved on, and left her behind.
www.newyorker.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From Amber Heard to Christine Blasey Ford, many survivors of sexual violence have been left feeling betrayed by a public that once encouraged them to share their stories. Alexis Okeowo reports.
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In ten years, the estimated value of unpaid care across England and Wales has increased by 29%, reaching £162 billion annually.
Unpaid carers providing more hours of care than ever before
www.bigissue.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In ten years, the estimated value of unpaid care across England and Wales has increased by 29%, reaching £162 billion annually.
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⚡️ Zelensky arrives at G7 summit hours after Trump departs.
President Volodymyr Zelensky was greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Kananaskis, Alberta, where the summit is being held.
President Volodymyr Zelensky was greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Kananaskis, Alberta, where the summit is being held.
Zelensky arrives at G7 summit hours after Trump departs
Zelensky was expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the summit. However, it is not clear if the meeting will take place because Trump left the summit early due to escalating tensions in the M...
kyivindependent.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
⚡️ Zelensky arrives at G7 summit hours after Trump departs.
President Volodymyr Zelensky was greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Kananaskis, Alberta, where the summit is being held.
President Volodymyr Zelensky was greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Kananaskis, Alberta, where the summit is being held.
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Amid border crackdowns, more human remains are being discovered in New Mexico:
“Any state lawmaker or local leader should be aware that these policies come at a human cost.” — Aimée Santillán, Hope Border Institute
@sourcenm.com / @texastribune.org
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/deat...
“Any state lawmaker or local leader should be aware that these policies come at a human cost.” — Aimée Santillán, Hope Border Institute
@sourcenm.com / @texastribune.org
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/deat...
Deaths in the New Mexico desert surge after Texas’ border crackdown reaches El Paso
This article is co-published and co-reported with The Texas Tribune, an independent nonprofit newsroom. Editor’s note: This story includes images of skeletal human remains found by volunteers in the d...
www.newsfromthestates.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Amid border crackdowns, more human remains are being discovered in New Mexico:
“Any state lawmaker or local leader should be aware that these policies come at a human cost.” — Aimée Santillán, Hope Border Institute
@sourcenm.com / @texastribune.org
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/deat...
“Any state lawmaker or local leader should be aware that these policies come at a human cost.” — Aimée Santillán, Hope Border Institute
@sourcenm.com / @texastribune.org
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/deat...
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On a sunny April afternoon in Seattle, about 40 people, gathered at a beer-and-pizza joint to do something unusual: listen to a company’s earnings call. They were there to take on Elon Musk.
They cheered and booed under a disco ball. A local TV crew showed up. The vibe was giddy.
They cheered and booed under a disco ball. A local TV crew showed up. The vibe was giddy.
The Definitive Story of Tesla Takedown
In February, a Bluesky post caught the eye of Alex Winter. The result is a coalition of environmentalists, anti-Trump advocates, and federal workers that’s been hyping Tesla’s stock slide ever since.
www.wired.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
On a sunny April afternoon in Seattle, about 40 people, gathered at a beer-and-pizza joint to do something unusual: listen to a company’s earnings call. They were there to take on Elon Musk.
They cheered and booed under a disco ball. A local TV crew showed up. The vibe was giddy.
They cheered and booed under a disco ball. A local TV crew showed up. The vibe was giddy.
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Democracy Docket's case database contains over 1,000 voting rights, redistricting, elections and democracy-related lawsuits. Find summaries, case filings and the latest updates — all for free: www.democracydocket.com/cases/
Court Cases
Learn about the lawsuits that Democracy Docket is keeping an eye on.
www.democracydocket.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Democracy Docket's case database contains over 1,000 voting rights, redistricting, elections and democracy-related lawsuits. Find summaries, case filings and the latest updates — all for free: www.democracydocket.com/cases/
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Law enforcement officers unload tear gas on crowds in Los Angeles, in addition to large amounts of flash-bangs. NBC News’ David Noriega reports from the ground.
June 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Law enforcement officers unload tear gas on crowds in Los Angeles, in addition to large amounts of flash-bangs. NBC News’ David Noriega reports from the ground.
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In the 42 years since the start of the Reagan revolution, bought-off politicians have so altered our tax code that fully $51 trillion has moved from the homes and savings of working-class Americans into the money bins of the morbidly rich money hoarders.
https://trib.al/fOpI1NU
https://trib.al/fOpI1NU
The Billionaire Hoarders: How the Wealthy Became Our Biggest Threat
How a sick obsession is killing workers, democracy, and our planet.
trib.al
June 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In the 42 years since the start of the Reagan revolution, bought-off politicians have so altered our tax code that fully $51 trillion has moved from the homes and savings of working-class Americans into the money bins of the morbidly rich money hoarders.
https://trib.al/fOpI1NU
https://trib.al/fOpI1NU
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"Even if it went to the point of setting a car on fire, that's not a domestic insurrection. That's a protest that is engaged in some illegality. And we have civil means to punish it without the armed forces.”
The ‘Long-Term Danger’ of Trump Sending Troops to the LA Protests
President Trump’s deployment of more than 700 Marines to Los Angeles—following ICE raids and mass protests—has ignited a fierce national debate over state sovereignty and civil-military boundaries.
wrd.cm
June 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"Even if it went to the point of setting a car on fire, that's not a domestic insurrection. That's a protest that is engaged in some illegality. And we have civil means to punish it without the armed forces.”
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Protests of President Trump's immigration policies grew across the U.S. on Tuesday, with rallies held in New York City, Chicago and Seattle.
Protests grow across the U.S. as people push against Trump's mass deportation policies
Protests of President Trump's immigration policies grew across the U.S. on Tuesday, with rallies held in New York City, Chicago and Seattle.
n.pr
June 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Protests of President Trump's immigration policies grew across the U.S. on Tuesday, with rallies held in New York City, Chicago and Seattle.
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The protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies that started in Los Angeles have spread to at least two dozen cities, including San Francisco, Dallas, Austin and New York City. Follow live updates. https://trib.al/1pq2QEZ
June 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies that started in Los Angeles have spread to at least two dozen cities, including San Francisco, Dallas, Austin and New York City. Follow live updates. https://trib.al/1pq2QEZ
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A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data. www.wired.com/story/airlin...
Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data. www.wired.com/story/airlin...
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⚡️Ukraine shoots down nearly 500 drones, missiles in Russian record strike, Air Force says.
Ukraine had reportedly neutralized 479 Russian drones and missiles, with 292 shot down, and 187 jammed or lost via electronic warfare.
Ukraine had reportedly neutralized 479 Russian drones and missiles, with 292 shot down, and 187 jammed or lost via electronic warfare.
Ukraine shoots down nearly 500 drones, missiles in Russian record strike, Air Force says
Ukraine had reportedly neutralized 479 Russian drones and missiles, with 292 shot down, and 187 jammed or lost via electronic warfare.
kyivindependent.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
⚡️Ukraine shoots down nearly 500 drones, missiles in Russian record strike, Air Force says.
Ukraine had reportedly neutralized 479 Russian drones and missiles, with 292 shot down, and 187 jammed or lost via electronic warfare.
Ukraine had reportedly neutralized 479 Russian drones and missiles, with 292 shot down, and 187 jammed or lost via electronic warfare.
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Scores of NIH scientists go public to declare their dissent from Trump's deep program cuts and upheaval at their agency.
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research
Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission.
bit.ly
June 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Scores of NIH scientists go public to declare their dissent from Trump's deep program cuts and upheaval at their agency.
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NEW: California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will sue Trump for sending at least 300 National Guard troops to Los Angeles protests against ICE raids — the first such deployment without gubernatorial consent since 1965.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
California to Sue Trump Over Federalizing National Guard
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will sue Trump for sending at least 300 National Guard troops to Los Angeles protests against ICE raids — the first such deployment without gubernatorial consent since 1965.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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What sparked the chaos in Los Angeles this weekend? Community organizer Ron Gochez says ICE agents "kidnapping people" led to fierce resistance from local residents who are "sick and tired of these attacks that are dividing and separating our families."
June 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
What sparked the chaos in Los Angeles this weekend? Community organizer Ron Gochez says ICE agents "kidnapping people" led to fierce resistance from local residents who are "sick and tired of these attacks that are dividing and separating our families."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont criticized President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops in Los Angeles, arguing that Trump "wants all of the power" and is rapidly moving the US "into authoritarianism." cnn.it/43AJ7TJ
June 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont criticized President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops in Los Angeles, arguing that Trump "wants all of the power" and is rapidly moving the US "into authoritarianism." cnn.it/43AJ7TJ
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⚡️Update: Ukrainian drones hit Russian electronic warfare facility in Chuvashia Republic, media reports.
VNIIR-Progress is a Russian state institute that specializes in developing electronic warfare (EW) systems, including the Kometa antenna, used to jam satellite, radio, and radar signals.
VNIIR-Progress is a Russian state institute that specializes in developing electronic warfare (EW) systems, including the Kometa antenna, used to jam satellite, radio, and radar signals.
Ukrainian drones hit Russian electronic warfare facility in Chuvashia Republic, media reports
VNIIR-Progress is a Russian state institute that specializes in developing electronic warfare (EW) systems, including the Kometa antenna, used to jam satellite, radio, and radar signals.
kyivindependent.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
⚡️Update: Ukrainian drones hit Russian electronic warfare facility in Chuvashia Republic, media reports.
VNIIR-Progress is a Russian state institute that specializes in developing electronic warfare (EW) systems, including the Kometa antenna, used to jam satellite, radio, and radar signals.
VNIIR-Progress is a Russian state institute that specializes in developing electronic warfare (EW) systems, including the Kometa antenna, used to jam satellite, radio, and radar signals.
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A DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts.
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts
We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the…
www.propublica.org
June 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts.
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
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Palestinian photojournalist Abdel Rahim Khudr breaks down after discovering the loss of 48 family members in an Israeli air attack that hit his home in northern Gaza on the first day of Eid al-Adha.
June 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Palestinian photojournalist Abdel Rahim Khudr breaks down after discovering the loss of 48 family members in an Israeli air attack that hit his home in northern Gaza on the first day of Eid al-Adha.
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He eliminated a State Department office that dealt with Russian disinformation campaigns—and is married to a woman with family ties to the Kremlin.
It's another clear conflict of interest that's extremely typical within the Trump administration.
https://trib.al/TltgGAm
It's another clear conflict of interest that's extremely typical within the Trump administration.
https://trib.al/TltgGAm
Trump Official Behind Controversial Russia Move Has Ties to Kremlin
Darren Beattie dismantled a key agency fighting Russian propaganda. There’s a reason why.
trib.al
June 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
He eliminated a State Department office that dealt with Russian disinformation campaigns—and is married to a woman with family ties to the Kremlin.
It's another clear conflict of interest that's extremely typical within the Trump administration.
https://trib.al/TltgGAm
It's another clear conflict of interest that's extremely typical within the Trump administration.
https://trib.al/TltgGAm
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Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians marched in silence outside the Israeli Defense Ministry, holding portraits of Palestinian children killed in Israel’s war on Gaza.
June 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians marched in silence outside the Israeli Defense Ministry, holding portraits of Palestinian children killed in Israel’s war on Gaza.