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This Pennsylvania county stopped charging people 'lodging fees' for the time they spent in jail. Then commissioners voted to forgive over $65 million in these fees.
“What a light of hope this has been,” said one woman whose son owed $17,000.
“What a light of hope this has been,” said one woman whose son owed $17,000.
This Pennsylvania County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt
After Dauphin County ended the practice of charging people while they’re detained in jail, Commissioner Justin Douglas pushed it to forgive more than $65 million in lodging fees.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This Pennsylvania county stopped charging people 'lodging fees' for the time they spent in jail. Then commissioners voted to forgive over $65 million in these fees.
“What a light of hope this has been,” said one woman whose son owed $17,000.
“What a light of hope this has been,” said one woman whose son owed $17,000.
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might be one of the funniest videos i’ve ever seen
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
might be one of the funniest videos i’ve ever seen
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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I guess I'm not the only one at this march who thinks the Article I branch needs to stand up.
October 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I guess I'm not the only one at this march who thinks the Article I branch needs to stand up.
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That's right
October 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
That's right
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When the Birmingham, Alabama, march is packed, you know something is up in America!
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
When the Birmingham, Alabama, march is packed, you know something is up in America!
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Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.
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No Kings rallygoers in Nashville are lining streets and chanting: the crowd is a mix of ages and genders.
October 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
No Kings rallygoers in Nashville are lining streets and chanting: the crowd is a mix of ages and genders.
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It’s amazing that Antifa was able to hire this many protesters. Their back-office payroll processing and HR pipeline is just first-class; just imagine the tax paperwork to hire up across all 50 states, not to mention all the rounds of Zoom interviews for prospective protesters….
October 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It’s amazing that Antifa was able to hire this many protesters. Their back-office payroll processing and HR pipeline is just first-class; just imagine the tax paperwork to hire up across all 50 states, not to mention all the rounds of Zoom interviews for prospective protesters….
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Hasan: Donald Trump, the man who uses Palestinian as a pejorative, as a slur, has no plan for Palestinian freedom, no plan for Palestinian statehood…
October 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hasan: Donald Trump, the man who uses Palestinian as a pejorative, as a slur, has no plan for Palestinian freedom, no plan for Palestinian statehood…
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Here at our local No Kings.
I’d say turnout is perhaps 4X that of June.
Sorry to inform Mike Johnson, I haven’t run into anyone paid to be here, or “antifa,” or anti-American. Many veterans. Lots of attendees thanking the pair of Fairfax Country policeman strolling around keeping an eye on things.
I’d say turnout is perhaps 4X that of June.
Sorry to inform Mike Johnson, I haven’t run into anyone paid to be here, or “antifa,” or anti-American. Many veterans. Lots of attendees thanking the pair of Fairfax Country policeman strolling around keeping an eye on things.
October 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Here at our local No Kings.
I’d say turnout is perhaps 4X that of June.
Sorry to inform Mike Johnson, I haven’t run into anyone paid to be here, or “antifa,” or anti-American. Many veterans. Lots of attendees thanking the pair of Fairfax Country policeman strolling around keeping an eye on things.
I’d say turnout is perhaps 4X that of June.
Sorry to inform Mike Johnson, I haven’t run into anyone paid to be here, or “antifa,” or anti-American. Many veterans. Lots of attendees thanking the pair of Fairfax Country policeman strolling around keeping an eye on things.
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Protesters creating flyers across from the Capitol building;
October 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Protesters creating flyers across from the Capitol building;
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Happening now: Here’s a view of the “No Kings” protest in Washington, DC
October 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Happening now: Here’s a view of the “No Kings” protest in Washington, DC
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Invasive species
October 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Invasive species
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No Kings Day Oct. 18 — Anti-Trump 'No Kings' protesters assemble in Times Square, chanting, “Trump must go now!”
October 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
No Kings Day Oct. 18 — Anti-Trump 'No Kings' protesters assemble in Times Square, chanting, “Trump must go now!”
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New York is not for sale.
October 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New York is not for sale.
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If people really find this to be such an easy conclusion, then Congressional authority should be easy to get.
So why don’t they insist on a vote?
They know this isn’t “progressive” resistance. They want to marginalize it as such because on top of this war being ILLEGAL, it’s also deeply unpopular.
So why don’t they insist on a vote?
They know this isn’t “progressive” resistance. They want to marginalize it as such because on top of this war being ILLEGAL, it’s also deeply unpopular.
CNN’s Van Jones urges “progressives” to “get on board” with bombing Iran:
“I think progressives underestimate how dangerous Iran is. Iran is not a normal country,” he said on air.
Jones did not share whether he considers Israel—an apartheid state currently committing genocide—a “normal country.”
“I think progressives underestimate how dangerous Iran is. Iran is not a normal country,” he said on air.
Jones did not share whether he considers Israel—an apartheid state currently committing genocide—a “normal country.”
June 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If people really find this to be such an easy conclusion, then Congressional authority should be easy to get.
So why don’t they insist on a vote?
They know this isn’t “progressive” resistance. They want to marginalize it as such because on top of this war being ILLEGAL, it’s also deeply unpopular.
So why don’t they insist on a vote?
They know this isn’t “progressive” resistance. They want to marginalize it as such because on top of this war being ILLEGAL, it’s also deeply unpopular.
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92% were in Biden counties, most in the blue-heavy cities of swing states.
43 of the 66—two-thirds—were Philly and Atlanta: blue cities in swing states that swung.
And we barely talk about it, if ever.
Short Attention Span Theater is great for stand-up, terrible for politics.
43 of the 66—two-thirds—were Philly and Atlanta: blue cities in swing states that swung.
And we barely talk about it, if ever.
Short Attention Span Theater is great for stand-up, terrible for politics.
This breakdown by total vote of the counties receiving bomb threats during the 2024 election is troubling. The threats likely resulted in some degree of voter suppression in key counties in swing states-PA, MI, WI, GA, AZ.
We should all be deeply concerned about a repeat of this in 2026, 2028.
We should all be deeply concerned about a repeat of this in 2026, 2028.
June 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
92% were in Biden counties, most in the blue-heavy cities of swing states.
43 of the 66—two-thirds—were Philly and Atlanta: blue cities in swing states that swung.
And we barely talk about it, if ever.
Short Attention Span Theater is great for stand-up, terrible for politics.
43 of the 66—two-thirds—were Philly and Atlanta: blue cities in swing states that swung.
And we barely talk about it, if ever.
Short Attention Span Theater is great for stand-up, terrible for politics.
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Israel has attacked over 25 hospitals in Gaza since Oct 7, 2023.
Facilities like Al-Ahli, Indonesian, Al-Amal, Al-Awda, Kamal Adwan, Al-Quds, Al-Aqsa, Nasser & more have been bombed, raided, or destroyed.
The destruction of Gaza’s health system is systemic and strategic.
Facilities like Al-Ahli, Indonesian, Al-Amal, Al-Awda, Kamal Adwan, Al-Quds, Al-Aqsa, Nasser & more have been bombed, raided, or destroyed.
The destruction of Gaza’s health system is systemic and strategic.
June 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Israel has attacked over 25 hospitals in Gaza since Oct 7, 2023.
Facilities like Al-Ahli, Indonesian, Al-Amal, Al-Awda, Kamal Adwan, Al-Quds, Al-Aqsa, Nasser & more have been bombed, raided, or destroyed.
The destruction of Gaza’s health system is systemic and strategic.
Facilities like Al-Ahli, Indonesian, Al-Amal, Al-Awda, Kamal Adwan, Al-Quds, Al-Aqsa, Nasser & more have been bombed, raided, or destroyed.
The destruction of Gaza’s health system is systemic and strategic.
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The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.
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"Was it really this dumb in 2003" guys they renamed french fries
June 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Was it really this dumb in 2003" guys they renamed french fries