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Please tell me a First Amendment lawyer is willing to step up here and defend this woman.
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Please tell me a First Amendment lawyer is willing to step up here and defend this woman.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
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ABC and NBC both reporting some strong evidence of motive in the UHC shooting.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:21 PM
ABC and NBC both reporting some strong evidence of motive in the UHC shooting.
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Why did Israel bomb the 150-year-old Palymra Hotel next to the ruins of Baalbek? Why did it destroy a centuries-old Ottoman-era building nearby?
These historic sites are central to Lebanese tourism. These are attacks on people's livelihoods, and on heritage itself. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
These historic sites are central to Lebanese tourism. These are attacks on people's livelihoods, and on heritage itself. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Inside Israel's destruction of Baalbek's iconic Palymra Hotel
Weeks after Israel's strike, Baalbek's historic Palmyra Hotel, which had withstood Lebanon's 15-year civil war and countless crises, now lies in ruins
www.newarab.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Why did Israel bomb the 150-year-old Palymra Hotel next to the ruins of Baalbek? Why did it destroy a centuries-old Ottoman-era building nearby?
These historic sites are central to Lebanese tourism. These are attacks on people's livelihoods, and on heritage itself. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
These historic sites are central to Lebanese tourism. These are attacks on people's livelihoods, and on heritage itself. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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1/ Since our story with PBS NewsHour came out last month, comments flooded into Polk County Sheriff’s social feed demanding consequences for Det. Melissa Turnage, who sought criminal charges against Taylor Cadle for lying. We recently learned she was disciplined after we started asking questions.
Police didn’t believe a 12-year-old who said she'd been raped. Then she hit record.
“If I didn’t find the evidence for them, I wasn’t too sure they would find it.”
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:47 PM
1/ Since our story with PBS NewsHour came out last month, comments flooded into Polk County Sheriff’s social feed demanding consequences for Det. Melissa Turnage, who sought criminal charges against Taylor Cadle for lying. We recently learned she was disciplined after we started asking questions.
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So, to everyone who thought the Bessent pick meant that Trump would be reasonable on economic policy: I hope you enjoyed your vacation from reality 1/ www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/b...
Trump Plans Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico That Could Cripple Trade
The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and China halted the flow of drugs and migrants.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:33 PM
So, to everyone who thought the Bessent pick meant that Trump would be reasonable on economic policy: I hope you enjoyed your vacation from reality 1/ www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/b...
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By the way, I'm not sure that the market was right to bid up the dollar on this news, given how much this will hurt US competitiveness. Anyway, welcome to the new era of policy by petulance 7/
November 26, 2024 at 12:53 PM
By the way, I'm not sure that the market was right to bid up the dollar on this news, given how much this will hurt US competitiveness. Anyway, welcome to the new era of policy by petulance 7/
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This is the ultimate outcome of almost all social media. You make stuff, grow a following, the network gets paid. It’s not just Elon, it’s Reddit, Instagram, and really most of the internet users now consume.
Elon admits that any post on X with a link is throttled
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
November 25, 2024 at 10:45 AM
This is the ultimate outcome of almost all social media. You make stuff, grow a following, the network gets paid. It’s not just Elon, it’s Reddit, Instagram, and really most of the internet users now consume.
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Quite a thread, reinforced my belief that these newspapers don’t haven any actual experts on staff.
November 25, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Quite a thread, reinforced my belief that these newspapers don’t haven any actual experts on staff.
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Not often that I agree with Noah, but this is right (as we know from a lot of political research). People decide who they like, then retcon reasons to support them.
November 24, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Not often that I agree with Noah, but this is right (as we know from a lot of political research). People decide who they like, then retcon reasons to support them.
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Democrats had a great message on Project 2025. It was so deeply unpopular that Trump had to deny any connection.
Now that Trump has said he plans to hire key figures from Project 2025 for his administration, Democrats need to sound the alarm. It will still be unpopular.
Now that Trump has said he plans to hire key figures from Project 2025 for his administration, Democrats need to sound the alarm. It will still be unpopular.
November 23, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Democrats had a great message on Project 2025. It was so deeply unpopular that Trump had to deny any connection.
Now that Trump has said he plans to hire key figures from Project 2025 for his administration, Democrats need to sound the alarm. It will still be unpopular.
Now that Trump has said he plans to hire key figures from Project 2025 for his administration, Democrats need to sound the alarm. It will still be unpopular.
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What a strange headline for a story that notes:
1. 2,169 ballots were rejected for no ID.
2. "The voter ID law disproportionately hindered Democrats."
3. "The evidence overwhelmingly shows" that fraud "is essentially nonexistent."
4. The state Supreme Court race was decided by only 625 votes.
1. 2,169 ballots were rejected for no ID.
2. "The voter ID law disproportionately hindered Democrats."
3. "The evidence overwhelmingly shows" that fraud "is essentially nonexistent."
4. The state Supreme Court race was decided by only 625 votes.
November 24, 2024 at 11:17 AM
What a strange headline for a story that notes:
1. 2,169 ballots were rejected for no ID.
2. "The voter ID law disproportionately hindered Democrats."
3. "The evidence overwhelmingly shows" that fraud "is essentially nonexistent."
4. The state Supreme Court race was decided by only 625 votes.
1. 2,169 ballots were rejected for no ID.
2. "The voter ID law disproportionately hindered Democrats."
3. "The evidence overwhelmingly shows" that fraud "is essentially nonexistent."
4. The state Supreme Court race was decided by only 625 votes.
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Good thing Trump’s new HHS Secretary RFK Jr is an advocate for raw milk. That pasteurization stuff that saved hundreds of thousands of kids from bovine tuberculosis and other diseases is all deep state nonsense. 🙄
November 24, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Good thing Trump’s new HHS Secretary RFK Jr is an advocate for raw milk. That pasteurization stuff that saved hundreds of thousands of kids from bovine tuberculosis and other diseases is all deep state nonsense. 🙄
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For those who aren’t aware, labor rights were earned in this country in literal wars in the streets between unions and private corporate armies working hand-in-hand with US soldiers.
If you didn’t realize it already, the wealth class is seeking to turn back the clock.
If you didn’t realize it already, the wealth class is seeking to turn back the clock.
Someone should remind the billionaires that before workers had the right to organize and join a union, disgruntled employees occasionally resorted to using bombs and bullets to make themselves heard.
In politics clarity is its own opportunity. The storm of the 2024 election has created great clarity. The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and 3rd richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, are currently asking a group of Trump judges to end the right to organize & join a union in the United States.
November 25, 2024 at 12:05 AM
For those who aren’t aware, labor rights were earned in this country in literal wars in the streets between unions and private corporate armies working hand-in-hand with US soldiers.
If you didn’t realize it already, the wealth class is seeking to turn back the clock.
If you didn’t realize it already, the wealth class is seeking to turn back the clock.
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I’ve noticed a lot of stories and media outlets, even @npr.org seem to be putting out lots of “unity content”. Lots of “put your politics aside for the holidays”, lots of “find common ground.” I’m sorry, but no. I know my worth & if your politics don’t find me worthy, you can fuck all the way off.
November 25, 2024 at 12:19 AM
I’ve noticed a lot of stories and media outlets, even @npr.org seem to be putting out lots of “unity content”. Lots of “put your politics aside for the holidays”, lots of “find common ground.” I’m sorry, but no. I know my worth & if your politics don’t find me worthy, you can fuck all the way off.
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Really the problem is the government workers are too few: The government is not allowed to pay competitive salaries in many cases, so instead the employees are hired by contractors who can pay and, because the contractor gets their cut, grossly increases the cost over just hiring people directly.
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 24, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Really the problem is the government workers are too few: The government is not allowed to pay competitive salaries in many cases, so instead the employees are hired by contractors who can pay and, because the contractor gets their cut, grossly increases the cost over just hiring people directly.
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“If you look at the history of the segregation movement, they wanted vouchers to prop up segregation academies,” a professor who studies school segregation says. “And now they’re getting vouchers in some of these areas to prop up these schools.”
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial…
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November 24, 2024 at 3:30 PM
“If you look at the history of the segregation movement, they wanted vouchers to prop up segregation academies,” a professor who studies school segregation says. “And now they’re getting vouchers in some of these areas to prop up these schools.”
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finally a reasonable take
November 23, 2024 at 6:50 PM
finally a reasonable take
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Fluoridated water
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Fluoridated water
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Focus groups suggest people couldn't believe Trump was going to do all the horrible things Project 2025 and he have said they would do.
There's a lot to blame of Dems. But people also looked to the media and said, "Well, they're sure acting like he's a normal candidate."
archive.ph/KyggI#select...
There's a lot to blame of Dems. But people also looked to the media and said, "Well, they're sure acting like he's a normal candidate."
archive.ph/KyggI#select...
A reader reminds me of the @usatoday.com "fact check" that claimed it was false that Project 2025 was a Trump project.
Seems like something they'd be a touch embarrassed about now?
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/f...
Seems like something they'd be a touch embarrassed about now?
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/f...
Project 2025 is an effort by the Heritage Foundation, not Donald Trump | Fact check
Though the project includes people in Trump's orbit, he said he is not involved with the effort. Project 2025 said it doesn't speak for any candidate.
eu.usatoday.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Focus groups suggest people couldn't believe Trump was going to do all the horrible things Project 2025 and he have said they would do.
There's a lot to blame of Dems. But people also looked to the media and said, "Well, they're sure acting like he's a normal candidate."
archive.ph/KyggI#select...
There's a lot to blame of Dems. But people also looked to the media and said, "Well, they're sure acting like he's a normal candidate."
archive.ph/KyggI#select...
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So to prevent a “communist take over of USA” Elon had you vote for him to be an agent of influence for Chinese Communist Party controlled platforms.
November 24, 2024 at 10:20 AM
So to prevent a “communist take over of USA” Elon had you vote for him to be an agent of influence for Chinese Communist Party controlled platforms.
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List of people who’ve annoyed Kremlin & been poisoned:
Anna Politkovskaya
Vladimir Kara Murza (twice)
Petr Verzilov
Alexander Litvinenko
Sergei Skripal
Alexander Perepilichny
Yuri Shchekochikhin
Emilian Gebrev
Viktor Yushchenko
Alexey Navalny
Pro Kremlin figures poisoned:
...
Anna Politkovskaya
Vladimir Kara Murza (twice)
Petr Verzilov
Alexander Litvinenko
Sergei Skripal
Alexander Perepilichny
Yuri Shchekochikhin
Emilian Gebrev
Viktor Yushchenko
Alexey Navalny
Pro Kremlin figures poisoned:
...
November 23, 2024 at 10:10 AM
List of people who’ve annoyed Kremlin & been poisoned:
Anna Politkovskaya
Vladimir Kara Murza (twice)
Petr Verzilov
Alexander Litvinenko
Sergei Skripal
Alexander Perepilichny
Yuri Shchekochikhin
Emilian Gebrev
Viktor Yushchenko
Alexey Navalny
Pro Kremlin figures poisoned:
...
Anna Politkovskaya
Vladimir Kara Murza (twice)
Petr Verzilov
Alexander Litvinenko
Sergei Skripal
Alexander Perepilichny
Yuri Shchekochikhin
Emilian Gebrev
Viktor Yushchenko
Alexey Navalny
Pro Kremlin figures poisoned:
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