Rodney
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After hours of oral argument last week in Callais v. Louisiana, it’s clear that the Supreme Court is ready to decimate what’s left of the Voting Rights Act, making it much easier for states to get away with racial discrimination in voting.
https://bit.ly/4nWYr4A
https://bit.ly/4nWYr4A
SCOTUS Seems Ready to Scrap Fair Elections, Greenlight Racial Discrimination and Hand House Control to GOP
Read more here.
bit.ly
October 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
After hours of oral argument last week in Callais v. Louisiana, it’s clear that the Supreme Court is ready to decimate what’s left of the Voting Rights Act, making it much easier for states to get away with racial discrimination in voting.
https://bit.ly/4nWYr4A
https://bit.ly/4nWYr4A
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Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds.
https://to.pbs.org/471Tx0p
https://to.pbs.org/471Tx0p
Americans are more worried about their chances on the job market under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
Some 47% of U.S. adults are “not very" or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023.
www.pbs.org
October 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds.
https://to.pbs.org/471Tx0p
https://to.pbs.org/471Tx0p
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The private conversations in the Young Republicans’ Telegram chat were only marginally more racist and hateful than the language that’s out in the open, common on the most popular podcasts in America,” our columnist David French writes.
“The private conversations in the Young Republicans’ Telegram chat were only marginally more racist and hateful than the language that’s out in the open, common on the most popular podcasts in America,” our columnist David French writes.
Opinion | Trump Is Dragging Us Down to His Level
The Young Republicans’ Telegram chat was revealing in so many ways.
nyti.ms
October 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The private conversations in the Young Republicans’ Telegram chat were only marginally more racist and hateful than the language that’s out in the open, common on the most popular podcasts in America,” our columnist David French writes.
“The private conversations in the Young Republicans’ Telegram chat were only marginally more racist and hateful than the language that’s out in the open, common on the most popular podcasts in America,” our columnist David French writes.
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Samuel Douglass, a Vermont Republican legislator who faced bipartisan condemnation after participating in a long-running group chat that routinely used racist and antisemitic language, said on Friday that he would resign. He was one of a dozen young Republicans who had participated in the texts.
Vermont Legislator Resigns Over Racist Texts in Republican Group Chat
The G.O.P. officials who participated in a group text chat have faced calls to step down. State Senator Samuel Douglass was the group’s only elected member.
nyti.ms
October 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Samuel Douglass, a Vermont Republican legislator who faced bipartisan condemnation after participating in a long-running group chat that routinely used racist and antisemitic language, said on Friday that he would resign. He was one of a dozen young Republicans who had participated in the texts.
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Trump's speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse.
Trump's mental health plan: Defund, incarcerate, disappear
His speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse.
www.motherjones.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump's speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse.
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⚡️Update: All 192 miners evacuated after Russian attack on coal facility.
All 192 miners have been safely evacuated to the surface, the energy company DTEK announced on Oct. 19. No workers were injured.
All 192 miners have been safely evacuated to the surface, the energy company DTEK announced on Oct. 19. No workers were injured.
Russian mass attack on coal facility traps nearly 200 miners underground
All 192 miners were safely evacuated to the surface after a large-scale attack on a coal enterprise in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the energy company DTEK announced.
kyivindependent.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
⚡️Update: All 192 miners evacuated after Russian attack on coal facility.
All 192 miners have been safely evacuated to the surface, the energy company DTEK announced on Oct. 19. No workers were injured.
All 192 miners have been safely evacuated to the surface, the energy company DTEK announced on Oct. 19. No workers were injured.
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They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.
Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal
They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.
www.motherjones.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.
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A shell prematurely blew up on Saturday during a military event in California. Debris fell onto California Highway Patrol vehicles near a major freeway that had been ordered closed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had warned that the plans to fire shells over Interstate 5 could pose hazards for motorists.
Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines Event, California Officials Say
The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.
nyti.ms
October 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A shell prematurely blew up on Saturday during a military event in California. Debris fell onto California Highway Patrol vehicles near a major freeway that had been ordered closed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had warned that the plans to fire shells over Interstate 5 could pose hazards for motorists.
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Gaza Government Media Office says Israel has breached the truce agreement 80 times, including 21 violations on Sunday.
Israel kills 97 Palestinians in Gaza since start of ceasefire
Gaza Government Media Office says Israel has breached the truce agreement 80 times, including 21 violations on Sunday.
bit.ly
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Gaza Government Media Office says Israel has breached the truce agreement 80 times, including 21 violations on Sunday.
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Organizers say the “No Kings” protests drew more than seven million people across 2,700 cities. The crowds included high-profile politicians, A-list celebrities, and more than a few creative inflatables.
Scenes From Saturday's Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protests
Organizers say the “No Kings” protests drew more than seven million people across 2,700 cities. The crowds included high-profile politicians, A-list celebrities, and more than a few creative inflatables.
wrd.cm
October 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Organizers say the “No Kings” protests drew more than seven million people across 2,700 cities. The crowds included high-profile politicians, A-list celebrities, and more than a few creative inflatables.