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  • Former Felons Voted in Tuesday’s Elections and Republicans Are Big Mad

    If you noticed a change in the climate at the polls, specifically in the atmospheric pressure due to moisture in the air, it might be because of the meteorological phenomenon known to research scientists as Blubberus caucasianus, more commonly referred to as “white tears.” Lost in the hullabaloo surrounding Democratic victories around the country on…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Ala. Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Felony Convictions

    In a move that’s sure to get people’s underwear in a bunch among those who are already against granting people the right to vote, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill restoring thousands of Alabama felons’ right to vote. Voting rights were granted to some felons after the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act was…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • NJ’s Bill Brennan Might Be the Realest Politician You’ve Never Heard Of

    “Yoooo, have you heard of this dude named Bill Brennan?!” My friend intentionally does not use exclamation points as an act of resistance against manufactured cyber emotion; so when I received that excited message last week, I quickly went through my mental Rolodex because it felt as if I should have heard of Bill Brennan…

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    Kirsten West Savali

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