united states
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Michigan Democrats Move to Block Republican Voter Suppression Efforts
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is calling on congressional Democrats to pass federal legislation that will counter GOP efforts at the state level to limit access to the ballot box. Gilchrist is urging members of Congress to pass the HR 1 bill, known as the For the People Act, which addresses voting rights, campaign finance…
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Of Course, Harvard Had a KKK Chapter on Its Campus
Anytime someone tells you that the East Coast has been a liberal bastion of racial progress they should be reminded that a) that simply isn’t true, and b) there are plenty of examples to prove that such thinking is demonstratively false. Enter an enterprising reporter at Harvard University’s student newspaper The Harvard Crimson, who found…
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2 US Capitol Police Officers Sue Donald Trump Over His Role in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Donald Trump is responsible for the Capitol riot on Jan 6. I know it, you know it, Mitch McConnell knows it, and I’d be willing to bet every Republican who voted not to convict him in his second impeachment trial knows that there would have been no storming of the Capitol if not for Trump’s…
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The Biden Administration Extends Federal Moratorium on Evictions to June
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage and unemployment rates continue to fluctuate, the Biden administration has announced it will extend the federal ban on evictions until June. According to the Associated Press, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved to extend the protections on Monday, as the moratorium was set to expire on…
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Low-Level Offenses, Including Drug Possession and Prostitution, to No Longer Be Prosecuted in Baltimore
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has seen law enforcement and criminal justice agencies across the country make adjustments in what crimes they do and don’t prosecute in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus. In Baltimore, those adjustments will remain permanent as the city prosecutor announced her office will no longer prosecute a multitude…
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A Black Woman Knocked on the Door Where a Southern White Man Was Suppressing the Black Vote. It Ended With Her Arrest
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is a comic book villain of voter suppression. No, on second thought, that’s actually offensive to comic book villains, as they usually have nuance and finesse. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is a throwback to an old South that is blatantly racist and doesn’t give AF who knows it. Kemp straight stole…
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Court Documents Allege That Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Plotted to Work Together Before Capitol Riot
As time has gone on and more information has been revealed, the Capitol riot is looking less like a spontaneous event and more like multiple plots and motivations all converging into one treason-flavored clusterfuck. Court documents submitted by federal prosecutors allege that members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers coordinated on how they…