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TODAY IN 2024: âTheir deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion, beyond a reasonable doubt: That the defendant, Donald J. Trump, is guilty of 34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election.â
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D.A. Bragg Delivers Remarks Announcing 34-Count Felony Trial Conviction of Donald J. Trump
Good evening. First and foremost I want to thank the jury for its service. Jurors perform a fundamental civic duty. Their service is literally the cornerstone of our judicial system.
https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-delivers-remarks-announcing-34-count-felony-trial-conviction-of-donald-j-trump/
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Michelle
8 days ago
Reparations just arenât feasible unless youâre a felon...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
9 days ago
A Trump judicial pick ruled in his favor in a suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board â while seeking a federal nomination. Days later, the White House interviewed him for the job. That's why
@freedom.press
filed an ethics complaint.
@seth-stern.bsky.social
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
9 days ago
Before Todd Blanche helped Trump use a settlement to launder a $1.8 billion slush fund, Brendan Carr helped him use a BS lawsuit to extract a $16 million bribe from Paramount. The D.C. Bar could have put a stop to it back then by disbarring Carr. It failed.
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How Paramount and DC Bar enabled Trumpâs âweaponizationâ slush fund
Cowardice allowed a corrupt settlement of $16 million to beget one of $1.8 billion
https://freedom.press/issues/how-paramount-and-dc-bar-enabled-trumps-weaponization-slush-fund/
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The Frontier
10 days ago
Read the story -
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Oily sludge is flooding their dream home. Oklahoma regulators say they canât help.
The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state âwanted to act li...
https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/oily-sludge-is-flooding-their-dream-home-oklahoma-regulators-say-they-cant-help/
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AIPAC Tracker
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The Israeli military has once again intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters HUNDREDS of miles from their legal jurisdiction, this time in broad daylight.
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Paul Eric
12 days ago
This is Trump preparing for his official statement on January 7th the day after the Insurrection. He was pausing,struggling with the teleprompter & script,re-recording & negotiating wording with aides. He was trying to make sure he didnât implicate himself & not admitting he lost
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Jessica Valenti
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You're about to see headlines saying abortion pills can't be shipped. THAT IS NOT TRUE You can still get abortion pills by mail to all fifty states. Some providers will switch to miso-only, some will ship both mife & miso. I got into all of this when the federal court ruling first dropped:
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The Biggest Attack on Abortion Since the End of Roe
A federal court wants to end mifepristone by mailâit's not happening
https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-biggest-attack-on-abortion-since
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Jesse Eisinger
18 days ago
This would constitute one of the most brazen, most appalling acts of corruption in U.S. history. I know weâre numb to all of this but this is a seven-alarm fire.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...
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Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/trump-suit-irs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Acyn
18 days ago
PabloReports: Ted Cruz called you a parasite and disparaged your work as a bartender. AOC: I think itâs funny that heâs been taking a government paycheck for 23 years but has the audacity to criticize someone who has come from a family that had to work their way up and earn their place here.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)
18 days ago
Epstein Survivor hearing happening in West Palm Beach now. We stand with survivors.
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ProPublica
19 days ago
Three doctors who have served on state maternal mortality review committees told ProPublica that Ciji Grahamâs death was preventable. âThere were so many points where they [doctors] could have intervened,â one expert said. (Published January)
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A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldnât Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1778548620&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Alt National Park Service
20 days ago
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Robert Reich
20 days ago
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare -Universal healthcare (But get your mom flowers, too)
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Alt National Park Service
21 days ago
American Prairie has until September 30 to relocate its herd, but the group says it will appeal. This is the tension playing out across the American West right now. Rewilding and ecological restoration are increasingly viable tools for managing public lands.
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BLM revokes American Prairie bison grazing permits in Montana
Robinson says much of the broader opposition to American Prairie stems from the organization's large-scale land purchases across Montana.
https://www.kxlh.com/news/montana-news/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permits-for-phillips-county
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KOSU
24 days ago
A few hundred people gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Tuesday, remembering their loved ones and advocating for solutions in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis. Officials also shared some of the ways they are working to solve cases.
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Oklahoma officials discuss new initiatives to combat Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis
Complaints about inaccurate data in tracking MMIP cases in databases, such as the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems (Namus), have been a specific focus of an Oklahoma State Bureau of I...
https://www.kosu.org/mmip-crisis-osbi-unit
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Jess Craven âđ
24 days ago
Unbelievable. Republicans are already working on a third reconciliation bill. It would give massive sums to the Pentagon and give rich people and corporations more tax cutsâŠto pay for it they would cut whatâs left of our healthcare funding. Make a ton of noise NOW Please folks.
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Jess Craven âđ
26 days ago
Itâs Met Gala day! Let me show you my favorite look!
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ProPublica
26 days ago
âI kept begging for a divorce, and heâd threaten to kill my children.â âI was in a very abusive, sick relationship.â These women were imprisoned for crimes that stemmed from their abuse. A new law offered them a second chance. (Published Feb. w/
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They Were Convicted of Killing Their Abusers. A New Law Offered a Second Chance at Freedom.
An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison?
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-survivors-act-domestic-violence?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1777900980&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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The Tennessee Holler
28 days ago
REP.
@brotherjones.bsky.social
: âThis is a power grab⊠theyâre spitting on the graves of all that work, saying weâre going to allow Black political voices & representation to be dismantled across the South- following marching orders of the White House. Weâve gotta fight back.â @GovBillLee
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Marc Elias
30 days ago
đšBREAKING: A new lawsuit is challenging Louisianaâs decision to suspend congressional primaries already underway â arguing the state is illegally nullifying votes and plunging an active election into chaos following the Supreme Courtâs gutting of the VRA.
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Louisiana sued for suspending active election, nullifying votes to draft GOP gerrymander
More than 100,000 absentee ballots had been sent to voters across the state. Some had already been completed and returned.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/louisiana-sued-for-suspending-active-election-nullifying-votes-to-draft-gop-gerrymander/
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ACLU
about 1 month ago
Voting is a right, not a privilege. We will continue fighting for and building back the most hard-won protections to our democracy, no matter what the courts say. đž Will Martinez
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Mother Jones
about 1 month ago
âWe could see the largest drop in Black representation since the end of Reconstruction." Garrison Hayes, Ari Berman, and Pema Levy discuss the Supreme Court's death blow to the Voting Rights Act of 1965âthe law that defeated Jim Crow.
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âWe Could See the Largest Drop in Black Representation Since the End of Reconstruction.â
YouTube video by Mother Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajPYQcEFaOg
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KOSU
about 1 month ago
Incarcerated people at four Oklahoma correctional facilities are planting native gardens with the help of a nonprofit conservation organization.
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ACLU
about 1 month ago
The Voting Rights Act has been essential to protecting everyoneâs freedom to vote. By destroying a key provision of the VRA that ensured Black voters were fairly represented, the Supreme Court today betrayed the legacy of the civil rights movement. We wonât stop fighting.
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Joyce White Vance
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Saturday was the one-year anniversary of Virginia Guiffreâs death. The Epstein survivors arenât done fighting, but it takes public support to fuel their work. Donât let the effort to distract work on you. Read & share:
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Fight for Progress
about 1 month ago
The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/g-s1-117887/trump-justice-department-presidential-records-lawsuit
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Who owns presidential records? Trump's Justice Department says it's him
The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/g-s1-117887/trump-justice-department-presidential-records-lawsuit
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ProPublica
about 1 month ago
We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying đ
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If Youâre Pregnant, Hereâs What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
https://www.propublica.org/article/miscarriage-abortion-bans-dilation-and-curettage-dilation-and-evacuation?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1776481920&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Natasha Devon
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Iâm going to write about this more extensively next week but in the meantime, hereâs a brief thought from last nightâs show about the link between the governments of super powers throughout the world and domestic abuseâŠ.
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Alejandra Caraballo
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WNBA star Brianna Turner has written an article denouncing the new invasive sex testing requirements of the IOC.
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I'm a WNBA player. Don't use athletes like me to exclude trans women.
IOC's policy invites unequal scrutiny. We cannot choose our genes or chromosomes, but we can choose whether we protect the dignity of every athlete.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/04/10/ioc-sex-testing-athletes-2028-olympics/89488310007/
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Robert Reich
about 2 months ago
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Called my Senator (voicemail as always). Called my Representative (uninformed intenr answered as always). Neither will bother to respond or criticize this:
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about 2 months ago
Please help this lawyer. The DHS working with LAPD, shot and blinded an 18 year old named Tucker Collins on 3/28 in LA. His right eye has been surgically removed. We are asking anyone who has a video or has information to come forward by calling our office (310-693-5561) Jim DeSimone
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ACLU of New Jersey
about 2 months ago
The Constitution, not the president, decides who is a citizen.
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Aaron Rupar
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GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.
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Aaron Rupar
2 months ago
WELKER: Do you agree with President Trump that the US has in fact won the war? LANKFORD: We are won or winning
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Marc Elias
2 months ago
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seven-voting-laws-every-blue-state-should-enact-right-now/
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ACLU
2 months ago
Over a century ago in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, SCOTUS ruled that children born in the U.S. are citizens regardless of their parentsâ nationality. Weâre headed to SCOTUS on April 1 to defend birthright citizenship from President Trumpâs attempt to overturn over 100 years of settled law.
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KOSU
2 months ago
BREAKING: The US Department of Justice dropped its lawsuit against Oklahoma after state election officials agreed to hand over voter data, including driver's license and Social Security numbers, on the condition that citizen privacy is protected.
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Oklahoma will hand over voter data to DOJ after initially declining
The US Department of Justice dropped its lawsuit against Oklahoma after state election officials agreed to hand over voter data on the condition that citizen privacy is protected.
https://www.kosu.org/politics/2026-03-24/oklahoma-will-hand-over-voter-data-to-doj-after-initially-declining
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Oklahoma Watch
2 months ago
An Afghan girl separated from her family at Kabul airport ended up in an evangelical Oklahoma home. Her uncle is still fighting to bring her back.
https://ow.ly/5zcf50Yw28l
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Brian Cardone
3 months ago
Your friendly reminder from Kevin Walling that every Democrat in the House voted for National Voter ID included in the Freedom to Vote Act. Not one Republican voted for it. The SAVE Act isnât about Voter ID, itâs a voter suppression bill to help rig the midterms for Republicans.
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NPR
3 months ago
Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.
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Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004
Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.
https://n.pr/4ujkO80
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Robi K
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Cato Institute
3 months ago
If President Trump tries to take control of the midterm elections by executive order, he'll be defying the Constitution in an attempt to trample the authority of Congress and the states and the rights of voters. The time to draw a line is now, says
@walterolson.bsky.social
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Mueller, She Wrote
3 months ago
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
3 months ago
âUnpaywallingâ is good not only for democracy but for business. Hear more about the importance of dropping paywalls with FPF board member
@johncusack.bsky.social
and FPF Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern on
@wbez.org
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Hate paywalls? So does John Cusack
âIf you're making $40,000 a year, you're not going to be able to pay for the information you need,â Cusack said on âIn The Loop.â
https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/02/16/hate-paywalls-so-does-john-cusack
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KGOU | Your NPR Source
3 months ago
Oklahoma lawmakers in the Senate are weighing a proposal to use tax dollars to fund out-of-state organizations hoping to convince women not to end their pregnancies.
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Senate committee approves bill to pay out-of-state groups with Oklahoma Choosing Childbirth grants
Oklahoma lawmakers in the Senate are weighing a proposal to use tax dollars to fund out-of-state organizations hoping to convince women not to end their pregnancies.
https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2026-02-19/senate-committee-approves-bill-to-pay-out-of-state-groups-with-oklahoma-choosing-childbirth-grants
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Ink Radio
4 months ago
Your Black History Moment Not in The Epstein Files.
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