RNC Is Demanding New Job Applicants Say Whether 2020 Election Was “Stolen”
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by Chris Walker
12h ago
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is reportedly asking applicants to demonstrate their loyalty to former President Donald Trump by answering a question on the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. Specifically, applicants are being asked whether they believe that the outcome of that election — which Trump lost to President Joe Biden — was affected by election fraud... Source ..read more
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GLAAD, Media Matters Call Out NYT for Excluding Transgender Voices
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by Zane McNeill
12h ago
A recent study conducted by Media Matters and GLAAD reveals that in the year following public backlash for its coverage of anti-trans legislation, The New York Times neglected to include transgender voices in approximately two-thirds of its stories on the subject. “The paper of record has an obligation to present its readers with the full human toll of the anti-trans legislative assault... Source ..read more
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Dem Marilyn Lands Wins Alabama Special Election Using Abortion Rights Message
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by Chris Walker
14h ago
A Democratic candidate flipped control of an Alabama state House of Representatives seat on Tuesday, running on a platform of supporting reproductive and abortion rights in a district that has long been held by Republicans. Democrat Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell in the race, receiving 62 percent of the vote to his 38 percent in the Huntsville-area matchup. The shift in voters’... Source ..read more
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Sheds Light on Dangers Faced by Many Immigrant Workers
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by Amy Goodman
14h ago
Six people are missing and presumed dead after a 984-foot cargo ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the bridge’s collapse early Tuesday morning. All six have been identified as immigrant construction workers originally hailing from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the crew on the ship was able to issue an emergency mayday call... Source ..read more
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State Department Official Resigns Over Biden Gaza Policy
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by Julia Conley
16h ago
Saying her job at a State Department office that advocates for human rights in the Middle East has become “impossible” as the Biden administration continues to back Israel’s assault on civilians in Gaza, foreign affairs officer Annelle Sheline resigned from her position on Wednesday in protest of President Joe Biden’s policy in the region. Sheline noted in an interview with The Washington Post... Source ..read more
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Supreme Court Justices Indicate They Probably Won’t Limit Access to Mifepristone
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by Chris Walker
16h ago
During oral arguments on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court seemed unwilling to entertain notions from anti-abortion litigants regarding the safety and approval process of the abortion drug mifepristone, due to those individuals having no legal standing to make such challenges. In a rare showing of bipartisanship across the bench, both liberal and conservative justices said that doctors and other... Source ..read more
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Philly’s Law-and-Order Policy Worsens Overdose Crisis and Hinders Harm Reduction
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by Andrea Barajas
18h ago
On February 1, the Philadelphia Police Department’s (PPD) Special Response Team, the Pennsylvania State Police, the attorney general’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation department and Homeland Security jointly conducted a militarized raid in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. The law enforcement quaternity, heavily armed and dressed in military fatigues, appeared from countless police vans... Source ..read more
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Trump Tax Cuts May Have Contributed to Decline in Donations to Higher Ed
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by Jin Lee
18h ago
Policy changes brought on by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which former President Donald Trump signed into law at the end of 2017, appear to have led many small-dollar donors to give less money to colleges and universities — or to stop giving altogether. Individual donations, whether from graduates or people who didn’t attend those colleges and universities, declined by 4% from US $44.3... Source ..read more
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Trump Says Conviction Will Make Him More Popular. Polls Say Otherwise.
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by Chris Walker
2d ago
Republican nominee for president Donald Trump claimed on Monday that he could become more popular with voters if he’s convicted of committing a crime. Trump made the comments following a court hearing in which a New York state judge scheduled a trial date for the case involving his making hush-money payments to adult entertainers with whom he had extramarital affairs, and concealing the payments... Source ..read more
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Washington State Enacts Comprehensive Worker Protections for Strip Club Dancers
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by Zane McNeill
2d ago
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed into law a “Strippers’ Bill of Rights” on Monday, which was celebrated by advocates for its comprehensive worker protections, restrictions on fees imposed by club owners on dancers, and strong incentives for club owners to adhere to regulations. “Strippers are workers, and they should be given the same rights and protections as any other labor force... Source ..read more
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