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He/Him - Liberal - #Minnesota ⏤ Mastodon:@amnesiac7
This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.
DC bar authorities file disciplinary charges against pro-Trump 2020 election lawyers ( www.politico.com )
The charges are the latest in a slew of disciplinary proceedings against attorneys who aided Donald Trump’s bid to subvert the election.
Ted Cruz poll raises alarm bells in Texas election ( www.newsweek.com )
The survey shows the GOP senator Cruz in a dead heat against both Texas Democrats running to unseat him.
Reno commissioner who insisted on religious invocations at county meetings walks out when Satanist gives opening prayer (video) ( boingboing.net )
Satanist gives opening prayer to Nevada's Washoe County Commissioner Clara Andriola, eliciting shock and outrage. Hail Satan!
North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police in DUI stop gets unsupervised probation and $1,000 fine ( apnews.com )
A North Dakota Republican lawmaker has been sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation to pay $1,000 in fines and fees after pleading guilty to a drunken driving charge earlier this month.
AOC: GOP Would Rather Sacrifice Child Labor Laws Than Allow Legal Immigration ( truthout.org )
Republicans “would rather roll back child labor laws … than allow immigrants into their community,” she said.
Analysis Shows How Corporate Profits Drive Inflation—Even as Business Costs Go Down ( www.commondreams.org )
"It's one thing for corporations to pass reasonable increased costs to consumers," said one analyst. "It's another for them to line their coffers by exploiting Americans who are just trying to get by."
Lawmakers call for IRS scrutiny of Trump-backed nonprofit that aids Jan. 6 rioters ( www.npr.org )
A nonprofit that supports defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is facing scrutiny over its political activity. "The IRS should investigate this case immediately," said one congressman.
Texas defies federal threat to abandon border area, setting up legal showdown ( www.cbsnews.com )
"Because the facts and law side with Texas, the State will continue utilizing its constitutional authority to defend her territory," Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote.
U.S. says Texas blocked border agents from entering park to try to save 3 migrants who drowned ( www.mprnews.org )
The U.S. Homeland Security Department says Texas denied federal agents access to a stretch of border when they were trying to rescue three migrants who drowned.
Trump-Appointed Judge Upholds Georgia Runoff System That Curbs Voting Access ( www.motherjones.com )
Republicans dramatically changed state elections after Democratic victories.
New Congressional Report Highlights Mike Johnson’s Christian Nationalist Views ( truthout.org )
Johnson has dedicated his career to "undermining constitutional freedoms" through his far right views, the report says.
Education Dept. fast-tracks forgiveness for borrowers with smaller student loans ( www.npr.org )
In a surprise move, the Biden administration announced it is fast-tracking a change that will erase the debts of many federal student loan borrowers after just 10 years.
215 bodies, known to the police, found in unmarked graves behind jail in Jackson, Mississippi ( www.wsws.org )
The families of those buried in the pauper’s field behind the Hinds County Penal Farm were never informed of the death of their loved ones.
We Figured Out Who Was Responsible For The Shoplifting Epidemic, It Is A Mom For Liberty ( www.wonkette.com )
Truly, they are all such paragons of virtue.
Donald Trump admits he received money from China while president ( www.newsweek.com )
Trump referenced a recent Democratic report alleging his company received nearly $8 million from foreign governments while in office.
Montana fire chief is charged in Jan. 6 riot and accused of spraying officers in the face ( www.nbcnews.com )
Frank Dahlquist was identified by online sleuths who have aided the FBI in hundreds of arrests tied to the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Hunter Biden makes a surprise appearance at his own contempt hearing ( www.npr.org )
Hunter Biden, the president's son, appeared in the audience at a Congressional hearing on holding him in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify behind closed doors.
Historic, all-woman St. Paul City Council sworn in and ready to work ( www.mprnews.org )
The group of seven elected officials is majority women of color, and all the women on the council are under the age of 40, making them the city’s most racially diverse and youngest council ever.
Republican Officials Openly Insult Women Nearly Killed by Abortion Bans ( slate.com )
Red states would rather let a patient die than let her terminate a dangerous pregnancy. And they’re barely pretending otherwise.
Brace yourself Ohio. GOP lawmakers ready to embarrass you again with attack on trans kids ( www.dispatch.com )
Republican lawmakers want to make mockery of the doctor-patient relationship.
FBI captures three Jan. 6 fugitives at Florida ranch on the third anniversary of the Capitol attack ( www.nbcnews.com )
Jonathan Daniel Pollock had been on the run since 2021, while Olivia Michele Pollock and Joseph Daniel Hutchinson III failed to show up to their trials in 2023.
Illinois voters file petition to remove Trump from Republican primary ballot ( www.theguardian.com )
State joins more than a dozen others in their requests, following Colorado and Maine barring former president from their ballots
Younger baby boomers are facing a homelessness crisis as rents skyrocket and outpace Social Security ( www.businessinsider.com )
More baby boomers are facing homelessness as rent prices outpace Social Security payments. A subsidized housing shortage compounds the problem.
For Less Than A Cup Of Coffee A Day, GOP Governors Could Feed Kids In Their States. They Won't. ( www.wonkette.com )
Can't have the children being welfare queens.
A new Minnesota law prevents potential employers from asking about past or current pay ( www.salon.com )
The law, which goes into effect in January, is aimed at reducing the pay gap in the state
Texas could vote on referendum to secede from the United States this spring ( www.alternet.org )
Leaders of the Texas Nationalist Movement (TNM) — which openly calls for the Lone Star State to secede from the United States and become an independent nation again — appear to have surpassed the threshold to put a secession ballot initiative on the 2024 Republican primary ballot this March.Newsweek...
Wyoming Governor Being Surprisingly Sane On Climate, Wingnuts Outraged ( www.wonkette.com )
Mark Gordon pledges state will become 'carbon negative' — but no timeline on that.
New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid ( www.nbcnews.com )
The Trump administration also obstructed an investigation looking into why it was depriving the U.S. territory of congressionally approved funds, the report found.
'Jesus, how I love thee': Kansas public school district warned about Bible lessons, worship songs - Kansas Reflector ( kansasreflector.com )
A south-central Kansas public school choir teacher made middle school students sing Christian worship songs centering around loving Jesus.
Texas woman asks judge to let her terminate pregnancy after lethal fetal diagnosis ( www.texastribune.org )
In an emergency request, the Center for Reproductive Rights is asking a judge to allow Kate Cox to terminate her pregnancy after she received a lethal fetal diagnosis.
Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years ( www.propublica.org )
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like a Republican Government Shutdown ( newrepublic.com )
Mere weeks after the House GOP tore themselves apart over their inability to pass a funding bill, they’re back at it again.
The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now. ( newrepublic.com )
As conservative states wage total culture war, college-educated workers—physicians, teachers, professors, and more—are packing their bags.