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And The Police Bring Them To Burger King — A new generation of white supremacist killer: shedding blood with internet winks, memes and livestreams

The young white man who killed 10 people in Buffalo represents a new generation of white supremacists: isolated and online, radicalized on internet memes and misinformation, inspired by livestreams to find fame through bloodshed.
— Read on www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-05-15/buffalo-shooter-new-generation-white-supremacists

Judge James Dannenberg writes John Roberts a letter resigning from the Supreme Court Bar.

I no longer have respect for you or your majority, and I have little hope for change.
— Read on slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/judge-james-dannenberg-supreme-court-bar-roberts-letter.html

Trump Abused the Insurrection Act. Congress Must Fix It.

The Insurrection Act was written and amended to protect law and order. Trumpworld tried to use it to subvert law and order—and will do so again.
— Read on newrepublic.com/article/166263/trump-insurrection-act-lafayette-square-congress-fix

Less immigrant labor in US contributing to price hikes

Just 10 miles from the Rio Grande, Mike Helle’s farm is so short of immigrant workers that he’s replaced 450 acres of labor-intensive leafy greens with crops that can be harvested by machinery. In Houston, Al Flores increased the price of his BBQ restaurant’s brisket plate because the cost of the cut doubled due to meatpacking plants’ inability to fully staff immigrant-heavy production lines.
— Read on apnews.com/article/immigration-covid-health-business-united-states-dcfd75981dcd212ef6747eeaf87f4f31

Scooping the Supreme Court

The first Roe v. Wade leaks happened fifty years ago.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/16/scooping-the-supreme-court

America’s food deserts start seeing influx of healthy foods thanks to federal funds

American Rescue Plan funds are helping attract or revive stores in underserved neighborhoods and reservations
— Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/29/us-food-deserts-federal-stimulus-funds

Court won’t revive ban on secret filming at slaughterhouses

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Kansas to revive a law that banned secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities but that was struck down by lower courts
— Read on abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/court-revive-ban-secret-filming-slaughterhouses-84295031

A Baltimore river is so full of fecal matter it has been deemed unsafe for ‘any human contact’

A Baltimore river is so full of fecal matter it has been deemed unsafe for ‘any human contact’: report – pennlive.com
— Read on www.pennlive.com/news/2022/04/a-baltimore-river-is-so-full-of-fecal-matter-it-has-been-deemed-unsafe-for-any-human-contact-report.html

America’s Cancel Culture — As Book Banning Efforts Surge, These 10 Received the Most Challenges

Most of the targeted books are about Black and L.G.B.T.Q. people, according to the American Library Association. The country’s polarized politics has fueled the rise.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/books/banned-books-libraries.html

Internet, How Do You Spell Treason?

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Revealed: Trump used White House phone for call on January 6 that was not on official log

Trump’s call to Republican senator should have been reflected in presidential call log on day of Capitol attack but wasn’t
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/30/trump-used-white-house-phone-call-capitol-attack-jan-6-not-official-log

She’s Supposed to Protect Americans From Toxic Chemicals. First, She Just Has to Fix Trump’s Mess and Decades of Neglect.

Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff and increasingly angry advocates.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/shes-supposed-to-protect-americans-from-toxic-chemicals-first-she-just-has-to-fix-trumps-mess-and-decades-of-neglect

Jan. 6 White House logs given to House show 7-hour gap in Trump calls

The House select committee is now investigating whether it has the full record and whether Trump communicated that day through backchannels, phones of aides or personal disposable phones, according to people familiar with the probe.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/29/trump-white-house-logs/

“Their intent was Freedom of Religion. It was not Control by Religion.”

The Founders wrote the Constitution; not the Apostles. They added the Bill of Rights; not the Ten Commandments. Their intent was Freedom of Religion. It was not Control by Religion. They created a Democracy; not a Theocracy. Christianity is not a political party.

#FreshResists

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The bad faith questions, the baseless accusations, the time wasting – Brown Jackson’s interrogators do not see her as an equal
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/24/ketanji-brown-jacksons-confirmation-hearing-is-a-disgrace-to-her-qualifications

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