Michael German, who infiltrated white supremacist groups in the 1990s, says the FBI continues to underplay the scope of the threat
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/20/fbi-white-supremacist-violence-michael-german
Category Archives: Rights
Michigan Private School Class Receives Racist Obama Handout
Meanwhile, a Republican tries to introduce a mini-Electoral College for Colorado.
— Read on www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a40050169/michigan-school-obama-racist-handout/
‘Just About All of Our Land’: Report Shows Black Farmers Lost $326B Worth of Land from Dispossession and Discriminatory Policies
Black people had the largest amount of farmland they would ever own in the U.S. after the Civil War, but decade after decade, that land has been stripped
— Read on atlantablackstar.com/2022/05/18/just-about-all-of-our-land-report-shows-black-farmers-lost-326b-worth-of-land-from-dispossession-and-discriminatory-policies/
Systematic, Institutional — Tucker Carlson Is Happy To Make Excuses For Mass Shooters — When They’re White
A clip from MSNBC host Ari Melber compared the stark difference in Carlson’s tone when he covers certain perpetrators.
— Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-difference-coverage-mass-violence_n_6285e0dde4b02667554e15cc
The alt-tech ecosystem for extremists kicked off the regular internet.
From the Tree of Life synagogue shooting to the Jan. 6 attack, hate has built an online ecosystem.
— Read on slate.com/technology/2022/05/alt-tech-internet-extremists-financial-ecosystem.html
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
This is what systemic racism looks like.
Samuel Alito’s False Call To Return The Issue Of Abortion To ‘The People’
Through their voting rights and gerrymandering rulings, the Supreme Court’s conservatives have limited who “the people” even are.
— Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/samuel-alito-roe-democracy_n_627d144fe4b0f0ea7afdcf21
For decades, Israel has targeted Palestinian journalists covering the occupied Palestinian territory, killing dozens of reporters and injuring and imprisoning hundreds more
How can Israel be expected to carry out a proper investigation, when it has already absolved itself of the crime?
— Read on www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/5/11/killing-of-abu-akleh-shows-israel-targets-palestinian-journalists
Spain to ease abortion limits for over-16s and allow menstrual leave
Parental permission to end for terminations and up to five days’ leave a month for painful periods
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/spain-to-ease-abortion-limits-for-over-16s-and-allow-menstrual-leave
Court lets Texas restrictions on social platform content moderation take effect
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a request from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to stay an injunction blocking HB 20, which limits social network content moderation.
— Read on www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23067002/texas-netchoice-paxton-hb20-social-media-law-fifth-circuit-appeals-court-grant-stay-ruling
GOP Senator Likens Women To Wildlife In ‘Ridiculous’ Anti-Abortion Argument
“Why do we have laws in place that protect the eggs of a sea turtle or the eggs of eagles?” Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) asked.
— Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-daines-sea-turtles-abortion_n_627c8af6e4b0b74b0e7efbaa
Kidnappers’ Projections — QAnon Members Are Snatching Up Immigrant Kids at the Arizona Border to ‘Save Them’ from Sex Trafficking
Officials in Arizona are calling the acts “extremely dangerous.” Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.. See more videos about Videos, News.
— Read on flipboard.com/video/veuer/dfdb7c5d00
“You have no choice. Not your body, not your choice. Your body is mine and you’re having my baby.”
Thread: Women did not start dying in childbirth in high numbers until the 17th century, when male doctors took over from midwives
Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape
Justice Alito’s leaked opinion cites Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century jurist who conceived the notion that husbands can’t be prosecuted for raping their wives, who sentenced women to death as “witches,” and whose misogyny stood out even in his time.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/abortion-roe-wade-alito-scotus-hale
‘Enforced childbirth is slavery’: Margaret Atwood on the right to abortion
The US supreme court draft ruling on abortion is an assault on fundamental individual freedoms. The Handmaid’s Tale author reflects on the issues at stake
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/07/enforced-childbirth-is-slavery-margaret-atwood-on-the-right-to-abortion
America’s Need For A Domestic Supply Of Infants
Kirsten Gillibrand Asks Men ‘Imagine You Do Not Have Authority Over Your Own Body’
Senator Gillibrand asks men to imagine having no authority over their own bodies and accuses 5 SCOTUS Justices of lying.
— Read on secondnexus.com/gillibrand-justices-lied-authority-body
“Deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition”
The Bad History in Alito’s Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade
— Read on williamhogeland.substack.com/p/deeply-rooted-in-this-nations-history