Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoHow an Alabama Democrat Won a GOP District With Massive 26-Point Leadnewrepublic.com - Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingMarilyn Lands defeated a Republican in a deep-red Alabama district. Her victory deserves more attention. A special election in Alabama on Tuesday …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The Earth...FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoScientists discover 'vicious circle' effect driving increased pollution and rising temperatures: '[Contributes] substantially to disease and associated social costs'thecooldown.com - Susan Elizabeth TurekA new study published in Nature Communications reveals that humans may be caught in a self-inflicted loop that is costing us money and exacerbating …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...AvatarAvatar2 days ago'Speaks volumes': Legal experts directly accuse SCOTUS of favoring Trump over rule of lawRaw Story - Sky PalmaDonald Trump's legal team is seeking to delay the appeals process in regards to his claim of presidential immunity related to criminal charges that …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...AvatarAvatar2 days agoKari Lake declines to defend her statements in defamation suit filed by Arizona election officialNBC News - By Vaughn Hillyard, Alex Tabet and Megan LebowitzThe Senate candidate's legal team indicated she doesn't contest her culpability regarding the statements, though she is seeking to dispute the damages. Kari Lake, a prominent election denier running for a Senate seat in Arizona, has decided not to contest her liability in a defamation suit brought …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...AvatarAvatar2 days agoThe Utter Ridiculousness of ‘Trump Bibles’The Daily Beast - Kali HollowayThe criminally indicted, twice-divorced, sexual-assaulting ex-president doesn’t have many people left to con—so he’s going back to evangelicals as …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoHere’s Just How Stupid Tommy Tuberville’s Military Blockade Really Wasnewrepublic.com - Tori OttenA new report reveals just how little money the Defense Department actually spends helping service members get abortion or other reproductive services. …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoMarjorie Taylor Greene’s Rage at Mike Johnson Has Gone Nuclear. Why?newrepublic.com - The Daily Blast with Greg SargentWith aid to Ukraine on the line, Greene’s escalating attacks on the House Speaker reveal just how ugly MAGA politics can really get. Representative …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...AvatarAvatar1 day agoTrump Likely Couldn't Get A Security Clearance. As President, He'd Get Access To Everything.HuffPost - S.V. DateFacing a massive civil judgment and four prosecutions, the former president would nevertheless be entrusted with state secrets if he takes back the White House. WASHINGTON — Facing multiple criminal prosecutions and over a half billion dollars in civil judgments, private citizen Donald Trump would …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...AvatarAvatar2 days agoHungary’s government rocked as former insider leaks recordingsverified_publisherAl JazeeraProtests erupt over tape that ‘proves’ government officials involved in corruption. Protests have erupted in Hungary as a leaked recording stoked a continuing scandal that has rocked the government. The tape, released by former government insider turned critic Peter Magyar, who claims that it proves …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...AvatarAvatar2 days agoAnti-abortion activists had a rough day: Key moments from the Supreme Court abortion pill argumentsverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Josh Gerstein and Alice Miranda OllsteinRoughly 90 minutes of grappling over the abortion drug mifepristone produced some unusual and noteworthy moments. The Biden administration’s effort to preserve expanded access to the abortion drug mifepristone found more traction among the conservative justices than many observers expected. Three …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...AvatarAvatar1 day agoJustices Thomas and Alito want to use a 'zombie law' to restrict abortionMSNBC - Andrea GrimesDemocrats should respond by repealing the Comstock Act. Repealing the Comstock Act — the Victorian-era anti-vice law that anti-abortion lobbyists aim …
Avatarsmijeflipped into The World...AvatarAvatar2 days agoJustices Alito and Thomas Actually Brought Up a Dormant Abortion Ban During Supreme Court HearingJezebel - Susan RinkunasToday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could restrict access to the abortion pill nationwide. (Here’s a primer on the lawsuit and …