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After SCOTUS destroyed the Voting Rights Act, southern states rush to pass Jim Crow voting maps
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (313+ words) Just a week after the Supreme Court effectively destroyed the key remaining provision of the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee on Thursday is set to become the first Southern state to pass a new redistricting map eliminating a majority-Black district. The…...
Parental rights is a movement with deep roots. It's spreading nationwide.
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (534+ words) Christian nationalists feel like, with Trump in control, they have the political and cultural momentum behind them, and they're pushing to make this happen right now." Christian nationalists feel like, with Trump in control, they have the political and cultural…...
New Utah law shields fossil fuel firms from liability for climate chaos.
1+ mon, 13+ min ago (1207+ words) An oil refinery near Salt Lake City. Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Utah'has made it nearly impossible for residents to hold'fossil fuel'companies legally accountable for climate damages in a move one advocacy group described as putting…...
Record amounts of Roundup are being sprayed in California's forests
1+ week, 5+ day ago (338+ words) Reporter Nathan Halverson stands among trees in California's Lassen National Forest irrevocably burned by the Park Fire in summer 2024. The return of plant life is hampered by the government's use of the herbicide glyphosate; studies show it also harms wildlife…...
Convicted MAGA fraudster should get 30 years in prison, prosecutors say
1+ week, 5+ day ago (988+ words) On July 4, 2020, Guo Wengui stood next to Steve Bannon on a bobbing boat in New York Harbor, with the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, to announce the launch of the "New Federal State of China." Guo'a supposed billionaire Chinese…...
Truth Social CEO out after $1. 1 billion in losses
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (599+ words) Devin Nunes was not an obvious choice to run a fledgling social media network, but after $1. 1 billion in losses, the former dairy farmer and congressman is out as the head of Truth Social. Donald Trump Jr. , a board member at…...
Justin Bieber's Coachella Livestream Was Fine But Have You Seen These Birds
2+ week, 1+ day ago (475+ words) On You Tube, you can watch live as Jackie and Shadow feed their chicks in Big Bear Valley, California. Mother Jones; Friends of Big Bear Valley/Youtube I turn on the livestream when I start my work day, usually watching…...
There are Eric Swalwells across state governments
2+ week, 1+ day ago (392+ words) Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has resigned amid harassment claims. He's hardly the only one. Tom Williams/ZUMA Press Wire Two lawmakers'Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales'resigned from office last week amid unrelated House Ethics Committee investigations over alleged sexual misconduct. And yesterday,…...
"Flagrant Violation": Judge orders return of mother deported despite DACA
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (279+ words) Damaris Bello, right, and her mother, Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez Mother Jones illustration; Courtesy of Damaris Bello In early March, I spoke with Bello, who accompanied her mother to last month's scheduled interview. She described what happened that day:…...
Trump's plan for drilling off California and Florida faces bipartisan opposition
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1351+ words) Platform Holly, near Goleta, is one of just a handful of oil rigs off the California coast. State Lands Commission/AP This story was originally published by'Inside Climate News'and is reproduced here as part of the'Climate Desk'collaboration. It's not often…...