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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

Gov. Bill Lee says Trump’s military-police occupation of Memphis “may never end.”

“We have just begun. We do know this is going to last for months… In fact, I will tell you that it will last forever.”

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 6h

US Soybean farmer: This is caused by this administration, and it’s having a negative major consequence on not only farmers, but also on American factory workers..."

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h

🚨BREAKING: 3rd Circuit DENIES Republican Party petition to rehear critical voting rights case involving Pennsylvania’s date requirement for mail-in ballots.

A BIG VICTORY for the DSCC, DCCC, AFT of Pa. and the voters of Pennsylvania. Proud on my ELG team. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

🚨 Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections

Learn more here.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 5h

The Supreme Court has been reluctant to constrain the imperial presidency, but if it fails to act now, it could put American democracy itself at great risk. bit.ly/3IWUMED

There Is No Insurrection

Troops are for national defense, not displays of presidential power.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5h

CBS aired a segment by Olivia Reingold—a reporter for the Weiss-founded Free Press—in which NYPD officers are worried about Mamdani, with some “considering retiring.” The evidence? Four unnamed officers quoted out of ~33,000.

The story is thinly sourced, fearmongering, tabloid drek. trib.al/hfqsrL0

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h

"This is constitutional, this is a right, and they’re trying to turn it into something really evil. But that’s because they’re scared of it, and they know that it turns public opinion ... I think they should be worried, because nothing they’re doing is popular." trib.al/K4nrXgt

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The EDU Ledger @theeduledger.bsky.social · 6h

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced Monday a $50 million investment over 10 years to provide gap scholarships for students at four Atlanta Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Blank Foundation Commits $50M to Atlanta HBCU Scholarships

The program is projected to assist nearly 10,000 students who have exhausted other financial aid options, including federal grants, state assistance and loans.

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 6h

There is legal accountability for lies. SCOTUS rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook defamation judgment
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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

Alex Jones, the conservative media personality who called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax, was found liable for defamation and inflicting emotional distress.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 10h

In the middle of his victory tour overseas, where he is touting his success at getting Israeli hostages released as part of the Gaza ceasefire, Donald Trump took time off to rage about how a recent magazine photograph captured his hair.

'They disappeared my hair': Trump flips out over 'worst of all time' magazine photo

In the middle of his victory tour overseas, where he is touting his success at getting Israeli hostages released as part of the Gaza ceasefire, Donald Trump took time off to rage about how a recent magazine photograph captured his hair.The culprit is a photo on the cover of Time magazine, shot at a ...

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 8h

The decision by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to keep the House out of session for yet another week is not doing furloughed government workers or Donald Trump any favors, a columnist wrote Tuesday.

'White House is hiding something': Speaker fans 'deepening suspicions' about Trump

The decision by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to keep the House out of session for yet another week is not doing furloughed government workers or Donald Trump any favors, a columnist wrote Tuesday.James Downie wrote for MSNBC that the Louisiana Republican has no plan to negotiate with Democrats ...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 9h

“With no reporters able to ask questions, it seems the Pentagon leadership will continue to rely on slick social media posts, carefully orchestrated short videos and interviews with partisan commentators and podcasters.

No one should think that's good enough.”

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 10h

The League of Women Voters is an official partner for this day of mobilization. We stand in solidarity with our partners. We stand against hate and authoritarianism. We defend democracy. BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR COUNTRY. @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring

In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.
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Opinion | Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House away from D.C. is backfiring

In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

New in PN: Stephen Miller's radically bogus idea of "plenary authority"

"Miller’s contention about ICE officers 'having to street battle against antifa every night' is objectively absurd. Courts cannot possibly be required to accept anything Trump says, no matter how disconnected from reality."

Stephen Miller's radically bogus idea of "plenary authority"

This is not how the Constitution works.

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 8h

1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation by @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social
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1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation

1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History-and How It Shattered a Nation [Sorkin, Andrew Ross] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History-and How It Shattered a Nation

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Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 9h

"While the drilling location isn’t in line with the map revealed during an Aug. 7 pitch to Music City Center officials, the company has previously expressed interest in expanding to other parts of the city..."

www.tennessean.com/story/money/...

The Boring Co. breaks ground near Vanderbilt for 'exploratory borings'

The Boring Co. also drilled for exploratory purposes earlier this month along Broadway.

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 8h

Inside the historic Promise Land School in Dickson County
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

🤔seems when you’re the richest man in the world you can drill holes wherever you want in @GovBillLee’s Tennessee

“While the location isn’t in line with the Tesla tunnel map… Musk’s company expressed interest in expanding to other parts of Nashville…” www.tennessean.com/story/money/...

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 9h

Four People Charged for Teaching Black People to Read in Wheeling, West Virginia
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Oct. 14, 1834 | Four People Charged for Teaching Black People to Read in Wheeling, West Virginia

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 9h

Our denaturalization webinar is TODAY at 6pm ET! There's still time to register!
Register: https://ow.ly/rBKQ50X75ls

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 9h

Fort Pickett, Virginia eji.org/news/fort-pi...

Fort Pickett, Virginia

Pickett did not believe Black people could be equal to white people.

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 18h

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Civil War and Reconstruction
by Eric Gardner
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Civil War and Reconstruction

Amazon.com: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Civil War and Reconstruction: 9780197804490: Gardner, Eric: Books

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 18h

Maddow on her new documentary exploring the life and legacy of "Andrew Young" a Civil Rights Icon.
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Maddow on her new documentary exploring the life and legacy of a Civil Rights Icon

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21h

There are hard questions we need to ask ourselves right now. But no matter what this administration is planning, we know who we are—we love democracy & plan to fight (peacefully) for it. In a moment where knowledge is power, here is what you need to know. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Are We the Nazis Now?

How do we meet this moment?

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Ms. Delishia Danielle (She/Her) @delishiafornash.bsky.social · 21h

This is heartbreaking but I pray it offers some peace and closure to her family. May she rest in peace. 🙏🏽

"Continued follow up on a missing persons investigation led to a piece of closure for the family of 20-year-old TSU student and mother, Alice Mae Sullivan, 39 years after she went missing.

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