Tag: human rights
23 States are Suing the Federal Government Over Transgender Bathroom Rules
The Obama administration is still holding their ground on the decision saying that transgender kids are already a vulnerable minority.
Video Reveals Off-Duty Officer Gunning Down Unarmed Man
“New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office and the NYPD both recently announced they have launched separate investigations into the off-duty police shooting after reviewing the footage of the incident.”
The Five Principles of Patriotism
True patriots seek to confirm and strengthen and celebrate the “we” in “we the people of the United States.”
Texas Abortion Law Just Ruled Unconstitutional
SCOTUS rules 5-3 that Texas’s abortion law is unconstitutional.
U.S. Town Unites to Successfully Stop Nestle From Drilling On Their...
This town’s residents just showed Nestle they’re not backing down against corporate greed.
Could the Problem of the 21st Century Be the Gender Line?
“Somewhere in time, a semantic shift occurred in the minds of enough people that it has now reached the level of law where we see a classic battle between a reform-minded, liberal federal government and that old standby of conservatives and bigots, states’ rights.”
Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil...
A new first-in-the-nation law will shield residents from arrest as they use direct action to stop fracking-wastewater injection wells.
Sadiq Khan Overcomes Nasty Attacks From Conservatives, Becomes London’s First Muslim...
The Labour Party’s Sadiq Khan has just become London’s first Muslim mayor.
Reforming Democracy From the Grassroots Up
Frustrated by a somnolent Congress, a bipartisan group is tackling campaign finance reform one city at a time.
Federal Judge is Allowing Torture Victims to Sue the Psychologists who...
For the first time, victims of the CIA torture program will be able to sue the Psychologists responsible for the program.
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What makes the MAGA misrule tragedy historic? Total foregone conclusion. Total knowability and avoidability.
Paying the corrupt MAGA piper is now a lead “investment” – with outcomes as predictable (and problematic) as all that voters repressed when empowering the Trump II horror show.
Maryland moves to ban grocery surveillance pricing as algorithmic price discrimination spreads
Maryland’s first-in-the-nation grocery pricing law targets the use of personal data to raise food costs, but consumer advocates warn industry-backed loopholes could limit its impact as algorithmic pricing spreads.
No-bid contracts and taxpayer funds fuel scrutiny of Trump’s White House ballroom
A Republican push to spend $400 million in taxpayer funds on Trump’s White House ballroom is colliding with allegations of inflated no-bid contracts, donor conflicts, and questions over whether a recent security scare is being used to justify a project critics say reflects presidential self-interest over public need.
On infinity: Or how long MAGA clown shows pander to cult derangement
When, pray tell, comes the knockout punch,/ Who and what gobbles Donald’s lunch? Come what, come may, let sleazebags boast:/ No miracle looms—this mob is toast.
Shooting at press dinner fuels conspiracy spiral as political distrust deepens
An attempted assassination charge outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner triggered urgent security questions, but the political aftershocks spread far wider, exposing how conspiracy culture, rising extremism, and collapsing trust are reshaping responses to violence in America.