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‘Absurd’: As 2024 Looms, Counties Won’t Update Voting Tech

As a new presidential election year approaches, some voting machines are still living in 2020. In Washington, a trio of counties have declined to...

11.12.2023 30

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Anti-Defamation League Ex-Staff Decry CEO’s Stance on Ceasefire Rallies

When Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory on X (formerly Twitter) last Wednesday, major advertisers fled the site. But when, amid the...

22.11.2023 10

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Attorney for Alleged MI Fake Elector Wants Co-Defendants to ‘Shut Up’

During a September fundraiser for his client, an attorney for a defendant in Michigan’s alleged fake elector scheme suggested the case’s...

21.11.2023 9

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Ammon Bundy Says He Has No Regrets as Judge Issues New Arrest Warrant

A judge issued a new warrant for militia leader Ammon Bundy’s arrest on Monday, after he failed to attend a mandatory court appearance. Bundy, who...

14.11.2023 2

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The Right Is Rewriting the Whitmer Kidnapping Case

At a small late-October ceremony, Michigan State Rep. Rachelle Smit presented awards to twin brothers Michael and William Null. “Michael Null is an...

08.11.2023 10

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Maine Town Drives Out ‘Blood Tribe’ Nazi Encampment

A Maine neo-Nazi is pulling up stakes on his planned white supremacist compound, after pressure from locals resulted in his ban from a local gym, and...

01.11.2023 6

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Scholastic Says It Will Stop Siloing Diverse Books at School Book Fairs

The children’s book publisher Scholastic is walking back a policy that segregated some books about race and gender at book sales, after outcry from...

25.10.2023 10

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How the Trump Train Finally Crashed for Jenna Ellis

During Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, attorney Jenna Ellis penned a series of Facebook posts suggesting Trump was a “narcissist,”...

24.10.2023 2

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Ex-Members of This Maoist Clique Say It Was a ‘Cult’

The mysterious group found its way to Austin D. while he was working a dead-end job at a Pittsburgh Starbucks. “I was feeling a little depressed and...

22.10.2023 3

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White Supremacist Nick Fuentes is Causing Chaos Inside Texas Youth GOP

A simmering civil war among Texas’s young Republicans came to a boil this month after a prominent GOP donor was seen meeting with white supremacist...

20.10.2023 20

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Scholastic Book Fair Moves to Silo LGBTQ+ Books

When Scholastic’s book fair returns to elementary schools this year, some books on race and LGBTQ issues might be stored in a separate box. Some...

17.10.2023 2

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White Supremacist Vlogger Jean-Francois Gariepy’s Partner Has Been Missing Since June

Canadian police put out a call this month for information about an internet-famous woman who has been missing since June. Élora Patoine, 30, was last...

12.10.2023 10

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Donald Trump Blames Biden for Hamas Attacking Israel

Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for Hamas’ attack on Israel on Saturday, claiming the long-simmering Israeli-Palestinian conflict erupted...

08.10.2023 10

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Second Day of Russian Missile Strikes Target Ukrainian Ports and Grain Ships

Russia carried out a second consecutive day of missile strikes on Ukrainian ports, wounding four people, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. The...

07.10.2023 6

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Elon Musk Sued for Spreading Neo-Nazi Conspiracy Theory

A recent college graduate who became the target of a bizarre Twitter-based conspiracy theory this summer is suing Elon Musk for defamation, after Musk...

02.10.2023 4

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Is California’s ‘Cop Campus’ the Next Cop City Fight?

The city of San Pablo, California has approximately 30,000 residents and a city budget of $66.4 million. The city’s new proposed police training...

29.09.2023 5

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Texas Judges Give Book Ban Law The Green Light

A trio of judges on Monday gave the go-ahead for Texas to proceed with a book-ban law, which a Trump-appointed judge had halted earlier this month on...

26.09.2023 2

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Progressive Org Plans $10 Million for School Board Races

A progressive campaign group is getting in on school board battles, with a goal of an eight-figure war chest for the hyper-local races. Run For...

20.09.2023 8

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Rightwing Group That Compares Biden Conservation Plan to Genocide is Getting Taxpayer Money

At least five counties in western states have paid tens of thousands in taxpayer funds to a right-wing group organizing a push against a federal land...

20.09.2023 1

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Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ is Poised for a Ballot Vote—But Officials Say No

Atlanta residents say they’ve collected more than 116,000 signatures on a petition to put a controversial police training facility up for a vote....

12.09.2023 10

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Wisconsin’s GOP Is Trying to Fire Key Players in the Next Election

A top Wisconsin elections official is facing a push to oust her despite bipartisan praise for her work. And a newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court...

09.09.2023 30

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