Driven by crimes against the Asian community, New York Police Department says hate crimes up 100%
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It’s no surprise that hate crimes are increasing at alarming rates across the country. Reports throughout the year have consistently noted increases in faith-, race-, and identity-based crimes nationwide. According to data compiled by the FBI, the highest l
Three-judge panel shoots down Trump's claims to former-executive privilege. Next stop: Supreme Court
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On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. issued a ruling that reaffirms what a district court said last month: Donald Trump has no right to prevent the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 from gaining access to a collection of documents held b
Supreme Court leaves pregnant Texans still in danger, but gives abortion providers narrow legal path
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In a rare Friday decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue the state’s “executive licensing officials” to block S.B. 8, the state’s six-week abortion ban. The Court, however, also denied the Biden Adm
Video shows Kanye’s publicist pressing Georgia election worker to admit to fake voter fraud claims
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The months that followed the 2020 presidential election were a living nightmare for temporary Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss.
Freeman, a 62-year-old grandmother, along with Moss, 37, were falsel
New video shows Kanye's publicist pushing a Georgia election worker to confess to sham voter fraud
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The months that followed the 2020 presidential election were a living nightmare for temporary Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss.
Freeman, a 62-year-old grandmother, along with Moss, 37, were falsel
Supreme Court allows Texas abortion providers narrow path to sue, lets ban stand in the meantime
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In a rare Friday decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue the state’s “executive licensing officials” to block S.B. 8, the state’s six-week abortion ban. The Court, however, also denied the Biden Adm
Hundreds of high school students walk out of class over video of white peer saying racist slurs
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One thing the global pandemic hasn’t stopped: people spewing hateful, discriminatory rhetoric, whether it’s coming from elected officials, folks showing up at school board meetings, or, sadly, even students themselves. The good news is students aren
Fox News' pity party over its burned Christmas tree reaches operatic levels of drama
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The hosts and pundits of Fox News have been through suffering and adversity beyond what mere mortals can adequately convey this week … but they sure are working overtime to tell us about it.
The network’s large fake Christmas tree was se
Honolulu's water contamination crisis worsens as second well shuts down, residents moved to hotels
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The contamination crisis in Honolulu, in which drinking water from the Red Hill well was found to contain petroleum, has only escalated since the Navy slowed pumping at the well last week. The Red Hill well, which provides drinking water to the com
Morning Digest: New Maryland map aims to target Republicans and shield Democrats from primaries
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
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From anti-masking to 'natural immunity,' Republicans' pandemic policies are total losers
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Fresh Navigator Research polling out this week serves as a reminder that the American public still largely supports the efforts of President Joe Biden and Democrats to quash the coronavirus. Among other indicators, Biden's approvals o
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Get your booster going
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NPR:
1 in 10 Americans say the COVID-19 vaccine conflicts with their religious beliefs
Only 10% of Americans believe that getting a COVID-19 vaccine conflicts with their religious beliefs, and 59% of Americans say too many people are using religious belief
Pastor who performed in drag on HBO docuseries loses job at Indiana church
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Here in the United States (and, really, globally) there are plenty of LGBTQ+ people and allies who are religious. This might sound surprising as religion can be harmful, oppressive, and isolating for queer people, but it can also be a space of affirmatio
News Roundup: Trump's sedition allies scramble to refuse testimony; Dems fed up with Boebert stunts
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In the news today: The economic news continues to be surprisingly bright, considering that we're still knee-deep in a worldwide pandemic. As courts continue to treat the invented «executive privilege» claims an ex-president with skepticism, Donal
Taylor Energy billionaire used oil spill cleanup to avoid taxes for over a decade
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In 2004, Hurricane Ivan tore through the Gulf of Mexico. One of the worst disasters wrought by Ivan’s wrath was damage to an offshore oil rig, owned by Louisiana-based company Taylor Energy, which fell over—uncapping the well beneath. Crude oil began to f
'Appropriate use of state’s constitutional power': Court dismisses challenge to Illinois' ICE ban
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Two Illinois counties went straight to court after lawmakers passed into law legislation that effectively ends immigration detention in the state. Their plan was to deal the Illinois Way Forward Act a death blow, and continue reaping in millions from fed
Senate Democrats are determined to ‘restore the Senate,’ if only Manchin will let them
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On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer notified Senate Democrats he is prioritizing an effort to “restore the Senate,” and do something about the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation. Politico has a bit more inform
Caribbean Matters: Enslavement memorial and museum to be built in Barbados
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados has announced that a memorial and museum will be built on the site of a burial ground for approximately 570 enslaved Africans in Barbados, It will be part of the new Barbados Heritage District, w
Openly trans seventh-grader sues school for the right to use the boys' bathroom
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In addition to the stress of returning to school amid an ongoing global pandemic, trans youth in a number of states have to worry about having their most basic needs met. One? Using the bathroom while at school. Here at Daily Kos, we’ve covered a numbe
New report investigates geoengineering oceans as a way to combat climate change
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A report released on Wednesday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine looks towards the planet’s oceans to combat climate change. The nearly 300-page document presents a variety of potential solutions ranging from seaweed farm
Pentagon, contractors, 'handful of powerful men' overrule large bipartisan group of lawmakers
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has spearheaded a years-long push to overhaul the military justice system, particularly how sexual assault allegations are handled. She’s garnered widespread bipartisan support, even from some of the members of the extreme right in t
Biden admin begins returning asylum-seekers to Mexico under court-ordered reimplementation
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Two adult men were the first asylum-seekers to be returned to Mexico on Wednesday, under the Biden administration’s court-ordered reimplementation of Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said
UTAH OFFICIALS HIRE LAW FIRM IN BID TO OVERTURN BEARS EARS BOUNDARY RESTORATION
President Joe Biden and Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland at the October announcement of restoration of boundaries of three national monuments set by President Barack Obam
Anti-vaxx Chronicles: We finally see a COVID-related hospital bill. It's for over $1.1 million
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This series documents stories from the Herman Cain Awards subreddit, tracking the COVID-19 mis- and disinformation on Facebook that is leading to so many deaths. Today’s cautionary tale left his family an unwelcome parting gift.
Flight attendant goes 'Karen,' demands pilot kick Black mother holding newborn from flight
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American Airlines messed with the wrong Black people Sunday, leaving the company with a lawsuit, an inevitably (and rightfully) costly settlement, and some extremely nasty press.
Allan Ali and his partner, Kamia Hoilett, along with thei
The Republican Party is dead, but what animates its shambling corpse is far worse
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On Tuesday, Rep, Matt Gaetz broadcast a warning. Republicans expect to retake the House in 2022, and when they do … «it's not going to be the days of Paul Ryan, and Trey Gowdy, and no real oversight, and no real subpoenas. It's going to be the da
Judge tells Sean Spicer he has nothing to offer public, denies his attempt to get back in government
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On Monday, with all of the hoopla around the unconscionable upcoming debt ceiling face-off and announcements of right-wing conmen retiring to work on other scams, a federal judge denied a motion by former White House press secretary Sean Spicer and ex-Of
New jobless claims hit a 52-year low. How will the media spin that to be bad for Biden?
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New unemployment claims dropped to 184,000 last week, the lowest since 1969. It sure is going to be interesting watching the media find a way to turn that into bad news for President Joe Biden. Perhaps Vice President Kamala Harris will be too concerned about
Fox News alleges 'mistake' after confusing the names of two Latino congressman
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It should be no surprise to anyone that, if given the chance, Fox News will jump into racism with both feet, guns blazing.
This time, it’s the tale of two Florida Carloses.
One is Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, one of Florida’s first openly LGB
New York attorney general seeks to depose Trump in civil fraud probe
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is reportedly angling to depose Donald Trump on Jan. 7 in relation to her office's ongoing civil probe of whether the Trump Organization committed financial fraud, according to The Washington Post.
No one close to th
This state just released a detailed plan on how it will become a 'sanctuary' for abortion services
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In an effort to protect reproductive health for people who can become pregnant amid this Republican-led dystopia, lawmakers in California released a plan on how to make the state a “sanctuary” for anyone who seeks an abortion. This is important, as you li
'You stick with the parliamentarian': Manchin throws cold water on overriding immigration opinion
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We continue to wait for the Senate parliamentarian’s non-binding opinion on the “Plan C” immigration plan, which would allow some undocumented immigrants to apply for temporary protections of up to 10 years. Elizabeth MacDonough, an unelected
Trump insiders believe Fifth Amendment is the ultimate roadblock, but it may just be a speed bump
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Hundreds of people may have already spoken to the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, but when it comes to the most memorable names from the Trump White House, what they all have in common is subpoenas and a commitment not to honor them. With Steve Bannon alrea
Secret texts from Torrance cops uncover messages threatening to lynch Black people, ‘gas’ Jews
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Newly found text messages circulated among current and former police officers of the Torrance Police Department reveal a culture rife with racism, antisemitism, and homophobia going back at least a decade.
Wednesday, California Attorney&
'Whatever it takes': Some Senate Democrats say they'd overrule parliamentarian on immigration
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We continue to wait for the Senate parliamentarian’s non-binding opinion on the “Plan C” immigration plan, which would allow some undocumented immigrants to apply for temporary protections of up to 10 years. Elizabeth MacDonough, an unelected
Senate moves forward on debt ceiling, defense spending
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Congress paused business Thursday to pay tribute to former Sen. Robert Dole who died Sunday. Following that, the Senate will take up a procedural vote to advance the debt ceiling deal Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnel
Following the recent anti-Muslim remarks made by Rep. Lauren Boebert toward Rep. Ilhan Omar, more than 400 congressional staff members are calling on House leaders to “categorically reject the incendiary rhetoric” in the workplace. At least 50 Musli
Hill staffers and Democrats demand House leaders act after Boebert's anti-Muslim remarks
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Following the recent anti-Muslim remarks made by Rep. Lauren Boebert toward Rep. Ilhan Omar, more than 400 congressional staff members are calling on House leaders to “categorically reject the incendiary rhetoric” in the workplace. At least 50 Musli
Ali Alexander is going to lie to the House Select Committee about his role in Jan. 6 violence
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Ali Alexander, a far right conspiracy theorist and organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, is scheduled to lie to the House Select Committee on Thursday morning.
That he will lie not a presumption. Al
Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander is ready to lie to the House Select Committee
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Ali Alexander, a far right conspiracy theorist and organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, is scheduled to lie to the House Select Committee on Thursday morning.
That he will lie not a presumption. Al
