NY Times: “Former President Donald J. Trump recently told aides to hire Laura Loomer, a far-right and anti-Muslim activist with a history of expressing bigoted views, for a campaign role, according to four people familiar with the plans. Mr. Trump met with Ms. Loomer recently and directed advisers to give her a role in support…
Month: April 2023
TX Judge Who Worked as Conservative Legal Activist Invalidates Abortion Pill for Nation, Competing Ruling Issued to Protect the Medicine
Political Wire: “A federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary ruling invalidating the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, an unprecedented order that — if it stands through court challenges — could make it harder for patients to get abortions in states where abortion is legal, not just in those…
As Young People March for Their Lives, Tennessee Crushes Dissent and Overrides Democracy
NY Times: “Expulsion is extremely rare in Tennessee history. As the Politico reporter Natalie Allison pointed out on Twitter, the Tennessee House didn’t even vote to expel a Republican legislator who had been accused of sexually assaulting three teenage girls. The resolutions against Mr. Jones, Ms. Johnson and Mr. Pearson were filed against a backdrop that highlights the absurdity of…
“Friends, fellow activists mourn loss of [AL] abortion access advocate Mia Raven”
AL Political Reporter: “Mia Raven, the founder of the P.O.W.E.R. House in Montgomery and operations manager at the Yellowhammer Fund, died Thursday following a stroke late last month. “Alabama has lost a beloved leader for reproductive justice in the Deep South,” the Yellowhammer Fund said in a statement on Facebook Thursday. “Mia rallied and fought…
“A miscarriage of justice, a life in prison”
NC Newsline: “It was April 2022, and come summer 66-year-old Bobby Norfleet would begin another year behind bars. He bore the marks of 44 years in North Carolina prisons. He had a lump in his left leg. He didn’t have any teeth. His dentures had broken, so talking was difficult. Bobby’s younger brother Carnell had…
“The New York Trump indictment is huge. A Georgia indictment could be even bigger.”
MSNBC: “On Thursday, a Manhattan grand jury under the supervision of District Attorney Alvin Bragg made history with its unprecedented indictment of former President Donald Trump. We do not know yet what charges have been filed against Trump, but careful analysis shows it’s a highly serious case posing enormous jeopardy for Trump. Meanwhile, another grand jury, in Fulton Country, Georgia,…
GOP Pundits Strongly Feel Campaign Finance Violations Worthy of Criminal Trial – When John Edwards Involved
Popular Information: “The facts are that he broke campaign finance laws and that he lied to cover it up,” Fox News’ Sean Hannity said… Hannity was not talking about former President Donald Trump, who was indicted last week for funneling $130,000 to his alleged mistress, Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors in Manhattan are expected to allege that Trump…
“NC House Democrat to switch parties, creating GOP supermajority”
WUNC: “State House Republicans will soon have a veto-proof majority, as a Democrat from Mecklenburg County is expected to announce a party switch on Wednesday. Rep. Tricia Cotham’s move will mean that Republicans have 72 seats in the House — the exact number needed to override any vetoes from Gov. Roy Cooper. Cotham was elected…
“Someone tried to sneak $300K into state education budget for company involved in [MS] welfare scandal”
MS Today: “The Senate, minutes before a final vote on a $3 billion K-12 education budget Friday, realized it included paying $300,000 to a company the state has filed charges against and is suing to recoup $795,000 in the long-running Mississippi welfare scandal. The budget proposal would have ordered the state education department to pay…
“How Officials in Georgia are Suppressing Political Protest as ‘Domestic Terrorism’”
ACLU: “Over the past few months, 42 activists have been charged with “domestic terrorism” under Georgia state law. Their acts of “terrorism”? Alleged property damage and trespassing while protesting. These prosecutions exemplify a highly problematic trend of both the federal and state government: using domestic terrorism powers to punish dissent…. Until 2017, Georgia’s domestic terrorism statute criminalized…