WaPo: “Three doctors in Texas have agreed to stop seeing patients or limit their medical practice while they fight state charges of illegally providing gender-affirming care to minors, a move touted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxtonas his allies in the White House target transgender rights nationally. The doctors, all endocrinologists, have denied the allegations…
Month: February 2025
“Casey DeSantis Mulls Bid for Florida Governor”
Political Wire: “Republican donors at a gathering last week in Palm Beach County openly discussed the prospect of Casey DeSantis’ running for governor in 2026, and for the first time, Florida’s first lady is seriously considering the idea,” NBC News reports.”
Former US Atty General: “The Courts Must Stop This Judge From Stealing an Election [in NC]”
NY Times: “As President Trump started his second term by pardoning violent insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Republicans in North Carolina already had a monthslong effort underway to achieve, essentially, the same goal the insurrectionists had four years ago: to overturn the results of a free and fair election. On Nov….
“How should we remember Pauli Murray? Social justice center is a start.”
WaPo: “Murray may not be as widely known as Parks or John Lewis, but a new facility in the city where they were raised is doing its part to change that. The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, which opened in September in their childhood home, tells the story of this scholar, writer, activist, priest and gender-nonconforming trailblazer….
“‘A Day Without Immigrants’ reaches Pensacola: A dozen restaurants close in solidarity”
Pensacola News Journal: “Dozens of Northwest Florida restaurateurs have joined the nation Monday in “A Day Without Immigrants,” a day-long protest that opposes the immigration crackdown and deportation policies planned by President Donald Trump and highlights the role immigrants play in U.S. culture and economics. Grace Resendez McCaffery, owner of La Costa Latina newspaper, said she has…
“Report Says Ben Sasse Abused His Authority”
Political Wire: “A damning new report shows that former University of Florida President and onetime Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) abused his executive privileges to inappropriately spend university funds, The Alligator reports.”
“New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana”
NBC News: “A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country. Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge issued an indictment…
Protests Across the South Against Trump Anti Immigration Purges
Hundreds attend immigration protest in Uptown Charlotte The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is sparking fear in the hearts of migrant families across the country. In the Queen City, a protest was held Saturday afternoon to “Defend Immigrant Families.” “When immigrants are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back,” one person shouted at…
“Photos: Antioch shooting protests draws hundreds at Tennessee Capitol”
The Tennessean: [Click Link for Photo Essay of Protest]
“Feds Move to End Investigation of GOP Congressman”
Political Wire: “Federal prosecutors based in Nashville have withdrawn from the criminal investigation of Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), an unprecedented move that could signal plans by the Trump administration to drop the case against a Republican ally,” WTVF reports.”