WECT: “Behind the barbed wire fence at Columbus Correctional Institution, offenders are creating the first podcast of its kind in North Carolina. The podcast, called ‘First Voice,’ gives offenders a platform to share their stories and experiences while learning skills they can use after release. ‘We are the voiceless, nobody knows what we think or…
“Supreme Court could strip citizenship of Florida baby, born to a ‘dreamer’”
WaPo: “A woman brought to the United States as a child from Colombia — one of the ‘dreamers’ who came to the U.S. as kids — now faces a prospect largely unheard of in a nation that had long granted citizenship to virtually every child born on its soil: Her daughter might not have a…
Military Helicopter Crew Buzzes No Kings Protests and Kid Rock’s Home; Sec Def Immediately Excuses Them & Ends Investigation
WaPo: Army grounds helicopter crews who buzzed Kid Rock’s home, No Kings rally: “The Army has grounded two helicopter crews and opened a formal investigation after their aircraft deviated from an authorized training mission to buzz the Tennessee home of musician Kid Rock and hover over protesters attending anti-Trump rallies in the state.” NBC News:…
“Voting rights groups sue Texas over alleged illegal voter purge”
KUT: “A group of voting and civil rights organizations is suing Texas, saying the state used flawed data and unfair methods to flag and potentially remove eligible voters from its rolls. The lawsuit, filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and other organizations, challenges a voter review process launched by the Texas…
“Nashville Reporter Released from ICE Custody”
NY Times: “Estefany Maria Rodriguez Florez, a Nashville reporter detained by immigration agents early this month after the government said she had overstayed a tourist visa, was released on a $10,000 bond on Thursday, her legal team said… She had frequently reported on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown for the Spanish-language outlet Nashville Noticias. Lawyers…
“Bernard LaFayette, Selma Voting Rights Organizer, Dies At 85”
HuffPo: “Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. Bernard LaFayette, III, said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. On March 7, 1965, the beating…
Story of Woman Who Accuses Trump of Raping Her as Child Partially Corroborated
The Post and Courier: “A woman who claims she was abused as a minor by both Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump has given the FBI vivid accounts that include aspects of her life corroborated by The Post and Courier through public records.”
“How Talarico Won Texas Democrats With Love, Luck and a Little Restraint”
NY Times: “The moment captured the instincts of a campaign that was defined by strategic restraint rather than aggressive reaction. It was a stay-the-course strategy that transformed the soft-spoken Presbyterian seminarian into a national figure who might offer Democrats a chance to win a Senate seat in Texas for the first time in decades. Mr….
Safe GOP TX House Seat in Play as Republican Nominee’s Baggage Comes to Light
NY Times: “By Friday, clips of the challenger, Brandon Herrera, shooting Nazi-era weapons and discussing his copy of “Mein Kampf” were circulating widely among Democrats. Suddenly Mr. Gonzales’s district — the solidly red Texas 23rd — appeared to Democrats as one they could flip in November. Democratic strategists in Washington were exploring whether to dedicate…
“Islamic schools excluded from Texas’s $1 billion voucher program”
WaPo: “Texas has excluded about two dozen Islamic schools from its new $1 billion voucher program for allegedly being linked to terrorist groups, a decision that has led to a lawsuit and claims of discrimination from the Muslim community. The state’s comptroller, who oversees the program, barred schools that he said have hosted events organized…