Democracy Now!: “In Texas, a pregnant woman has filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to terminate her nonviable pregnancy. Thirty-one-year-old Kate Cox is 20 weeks pregnant with a fetus that has been diagnosed with trisomy 18, a fatal condition, but is unable to get the abortion she needs due to Texas’s sweeping ban. It’s the first…

Indy Week: “Dozens of Amazon workers staged a protest for better working conditions outside a sprawling distribution center in Garner early this morning, with delivery trucks braking at the picket line to delay Cyber Monday shipments in a show of solidarity. The demonstration came at the onset of a hellish season for Amazon workers, who…

The Conversation: “When does lawful protest become criminal activity? That question is at issue in Atlanta, where 57 people have been indicted and arraigned on racketeering charges for actions related to their protest against a planned police and firefighter training center that critics call “Cop City.” Racketeering charges typically are reserved for people accused of conspiring toward a…

Political Wire: “Louisiana lawmakers now have until the end of January to draw and pass new congressional boundaries to replace a current map that a federal judge said violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of the state’s Black voters,” the AP reports. “However, several questions still linger — including if and when the GOP-dominated…

NewsChannel5: “A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said. A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured. A Palestinian flag found at the scene was part of the protest, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference.”

The Guardian: “Workers at Amazon’s largest air hub in the world allege Amazon is retaliating against them as they try to organize their first union. The workers at the 882-acre KCVG air hub in Hebron, Kentucky, have been organizing “March on the Boss” actions at the Amazon facility in which staff confront managers en masse to “demand an end…

Miami Herald: “The woman accusing Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler of sexual assault told police she had planned to have sex with him and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, but called it off when Bridget couldn’t make it, according to a newly released search warrant affidavit. The woman, whom Ziegler claimed to…

Politico: “Florida appears poised to hold no presidential primary election for Democrats this cycle after the state party submitted only President Joe Biden’s name as a candidate up for the nomination. The move to leave Rep. Dean Phillips off the primary ballot left the Minnesota Democrat enraged on Thursday. In a statement first provided to…

Political Wire: “Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) told Senate Republicans on Tuesday that he’d resolve the standoff over his military promotions blockade before Democratic leaders force them to take an uncomfortable vote on a rules-change resolution, Punchbowl News reports. Said Tuberville: “Listen, everyone. I got y’all into this mess. I’m gonna get you out.” “Tuberville also extolled the…

NY Times: “Robert Walker, Mr. Walker’s father, was also a sanitation worker. On Feb. 1, 1968, he was collecting garbage when sheets of rain started pouring down. He and his colleague Echol Cole took shelter in the compactor of their truck. When a compressing piston malfunctioned, the two men were crushed. The city had no…