Trump Does Racist ‘Tomahawk Chop’ Gesture At World Series
The former president joined in the degrading cheer for the Atlanta Braves.
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Black parents are trapped between the pandemic and Child Protective Services
by Ray Levy Uyeda
This story was originally published at Prism.
The start of the school year and relaunch of in-person classes signals a desire to return to a pre-pandemic normal that could be catastrophic for Black parents.
Conservatives Have A New Not-So-Secret Code For Insulting Joe Biden
The innocuous sounding “Let’s go, Brandon!” has become a cryptic new way to insult the Democratic president.
Trump can be prosecuted for inaction during Jan. 6 insurrection, says legal scholar
For most of us, it’s an article of faith that Donald Trump is responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection, regardless of Republican sentators’ refusal to vote for a conviction in his second impeachment. But a prominent legal scholar believes there’s another way to hold Trump to account for that day’s horror. He believes that Trump can be prosecuted not for what he did that day, but for what he didn’t do.
Qualified immunity remains intact, but legal activists keep trying to chip away at it
by Aria Velasquez
This story was originally published at Prism.
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled again in favor of law enforcement officers invoking qualified immunity in cases of excessive use of force. Based on a pair of 2016 cases from Oklahoma and California, the decisions were handed down without the court hearing oral arguments or any sign of dissent from the justices.
Texas Cops ‘Laughed’ As Biden Aides Pleaded For Help From Trucker ‘Trump Train’ Last Year: Lawsuit
Biden bus should “drive defensively,” quipped a San Marcos Police corporal who refused to help as pro-Trump truckers swarmed campaign vehicles last year.
Union reaches tentative deal with John Deere, this week in the war on workers
After an action-packed—and sober, thanks to one of their own being hit by a car and killed near a picket line—week, John Deere strikers may have a deal. The UAW and management announced a tentative agreement, pending a vote by the workers, on Saturday.
University Of Florida Prohibits Professors From Testifying In Voting Rights Case
The testimony would go against the school’s interest by conflicting with the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to university leaders.
Alec Baldwin Speaks On ‘Rust’ Shooting, Says Halyna Hutchins ‘Was My Friend’
Baldwin added that he is in favor of limiting the use of firearms on set after the fatal accidental shooting.
If Silence Is the Cost of Great Ramen, So Be It
NAGOYA, Japan—Vegetables, vegetables, vegetables. I am sitting in a cardboard cubicle at a counter inside a ramen shop, rehearsing my order in my head over and over again. My sister is in the next cubicle over—all I can see is the top of her head—and later I will learn that she is doing the exact same thing.
Nobody Can See Into Facebook
The overarching takeaway from the Facebook Papers is that Facebook knows. The company monitors just about everything, as the whistleblower Frances Haugen revealed by providing 17 news organizations with documents about the social-media company’s internal research and discussions. Facebook and its tech-industry peers employ armies of exceptional research scientists who evaluate how the platform shapes social behavior.
Dems’ drug pricing dreams crash into reality in social spending tumult
President Joe Biden’s Thursday pitch to Capitol Hill eliminates any effort to crack down on drug prices, a coup for the industry that has spent months pouring millions into lobbying and advertising campaigns.
California’s In-N-Out sparks latest pandemic culture war
In no time, the Fisherman’s Wharf In-N-Out was a top conversation topic at Fox News.
FDA advisers endorse Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11
Panel members voted 17-0 to recommend the shot, with one abstention.
U.S. economy slowed to a 2% rate last quarter in face of Covid
Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product declined sharply from the 6%-plus annual growth rates of each of the previous two quarters.
Yellen expects inflation to linger, then ease later in 2022
The most recent Consumer Price Index showed prices have gone up 5.4 percent in the past 12 months.
Opinion | How Corporations Keep Their Own Workers in Debt
Too many employers are imposing crippling debt on workers. Biden can do something about it.
Trump’s Social Media Venture Given 30-Day Deadline To Stop Violating Software License
Under licensing requirements, anyone using the code must make it accessible to the public, which Trump is ignoring.
News Roundup: Build Back Better-ish bill will need hard sell; Jan. 6 committee continues its work
It is a spooky Friday! That’s a Halloween joke! Have you heard of the story of the 74-year-old white guy that stole tens of millions of Americans’ chances at paid family leave? Have you heard of the terrifyingly cynical and corrupt monster called Manchinema? Unlike most Halloween monsters, this one is real and very dangerous and ultimately depressing.
History professor says college fired her over tweet about Mike Pence’s ‘little demon mouth’
While many of us are (understandably) happy to try and forget Mike Pence, one former history professor, Lora Burnett, doesn’t have that particular luxury. How come? As reported by The Texas Tribune, Burnett was fired from her job as a professor at Collins College, a publicly funded community college in North Texas, near Dallas.
Remember: Democrats have more than the $1.8 trillion infrastructure bill to run on in 2022
Donald Trump and the Republican Party had four years to pass an infrastructure bill revamping and upgrading the nation’s transportation systems, broadband access, roadways, and everything else included in the current so-called “bipartisan” infrastructure package that has already passed the Senate. They didn’t come anywhere close to accomplishing that.
Republican ‘Cowards’ Are Empowering The ‘Crazies,’ Rages Paul Krugman
“Republicans who clearly know better … reliably swallow their misgivings and go along with the party line,” the economist wrote in The New York Times.
Instead of screeching about critical race theory, Republicans should probably be worried about this
Between the global pandemic, the Trump era, and the stuff Republicans spew on a regular basis, the bar is high for describing anything as “surreal” or “bizarre.” With that in mind, an incident at a high school in Hazard, Kentucky, certainly fits the bill. What happened? As reported by Insider, Hazard High School was celebrating its homecoming week and included a “man pageant.
Republican who impeached Trump retires after Illinois legislature leaves him in tough new House seat
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger announced Friday that he would not seek a seventh term in the House, a development that came hours after Illinois’ Democratic legislature passed a new congressional map that would have placed him in the same seat as fellow GOP Rep. Darrin LaHood. That would have likely been an impossible primary for Kinzinger, who was one of just 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump in January. (One of his compatriots, Ohio Rep.
Capitol Police Feared Attack By Counterprotesters On Jan. 6, Plan Reportedly Reveals
A Capitol Police strategy document predicted that it would be counterprotesters who would attempt to gain access at the U.S. Capitol.
A Tiny Outrage Machine, Sucking the Exhaust From a Giant One
Frances Haugen, a former Facebook data scientist, copied thousands of pages of internal documents and webpages before she left the company. Then she shared those materials with The Wall Street Journal, which began publishing stories about them last month under the heading “The Facebook Files.” Weeks later, she began to parcel the materials out to a consortium of news organizations, including The Atlantic.
Supreme Court To Consider Limiting EPA’s Power To Regulate Climate-Changing Gases
The ruling could challenge the Biden administration’s plan to curb carbon emissions right after a key White House proposal died in Congress.
FDA authorizes first Covid vaccine for kids ages 5-11
The CDC’s vaccine advisers are scheduled to meet Tuesday to evaluate the shot, and are expected to vote in favor of its use
Democrats Need to Count Up, Not Down
With the finish line in sight (if still stubbornly out of reach) for the Democrats’ massive social-programs and economic development bill, the party now faces the challenge of focusing the attention of its key constituencies and the public on what remains in the package, not on what was cut in the exhausting legislative maneuvering.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger Says He Won’t Run For Reelection
The Illinois Republican used his announcement to denounce “leaders that don’t lead.