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RT @truthout: What happened in Nebraska’s election was a coordinated effort to sow confusion — and may be replicated in other states - via….
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A state court in Idaho has begun hearing testimony in a pivotal case filed by women denied life-saving abortion care & physicians, @alex__mar reports. Adkins v. State of Idaho challenges the medical exceptions to the state’s restrictive abortion laws.
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“What happened in Nebraska won’t stay in Nebraska,” writes Shelley Mann of @NebraskaAR, detailing the anti-abortion movement’s deceptive tactics to defeat a Nebraska ballot measure securing access to abortion. It will replicate its tactics everywhere.
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Activists say Kentucky’s new prison proposal is a step backward for environmental justice, @raylevyuyeda reports. The federal government says environmental justice communities deserve consideration. Does that apply to those incarcerated?.
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The Latine experience is not one culture, community, race, tribal affiliation, class, or documentation status, writes @brujacontumbao in an op-ed. What’s the deal with the Latine vote? Mischaracterizing ourselves within the US political & social paradigm.
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RT @EmpowermentAve: Demetrius Buckley writes from Michigan for @prismreports about the punitive time of prison and how it took somebody's l….
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Trans community stays resolved to persevere through another Trump presidency, @Sarah_Prager reports. Leaders of the movement are reminding trans people of their long history of resilience & resistance central to their existence thus far.
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“Everything in prison is done in a timely manner, except when our lives are on the line,” writes Demetrius Buckley in a new #R2W op-ed. Prison is bound to a punitive clock—a clock that was ignored when it could have saved a life.
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Movement media is a vital tool in challenging fascism. Let’s work together to get in gear. @truthout’s @MayaSchenwar & Prism’s Lara Witt offer 5 steps that media makers, readers, viewers & listeners can take to meet this cataclysmic moment with resistance.
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Some criminal justice reform advocates argue that CA voters’ rejection of Prop 6 in tandem with support for Prop 36 is a sign of a turn towards a tough-on-crime mentality, @bytamarsarai reports. The “slavery exception” remains in the state's constitution.
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Surge in poll watchers raises concerns of potential voter intimidation, @alex__mar reports. Poll watchers are intended to ensure the integrity of the election process, but overreach could lead to disruption, intimidation, & even voter suppression.
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What’s the deal with the Latine vote? @brujacontumbao considers in a new op-ed. The diverse Latine experience, shaped by factors like class, immigration status, race, & class, is too often oversimplified—both by outsiders & within our own communities.
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This election brought a blow to criminal justice reform advocates in CA. Voters’ final decision on Prop 36 & Prop 6 not only approved increased penalties for theft & some drug offenses, but also rejected a ban on forced prison labor, @bytamarsarai reports.
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RT @RealRannMiller: New werk… my thoughts on Black men being owed an apology after Tuesday’s election.
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Black men were scapegoated before the election by the Harris campaign, media, political pundits, & even former President Obama, @RealRannMiller writes in an op-ed. Black men were never Harris’ problem. Votes must be earned by crafting policies.
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RT @ProjectCensored: On this episode of the Project Censored Show, Maya Schenwar of Truthout and Lara Witt of Prism introduce the organizat….
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Three veterans launched a decade-long pipeline fight, @Denali_Sai remembers on #VeteransDay. George Jones, Clarence Givens, & Russell Chisholm saw it as their duty to protect their community against domestic enemies in Appalachia: fossil fuel corporations.
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