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Trump Ally Exposed for Horrific Hit List of Political Enemiesnewrepublic.com Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed “secretary of retribution” is even more bloodthirsty than the former president.
Why AOC is the best messenger on Thomas and Alito's corruptionwww.salon.com The corruption of Supreme Court justices is about more than greed. It "constitutes a clear danger to our democracy"
Washington Post Launches AI to Answer Climate Questions but It Won't Say Whether AI Is Bad for the Climatefuturism.com The venerable has a new AI chatbot, designed to answer climate questions. Why won't it answer prompts about AI's growing climate footprint?
Update from Michael Crowleywww.nytimes.com
Senate committee to probe Supreme Court's Trump immunity rulingwww.nbcnews.com The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing in September to discuss a potential legislative response to the Supreme Court's ruling that immunized certain presidential acts.
Analysis | How House Republicans and Fox teed up a major threat to democracywww.washingtonpost.com The always-thin impeachment probe is being positioned as a predicate for a re-elected Trump to launch investigations into his political opponents.
Biden's poor debate performance had almost no impact on voter preference, new report saysnews.northeastern.edu A new report shows that despite Biden’s debate performance – poor as it may have been – voter preferences haven't been impacted.
Texas Sends Millions to Crisis Pregnancy Centers. It’s Meant to Help Needy Families, But No One Knows if It Works.www.propublica.org Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Texas leads the nation in funding for crisis pregnancy centers. The system is meant to help growing families, but it’s riddled with waste and lacks oversigh...
This state is introducing digital driver's licenses. Here's what you need to knowwww.zdnet.com Your physical wallet is being replaced piece by piece. Here's what you need to know about using digital IDs.
Avoiding Us versus Them: How Schools’ Dependence on Privileged “Helicopter” Parents Influences Enforcement of Rules - Jessica McCrory Calarco, 2020journals.sagepub.com As privilege-dependent organizations, U.S. public schools have an interest in catering to higher-SES White families. But, what happens when privileged families’...