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This is 2022 all over again

SCOOP: Kansas newspaper raided by cops was investigating police chief, owner says Eric Meyer of the Marion County Record tells The Handbasket his paper had been investigating the police chief prior to the raids on his office and home.

my original scoop from 2023:

An older Black man addresses the audience at an event.

A Black woman with short natural hair smiles while speaking into a microphone. She wears a red, blue, and green top.

Literature offerings that read "black Chronicle" along with a book titled "Marshall Law" at The Peale in downtown Baltimore.

Eddie Conway and the Black Panther Party remembered with art, music, and education baltimorebeat.com/eddie-conway...

Black Women Sweep Local Elections in Small Towns Millennial candidates made sweeping gains in rural towns and small cities — making history and achieving several firsts.

Millennial candidates made sweeping gains in rural towns and small cities — making history and achieving several firsts. capitalbnews.org/rural-electi...

We live in a two-tiered system—where corporations & brands buy access to the data they need and public interest researchers are locked out.

One customer representative candidly admitted: "Even when they added more restrictions on Facebook, we found a way to get more data."

Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests

A win for reality.

“Judge Immergut also disputed the president’s claim that antifa, at least in Portland, is an organized and cohesive group working against the federal government” and that testimony from ICE about “how disruptive the protests was not believable.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

Emily Wilkins post on X: "Kaine said while only 8 D's voted with R's, more wanted to see the shutdown end. " I can tell you this, there were a lot more than 8 that were really happy that the 8 of us voted them the way we did." "But I'm not going to put words in anybody's mouth.""

🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.

If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.

New Report From Demand Justice: Pattern Of Dishonesty And Evasion From Trump Judicial Nominees - Demand Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2025 CONTACT: press@demandjustice.org NEW REPORT FROM DEMAND JUSTICE: PATTERN OF DISHONESTY AND EVASION FROM TRUMP JUDICIAL NOMINEES Washington, DC – Today Demand Ju...

This morning Demand Justice unveiled a new analysis that found 27 of Trump's judicial nominees have provided dishonest and misleading answers about the 2020 election and January 6th.

Read the groundbreaking report here:

demandjustice.org/new-report-f...

Communities for Safety Collective  | Common Justice

The program spans four months and includes a $400 stipend for all participants. Applications are open now through November 21. Learn more and apply today! 🔗 commonjustice.org/civicengagem...

Self-Employed Person here...this is a trap. The insurance we get isn't as good as what's available to employer plans. And its expensive. Nobody is "negotiating" with health insurance companies except super wealthy oligarchs. This will literally kill people like me.

Right now, millions of voters are participating in our democracy and making their voices heard. 🇺🇸

After voters cast their ballots, election officials play their part by counting and certifying every single vote 🗳️

Front Porches, Trail Rides and Stories of Black Futures Media 2070’s Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston is documenting powerful histories and stories that connect the past, present and future.

The Black Future Newsstand is headed to Texas!

www.freepress.net/blog/front-p...

A San Francisco Crackdown Would Carry Enormous Economic Risk In less than two weeks, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has gone from San Francisco’s most beloved philanthropist to its most famous turncoat to its most unlikely hero.

Yesterday, Trump was sending federal forces to San Francisco. Today, he's not.

The reason? Some rich tech bros talked him down.

As I write for @opinion.bloomberg.com, back-channel begging shouldn't be required for cities to avoid an unwanted federal intervention. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Another Shutdown Casualty: This Arizona House Member-to-Be As the shutdown of the federal government enters its fifth week, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has a growing list of problems, most of them having to do with keeping the rank-and-file of his o...

At Day 36, it's official.

Adelita Grijalva of Arizona has now waited longer to be sworn in to the House than any other elected official in US history.

As I wrote for @opinion.bloomberg.com, it adds to the pressure Speaker Mike Johnson is facing over the shutdown. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More

Cincinnati's Democratic Mayor, Aftab Pureval, is running for reelection in November against Republican Cory Bowman, the half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.

It's among dozens of mayoral elections Bolts is watching this fall.

What Do Alternatives to Incarceration Actually Look Like? Research shows that incarceration is often harmful and counterproductive. Some alternatives to incarceration can help prevent harm while keeping…

www.vera.org/news/what-do...

Andrew Cuomo shoring up his Real Democrat bonafides by * checks notes * going on Fox News and * worriedly keeps reading * slandering Muslim New Yorkers * starts to sweat * and immigrants writ large

bsky.app/profile/bfis...

The elites know he is unpopular and they also know that popular opinion matters little re: policy and that it doesn't do anything on its own.

Bring Your Union Banner to the Protest Nearly 7 million people hit the streets October 18 to oppose Trump’s authoritarian actions. Demonstrators waved American flags and donned whimsical animal costumes. One sight we were especially glad t...

Yes, it was a big improvement from June in terms of unions marching with their banners and forming a coalition, and we need to build on that for greater participation of union members. 2/3 labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...

She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security. Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior DHS position in which she’ll help oversee election security.

“DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies,” one expert said.

A photo of a large group of Black women forming a circle on Morgan State University's campus.

As special as homecoming is for the university, it’s Baltimore that truly goes all out for Bear Nation. baltimorebeat.com/photostory-m...

Seems strange that people are taking advice from folks who didn't see Federal fascism coming...

I speak for all of us who have an auntie who’s just your grandma’s next door neighbor.

Once again for the people in the back

The cost of living is already too damn high, and Republicans are making it worse by allowing health care premiums to increase for working families.

But no expenses will be spared for the best private jets money can buy for Kristi Noem!

Have you ever gone to pay your rent and there's a $3 fee on top of rent? Or maybe it costs $10 to pay with a credit card? Yeah. So that convenience/junk fee is actually illegal in several states.

Landlords do this all the time — but it's often illegal and makes the lease void.

A City-by-City Breakdown of Trump’s Immigration Raids and Troop Deployments The Trump administration has deployed federal troops into four cities, and there are no signs of a slowdown.

President Donald Trump’s continued efforts to deport undocumented immigrants and what he says is a crackdown on crime in mostly Democratic-led cities — which have some of the nation’s largest Black populations — is showing no signs of slowing. capitalbnews.org/trump-nation...

CHICAGO: “They took my son. He’s only 16. I just want my baby back.”

Some of y’all got Jesus f*cked up so I’m excited to have @johnfugelsang.bsky.social on the show this evening to clear some things up. 4pmPT/7ET