Chris Walker

University of Oklahoma Criticized for Suspending Trans TA After Student Claims Christian Persecution for Failing Grade Religious beliefs do not “entitle any student to a certain grade on an assignment,” the OU grad student union said.

OU student Samantha Fulnecky claimed she got a failing grade from a trans teaching aide because of her Christian beliefs. In truth, she's just terrible at following assignment instructions.
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FIFA Announces New “Peace Prize,” Weeks After Trump Fails to Win Nobel Award The award comes as FIFA is under fire for refusing to sanction Israel and Saudi Arabia for their human rights abuses.

My earlier reporting about this:
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Trump wins the FIFA "peace prize." What a joke.

The far-right U.S. Supreme Court is dismantling our democracy, almost with each new opinion it issues. This is heartbreaking.

Poll: More Approve of Dems’ Message to Military Members to Disobey Illegal Orders Than Trump’s “Sedition” Attacks “Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders,” a group of Democrats said in a video message in November.

Trump disturbingly described the lawmakers' words as "seditious" and worthy of death.
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Felt the same way, watching (part) of his presser.

I feel similarly about this as I do the Kirk assassination -- we've been given innuendo about "ideologies" being the motivators, but no details on what those ideologies actually are. I don't expect many details on this case, either.

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As Credits Are Set to Expire, Poll Shows Most ACA Exchange Participants Can’t Afford Even Modest Increases in Health Costs Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on whether to extend tax credits for people on the health exchange.

The poll also found most would blame Trump or Republicans in Congress if the credits expire. On average, the typical recipient of those credits can expect a 114% increase in premiums next year, if nothing is done soon.
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Currently reading the "Signalgate" IG report, and the first thing I notice: they call it the Department of Defense (not War) throughout.

DeSantis Signals Florida Will Gerrymander Its Maps in the Spring At the behest of Trump, several GOP-led states have redrawn maps to give the party an advantage in next year’s midterms.

More mid-census gerrymandering nonsense.
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This is Orwellian BS at its finest. She's basically saying, yes, we follow judicial orders -- but if we, the White House, determine we don't like the orders, we don't HAVE to follow them, and we WON'T follow them.

KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?

KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.

Trump is spending Thanksgiving weekend (typically a time when most Americans pay less attention to the news) by making war with Venezuela an inevitability and creating unlawful restrictions on immigration.

His use of the r-word in an official presidential statement is also contemptible and heartless. And his whining about people being "politically correct" in the same posting shows he's PROUD to use these unnecessarily hurtful and derogatory terms. This is just a terrible person, plain and simple.

Trump deciding to deride all immigrants, particularly those from Afghanistan, because of the actions of one immigrant from Afghanistan, shows you exactly how much of a low-intelligence, indecent human being he truly is.

Anne Frank & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were born in 1929. Viola Fletcher, who just died this week, was already 15 when they were born.

But while we were just with Ms. Fletcher days ago, Anne Frank & Dr King are portrayed as ancient history.

Remember, "The past is never dead. It's not even past.”

The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position In 2024, Ralph Abraham ordered state agencies under his watch to stop recommending vaccines.

This guy also promoted ivermectin as a possible remedy for COVID during the pandemic -- which, it most definitely was not.
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New Study: Gender-Affirming Care Dramatically Lowers Suicide Risk for Trans Kids Twenty-seven states in the US ban gender-affirming treatments for trans youth, including hormone therapy.

State bans on gender-affirming care usually cite unfounded fears regarding potential regret, errant concerns about a supposed "social contagion," or misinformation regarding the safety of treatment methods.
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Polar Vortex Set to Hit US During Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend A growing body of research indicates that polar vortexes are likely becoming more frequent due to the climate crisis.

Bundle up this holiday weekend...
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As Americans Grapple With Affordability, Trump Announces Joint Base Andrews Golf Course Remodeling Project The Trump administration hasn’t provided any details on how the project will be paid for.

Is this really what we should be focusing on right now?
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White House Touts “Economic Relief” as Data Shows Prices Rising Ahead of Thanksgiving Sixty percent of voters believe that Trump is making the state of the economy sound better than it is, polling shows.

Polling shows two-thirds of Americans are stressed about the costs of Thanksgiving this year, with 1 in 10 saying they're skipping the holiday altogether because of prices.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she's quitting Congress, effective in January.

“Seditious Behavior, Punishable by DEATH” — Trump Threatens Dem Lawmakers for Citing Law Every American must “condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence,” the lawmakers responded.

This president is unhinged.
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Swastikas and Nooses Are No Longer Hate Symbols Under New Coast Guard Rules The new policy also prevents Coast Guard officers from immediately removing white supremacist symbols upon discovery.

The swastika is no longer an image of hate? It is to me. But not to this administration, apparently...
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HHS Packed Anti-Trans Activists Into Report Undermining Gender-Affirming Care Studies on youth-based gender-affirming care consistently show it is highly beneficial for those who receive it.

The report, in conjunction with new rules HHS is set to impose, will undoubtedly harm transgender youth in the U.S., limiting access to true and tested (+ lifesaving) methods of care.
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Trump Signs Bill to Release Epstein Files, But Could Still Limit What Comes Out In announcing his signature of the bill, Trump omitted his own connections to the alleged child sex trafficker.

My Truthout report on Trump signing into law legislation requiring the release of Epstein files...including how the president could still block some key parts.
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President Donald Trump has announced he has signed the bill to release the Epstein files into law. His announcement came on Truth Social, with a ton of misleading and misdirecting statements. More TK in my story for Truthout tomorrow...

White House Blames Journalist for Trump’s Misogynistic “Quiet, Piggy” Comment Trump has a long history of attacking journalists, directing particular vitriol toward female reporters.

Trump called a female reporter "piggy," simply for asking a question that's on all of our minds. Amid widespread criticism for him doing so, the White House doubled down, blaming the reporter herself for his misogyny.
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Congress Passes Bill on Releasing Epstein Files as Questions Swirl Over Trump’s Next Moves The measure to release the files passed with near-unanimous support in both the House and Senate.

After months of trying to block the bill, Trump made a surprising push for passing the Epstein files legislation over the weekend. Critics are concerned he has a trick or two up his sleeve that would allow him to block certain files from being seen.
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Coming tomorrow from me on Truthout: Congress has passed the bill to release the Epstein files. What happens next? And how likely are we to actually get the full tranche of files? There are more questions than answers, but I'll do my best to provide some insights.