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When Twitter does what journalism can’t
By Roxane Gay On Tuesday, June 25, Sen. Wendy Davis of Texas stood for nearly 13 hours without food or drink, without rest, without leaning, without the ability to use the restroom, to filibuster Senate Bill 5 (SB 5), a … Continue reading
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Tagged Filibuster, social media, Texas, twitter, United States, Wendy Davis
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The Wendy Davis Rocket Ride
By Elise Hu Overnight, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis became a national political name and a hero to abortion-rights supporters around the country. The Fort Worth Democrat stood and spoke for nearly 11 hours Tuesday to run out the clock … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Democratic Party (United States), Rand Paul, Texas, Texas Senate, twitter, Wendy Davis, YouTube
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Texas’ Abortion Restrictions Failed, But Other States Are Successfully Advancing Them
By Tara Culp-Ressler After a battle that stretched throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) successfully blocked a stringent anti-abortion bill from winning approval in the Texas legislature. Davis noted that defeating SB 5 — … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Abortion clinic, Mississippi, North Dakota, politics, Texas, Texas Legislature, United States, Wendy Davis
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Voting Rights Act Decision: ‘Why We Must Fight For Our Right To Vote’
By Derek T. Dingle In two months, we will officially commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. It was a historic moment in which more than 250,000 citizens – predominantly African American – flooded our nation’s capital to … Continue reading
Aide To Republican Congressman Fails To Live On Food Stamps For A Week
By Igor Volsky An aide to Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) failed the so-called “SNAP Challenge” last week, just days after accusing Democrats of “intentionally buying overpriced food and shopping at high-priced chains.” The aide, Donny Ferguson, accepted the challenge in … Continue reading
Hours After Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter Suppression Law, Senator Introduces Bill To Overturn Decision
By Scott Keyes The Supreme Court struck down an Arizona voter suppression law in a surprise move Monday, but one Republican senator is already trying to work around that decision. Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the 7-2 opinion in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonin Scalia, Arizona, citizenship, SCOTUS, Senate, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Texas, Voter suppression
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Race vs. Class – The False Dichotomy
By Sherrilyn A. Ifill THE decision is in. All consideration of race in college admissions is over. No, the Supreme Court has not yet announced its decision in the landmark case of Fisher v. University of Texas; that ruling is … Continue reading
Racist Facebook rants gets 911 operator April Sims fired
By Rachel Quigley A 911 operator has been fired for allegedly posting numerous racist remarks on her Facebook page. April Sims, from Dallas, Texas, compares black people to ‘animals’, says they have ‘sh for brains’ and blames them for wasting … Continue reading
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Tagged 911, April Sims, Black people, Dallas, Dallas Police Department, Dispatcher, facebook, public safety, Texas
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Newborn baby boy tips scale at 16 pounds
What a lil big cutie!!! Welcome to the world JaMichael! Newborn baby boy tips scale at 16 pounds.
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Tagged baby, family, Good Shepard Hospital, Infant, JaMichael Brown, Longview, Texas
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Britain bans exports of execution drugs to US
Hmmm, is this on humanitarian grounds or is there some possible new “breakthrough” drug or technology that may make more money for the suppliers of those drugs? This is however, good news. Britain bans exports of execution drugs to US … Continue reading
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