30 October 18 PM
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | On Megyn Kelly, Blackface and NBC's "Hate Crime-Adjacent" Problem
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hollywood Reporter
Abdul-Jabar writes: "Most sentences that begin with 'When I was a kid…' to complain about the crazy modern world don’t end well for the speaker."
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hollywood Reporter
Abdul-Jabar writes: "Most sentences that begin with 'When I was a kid…' to complain about the crazy modern world don’t end well for the speaker."
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Donald Trump supporters. (photo: Damon Winter/NYT)
Timothy Snyder | Donald Trump Borrows From the Old Tricks of Fascism
Timothy Snyder, Guardian UK
Snyder writes: "The governing principle of the Trump administration is total irresponsibility, a claim of innocence from a position of power, something which happens to be an old fascist trick."
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Timothy Snyder, Guardian UK
Snyder writes: "The governing principle of the Trump administration is total irresponsibility, a claim of innocence from a position of power, something which happens to be an old fascist trick."
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The MAGA Bomber, Cesar Sayoc Jr. (photo: Facebook)
FBI: Over 100 Trump Critics Targeted by 'Pipe Bomber'
teleSUR
Excerpt: "U.S. Federal agents are notifying the over 100 potential targets listed by the pipe-bomber who sent bombs to two former presidents and a number of critics of Donald Trump last week, WNBC reported Monday."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "U.S. Federal agents are notifying the over 100 potential targets listed by the pipe-bomber who sent bombs to two former presidents and a number of critics of Donald Trump last week, WNBC reported Monday."
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A man points to a Congressional district map of boundaries in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. (photo: WBUR)
Supreme Court Turns Away Pennsylvania Electoral Map Dispute
Andrew Chung, Reuters
Chung writes: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to reinstate a congressional district map struck down by that state’s top court as unlawfully biased in favor of Republicans."
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Andrew Chung, Reuters
Chung writes: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to reinstate a congressional district map struck down by that state’s top court as unlawfully biased in favor of Republicans."
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In-person visits that provide physical contact can reduce depression and make life in prison easier to cope with. (photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Prisons Are Using Video Visitation as Punishment
Emma Coleman, Slate
Coleman writes: "Recently, a feel-good video circulated on Twitter. 'Orleans Parish Inmates Get Surprise Visit From Family for Good Behavior' showed incarcerated fathers holding their newborns for the first time, hugging their spouses, and making funny faces with their kids."
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Emma Coleman, Slate
Coleman writes: "Recently, a feel-good video circulated on Twitter. 'Orleans Parish Inmates Get Surprise Visit From Family for Good Behavior' showed incarcerated fathers holding their newborns for the first time, hugging their spouses, and making funny faces with their kids."
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Alina Boyden and Shannon Andrews. (photo: Alina Boyden and Shannon Andrews)
Transgender Women Celebrate Monumental Health Care Court Victory
Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "It was the first case outcome of its kind: a total of $780,000 in damages for two transgender women who were denied medically necessary health care because of their gender identity. It was also likely the first time a court found that facial feminization surgery was medically necessary."
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Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "It was the first case outcome of its kind: a total of $780,000 in damages for two transgender women who were denied medically necessary health care because of their gender identity. It was also likely the first time a court found that facial feminization surgery was medically necessary."
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An aerial view of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. (photo: AFP/Getty Images)
Here’s Why Climate Activists Are Hitting the Panic Button Over Brazil’s New President
Zahra Hirji, Buzzfeed News
Hirji writes: "The election of Jair Bolsonaro to be Brazil’s next president is the latest political shake-up to threaten global climate action, and environmentalists are nervous."
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