Kyle G. Crider (@kylegcrider)

Tears, Testimony and a Call to Act: Birmingham Screening of ‘The Alabama Solution’ Confronts State’s Prison Crisis By Sym Posey | For The Birmingham Times As the lights came up following a screening of the documentary “The Alabama Solution,” the room was heavy with emotion. In the quiet, some audience members c…

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Fairhope City Council appoints anti-censorship candidate to library board A Venezuelan native, Douaihi has warned that Alabama's library fight echoes the rise of that authoritarian government.

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Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policy

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Doug Jones backs ending straight-ticket voting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones tossed his support behind ending the straight-ticket voting option in Alabama.

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The planet is overheating. Why is the news looking away? Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein.

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USDA Staff Cuts Could Hinder Rollout of New Regenerative Ag Initiative | The Daily Yonder Last December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new initiative that will set aside

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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

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Alabama health department seeks public input for 2026 Community Health Survey Alabama residents are asked to share their thoughts on health services. Learn more:

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When Experts Go Silent: Climate Misinformation Threatens Rights The lesson shown by the LA wildfires is clear. When misinformation turns experts into targets of distrust and attack and weakens their public speech, the public is ultimately pushed further away from ...

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Opinion | Political parties never win when they protect power instead of listening to voters When one political party becomes too powerful, the first inclination is to protect that power. It always leads to failure.

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Here's how many bombs Obama dropped without congressional approval in 2016 The story gained steam after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran in February 2026.

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Federico Savini on Degrowth and Its Future But to the extent that economic growth and carbon-fuel usage are tightly linked – and not capable of being “decoupled” – some degrowth agenda is ultimately inescapable. The only question may be whethe...

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Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Prosectors Write Terror Indictment Against ICE Protesters The far-right Center for Security Policy, led by anti-Muslim activist Frank Gaffney, is best known for pedaling conspiracy theories.

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Opinion | Alabama GOP resolutions revive the Founders’ warning on factions ALGOP resolutions on drag shows, closed primaries, and data centers raise deeper questions about factional power and constitutional liberty.

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Alexander brothers, high-profile US real estate brokers, guilty of sex trafficking Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander convicted in New York after being accused of raping dozens of women

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U.S. Military Refuses to Endorse Trump Claim That Iran Bombed Girls’ School “It would be inappropriate to comment given the incident is under investigation,” CENTCOM told The Intercept.

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Mercedes agrees to post notices about workers’ rights under NLRB settlement The settlement comes almost two years after the UAW alleged Mercedes had engaged in illegal unionbusting at its Vance plant.

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'Project Hail Mary''s final teaser trailer is 'Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!' 'I really wanted this incredible friendship to be true to the book.'

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The Fight for the Heart of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - bioGraphic One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.

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Half A Century of Reading Tolkien: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by JRR Tolkien – Black Gate

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Is the FBI Investigating Environmental Activists? - Inside Climate News A recent visit by an FBI agent to a climate activist hints at a broadening Trump administration effort to target political opponents.

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How Vermont’s pioneering clean heat plan fell apart Misinformation, politics, and a complex design brought down the once-promising program, which sought to slash emissions from heating in the cold New…

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How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits Vermont and New York face high stakes to protect climate superfund laws as it faces attacks from Trump’s DoJ

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A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the Inte...

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‘Sound Science’ Bills Limiting State Environmental Regulations Set ‘Insurmountable Burden of Proof,’ Scientists Say - Inside Climate News Bills in four states require state environmental regulations to show “direct causal link” to “manifest bodily harm,” not just increased risk of disease. Scientists say that’s all but impossible.

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08.03.2026 13:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

‘Operation Epstein Distraction’: Trump’s bloody Iran ‘hype videos’ seem to target niche audience White House wages online propaganda campaign with aggressive and tasteless videos seemingly designed for young rightwing American men

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USRTK Spotlights Bayer-Monsanto Ties to Trump Administration, as Company Pushes for Immunity from Lawsuits - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog In an analysis of public records, USRTK discloses significant financial ties between Bayer, lobbying firms, and the second Trump Administration.

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06.03.2026 21:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

U.S. electricity generation in 2025 hit a record, again - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

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06.03.2026 21:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Future of Forests Human communities have benefitted immensely from trees, but tree communities (i.e., forests) haven’t always fared so well in the bargain. What can we do differently to ensure a forested future?

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