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Professor of Law, Cuny Law School; former Legal Director, Center for Constitutional Rights. Organizational affiliations listed for identification purposes only.

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Trans Bathroom Ban Bills Now Expanding To Private Businesses Last month, Kansas passed a bathroom bounty bill that could target private businesses. Now, Idaho will hear a similar bill that is more explicit that private businesses are also impacted.

Trans Bathroom Ban Bills Now Expanding To Private Businesses
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12.03.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sections of European social democrats vote with conservatives and far-right to pass anti-migrant policies A list of β€œsafe countries of origin” includes Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, India, Bangladesh, Colombia and Kosovo, paving the way for mass migrant deportations.

Sections of European social democrats vote with conservatives and far-right to pass anti-migrant policies - World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

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Noam Chomsky’s contemptible friendship with Jeffrey Epstein Two characteristics of the American petty-bourgeois intelligentsia are highlighted in the Chomsky-Epstein correspondence: an infatuation with celebrity and wealth and a complete lack of genuine intell...

Noam Chomsky’s contemptible friendship with Jeffrey Epstein - World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

12.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution The long read: When Trump granted white South Africans refugee status, he was echoing a falsehood about Black people taking revenge for years of brutality. But no one flourishes in a repressive police...

How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution | South Africa | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...

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IN PHOTOS: Central Tel Aviv in flames after a direct Iranian hit Fear, Damage, Fire and Evacuations After a Direct Iranian Missile Hits a Residential Building in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Killing a Woman and Wounding Dozens

IN PHOTOS: Central Tel Aviv in Flames After a Direct Iranian Hit - Photo Blog www.haaretz.com/photo-blog/2...

10.03.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chomsky and Epstein: What the Evidence Shows 2/10/26: Since first publishing this piece, I’ve updated the article to address the leaked β€œadvice” emails, ValΓ©ria Chomsky’s statement, and Chris Hedges’

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08.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The War Iran Prepared For: How Tehran Is Raising the Cost of War By Ramzy Baroud

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Objection: What Happened in Dallas County Was Not a Glitch What happened in Dallas County tonight should scare the hell out of you.

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04.03.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alumni Interviewers Say Harvard’s Ban on Mentioning Race Has Created Confusion in Write-Ups | News | The Harvard Crimson Alumni interviewers said Harvard College’s policy barring them from mentioning applicants’ race or national origin in their written reports has created confusion over what they can include in their ev...

Alumni Interviewers Say Harvard’s Ban on Mentioning Race Has Created Confusion in Write-Ups | News | The Harvard Crimson share.google/f6WGNQNVevol...

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Major corporations bankroll "America First" propaganda Mastercard, Deloitte, and ExxonMobil are spending millions to promote events supporting Trump and his divisive political agenda.

Major corporations bankroll "America First" propaganda
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03.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œCasa Abierta”: What Bad Bunny Was Really Saying at the Super Bowl Some of us watched the halftime show and cried. Others changed the channel. That difference tells you everything. If you were scrolling through Facebook or other media after the Super Bowl, what yo…

β€œCasa Abierta”: What Bad Bunny Was Really Saying at the Super Bowl cloakinginequity.com/2026/02/09/c...

01.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Snow Shovelers Answered the Mayor’s Call, But Payday May Not Arrive Until Spring Mamdani’s $30-per-hour rate got lots of people clearing sidewalks, but some workers who shoveled in past storms have yet to see a paycheck.

Snow Shovelers Answered the Mayor’s Call, But Payday May Not Arrive Until Spring www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/27/s...

27.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Faces 2,000 Tariff Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Loss Public companies and household names are joining the clamor. FedEx Corp. filed suit on Monday, followed by Dyson Inc., Dollar General Corp., Bausch & Lomb Inc., Brooks Brothers, and Sol de Janeiro US...

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27.02.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Activist-Scholar Dan-el Padilla Peralta ’06 Leaving Princeton The classics professor said he’s making the move to Arizona State after feeling targeted by colleagues

Activist-Scholar Dan-el Padilla Peralta ’06 Leaving Princeton | Princeton Alumni Weekly share.google/ZUwEnwfTgswk...

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The DOJ cannot be allowed to get away with these obscene Epstein redactions We appear to be witnessing one of the most disturbing cover-ups in history with the Epstein files, from the reluctance to release the files to the lack of arrests to the weird use of language to minim...

The DOJ cannot be allowed to get away with these obscene Epstein redactions
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25.02.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts Independent experts appointed by human rights council speak of β€˜grave’ nature regarding scale of atrocities against women and girls

Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

24.02.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a faculty member of UT's distinguished African and African Diaspora Studies Department, I am angry at the disingenuous way UT is characterzing us and our scholarship. But as an alum of UT (MA, JD, PhD) I am sad to see my alma mater debase itself to curry favor with the ignorance of the right.

21.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 302 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.

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Appeals court clears way for Louisiana law requiring public schools to display Ten Commandments The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect.

21.02.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Incredible opinion. It holds that the common ICE tactic of jumping out of an unidentified rental vehicle and seizing suspected noncitizens while masked violates the Fourth Amendment because the *manner* of the seizure is incompatible with a free society governed by the rule of law.

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Americans, not other countries, paid Trump's tariffs in 2025 President Donald Trump has repeatedly said foreigners would pay for his import tariffs. A new report says Americans picked up most of the tab.

US importers & consumers paying 90% of Trump tariffs. "The [Federal Reserve] study adds to a growing body of evidence indicating American families pay a price for Trump’s import taxes, despite [his] assertion that the... burden falls entirely on other countries." www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

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Vietnam War veterans sue to block construction of Trump’s triumphal arch The veterans argued the project would encroach on the nearby Arlington National Cemetery.

Vietnam War veterans sue to block construction of Trump’s triumphal arch - POLITICO share.google/u3iE0AzSdBwc...

20.02.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio? Nazi Lies in Vance's America

Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
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19.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Is Making America Stupider How MAGA is purging scientists and other skilled workers from both the private and public sectors.

Trump Is Making America Stupider
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Will Trump Lose the Immigration Issue? Or Will the Democrats Blow it Again? Ever since Trump rode down the escalator in 2016 attacking immigrants as drug smugglers and rapists, immigration has been his signature issue, often putting the Democrats on the defensive.

Will Trump Lose the Immigration Issue? Or Will the Democrats Blow it Again?
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The real story of the FBI raid on Fulton County, Atlanta You are watching the theft of 2026 before your eyes

The real story of the FBI raid on Fulton County, Atlanta
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The Crime of Witness | Fintan O’Toole RenΓ©e Good and Alex Pretti were murdered for daring to interfere with the Trump administration’s efforts to normalize abductions and state violence.

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14.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Palestinian artist Marah Khaled al-Za’anin turned her tent in Gaza City into an art gallery, displaying her drawings and paintings across the walls and ceiling.

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The Endangerment Finding Rescinded - But the Day Is Young

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13.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If ICE Can Kill With Impunity, the Rule of Law Is Already Gone If ICE agents can shoot civilians at point-blank range and never be held accountable, then we aren’t living under the rule of law. We’re living in a police state.

ICE Officers Do Not Have Immunity From Prosecution Under the Rule of Law - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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