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Civil Rights
Justice Thomas' Ominous Threat Against a Vital Free-Press Precedent
Forbes - Michael Posner
In 1964, the United States Supreme Court protected journalists from legal retaliation by powerful politicians and other public figures seeking to impede their reporting. The case, New York Times v. Sullivan,
Briana Reedadded this to PoP CulTuRe
Lifestyle (UK)
A baby shower gift? Meghan is spotted wearing a ‘mommy’ necklace made by Tobey Maguire's ex-wife Jennifer Meyer - but the
dailymail.co.uk - Jessica Rach
The Duchess of Sussex returned from her lavish baby shower in New York yesterday, amid a flurry of designer gifts and visits from her celebrity …
The Telegraphadded this to World News
North Korea
Donald Trump's 'greed' for Nobel prize fuels fears in South Korea of risky concessions
The Telegraph - By Julian Ryall
One of South Korea’s leading newspapers has accused Donald Trump of “trying to use the North Korean nuclear crisis to feed his greed for the Nobel Peace Prize”. The hard-hitting editorial in The Korea
Essenceadded this to Latest News
Women of Color
White Man Who Threatened Black Teens With Gun At MLK Day Event Charged With Hate Crimes
Essence - Breanna Edwards
Mark Bartlett, the white man who was seen on video menacing Black teens with a gun at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, all while yelling racial …
POLITICO Europeadded this to POLITICO Europe
Shamima Begum
Britain’s Shamima Begum double-standard
politico.eu - Patrick Galey
Stripping 19-year-old of citizenship raises more security concerns than it solves. LONDON — Who is Shamima Begum? It depends who you speak to. To some, …
The Washington Post
Opinion
Morning Bits: Trump is losing
The Washington Post - By Jennifer Rubin
President Trump is losing Virginia voters. “Virginia voters disapprove 59 - 36 percent of the job President Donald Trump is doing. . . . Virginia voters agree 66 - 27 percent with the U.S. Supreme Court’s
Bloombergadded this to Bloomberg
Human Rights
Big Brother Billionaires Get Rich as China Watches Everyone
Bloomberg - Blake Schmidt, Venus Feng
Before he became a billionaire, Dai Lin would ride his bike to work, pedaling through the streets of Tianjin to the headquarters of Tiandy …
NBC Newsadded this to NBC Out
El Salvador
Trans woman killed in El Salvador after U.S. deportation, rights group says
NBC News - By Gwen Aviles
Camila Díaz Córdova joined one of the migrant caravans heading from Central America to the U.S. last year to escape violence in her home country, according to Salvadoran group ASPIDH. A transgender woman
Liberal View
MAGA Brat Had A Bad Weekend So He'd Like $250 Million From The Washington Post, Please
wonkette.com - www.wonkette.com
The family of Nick Sandmann, whose name we only know because he voluntarily disclosed it, has filed a lawsuit against "fake news" purveyor The …
CNNadded this to Top Stories
Freedom of Information
Video shows Shanann Watts shortly before death
CNN - By Kyle Peltz, CNN
(CNN) — It's 1:48 a.m. and a pregnant Shanann Watts is arriving home from a business trip to Phoenix. Front-door video at her Frederick, Colorado, home captures the moment a friend drops Watts from the
CBC Newsadded this to Toronto
China
McMaster student groups want feds to investigate Chinese involvement at McMaster
cbc.ca - Adam Carter · CBC News ·
Several McMaster University student groups are asking the federal government to investigate whether Chinese officials are meddling with student …
Steve Alsopadded this to News&Politics
Human Rights
The British government is growing warier of China
The Economist
IN 2015 David Cameron and Xi Jinping propped up a bar in Buckinghamshire to toast a “golden era” in Anglo-Chinese relations over pints of ale. Things …
Fox Newsadded this to Politics
U.S. Politics
Ilhan Omar traveled with anti-US group that supports Cuban, Venezuelan socialism, wants US to return Gitmo to Cuba
Fox News - Lukas Mikelionis
Rep. Ilhan Omar has attended a travel delegation to a South American country sponsored by a radical anti-American and anti-Israel organization that supports countries opposed to the U.S. and calls for
The Washington Postadded this to Opinions
Opinion
Pelosi has started the resolution process. Republicans, be forewarned.
The Washington Post - Opinion writer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday set the wheels in motion to lift President Trump’s contrived declaration of emergency. In a “Dear Colleague” letter, she writes, “President Trump’s emergency
USA TODAYadded this to Top Stories
Opinion
I edited my Mississippi high school yearbook. Blackface is not the only way to do damage.
USA TODAY - Martha Bergmark
The courage of my high school's first black graduates is inspiring. If only I could have been as courageous in acknowledging them in our yearbook. If you are a white southerner like me, you might have
Title IX
White Professor Files Complaint to Stop Black Girls Code from Hosting Training Camp at Wayne State University
atlantablackstar.com - Kiersten Willis
A professor at the University of Michigan-Flint has filed a claim against Wayne State University claiming the latter’s summer coding program is …
John MacKillopadded this to The Swamp
Liberal View
Trump Jr. brutally mocked for his ‘sensorship’ rage over misunderstanding ‘spammy behavior’
rawstory.com - Bob Brigham
The eldest son of President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Instagram over claims of censorship. “I always knew that social media was …
Working Mother
Lifestyle
The Working Mom Who Had to Close Her Store to Pump Actually Did So for a Very Sad Reason
Working Mother - Maricar Santos
Earlier this month, we reported on an Ohio working mother who had to shut down the Familly Dollar store she was working in alone in order to pump. …
TheWrapadded this to TheWrap
Democratic Party
First Amendment Lawyers Say Covington Student Has No Case Against the Washington Post
TheWrap - Jon Levine
“It’s more like one of these old fashioned cases filed on page 1 and dismissed on page 34,” attorney Ron Kuby tells TheWrap Covington High School …
CNN
Civil Rights
Texas prosecutors to review more than 1,400 cases involving Houston officer
CNN - By Steve Almasy, CNN
(CNN) — With a Houston police officer under criminal investigation, authorities in Houston are reviewing more than 1,400 cases the cop has worked on during his 35-year career. The announcement from the
Civil Rights
David Whitley Apologizes for "Confusion" Wrought by Voter Purge List
austinchronicle.com - By Mary Tuma, Fri., Feb. 22, 2019
Three lawsuits later, Texas Secretary of State basically says "whoops" In a letter to lawmakers, Texas Secretary of State David Whitley – facing major …
The Washington Postadded this to World
World News
Trump says it would be ‘wonderful’ if India and Pakistan got along. Here’s why they don’t.
The Washington Post - By Joanna Slater, Pamela Constable
One of the most dangerous rivalries on the planet is heating up — and even President Trump is treading carefully. Days after a militant group in Pakistan claimed responsibility for a massive suicide bombing
Daytonmyersadded this to Frothy
Social Media
Huffington Post Fires Social Media Editor For Being Incredibly Racist On Social Media
Deadspin - Laura Wagner
Yesterday, the Huffington Post fired a recently hired, Los Angeles based-social media editor after her managers were alerted to the fact that an …
The Wall Street Journal.
United Methodist
Methodist Church Faces Possible Schism Over Gay Rights
The Wall Street Journal. - Ian Lovett
Nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination gathers this week in search of compromise, but some activists want a split The United Methodist Church is on the precipice of a schism as its leaders gather
Conservative View
Jussie Smollett Supporters: Rooting for a 'Modern Lynching'
townhall.com - Larry Elder
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., not only believed black and openly gay actor Jussie Smollett's tale of being attacked by two N-word-spouting homophobic …
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Nation & World
Civil Rights
USA Today reporters scoured hundreds of yearbooks for racist photos. They found one published by their own editor.
Chicago Tribune - Tim Elfrink
Earlier this month, dozens of reporters affiliated with USA Today started reading through hundreds of old yearbooks. A national reckoning had begun over blackface and other racist photos after an offensive
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Human Rights
'Out' Criticizes Trump's Gay-Rights Plan
mediapost.com - Rob Williams
Out magazine’s criticism of the Trump administration’s global plan to decriminalize homosexuality shows no good deed goes unpunished. The State …
Daily Mail added this to Top Stories
Shamima Begum
Brother of beheaded British aid worker Alan Henning, 47, calls Shamima Begum 'evil scum' and a 'b****' after she admitted
dailymail.co.uk - Miranda Aldersley
The brother of a British aid worker beheaded by ISIS has called Shamima Begum 'evil scum' and a 'b****' after she admitted to watching UK hostages …
The Conversation USadded this to POLITICS & SOCIETY
Social Work
The US adoption system discriminates against darker-skinned children
theconversation.com - Ronald Hall
When it comes to adoption, Americans might assume that each child is treated equally. But research shows that darker-skinned children are repeatedly …
The Economist
Civil Rights
The Supreme Court curtails states’ power to seize property
The Economist
TYSON TIMBS, a man from Indiana, had his $42,000 Land Rover seized in 2015 after he pleaded guilty to selling $385 worth of heroin to undercover …