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ACAB: Cops Are Bringing ‘Delinquency Of A Minor’ Charges Against Adults Who Assist Students During Anti-ICE Protests
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
While the Trump administration’s extremely aggressive, thoroughly bigoted attempts to eliminate as many non-white people from this country as possible have resulted in some periodic push back from law enforcement officials, we can never forget that federal la…
Apr 15, 2026, 8:15 PM
Thinking Beyond ‘The Man on the Plinth’
Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic
After the Cesar Chavez revelations, it’s time for tributes to transcend the “great-man theory” of history.
Apr 14, 2026, 11:30 AM
The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction For Drones Is A Blatant Attempt To Criminalize Filming ICE
Raj Gambhir and Sophia Cope, Techdirt
The Trump administration has restricted the First Amendment right to record law enforcement by issuing an unprecedented nationwide flight restriction preventing private drone operators, including professional and citizen journalists, from flying drones within…
Apr 13, 2026, 10:12 PM
Nevada Court Latest To Say Mandatory Detention Of Migrants Is Illegal
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
More of the same for the Trump administration — one that seems incapable of achieving its goals without breaking the law or disregarding the Constitution. Hundreds of judges handling thousands of cases have already told the administration it can’t do the thin…
Apr 13, 2026, 4:28 PM
Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military
Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
“Color-blind and merit-based” now seems to be anything but.
Apr 8, 2026, 8:55 PM
FBI opens 'pre-crime' center...
Ken Klippenstein, Kenklippenstein.com
FBI opens 'pre-crime' center... (Second column, 1st story, link) Related stories:DeSantis signs 'domestic terror' bill... Free speech crackdown? Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron
Apr 6, 2026, 11:49 PM
Alabama City Is Taking a 62-Year-Old Grandmother to Trial for Wearing an Inflatable Penis Costume
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
Police told the 62-year-old grandmother at an October No Kings rally that she didn't have the right to wear a costume from Spirit Halloween.
Apr 6, 2026, 12:36 PM
Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest
Liliana Segura, The Intercept
When the viral video cooled off, people thought the case against the 62-year-old would be dropped. Prosecutors doubled down. The post Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest appeared first on The Intercept.
Apr 3, 2026, 1:38 PM
Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection At All
Natasha Lennard, The Intercept
The Supreme Court ruling has far-reaching, terrifying potential consequences — and not just for trans youth. The post Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection At All appeared first on The Intercept.
Apr 1, 2026, 9:00 AM
At Beth El, a New Jersey Synagogue, a Deep Divide Over Israel
Eyal Press, The New Yorker
Disagreements about Gaza and Zionism have divided the congregation—and many others. Eyal Press reports on the tensions among American Jews.
Mar 30, 2026, 10:00 AM
Olympic gender test ‘a disrespect for women’, South Africa’s Semenya says
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Olympic gold medallist lashes out at IOC and its president, Kirsty Coventry, for asking women to prove themselves.
Mar 29, 2026, 10:33 AM
How Nick Fuentes Is Charming the Left
Amogh Dimri, The Atlantic
Viral clips of the far-right white supremacist make him palatable to progressives.
Mar 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
At the Legacy Museum, facing America's racist past is a path, not a punishment
Terry Gross, NPR
"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
Mar 25, 2026, 4:03 PM
Underground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on basis of race
Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News
An Underground Railroad museum in upstate New York alleged in a lawsuit Friday that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated its federal grant on the basis of race, pointing to President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle diversity-focused initiatives.
Mar 22, 2026, 12:17 AM
Fifth Circuit: Actually, Putting The Ten Commandments In Schools Is Probably Fine
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Last June, the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court upheld a lower court’s ruling declaring a Louisiana law mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools to be a violation of the Constitution. This decision made immediate sense, given that courts els…
Mar 20, 2026, 8:11 PM
For Gen Z Republican men, sex is solitary
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Young conservatives' anger at women is taking a nihilistic turn
Mar 20, 2026, 10:45 AM
Progressive Jews Deeply Distressed by Rising Antisemitism on Own Side...
Jay Michaelson, Theunpopulist.net
Progressive Jews Deeply Distressed by Rising Antisemitism on Own Side... (Second column, 19th story, link) Related stories:Mamdani Wife Celebrated Terrorists, Including Plane Hijacker...
Mar 19, 2026, 9:40 PM
The fight over transgender rights in America has entered a new phase
Rachel Cohen, Vox
For much of the past eight years, the political fight over transgender rights in America has centered on two questions: whether trans women and girls should play on sports teams matching their gender identity, and whether minors should have access to gender-r…
Mar 17, 2026, 9:55 AM
I Wrote a Movie Review. Cops Took It From A Protester’s Home to Make the Case That He’s a Terrorist.
Sophie Lewis, The Intercept
My little horror movie review was introduced to prove a conception of antifa that — like many of the monsters we scream at in horror flicks — isn’t quite real. The post I Wrote a Movie Review. Cops Took It From A Protester’s Home to Make the Case That He’s a …
Mar 13, 2026, 2:55 PM
The Supreme Court’s Favorite New Excuse to Rule Against LGBTQ+ Kids
Naomi Cahn, Maxine Eichner, and Mary Ziegler, Slate Magazine
The push for parental rights doesn’t extend to all parents.
Mar 12, 2026, 7:13 PM
Right-wing media’s Mamdani outrage fuels GOP anti-Muslim rhetoric
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
Mike Johnson refuses to condemn Republicans for turning attack at Mamdani’s home into Islamophobic campaign
Mar 12, 2026, 10:45 AM
The Republican Who Wants to Banish His Own Constituents
Russell Berman, The Atlantic
Representative Andy Ogles wrote on Monday that “Muslims don’t belong in American society.” He represents thousands of them in Congress.
Mar 11, 2026, 9:15 PM
The Members of Congress Openly Attacking Muslim Americans
David A. Graham, The Atlantic
The United States is experiencing a resurgence of the attacks on Muslims and Islam that were common at that time—but this time with a president who has encouraged them.
Mar 11, 2026, 9:01 PM
States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data
MICHAEL CASEY, Yahoo Entertainment
A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education...
Mar 11, 2026, 7:49 PM