While accepting this largess from Harlan Crow, Thomas voted in favor of the Citizens United decision which allows unlimited, anonymous, campaign donations. Even though this was not a campaign donation, the result is the same, the corruption of democracy.
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Breaking News: A Shelby County commissioner says the Republican state government is now threatening to pull funding for Memphis schools and infrastructure projects if they vote to re-appoint Rep. Justin Pearson to his democratically-elected seat. https://t.co/YgH3musZR3
Many have asked what Finland brings to @NATO.
Here is a short four point thread 🧵 summarising and simplifying the value added of the newest member of the alliance.
The starting point is clear - Finnish (and soon Swedish) membership is a win-win proposition all around.
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After a massacre of innocents, TN's Republican legislators decided their #1 task was silencing Democratic colleagues who echoed local children's cries for action to #EndGunViolence.
This cowardly, racist act further disenfranchises voters harmed by Republican gerrymandering. -NP
Exchange between @jonstewart and @DepSecDef Kathleen Hicks on the defense budget: "I can't figure out how $850 billion to a department means that the rank and file still have to be on food stamps. To me, that's fucking corruption."
6/We live in a pluralistic society. Religions other than Christianity, for instance Judaism, command their followers to protect the life of a mother over that of an unborn fetus. Somehow, those rights are now ignored, while a minority that has gained control of SCOTUS dictates
1/On the Friday before Easter, a federal judge in Amarillo decided that Mifepristone, one of two key drugs used for medicated abortion, should be banned. This despite 20 years of data showing it’s safe and effective. Mifepristone has a lower rate of complications than Tylenol.
Here @UMNews Regent Darrin Rosha @darrinrosha explains what's going wrong in Minnesota and other states. Public higher education is public service, not a cash cow for administrators.
Video from @PBS: Almanac, Departure of U of M President Joan Gabel https://t.co/32HZCg9HeU
Lauren Boebert is everything that's wrong with Congress.
In 2022, I came just 546 votes shy of defeating her. It was the closest race in the entire country.
Now, I'm running again, but I need your help. Please, will you chip in to my campaign and help me defeat Lauren Boebert?
Per DA Alvin Bragg, Jim Jordan is violating NY law - Obstructing Governmental Administration. I agree. So let’s hold him accountable. Because #JusticeMatters :
BREAKING: Jim Jordan lands himself in surprise legal trouble https://t.co/smdoOtc5rb via @YouTube