Study casts doubt on ‘wokeness’ of US university courses ( www.ft.com )
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The schools & police trampling on student rights don't understand the true meaning of "trespassing" ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Trump allies poured $90M into ad campaign that blasted racism-fueled hate onto TV ( www.rawstory.com )
Clean Needles Save Lives. In Some States, They Might Not Be Legal. ( kffhealthnews.org )
It’s illegal to pay people for organs, but some advocates want a $50,000 tax credit for kidneys ( www.inquirer.com )
Trump Plans to Reward Peter Navarro for Going to Jail Instead of Being a 'Rat' ( www.rollingstone.com )
Missouri Republican party fails to boot KKK-linked candidate from gubernatorial ticket ( www.theguardian.com )
'People got betrayed': Cardi B says she's not voting in the presidential election ( www.msnbc.com )
Biden Camp Has a Field Day With Wobbly Trump at Podium ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Sam Alito's snide denial of his January 6 flag is just as ugly as flying it in the first place ( www.salon.com )
“They rolled me in margarita salt”: Anthony Scaramucci on surviving the Trump White House ( www.salon.com )
Giuliani bankruptcy judge frustrated with case, rebuffs attempt to challenge $148 million judgment ( abcnews.go.com )
State Department issues travel alert for LGBTQ people, events abroad ( abcnews.go.com )
The U.S. State Department issued a "Worldwide Caution" alert on Friday, warning U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution due to "the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events."
Trump Demands Biden Take a Drug Test Before Debating and Claims the President Was ‘High as a Kite’ During the State of the Union ( www.mediaite.com )
“I just wanna debate this guy, but you know– and I’m gonna demand a drug test too, by the way,” Trump said as the audience cheered. “I am. No, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite.”
Why Speaker Mike Johnson’s trip to Trump’s trial in N.Y. mattered ( www.msnbc.com )
It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker amplifying Trump’s defense and turning the Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to the U.S. government and a cornerstone of democracy. Johnson, who is second in line for the presidency, called the court...
Watchdog readies crackdown on predatory lending after Supreme Court win ( www.washingtonpost.com )
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to restart its aggressive crackdown against payday lenders and other companies that offer high-cost, short-term loans to poor borrowers, after a Supreme Court ruling this week resolved a challenge to the federal agency’s authority to act....
Louisiana is about to force the Ten Commandments in every classroom ( www.friendlyatheist.com )
A bill sponsored by GOP State Rep. Dodie Horton would shove Christianity in students' faces...
‘We don’t have a democracy’: why some Oregonians want to join Idaho ( www.theguardian.com )
Joe Biden is trying to Trump-proof his $1.6 trillion legacy. He’s got a long way to go before November. ( www.eenews.net )
It Is Inexcusable How Judge Cannon Is Delaying the Trump Documents Case ( www.nytimes.com )
Unpacking the presidential money machines ( www.politico.com )
“Trump’s complicated web of political committees spent roughly $217 million through March, with that spending split roughly equally between fundraising expenses, legal bills and actual campaigning.”...
Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values ( apnews.com )
Trump, Still Stuck in 2020, Recycles His Tired Drug Test Demand ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Former President Donald Trump, who four years ago called on Joe Biden to take a drug test prior to the pair’s first debate that September, decided to make the same demand on Friday—one that Biden is sure to wave away once more....
House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies ( apnews.com )
The House delivered a rebuke to President Joe Biden Thursday for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, passing legislation that seeks to force the weapons transfer as Republicans worked to highlight Democratic divisions over the Israel-Hamas war....