The New Republic
The Willful Blindness of Reactionary Liberalism
19+ min · · The critics of progressive identity politics have got it all wrong: They’re the illiberal ones. · Shared by 100, including Bjorn Larsen, Matt Zoller Seitz, erik spiekermann, Kate Manne, Kara Swisher, David Wallace-Wells, Justin Tiehen, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, LoriBeth, Jason Stanley, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, Mathew Ingram
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The Washington Post
House GOP’s pleas to Republican National Committee for financial help go unanswered
· House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has made multiple requests to the deep-pocketed RNC and also reached out to the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. · Shared by 19, including LoriBeth
The New York Times
The F.B.I. Pledged to Keep a Source Anonymous. Trump Allies Aided His Unmasking.
9 min · · After a Russia expert who had collected research on Donald Trump for a disputed dossier agreed to tell the F.B.I. what he knew about it, law enforcement officials declassified a road map to… · Shared by 31, including Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, LoriBeth, Dave Kellogg
The New York Times
As Trump Pushes Into Portland, His Campaign Ads Turn Darker
7 min · · The Trump campaign is spending millions on ads that promote a dark and exaggerated portrayal of Democratic-led cities, a tactic that reinforces his “law and order’’ campaign message. · Shared by 20, including LoriBeth, Brian Stelter, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Emily Badger
BBC News (World)
The law that could make climate change illegal
12+ min · · One of the most robust laws on climate change yet has been created in Denmark. Can legislation really make failing to act on climate change illegal? · Shared by 91, including Pip Morris, Katja Evertz, LoriBeth, Ross Wood, Thomas Pleil, William Gibson, The Real Prof. Katharine Hayhoe
The Washington Post
Analysis | A dangerous new factor in an uneasy moment: Unidentified law enforcement officers
· Identification is needed to hold law enforcement officers accountable for their actions. The public also needs to know how someone is authorized to enforce the law in any given situation. · Shared by 28, including Mathew Ingram, Hrag, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, LoriBeth
Bellingcat
US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests
4 min · · Bellingcat has identified and collected multiple instances of US law enforcement deliberately targeting journalists during the protests against the killing of George Floyd. The arrest of a CNN crew in… · Shared by 47, including John Koetsier, Mark Kaigwa, Joshua Benton, LoriBeth, Joshua Walker, Mathew Ingram
The Atlantic
A Nation Without Law, Order, or Justice
13+ min · · You can make people fear the law at gunpoint, but you cannot make them respect it. · Shared by 113, including BenYT, Annie Lowrey, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Joe Germuska, Jamil Smith جميل كريم, Megan Garber, LoriBeth
NPR
'They Just Started Waling On Me': Violence In Portland As U.S. Agents Clamp Down
4 min · · A new image of the federal response in Oregon has gone viral: a video showing 53-year-old Navy veteran Christopher David being struck repeatedly with a baton by a federal law enforcement officer. · Shared by 8, including publici, LoriBeth
The Washington Post
Perspective | Twelve signs Trump would try to run a fascist dictatorship in a second term
· He lies about voter fraud, admires authoritarians, tries to suppress free speech and uses the law against those who would hold him accountable. · Shared by 7, including LoriBeth
The New Republic
Neil Gorsuch Affirms That Treaties With Tribal Nations Are the Law
4 min · · In upholding the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s treaty-guaranteed lands, the justices did something simple but unexpected. · Shared by 8, including LoriBeth, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky
People
Mississippi's New Animal Cruelty Law Celebrated by Activists for Holding Abusers Accountable
1 min · · Under the new law, signed by Governor Tate Reeves in early July, animal abusers will be charged with a felony on their first offense of aggravated cruelty · Shared by 8, including LoriBeth
The Guardian
Trump's vow to send federal officers to US cities is election ploy, critics say
3 min · · Opponents warn of grave threat to civil liberties as observers say president seeks to build ‘law and order’ credentials · Shared by 10, including LoriBeth
The Washington Post
Opinion | Once again, Trump says the corrupt part out loud
· Trump is using law enforcement as a prop in his campaign. · Shared by 10, including Just Security, LoriBeth
NPR
Federal Officers Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab People In Portland, Protesters Say
8 min · · Federal law enforcement personnel have been deployed in the Oregon city since early July due to anti-police protests. Residents say they're using unmarked vehicles to snatch protesters off the street. · Shared by 22, including LoriBeth, Stephan J. Guyenet, ExApologist, Jamie Indigo 👾 100% Human Technical SEO