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And now Idaho's Lieutenant Governor is in big trouble over giving a speech to white nationalists. OOPS.

Dick Polman: Texas is whitewashing its racist history I must warn you in advance that this is not satire. This news is real. This week, the Republican governor of Texas signed a law creating “The 1836 Project,” a feat of “patriotic education” that will celebrate the purportedly glorious founding of the Texas Republic. At his signing photo-op, Gov. Greg Abbott said: “To keep Texas the best state in the nation, we can never forget WHY our state is so exceptional.” The 1836 Project will ensure that future generations will “understand Texas values. Together, we’ll keep our rich hi...

I must warn you in advance that this is not satire. This news is real.

On 25 May 2020, a man died after a “medical incident during police interaction” in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The man was suspected of forgery and “believed to be in his 40s”. He “physically resisted officers” and, after being handcuffed, “appeared to be suffering medical distress”. He was taken to the hospital “where he died a short time later”. It is not difficult to imagine a version of reality where this, the first police account of George...

The filibuster allows senators to block or delay action on a bill through debate that can only be ended by a 60-vote supermajority -- except in the cases of executive branch and federal judicial appointments, budget resolutions, and trade agreements. Because Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate with Vice President Harris as the tie-breaking vote, calls to reform the filibuster have grown, with President Biden also endorsing the idea. But the Democrats still lack the votes to make substantial changes -- more moderate members of the party, such as Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, ...