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Tag: Georgia

  • Kintsugi
  • March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Georgia G.O.P. Passes Major Law to Limit Voting Amid Nationwide Push

By Nick Corasaniti March 25, 2021 Georgia Republicans on Thursday passed a sweeping law to restrict voting access in the state, introducing more rigid voter identification requirements fo

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 31, 2021

Why the Southern Bastions of Virginia and Georgia Are Taking Opposite Courses on Voting Rights

By Steven Rosenfeld As a mass shooting, possible tornadoes, and school closures drew Georgians’ attention on St. Patrick’s Day, Republicans in its GOP-majority legislature in Atl

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

Stacey Abrams On Finishing the Job In Georgia

By Rebecca Traister It can be undone just as quickly and as effectively as we did it. Stacey Abrams In the flood of post-election analysis of muddied results and still-emerging data, answers c

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

The Senate Is Important, Too

Since it appears we will be stuck with Mitch McConnell for another 6 years, the only thing we can do to ensure that real changes are made in our government is to gain control of the Senate. If we d

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Dance Theater of Harlem

https://youtu.be/dtVQ08XRadA?si=7k-SC2BwPHs9JDoq

RSS feed: NY Times NY Times

  • U.S. Finds Subdued Foreign Meddling Operations in Midterm Elections
  • Why a Merciless Supreme Court Rebuke on Election Eve Matters
  • Stocks Erase Post-Midterm Elections Rally, Dragged Down by Tech
  • How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
  • DOJ Steps Up Leak Investigation on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

Samara Joy

https://youtu.be/6ul2RA6UgAo?si=RFNu0zq_jZ85OX-X

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  • Oyster stocks have plunged in the Chesapeake. This resident wants to bring them back
  • This week in science: mysterious X-rays, movement and learning, and memory formation
  • Even birds get jet lagged, study shows
  • When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help 'eat the problem'
  • How AI is transforming hurricane forecasts

Sneak Peak

https://youtu.be/-Ik4f77ELoc?si=ISbQoiSBRwtmshCW

RSS feed: The Progressive The Progressive

  • We Need More Mentor Teachers of Color
  • GOP Targets Unhoused People; Local Governments Problem Solve
  • On the House
  • Rejecting Trump’s Administrative War
  • Give Health Care Workers a Break

Jon Batiste

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  • The 2026 FactCheck Awards
  • Common Themes in the 2026 Midterms
  • In Kansas, Both Sides Twist the Facts in Accusations of Protecting Pedophiles
  • Talarico Ad Omits Details of Crystal Mason’s Illegal Voting Case
  • Explaining the Case of the Two Dan Sullivans on Alaska’s Ballot

Club Shay Shay

https://youtu.be/74xymNcdZ3E?si=XNWvHwje2grkerRi

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  • Does photo show Trump being carried by Secret Service agents after fainting over GOP midterm losses?
  • Did France light Eiffel Tower blue to celebrate Democrats' midterm wins?
  • Washington voters approved measure that could force girls in sports to undergo genital inspections
  • Is Trump admin planning nuclear strike on Iran in wake of midterms? What we know
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Billy Porter and India.Irie

https://youtu.be/GFFZeslrhN4?si=oeK761DqAqDqwII6

RSS feed: Tradeoffs Tradeoffs

  • How Democrats’ Big Win Could Reshape Health Care
  • States Race to Get the Word Out About New Medicaid Work Requirements
  • Medicare Plans Keep Disappearing
  • Reimagining the Future of Health Research After Sweeping Cuts
  • Hidden Help: What Happened When Oregon Forced Hospitals to Boost Financial Aid?

Marcus D Wiley

https://youtu.be/DG5oMI6ZtNY?si=F5HGxDDbqjYNNUAE

RSS feed: Letters From an American Letters From an American

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  • Not Moving the Needle, Anywhere
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  • A New Approach

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