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‘I was ordered to lie’: Weber State censorship event canceled, after organizers said school wanted to censor speakers

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 5d

Weber State University in Utah was set to host a conference this week on "Navigating the Complexities of Censorship.”

Then, the conference got ... censored.

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Weber State University's annual Unity Conference tried to tackle the subject of censorship. Organizers said they canceled when school officials said they would have to censor some of the speakers' mat...

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 5d

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How 'normal' guides JD Vance's political worldview

The left has labeled Vance as weird. But "normal" has long been a platonic ideal that the vice president has aspired to in his personal life and centered in his political career.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 5d

Rock Legend Tied to Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin’s Origins Dies at 79 — Parade

A pioneering musician linked to both the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin’s earliest days has died at 79.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 5d

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Opinion | This Is What Autocrats Dread

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 5d

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Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor, pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child

Under a negotiated plea agreement, Morris was given a ten year sentence, but he will only serve six months in county jail.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 6d

Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 6d

Early polls show Trump and GOP taking more blame than Democrats for shutdown

The national surveys taken in the final days of September and the first day of the shutdown find that voters are more inclined to blame Trump and his party. But many are uncertain.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 6d

What the shutdown means for Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs

Core programs will keep running because their funding is built into law. But a popular Medicare benefit has already ended, and local health centers may be at risk unless Congress acts soon.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 6d

More Americans blame Trump, Republicans for shutdown than Democrats: Survey

Close to half of Americans blame President Trump and Republicans for the current government shutdown, according to a new poll. In the poll from The Washington Post, 47 percent of respondents said “…

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 6d

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At Stake in the Shutdown Fight: Obamacare Prices That Could Rise by Thousands of Dollars

Here’s where Affordable Care Act premiums could increase the most.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 6d

GOP misleads with claim that Democrats shut down to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

U.S. law prohibits federal health care benefits for undocumented immigrants. Democrats want to return benefits for those with lawful presence, like DACA recipients and asylum-seekers.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 6d

Sen. Dick Durbin says he's 'overwhelmed' after Pope Leo defended him from abortion-related criticism

After Durbin withdrew from accepting an award from Chicago's cardinal, the pope said that "it’s important to look at the overall work that a senator has done."

Democrats wary support may be sliding among typically loyal voters in New Jersey governor's race

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 6d

“ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With weeks to go in New Jersey’s high-stakes governor’s race, key members of Democrats’ diverse coalition, including union and Black leaders, have been raising concerns — even when they’re not supposed to.” apnews.com/article/new-...

New Jersey's contest for governor is seeing some groups that traditionally support Democrats, like union and Black leaders, raising concerns about prospects in November.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 7d

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Jane Fonda relaunches her father's McCarthy-era free speech initiative

The Committee for the First Amendment was originally formed by Henry Fonda in 1947.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 7d

20 state AGs sue Trump administration over rule that bars aid to some sex abuse and rape survivors

The lawsuit led by New York Attorney General Letitia James challenges a new DOJ rule that bars states from aiding survivors who cannot immediately prove their immigration status.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 7d

Ex-prison guard, shot six times, hails FCC push to allow cellphone jamming behind bars

The FCC is slated to vote Tuesday on whether to consider a proposal to lift the restriction on cell jamming technology inside state prisons. But it faces opposition from the wireless industry and othe...

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 7d

Chicago winters aren't that bad. Said a guy who grew up there.

Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 7d

U.S. companies shed 32,000 jobs in September in latest sign of labor market weakness

ADP may be the only jobs data reported this week. The government shutdown means that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is closed and unable to publish the official government jobs report.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 8d

Americans’ Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 10d

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Mayor Adams drops out of NYC mayoral election after weeks of pressure from Trump, business leaders

Mayor Adams is ending his mayoral election campaign Sunday, a stunning move that comes after President Trump’s team and New York business leaders have pressured him to get out of the race to …

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Economic anxiety grows under Trump, creating a new political liability for the GOP

Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 11d

Economic anxiety grows under Trump, creating a new political liability for the GOP www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Democrats are eager to hammer Trump on the economy, where his polling is at its lowest point. But Republicans are confident economic sentiment is about to turn in their favor.

Sisters of Charity nuns criticize Cardinal Dolan's comments likening Charlie Kirk to a saint

Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · 11d

Sisters of Charity nuns criticize Cardinal Dolan’s comments likening Charlie Kirk to a saint www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social

While Dolan called the late conservative activist a "modern-day St. Paul," a congregation of New York nuns say his words "do not reflect the qualities of a saint."