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Of course they are. Speaker Mike Johnson is planning to shut the House down early for summer recess, just to block an effort that would force a vote on releasing the Epstein investigation files. Because shielding Trump’s secrets matters more to them than doing their jobs.
Johnson Shuts Down House To Block Epstein Vote
Johnson accused the Democrats of using the House’s rules committee as a “political battering ram.”
www.forbes.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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The EPA just proposed rolling back all limits on carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Comments on the proposed repeal may be submitted now through August 7. Act now and urge the EPA to follow the science and protect public health. act.ucsusa.org/3TQKisA
Tell the EPA: Uphold Power Plant Pollution Limits & Protect Public Health
The Environmental Protection Agency just proposed rolling back all limits on carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Comments on the proposed repeal may be submitted now through August 7...
act.ucsusa.org
July 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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“CoreCivic has repeatedly shown that it is incapable of running a humane facility. Now, the company flouts city approval to move forward with an ICE center based on false promises.”

In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A private prison firm wants to detain immigrants in this Kansas town. Its residents are pushing back
Residents of Leavenworth are organizing against CoreCivic’s efforts to reopen a problematic prison
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Juneteenth marks the spread of freedom from slavery and reminds us that injustice didn’t end there. Legal disinformation, then and now, has long been used to deny rights.

Kwame Raoul and Marc Morial warn that today’s attacks on DEI follow that same dangerous pattern.
This Juneteenth, don’t let lies about DEI set us back
Misinformation can hinder all of us from reaching our full potential.
contrarian.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but also a reminder: freedom delayed is freedom denied. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #FreedomDay #NeverForget
June 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
June 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Rep. Ted Lieu (CA) sums it up:
May 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM