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Nationwide, state judges are poised to play a pivotal role in adjudicating legal challenges to electoral maps, which have been drafted to maximize partisan advantage for either Republicans or Democrats, depending on the state. Cc: @stateline.org
As Supreme Court pulls back on gerrymandering, state courts may decide fate of maps • Tennessee Lookout
The U.S. Supreme Court has all but taken federal courts out of the business of reviewing redrawn maps this year.
tennesseelookout.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Nationwide, state judges are poised to play a pivotal role in adjudicating legal challenges to electoral maps, which have been drafted to maximize partisan advantage for either Republicans or Democrats, depending on the state. Cc: @stateline.org
An interesting development
I thought this was a joke until I saw this newscast of it. I think this should be the move for all large-scale retailers and businesses
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First-ever Costco with apartments to open in South LA
YouTube video by NBCLA
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December 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
An interesting development
The Butler Snow/Metro Nashville investigation was poisoned - and probably rigged - once the TBI raided the law firm earlier this year. It was a Nixon-like move.
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Mayor’s MNPD Probe Disputes Wide-Ranging Complaint
Long-awaited review clears MNPD of extensive allegations from retired police lieutenant
www.nashvillescene.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Butler Snow/Metro Nashville investigation was poisoned - and probably rigged - once the TBI raided the law firm earlier this year. It was a Nixon-like move.
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Happening today at Fisk University
Critical Condition and When Machines Prescribe Screening
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Critical Condition and When Machines Prescribe Screening
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Critical Condition and When Machines Prescribe Screening - Nashville - December 1, 2025 at Fisk University, 17th Avenue North, Nashville, TN, USA. Find event and ticket information on Ticketbud.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happening today at Fisk University
Critical Condition and When Machines Prescribe Screening
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Critical Condition and When Machines Prescribe Screening
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Tamir Rice was killed by police in 2014. His mother is determined to help other children.
Tamir Rice was killed at age 12 by a Cleveland police officer. His mother is determined to create a legacy that will honor her son’s memory and help other children.
www.csmonitor.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
He is one of my favorites. He had a long-running series on leadership that is excellent.
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Raveling dies at 88
George Raveling, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who played a role in Michael Jordan signing a landmark endorsement deal with Nike, has died. He was 88.
www.espn.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
He is one of my favorites. He had a long-running series on leadership that is excellent.
www.espn.com/mens-college...
www.espn.com/mens-college...
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Once again asking if our council members who are pro surveillance yet claim to care about immigrant families ripped apart are paying attention???
Exactly what we said would happen is happening/has been happening.
If/when LPR contracts are brought back - a yes vote is a vote to separate families.
Exactly what we said would happen is happening/has been happening.
If/when LPR contracts are brought back - a yes vote is a vote to separate families.
"Flock admits federal immigration agents have direct access to tracking data, despite previous claims"
"Flock said it has a pilot program, giving Border Patrol a Flock account, which can request 1:1 access from local law enforcement agencies"
www.9news.com/article/news...
"Flock said it has a pilot program, giving Border Patrol a Flock account, which can request 1:1 access from local law enforcement agencies"
www.9news.com/article/news...
August 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Once again asking if our council members who are pro surveillance yet claim to care about immigrant families ripped apart are paying attention???
Exactly what we said would happen is happening/has been happening.
If/when LPR contracts are brought back - a yes vote is a vote to separate families.
Exactly what we said would happen is happening/has been happening.
If/when LPR contracts are brought back - a yes vote is a vote to separate families.
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I'm in the @sfchronicle.com today talking about Trump's racist decision to send federal officers to Black cities. Check it out! 👇
By sending troops to D.C. and eyeing Oakland, Trump continues targeting Black-led cities
Trump’s focus on Washington, D.C., is part of a larger pattern in which the president has suggested cities with majority-Black populations are hotbeds of crime and corruption.
www.sfchronicle.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I'm in the @sfchronicle.com today talking about Trump's racist decision to send federal officers to Black cities. Check it out! 👇
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#FreeDC If there was ever a time and place for a 51st state ... Trump's actions in DC are (yet again) ridiculous, appalling, and unnecessary. Crime is down in DC - and the felon in the White House who pardoned 1600 insurrectionists who stormed the capitol is the biggest threat to DC.
August 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
#FreeDC If there was ever a time and place for a 51st state ... Trump's actions in DC are (yet again) ridiculous, appalling, and unnecessary. Crime is down in DC - and the felon in the White House who pardoned 1600 insurrectionists who stormed the capitol is the biggest threat to DC.
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The Regional Food Business Centers distributed more than $600,000 and helped launch 325 new businesses. capitalbnews.org/black-farmer...
USDA Cuts Food Business Centers Supporting Black Farmers
The Regional Food Business Centers distributed more than $600,000 and helped launch 325 new businesses.
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July 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The Regional Food Business Centers distributed more than $600,000 and helped launch 325 new businesses. capitalbnews.org/black-farmer...
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Oakland cops gave ICE license plate data; SFPD also illegally shared with feds
Oakland cops gave ICE license plate data; SFPD also illegally shared with feds
The illegal data sharing started soon after Oakland's cameras went live in August 2024.
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July 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Oakland cops gave ICE license plate data; SFPD also illegally shared with feds
Congrats to the Unity Group, Chattanooga Hamilton County NAACP, and others for pressuring local officials, the news media, and legal advocates to challenge the Chattanooga city council for violating the city's open meeting law.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ju...
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ju...
Chattanooga’s secret redistricting meetings violated open meetings law, judge finds | Chattanooga Times Free Press
A judge ruled in favor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press in its lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga, council members and staff, establishing that open meetings laws were violated during non-publ...
www.timesfreepress.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Congrats to the Unity Group, Chattanooga Hamilton County NAACP, and others for pressuring local officials, the news media, and legal advocates to challenge the Chattanooga city council for violating the city's open meeting law.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ju...
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ju...
Again, congratulations are in order to the Fayette County NAACP and the Tennessee NAACP for winning this redistricting dispute.
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NAACP dismisses discrimination suit against Fayette County after commission passes new district map • Tennessee Lookout
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund on Monday dismissed its lawsuit challenging Fayette County’s 2021 electoral map as discriminatory.
tennesseelookout.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Again, congratulations are in order to the Fayette County NAACP and the Tennessee NAACP for winning this redistricting dispute.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/09/n...
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Good news in Tennessee. Congratulations to the Fayette County NAACP (Marandy Wilkerson & Elton Holmes) & the Tennessee NAACP.
LDF Declares Victory in Successfully Advocating for the County Commission in Fayette County, Tennessee to Draw a New, Fairer Electoral Map www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
LDF Declares Victory in Successfully Advocating for the County Commission in Fayette County, Tennessee to Draw a New, Fairer Electoral Map www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
LDF Declares Victory in Successfully Advocating for the County Commission in Fayette County, Tennessee to Draw a New, Fairer Electoral Map
Read a PDF of our statement here. Today, after succeeding in convincing county lawmakers to pass a new map that provides fair representation to Black voters, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) declared victory and voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit challenging the illegal and unconstitutional 2021 map of the Fayette County, Tennessee Board of County Commissioners. LDF […]
www.naacpldf.org
July 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Good news in Tennessee. Congratulations to the Fayette County NAACP (Marandy Wilkerson & Elton Holmes) & the Tennessee NAACP.
LDF Declares Victory in Successfully Advocating for the County Commission in Fayette County, Tennessee to Draw a New, Fairer Electoral Map www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
LDF Declares Victory in Successfully Advocating for the County Commission in Fayette County, Tennessee to Draw a New, Fairer Electoral Map www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
A devastating blow to higher education.
Indiana University Bloomington to Eliminate or Suspend Over 100 Academic Programs in Sweeping Restructuring bloomingtonian.com/2025/06/30/i...
Indiana University Bloomington to Eliminate or Suspend Over 100 Academic Programs in Sweeping Restructuring bloomingtonian.com/2025/06/30/i...
Indiana University Bloomington to Eliminate or Suspend Over 100 Academic Programs in Sweeping Restructuring - The Bloomingtonian
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University Bloomington is suspending or eliminating more than 100 academic programs across a wide range of disciplines ahead of the 2026-27 academic year. The programs are ...
bloomingtonian.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A devastating blow to higher education.
Indiana University Bloomington to Eliminate or Suspend Over 100 Academic Programs in Sweeping Restructuring bloomingtonian.com/2025/06/30/i...
Indiana University Bloomington to Eliminate or Suspend Over 100 Academic Programs in Sweeping Restructuring bloomingtonian.com/2025/06/30/i...
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
Only Nonviolence Will Beat Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...
Opinion | Only Nonviolence Will Beat Trump
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June 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Only Nonviolence Will Beat Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...
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SCOOP: ICE, HSI, and DHS are getting side-door access to the nationwide system of Flock license plate cameras by asking local police to perform lookups for them, new public records show.
ICE does *not* have a contract to use this surveillance tool itself.
www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...
ICE does *not* have a contract to use this surveillance tool itself.
www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...
ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows
Flock's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.
www.404media.co
May 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
SCOOP: ICE, HSI, and DHS are getting side-door access to the nationwide system of Flock license plate cameras by asking local police to perform lookups for them, new public records show.
ICE does *not* have a contract to use this surveillance tool itself.
www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...
ICE does *not* have a contract to use this surveillance tool itself.
www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...