Where Things Stand: FBI Investigating String Of HBCU Bomb Threats As Hate Crimes

Posted on by Nicole LaFond

On the first day of Black History Month this week, there were a string of bomb threats made targeting historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S. The FBI announced today that it would be looking into those threats and investigating them as “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism and hate crimes.”

“This investigation is of the highest priority for the bureau and involves more than 20 FBI field offices across the country,” the FBI said in a statement, noting the probe was “of the highest priority for the bureau.”

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There’s Guidelines For School Districts That Want To Consider Removing A Book. Of Course, They’re Not Being Followed.

Posted on by Summer Concepcion

As a growing number of books are challenged and then removed from schools and libraries nationwide, it’s worth noting not only the discriminatory circumstances surrounding the bans, but also the frenzied and haphazard way in which they are often implemented.

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Report: Trump Seriously Weighed Pardons For Capitol Insurrectionists Before Leaving Office

Posted on by Summer Concepcion

Trump’s enthusiasm for pardoning the Jan. 6 insurrectionists isn’t new, according to a Politico report.

President Trump seriously considered a blanket pardon for Jan. 6 rioters shortly after the insurrection, in the final days of his presidency, the outlet reported Wednesday.

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Butterfly Center Targeted By Right-Wingers Closes ‘For The Immediate Future’

Posted on by Matt Shuham

The National Butterfly Center, a target for right-wing conspiracy theories situated along the U.S.-Mexico border, is shutting down for the “immediate future” after a fringe border wall rally brought a weekend of unwanted attention to the wildlife sanctuary. 

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GOP Rep Pushes Bizarre Conspiracy Theory About Trudeau Fleeing To US

Posted on by Summer Concepcion

In recent days, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) repeatedly pushed a baseless conspiracy theory that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fled to the United States, supposedly escaping protesters in Ottawa who are furious with vaccine mandates, COVID-19 health measures and Trudeau himself.

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A Militia-Fueled Recall Effort Is Pulling Ahead In California

Posted on by Matt Shuham

In May of last year, I wrote about a recall effort aimed at county supervisors in conservative Shasta County, California, where anger over COVID health measures had turned bitter. 

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Vindman Sues Don Jr., Giuliani, Other Trump Allies Over First Impeachment Smear Campaign

Posted on by Cristina Cabrera

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who served as a key witness in the first impeachment proceedings against then-President Donald Trump in 2019, filed a lawsuit against Trump’s eldest son, Don Jr., plus ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former White House officials Dan Scavino and Julia Hahn on Wednesday.

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CNN President Zucker Reportedly Pushed Out; Cites Relationship With Colleague In Resignation Letter

Posted on by Summer Concepcion

CNN president Jeff Zucker on Wednesday announced his resignation, citing a relationship with his colleague that came up as part of the investigation into ousted anchor Chris Cuomo’s tenure at the network.

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Another Circuit Court May Break Silence On Key Question For Minority Voters

Posted on by Kate Riga

There is already a flood of lawsuits in response to this cycle of redistricting — an inevitable outcome of the high-stakes game of drawing political maps that ensues every ten years. But this time around, some long-standing questions might get settled. 

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Why Trump Pantsing Graham Once Again Matters for 2022

Posted on by Josh Marshall

I confess to some feelings of pessimism (something I’m usually characterologically and ideologically opposed to) and drift about the current political moment. But despite the frequent and understandable claims that none of it matters, there’s more going on than people maybe realize with ex-President Trump and the January 6th investigators. Here I don’t mean specifically what the investigators are coming up with — though I think there’s a lot going on there too. I’m talking about Trump’s efforts to manage the Republican response to those findings and its on-going work.

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