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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 46m
NEW: A local tax break for Meta's massive Mason County data center project will eliminate approximately $50 million a year in taxes the company would otherwise pay. This is even after considering Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) the company will make.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Ex-Congressman Matt Gaetz is accused of sex trafficking. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/10/15/e...
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Ex-Florida congressman Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking young women
Two women filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing former Congressman Matt Gaetz of a sex trafficking and drug scheme. Gaetz denies the allegations.
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Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.
When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 18h
UPDATE: At least 4 people have reportedly died, including 3 children, following a shooting this afternoon at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
My family and I were worshipping at our Hindu temple in Aurora on Sunday when a white supremacist attempted a mass shooting targeting Indian Americans. I'm grateful to those who prevented a tragedy, but we must all come together to confront the hatred that put so many innocent lives at risk.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office.
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Trump’s New Press Secretary Supports the Death Penalty for Abortion Patients
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Kentucky Public Radio @kentuckypublicradio.org · 15/10/2026
Meta will not pay property taxes for a proposed 2.2 gigawatt data center under an agreement approved Tuesday by the Mason County Fiscal Court. Kentucky state law already exempts them from sales taxes on equipment for 50 years. #kyga26 From @tatecurtis.bsky.social at @weku.bsky.social
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Meta is behind Mason County data center project. What did officials agree to?
This week, the fiscal court signed off on three agreements needed for Meta to establish a data center campus in Mason County.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 15/10/2026
Officials in Mason County have approved an agreement with social media giant Meta, paving the way for what they say will eventually be 2.2 gigawatt data center near Maysville.
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Meta to build data center outside Maysville, Kentucky
The proposal has been in the works for almost two years, but the identity of the company looking to buy 2,900 acres in Mason County has been shrouded by non-disclosure agreements.
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Democratic senators on the Finance Committee sent Meta a letter today about using the research tax credit for A.I. data center expenses calling it a “violation of the spirit and, potentially, the letter of the tax law." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/t...
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Senators Question Meta’s Data Center Tax Strategy (Gift Article)
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, questioning the company’s $6.6 billion in tax breaks.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 14/10/2026
Military patrolling the Columbia Heights ballot box at 6:44 pm "It's a public sidewalk" the lead soldier said when reminded of the law. Photo by self
One of a troop of three soldiers patrolling the Columbia Heights ballot box, October 14, 2026
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Jason Bailey @jbaileyky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
As we warned previously, Big Tech companies are pushing to minimize the local taxes they'll pay on data centers. That's exactly what's happened in Mason County, where Meta will get an industrial revenue bond that exempts them from local property taxes. kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/14/m...
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Meta revealed as company behind controversial Mason County hyperscale data center • Kentucky Lantern
The technology company Meta will invest billions of dollars for a proposed Mason County hyperscale data center but will also receive a 40-year tax break on local property taxes, according to a tentati...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/10/2026
NEW: The women were victims of domestic abuse. That’s what they told police officers, attorneys and anyone who would listen. It didn’t matter. They were all taken to an immigration detention center.
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These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.
It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump admi...
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 13/10/2026
"Many (commercial truck drivers) are sounding the alarm that amid Trump’s crackdown, Indiana is becoming a risky place to drive a big rig, even if they have legal authorization to work in the U.S., according to attorneys who represent drivers arrested by police in Indiana."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/10/2026
Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NEW: Texans spent decades steadily tearing down the church-state wall, claiming it is a myth meant to obscure America's true Christian roots. Now, Trump is helping them export their playbook nationally. The result: A federal bureaucracy remade in their Christian nationalist image. (Gift link)
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Texans Spent Decades Tearing Down the Church-State Wall. Now They Have Trump’s Ear.
Dan Patrick calls the separation of church and state a lie and has worked to infuse Christianity into Texas institutions. Trump is helping him take that strategy nationwide.
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
JD Vance targets member of Congress for abritrary investigation based on racist reasons www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/some...
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Something fishy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Oh come on, it’s still just sparkling authoritarianism: Federal agents searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, according to two people familiar w...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Michele Tafoya last year: "I escaped California, and now I gotta escape Minnesota at some point"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
TAFOYA: “.. Maybe you take one less trip to Starbucks ..” @thehill.com #MNsen thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Far-right nationalist Jake Lang, who has made antisemitic remarks and performed a Nazi salute, and a group chant in support of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers: “Mike Rogers for Senate!”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/10/2026
Ken Paxton’s records do not show a business purpose for travel to Albania, Aruba, Australia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Poland, South Africa or Taiwan. with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
> @cnn.com $SPCX www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/i...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.
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Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)
Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 06/10/2026
SCOOP: Nearly $9 million in federal family planning funds will go to organizations with anti-abortion ties. One org, which received almost $4.3 million, has never taken in more than $50k in a single year. Read more @autonomynews.co:
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Nearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion Ties
Millions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ...
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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
!!! Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ed Martin says that Tina Peters met with Trump in the Oval Office today to discuss election integrity and “the plans” for the upcoming midterms elections.
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Terraforming America for compute, as seen from the sky: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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What the Data Center Boom Looks Like From the Sky (Gift Article)
In the race for A.I. computing power, hundreds of new projects are coming online across the country — and they’re getting bigger.
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Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. The Trump administration has proposed slashing its budget in half in 2027.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A very strange political tactic trying to make villains of pediatricians— a group generally respected by most everyone and depended upon and still very trusted by most parents. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents. So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...
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Read the “Cornell 7” Documents
I compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Since this summer, ICE has been arresting asylum applicants at airports. Many came legally, then applied for asylum. They have been here for years just stuck in a massive line, working and paying taxes while they wait. No prior admin would have arrested them. Their “overstay” is due to DHS delay.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
1. Lake Mead is down to about a quarter full — the lowest that’s ever been recorded. The white line is where the water used to be. When it gets this low, cities and farms lean harder on groundwater, and in a lot of places we’re already pumping that out faster than it refills.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026
The White House’s proposal to penalize nonprofits that help disabled people vote is just part of the Trump administration’s broader attempts to restrict voting access, especially among groups that have historically faced disenfranchisement.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 02/10/2026
My latest 👇 We’re not quite Wisconsin yet, but this appears to be the new normal for Kentucky’s big nonpartisan judicial races. #kyga26 #kyga27
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/10/2026
We're continuing to report. To understand how apps like DraftKings and FanDuel respond to their users’ betting behavior, we need your help 👇
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Help ProPublica Report on Sports Betting by Sending Us Your App Data
If you’ve bet on sports with FanDuel or DraftKings, you can help ProPublica understand how these apps respond to their users’ betting behavior. Use our browser extension to download your betting…
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AILA @aila.org · 02/10/2026
"In a policy brief released Monday, AILA says: 'People are receiving late or no notice of the changes in locations to these new facilities. Some are not even marked as courts, making it difficult for people to find their hearing locations.'" bit.ly/46UZkUE
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‘Secret’ immigration courts popping up in federal buildings, observers say
The Trump administration is holding secret, pop-up immigration courts in federal buildings that the public can’t access, and lawyers are having trouble finding detained migrants through an on…
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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 02/10/2026
Loan delinquencies are climbing, according to new data from the Federal Reserve. At La Salle State Bank in Illinois, chief lending officer Chris Duncan said he’s recently been noticing some late payment creep — something likely driven by rising inflation.
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As inflation stretches paychecks, some lenders report "late payment creep"
Some lenders surveyed by the Federal Reserve recently reported that they’ve been noticing a pickup in delinquencies, as higher costs burden both families and businesses.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG was spending that money on its stated mission. (Published July)
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An ambitious narcissist megalomaniacal right-wing Christian nationalist fanatic with a drinking problem and a history of erratic and reckless behavior who hates rules of engagement in charge of the most powerful military in the history of the world. What could go wrong? bsky.app/profile/atru...
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 30/09/2026
This GOP "moderate" is blanketing Bucks County with reckless defamations of his opponent.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Meta is tapping "into a tax credit intended for research and experimentation. It’s an aggressive interpretation of the tax break, which Meta embraced to claim billions of dollars in tax credits for data center expansion."
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026
So Trump's new AI chatbot? Creepy. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social saw this on Bluesky and gave the prompt "play minecraft" a test. This is what happened:
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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026
If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A woman was drugged, raped, and sexually trafficked to members of a fraternity. Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.* The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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