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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 8h
The biggest democratic/liberal mistake of the last 50+ years has been operating like the right has anything to offer America. It was the fundamental problem with Bill Clinton to Obama and everyone in between
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 9h
Angie Nixon is the change we need! But don't take it from us, take it from your neighbors! Sign up to volunteer or donate at AngieNixon.com, because change can't wait! #AngieforFlorida
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 11h
Top Republicans are raising money from a developer who was paid $83 million for 4 acres jasongarcia.substack.com/p/top-republ...
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Top Republicans are raising money from a developer who was paid $83 million for 4 acres
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 15h
It’s really fucked up we told generations of kids they had to take out personal loans in order to improve their lives as we cut funding to schools and when that turned out to be bullshit the general consensus has been “fuck those kids”
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 16/09/2026
ANGIE NIXON DID NOT COME TO PLAY. LETS GOOOOO! Click below and donate to her campaign for us senate❤️✊🏽 secure.actblue.com/donate/frien...
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 17h
Busted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | September 2026 (Part 2) caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...
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Busted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | September 2026 (Part 2)
A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19h
Impossible to understand how anyone could look at Rufo's career and conclude he was someone engaged in a "forthright defense of meritocracy." Rufo's entire career is built on the idea of purging people who don't think or look like him from positions of power.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h
the idea that rufo has, at any point in his public career, been a sincere advocate for “colorblind meritocracy” is brain dead
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 19h
Angie Nixon Says the Fight for Black Voting Power Demands Elected Officials ‘Get Louder’ portside.org/2026-10-03/a...
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Angie Nixon Says the Fight for Black Voting Power Demands Elected Officials ‘Get Louder’
Angie Nixon has spent more than two decades advocating for Black and working-class communities in Florida. But the Jacksonville native didn’t make a splash on the national stage until she stunned…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
Anti-Abortion States Ask Supreme Court To Nullify Shield Laws in Blue States rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/10/02/t...
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Anti-Abortion States Ask Supreme Court To Nullify Shield Laws in Blue States
The laws protect providers who mail abortion medication to patients in other states. Plus, Arkansas' abortion ban is in court, and medical society urges OB-GYNs to protect their high-risk pregnant…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
The Five Biggest Charter School Grifts dianeravitch.net/2026/10/02/t...
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The Five Biggest Charter School Grifts
Bruce Baker taught for many years at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He now teaches education policy at the University of Miami. He will have many opportunities to observe and document edu-grifti…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
Reclaiming Worker Power in the Age of AI www.thenation.com?post_type=ar...
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Reclaiming Worker Power in the Age of AI
When every price and wage is personalized, organizing gets harder. Here’s how we’re fighting back in New York City.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
‘Good enough is not enough for the voters’: SPLC joins call for early voting site in South St. Pete’s Childs Park neighborhood www.cltampa.com/news/good-en...
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‘Good enough is not enough for the voters': SPLC joins call for early voting site in South St. Pete’s Childs Park neighborhood
The Southern Poverty Law Center is joining nearly 50 churches and civil rights groups who signed a letter in March asking for early voting in the Childs Park neighborhood of South St. Petersburg.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
The City That Brought Down an ICE Airline prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...
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The City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American Prospect
In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
A State That Enshrined Abortion Into Its Constitution Is Now at Risk of Losing It talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-state...
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A State That Enshrined Abortion Into Its Constitution Is Now at Risk of Losing It
This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th. Meet...
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
2 Bradford White workers hit by semi while striking www.woodtv.com/news/barry-c...
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https://www.woodtv.com/news/barry-county/bradford-white-workers-remain-on-strike-as-concerns-rise/
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
“The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while they enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors built,” JD Vance Says Black, Socialist Candidate for Senate Doesn’t ‘Belong in America’ talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/jd...
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JD Vance Says Black, Socialist Candidate for Senate Doesn’t ‘Belong in America’
A New Chapter in Vance’s Effort to Police Who’s American JD Vance...
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
“Imagine standing on the shoulders of the people who built this country and then telling their descendants they don’t belong here.” JD Vance to Florida U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon: ‘Get the hell out of here. You don’t belong in America’ www.cltampa.com/news/jd-vanc...
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JD Vance to Florida U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon: 'Get the hell out of here. You don’t belong in America'
Florida State Representative from the 13th district, Angie Nixon, who is running to defeat former Florida attorney general and Governor Ron DeSantis
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
Before Christa Pike, Tennessee Botched the Executions of These Black Men www.theroot.com/before-chris...
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https://www.theroot.com/before-christa-pike-tennessee-botched-the-executions-o-2000128781
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
The Defunding of Public Education Continues inthepublicinterest.org/the-defundin...
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In the Public Interest - The Defunding of Public Education Continues
When supporters of Trump's new federal voucher said it is not an educational program, they weren't kidding.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins www.propublica.org/article/susa...
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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins
In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
Florida files lawsuit against Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine marketing www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
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Florida files lawsuit against Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine marketing
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit Thursday against Pfizer Inc., alleging unfair and
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
Starbucks loses bid to dismiss labor union's trademark case www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/starbucks-loses-bid-dismiss-labor-unions-trademark-case-2026-10-02/
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database www.wired.com/story/ice-ha...
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 03/10/2026
Abdul El-Sayed Explains How Science Influences His Politics portside.org/2026-10-02/a...
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Abdul El-Sayed Explains How Science Influences His Politics
The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are just weeks away. Among the highest-profile races is the contest for Michigan’s open Senate seat. With Senator Gary Peters not seeking reelection, the Democratic…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
18 billionaires have funded the Florida governor race. 17 gave to Donalds
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18 billionaires have funded the Florida governor race. 17 gave to Donalds
The Republican has a huge fundraising lead, with big business behind him.
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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
you need to just pack the supreme court, man. they don't care about what arguments you make, the legal movement formed with an explicit objective of making Watergate legal isn't going to make Watergate illegal.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Last month in Florida: New organizing and union election results (September 2026) caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/last-month...
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Last month in Florida: New organizing and union election results (September 2026)
Catch up on new organizing in the Sunshine State, feat. US Foods drivers, library workers, dining workers at Eckerd College, and more.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Workers get paid a lot less in states with “right-to-work” laws, report shows njtoday.news/2026/09/30/w...
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Two UAW union members hit by truck while on strike outside Bradford White www.wzzm13.com/article/news...
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Grand Rapids Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more | Grand Rapids, Michigan | wzzm13.com
13OnYourSide.com is the official website for WZZM-TV, your trusted source for breaking news, weather and sports in Grand Rapids, MI
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Seattle Times journalists hit the picket lines www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpEJ...
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Seattle Times journalists hit the picket lines
Journalists at the Seattle Times are on the picket line, seeking higher wages and protections from having their jobs replaced by A.I.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Big Idea: Vinyl inthesetimes.com/article/big-...
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Big Idea: Vinyl
“What the computer people don’t realize, or they don’t care, is we’re dancing animals. We love to move around. And we’re not supposed to dance at all anymore.”
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Russ Vought Insists He Has a Neat Trick to Override Congress. It’s More ‘a Confession,’ Experts Say talkingpointsmemo.com/news/russ-vo...
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Russ Vought Insists He Has a Neat Trick to Override Congress. It’s More ‘a Confession,’ Experts Say
Following a failed bid by Senate Democrats to block it, President Donald...
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell calls for IRS investigation into Hope Florida scandal www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-r...
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Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell calls for IRS investigation into Hope Florida scandal
Fentrice Driskell at Hillsborough Community College's Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa, Florida on April 23, 2024. Top Democrats in the Florida House are
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Carrying That Weight—Again jessica.substack.com/p/carrying-t...
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Carrying That Weight—Again
I can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
In Manta, a Community Is Devastated by U.S. Boat Strikes portside.org/2026-10-01/m...
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In Manta, a Community Is Devastated by U.S. Boat Strikes
The 28 men arrived in the port city of Manta on a police bus, handcuffed, a little after six in the evening on September 4.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign May Have Accomplished Something More Fundamental Than Moving Policy Debate to the Left portside.org/2026-10-01/z...
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Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign May Have Accomplished Something More Fundamental Than Moving Policy Debate to the Left
Most commentary on Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor of New York City focuses on policy, technology, and charisma. Were rent freezes, free buses, and universal childcare the key? Or did victory…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
‘I Know I Couldn’t Live Here’: Standing Up to a Data Center in Alabama’s Black Belt prospect.org/2026/10/01/d...
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‘I Know I Couldn’t Live Here’: Standing Up to a Data Center in Alabama’s Black Belt - The American Prospect
Faced with little transparency about a mammoth facility, Lowndes County fights back.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Thousands of Miami-Dade workers could drop from $22 an hour to $15 under new law www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Thousands of Miami-Dade workers could drop from $22 an hour to $15 under new law
The Florida Legislature banned local governments from requiring contractors to pay living wages. Now, thousands of workers face lower pay.
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is part of the regime's attempt to crush organized labor and replace unionized TSA workers with contractors. They tried to eliminate workers bargaining rights last year, then forced them to work through the shutdown w/o pay for more than a month, and now this.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Amazon is deploying AI to spy on its workers and bust unions before they form therealnews.com/amazon-is-de...
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Amazon is deploying AI to spy on its workers and bust unions before they form
Internal company documents obtained by a Canadian labor board show how Amazon is tracking workers’ every move.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 02/10/2026
Abortion opponents attempt to enlist Supreme Court in race to the bottom www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/abor...
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Abortion opponents attempt to enlist Supreme Court in race to the bottom - Lawyers, Guns & Money
When they said that wanted to “leave abortion to the states,” well, they were lying, but until they have the votes to pass a federal ban they want to make sure that abortion is left more to some…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 01/10/2026
License Plate and Switch prospect.org/2026/10/01/l...
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License Plate and Switch - The American Prospect
Cities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 01/10/2026
Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing. www.propublica.org/article/idah...
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 01/10/2026
ICE Officer Who Dodged Extradition To Minnesota Arrested By MN Cops One Day Before His *Federal* Criminal Court Appearance www.techdirt.com/2026/09/22/i...
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ICE Officer Who Dodged Extradition To Minnesota Arrested By MN Cops One Day Before His *Federal* Criminal Court Appearance
I love everything about this. I love the way this ICE officer was picked up. I love the fact that his lawyer claims an arrest is the same thing as “surrendering.” And I especially love …
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 01/10/2026
Maryland used discredited “science” to convict a woman of murdering her fetus. Reproductive rights groups are raising alarms. therealnews.com/maryland-use...
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Maryland used discredited “science” to convict a woman of murdering her fetus. Reproductive rights groups are raising alarms.
A “forensic method” scientists call unreliable helped convict Moira Akers of killing her newborn. Prosecutors planned to use it again—even though the Maryland Department of Health has officially…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 01/10/2026
The Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move www.propublica.org/article/cfpb...
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The Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move
Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped…
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 01/10/2026
AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire www.wired.com/story/atandt...
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AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire
The telecom giant is eager to show Wall Street that it can do more with less. That means fewer employees, less electricity, and increased automation.
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WORKER19 @blogwood.com · 01/10/2026
Supreme Court sanctions Tennessee torture www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/supr...
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Supreme Court sanctions Tennessee torture - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Earlier today, the Supreme Court without a word of reasoning vacated a 6th Circuit stay and permitted the attempted execution of Christa Pike to go forward, about which I will have more to say…
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