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Proud Boys call for ‘stacking up’ bodies ‘like cord wood’ after Rittenhouse verdict — On Friday, NPR reported that extreme right groups are rejoicing at the acquittal of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse — and are fantasizing about instigating more violence in their private channels.
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NPR
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The Rittenhouse Verdict is Only Shocking if You Followed the Last Year of Terrible Reporting — A year of pronouncing the “Kenosha shooter” a murderer could have serious real-world consequences — Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all six charges today, already causing a great exploding of heads in the pundit-o-sphere.
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Townhall, The Wrap, Power Line and Persuasion
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NAACP President: Rittenhouse verdict ‘was an injustice’
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Jury acquits Gifford man who claimed self-defense after girlfriend killed by sheriff's SWAT team in 2017 raid — VERO BEACH - A Gifford man who claimed he was defending himself and his girlfriend when he fired shots at deputies during an early-morning raid in 2017 was acquitted Friday of charges that carried a life prison term.
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Ace of Spades HQ
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Andrew Coffee IV found not guilty on all counts of murder, attempted first degree murder — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. — Your Email Address — Submit — Privacy Notice — VERO BEACH, Fla. —
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Ohio governor signs new congressional district map into law — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a map of new congressional districts on Saturday that will be in effect for the next four years, despite objections from Democrats and voting rights groups.
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Gov. Mike DeWine approves Ohio congressional map bill that likely strengthens GOP share — 1,281 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill creating new Ohio congressional districts for 2022 and 2024 that, if they withstand legal challenges, likely will strengthen Republicans …
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Washington Post, Ohio Capital Journal, Common Dreams and HuffPost
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How Hunter Biden's Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese — The president's son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world's largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles.
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In the House and the Senate, Nancy Pelosi Gets Democrats to Play Ball — The House's approval of a sweeping social policy bill after weeks of fits and starts notched another win for the speaker in a career defined by them. — WASHINGTON — On a Wednesday night in September …
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Sinema holds firm in support of the filibuster, imperiling late voting rights push — A key Democratic senator said this week she remains firmly opposed to changing federal election laws on a partisan basis, signaling that a planned last-ditch voting rights push that party leaders and activists …
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CNN, Common Dreams, Daily Kos, One America News Network and Associated Press
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One garage. Two days. Nine break-ins. S.F.'s surge in burglaries is driving residents ‘hopping mad’ — Jenna Smith was in Chicago last month attending her grandmother's funeral when her boyfriend began scrolling through home security footage on his phone. Suddenly, he noticed a figure that didn't belong there.
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Of Course Kyle Rittenhouse Was Acquitted — The United States is a nation awash in firearms, and gun owners are a powerful and politically active constituency. In state after state, they have helped elect politicians who, in turn, have created a permissive legal regime for the carry and use of firearms …
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CNN, Vanity Fair, NBC News, Mediaite and Anti-Defamation League
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Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty of All Charges in Killing of Two
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Paul Curtman and Mediaite
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There's nothing more frightening in America today than an angry White man — (CNN)The Brute. The Buck. And, of course, the Thug. — Those are just some of the names for a racial stereotype that has haunted the collective imagination of White America since the nation's inception.
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HillReporter.com and Raw Story
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U.S. Covid-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020 — Pandemic continues to exact huge toll despite vaccines as Delta variant spreads — The number of U.S. Covid-19 deaths recorded in 2021 has surpassed the toll in 2020, according to federal data and Johns Hopkins University, demonstrating the virus's persistent menace.
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Putin Dispatches Russian Vessels to Shadow U.S. Warships During Flare-Up — U.S. ships transited Black Sea amid heightened tensions as Moscow deployed forces near Ukraine — ABOARD THE USS PORTER, THE BLACK SEA—As the USS Porter entered the final hours of a transit across the Black Sea last week …
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CBS News
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How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation — The tech giants are paying millions of dollars to the operators of clickbait pages, bankrolling the deterioration of information ecosystems around the world. — Myanmar, March 2021. — A month after the fall of the democratic government.
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G.O.P. Is Energized, but ‘Trump Cancel Culture’ Poses a Threat — The former president, tightening his grip on the party as a haphazard kingmaker, threatens Republican incumbents and endorses questionable candidates. — PHOENIX — As the country's Republican governors met this week …
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Raw Story
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The 1619 Project started as history. Now it's also a political program. … The New York Times's celebrated 1619 Project is as intriguing for the second half of its title as for the first. What is the project of this sprawling project; what are not just its principal conclusions and messages …
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As Biden agenda advances in Congress, White House weighs new offensive on inflation — Biden has blamed the oil industry for the increase in gas prices. Other business broadsides could be coming. — After nearly eight months of gridlock, President Biden's push to overhaul the economy …
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Political Wire
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‘Orgy of violence’: Dutch police open fire on rioters — THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police opened fire on protesters in rioting that erupted in downtown Rotterdam around a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions late Friday night. The Dutch city's mayor called it “an orgy of violence.”
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Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Breitbart, Joe.My.God., UPI, Raw Story and The Guardian
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2021 is now the deadliest year on record for transgender people — The list of names now is longer than it's ever been. — With nearly two months left, 2021 has shattered the record of transgender homicides in a year with 45 to date — most of them Black or Latinx — according to the Human Rights Campaign.
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UPI and Los Angeles Times
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What Makes Life Meaningful? Views From 17 Advanced Economies — Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material — well-being and health also play a key role — What do people value in life? How much of what gives people satisfaction in their lives is fundamental …
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Althouse