I Tried to Make Claims About Election Fraud So Preposterous Trump Fans Wouldn’t Believe Me. It Was Impossible.

I was acting as Trump and his minions do: free to say anything, no matter how ridiculous, with no basis in observable fact.

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I Tried to Make Claims About Election Fraud So Preposterous Trump Fans Wouldn’t Believe Me. It Was Impossible.

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I was acting as Trump and his minions do: free to say anything, no matter how ridiculous, with no basis in observable fact.

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The Flint Cover-Up: Wiped Phones and the Battle for Evidence in Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s Prosecution

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Phones belonging to top state health department officials were found with no text messages from January 2014 to October 2015.

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As Transphobes Rally Again at Los Angeles Spa, Police Attack Counterprotesters

Robert Mackey

Although right-wing extremists stabbed two demonstrators and clubbed a journalist at the first Wi Spa protest, the LAPD cracked down on left-wing protesters at the second.

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U.S. Military Bought Cameras in Violation of America’s Own China Sanctions

Sam Biddle

Purchased camera systems were supposedly made in the U.S. but actually originated from Chinese companies blacklisted for security reasons.

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The Incredible Cynicism of GOP Support for #FreeBritney

Natasha Lennard

Britney Spears’s struggle is against patriarchal control and economic exploitation — which are core Republican values.

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Secret NYPD Document Teaches Cops to Illegally Raid Sealed Records

Nick Pinto

Police are running roughshod over a half-century-old law preventing access to the sealed arrest records of 3.5 million people.

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Bill to Subsidize Sustainable Agriculture Is a “Prime Contender” for Reconciliation Package

Sara Sirota, Ryan Grim

The Growing Climate Solutions Act would help farmers and foresters participate in carbon credit markets. Its opponents say it doesn’t go far enough.

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