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"Under federal law, tribal courts cannot prosecute bad actors who commit major crimes like murder, rape and arson on tribal land, Hill-Ferguson said. Instead, they rely on the FBI to investigate these crimes and the U.S. Attorney’s office to prosecute...

“As the tribal attorney, I received letters of declination where the U.S. Attorney's Office was declining to prosecute very violent crimes on the reservation,” Hill-Ferguson said."

https://www.nativenewsonline.net/currents/tribal-leaders-press-lawmakers-for-solutions-to-solve-mmiw-crisis

#MMIW #Indigenous #Native

Congress's transgender bathroom ban is a grim preview of what’s coming to American workplaces under Trump

The first openly trans woman in Congress is already facing attacks from colleagues. Business leaders need to be ready for when this issue comes to their offices.

Fast Company
Oklahoma education chief vows to 'absolutely' penalize schools not showing Trump prayer https://www.rawstory.com/ryan-walters-trump-prayer-324/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Oklahoma education chief vows to 'absolutely' penalize schools not showing Trump prayer

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters insisted he would "absolutely" penalize schools that don't show a video of him praying for President-elect Donald Trump.In a Wednesday interview with Real America's Voice, Walters was asked if schools that decided not to show his prayer to students would be...

Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism
Ex-Nancy Mace Aide Absolutely Loses It on Old Boss for Using Trans Bathroom Fight ‘to Get on Fox News’

"I don’t want to see your botched, cheap hooker-inspired boob job on my television," wrote Nancy Mace's ex-communications director.

Mediaite
NEW: Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss have filed a motion to hold Rudy Giuliani - who owes them $148M - in civil contempt, saying he has again made defamatory statements about them. More in a full report for HuffPost to come.
KKK Flyers Scattered In Indiana Areas Calling For 'Mass Deportation'

I wonder who inspired this.

Crooks and Liars

@gentlegardener

Voter engagement was a big fear for the #Democrats. On the day of the election "Can I change my vote" surged to the top of #Google searches, as well as "What is #Project2025". I shit you not! 😳

It seem #America defaulted to preferring a tough guy gunslinger of a Western, over a qualified legal & political professional.

The fact that professional was female & Black, opens up a whole other can of worms for #America to swallow & digest. 🪱 🤷🏾‍♂️

Are we actually in the middle of a generosity crisis?

A new Giving USA report indicates that donating to charities is down. But it’s more complicated than measuring who takes tax deductions.

Vox
Trump’s victory sets the stage for high-stakes Virginia elections in 2025 https://www.alternet.org/virginia-election-2669955526/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Trump’s victory sets the stage for high-stakes Virginia elections in 2025

Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House following the Nov. 5 election is already sending ripples through Virginia politics and setting the stage for an intense 2025 election cycle in the commonwealth. With control of the governorship and the House of Delegates on the line, both p...

Alternet.org
McMahon nomination shows Trump ‘could not care less about students’ futures’ – US politics live https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/20/donald-trump-linda-mcmahon-matt-gaetz-us-politics-live?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Outcry over stalemate on Gaetz report; Bernie Sanders’ Senate vote on blocking some arms to Israel fails – as it happened

Democrat Susan Wild says committee chair Michael Guest mischaracterized meeting and committee will reconvene in December; US Senate to also vote on two resolutions on mortar rounds and a GPS guidance system for bombs

the Guardian