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SearinglyAaron Jun 16, 2023

6-week abortion ban blocked by deadlocked Iowa Supreme Court - NBC News https://apple.news/AyZmJ6G53ToKJ0li-b4P45A
The Iowa Supreme Court won’t be able to hold off insane & unpopular Republican abortion bans indefinitely. The composition is bound to change.

Six-week abortion ban blocked by Iowa Supreme Court — NBC News

The state Supreme Court deadlocked 3-3, meaning the governor's attempt to reinstate a stricter ban failed. Abortion remains legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

SearinglyAaron Jun 12, 2023

He devised a fringe legal theory to try to keep Trump in power. Now he’s on the verge of being disbarred. - POLITICO https://apple.news/AXQMw6z_vSXKNIwhJqg3pAw
Is evidence, or statements made, in a Bar Association hearing public record and available as evidence in criminal trials?

He devised a fringe legal theory to try to keep Trump in power. Now he’s on the verge of being disbarred. — POLITICO

The trial of John Eastman may feature testimony from key participants in Jan. 6 who have rarely spoken publicly.

SearinglyAaron Jun 12, 2023

Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jun 10, 2023

Black & Latinos arrested 6-10X more than whites for decades for the exact same crimes
•MAGAs: Yay law & order!

Black & Latinos given 20% longer sentences than whites for decades for the exact same crimes
•MAGAs: Yay law & order!

Donald Trump indicted for knowingly stealing dozens of classified documents and sharing them with random people, while also claiming he’d prosecute anyone who failed to protect classified documents
•MAGAs: Double Standards!!🤬

MAGA hypocrisy isn’t a bug—it’s the point.

SearinglyAaron Jun 8, 2023

Pat Robertson, founder of Christian Coalition and former presidential candidate, has died at 93 - Los Angeles Times https://apple.news/AHiWLJBdPTR-R-DLYQAPzlg
I expect there was a very interesting, and profound, entrance interrogation.

Pat Robertson dies at 93; founded Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Coalition — Los Angeles Times

Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who parlayed the success of his pioneering television ministry into the first serious bid by an evangelical leader for the U.S. presidency, has died.

SearinglyAaron Jun 4, 2023

How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud - NPR https://apple.news/ATBO3qMexTXarhqV6H5SPRQ

How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud — NPR

A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership called ERIC. Eight Republican states have now pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win — and a blueprint for 2024.

SearinglyAaron Jun 1, 2023

Supreme Court sides with cement mixing company over striking workers - CNN Politics https://apple.news/ACYXacC2-QfGOsiHwHk4XPg
Not encouraging at all

Supreme Court sides with cement mixing company over striking workers — CNN Politics

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a cement mixing company that seeks to bypass federal labor law and sue a union in state court for the destruction of property caused by striking workers.

SearinglyAaron May 27, 2023

Iowa governor signs law loosening child labor restrictions - Iowa Capital Dispatch https://apple.news/A44XrBX_sQsqo4_ewb0MhWw
So I guess grownups in Iowa don’t want to work? I mean a 16 year old gains how much essential work experience as a roofer that couldn’t wait til they’re 18?

Reynolds signs law loosening Iowa's child labor restrictions — Iowa Capital Dispatch

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a measure allowing workers under age 18 to work longer hours, in some restricted fields and in jobs serving alcohol.

SearinglyAaron May 26, 2023

Israeli agents conducted targeted killings in civilian area, killing a child - The Washington Post https://apple.news/A8RF-VlQGRLuO4ncsLnidDw

Israeli agents conducted targeted killings in civilian area, killing a child — The Washington Post

A 3D reconstruction by The Washington Post of a March 16 raid captures the increasingly deadly tactics used by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

SearinglyAaron May 20, 2023

The Black families seeking reparations in California’s gold country - The New Yorker https://apple.news/AzzZF6I1OTCuFQIReNCZjnA

The Black Families Seeking Reparations in California’s Gold Country — The New Yorker

Descendants of enslaved people want land seized by the state returned and recognition of the gold rush’s rich, and largely ignored, Black history.

SearinglyAaron May 17, 2023

Russian officials unnerved by Ukraine bloodshed are contacting CIA, agency says - The Wall Street Journal https://apple.news/ATsns9fXmQ-qtV1jHgp3NGA
No hold is 100%

Russian Officials Unnerved by Ukraine Bloodshed Are Contacting CIA, Agency Says — The Wall Street Journal

Russian-language video on Telegram aims at Russians ‘on the fence’