Ashton Pittman
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News Editor @mississippifreepress.org •Writer 🖋️ •Film Shooter 📷 •Husband 🏳️🌈 •Pibble Dad 🐾 Opinions = mine
THE CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS OURS ALL OF THEM
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 1h agoEl-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats
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I woke up at 5:30 as I was supposed to, walked, stretched and did my 45 minute workout. Then, as my husband was making me a delicious post-workout smoothie, I woke up to my husband texting me asking if I was awake yet and ready to get down so I could get my workout in before work time. Beloved...
Jackson police are investigating the death of an unidentified Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a vacant home in Mississippi’s capital city on Monday night. www.mississippifreepress.org/black-woman-...
Black Woman Found Hanging in Tree Behind Vacant Home in Jackson, But Details Are Sparse
Jackson police are investigating the death of a Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a home in Mississippi's capital city.
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Jackson police are investigating the death of an unidentified Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a vacant home in Mississippi’s capital city on Monday night. www.mississippifreepress.org/black-woman-...
Black Woman Found Hanging in Tree Behind Vacant Home in Jackson, But Details Are Sparse
Jackson police are investigating the death of a Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a home in Mississippi's capital city.
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DSA-aligned Democrats are now the most pro-free-trade voting bloc in the United States, in an incredible turn of events www.theargumentmag.com/p/who-suppor...
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse say they were stood up after having scheduled a meeting to speak about Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general. trib.al/59GjC81
Epstein Survivors Say Republicans Ghosted Them Before Blanche Vote
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse say they were stood up after having scheduled a meeting to speak about Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general.
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Listen to Todd Blanche—Trump’s nominee for AG—tell faith leaders that the Justice Dept is working with the White House to stop the shipping of abortion pills into banned states. “We will have victory, victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,” he said.
Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
Lynn Fitch, the anti-abortion attorney general who spearheaded the Dobbs case and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, just announced that she is running for governor of Mississippi. Heather Harrison reports: www.mississippifreepress.org/lynn-fitch-w...
Lynn Fitch, Who Led the Overturn of Abortion Rights, Announces Run for Mississippi Governor
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, who spearheaded the push to overturn abortion rights, is running for governor in the 2027 election.
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The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships to colleges across the state, with many would-be freshmen finding out only weeks before their move-in date. Nick Judin reports:
‘Soul-Crushing’: 170 Foster Students Denied Scholarships at Last Minute Across Mississippi
The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships weeks before classes begin due to lack of funding.
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"We don’t believe our responsibility ends when the headlines stop trending. In many ways, that’s when our responsibility begins," Erica Powe writes. "Because families don’t stop grieving when the cameras and attention leave. They don’t stop waiting because social media found a new story."
Opinion | Families Don’t Stop Grieving When Headlines Fade. Neither Should the Reporting.
Erica Powe writes about Trey Reed’s death reminding her of her brother’s death and how she understands why Trey Reed’s family wants answers.
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“We don’t believe our responsibility ends when the headlines stop trending. In many ways, that’s when our responsibility begins.” So many journalists have forgotten why they should be writing. Journalists carry so much power.
Ryan Bradley, the executive director of Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United, said opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway in 2019 has negatively impacted fishermen and the seafood industry on the Gulf Coast. After having more than 2,000 commercial shrimpers 20 years ago, today there are only 200.
Mississippi Sound ‘Will Be a Dead Sea’ Soon Due to Spillway Openings, Coalition Warns
Advocates warn that the Mississippi Sound will be “a dead sea within a generation” without corrective action.
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Mississippi recorded an infant mortality rate of 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, the highest the state has seen in more than a decade, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Mississippi Health Department Turns to Communities to Address Infant Mortality
The Mississippi State Department of Health is holding community meetings to identify barriers affecting maternal, infant and child health.
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In 1962, my mother was a student who bussed protesting nuclear arms at the WH gates. There were maybe 40 of them and it was January, cold and snowing. Jackie Kennedy came out of the WH with staff and tea service and served them all cocoa and cookies as they protested her husband's policies.
Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2d agoI feel like not enough people know that Jackie Kennedy was a photojournalist, documenting the streets of Washington, D.C., long before she became first lady.
I feel like not enough people know that Jackie Kennedy was a photojournalist, documenting the streets of Washington, D.C., long before she became first lady.
Can't think of a thing that will radicalize a generation faster than "you've gotta let that old man in the corner over there see what's inside those pants before you play Kindergarten volleyball."
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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Max Miller released audio recordings of conversations he has with his ex wife. In one of them, she accuses him of clandestinely recording their conversations. “I have never recorded our conversations” he says, while recording their conversation. This is domestic violence. Ask me how I know.
It's sort of wild that the US president declares war and announces peace deals 3-4 times a week now and it's just...barely even news any more? Could it be unhealthy? Who can say!
Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2d agoUpdate: No deal, back to war, Trump says.
An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
So under this Supreme Court's treatment of U.S. law and presidential power, Joe Biden couldn't forgove my student loans, but perhaps Donald Trump can forgive his own tax debt. Wild.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d agoFLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
Update: No deal, back to war, Trump says.
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 3d agoTrump says Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Iran convinced him to call off a planned attack on Iran, adding: “I think there’s a deal.” Reminder: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar all have business ties to the Trump family. Nothing about this is normal.
A shocking number of people believe, with zero evidence, that Israel is behind Moroccan migrants into Spain, which is just the Great Replacement conspiracy. Meanwhile, US Jewish orgs have declared war on Mamdani for accurately describing Netanyahu as a war criminal. www.haaretz.com/world-news/e...
Israel's fault? The conspiracy theory surrounding Spain's Ceuta border crossings
About 60,000 migrants crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta triggered conspiracy theories from across the political spectrum: Israel and the United States unleashed them in a bid to pun...
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