The direct line between what happened to Mamie Till Mobley after Emmett was killed and what’s happening to this woman now is becoming a circle. A dot, actually.

Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 4h ago

Christine Wells Wonsley, the mother of Nolan Wells, has learned that the Mississippi Board of Nursing opened a professional misconduct investigation against her following an anonymous complaint, the family’s lawyer said. www.mississippifreepress.org/nolan-wells-...

We're making trail mix for Martha's Table this Saturday! This is a lovely all-ages service activity and community building event. It's great for kids to experience the communal aspect of service projects and have some fun, too. Please join us and share. The more people, the better the event!

Erin Palmer@erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · last wk.

Join neighbors for a family-friendly service activity making trail mix for Martha’s Table: 📅Sat, Aug 8; 4-6 pm 📍RSVP for location (near Takoma Metro): rebrand.ly/TrailMixAug2026 🍕Pizza + drinks provided! We’re also collecting school supplies, books & games for donation. Hope to see you there!

In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.

🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw

🗣 Hey, savvy travelers! I need help. Planning for a 9 hr flight, I have questions. What's the best electrolyte hydration product (available in single servings)? How do you balance sleep (to align with the new time zone) and the need for moving your legs/feet and the need to hydrate? 😱 #traveltips

Pray you’re ahead, act like you’re behind

"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them." ― Margaret Atwood

#RockvilleMD 🚨

Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home. n.pr/4wyjw9S

A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing

Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home.

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Thus ends the saga of Drunken Judge Jeanine, fired for unsuccessfully prosecuting innocent Americans over the Deflecting Pool.

Rice University in Houston will offer free tuition to students whose families earn up to $200,000. Students whose families make half of that will also get fees, room and board covered.

Rice University will give free tuition to families earning up to $200,000

The private university in Texas is significantly expanding its financial aid.

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Head Start is a vital program that invests in the well being of children and their families. Trump’s disregard for America’s children is unbelievable.

Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to overhaul the Head Start program. Two people familiar with the deliberations tell The Associated Press the Republican administration's proposed ch...

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Mic drop 🎤

Scott Galloway@profgalloway.com · 3d ago

RFK Jr.: “You probably don’t understand this as you’re not a scientist.” Dana Bash: “You’re not a scientist either.”

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. James Baldwin

I realize for most people, D.C. statehood is about two Democratic senators, but for the residents of the mainland colony, it's about the ability to govern ourselves.

Brianne K Nadeau@brianneknadeau.bsky.social · 3w ago

This would throttle DC’s ability to self-govern. The $1b hole in DC‘s budget was caused by Congress, not the District, which has balanced its budget 31 years in a row. We should have the right to implement sound tax policy like any other jurisdiction. #handsoffdc oversight.house.gov/release/chai...

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy that bars orgs from providing voter registration assistance during naturalization ceremonies. A victory for Elias Law Group and our client the National Council of Jewish Women. www.democracydocket.com/cases/uscis-...

🚨 League of Women Voters v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Learn more.

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11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.

Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.

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Another muggy day (GROSS humidity) across the DC area, with scattered showers/storms to redevelop this afternoon and evening. Tuesday should offer a welcome break before daily storm chances return later this week. The latest forecast at capitalweather.com Photo by angela n.

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —Martin Luther King, Jr.

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.

MAGA men won't protect their own daughters. Not from the abuses, the pedophile rings, or the freaks who want to check their crotches before they play volleyball. It's something that should be said too often.

Why Don't Conservative Men Protect Their Own Daughters?

Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno refuses to oppose the congressional campaign of the man accused of scalding his daughter with boiling water and fracturing his granddaughter's collarbone.

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The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to Trump's family business.

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe

The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to Trump's family business.

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