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Delhi clashes: Thirteen killed as Hindu and Muslim groups clash New Delhi Streets Turn Into Battleground Between Hindus and Muslims

I figured I'd just start a thread on ballot measures since there will be a bunch - voter disenfranchisement in Florida, Medicaid expansion in Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, and Montana. In Michigan: Michigan Supreme Court says let voters decide gerrymandering proposal

An entire state's public school teachers are currently on strike. That would be a pretty big story if there weren't already so many pretty big stories on a daily basis. Teacher pay raise stalled in WV Senate The original proposal pre-strike was to offer a 2% raise this year and 1% the next two...

Rick Snyder, best known for the Flint water crisis, has decided not to hold a special election for John Conyers seat, leaving the reliably Dem seat vacant for a year. Snyder sets Aug. 7, Nov. 6 election dates to replace John Conyers in Congress

Scam PACs are apparently a thing and seem pretty evil. Grifters everywhere. Zinke funneled millions to questionable PACs Also Zinke's PAC might be a scam PAC.

Background: Who will help Myanmar's Rohingya? Myanmar treatment of Rohingya looks like 'textbook ethnic cleansing', says UN Video: ‘Endless Stream’ of Rohingya Flee Military Offensive

Sanders to unveil 'Medicare for all' bill on Wednesday 906218256918339584 Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren have said they will co-sponsor.

Scaramucci to oust White House press aide, offers ‘amnesty’ to others 889863225155743744 889867958570409984 Scaramucci tells Politico that he's going to fire Michael Short. Before telling Michael Short. Then, when asked to confirm, says it would be inappropriate to comment. Then condemns...

2 killed in stabbing on MAX train in Northeast Portland as man directs slurs at Muslim women, police say Suspect in Portland Hate Crime Murders is a Known White Supremacist

Immigration Agent Came To Queens School Looking For 4th Grader, Was Turned Away

Trump Establishes Voter Fraud Commission Led by Pence and purger of voter registrations Kris Kobach. Kind of odd timing considering this should be coming out shortly: Federal judge rejects appeal, orders Kobach to hand over documents from Trump meeting But with midterm elections a mere 18...

Jeff Sessions begins Trump's attack on Sanctuary Cities by threatening to cut DOJ grants. Jeff Sessions Warns Sanctuary Cities: Comply With Immigration Law or Lose Federal Money Why does Trump hate the police? (Related question, does this mean they'll also withhold military equipment?)

The White House has said it will be hosting Black History Month events. Trump's opening remarks: Well, the election, it came out really well. Next time we’ll triple the number or quadruple it. We want to get it over 51, right? At least 51. Well this is Black History Month, so this is our...

The Trump Family Political Business Non-paywall: Wall Street Journal to Trump: Liquidate your holdings Now, I doubt he will, so this could be an ongoing Trump conflict of interest thread. Also, I think the WSJ may be over-estimating the political impact. There is already so much scandal...

The Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row I thought this was an interesting profile on Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative. He has been talking for a while about marking the historical sites of lynchings. EJI released a video of their plan for a memorial: vYM3HAVPPG8

On Puerto Rico, Congress Once Again Fails to Do the Obvious Tt-mpuR_QHQ

Three dead, nine (?) wounded. Killer is Robert Lewis Dear. The only identified victim so far is Garret Swasey, University of Colorado police officer, part time pastor, and father of two young children. NY Times Link The Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood location had a "security room" with...

Doctors Without Borders Says U.S. May Have Committed War Crime Summary - early Saturday morning, US airstrikes hit a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan, killing 13 staff members and 10 patients, including three children. Doctors Without Borders is now leaving the area. Doctors...

I feel like this shouldn't be buried on the gun violence thread. 21 year old walks into a church prayer meeting / bible study at a historic black church, sits with them for an hour, and then starts shooting. 9 dead. They've caught the shooter. His father gave him a gun for his birthday...