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“The American Bar Association has begun a nationwide campaign to offer legal support to families facing a new, faster deportation process in 11 U.S. cities. The ABA campaign includes a new website – Pro Bono Matters for Families Facing Deportation – that lists cases of families in those 11 cities who need representation. The website …
Washington Post – “The omicron variant is expected to have infected more than half the population in the European region in the next six to eight weeks if current trends hold, a World Health Organization official said Tuesday. In the first week of 2022, Europe registered at least 7 million cases of the coronavirus, more …
The Atlantic – A massive increase in gun sales in early 2020 seems to have contributed to the recent rise in homicides. “…After murders in the United States soared to more than 21,000 in 2020, researchers began searching for a definitive explanation why. Many factors may have contributed, such as a pandemic-driven loss of social …
The New York Times: “Some people with a weakened immune system can get a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine as early as this coming week, according to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were updated last week. The C.D.C. endorsed a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for …
International Center for Not-For-Profit Law: “The US Protest Law Tracker, part of ICNL’s US Program, follows initiatives at the state and federal level since January 2017 that restrict the right to peaceful assembly. For information about our methodology, click here. For more information and an analysis of this data, click here…”
“From the founding of the United States until long after the Civil War, hundreds of the elected leaders writing the nation’s laws were current or former slaveowners. More than 1,700 people who served in the U.S. Congress in the 18th, 19th and even 20th centuries owned human beings at some point in their lives, according …
The PFAS Project Lab, Northeastern University: “A new online map launched this week brings together information about known and suspected PFAS contamination sites across the United States with resources for affected communities and information about state action. This unique and interactive tool, called the PFAS Sites and Community Resources Map, was developed by the PFAS …
Please read, and remember this Twitter Thread by Andy Kim – Congressman for NJ’s 3rd District whom you may also recall was one of the people down on hands and knees cleaning up after the rioters and insurrections rampaged through the Capitol on January 6, 2021: “A year later, the most vivid memory I have of …
Timothy Synder, Yale history professor – Thinking About newsletter on Substack: “How the events of last January 6 put the existence of the United States in question…Democrats have a lot to think about in the months to come. They need to do two things at the same time: hinder the collapse of democracy by defending …
The White House, January 6, 2022: “…We are a great nation. My fellow Americans, in life, there’s truth and, tragically, there are lies — lies conceived and spread for profit and power. We must be absolutely clear about what is true and what is a lie. And here is the truth: The former president of …
Politico, Kyle Cheney: “DELIVERED — It’s the timestamps, stupid. Investigators, prosecutors and journalists have spent a year reconstructing the horror of Jan. 6 in granular, painstaking detail — unearthing eye-popping vignettes about a president obsessed with subverting his own defeat, and a mob willing to do his bidding at nearly any cost. The evidence has …
“Dear Democratic Colleague, As we enjoy the Holiday Season with loved ones, we are preparing to mark one year since the January 6th assault on the Capitol. I write to make you aware of the activities that will be held that day. The House will not be in session, but a full program of events …
