Group Condemns Sowore’s Arrest, Warns Against Suppression Of Democratic Rights

South Dakota Republican Party votes to approve censure of John Thune

The South Dakota Republican Party voted Friday to approve a measure to censure Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) after he failed to advance the SAVE America Act. The official condemnation, posted by conservative activist Scott Presler, marks a symbolic disapproval of Thune. Thune currently lacks the 60 votes needed to pass the act, which []

Equality Court rules Ngizwe Mchunu’s anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks amount to hate speech

Equality Court rules Ngizwe Mchunu’s anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks amount to hate speech

From the October hate rally to Congress: a major warning sign out of New York

From the October hate rally to Congress: a major warning sign out of New York

The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About Democrats and Graham Platner

The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About Democrats and Graham Platner

Thune survives censure vote by SD Republicans over stalled SAVE act

The South Dakota Republican Party on Friday voted down a measure to censure Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) after the Senate failed to advance the SAVE America Act. After passing the Resolutions Committee of the South Dakota GOP, the censure was overwhelmingly voted down, with opponents saying the measure would only help Democrats. Thune []...Click to read more

YAM demands Sowore’s immediate release, condemns alleged DSS actions

By Peter Oyedele, Abuja A civil society group, the Youth Arise Movement (YAM), has called for the release of activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, while urging security agencies to respect democratic rights and due process. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, [] The post YAM demands Sowore’s immediate release, condemns alleged DSS actions appeared first on Vanguard News.

Honest Elections Project Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project, released the following statement: “The Supreme Court got it right: Louisiana’s second majority-minority district is an illegal race-based gerrymander by the plain letter of the law. Race should have no role in redistricting whatsoever, and the Court deserves credit for striking this one down.” The post Honest Elections Project Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais appeared first on Honest Elections Project.

‘LAWFARE’: New Orleans Democrats Get Arrest Warrant Against Republican Attorney General

Republicans are condemning as “lawfare” the efforts of Democrat New Orleans officials to arrest Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill amid a dispute about a new law’s interpretation. “Targeting a sitting attorney general for carrying out her official duties is a dangerous attempt to weaponize the legal system against elected officials with whom they disagree,” Adam Piper,...

NA passes resolution unanimously

Kathmandu, July 1: Today's meeting of the National Assembly has unanimously passed the resolution on combating gender-ba...

If This Is Justice for Paul Kessler, Free Speech Is in Serious Trouble

If This Is Justice for Paul Kessler, Free Speech Is in Serious Trouble

White supremacists’ July 4 march counts as free speech, US interior secretary says

Federal officials had no reason to stop a white supremacist group’s July 4 rally in Washington because of free speech protections, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Sunday. Hundreds of masked Patriot Front members who marched through the nation’s capital on Independence Day on Saturday did nothing illegal, Burgum told CNN’s State of the Union programme. Although the organisation’s ‌white supremacist, anti-immigrant ideology is “nothing that I could possibly agree with”, Burgum said,...

Blue City Revives Gay Bathhouses Just In Time For Pride Weekend

The Minneapolis board agreed on a proposal to repeal the ban on commercial sex venues — like bathhouses — on Thursday, just days before the Twin Cities Pride Festival. The nine members who voted for the proposal are all Democrats, but some are affiliated with the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and the Democratic Socialists of America ...

Press Sees Mamdani as ‘Kingmaker’ Because They Don’t See Voters as Rational

Janine Jackson FAIR To translate from the Murdochian, “hateful” here means being opposed to genocide, police brutality and rent-gouging (New York Post, 6/24/26). The win by a number of progressive candidates in New York City primaries told us something about corporate media. Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post (6/24/26) surprised no one with a front page declaiming: “The Hateful []

DOJ threatens to arrest state election officials if noncitizens vote

The Department of Justice is threatening to arrest more than a dozen state election officials if a single vote is cast in their states by a noncitizen. The threat was part of a letter giving election officials five days to detail how they will comply with laws on noncitizens voting. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Jessica Huseman of Votebeat, who obtained the letter.

Alleged defamation: Sowore crossed line – DSS lawyer

A counsel to the Department of State Services, DSS, Fidelis Adedipe, has faulted the action of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, in his alleged defamatory statement against President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ on Thursday, Adedipe said there is a thin line between freedom of expression and committing an [] Alleged defamation: Sowore crossed line – DSS lawyer

Laura Loomer defends Usha Vance, says 'brown Hindu woman' gets hate for no reason

Laura Loomer defends Usha Vance, says 'brown Hindu woman' gets hate for no reason

Did You Hear New York Socialists' Creepy Chant Following Tuesday's Primary?

Did You Hear New York Socialists' Creepy Chant Following Tuesday's Primary?

Trumpy Justice, 76, Publicly Sneers at Liberal for Daring to Dissent

Pool/Getty ImagesConservative Justice Samuel Alito shocked Supreme Court observers on Thursday by lobbing a sneering dig at his liberal colleague, Justice Sonia Sotomayor.Alito, 76, shattered the court’s veneer of civility after Sotomayor, 72, read her blistering dissent in a 6-3 ruling that dealt a major blow to asylum seekers, holding that migrants waiting on the Mexican side of the southern border have not legally “arrived in the United States” and therefore are not entitled to statutory inspection and asylum-processing requirements.Sotomayor spent nearly 12 minutes “calmly” reading her dissent from the bench as her colleagues watched, MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin said. Reading a dissent—the most pointed possible show of disapproval open to justices—is uncommon but falls squarely within the court’s norms.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Sowore: Freedom of Expression Cannot Be Regulated By The Whim, Caprices Of Those In Power

Acttivist Omoyele Sowore insistes that only the rule of law, not those in power, can limit citizens' freedom of expression.

Dems Withdraw Endorsements...

Dems Withdraw Endorsements... (Top headline, 6th story, link) Related stories:Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her...ON THE RECORD ACCUSATIONS...'Very drunk and wouldn't take no for an answer'...Maine Dem Denies; 'Taking Time to Reflect on Best Path Forward'...Key Deadline to Drop Out Soon...Multiple events postponed amid bombshell...

Yemen repels Saudi warplanes 'threatening' Iranian civilian airliner

The announcement from Sanaa comes amid mass mobilizations of tribes and armed groups seeking to 'expel occupiers' from the country

संविधान संशोधनको सीमा र प्रक्रियाबारे बहस

काठमाडौं । सरकारले बनाएको संविधान संशोधन कार्यदलले बहसपत्र तयार गरिरहँदा यसका सीमा र प्रक्रियाबारे बहस भएको छ। नेपाल बार एशोसिएनले शुक्रबार गरेको “संविधानको बहस, सीमा र पक्रिया” विषयक अन्तरक्रिया कार्यक्रममा संविधान संशोधनको बहसपत्रको वैधानिकतामा प्रश्न उठेको छ । अन्तरक्रियामा बोल्ने वक्ताहरूले सरकारले बनाएको कार्यदल नै वैधानिक नभएको बताएका छन्। जेनजी अधिवक्ता निशान्तबाबु खड्काले संविधानका अप्ठ्यारा []

Court crushes Trump ICE's detention of new mother as agency refuses to defend arrest

A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered ICE to release the nursing mother of a 6-month-old from ICE custody, according to reports.Judge David C. Joseph of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ruled that Karina Alvarez San Juan, who has three other minor children who are U.S. citizens, was detained in violation of ICE's policy against detaining most pregnant or postpartum mothers. She was detained on May 6 and taken to ICE’s South Louisiana Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana, on May 9. San Juan argued that she was being unlawfully detained and that her bond hearing was cancelled and her emergency motion denied without explanation, violating due process.Joseph called on ICE to provide additional information, and the agency filed a response saying it had no further evidence.He gave ICE a chance to defend the detention. The agency declined, Kyle Cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, wrote on X.

Mike Johnson’s eye roll says it all as reporters break the birthright citizenship ruling to House Speaker

Johnson’s reaction

Four years after Dobbs, pro-life leaders warn of abortion pill challenge

The Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ended federal constitutional protection for abortion. [...]

Whoa: Crockett, Allred Snub Talarico and Texas Dem Convention

Whoa: Crockett, Allred Snub Talarico and Texas Dem Convention

‘Wild-eyed radicals’: the Democrats veer left

‘Wild-eyed radicals’: the Democrats veer left

Mayor Jones calls for canceling Ye’s July 4 concert in San Antonio

Over the weekend, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones called for the cancelation of a July 4 Alamodome concert by controversial rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West. In a Saturday tweet, Jones said she supported scrapping the performance. “Military City USA should not host someone with a record of hate speech and antisemitic comments in a [] The post Mayor Jones calls for canceling Ye’s July 4 concert in San Antonio appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Judge Sides With UNC in Chavis Discrimination Case

Judge Sides With UNC in Chavis Discrimination Case sara.custer@in Mon, 07/06/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Sara Custer

A vote away from undoing the civil war

The birthright citizenship ruling was a wake-up call, not a victory.

PACE Adopts Resolution Noting ‘Continuing Breakdown of Democracy’ in Georgia

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on June 24, warning that the conditions for holding “genuinely democratic elections” currently do not exist in Georgia and noting “continuing breakdown of democracy” in the country. The resolution on “the functioning of democratic institutions in Georgia,” based on a report by co-rapporteurs

Trump Makes Lindsey Graham’s Death All About... Himself

News of the South Carolina senator's demise shocked DC but the president seemed most concerned about what it meant for his voter suppression bill. In Michigan, a big endorsement for Abdul El-Sayed.

Kanye “Ye” West’s Tampa Shows Will Go on Despite Rick Scott Petition, Planned Protest

The Tampa Sports Authority cited free speech principles in declining to cancel the rapper's two-night stand at Raymond James Stadium.