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The top three picks for nomination to replace Justice Breyer

With another battle over the U.S. Supreme Court underway after the announced retirement of U.S. Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, progressives have a chance to make an imprint on the judiciary with the nomination of the first Black woman as promised…

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Kyrsten Sinema is raking in big bucks from GOP donors

Democratic U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has been getting cash from Republican donors, according to various media reports. “According to new FEC filings, Sinema brought in $1.6 million in Q4, only $33,983 of which was unitemized, which designates donations of less…

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Canadian women’s hockey team has a record 7 out athletes

Canada’s women’s ice hockey team enters the Beijing Winter Olympics a favorite for a medal. Oh yeah, they’re also the most LGBTQ-visible team at any Olympic Games ever. With at least seven publicly out athletes on the team, the Canadians…

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Teachers could be fired for teaching biology over religion

Oklahoma Sen. Rob Standridge (R) has introduced legislation that would allow parents to sue any public school educators who teach anything “in opposition to closely held religious beliefs of students.” Standridge has also introduced a bill that would give individual parents the power to demand the removal of any book …