Rachel Maddow

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17 May 2026 15:08

"CBS is assenting to its own diminishment." "The biggest loss is to core America values, including the right to speak freely, even in brutally mocking terms, about those in power..." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/o...

Joyce White Vance

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17 May 2026 15:08

The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Alt National Park Service

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17 May 2026 15:06

A win! The Senate parliamentarian ruled against the $1B provision meant to fund Trump’s White House ballroom in the budget reconciliation package. The funds were struck down for violating the Byrd Rule, which bars “extraneous” non-budgetary provisions from passing through reconciliation.

Joyce White Vance

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17 May 2026 15:06

All of last week’s Civil Discourse columns, collected in one place, so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Scott Horton

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14 February 2026 04:53

The Bathrobe Lady: Top photo pick from the Battle of Minneapolis series. Photo: Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images