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ICE protestor who was arrested by Columbus police: "I don't understand why everybody is not pissed off and speaking out"

During Operation Buckeye, Mayor Ginther insisted Columbus police were ordered to not help ICE agents from apprehending immigrants, but emerging from that fateful week is a story of an ICE protestor who was arrested by Columbus police for simply…

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Cochise County Arizona Could Set a New Standard for Election Transparency in the Digital Age

A Statement of Democratic Principles of AUDIT USA

We do not believe democratic societies are defined by perfection, moral purity, or the absence of abuse.

We believe they are defined by their…

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OMG, What Are We Doing in Venezuela?!?

I’m not going to say that we weren’t warned. Trump has been beating the war drums about Venezuela for months. The US has been shooting small motorboats and their crews, like ducks on the water, for months, while making unverified claims about…

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Tesla Owners Against Elon—Why the Boycott Matters More Than Ever

I’ve been struggling to imagine Elon Musk might do if he gets his trillion-dollar payday. He could spend a million dollars a day for 3,000 years.  Or, more realistically, $100 million a day for 30 years. He could spend the $290 million he…

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