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The GOP is signaling major cuts to Medicaid are coming. Recent studies have shown cuts to Medicaid have a big consequence that gets typically ignored: crime increases. boltsmag.org/medicaid-cov...

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Not the primary culprit, but it’s also supremely & mortifyingly embarrassing for administrators of the Carter library to agree to cancel events like this. What’ll happen if they don’t? They test bluff? a presidential library is shut down by the White House, which has its own political opportunity?

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I was set to launch my book at the Carter Library next month. This week, we were told all events now need approval from the National Archives. The next day, my event was forced to relocate. A book about the working homeless. A book about civil rights. Apparently these topics are now off limits.

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The Elon regime is effectively about making the lives of hundreds of thousands of government employees miserable. Not even so they quit, tho that too, but first and foremost out of an ideological commitment to hating public sector workers & public services.

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brief thread. since we focus on the role of local institutions at Bolts, one thing we knew we wanted to do when Trump won was: ramp up our reporting on how local law enforcement is responding — & why it matters. it's still early days — but some important articles from our team as patterns emerge:

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Virginia legislature advances constitutional amendment to end lifetime felon disfranchisement, the first step in a three-step process to remove the provision from the state constitution and restore people’s voting rights once people are released from prison. boltsmag.org/virginia-adv...

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Compassionate release laws don’t get enough attention. Many states have laws that allow older people who are seriously ill or dying to be released from prison, often so they can die at home. But in too many states the gatekeepers of such laws prevent their use. boltsmag.org/north-caroli...

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Reuters reporting that the U.S. has threatened Ukraine with the “imminent” shutoff of Starlink access unless the country agrees to handover control of rare earth minerals to the United States. www.reuters.com/business/us-...

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Gotta watch the local and state politics - this is where they're trying to solidify their fascist grip on our country.

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The DOJ directed its prosecutors to investigate state and local officials who don’t comply with ICE directives in order to potentially bring criminal charges. “There is no such crime as failing to help ICE do its job,” said a constitutional law scholar. boltsmag.org/new-yor...

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The University of Pittsburgh has paused all of its PhD admissions because of Trump-Musk hammering research funding. www.wesa.fm/health-scien...

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Tennessee just passed a law that allows criminal charges vs local officials who vote for a sanctuary policy. Florida just passed a law empowering DeSantis to remove elected local officials who don't obey ICE. And: DOJ is threatening prosecution against a NY sheriff who didn't comply with ICE.

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! Judge Ho rebuffs dismissal for now, & has appointed Paul Clement to present arguments on whether to dismiss Adams' charges, and if it'd be appropriate not to. Paul Clement is a conservative star lawyer who was George Bush's Solicitor General whose entire career has advanced conservative causes:

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The head of France's far-right party canceled the speech he was supposed to give at CPAC today, saying he was canceling because of what he himself called Steve Bannon's "gesture that referenced nazi ideology": www.rfi.fr/fr/france/20...

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Important to stop phrasing & headlining things as "Trump does XXX" (e.g. "Trump fires all USPS heads and integrates it under Commerce"); we can simply say he is purporting to do XXX, or claiming the power to do XXX. Mere fact of a president saying he did something doesn't will it into existence.

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For 38 years, PRAMS has collected critical data on maternal-child health with the goal to reduce infant morbidity and mortality. CDC has officially halted the 2024 PRAMS data collection for the participating 46 states and the future is uncertain.

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The DOJ official who announced a possible prosecution into the New York sheriff for not complying with ICE is none other than... ... Emil Bove, who you've all gotten to know as the DOJ official who is leading the charge to let Eric Adams off corruption charges so he can help ICE.

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NEW: Trump's DOJ is threatening to prosecute a central New York sheriff. Why? The sheriff released a man ICE wanted to arrest, after the man completed his sentence. A constitutional scholar told us "there's no basis in the law" for such charges. But the DOJ wants to spook local officials. More:

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Happening now: protesters are outside the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago this evening. People are in line to see House of Reps Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for an event tonight promoting his recently released book. Crowd chanting at them, "we don't need a book tour!"

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DOJ sending letters threatening investigation and prosecution to politicians who are criticizing Musk: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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coming up tomorrow: Bolts' first collab with NY Focus (@nysfocus.bsky.social) since late 2023! They were our very first partner, on the very day we launched in 2022, with this great story about zombie commissioners in New York State (boltsmag.org/new-york-par...). Be sure to follow them too!

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Trump is going to issue an executive order that says he's putting USPS under the control of the Commerce Department and dissolving its governing board (!). "Trump’s order to place the Commerce Department in charge of the Postal Service likely violates federal law, according to postal experts."

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This is absurd. We built this database to stop officers who commit misconduct at one police agency from being rehired at another. It's about transparency and safety -- it helps the hiring agencies and the public. With due process protections. Trump shut it down

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Larry Krasner (unsurprisingly) confirmed that he is seeking a third term by launching his campaign this week: www.inquirer.com/politics/phi... Unquestionably one of the top criminal justice elections of 2025, as I previewed here: boltsmag.org/2025-crimina...

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The Trump administration, flouting a judge's orders, has kept health programs shut down. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/h...

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Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director, 51-49

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Maine will be voting this fall on a ballot measure to make it harder to vote by mail and make it easier to challenge a register voter's eligibility. The measure was certified today: www.pressherald.com/2025/02/19/v...

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The Kansas supreme court has been a moderate court, including protecting access to abortion. Kris Kobach is masterminding a proposed overhaul of its rules to make it a lot more conservative: www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...

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Here's the public reception to the US DOT's announcement that it will "review" funding for the California High-Speed Rail project.

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Mitch McConnell, the long hyper-powerful senator who is as responsible as anyone for the ultra-conservative majority on SCOTUS and for Trump getting away with Jan. 6, won't seek an 8th term in 2026. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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I missed this earlier today: one of Michigan’s two Republican justices announced her retirement today. Gretchen Whitmer will appoint her replacement. That will likely bring Democrats’ majority on this key court to 6-1.

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Connecticut could ban state companies from selling drugs and devices used to carry out the death penalty. boltsmag.org/connecticut-...

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“Do we want a democracy that’s narrow and specifically tailored to benefit the people who already have power and privilege, or do we want a democracy that legitimately includes everyone?” 🙌👏 boltsmag.org/wisconsin-20...

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Lots of attention to Eric Adams right now.... but don't lose sight of all the other mayoral elections this year. We mapped out these upcoming local elections: boltsmag.org/2025-crimina...

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Two Connecticut companies have played a large role in US executions over the past 5 yrs despite CT abolishing the death penalty in 2012. Legislators are now proposing a bill that would make it illegal for state businesses to supply drugs and devices for executions. boltsmag.org/connecticut-...

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Tennessee Republicans want to hit nonprofits — including faith groups — who help migrants and undocumented people with possible felonies. Incredible quote from the bill’s sponsor. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/17/b...

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Connecticut, tell your state legislators to get this done

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