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A Texas Man Was Found Innocent 70 Years After the State Executed Him
By Victoria Valenzuela / Substack In 1953, Tommy Lee Walker was 19 years old when he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, executed by the state of Texas less than three years later — but yesterday, the Dallas County Commissioners Court acknowledged his innocence, 70 years after the execution. There were no witnesses or evidence, but […]
Latest ICE Surge in Maine Targets Somali Community
Safiya Khalid of the Community Organizing Alliance advises residents to not open the door to people they don’t know.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Rescinds Workplace Harassment Guidance
Going forward, it will be more difficult, timely, and costly for LGBTQ workers to seek justice for workplace harassment.
The NFL is Punishing Azeez Al-Shaair for Having a Conscience
There are a lot of ways to incur a fine in the National Football League. You might complain about the referees too much, like Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, or do a “shooting a gun” motion in your touchdown celebration, like Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. In more serious cases, you might get into a fight on the field or headbutt someone in a heated moment. The infractions vary from mild rudeness to actual assault. But in this year’s NFL playoffs, one player stands out from the rest, because he hasn’t done anything wrong at all. The only offense Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair is guilty of is speaking up for Palestinians in Gaza, and for that, he was fined $11,593 and threatened with ejection from a critical playoff game. It’s just the latest indignity from a multibillion-dollar sports league that wants its athletes to shut up, fall in line, and not do or say anything that might impact the flow of money—even when people are dying.
NFL Fines Pro Bowl Player For "Stop The Genocide" Protest
Kushner Reveals Dystopic Plan to Build Data Centers on Ruins of Gaza Genocide
The plan appears to be to finish Israel’s bulldozing of Gaza to make real estate opportunities for investors.