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Reservation Dogs | Season 2 Official Trailer | FX

August 12, 2022

The pack is back. From creators Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, an all-new season of FX’s Reservation Dogs premieres 8/3. Only on Hulu.

Jordan Klepper vs. Wisconsin Trump Supporters

August 12, 2022

Jordan Klepper goes to a Wisconsin Trump rally to discuss all the big midterm issues, like the economy, overturning Roe v. Wade, and which candidates and conspiracies the MAGA crowd is most excited about. #DailyShow #Comedy

Can Trump Can Be Indicted In 2022? Yes, History Shows How

August 12, 2022

Donald Trump is bracing for possible indictment. Ari Melber reports on the precedent for indicting a president, drawing on historical comparisons to Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon, as well as foreign states.

August 12, 2022

Early Results on DNA Evidence From Decades-Old Rape Cases Are Both Promising and Alarming

Baltimore County police have started testing a backlog of evidence from rape cold cases. Ten of 49 cases processed so far have yielded actionable DNA profiles. In at least one case, the answers came too late.

August 12, 2022

How They Won: Kansas Organizers Unpack Their Big Win for Abortion Rights

Poppy Noor The Guardian

The strategies that worked in Kansas – countering misinformation, building a broad coalition – offer lessons for other ballot measures

August 12, 2022

Search Warrant Indicates FBI Investigating Trump for Espionage Act Violation

Jessica Corbett Common Dreams

"If you're not fed up," said watchdog group Public Citizen, "you're not paying enough attention."

August 12, 2022

Why Did Document-Shredding Trump Hoard Documents?

Daniel Strauss The New Republic

What would make the same paper-shredding-president opt to keep a safe with documents that might incriminate him in federal crimes?

August 12, 2022

Friday Nite Videos | August 12, 2022

Can Trump Can Be Indicted In 2022? Jordan Klepper vs. Wisconsin Trump Supporters. Reservation Dogs | Season 2 Official Trailer. Dive Into a Vanishing, Invisible Forest to See What Climate Has Changed. The Fall (and Rise?) of Unions in the US.

August 11, 2022

Immigrant Detainees Strike Over $1 a Day Pay, Working Conditions

Alejandra Quintero Labor Notes

“They are compelled to do this,” says Alan Benjamin, a delegate to the San Francisco Labor Council who heard directly from striking workers. “It's not voluntary; it's compulsory work, without proper sanitation and equipment.”

August 11, 2022

Whitney Biennial 2022: Some Subtle Political Art, Plus Touch of Deep Irony

Lucy Komisar The Komisar Scoop

It’s interesting to see how political art changes. This year’s Whitney Biennial, rather than in-your-face commentary on American injustice here and abroad. Then there was a collection that I thought was a parody, but discovered it was serious