Federal responders supporting Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina were temporarily relocated following a report of armed militia saying they were "out hunting FEMA"

Hurricane recovery officials in N.C. relocated amid report of ‘armed militia,’ email shows

The actions underscore growing concerns about safety and security of federal emergency personnel in western North Carolina amid a raft of misinformation.

Here's what I just wrote in our November cover story, which I'm sure some folks would argue was alarmism until a few hours ago, when Trump threatened to use the National Guard and the military against American citizens. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

We've tried "deprogramming," we've tried "deradicalization," and we don't have much to show for it. But there's reason to be hopeful that we can actually help radicalized people disengage from violence. This is, believe it or not, a good news story. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Justin Ling: This Toronto team knows how to talk down extremists. Their secret tactic might surprise you

Canadian agencies like Yorktown Family Services in Toronto have developed proven tactics for de-radicalizing youth. We need to build on those breakthroughs, write Justin Ling, not let them waste away.

Missing context: Last week Trump said that if Harris wins, “Our whole country will end up being like Detroit.” www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/b...

Led by Believers in the City’s Future, Detroit Is on the Rebound

Once the largest city in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy, this Midwestern metropolis is now thriving. But some obstacles still remain.

We had this story filed and ready to go for this am for a while now, and then Trump did his beerhall aurora rally, and well sometimes additional proof is just offered to you on a platter, sometimes life is fun that way

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Time to take a nice swig o coffee this Saturday morning and check out the latest high quality swing state polls …. Oh. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump Plans to Amp Up His Violent, Bigoted Rhetoric in Closing Pitch to Voters

In recent weeks, Trump reiterated he wants to be dictator for a day, urged police to be more violent, and claimed migrants are predisposed to murder.

It's absolutely wild this isn't bigger news. "Arizona Democrats closed their field office in Tempe, Ariz. after three shooting incidents. The office served as a base for the Sun State’s congressional campaigns and Vice President Harris’s presidential effort in recent weeks."

Democrats shut down Arizona office after shootings

Arizona Democrats closed their field office in Tempe, Ariz. after three shooting incidents. The office served as a base for the Sun State’s congressional campaigns and Vice President Harris’s…

Trump responded by calling host Alexandra Cooper “Dumber than Harris” so now Cooper is doing an episode on abortion and the experience of going to a clinic in North Carolina since the Trump abortion ban. She has 10 million listeners.

Thought the Stars jersey patch looked familiar.

The Harris team has apparently calculated that the biggest group of still winnable voters—winnable without, as @hkpmw.bsky.social notes, changing policies—is GOP leaners who don’t like Trump, but worry Harris is too left-wing. The campaigning isn’t for political junkies. You know how you’re voting.

under a trump department of justice the federal government will lend its weight to the idea that laws passed to remedy racial subordination were actually meant to make any recognition of racial inequality in public policy illegal. dailyprogress.com/news/local/e...

Conservative group asks feds to investigate 'discriminatory' UVa mentor program

The Legal Insurrection Foundation claims UVa’s BIPOC Alumni-Student Mentoring Program openly discriminates on the basis of race and ethnicity.