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AG Jeff Sessions just announced that he is rescinding 24 guidance documents
AG Jeff Sessions announced this afternoon that he's rescinding 24 "guidance documents" — they include Obama-era materials on affirmative action, and a range of docs on everything from the right of refugees and asylees to work to juvenile detention policy buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/att…
This is the second batch of guidance document withdrawals announced by Sessions. The first one was announced on Dec. 21, and involved 25 documents buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/att…
There are more recent versions of some of docs available on DOJ's site and elsewhere. It wasn't immediately clear if some version remains operative, or if they'll be withdrawn too — the Sessions announcement didn't include reasons for each withdrawal buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/att…
Update: DOJ says there is still guidance from 2017 about refugee and asylee rights to work. The 2011 guidance was withdrawn to avoid confusion, DOJ says. So this is sort of about getting rid of rules, but also sort of about housecleaning buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/att…
Another update: A 2006 doc titled "Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination" was on Sessions withdrawal list -- DOJ says a 2011 version remains operative (the Sessions announcement did not include info about why each doc was withdrawn) buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/att…
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As Attorney General, Jeff Sessions did not miss an opportunity to criminalize and terrorize people of color. In this thread, we’ll take you through the 25 ways he did so:

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THREAD: As members of the House Intelligence Committee consider their next steps in #ReleaseTheMemo, here is a closer look at Intel Committee Chairman @DevinNunes and the steps he has taken in the Russia investigation......
Rep. Nunes (R-CA):
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EXCUSE ME..... WHAT THE F**K?????
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