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19 Nov, 5 tweets, 3 min read
🧵One of the families of the two men killed and some Democrats and activists denounced Kyle Rittenhouse's not guilty verdict, saying it highlights the systemic racism in the country's judicial system.

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The parents of Anthony Huber, one of the men killed by Rittenhouse, shared a statement saying there was “no justice” served.

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Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and former HUD Secretary Julián Castro shared their thoughts on the verdict:

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Republicans, including former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, praised the verdict:

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Biden reacted to the not guilty verdict, saying that "we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken."

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20 Nov
🧵 When the National Women's Soccer League erupted into controversy this season over a slew of assault allegations, the future of the league — and more broadly, U.S. women’s professional soccer — looked uncertain.

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The U.S. has had three women's professional soccer leagues in two decades, with the first two each lasting just three seasons. But the NWSL may be on a different path.

That is, if the league and its teams put players' concerns front and center.
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Multiple NWSL players this year detailed cases of harassment and abuse. What followed was a league-wide reckoning:

❌ Games canceled
❌ NWSL commissioner stepped down
❌ Multiple coaches fired

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15 Nov
America is bracing for a sequel to the protests after George Floyd's murder — this time, with a focus less on police and more on self-defense laws.

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Activists and law enforcement officials warn that two ongoing national trials — both where the accused are claiming self-defense — could have the ingredients to reignite racial tensions and public protests when verdicts are handed down.

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Activists worry that acquittals could embolden vigilantes who commit gun violence — especially against people of color — and then claim self-defense.

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6 Nov
13 Republicans crossed party lines to help Dems pass the $1.2T infrastructure bill, with some swing-district reps saying they can survive the fallout from their own party — and that their vote strengthens their standing with voters next year.

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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis after she helped Democrats pass the bill despite no-votes from 6 liberal lawmakers, including AOC:

“I weakened their hand. They have no leverage now. … I voted against AOC and the squad tonight."

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Rep. Don Bacon told Axios he faced a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't choice.

“You vote one way, maybe it hurts in the primary. You vote the other way... in my district, it'd hurt me in the general."

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6 Nov
BREAKING: The House has passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill trib.al/9tYkujI
What the bill will include: axios.com/house-approves… Image
Six Democrats — all progressives — voted against the bill:

• Pressley (Mass.)
• Tlaib (Mich.)
• Omar (Minn.)
• Bush (Mo.)
• Bowman (N.Y.)
• Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.)
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4 Nov
WATCH: Axios’ @TReedinDC hosts a convo on the future of rare diseases, feat. @ncats_nih_gov Acting Director @jonirutter and @RARE_X_ Founder @nicoleboice.

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@TreedinDC @ncats_nih_gov @jonirutter @RARE_X_ @nicoleboice .@jonirutter On medical costs for rare diseases: "If you think about the U.S. alone, that's $400 billion in direct medical costs per year that we're spending on rare diseases. This is a huge health care burden that we wanted to really understand and actually put a number on."
@TreedinDC @ncats_nih_gov @jonirutter @RARE_X_ @nicoleboice .@nicoleboice: "There's three really big challenges that face rare disease: data silos, the lack of structured and appropriate data for research, as well as no data."
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3 Nov
🌍 WATCH: Axios energy reporter @ben_geman and world editor @davidlawler10 discuss COP26 as it unfolds, feat. @UNDP Administrator @Asteiner and @unfoundation President/CEO @e_cousens.

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@Ben_Geman @DavidLawler10 @UNDP @ASteiner @unfoundation @e_cousens .@e_cousens: "Everyone's point of reference now is net zero. 90% of the global economy has made net zero pledges, so that's a critical development. Now all the focus is turning to delivery...to how do we get to the goal of net zero as countries and others have set them?"
@Ben_Geman @DavidLawler10 @UNDP @ASteiner @unfoundation @e_cousens .@e_cousens: "There are things we should have done 10, 20, 30 years ago that we didn't do, but we can do them today, we can do them tomorrow, we can do them the next day. I think we're going to get quite far in this COP, however far we get, we need to go farther the next day."
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