Who’s targeting LGBTQ+ rights in Ohio? GLAAD lays out the records
GLAAD lays out the records of who is targeting LGBTQ+ rights in Ohio.
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Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
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Trump goes full apocalypse in anti-Dems midterms message
Axios reports President Trump is escalating his doomsday warnings about a Democratic takeover of Congress in his anti-Dems midterms message.
Neutral reportSource: Axios (axios.com)
Mahmoud Khalil Files Appeal to SCOTUS to Block Trump Admin From Detaining Him
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestine activist, filed an appeal to SCOTUS to block the Trump administration from detaining him, saying his free speech rights are infringed.
Advances the causeSource: Truthout (truthout.org)
Transgender woman sues Tennessee for refusing to update driver’s license to match birth certificate
A transgender woman has sued Tennessee over its refusal to change the sex marker on her driver's license to match her Illinois birth certificate.
Advances the causeSource: The Advocate (advocate.com)
The case that could weaken one of Texas’ most ambitious anti-abortion laws
A lawsuit against Students for Life under Texas' House Bill 7, which allows private citizens to sue those helping distribute abortion medication, could weaken the law.
Advances the causeSource: The 19th (19thnews.org)
26-1505: A Proclamation in Observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City and County of Denver
Denver City Council adopted Proclamation 26-1505 in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day in the City and County of Denver.
Advances the causeSource: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (denver.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
26-1454: A resolution approving a proposed Revocable License Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Colorado Village Collaborative to operate a micro-community shelter for those experiencing homelessness, located on a portion of 621 W. Wesley Avenue in the Overland Neighborhood, in Coun
Resolution 26-1454 would approve a license agreement with Colorado Village Collaborative to operate a micro-community shelter for those experiencing homelessness at 621 W. Wesley Avenue.
Advances the causeSource: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (denver.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
26-6130: Call to Order, Los Angeles County Land Acknowledgement. The County of Los Angeles recognizes that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva (TONG+VUH), Tataviam (TAH+TAA+VEE+UM), Serrano (SUH+RAA+NOH), Kizh (KEECH), and Chumash (CHEW+MOSH) Peoples. We honor a
Los Angeles County filed 26-6130, a Call to Order land acknowledgement recognizing the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples and acknowledging settler colonization.
Advances the causeSource: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
Trump just made a last-minute gambit to save farm-state Republicans in the midterms
Politico reports Trump made a last-minute promise of payments two weeks before Election Day to save farm-state Republicans in the midterms.
Neutral reportSource: Politico (politico.com)
As Embattled Democrats Equivocate on Trans Issues, A Rare Ad Goes on Offense
Progress Action Fund released an ad on October 13 responding to Republican political attacks on transgender people as Democrats equivocate on trans issues.
Advances the causeSource: them (them.us)
Mystery mailings put Congress and election offices on edge
Over three dozen congressional lawmakers and election offices in at least 32 states received letters, many with white powder, forcing evacuations weeks before the 2026 midterms.
Works against the causeSource: Axios (axios.com)
Mississippi Attorney General Declares Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old “Justified”
The Mississippi Attorney General declared the police shooting of a 1-year-old justified; the excerpt describes a pattern of racist police violence against Black residents of Senatobia, Mississippi.
Works against the causeSource: Truthout (truthout.org)
260860: Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate an agreement to establish a housing development corporation; directing the City Manager to review the inventory of publicly-owned parcels and develop a plan to transfer city-owned parcels to external partners p
Kansas City Ordinance 260860 would authorize the City Manager to negotiate an agreement to establish a housing development corporation and plan transfers of city-owned parcels to external partners.
Advances the causeSource: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (kansascity.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
26-0067R: Informational Hearing – Surveillance Technology FOR the purpose of requiring representatives from the Police Department, the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the Department of Transportation, the City Solicitor, the Office of the Comptroller, and the Department of Fina
A Baltimore ordinance would require an informational hearing on the use of surveillance technology and local legislative options to protect privacy and civil liberties.
Advances the causeSource: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (baltimore.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
Labor Goes on Election Defense
New York City unions with 1 million members launched a coalition October 15 to defend the right to vote ahead of the November 3 midterm elections; a thousand rallied outside the main post office.
Advances the causeSource: Labor Notes (labornotes.org)
Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay Calls US’s ICC Sanctions “Totally Unacceptable”
Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay calls US's ICC sanctions totally unacceptable, having led the UN commission that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
Advances the causeSource: Truthout (truthout.org)
ICE Detains People in Secret. The Marshall Project Is Suing to Make It Public.
The Marshall Project filed a lawsuit arguing ICE must disclose the names and locations of people it detains, as police must nationwide.
Advances the causeSource: The Marshall Project (themarshallproject.org)
IA HSB 61: A bill for an act prohibiting community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and engaging in certain other activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
IA bill HSB 61 would prohibit community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices; a committee report approved it on 2025-03-07, renumbered as HF 855.
Works against the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
In Virginia, Racism and Redlining Are Fueling a Flock Camera Backlash
A study found police in Hampton Roads saturated Black and low-income neighborhoods with Flock-style cameras, fueling a backlash in Virginia.
Advances the causeSource: The Appeal (theappeal.org)
Nearly 300 Planned Data Center Projects Threaten Texas’s Air Quality Progress
Nearly 300 planned data center projects threaten Texas's air quality, with particulate matter possibly increasing to levels not seen since 2006.
Works against the causeSource: Truthout (truthout.org)