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IndieWire
1 year ago
Independent films

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,' a Likely 'Discovery' Spinoff with 32nd-Century Setting, Gets Paramount+ Series Order

A "Starfleet Academy" series was always rumored in the late '90s/early 2000s, but now it's finally happening with co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau.Starfleet wants you!That, or whatever the Federation's recruiting slogan would be, is something you'll hear over the next couple of years, as Paramount+ has given a series order to a new live-action show, " Star Trek: Starfleet Academy," the streamer announced today just two days after confirming multi-season orders for "Strange New Worlds" and "Lower Decks."
Nytimes
1 year ago
Girls

How Democrats and Republicans explained the Roe fallout on Sunday talk shows.

On the first weekend after the Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of constitutional abortion rights, Democrats seized on the ruling to portray their Republican opponents as threats to women and their health care providers, while two sitting G.O.P. governors welcomed the decision, as they tried to emphasize that the matter is a local issue with more "debate" to be had.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Stacey Abrams Unveils New Plan to Raise Base Teacher Salary to $50k

Stacey Abrams has unveiled a new plan to raise teacher salaries in Georgia if she is elected governor as part of her initiative to invest in the future of education in the state.
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

Podcast Giant Marc Maron Joins Acast

Acast, the world's leading independent podcast platform has entered into a three-year partnership with podcast creator Marc Maron and his podcast WTF with Marc Maron.
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republicans
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US Elections

5 Key Factors That Will Decide the Georgia Senate Runoff

Georgians on Tuesday will decide whether Senator Raphael Warnock, the Democratic incumbent, or Herschel Walker, the retired football star nominated by Republicans, will represent them in the Senate next year.The coda to the midterm elections comes after an intense, monthlong runoff contest in which Democrats spent nearly twice as much as the G.O.P.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Georgia's Governor Deputized GOP Vigilantes to Challenge 149,000 Voters

Maj. Gamaliel Turner was more than upset.Assigned by the Pentagon to the Naval base at Port Hueneme, California, Turner had called his hometown registrar in Columbus, Georgia, to find out about his missing absentee ballot.The soldier's ballot wasn't missing.They hadn't sent the ballot because, he was told, "Mr.
Nytimes
1 year ago
US politics

Gov. Brian Kemp Tiptoes Past Uproar Over Herschel Walker Abortion Report

Since a report in The Daily Beast said Mr. Walker, the Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, paid for an abortion in 2009, Mr. Kemp has offered no specific support nor condemnation.
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Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Watch This Nichelle Nichols NASA Documentary With Your Kids ASAP

The legacy of Nichelle Nichols, star of Star Trek, is one of representation.
Independent
1 year ago
US politics

Trump suffers stinging losses in Georgia Republican contests

Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia has easily dispatched Donald Trump's hand-picked challenger in a Republican primary that demonstrated the limits of the former president and his conspiracy-fuelled politics in a critical US swing state.
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

How the New Georgia Project Engages Low-Propensity Voters - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

NGP successfully engages and mobilizes Black, Latinx, and young voters in Georgia.
Georgia transformed into a more competitive swing state due to NGP's efforts and the election of diverse senators. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
US politics

Major Layoffs at Fair Fight, Voting Rights Group Founded by Stacey Abrams

Fair Fight, the liberal voting rights group founded by Stacey Abrams, is facing financial difficulties and is laying off most of its staff.
The organization is $2.5 million in debt and has only $1.9 million cash on hand. [ more ]
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

The Powerhouse Group Behind Michelin-Starred Spruce Is Opening a New Restaurant in San Jose

Bacchus Management Group, a restaurant group with numerous Michelin stars scattered across Northern California, will open a new restaurant in San Jose.The new Santana Row restaurant, which is yet unnamed, will occupy the now-vacant space left behind by dim sum and cocktail outfit Sino.The San Francisco Business Timesreports representatives for Bacchus and the property developers confirmed the company signed a lease for the space at 377 Santana Row, Suite 1000.
nypost.com
1 year ago
Marketing

Stacey Abrams $100M Ga. campaign splurged on swag truck,' TikTok house

Democrat Stacey Abrams frittered away funds on renting a house for TikTok creators and a swag truck to distribute campaign merchandise during her second unsuccessful run for governor in Georgia, according to a report.The lavish spending by the campaign, which raised more than $100 million, backfired  and by the end of Abrams' failed attempt to defeat Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, staffers' benefits were slashed and crucial TV airtime was cut, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in Chicago to vote

Former President Barack Obama is about to hit the campaign trail ahead of the Nov. 8 election, but he came home Monday with the former first lady to vote.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Afternoon, News: Clack County Clerk's Colossal Cock-Up, People for Portland Fails Again, and GOP Death Cult Avoids Responsibility for Texas School Shooting

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