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Further Reading:Opal Lee - WikiUS-Iran memorandum of understanding in full - LINKHighlights from the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony in Chicago - LINKYou are America - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.comDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading:Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a hero - LINKSouthern California stadium workers say they have a tentative deal, averting strike ahead of World Cup - LINKJudge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on the White House's South Lawn this weekend - LINKSarno’s push to end free PVTA rides faces pushback amid Union Station troubles - LINKHolyoke residents protest proposed data center project - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.comDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading:Proposition 2 1/2 overrides & exclusions - LINK (Mass.gov)Southampton officials feel relief after passed tax override vote - LINKHadley residents approve tax override questions - LINKSouth Hadley to vote on $3.5M tax override in September - LINKA city divided: Override battle heads to ballot box in Easthampton - LINKSenate passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement, without limits on Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund - LINKIn an interview with Maine Public, Graham Platner denies being physically threatening - LINKEx-girlfriend at the center of Graham Platner’s latest scandal says she was ‘set up.’ He says she’s a political operative. - LINKThe End Of ‘Destiny 2’: All Expansions Canceled, Maintenance Mode Incoming - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5Ending Music: Destiny 2 - Deep Stone Lullaby Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.comDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

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Further Reading:Judge dismisses Trump's IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement - LINKU.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement - LINKTrump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' faces additional lawsuits - LINKColorado Democratic Party censures Jared Polis over Tina Peters clemency - LINKFacing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris - LINKDemocrats wanted answers for what went wrong in 2024. Now, there are more questions - LINKA Message from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the DNC’s 2024 After Action Report - LINKThe Full DNC Report - PDF Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.comDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

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Further Reading:Bangor woman who wrote chalk messages outside Susan Collins’ house is running for Senate - LINKThe war strains Gulf alliances - LINKTennessee Republicans pass map dividing up state’s lone majority-Black district - LINKVirginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win - LINKState redistricting battles intensify following U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act - LINKMississippi house to hold redistricting session at Jim Crow era capitol - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.comDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

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Further Reading:U.S. soldier arrested for Polymarket bets on Maduro capture that won $400K, Justice Department says - LINKFrench police probe suspected weather device tampering after odd Polymarket bet - LINKFlorida AG launches criminal investigation into ChatGPT over FSU shooting - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.comDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!