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DoomsdaysCW<p>When it comes to standing up to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, I laud <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> Governor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a>. But when it comes to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sovereignty</span></a>, building wind terminals on undeveloped islands (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wahsumkik</span></a> ), destroying trees to supply <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesternMass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternMass</span></a> with electrcitiy, or building highways through farmland (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MDOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MDOT</span></a>), we definitely DO NOT always see eye-to-eye!</p><p>Governor opposed to latest change to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlementAct</span></a> backed by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiNations</span></a></p><p>by Emma Davis<br>Wed, April 9, 2025 </p><p>"Discussion of legislation to afford the Wabanaki Nations more authority over their land revealed that Gov. Janet Mills does not support the change, presenting a steep path for a plan that otherwise has bipartisan support. </p><p>"After not testifying during the public hearing last week, the governor’s counsel, Jerry Reid, told the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that Mills’ concerns stem from the inability to predict the future needs of state government, an issue also raised in written testimony from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDepartmentOfTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDepartmentOfTransportation</span></a>, which was made available after the hearing. </p><p>"When pressed by committee members, Reid said he doesn’t have a specific example of an infrastructure project that would warrant seizing tribal land but that, 'We need to write the law mindful of the potential for problems.'</p><p>"While Reid and Wabanaki leaders noted that progress has and continues to be made to improve the relationship between the state and Wabanaki Nations, Reid added, 'the fact that we have such a good relationship right now might not always be true.'</p><p>"The U.S. government can seize private property for public use, a principle known as eminent domain, however that authority is restricted by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which requires just compensation for land taken, as well as some federal laws.</p><p>"The 1834 federal Indian Nonintercourse Act prohibited land transactions with tribes unless authorized by Congress. However, the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act specified that that federal law was not applicable to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoultonBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoultonBand</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maliseet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maliseet</span></a> Indians, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PassamaquoddyTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassamaquoddyTribe</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a>. </p><p>"This is the act that has overall resulted in the Tribes being treated more akin to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/municipalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>municipalities</span></a> than <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SovereignNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SovereignNations</span></a>. So far, sweeping changes to the act have failed due to opposition from Mills, but the governor, lawmakers and Wabanaki leaders have successfully made some targeted adjustments, including expanding tribal authority to prosecute crimes last year. </p><p>"The legislation being considered this session, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD958" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LD958</span></a>, would amend the Settlement Act to prohibit the state from exercising eminent domain on trust and reservation land, which is protected under federal law, though fee land — or private property for which the owner owns the title — would still be subject to the state taking.</p><p>"The bill would also amend the 2023 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MikmaqNationRestorationAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikmaqNationRestorationAct</span></a> to make this change for the Mi’kmaq Nation, which wasn’t included in the Settlement Act.</p><p>"On Tuesday, the Taxation Committee unanimously voted in favor of a bill to ensure equal tax treatment among all of the Wabanaki Nations, which Mills supports. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD982" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LD982</span></a> would provide the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MikmaqNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikmaqNation</span></a> the same rights to sales tax revenue on its land that the other three tribes of the Wabanaki Nations were granted in 2022 through an amendment to the Settlement Act.<br>State hasn’t exercised this authority in decades, but argues it’s necessary</p><p>"The state hasn’t exercised eminent domain over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TribalLands</span></a> since the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlementAct</span></a>. However, testimony from Wabanaki leaders and state government officials underscore that it is a possibility."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/governor-opposed-latest-change-settlement-185134791.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/governor-oppose</span><span class="invisible">d-latest-change-settlement-185134791.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineSettlementAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandTheft</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiConfederancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiConfederancy</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineFirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineFirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TribalSovereignty</span></a></p>
The Christian Science Monitor<p>Can eminent domain be used to halt development in the name of public good? A Rhode Island case could set precedent in governments’ power over private development. <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/rhodeisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RhodeIsland</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/eminentdomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eminentDomain</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/0423/eminent-domain-affordable-housing-johnston-rhode-island?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025</span><span class="invisible">/0423/eminent-domain-affordable-housing-johnston-rhode-island?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub </span></a></p><p>Posted into The American Story <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@csmonitor/the-american-story-u1nco3brz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>the-american-story-csmonitor</span></a></span></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthDakota</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SDPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDPol</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CarbonCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonCapture</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> </p><p>From AP.com: A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/summit-carbon-solutions-carbon-capture-pipeline-midwest-lawsuits-landowners-6c410dad59ce4d5d6de5ff4962dd0913" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/summit-carb</span><span class="invisible">on-solutions-carbon-capture-pipeline-midwest-lawsuits-landowners-6c410dad59ce4d5d6de5ff4962dd0913</span></a></p>
Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦<p>"Rural hospital says religious law supersedes state in California abortion case"</p><p>This type of <a href="https://toot.community/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religious</span></a> nonsense makes me sick. The state should be able to take control of the hospital via <a href="https://toot.community/tags/eminentdomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eminentdomain</span></a> for the public good. </p><p><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/northcoast/article/california-hospital-blocks-emergency-abortions-20014227.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfgate.com/northcoast/article/</span><span class="invisible">california-hospital-blocks-emergency-abortions-20014227.php</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Lightfighter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lightfighter</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortCarson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortCarson</span></a> actually took my grandpa's ranch in the 70s through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> and used it for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MilitaryExercises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryExercises</span></a> because the climate is like that of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afghanistan</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/warned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warned</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmericaPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericaPAC</span></a> in recent days that his $1 million <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sweepstakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sweepstakes</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/registeredvoters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>registeredvoters</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/swingstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swingstates</span></a> may <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/violate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/federallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federallaw</span></a>, people briefed on the matter told <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CNN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CNN</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Federallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federallaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/paying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/registertovote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>registertovote</span></a>.</p><p>— <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Revoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revoke</span></a> his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a>, and then <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> him from the country forever.</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/elon-musk-justice-department-letter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-justice-department-letter</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Bringing the Ancestors Home</p><p>By <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrendaNorrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrendaNorrell</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a> <br>Sept. 9, 2024</p><p>OKEMAH, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> --"Les Williston, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Choctaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Choctaw</span></a>, spoke on living life with honor, during the Convening of the Four Winds gathering at the Phillip Deere Round House on Sunday, hosted by the<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mvskoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mvskoke</span></a> family of the international rights leader Phillip Deere. </p><p>"'Your ancestors are always around,' Williston said, speaking of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredPlaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SacredPlaces</span></a> along the rivers. Williston is entrusted with bringing the Chahta ancestors home."</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Williston said that all along the rivers, like the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KiamachiRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiamachiRiver</span></a> in southeastern Oklahoma, there are sacred places, places that are the heart of the people, places where the council was built. </p><p>"Speaking on bringing the ancestors home at the Phillip Deer Roundhouse on Muscogee Creek land, Williston was joined by Native people from throughout the nation during the two-day weekend gathering. They shared the history of the struggle for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanRights</span></a>, the hard-won victories of the 1970s, and the ongoing struggles to protect the water and rivers -- as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a>, threats of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> seizures, the violence of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManCamps</span></a> of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilAndGas</span></a> industry, the desecration of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumMining</span></a> in burial places, and the manipulations of the United States government continue.<br>With gratitude to the Native women gathered here, Williston said he appreciates the strength of the women speaking and their leadership, for it is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/matriarchal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matriarchal</span></a> culture. </p><p>"'It is important that the women take the lead,' he said. 'I hear the wisdom come from these ladies.' 'We should always listen to the women, our clan mothers and clan sisters.'"</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/09/bringing-ancestors-home.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/09</span><span class="invisible">/bringing-ancestors-home.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chahta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chahta</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FourWinds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourWinds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConveningOfTheFourWinds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConveningOfTheFourWinds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HonorTheAncestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HonorTheAncestors</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens<p>Oh, look, it's the government using eminent domain for what it's actually supposed to be used for, the common good.<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAPol</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BosPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BosPoli</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BrightonMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrightonMA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/LizBreadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LizBreadon</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Watch “Uprooted," a new short <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> that examines a Black community’s decades-long battle to hold onto their land as city officials wielded eminent domain to establish and expand Christopher Newport University in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Gentrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gentrification</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cities</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Race</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/o80ENCqNFAc?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/o80ENCqNFAc?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p>
Venita<p>Well, this scenario is certainly not new. SMH<br>"An eminent domain battle in one of Georgia's poorest areas just began that could have implications for property law across the state and the nation." <a href="https://thegrio.com/2023/11/28/black-retirees-on-fixed-incomes-could-suffer-if-railroad-allowed-to-build-rail-line-in-georgia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thegrio.com/2023/11/28/black-r</span><span class="invisible">etirees-on-fixed-incomes-could-suffer-if-railroad-allowed-to-build-rail-line-in-georgia/</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/eminentdomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eminentdomain</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackfediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackfediverse</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> Law Allows the Papers of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a> Presidents to Stay Secret, Limiting Public Oversight<br>==</p><p>A provision in state law exempts college presidents’ “working papers and correspondence” from disclosure even after they step down — as we found out when we asked about one ex-president’s role in campus expansions that uprooted a Black neighborhood.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colleges</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/virginia-public-records-exemption-university-president-papers?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/virgini</span><span class="invisible">a-public-records-exemption-university-president-papers?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Virginia’s Public Universities Have a Long History of Displacing Black Residents<br>==</p><p>Schools including Old Dominion and the flagship University of Virginia have expanded by dislodging <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a>, sometimes by the threat or use of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schools</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/College" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>College</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UVA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Gentrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gentrification</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/these-virginia-universities-expanded-by-displacing-black-residents?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/these-v</span><span class="invisible">irginia-universities-expanded-by-displacing-black-residents?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://masto.ai/@iuculano" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iuculano</span></a></span> When the law & the courts aren't on your side, and neither are the people, you can always go to the WH, squeeze a Presidential concession out of it & get your pet project that enriches you personally while it victimizes homeowners in one of the poorest areas of the country & is harmful to the environment sneaked into a law.</p><p>Not what I would call justice. Or just.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Virginians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MountainValleyPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainValleyPipeline</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>Ideally, one would get all the shore communities together in the same room and hash out an agreement that nobody is happy with but everyone can live with. Maybe they tried that.</p><p>But the cables have to come ashore *somewhere*, and the speed of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> matters, a lot. </p><p>Think about it: if we were talking about oil or gas pipelines they would just use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a>. rules to get it in place.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-jersey-state-government-phil-murphy-climate-and-environment-utilities-b23542107c4369a1b842dae985e0e7a0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/new-jersey-</span><span class="invisible">state-government-phil-murphy-climate-and-environment-utilities-b23542107c4369a1b842dae985e0e7a0</span></a></p>
L. N. Mosteller (she/her)<p>I have migrated so here is my 2nd go at an <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> <br>I live in the <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> area & I am a <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/parent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parent</span></a> to 1 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/teen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teen</span></a> , 2 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/toddlers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toddlers</span></a> , 2 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BlackCats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackCats</span></a> , 1 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dog</span></a> , & 4 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/chickens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chickens</span></a> <br>I lost my dream home to <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> in 2021 & have been trying to rebuild/recover. Hope to finish repairs on the fence & barn so we can get <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/goats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goats</span></a> in 2023! <br>We love to <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>read</span></a> in this house. Always happy for <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BookRecommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookRecommendations</span></a> - especially for the kids - we consume tons of <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/YA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YA</span></a> , <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BoardBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoardBooks</span></a> , & <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PictureBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PictureBooks</span></a> </p><p>Hi! 👋🏻</p>
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