@SavannahTF

Health reporter @aldotcom. Past @Report4America, @hrw

 Birmingham, AL
Joined November 2016
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Democracy Docket
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NEW: At least 18 voting centers in Alaska Native communities have not opened despite early voting starting in the state last week. “There is no legal excuse for the failure to open these sites,” one state senator wrote to the Alaska elections chief. democracydocket.com/news-ale…

Alaska Natives’ early voting hampered by unlawful closures

At least 18 early voting sites in Alaska Native communities have yet to open, which is hampering turnout among a historically disenfranchised population.

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Mike Sielski@MikeSielskiOct 23
A column on Kevin Willard, who embarrassed himself and #Villanova: share.inquirer.com/v16ZE3

Kevin Willard insulted a reporter and the rest of the Big 5. He and Villanova should be ashamed. |...

Villanova is looking out for itself, and that's fine. But Kevin Willard's reaction to accurate reporting burned long-established goodwill within the Philadelphia basketball community.

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Jessica Contrera@mjcontreraOct 24
She was tackled, held down and punched as the president of the United States called her “scum,” “low-class,” and “a fat guy.” No one has been charged. nytimes.com/2026/10/24/us/tr…
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Greg Bluestein
@bluesteinOct 24
The U.S. Department of Justice has notified at least six Democratic-friendly Georgia counties it intends to station monitors there on Election Day. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/10/geo…

DOJ to send monitors to 6 Georgia counties with Democratic majorities

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified several left-leaning Georgia counties that it intends to station election monitors on Election Day.

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ProPublica
@propublicaOct 22
New: A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the USPS' cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have been most affected. propub.li/4izE2Cp

Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service

A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the agency’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024...

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The Washington Post
@washingtonpostOct 22
A 79-year-old Colorado pastor who lost 35 pounds and the strength to walk after being placed in immigration detention 13 months ago has been released by order of a federal magistrate judge. wapo.st/4Bk8KXH

Colorado pastor released from immigration detention after 13 months

A federal judge said the U.S. government had no clear plan to deport the Rev. Edward Nalwamba

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The New York Times
@nytimesOct 20
A billionaire wanted a pardon. His family gave a $50 million deal to Alina Habba, a lawyer with close ties to President Trump. nyti.ms/4zNq59Z

A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.

Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

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Kyle Whitmire
@WarOnDumbOct 21
A reporter in Mobile tried to ask Tuberville if he donated his Senate salary to veterans as he promised. Tuberville had the cops kick him out.
Scott Johnson@johnson_scottbOct 20
Alabama Republican gubernatorial candidate Tommy Tuberville had law enforcement escort me out of tonight's Mobile campaign event while I tried to ask him a question. lagniappemobile.com/news/mob…
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Marc E. Elias
@marceeliasOct 20
🚨BREAKING: Thousands of North Carolina midterm ballots are set to be rejected over minor technical issues after a federal court upheld strict new Republican-backed rules for mail voters, according to data shared exclusively with Democracy Docket. democracydocket.com/news-ale…

Exclusive: Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new...

If 3% of mail ballots statewide end up being rejected, it would lead to an estimated 3,942 ballots being thrown out, Democracy Docket calculated. Those voters would be disenfranchised unless they...

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CBS News
@CBSNewsOct 21
Armed and in uniform, agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors to ask residents about their immigration status whether they're registered to vote. cbsn.ws/4yzObDZ

Federal agents knock on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters ahead of midterms

Armed and in uniform, agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors to ask residents about their immigration status whether they're registered to vote.

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Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 21
Trump on Camp Lejeune water contamination claims: "If we win the House and Senate, I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible ... if we don't win, there's no money."
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AL.com
@aldotcomOct 20
Toforest Johnson, an Alabama Death Row inmate whose conviction has long been questioned even by his original prosecutor, won't be put to death. Gov. Kay Ivey announced the commutation to life in prison without chance of parole Tuesday. More to come.
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Rosa Goldensohn@RosaGoldensohnOct 20
“Officers were responding to a shoplifting call alleging that Wiley’s mother, Vellesiya Wiley, and Latoya Ferrell had stolen a pack of diapers.”
Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittmanOct 19
The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office says. mississippifreepress.org/pol…

Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi Attorney General Says

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s...

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Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittmanOct 19
The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office says. mississippifreepress.org/pol…

Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi Attorney General Says

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s...

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Colleen DeGuzman@acolleendgOct 18
Yesterday morning, Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias was found dead a Laredo federal immigration facility. He was 56, a Dallas resident, and father of three US citizens. His daughter told us that his health problems were ignored by staff. w/@alexnguyen2311 texastribune.org/2026/10/18/…

Migrant found dead at Laredo Processing Center run by ICE

The death was confirmed by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who said the 56-year-old Mexican national was found unresponsive in his cell. He’s the seventh person to die while detained by ICE this year.

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philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_Oct 17
Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via @tmsimmons) greensboro.com/news/local/go…
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Astead
@AsteadWHOct 16
The targeting of journalists in the West Bank and Gaza has been consistent and explicit. Visible markings don't matter if the point is to suppress information and sunlight. Wishing @Heidiphotos a full recovery, and hope this sparks some reflection among American media. We have been too silent as Palestinian journalists in particular faced similar violence or were killed.
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jasper nathaniel
@infinite_jazOct 16
Heidi is going to be okay, but her injuries are significantly worse than initially thought. It appears that she may have been stabbed. She’s getting ready for surgery.
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@infinite_jazOct 16
Replying to @infinite_jaz
Severe settler + soldier attack on olive harvesters in Abu Falah. American WaPo journalist Heidi Levine badly wounded. Machine gunfire—at least one Palestinian shot. Tear gas. Soldiers assaulting journalists.
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The Washington Post
@washingtonpostOct 16
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY
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Katie Rogers@katierogersOct 15
“A 7-year-old agreed to voluntarily leave the country without a lawyer present to explain the legal consequences of the decision. In Arizona, an immigration judge ordered a 1-year-old baby appearing without a lawyer to file an asylum application.” nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/la…

7 Years Old, No Lawyer: Migrant Children Face Deportation Hearings Alone

For years, the government has helped secure lawyers for minors who arrive at the southern border. But a contract dispute has forced many children to face immigration judges on their own.

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