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About Liam Ramos - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (503+ words) Everyone remembers Liam Ramos. Blue bunny hat. Spider-Man backpack. Sure, we’re all safer now that that dangerous kid is off of American streets. Last week, the family’s attorney explained that Liam and his father had been deported to Mexico. That’s…...

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Substack Live with April Ryan

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (187+ words) April Ryan is a wannabe knitter (if you watch us on Coffee with the Contrarians, you know). Also, she has been a member of the White House press corps for 27 years. As a White House correspondent, April Ryan has covered…...

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Five Questions with Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (335+ words) Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Five Questions with Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar On July 17, 2026, DHS sent a letter to Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, demanding the state’s voter rolls. The federal government claimed almost 16,000 non-citizens were…...

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The Week Ahead - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (429+ words) Here are some of the top legal stories we’ll be watching for this week: The Boston Cases Challenging Trump’s EO on Mail Voting Judge Talwani’s preliminary injunction was modest in scope, addressing only the midterm elections and not precluding states…...

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Five Questions with NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clark

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (38+ words) Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Five Questions with NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clark The former head of DOJ's Civil Rights Division is still working to protect your right to vote....

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On Being an American - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (327+ words) I am not ashamed to be an American. I am proud. Even, especially, in this moment with Donald Trump as president, I’m proud to continue to fight for what is good and what is decent in this country, and to…...

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Insanity in Missouri - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (471+ words) It’s utter insanity in Missouri, or as NBC’s Lawrence Hurley put it on Twitter this morning, the “Show Cause State.” A state court judge sided with Secretary of State Hoskins’ request to keep a referendum on the maps off the…...

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Labor Day - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (686+ words) Nor do I agree with most of the remainder of Reagan’s message, although there is a quote at the end I particularly like: “Well, as President Eisenhower told us once: A crisis can be deadly when inert men are smothered…...

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Bad Food - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (221+ words) In March 2025, shortly after his return to power, Donald Trump’s administration postponed the compliance deadline for the FDA’s Food Traceability Rule by 30 months. That moved it back from January 20, 2026, to July 20, 2028. We are now paying the price. At the time,…...

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Five Questions with Ambassador Nina Hachigan

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (81+ words) Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Five Questions with Ambassador Nina Hachigan Tonight’s guest is retired Ambassador Nina Hachigian. Nina is the CEO and Founder of the Alliance for Local Leaders International. Three of her recent posts include serving as the…...

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