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ICE Is Clearly Violating Constitutional Rights. DHS Denies It.
ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens since January 2025, sometimes for days without access to a lawyer or family, and that’s probably an undercount. ProPublica, an independent nonprofit outlet, just published an extensive report on this. The Department of Homeland Security denies it’s happening, but the evidence, videos, and testimonials are ove…
No, You Don’t Know That Jane Doe ‘Changed Her Story.’ No One Does.
Last month, a woman, using the pseudonym Jane Doe, sued seven Cornell University students she alleged raped her in 2024. Last week, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten made public assertions about “discrepancies” between the allegations in Jane Doe’s 2026 civil lawsuit and her original statements to the Cornell police in 2024. In a Sept…
Midterm Majority Makers
Is Mississippi in Play for the Midterms? This Senate Candidate Thinks So
Mississippi is not one of the states where Democrats typically anticipate House and Senate gains. However, Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom may be giving his Republican opponent a run for her money in the November midterms. National news outlets, including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and Politico suggest the seat may be in reach…
So much great content here on The Contrarian today, I don’t know where to start. Mimi Rocah has a more comprehensive piece about Jane Doe and how the D.A., Van Houten really botched that case and Cierra Stone’s essay about relating to Jane Doe and how she was treated by her university and the police holds particular interest to many of us in how they treat sexual assault victims and women in general by simply making light or passing off their accusations as being false or being overly emotional about it. It really makes me wonder what Cynthia Miller-Idriss would say about the behavior of the Cornell 7 who abused Jane Doe.