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  • Opinion: Defending the disappearing democracy

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    Samhitha Palla | Mercury Staff The Texas government’s recent attempt to update its registered voters lists has the capacity to develop into another method of voter suppression, once again proving that Texas is hostile to its own voter base.  Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas government removed 1.1 million people from the state voter…

  • Opinion: Olympics cyber harassment underscores misogyny

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    What happens when an athlete is so good at a sport that they are accused of lying about their sex? Algerian boxer Imane Khelif faced accusations of being a man after her win against Italian boxer Angela Carini in the 2024 Summer Olympics, because she wasn’t a conventionally attractive, white woman.  Following her gold medal…