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Minneapolis is living under “a state of siege.” Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, part of a decentralized community network tracking ICE/CBP movements.
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“The Entire City's in This Sort of State of Siege:” A Conversation With A Minneapolis ICE Tracker
Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, who has been tracking ICE in his city.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Minneapolis is living under “a state of siege.” Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, part of a decentralized community network tracking ICE/CBP movements.
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NEW piece from my @accountabilityji.bsky.social colleague @origgio.bsky.social published in FAIR:
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With US’s Measles-Free Status in Danger, ABC Fails to Mention Trump and MAHA as Cause
When ABC reported on reluctance to vaccinate and its consequences, it failed to call out the administration sowing much of this doubt and confusion.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
NEW piece from my @accountabilityji.bsky.social colleague @origgio.bsky.social published in FAIR:
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RFK Jr.’s former org Children’s Health Defense just filed a RICO lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics—accusing the 67k-member group of a pharma-backed “conspiracy.”
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RFK Jr.‘s Former Anti-Vax Org Launches RICO Suit Against Leading Pediatrics Group
The lawsuit by Children’s Health Defense comes as the American Academy of Pediatrics wages its own legal battle against Kennedy’s HHS.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:42 AM
RFK Jr.’s former org Children’s Health Defense just filed a RICO lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics—accusing the 67k-member group of a pharma-backed “conspiracy.”
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In this video from Maine obtained by @accountabilityji.bsky.social, an ICE agent repeatedly threatens a protester with pepper spray and ends the encounter by saying “Make America Great Again.”
January 22, 2026 at 6:16 PM
In this video from Maine obtained by @accountabilityji.bsky.social, an ICE agent repeatedly threatens a protester with pepper spray and ends the encounter by saying “Make America Great Again.”
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NEW: This week, Daily Show host Jon Stewart introduced his audience to Jenin Younes, describing her as a courageous civil rights attorney who had been canceled by both the right and left and therefore “must be doing something right.”
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
Jon Stewart Praises Attorney Behind Years of Anti-Vaccine and Anti-Lockdown Lawfare
“You’re a civil rights attorney who has been canceled by both the right and the left, which means you must be doing something right.”
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January 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
NEW: This week, Daily Show host Jon Stewart introduced his audience to Jenin Younes, describing her as a courageous civil rights attorney who had been canceled by both the right and left and therefore “must be doing something right.”
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
Jon Stewart says being "canceled by both sides" means you’re doing something right. Does that apply to promoting vaccine skepticism and suing researchers? A look at the record Stewart ignored:
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Jon Stewart Praises Attorney Behind Years of Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Public Health Lawfare
“You’re a civil rights attorney who has been canceled by both the right and the left, which means you must be doing something right.”
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January 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Jon Stewart says being "canceled by both sides" means you’re doing something right. Does that apply to promoting vaccine skepticism and suing researchers? A look at the record Stewart ignored:
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ICYMI: Genocide scholars are sounding the alarm about the worsening attacks on the trans-community. Read our latest story:
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Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
ICYMI: Genocide scholars are sounding the alarm about the worsening attacks on the trans-community. Read our latest story:
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This work is reader supported. Please consider subscribing to Important Context or donating to @accountabilityji.bsky.social to help us continue covering stories like this.
This year, we are trying to raise enough to fund a 3-person newsroom full-time. That’s the goal.
This year, we are trying to raise enough to fund a 3-person newsroom full-time. That’s the goal.
"The objective here is literally, physically to destroy this group."
Experts in genocide prevention warn that current U.S. policies toward the trans community match historical patterns of mass atrocity.
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Experts in genocide prevention warn that current U.S. policies toward the trans community match historical patterns of mass atrocity.
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Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans — AJI
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity. Written By: Walker Bragman Originally Published: Jan 05, 2026 This piece has...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
"The objective here is literally, physically to destroy this group."
Experts in genocide prevention warn that current U.S. policies toward the trans community match historical patterns of mass atrocity.
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Experts in genocide prevention warn that current U.S. policies toward the trans community match historical patterns of mass atrocity.
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NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
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Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
www.importantcontext.news
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
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Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
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HHS is moving to restrict gender-affirming care based on a report that experts call a “dangerous incursion of politics into science.” The APA and others highlight massive methodological flaws.
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HHS Moves to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care Based on Dubious Report Shredded in Peer Review — AJI
A review of the report HHS relied on calls it “a dangerous incursion of politics into science and medicine.” On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced new policies...
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January 3, 2026 at 1:44 AM
HHS is moving to restrict gender-affirming care based on a report that experts call a “dangerous incursion of politics into science.” The APA and others highlight massive methodological flaws.
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How did a "free speech" group help right-wing dark money interests gut protections for trans and nonbinary students?
Our investigation follows the money to reveal a coordinated legal attack on student civil rights.
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Our investigation follows the money to reveal a coordinated legal attack on student civil rights.
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How a Free Speech Group Helped Right-Wing Dark Money Undermine Protections for Trans and Nonbinary Students — AJI
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression weighed in on a case brought by Parents Defending Education in Ohio. This piece has been updated from its original email version. A prominent fr...
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December 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
How did a "free speech" group help right-wing dark money interests gut protections for trans and nonbinary students?
Our investigation follows the money to reveal a coordinated legal attack on student civil rights.
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Our investigation follows the money to reveal a coordinated legal attack on student civil rights.
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During a recent podcast appearance, Dr. Marty Makary promoted lab origin conspiracy theories involving HIV, Lyme disease, and one dead raccoon.
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FDA Commissioner: HIV “May Very Well Have Come From a Lab” — AJI
During a recent podcast appearance, Dr. Marty Makary promoted lab origin conspiracy theories involving HIV, Lyme disease, and one dead raccoon.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
During a recent podcast appearance, Dr. Marty Makary promoted lab origin conspiracy theories involving HIV, Lyme disease, and one dead raccoon.
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ICYMI: Important Context broke a story this week.
Liam Neeson narrated an anti-vax, pro-RFK documentary.
A spox for Neeson, tried to distance him from it, saying he’s not anti-vax, citing his work as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, and noting he didn’t have anything to do with the editorial content
Liam Neeson narrated an anti-vax, pro-RFK documentary.
A spox for Neeson, tried to distance him from it, saying he’s not anti-vax, citing his work as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, and noting he didn’t have anything to do with the editorial content
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
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December 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
ICYMI: Important Context broke a story this week.
Liam Neeson narrated an anti-vax, pro-RFK documentary.
A spox for Neeson, tried to distance him from it, saying he’s not anti-vax, citing his work as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, and noting he didn’t have anything to do with the editorial content
Liam Neeson narrated an anti-vax, pro-RFK documentary.
A spox for Neeson, tried to distance him from it, saying he’s not anti-vax, citing his work as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, and noting he didn’t have anything to do with the editorial content
Liam Neeson narrated an anti-vax doc, Plague of Corruption, and the claims are already collapsing.
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Fact-Checking the Liam Neeson-Narrated Anti-Vax Documentary — AJI
The false and misleading narratives in Plague of Corruption revisited. Olivia Riggio and Walker Bragman Dec 13, 2025 On Thursday, Important Context revealed that actor Liam Neeson...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Liam Neeson narrated an anti-vax doc, Plague of Corruption, and the claims are already collapsing.
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I was worried he was trending because he'd died but like
this is worse.
this is worse.
Liam Neeson lent his voice to a new anti-vax doc glorifying RFK Jr.’s rise at HHS— a stunning reversal for a UNICEF ambassador who once called vaccines “a remarkable human success story.” His publicist now insists he’s still pro-vaccine.
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Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary — AJI
Liam Neeson lent his voice to a new anti-vax doc glorifying RFK Jr.’s rise at HHS— a stunning reversal for a UNICEF ambassador who once called vaccines “a remarkable human success story.” His publicis...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I was worried he was trending because he'd died but like
this is worse.
this is worse.
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SCOOP: Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson narrated a recent anti-vaccine documentary that glorifies RFK Jr.’s rise to power.
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
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In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
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Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
SCOOP: Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson narrated a recent anti-vaccine documentary that glorifies RFK Jr.’s rise to power.
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Liam Neeson lent his voice to a new anti-vax doc glorifying RFK Jr.’s rise at HHS— a stunning reversal for a UNICEF ambassador who once called vaccines “a remarkable human success story.” His publicist now insists he’s still pro-vaccine.
www.accountabilityjournalism.org/trump-admini...
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Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary — AJI
Liam Neeson lent his voice to a new anti-vax doc glorifying RFK Jr.’s rise at HHS— a stunning reversal for a UNICEF ambassador who once called vaccines “a remarkable human success story.” His publicis...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Liam Neeson lent his voice to a new anti-vax doc glorifying RFK Jr.’s rise at HHS— a stunning reversal for a UNICEF ambassador who once called vaccines “a remarkable human success story.” His publicist now insists he’s still pro-vaccine.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Great to see our march against RFK in DC used as the banner photo!! I think thsts @rdmorris.bsky.social stacking some of the >150,000 signed petitions to oust him… H/t @cdelawalla.bsky.social & @standupforscience.bsky.social for great planning & execution! www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
‘You can't eat if you're dead’: Dems eye RFK Jr. as their 2026 boogeyman
Inside Democrats’ effort to attack RFK Jr.’s vaccine moves without angering his base.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Great to see our march against RFK in DC used as the banner photo!! I think thsts @rdmorris.bsky.social stacking some of the >150,000 signed petitions to oust him… H/t @cdelawalla.bsky.social & @standupforscience.bsky.social for great planning & execution! www.politico.com/news/2025/11...