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December 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Judge Tosses Charges Against TikTok Streamer Shot by ICE as Video Refutes Agents’ Claims
Judge Tosses Charges Against TikTok Streamer Shot by ICE as Video Refutes Agents' Claims
A federal judge in California has dismissed an indictment against a TikTok streamer from South Los Angeles who was shot by ICE agents who surrounded his car during an immigration enforcement operation in October. Carlitos Ricardo Parias had faced charges of assault…
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December 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Judge Tosses Charges Against TikTok Streamer Shot by ICE as Video Refutes Agents’ Claims
Chinese Military Encircles Taiwan to Send “Stern Warning” to U.S. over Arms Shipments
Chinese Military Encircles Taiwan to Send “Stern Warning” to U.S. over Arms Shipments
China launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan…
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December 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Chinese Military Encircles Taiwan to Send “Stern Warning” to U.S. over Arms Shipments
Protests Erupt in Iran over Currency’s Collapse and Dire Economic Conditions
Protests Erupt in Iran over Currency's Collapse and Dire Economic Conditions
In Iran, protests erupted Monday over the country's falling currency and dire economic situation.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Protests Erupt in Iran over Currency’s Collapse and Dire Economic Conditions
Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess
Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess
Tens of millions of Americans are set to see their health insurance costs soar when subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire at the end of this year. Health insurance premiums are expected to mo...
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December 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess
Trump Set to Garnish Wages for Student Loan Defaults; The Debt Collective Lays Out Other Options
Trump Set to Garnish Wages for Student Loan Defaults; The Debt Collective Lays Out Other Options
Starting in January, the Trump administration says it will garnish the wages of student loan borrowers who haven’t been able to make their payments for at least nine months. “It’s cruel and hostile to...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump Set to Garnish Wages for Student Loan Defaults; The Debt Collective Lays Out Other Options
“Israel Crushed Mohammad Bakri”: Gideon Levy & Rami Khouri on Death of Iconic Palestinian Filmmaker
“Israel Crushed Mohammad Bakri”: Remembering the Iconic Palestinian Filmmaker
Journalists Gideon Levy and Rami Khouri discuss the work of acclaimed Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri, who died at the age of 72 on Christmas Eve. He appeared in more than 40 films and ...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“Israel Crushed Mohammad Bakri”: Gideon Levy & Rami Khouri on Death of Iconic Palestinian Filmmaker
“Whatever Israel Wants”: Trump Backs Netanyahu’s “Colonial” Wars in Gaza, Iran & Beyond ttps://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/30/gaza_israel_palestine_trump_netanyahu_ceasefire
“Whatever Israel Wants”: Trump Backs Netanyahu’s “Colonial” Wars in Gaza, Iran & Beyond
We speak to journalists Gideon Levy and Rami Khouri about President Trump’s meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump supported Israel’s threats to launch new att...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Whatever Israel Wants”: Trump Backs Netanyahu’s “Colonial” Wars in Gaza, Iran & Beyond ttps://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/30/gaza_israel_palestine_trump_netanyahu_ceasefire
Healthcare premiums are set to soar in 2026 as key subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire for millions of people. The United States "has essentially done nothing to control health care costs," says Elisabeth Benjamin of @cssnyorg.bsky.social.
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Healthcare premiums are set to soar in 2026 as key subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire for millions of people. The United States "has essentially done nothing to control health care costs," says Elisabeth Benjamin of @cssnyorg.bsky.social.
Journalist Gideon Levy says settlements in the occupied West Bank, as well as the accompanying Israeli violence against Palestinians, have increased dramatically since October 2023. "The settlers see the war in Gaza as a huge historical opportunity."
December 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Journalist Gideon Levy says settlements in the occupied West Bank, as well as the accompanying Israeli violence against Palestinians, have increased dramatically since October 2023. "The settlers see the war in Gaza as a huge historical opportunity."
What's next for Gaza and the wider Middle East? Journalist Rami Khouri reacts to Monday's meeting at Mar-a-Lago between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What's next for Gaza and the wider Middle East? Journalist Rami Khouri reacts to Monday's meeting at Mar-a-Lago between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The new HBO documentary "Critical Incident: Death at the Border" examines the alleged cover-up of the murder of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant "beaten to death" by U.S. border agents in 2010.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The new HBO documentary "Critical Incident: Death at the Border" examines the alleged cover-up of the murder of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant "beaten to death" by U.S. border agents in 2010.
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Did current CBP commissioner Rodney Scott cover-up the 2010 torture and killing of Anastasio Hernández Rojas in Border Patrol custody?
Cover-Up? New HBO Film Examines 2010 Immigrant Death Under Trump’s Current Border Commissioner
An HBO documentary, Critical Incident: Death at the Border, premieres tonight that examines the alleged cover-up of the murder of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died ...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Did current CBP commissioner Rodney Scott cover-up the 2010 torture and killing of Anastasio Hernández Rojas in Border Patrol custody?
“The people that have taken part in this hunger strike feel like they have no other choice left to them but to take this into their own hands."
“Witch Hunt”: Jailed U.K. Palestine Action Activists Continue Hunger Strike Despite Health Risks
Alarm is growing over the treatment and deteriorating health of eight pro-Palestinian activists jailed in the United Kingdom who are on hunger strike to protest their detention. The activists remain i...
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December 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“The people that have taken part in this hunger strike feel like they have no other choice left to them but to take this into their own hands."
Organizations monitoring violence in Nigeria say there’s no evidence to suggest Christians are killed more often than Muslims and other religious groups.
What’s Behind Trump’s Christmas Strikes on Nigeria? Anti-Christian Genocide or Appeasing MAGA Base?
President Trump says the U.S. strikes in Nigeria on Christmas Day were aimed at ISIS fighters and part of a campaign to stop a supposed anti-Christian “genocide” in the country. But residents of the a...
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December 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Organizations monitoring violence in Nigeria say there’s no evidence to suggest Christians are killed more often than Muslims and other religious groups.
Alarm is growing over the treatment and deteriorating health of eight Palestine Action activists jailed in the U.K. who are on hunger strike to protest their detention.
December 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Alarm is growing over the treatment and deteriorating health of eight Palestine Action activists jailed in the U.K. who are on hunger strike to protest their detention.
The new HBO documentary "Critical Incident: Death at the Border" looks at the alleged cover-up of the murder of an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died while in U.S. custody under the watch of the now-head of Border Patrol, Rodney Scott.
December 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The new HBO documentary "Critical Incident: Death at the Border" looks at the alleged cover-up of the murder of an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died while in U.S. custody under the watch of the now-head of Border Patrol, Rodney Scott.
The U.S. launched airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas Day, claiming to hit two ISIS camps in Sokoto State, just weeks after President Trump said a genocide against Christians was taking place in the country.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The U.S. launched airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas Day, claiming to hit two ISIS camps in Sokoto State, just weeks after President Trump said a genocide against Christians was taking place in the country.
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Scientists warn that the Trump administration's dismantling of climate science in the U.S. will cost lives.
“Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado
Climate scientists and meteorologists are sounding the alarm after White House budget director Russell Vought announced the Trump administration will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Resea...
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December 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Scientists warn that the Trump administration's dismantling of climate science in the U.S. will cost lives.
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"It goes beyond Trump. It goes to a group of rich and powerful people who were engaged in heinous conduct or covering it up."
“Who Are They Protecting?”: Rep. Ro Khanna Urges Contempt Charges over AG Bondi’s Epstein Redactions
The Justice Department failed to publish thousands of documents by last Friday’s congressionally imposed deadline to release all of its files related to the serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The de...
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December 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"It goes beyond Trump. It goes to a group of rich and powerful people who were engaged in heinous conduct or covering it up."
Leqaa Kordia has been held in ICE detention for nearly ten months.
Free Leqaa Kordia: Palestinian Woman Who Joined Columbia U. Protest Has Been Detained Since March
Calls are growing to release Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia, who was arrested at a 2024 Columbia University Gaza solidarity protest. The charges were dismissed, but when she went to her ICE check-...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Leqaa Kordia has been held in ICE detention for nearly ten months.
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Survivors are slamming the government’s recent document dump for failing to redact numerous victim identities.
“Heartbreaking”: Journalist Vicky Ward on New Epstein Files & Survivors’ Fight for Accountability
As the DOJ releases the largest batch of files yet on the federal investigation into Epstein, we look at some of the most significant revelations with investigative journalist Vicky Ward, who has spen...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Survivors are slamming the government’s recent document dump for failing to redact numerous victim identities.
Corporate media consolidation was on full display at CBS this week.
CBS 60 Minutes Censorship Rings Another Alarm, Warning of Corporate Media’s Threat to Democracy
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
News organizations cannot function under corrupt corporate control, answering to billionaire bosses and politicians. When that happens, democracy dies, and dictators r...
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December 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Corporate media consolidation was on full display at CBS this week.