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Asked If He'll Apologize to Alex Pretti's Family, JD Vance Scoffs 'For What?' www.commondreams.org/news/vance-w...
Asked If He'll Apologize to Alex Pretti's Family, JD Vance Scoffs 'For What?' | Common Dreams
Others in the Trump administration have walked back the lie that Pretti was a "would-be-assassin." Vance isn't sorry.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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📢 The Courage of Ordinary People Stops Fascism
Fascism rises when people stay silent. Join the movement for democracy—organize, speak out, and build people-powered resistance before it’s too late.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Verizon: Stop Powering Detention, Deportation, and Abuse.. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Verizon: Stop Powering Detention, Deportation, and Abuse.
Verizon is helping power a system of detention, deportation, and abuse. Through a 10-year, $176 billion contract with the Department of Homeland Security, Verizon provides communications infrastructur...
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February 7, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Trump and the Law: Lessons from the Nazis and Authoritarian Governments
[This essay first appeared on the LA Progressive website on Feb. 16, 2025.] Since the Trump administration has often been accused of attempting to usher in fascist-like rule, it seems appropriate to l...
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February 7, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Venezuelans fled a violent paramilitary—only to find Trump's version here
These days, people protesting the government aren’t in fear of just getting arrested—they could also lose their lives as masked agents brandishing weapons use extreme force.� But this isn’t ...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Pam Bondi is coming for our First Amendment rights
In a Fox News interview that aired Monday night, Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to justify the Department of Justice’s decision to arrest journalist Don Lemon by arguing that his reporting was ...
www.dailykos.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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He Tried Playing ICE Agent—Big Mistake
YouTube video by Rebel HQ
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January 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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www.commondreams.org/news/minneap... Dreams
'What the F*ck Did You Do?!' Video Contradicts DHS Claims About Killing of Alex Pretti | Common Dreams
Graphic video shows federal agents shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis, contradicting DHS claims. Was the victim really a threat? Why did Border Patrol Commander Bovino shut down the press confe...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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CBP Agent Guns Down Minneapolis Nurse: Video Analysis
Meghnad Bose, Rana Roudi, and Ryan Grim break down video obtained by Drop Site showing CBP’s killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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www.commondreams.org/news/ice-det... Dreams
'Absolutely Vile': ICE Snatches Young Kids From Minnesota Schools, Sends Them to Texas | Common Dreams
"Targeting children—our babies—is beyond the pale. ICE is completely out of control and beyond fixing," said Minnesota's lieutenant governor.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Add your name to the petition NOW and show that Americans are in solidarity with the people of Greenland in opposing any attempts to buy or invade their home. sign.moveon.org/petitions/am...
Tell Trump: Hands Off Greenland!
The people of Greenland oppose a U.S. takeover, and so do everyday Americans. Add your name to the petition NOW and show that we are in solidarity with the people of Greenland in opposing any attempts...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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📢 How Donald Trump Single-Handedly United the World — Against the United States
Trump’s tariffs, threats, and isolationist chaos are uniting the world against the U.S.—driving higher costs, job losses, and economic pain at home.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Eric Trump gets to build a big dumb ballroom, just like daddy
Eric Trump, one of President Donald Trump’s many unloved spawn, is heading to Doonbeg, Ireland, to stump for local approval to build a big ugly ballroom at the Trump family golf resort, Trump ...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/amer... Dreams
America Under Siege: Fear and the Unchecked Presidency | Common Dreams
A republic cannot survive this indefinitely. The removal of Donald Trump from office—which is now imperative—is not about vengeance; it is about preservation.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/capi... Dreams
Whatever Socialism's Sins, It's Capitalism That Threatens Life on Earth | Common Dreams
​The question is no longer whether this system is failing us, but whether we are willing to confront the power structures that depend on that failure.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum... Dreams
The Nation Responds to a 'Truly Terrifying' Week | Common Dreams
2026 began with the emergence of a new American colonial empire abroad and the deadly escalation of Trump’s cruel, racist anti-immigrant program at home.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/ex-p... Dreams
Ex-Presidents, What More Do You Need to See Before Calling for Trump's Impeachment? | Common Dreams
Just what are you waiting for? What are your escapist excuses?
www.commondreams.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Kristi Noem Goes on TV and Lies Through Her Teeth (Again) About ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good | Common Dreams
"It should be terrifying to every American how Noem lies," said one critic. "She doesn't sweat or move uncomfortably. She just doesn't care. This is what Trump has created. An environment where you on...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump says he doesn’t ‘know anything about’ the DOJ’s FED investigation
President Trump has long pressured Powell to cut the central bank’s interest rates
www.independent.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c... Dreams
‘Breathtaking Cruelty’: Trump Cuts Billions in Federal Childcare Funds for Democrat-Led States | Common Dreams
The Trump administration's decision to slash $10 billion in social services funding to Democratic-led states is condemned as political retribution, punishing working families for fraud cases they had ...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE
Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter.
theintercept.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine.
theintercept.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Cliff Schecter (@cliffsedge)
I’ve never seen a simpler/better explanation of this moment in history.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
newrepublic.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM