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BREAKING: The Gaza Ministry of Health says that in addition to the 92 Palestinians being killed by Israeli attacks in the last 48 hours, 219 wounded people have also arrived at hospitals in the Strip aje.io/ml918p
April 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
BREAKING: The Gaza Ministry of Health says that in addition to the 92 Palestinians being killed by Israeli attacks in the last 48 hours, 219 wounded people have also arrived at hospitals in the Strip aje.io/ml918p
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ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests
In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.
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April 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
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The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
April 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
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Exclusive: El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele plans to double the size of the maximum-security prison where his government is holding U.S. deportees
Exclusive | El Salvador’s Bukele Plans to Double Giant Prison Holding U.S. Deportees
President Nayib Bukele told Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem he plans to expand the sprawling prison compound known as Cecot when she visited last month.
www.wsj.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Exclusive: El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele plans to double the size of the maximum-security prison where his government is holding U.S. deportees
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Trump’s pick to lead the IRS, Billy Long, had $130,000 in personal debt suddenly paid off—by donors tied to companies currently under IRS scrutiny. And now he’s up for the job of overseeing them.
www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers
New documents show Billy Long’s $130,000 personal debt was suddenly paid off by donors at firms policed by the tax agency he’d lead.
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April 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Trump’s pick to lead the IRS, Billy Long, had $130,000 in personal debt suddenly paid off—by donors tied to companies currently under IRS scrutiny. And now he’s up for the job of overseeing them.
www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
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Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov. This is the kind of leadership we need to see more of. House and Senate Dems, pay attention.
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov. This is the kind of leadership we need to see more of. House and Senate Dems, pay attention.
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”
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April 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”
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🚨BREAKING: Judge finds flying migrants to El Salvador after orders not to "demonstrate a willful disregard for its Order, sufficient for the Court to conclude that probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt."
Visit www.democracydocket.com for full details and analysis.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for full details and analysis.
April 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨BREAKING: Judge finds flying migrants to El Salvador after orders not to "demonstrate a willful disregard for its Order, sufficient for the Court to conclude that probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt."
Visit www.democracydocket.com for full details and analysis.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for full details and analysis.
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1/ Federal workers are being fired without cause, reinstated, then fired again—caught in the chaos of DOGE’s purge. Now they have support.
Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network connects them with trained pro bono lawyers, free and confidential.
WorkersLegalDefense.org
Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network connects them with trained pro bono lawyers, free and confidential.
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Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network
Connecting federal workers to free legal support through a network of pro bono attorneys. Lawyer training and a library of resources to assist workers in need of support. If you're a lawyer looking to...
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April 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
1/ Federal workers are being fired without cause, reinstated, then fired again—caught in the chaos of DOGE’s purge. Now they have support.
Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network connects them with trained pro bono lawyers, free and confidential.
WorkersLegalDefense.org
Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network connects them with trained pro bono lawyers, free and confidential.
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A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.
Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition
A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rul...
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April 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.
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took a few days off for my brain and one pretty alarming observation i have is just how easy it is to not hear about the bad stuff that is happening if you don't explicitly dip into specific information streams (not a new problem but feels orders of magnitude more siloed than even 2-3 years ago)
April 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
took a few days off for my brain and one pretty alarming observation i have is just how easy it is to not hear about the bad stuff that is happening if you don't explicitly dip into specific information streams (not a new problem but feels orders of magnitude more siloed than even 2-3 years ago)
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DOGE cut a program that was helping students with disabilities succeed – not because it failed, but because helping kids was never the priority for billionaires like Elon Musk.
DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is 'devastated'
The program, Charting My Path for Future Success, aimed to help teens with disabilities transition from high school to the real world. It abruptly ended when DOGE terminated its federal contract.
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April 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
DOGE cut a program that was helping students with disabilities succeed – not because it failed, but because helping kids was never the priority for billionaires like Elon Musk.
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This is now the second major breach of classified information by the most senior political appointees in Pete Hegseth’s two months of leadership at DOD.
He should never have been appointed based on merit alone, but now he is a national security threat.
Hegseth must resign.
He should never have been appointed based on merit alone, but now he is a national security threat.
Hegseth must resign.
Two top Pentagon officials placed on leave in leak probe
The disclosures under investigation include Elon Musk’s visit to the Pentagon.
www.politico.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is now the second major breach of classified information by the most senior political appointees in Pete Hegseth’s two months of leadership at DOD.
He should never have been appointed based on merit alone, but now he is a national security threat.
Hegseth must resign.
He should never have been appointed based on merit alone, but now he is a national security threat.
Hegseth must resign.
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NEW: “So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have been detained without criminal charges.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
American Rendition: Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Ph.D. Scholar to Trump Target Languishing in Louisiana Cell
“So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have be...
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April 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
NEW: “So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have been detained without criminal charges.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
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So, the United States is paying El Salvador millions of dollars to hold these people, and yet the people are detained solely pursuant to the sovereign authority of El Salvador?
BREAKING: DOJ, for the first time, in a declaration from a State Dep't official, confirms that, per the embassy, "Abrego Garcia is currently being held in the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador. He is alive and secure in that facility." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
So, the United States is paying El Salvador millions of dollars to hold these people, and yet the people are detained solely pursuant to the sovereign authority of El Salvador?
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HAPPENING NOW: The Justice Department has missed a 5pm deadline to file details about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's whereabouts and efforts to comply with a judge's otder to facilitate his return.
Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all
Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all
April 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: The Justice Department has missed a 5pm deadline to file details about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's whereabouts and efforts to comply with a judge's otder to facilitate his return.
Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all
Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all
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In this context it's worth mentioning that on Greg Abbott in particular, Olayemi Olurin released a long, detailed discussion, 'How Greg Abbott Destroyed Texas', which is very much worth watching.
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How Greg Abbott Destroyed Texas
YouTube video by Olurinatti
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April 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
In this context it's worth mentioning that on Greg Abbott in particular, Olayemi Olurin released a long, detailed discussion, 'How Greg Abbott Destroyed Texas', which is very much worth watching.
youtu.be/fIqdMDe2pjs?...
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Breaking: the Trump admin has “temporarily” paused enforcement of a Biden-era silica rule that was aimed at combating the rising black lung crisis in Appalachia. Coal miners and their advocates have been fighting for *decades* to lower deadly silica dust exposure levels. www.msha.gov/notice-stake...
Notice to Stakeholders
Temporary Enforcement Pause: Silica Rule Issued: April 8, 2025
www.msha.gov
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Breaking: the Trump admin has “temporarily” paused enforcement of a Biden-era silica rule that was aimed at combating the rising black lung crisis in Appalachia. Coal miners and their advocates have been fighting for *decades* to lower deadly silica dust exposure levels. www.msha.gov/notice-stake...
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Trump is not done attacking our elections. He and his supporters plot every day to undermine the right to vote. They are constantly looking for opportunities to exploit weaknesses in the election system. This is their top priority.
The question for us is whether it is ours as well.
The question for us is whether it is ours as well.
Trump’s Most Dangerous Power Grab
From Marc | It was only a matter of time before Trump's executive order targeting free and fair elections was challenged in court.
www.democracydocket.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Trump is not done attacking our elections. He and his supporters plot every day to undermine the right to vote. They are constantly looking for opportunities to exploit weaknesses in the election system. This is their top priority.
The question for us is whether it is ours as well.
The question for us is whether it is ours as well.
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New York City’s economy is expected to take a beating despite the 90-day tariff pause — and things could get even worse should President Donald Trump reignite an unprecedented global trade war.
How Trump’s Tariff Brinksmanship Could Still Pummel NYC’s Economy
Even with a 90-day pause on tariffs, the local economy’s prospects worsened, with state and city budgets endangered.
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April 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New York City’s economy is expected to take a beating despite the 90-day tariff pause — and things could get even worse should President Donald Trump reignite an unprecedented global trade war.
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Two Russian ballistic missiles slammed into a bustling city center in northeastern Ukraine on Sunday morning, officials said, killing at least 32 people in what appeared to be the deadliest attack against civilians this year.
Russian Attack on Sumy in Ukraine Kills and Wounds Dozens
The midmorning strike hit as Ukrainians were celebrating Palm Sunday, officials said. It appeared to be the deadliest attack on civilians this year and came as the Trump administration pushes for a ce...
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April 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Two Russian ballistic missiles slammed into a bustling city center in northeastern Ukraine on Sunday morning, officials said, killing at least 32 people in what appeared to be the deadliest attack against civilians this year.
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Help fight back against DOGE’s cuts to social security! Join our movement: savepublicservices.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Help fight back against DOGE’s cuts to social security! Join our movement: savepublicservices.com
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Elon Musk is cutting social security, even if he won't admit it...
Slashing staff, closing offices, endless wait times on the phones - they can't win a vote to cut social security, so instead they're engaging in illegal firings and sabotage to destroy the agency from the inside.
Slashing staff, closing offices, endless wait times on the phones - they can't win a vote to cut social security, so instead they're engaging in illegal firings and sabotage to destroy the agency from the inside.
April 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Elon Musk is cutting social security, even if he won't admit it...
Slashing staff, closing offices, endless wait times on the phones - they can't win a vote to cut social security, so instead they're engaging in illegal firings and sabotage to destroy the agency from the inside.
Slashing staff, closing offices, endless wait times on the phones - they can't win a vote to cut social security, so instead they're engaging in illegal firings and sabotage to destroy the agency from the inside.
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1. Major ruling: A federal court has ruled, for now, that Trump cannot take away school lunch money from hungry kids over trans students.
This is Gov. Janet Mills first victory after telling Trump she would "see you in court."
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This is Gov. Janet Mills first victory after telling Trump she would "see you in court."
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Judge Rules Trump Cannot Take School Lunch Money From Hungry Kids In Maine Over Trans Students
The Bush-appointed judge chastised the government for failing to comply with rules over the termination of funding after it blocked funding over trans students in Maine.
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April 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
1. Major ruling: A federal court has ruled, for now, that Trump cannot take away school lunch money from hungry kids over trans students.
This is Gov. Janet Mills first victory after telling Trump she would "see you in court."
The latest from Mira Lazine.
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This is Gov. Janet Mills first victory after telling Trump she would "see you in court."
The latest from Mira Lazine.
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