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CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. n.pr/4pagOTD
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. n.pr/4pagOTD
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Defend Academic Freedom at SJSU – Reinstate Dr. Sang Hea Kil
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December 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Defend Academic Freedom – Urge SJSU to Reinstate Dr. Sang Hea Kil share.nwmd.social/s/pQi5kknJ
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I don't do much looking back at my own writing, but I've been thinking about this piece a lot today. From tenderly protecting Trump from criminal consequences to enthusiastically helping him dismantle the administrative state, Roberts owns it all.
The worst chief justice of all time
Move over, Roger Taney and Melville Fuller.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I don't do much looking back at my own writing, but I've been thinking about this piece a lot today. From tenderly protecting Trump from criminal consequences to enthusiastically helping him dismantle the administrative state, Roberts owns it all.
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This is an insult to millions of Americans who keep our communities safe, healthy, and running. www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin
Certain students may no longer receive the same loan for their studies as what counts as "professional" will determine how much they get.
www.newsweek.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is an insult to millions of Americans who keep our communities safe, healthy, and running. www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
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Plus, fewer Republicans report themselves being part of MAGA today than they did earlier this year.
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Trump’s Support Is Declining Among MAGA Base: Poll
More Americans are suffering from economic woes, and Donald Trump is losing support.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Plus, fewer Republicans report themselves being part of MAGA today than they did earlier this year.
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“They can’t win if they don’t cheat,” said Kansas Representative Sharice Davids. Her district in fast-growing Johnson County, which was already gerrymandered in 2022, is in the crosshairs again and could be shattered in half and stretched all the way to the Colorado border. trib.al/Wn2Rb73
MAGA’s State-by-State Plot to Butcher Democracy
Political insiders, GOP legislators and governors, the president, even the Supreme Court—they’re all in on the flagrantly unconstitutional conspiracy to destroy democracy by the way they draw lines on a map.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“They can’t win if they don’t cheat,” said Kansas Representative Sharice Davids. Her district in fast-growing Johnson County, which was already gerrymandered in 2022, is in the crosshairs again and could be shattered in half and stretched all the way to the Colorado border. trib.al/Wn2Rb73
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DHS’s internal watchdog system has been “gutted” the staff of Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (CRCL) was cut from about 150 down to only 9 people. The cuts leave around 550 active investigations
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
DHS’s internal watchdog system has been “gutted” the staff of Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (CRCL) was cut from about 150 down to only 9 people. The cuts leave around 550 active investigations
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Several weeks ago, I warned that Lurie would intensify his war on the poor and use Trump's threat to justify it. This is exactly what he's done.
San Francisco police step up late-night drug raids to appease Trump
Officials say the crackdown is linked to the president’s threats to deploy the National Guard and ICE.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Several weeks ago, I warned that Lurie would intensify his war on the poor and use Trump's threat to justify it. This is exactly what he's done.
Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/SGF7JnUA
We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
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November 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/SGF7JnUA
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Head Starts are Closing, the Shutdown Must End NOW! action.momsrising.org/sign/Head_St...
QUICK SIGNATURE: Head Starts are Closing
CLICK NOW to urge Republican leaders in Congress to IMMEDIATELY end the shutdown!
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November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Head Starts are Closing, the Shutdown Must End NOW! action.momsrising.org/sign/Head_St...
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Dick Cheney is dead. And they say we can’t have nice things.
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Dick Cheney is dead. And they say we can’t have nice things.
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“Young Lords in Chicago” Reminds Us, the Struggle for Social Justice Only Ends if We Concede
“Young Lords in Chicago” Reminds Us, the Struggle for Social Justice Only Ends if We Concede
At DePaul Art Museum, the exhibition remembers the socio-political organization and their work amidst the civil rights movement.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Young Lords in Chicago” Reminds Us, the Struggle for Social Justice Only Ends if We Concede
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Barf Bag: It's never a good time to do these things, but certainly not when you're on the verge of sending even more people to food banks.
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As SNAP Was About to Expire, Trump Sent Billions to Other Countries, Accepted a Crown, and Worked on a Ballroom
Barf Bag: It's never a good time to do these things, but certainly not when you're on the verge of sending even more people to food banks.
www.jezebel.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Barf Bag: It's never a good time to do these things, but certainly not when you're on the verge of sending even more people to food banks.
www.jezebel.com/as-snap-was-...
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Great to see the city step up with food assistance for San Franciscans losing SNAP benefits in November!
San Francisco Will Cover Full SNAP Benefits for November Amid Federal Shutdown | KQED
Mayor Daniel Lurie announced an $18 million public-private partnership for the roughly 112,000 San Francisco residents expected to miss next month’s federal food aid benefits.
www.kqed.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Great to see the city step up with food assistance for San Franciscans losing SNAP benefits in November!
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The California City facility’s population has grown to 746 people as of Oct. 25, according to the warden.
Lawsuit seeks to block expansion of California’s largest ICE detention facility
The California City facility’s population has grown to 746 people as of Oct. 25, according to the warden.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The California City facility’s population has grown to 746 people as of Oct. 25, according to the warden.
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NEW: we tested Zenni's anti-facial recognition glasses coating. "ID Guard" adds a pink sheen to the surface of the glasses that reflects the infrared light used by some facial recognition cameras.
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Zenni’s Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses are Eyewear for Our Paranoid Age
These anti-facial recognition glasses technically work, but won’t save you from our surveillance dystopia.
www.404media.co
October 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NEW: we tested Zenni's anti-facial recognition glasses coating. "ID Guard" adds a pink sheen to the surface of the glasses that reflects the infrared light used by some facial recognition cameras.
www.404media.co/zennis-anti-...
www.404media.co/zennis-anti-...
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#OtD 27 Oct 1970 the Nixon administration passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act, as part of their "war on drugs". A Nixon adviser later admitted it was based on a lie to disrupt left-wing and Black power movements stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9959...
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#OtD 27 Oct 1970 the Nixon administration passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act, as part of their "war on drugs". A Nixon adviser later admitted it was based on a lie to disrupt left-wing and Black power movements stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9959...
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Trump's budget chief Russell Vought is “basically a second commander-in-chief, a shadow president,” says ProPublica reporter Andy Kroll.
Shadow President: How Russell Vought Is Using Shutdown to Gut Federal Agencies
We look at the influence of Trump’s top budget adviser and the architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought, over the Trump administration’s policies and Trump himself. Vought is “the driving force behin...
www.democracynow.org
October 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Trump's budget chief Russell Vought is “basically a second commander-in-chief, a shadow president,” says ProPublica reporter Andy Kroll.
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Colonial inversions and parliamentary takeovers: the strange, surreal photos of Michael Cook – in pictures
Colonial inversions and parliamentary takeovers: the strange, surreal photos of Michael Cook – in pictures
Conditioned takes a retrospective dive into the Bidjara artist’s oeuvre of layered, stylised photographs, prising open the space between Indigenous and European perspectives and experiences
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Colonial inversions and parliamentary takeovers: the strange, surreal photos of Michael Cook – in pictures
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This isn’t the first instance of an insurrectionist pardoned by Trump going right back to committing alarming crimes—and it likely won’t be the last.
“Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future,” the suspect allegedly wrote. trib.al/PYU8nwN
“Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future,” the suspect allegedly wrote. trib.al/PYU8nwN
October 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This isn’t the first instance of an insurrectionist pardoned by Trump going right back to committing alarming crimes—and it likely won’t be the last.
“Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future,” the suspect allegedly wrote. trib.al/PYU8nwN
“Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future,” the suspect allegedly wrote. trib.al/PYU8nwN
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In Oakland, California, an ICE GOON shot a local clergyman point-blank.
October 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In Oakland, California, an ICE GOON shot a local clergyman point-blank.
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Amy Winehouse released "Rehab" as the first single from 'Back to Black' 19 years ago on October 23, 2006
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October 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Amy Winehouse released "Rehab" as the first single from 'Back to Black' 19 years ago on October 23, 2006
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