Sciencematters
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I’m not built for fascism. I’m not even built for a homeowners association.
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I’m not built for fascism. I’m not even built for a homeowners association.
Let me get this straight. Negotiations to reopen the government on a Sunday, with the president is issuing 70 or so presidential pardons of his buddies, Ghislaine Maxwell is preparing her commutation while being waited on, and Johnson agreed to swear Grijalva in? Doesn’t pass the smell test.
Ghislaine Maxwell eyeing commutation, whistleblower tells House Democrats
Epstein associate is also receiving special treatment in prison, Democrats say, according to whistleblower
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Let me get this straight. Negotiations to reopen the government on a Sunday, with the president is issuing 70 or so presidential pardons of his buddies, Ghislaine Maxwell is preparing her commutation while being waited on, and Johnson agreed to swear Grijalva in? Doesn’t pass the smell test.
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📽️ WATCH: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
📽️ WATCH: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
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'All this does is just ruin families': Portland man detained by ICE outside hardware store, now at facility in Texas
www.kgw.com/article/news...
www.kgw.com/article/news...
'All this does is just ruin families': Portland man detained by ICE outside hardware store, now at facility in Texas
Vincent Vazquez said his father Orlando stopped at the hardware store on his way in to work when four ICE vehicles surrounded him and officers detained him
www.kgw.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
'All this does is just ruin families': Portland man detained by ICE outside hardware store, now at facility in Texas
www.kgw.com/article/news...
www.kgw.com/article/news...
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Earlier today, several North Portland schools were on lockdown as a result of immigration enforcement activities in the area.
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11/portland-schools-go-on-lockdown-due-to-immigration-enforcement-activity.html
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11/portland-schools-go-on-lockdown-due-to-immigration-enforcement-activity.html
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Earlier today, several North Portland schools were on lockdown as a result of immigration enforcement activities in the area.
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11/portland-schools-go-on-lockdown-due-to-immigration-enforcement-activity.html
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11/portland-schools-go-on-lockdown-due-to-immigration-enforcement-activity.html
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portlanders showed up en masse to protect Cesar Chavez middle school today. ICE did not enter any schools in north portland today but people are worried & PPS locked doors at some schools
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1b...
Community members surround north Portland school after ICE reported nearby
YouTube video by KPTV FOX 12 | Local news, weather Portland, Oregon
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
portlanders showed up en masse to protect Cesar Chavez middle school today. ICE did not enter any schools in north portland today but people are worried & PPS locked doors at some schools
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1b...
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I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
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Confirmed from PPS email.
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Confirmed from PPS email.
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
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Scorched fields, destroyed forests, polluted air and water, mined lands…
By November 2025, over 10,000 cases of environmental damage caused by Russia have been documented, estimated losses reaching approximately $142 million since the start of full-scale invasion.
📹MFA_Ukraine
By November 2025, over 10,000 cases of environmental damage caused by Russia have been documented, estimated losses reaching approximately $142 million since the start of full-scale invasion.
📹MFA_Ukraine
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Scorched fields, destroyed forests, polluted air and water, mined lands…
By November 2025, over 10,000 cases of environmental damage caused by Russia have been documented, estimated losses reaching approximately $142 million since the start of full-scale invasion.
📹MFA_Ukraine
By November 2025, over 10,000 cases of environmental damage caused by Russia have been documented, estimated losses reaching approximately $142 million since the start of full-scale invasion.
📹MFA_Ukraine
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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this is not at all embarrassing
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
this is not at all embarrassing
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ICE is active in the Salvadoran Corridor in LA terrorizing our community.
You DO NOT have to speak to them.
Stay safe and share this so people know their rights.
You DO NOT have to speak to them.
Stay safe and share this so people know their rights.
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
ICE is active in the Salvadoran Corridor in LA terrorizing our community.
You DO NOT have to speak to them.
Stay safe and share this so people know their rights.
You DO NOT have to speak to them.
Stay safe and share this so people know their rights.
In the past 20 years, I have never waited for more than five minutes to vote in Oregon (and that’s if I wait until the last minute and need to drop my ballot off). I get a text when my ballot is sent to me, when it’s delivered by USPS, when it is received, and when it is counted.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
In the past 20 years, I have never waited for more than five minutes to vote in Oregon (and that’s if I wait until the last minute and need to drop my ballot off). I get a text when my ballot is sent to me, when it’s delivered by USPS, when it is received, and when it is counted.
I don’t really understand the stats since only about a third of the votes have been counted, but they’ve already called Virginia’s Governor’s race, and some of the county numbers are crazy splits. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
NYC Mayor Election 2025 Live Results: Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa
See live results from the 2025 New York City mayoral election. Track vote counts and updates as polls close on Election Day.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I don’t really understand the stats since only about a third of the votes have been counted, but they’ve already called Virginia’s Governor’s race, and some of the county numbers are crazy splits. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
If you are a lawyer agreeing to take on cases for those individuals taken into custody by ICE but are charging $1000+ an hour, you are not the good guy.
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
If you are a lawyer agreeing to take on cases for those individuals taken into custody by ICE but are charging $1000+ an hour, you are not the good guy.
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CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.
The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.
While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.
The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.
The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.
While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.
The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.
October 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.
The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.
While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.
The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.
The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.
While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.
The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.