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The Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon in a secret deportation operation. None of the nine deportees are fr...
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights | Undermining Democracy]
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon in a secret deportation operation. None of the nine deportees are fr...
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights | Undermining Democracy]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem suggested that her department has a broad role in election security, claiming she has the authority to identify “vulnerabilities” in the election system and implement “mitigation measures” to make sure local and state elections a...
TAT: [Suppressing Dissent]
TAT: [Suppressing Dissent]
Noem boasts of Trump administration ensuring ‘we have the right people voting’ ahead of midterms
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem suggested on Friday that her department has a broad role in election security, claiming she has the authority to identify “vulnerabilities” in the election s…
thehill.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem suggested that her department has a broad role in election security, claiming she has the authority to identify “vulnerabilities” in the election system and implement “mitigation measures” to make sure local and state elections a...
TAT: [Suppressing Dissent]
TAT: [Suppressing Dissent]
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expects to spend an estimated $38.3bn on turning warehouses into immigration detention centres according to documents sent to the governor of New Hampshire.
TAT: [Nationalism]
TAT: [Nationalism]
ICE to spend $38bn turning warehouses into detention centers, documents show
US homeland security eyeing 24 buildings, some as ‘primary locations’ for deportations, in escalation of Trump agenda
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expects to spend an estimated $38.3bn on turning warehouses into immigration detention centres according to documents sent to the governor of New Hampshire.
TAT: [Nationalism]
TAT: [Nationalism]
Trump said that he would seek to impose voter identification requirements for the November midterm elections whether Congress approves them or not, without explaining the legal rationale underlying his assertion.
TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights | Undermining Democracy]
Trump says he will seek to require voter ID for midterms regardless of Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would seek to impose voter identification requirements for the November midterm elections whether Congress approves them or not, without explaining the legal rationale underlying his assertion.
www.reuters.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Trump said that he would seek to impose voter identification requirements for the November midterm elections whether Congress approves them or not, without explaining the legal rationale underlying his assertion.
TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights | Undermining Democracy]
Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully. The decisions amount to a sweeping legal rebuke of Trump’s immigration crackdown. Yet t...
TAT: [Nationalism | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Nationalism | Undermining Democracy]
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, one the administration has ignored.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully. The decisions amount to a sweeping legal rebuke of Trump’s immigration crackdown. Yet t...
TAT: [Nationalism | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Nationalism | Undermining Democracy]
A U.S. military strike killed three people and blew up a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. Southern Command said, raising the death toll in the Trump administration’s five-month-old campaign against suspected drug smugglers at sea to 133.
TAT: [Foreign Policy]
TAT: [Foreign Policy]
New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean
The attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
A U.S. military strike killed three people and blew up a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. Southern Command said, raising the death toll in the Trump administration’s five-month-old campaign against suspected drug smugglers at sea to 133.
TAT: [Foreign Policy]
TAT: [Foreign Policy]
A prominent healthcare advocacy group is calling for the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, (RFK Jr) to step down from his post after he downplayed Covid risks by saying: “I’m not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet se...
TAT: [Attacking Science | Controlling Information]
TAT: [Attacking Science | Controlling Information]
Healthcare group urges RFK Jr to resign after remarks on cocaine and toilet seats
President of Protect Our Care issues one-word statement to US health and human services secretary: ‘Resign’
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
A prominent healthcare advocacy group is calling for the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, (RFK Jr) to step down from his post after he downplayed Covid risks by saying: “I’m not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet se...
TAT: [Attacking Science | Controlling Information]
TAT: [Attacking Science | Controlling Information]
Trump tells soldiers to vote REpublican in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg. Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.
TAT: [Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Undermining Democracy]
Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg
Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Trump tells soldiers to vote REpublican in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg. Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.
TAT: [Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Undermining Democracy]
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that all U.S. airlines must certify they are conducting merit-based hiring for pilots or face a federal investigation. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the action was to address "allegations of airlines hiri...
TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights]
TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights]
US airlines must certify use of merit-based hiring for pilots, FAA says
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that all U.S. airlines must certify they are conducting merit-based hiring for pilots or face a federal investigation.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that all U.S. airlines must certify they are conducting merit-based hiring for pilots or face a federal investigation. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the action was to address "allegations of airlines hiri...
TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights]
TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights]
President Trump said on Friday that regime change in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen,” as he continued to threaten military action against the country. The Trump administration has been steadily building up its military capabilities in the Middle East as Mr....
TAT: [Foreign Policy]
TAT: [Foreign Policy]
Trump Says Regime Change Would Be the ‘Best Thing’ for Iran
The president has been steadily building up U.S. military forces in the Middle East and threatening another strike on the country if the government does not abandon its nuclear ambitions.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
President Trump said on Friday that regime change in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen,” as he continued to threaten military action against the country. The Trump administration has been steadily building up its military capabilities in the Middle East as Mr....
TAT: [Foreign Policy]
TAT: [Foreign Policy]
Staff members at the United States’s premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages. The directive comes amid a broader shake-up at the US National Institute o...
TAT: [Attacking Science]
TAT: [Attacking Science]
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Staff members at the United States’s premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages. The directive comes amid a broader shake-up at the US National Institute o...
TAT: [Attacking Science]
TAT: [Attacking Science]
In a series of social media posts, Trump attacks the Democrats for opposing the Voter ID act, spreads false information about voter fraud, and then says "There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether appro...
TAT: [Controlling Information | Suppressing Dissent | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Controlling Information | Suppressing Dissent | Undermining Democracy]
Truth Social
Truth Social is America's "Big Tent" social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating on the basis of political ideology.
truthsocial.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
In a series of social media posts, Trump attacks the Democrats for opposing the Voter ID act, spreads false information about voter fraud, and then says "There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether appro...
TAT: [Controlling Information | Suppressing Dissent | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Controlling Information | Suppressing Dissent | Undermining Democracy]
In a social media post, Trump attacks Republic congressman Massie over the Epstein files. "Republican” Loser, Sanctimonious RINO Congressman, Thomas Massie, made a total fool of himself yesterday, fighting aimlessly against a hopeless agenda of Hate and Stupidity, as m...
TAT: [Suppressing Dissent]
TAT: [Suppressing Dissent]
Truth Social
Truth Social is America's "Big Tent" social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating on the basis of political ideology.
truthsocial.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
In a social media post, Trump attacks Republic congressman Massie over the Epstein files. "Republican” Loser, Sanctimonious RINO Congressman, Thomas Massie, made a total fool of himself yesterday, fighting aimlessly against a hopeless agenda of Hate and Stupidity, as m...
TAT: [Suppressing Dissent]
TAT: [Suppressing Dissent]
The chief of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), Lindsey Criswell, told her staff Wednesday evening that her 5-year leadership appointment had not been renewed, meaning 16 out of 27 NIH institutes and centers will be ... [link]
TAT: [Attacking Science]
TAT: [Attacking Science]
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
An expanded federal tool for identifying noncitizens on voter rolls is making persistent mistakes, particularly in assessing citizenship for people born outside the U.S. In Missouri, state officials told local clerks to temporarily ban flagged voters from casting bal...
TAT: [Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Undermining Democracy]
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
An expanded federal tool for identifying noncitizens on voter rolls is making persistent mistakes, particularly in assessing citizenship for people born outside the U.S. In Missouri, state officials told local clerks to temporarily ban flagged voters from casting bal...
TAT: [Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Undermining Democracy]
Workers at the Social Security Administration have been told to share information about in-person appointments with agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The order to share information, which was recently communicated verbally to workers...
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
www.wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Workers at the Social Security Administration have been told to share information about in-person appointments with agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The order to share information, which was recently communicated verbally to workers...
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
The Trump administration has halted the release of almost $135 million to build electric vehicle charging stations in blue states. More than 2,600 charging points would have been constructed with the money, but last week the Office of Management and Budget told th... [link]
TAT: [Attacking Science]
TAT: [Attacking Science]
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign. Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are searching a national database ...
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign. Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are searching a national database ...
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday moved to end deportation protections for people from Yemen, the 13th country from which the Trump administration has struck the status. The move leaves just four countries that the administration has not sought to end what is...
TAT: [Nationalism]
TAT: [Nationalism]
DHS ends deportation protections for Yemenis in US
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday moved to end deportation protections for people from Yemen, the 13th country from which the Trump administration has struck the status. The move …
thehill.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday moved to end deportation protections for people from Yemen, the 13th country from which the Trump administration has struck the status. The move leaves just four countries that the administration has not sought to end what is...
TAT: [Nationalism]
TAT: [Nationalism]
Longtime allies of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr), the nation’s health secretary, have launched a new effort to repeal laws that for decades have required children to be vaccinated against measles, polio and other diseases before they enter day care or kindergarten. Galv...
TAT: [Attacking Science]
TAT: [Attacking Science]
RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools
Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Longtime allies of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr), the nation’s health secretary, have launched a new effort to repeal laws that for decades have required children to be vaccinated against measles, polio and other diseases before they enter day care or kindergarten. Galv...
TAT: [Attacking Science]
TAT: [Attacking Science]
Trump endorses Hungary’s Orbán in reelection bid. Trump called Orbán “a truly strong and powerful Leader” in a lengthy Truth Social post announcing support for his longtime political ally, crediting the prime minister with “delivering phenomenal resu...
TAT: [Foreign Policy | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Foreign Policy | Undermining Democracy]
Trump endorses Hungary’s Orbán in reelection bid
President Trump endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reelection bid on Friday. Trump called Orbán “a truly strong and powerful Leader” in a lengthy Truth Social post announcing support…
thehill.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Trump endorses Hungary’s Orbán in reelection bid. Trump called Orbán “a truly strong and powerful Leader” in a lengthy Truth Social post announcing support for his longtime political ally, crediting the prime minister with “delivering phenomenal resu...
TAT: [Foreign Policy | Undermining Democracy]
TAT: [Foreign Policy | Undermining Democracy]
The Trump administration sued Harvard University, accusing it of failing to produce documents requested by the Justice Department in its investigation into whether its admissions process discriminates against white applicants.
TAT: [Attacking Education]
TAT: [Attacking Education]
Justice Department Sues Harvard for Admissions Records
The Trump administration appears to have renewed its pressure campaign against Harvard since President Trump backtracked this month on a possible settlement with the Ivy League school.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The Trump administration sued Harvard University, accusing it of failing to produce documents requested by the Justice Department in its investigation into whether its admissions process discriminates against white applicants.
TAT: [Attacking Education]
TAT: [Attacking Education]
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an architect of the government overhaul that ...
TAT: [Foreign Policy | Attacking Science | Hollowing State]
TAT: [Foreign Policy | Attacking Science | Hollowing State]
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an architect of the government overhaul that has cut thousands of federal jobs, according to three documents
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an architect of the government overhaul that ...
TAT: [Foreign Policy | Attacking Science | Hollowing State]
TAT: [Foreign Policy | Attacking Science | Hollowing State]
The Trump administration sued Harvard University on Friday, accusing it of failing to comply with a federal investigation and seeking documents to determine whether the university had illegally considered race in its admissions process. The move c...
TAT: [Attacking Education | Suppressing Dissent]
TAT: [Attacking Education | Suppressing Dissent]
Trump administration sues Harvard, accuses it of defying admissions probe
The Trump administration sued Harvard University on Friday, accusing it of failing to comply with a federal investigation and seeking documents to determine whether the university had illegally considered race in its admissions process.
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Trump administration sued Harvard University on Friday, accusing it of failing to comply with a federal investigation and seeking documents to determine whether the university had illegally considered race in its admissions process. The move c...
TAT: [Attacking Education | Suppressing Dissent]
TAT: [Attacking Education | Suppressing Dissent]