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Various other experts and US lawmakers have similarly condemned the dozens of strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean since September.
Admiral Who Ordered Bombing of Boat Strike Survivors Asked Military Lawyer First
Over 100 people have been killed by Trump administration boat strikes widely condemned as illegal.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Various other experts and US lawmakers have similarly condemned the dozens of strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean since September.
“Healthcare decisions should be made by doctors and patients – not by politicians in Washington threatening to destroy providers’ careers and spreading fear among transgender youth and their families.”
19 States and DC Are Suing to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
The lawsuit challenges a Health and Human Services declaration last week that bars providers from Medicare and Medicaid.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Healthcare decisions should be made by doctors and patients – not by politicians in Washington threatening to destroy providers’ careers and spreading fear among transgender youth and their families.”
In 2017, JANM was among the first museums in the country to see its leaders speak out against Trump’s anti-Muslim travel ban.
Japanese American National Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Attacks on History
“I just don’t believe for a second that museums can be neutral,” the museum’s president and CEO said.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In 2017, JANM was among the first museums in the country to see its leaders speak out against Trump’s anti-Muslim travel ban.
"Criminalization and repression are not aberrations of climate governance but a core governing strategy.”
Climate Protesters Face Greater Risk of Crackdown Amid Rising Authoritarianism
A new study found that vilifying protestors in public and through the media has been key to state repression tactics.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"Criminalization and repression are not aberrations of climate governance but a core governing strategy.”
When I and many of the men around me were at our hope’s end, letters and pictures were the knots at the end of the rope that we clung to.
In Prison, Holding Handwritten Cards Is a Rare Joy. Illinois Is Taking It Away.
When mail is digitized, it becomes sterile – no longer a precious handwritten card that smells like my gramma’s perfume.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When I and many of the men around me were at our hope’s end, letters and pictures were the knots at the end of the rope that we clung to.
“This change gives a lot of hope to ones who have been hopeless such as myself.”
Incarcerated Californians Express Cautious Optimism About New Clemency Proposal
The change has brought hope to some who fear dying in prison, while others worry it won't save them from such a fate.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“This change gives a lot of hope to ones who have been hopeless such as myself.”
Leqaa Kordia was arrested last year at a Gaza solidarity protest at Columbia University, but the charges were dismissed.
Calls Grow for Release of Palestinian Who Has Been Jailed by ICE Since March
Leqaa Kordia was arrested last year at a Gaza solidarity protest at Columbia University, but the charges were dismissed.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Leqaa Kordia was arrested last year at a Gaza solidarity protest at Columbia University, but the charges were dismissed.
Since Trump’s return, the department’s civil rights arm hasn’t resolved a single racial harassment investigation - via @ProPublica
Racial Harassment of Students Ignored by Trump’s Department of Education
Records filed in court cases show that most complaints filed by families have been dismissed without investigation.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Since Trump’s return, the department’s civil rights arm hasn’t resolved a single racial harassment investigation - via @ProPublica
Despite the president courting the CEOs of the mining industry heavily during his campaign, miners themselves feel neglected and left behind.
Coal Miners Were Poised to Win Key Safety Protections. Then Trump Showed Up.
After courting coal miners during his campaign, Trump has left a trail of broken promises.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Despite the president courting the CEOs of the mining industry heavily during his campaign, miners themselves feel neglected and left behind.
The proposal calls for contractors to help renovate industrial warehouses across the US that will likely have poor ventilation, climate control, plumbing, and sanitation systems.
ICE Documents Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses
“They want to build a network of concentration camps,” said one critic.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The proposal calls for contractors to help renovate industrial warehouses across the US that will likely have poor ventilation, climate control, plumbing, and sanitation systems.
Christmas is due to arrive without lights and without warmth, burdened by the memory of a war that has not truly ended.
Gaza Will Mark Christmas With Silent Bells, Frozen Nights, and Grief
Christmas is due to arrive without lights and without warmth, burdened by the memory of a war that has not truly ended.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Christmas is due to arrive without lights and without warmth, burdened by the memory of a war that has not truly ended.
A critic slammed the move to “seize borrowers’ wages instead of defending borrowers’ right to affordable payments.”
Trump Admin to Begin Garnishing Wages for Defaulted Student Loans in January
Wages could be garnished as early as 30 days after borrowers receive notice.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A critic slammed the move to “seize borrowers’ wages instead of defending borrowers’ right to affordable payments.”
“Trump and his allies won’t stop until they’ve imposed a national abortion ban,” said a reproductive rights advocate.
Trump Admin Quietly Bans Veterans’ Abortion Care, Even for Rape and Health Risks
“Trump and his allies won’t stop until they’ve imposed a national abortion ban,” said a reproductive rights advocate.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Trump and his allies won’t stop until they’ve imposed a national abortion ban,” said a reproductive rights advocate.
Greta Thunberg, a prominent climate activist, was arrested during a protest in support of Palestinian hunger strikers. Thunberg spoke out in solidarity with the UK hunger strikers, some of whom have endured a 50-day fast.
Greta Thunberg Arrested in Protest Supporting Palestine Action Hunger Strikers
Thunberg spoke out in support of hunger strikers in the UK, some of whom have refused food for over 50 days.
truthout.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Greta Thunberg, a prominent climate activist, was arrested during a protest in support of Palestinian hunger strikers. Thunberg spoke out in solidarity with the UK hunger strikers, some of whom have endured a 50-day fast.
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Here's a fun fact to share with relatives: Trump promised over and over to slash our energy bills in half but also embraced the fossil fuel industry's rush to export as much fracked gas as possible.
Now winter heating bills are up 22% over 2024, even though the US is the world's top gas producer!
Now winter heating bills are up 22% over 2024, even though the US is the world's top gas producer!
Trump’s Embrace of Natural Gas Exports Is Driving Up Energy Bills for Consumers
US households paid $12 billion more for natural gas over the first nine months of Trump’s term, about $124 per family.
truthout.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Here's a fun fact to share with relatives: Trump promised over and over to slash our energy bills in half but also embraced the fossil fuel industry's rush to export as much fracked gas as possible.
Now winter heating bills are up 22% over 2024, even though the US is the world's top gas producer!
Now winter heating bills are up 22% over 2024, even though the US is the world's top gas producer!
Trump’s LNG export binge has blown up household energy costs, with US families paying $12 billion more for natural gas in the first nine months of his term — about $124 per family — despite his promises to slash utility bills in half.
Trump’s Embrace of Natural Gas Exports Is Driving Up Energy Bills for Consumers
US households paid $12 billion more for natural gas over the first nine months of Trump’s term, about $124 per family.
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump’s LNG export binge has blown up household energy costs, with US families paying $12 billion more for natural gas in the first nine months of his term — about $124 per family — despite his promises to slash utility bills in half.
Condé Nast’s mass layoffs and alleged illegal firings of union leaders highlight a broader corporate offensive on media workers, as unions fight consolidation, AI-driven job cuts, and attacks on diversity to defend workplace democracy and free expression.
Condé Nast Upheaval Signals a New Level of Corporate War on Media Workers
Facing the impacts of mergers and displacement by AI, media unions are fighting for democracy and freedom of expression.
truthout.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Condé Nast’s mass layoffs and alleged illegal firings of union leaders highlight a broader corporate offensive on media workers, as unions fight consolidation, AI-driven job cuts, and attacks on diversity to defend workplace democracy and free expression.
Journalist Jasper Nathaniel describes barely surviving a brutal ambush by a gang of masked Israeli settlers while helping Palestinians harvest olives in the occupied West Bank, as settler violence and military impunity surge across the region.
Journalist Shares Firsthand Account of Surviving Brutal Israeli Settler Attack
Jasper Nathaniel was aiding Palestinians in an olive harvest in the West Bank when a settler gang ambushed them.
truthout.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Journalist Jasper Nathaniel describes barely surviving a brutal ambush by a gang of masked Israeli settlers while helping Palestinians harvest olives in the occupied West Bank, as settler violence and military impunity surge across the region.
The Pentagon has failed its 8th straight audit, yet Congress just handed it a record $1 trillion budget that will pour billions into contractors tied to billionaires like Elon Musk and Alex Karp while ordinary Americans struggle to cover basic needs.
Pentagon Fails 8th Audit in a Row as Congress Grants It $1 Trillion Budget
This funding will enrich billionaires like Elon Musk and Alex Karp as Americans struggle to afford basic needs.
truthout.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Pentagon has failed its 8th straight audit, yet Congress just handed it a record $1 trillion budget that will pour billions into contractors tied to billionaires like Elon Musk and Alex Karp while ordinary Americans struggle to cover basic needs.
The DOJ’s latest Epstein document dump came with a disclaimer insisting allegations against Trump are “baseless,” even as the newly released files reference him multiple times in logs, messages, and other records tied to Epstein’s network.
DOJ Releases New Epstein Files With Disclaimer Attempting to Exonerate Trump
Trump is mentioned numerous times in the latest batch of documents related to the elite sex trafficker.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The DOJ’s latest Epstein document dump came with a disclaimer insisting allegations against Trump are “baseless,” even as the newly released files reference him multiple times in logs, messages, and other records tied to Epstein’s network.
An Ojibwe band is suing to overturn a federal permit for Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline, arguing the reroute would pollute their wetlands and threaten treaty‑protected waters, wild rice, and other vital resources.
This Ojibwe Band Is Suing to Stop a Pipeline From Polluting Their Wetland Home
The suit targets a federal permit for Enbridge’s Line 5, which the tribe says puts treaty-protected resources at risk.
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
An Ojibwe band is suing to overturn a federal permit for Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline, arguing the reroute would pollute their wetlands and threaten treaty‑protected waters, wild rice, and other vital resources.
A Kenyan maternity ward is reeling after Trump’s cuts to World Food Program aid, leaving pregnant people and newborns without reliable nutrition and forcing families into desperation as basic care is starved of resources.
Inside a Kenyan Maternity Ward Being Starved by US Foreign Aid Cuts
The Trump administration’s decision to cut funding for World Food Program operations has left families desperate.
truthout.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A Kenyan maternity ward is reeling after Trump’s cuts to World Food Program aid, leaving pregnant people and newborns without reliable nutrition and forcing families into desperation as basic care is starved of resources.
Hawai‘i is nearing a pivotal deadline on military land leases, exposing how the US has long abused Hawaiian land and opening a rare chance for Native communities to assert Indigenous sovereignty and demand the land’s return for public and ecological healing.
Hawai‘i Has a Rare Opportunity to Reclaim Land From the US Military
The US military is abusing Hawaiian land. Will residents be able to exert Indigenous sovereignty and get it back?
truthout.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Hawai‘i is nearing a pivotal deadline on military land leases, exposing how the US has long abused Hawaiian land and opening a rare chance for Native communities to assert Indigenous sovereignty and demand the land’s return for public and ecological healing.
The Trump administration is moving to cancel five major offshore wind projects, deepening its broader assault on renewable energy and likely driving up utility costs for consumers by keeping the US locked into more expensive, polluting fossil fuels.
Trump Administration Moves to Kill 5 Major Offshore Wind Projects
The decision is a part of Trump’s broad attack on renewable energy sources, pushing up utility rates for US consumers.
truthout.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Trump administration is moving to cancel five major offshore wind projects, deepening its broader assault on renewable energy and likely driving up utility costs for consumers by keeping the US locked into more expensive, polluting fossil fuels.
Trump megadonor Larry Ellison is reportedly pledging $40 billion to help his son buy CNN’s parent company, in a media power play that one critic warns makes the billionaire tycoon a direct threat to independent journalism and democracy.
Trump Ally Larry Ellison Pledges $40B to Help His Son Buy CNN Parent Company
“Larry Ellison is a threat to journalism and democracy,” one critic warned of the mogul’s newest media power play.
truthout.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump megadonor Larry Ellison is reportedly pledging $40 billion to help his son buy CNN’s parent company, in a media power play that one critic warns makes the billionaire tycoon a direct threat to independent journalism and democracy.