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The President Is Not Going to the Super Bowl, and the Jumbotron Wins Again
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The President Is Not Going to the Super Bowl, and the Jumbotron Wins Again
A tale of two halftime shows, and one very fragile relationship with applause.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The President Is Not Going to the Super Bowl, and the Jumbotron Wins Again
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Meet the Top 7 Oligarchs Controlling Your Online News www.commondreams.org/opinion/7-ol...
Meet the Top 7 Oligarchs Controlling Your Online News | Common Dreams
The internet has not democratized news in any meaningful way; instead, the media monopoly has simply migrated to digital spaces.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Meet the Top 7 Oligarchs Controlling Your Online News www.commondreams.org/opinion/7-ol...
To Stand Against US Aggression, the World Must Rise for Cuba www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-e...
To Stand Against US Aggression, the World Must Rise for Cuba | Common Dreams
The latest escalation of the US blockade against Cuba — in the form of an executive order authorizing punitive tariffs on any country that dares supply oil to the island—is a cruel and criminal act of...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
To Stand Against US Aggression, the World Must Rise for Cuba www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-e...
ACLU Calls On UN to Initiate 'Urgent Action' Protocols Over Trump's Authoritarian Abuses in Minnesota www.commondreams.org/news/aclu-un...
ACLU Calls On UN to Initiate 'Urgent Action' Protocols Over Trump's Authoritarian Abuses in Minnesota | Common Dreams
ACLU urges UN action on Trump's human rights abuses in Minnesota, citing violations against Somali and Latino communities.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:51 AM
ACLU Calls On UN to Initiate 'Urgent Action' Protocols Over Trump's Authoritarian Abuses in Minnesota www.commondreams.org/news/aclu-un...
'This Is a Wake-Up Call': Critics Disgusted as Billionaire Bezos Guts Washington Post www.commondreams.org/news/bezos-w...
'This Is a Wake-Up Call': Critics Disgusted as Billionaire Bezos Guts Washington Post | Common Dreams
The Washington Post faces massive cuts under billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, sparking outrage. Critics question motives behind layoffs.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
'This Is a Wake-Up Call': Critics Disgusted as Billionaire Bezos Guts Washington Post www.commondreams.org/news/bezos-w...
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Congress increased ICE's funding from $8 billion in 2024 to $28 billion in 2025, making it the nation's most highly funded law enforcement agency. Yet the Senate has held just one public hearing on ICE since then. buff.ly/4tjognS
Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change
Congress has handed ICE a blank check, dramatically increasing its funding without exercising oversight.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Congress increased ICE's funding from $8 billion in 2024 to $28 billion in 2025, making it the nation's most highly funded law enforcement agency. Yet the Senate has held just one public hearing on ICE since then. buff.ly/4tjognS
Escalating Threats to Midterm Elections, Bannon Says Trump Will ‘Have ICE Surround the Polls’ www.commondreams.org/news/bannon-...
Escalating Threats to Midterm Elections, Bannon Says Trump Will ‘Have ICE Surround the Polls’ | Common Dreams
"This is a red alert moment," said Sen. Ed Markey. "We have to start working to protect polling places from Trump's paramilitary ICE goons before it's too late."
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February 5, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Escalating Threats to Midterm Elections, Bannon Says Trump Will ‘Have ICE Surround the Polls’ www.commondreams.org/news/bannon-...
Agriculture Experts Warn of 'Widespread Collapse' in US Farms Thanks to Trump Policies www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...
Agriculture Experts Warn of 'Widespread Collapse' in US Farms Thanks to Trump Policies | Common Dreams
Agriculture experts warn of financial crisis for US farms due to Trump's trade war policies. Tariffs and deportations harming rural communities.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Agriculture Experts Warn of 'Widespread Collapse' in US Farms Thanks to Trump Policies www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...
'Where Is the Ceasefire?': Israel's Bombing of Gaza Kills 23, Mostly Women and Children www.commondreams.org/news/ceasefi...
'Where Is the Ceasefire?': Israel's Bombing of Gaza Kills 23, Mostly Women and Children | Common Dreams
Israeli bombings in Gaza have killed at least 23 Palestinians, including infants, since dawn.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:13 AM
'Where Is the Ceasefire?': Israel's Bombing of Gaza Kills 23, Mostly Women and Children www.commondreams.org/news/ceasefi...
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This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: Inhuman Resources
Inhuman Resources
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February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: Inhuman Resources
'This Occupation Has to End!' Omar Argues After Homan Says Most Agents Will Stay in Minnesota www.commondreams.org/news/minneso...
'This Occupation Has to End!' Omar Argues After Homan Says Most Agents Will Stay in Minnesota | Common Dreams
President Donald Trump's border czar announced the withdrawal of 700 immigration agents from Minnesota, but Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says it's not enough.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
'This Occupation Has to End!' Omar Argues After Homan Says Most Agents Will Stay in Minnesota www.commondreams.org/news/minneso...
Labor market appears OK, but it's hard to be sure without jobs data www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
Labor market appears OK, but it's hard to be sure without jobs data
We can get glimpses through private data sources.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Labor market appears OK, but it's hard to be sure without jobs data www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
French Authorities Summon Elon Musk to Court in X Child Porn Probe newrepublic.com/post/206067/... via @newrepublic.com
French Authorities Summon Elon Musk to Court in X Child Porn Probe
The Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit issued the summons after police searched X offices.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:52 AM
French Authorities Summon Elon Musk to Court in X Child Porn Probe newrepublic.com/post/206067/... via @newrepublic.com
The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism newrepublic.com/article/2059... via @newrepublic.com
The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don’t know what Republicans are going to do.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism newrepublic.com/article/2059... via @newrepublic.com
Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Erupts in Demands for Blood newrepublic.com/article/2060... via @newrepublic.com
Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Erupts in Demands for Blood
As Trump’s designs grow more unnerving and MAGA figures call for an escalation, a journalist who closely tracks ICE explains how the agency is effectively becoming an instrument of authoritarian state...
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February 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Erupts in Demands for Blood newrepublic.com/article/2060... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Edges Into Manipulating the Mid-Terms
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Trump Edges Into Manipulating the Mid-Terms
Cult member and DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard take the lead.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Trump Edges Into Manipulating the Mid-Terms
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I’ve Met This Man Before: The Epstein Files and the Familiarity of Power
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I’ve Met This Man Before: The Epstein Files and the Familiarity of Power
What my father taught me about men who can’t tolerate limits (This essay contains content that may be triggering to some readers)
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February 4, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I’ve Met This Man Before: The Epstein Files and the Familiarity of Power
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