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Trump hits thousands with surprise deportation notice email – including US citizens
Trump hits thousands with surprise deportation notice email – including US citizens
The Trump administration is quietly revoking a temporary legal status that applies to around 900,000 people
www.independent.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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These people are now facing disciplinary action and suspension for this bare minimum criticism of Israel.

It's apparently against their code of conduct to oppose and criticize mass slaughter and mass starvation.
April 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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BREAKING: MeidasTouch has won the Webby Award for 2025 Podcast of the Year! Thank you for this incredible honor. None of this would be possible without this incredible pro-democracy community. Shoutout to the Meidas Mighty!
April 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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European visits are down 17% on last year, with some countries seeing drops of more than 40% as tourists boycott the US
A road less travelled: why tourists are shunning Trump’s America
European visits are down 17 per cent on last year, with some countries seeing drops of more than 40 per cent as tourists boycott the US
www.thetimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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“This is the first time in my living memory where defence and security policy has been a central discussion among the political classes, and even among the Canadian electorate,” says John McKay.

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
Liberals' recycled plan to fix 'badly busted' defence procurement can take root in Trump era, say experts
But the political imperative to act is stronger today than it has been since the Cold War, says former federal Liberal defence minister David Pratt, and John McKay says Carney's idea may be recycled…
www.hilltimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Two young German travelers expected their Hawaii trip to be a highlight. Instead, their visit ended in handcuffs, jail time, and deportation — a stark reminder of the risks some international visitors face at US borders.
https://beatofhawaii.com/why-these-hawaii-travelers-were-jailed-and-deported/
Why These Hawaii Travelers Were Jailed And Deported
Two young travelers expected their Hawaii trip to be the highlight of a long awaited world adventure. Instead, their arrival in Honolulu ended in handcuffs, jail, and deportation.
beatofhawaii.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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NEW: Justice Alito belatedly files his pissy dissent in the Alien Enemies Act / Venezuelan deportation case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
April 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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BREAKING: Supreme Court temporarily blocks removal of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act
April 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Exclusive: Plans are afoot for an American-owned company seized by the Kremlin and placed under state control to be used to supply food to the Russian army, potentially threatening Moscow's warming relations with the US reut.rs/4cBkwRz
Exclusive: Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army, document shows
Canned food maker Glavprodukt, which was seized in October and is the only American-owned firm to be taken under state control, has been caught in the crosshairs.
reut.rs
April 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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In a blistering ruling, a federal judge blocks a new executive order from President Trump punishing a prominent law firm that successfully sued Fox News for promoting false claims of election fraud.

“The framers of our Constitution would see this as a shocking abuse of power,” the judge says.
Federal judge calls Trump's order targeting prominent law firm a 'shocking abuse of power'
Trump, three months into his term, has moved swiftly to use the powers of the presidency in unprecedented ways to punish, weaken and silence his enemies, experts say.
nbcnews.to
April 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Coming soon to a trade negotiation near you
April 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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It’s all one big grift
1. Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, announced an audacious scheme yesterday to profit from Trump's tariffs

Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies

It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest
Truth Social launches scheme to profit from Trump's tariff policies
A jaw-dropping conflict of interest.
popular.info
April 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in March as cross-border travel plummets www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in March as cross-border travel plummets | CBC News
The number of cross-border travellers going from Canada to the U.S. dropped by nearly 900,000 in March compared to the same month last year, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...
www.cbc.ca
April 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Britain will not relax its food-safety standards as part of any deal to secure lower tariffs on its exports to the United States, business minister Jonathan Reynolds said reut.rs/4jggC3a
Looser food standards off the menu in any US-UK trade deal, UK says
Britain will not relax its food safety standards as part of any deal to secure lower tariffs on its exports to the United States, business minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday.
reut.rs
April 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Trump claims his administration will quickly deport "millions and millions" of "illegal aliens" with criminal records. Those millions don't exist. Less than 1% of immigrants deported last fiscal year were kicked out for crimes other than immigration violations www.axios.com/2025/01/27/u...
Why Trump won't be deporting "millions" of "criminal aliens"
To deport millions of "criminals," Trump would have to consider all undocumented immigrants criminals — something U.S. law does not do.
www.axios.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Musk and Ramaswamy are prepping America for a painful period of austerity. They're both billionaires who pay far less taxes on a % basis than you or me and both supportive of lowering that % further while inflicting "austerity" measures.

It should be a bullhorn for Trump voters: You've been had.
November 23, 2024 at 3:22 PM