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Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
interc.pt
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
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They had told Newsom to keep I-5 open during this stunt.
An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
They had told Newsom to keep I-5 open during this stunt.
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“They didn’t treat people like they were American.” An immigration raid last month targeted a Chicago apartment building that residents say has long been a hotbed of drug use and violence. Federal agents detained dozens of U.S. citizens during the sweep in the middle of the night.
An ICE Raid at a Building in Chicago Swept Up Dozens of U.S. Citizens
An immigration raid on an apartment building in Chicago followed years of problems with crime, and neglect by landlords. It swept up dozens of U.S. citizens who were detained in the middle of the night.
nyti.ms
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“They didn’t treat people like they were American.” An immigration raid last month targeted a Chicago apartment building that residents say has long been a hotbed of drug use and violence. Federal agents detained dozens of U.S. citizens during the sweep in the middle of the night.
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
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Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
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By allowing for the dismantling of minority districts held by Democrats, a ruling against the VRA could give President Donald Trump and the GOP enough additional seats to lock in the party’s control of the House for a generation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
By allowing for the dismantling of minority districts held by Democrats, a ruling against the VRA could give President Donald Trump and the GOP enough additional seats to lock in the party’s control of the House for a generation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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I’m a career prosecutor who took a $25,000 check from an affiliated entity of Donald Trump’s while investigating Trump University and later left my lobbying firm to become Donald Trump’s personal impeachment lawyer, White House aide, and Attorney General. So don’t you DARE question my integrity.
Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."
October 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’m a career prosecutor who took a $25,000 check from an affiliated entity of Donald Trump’s while investigating Trump University and later left my lobbying firm to become Donald Trump’s personal impeachment lawyer, White House aide, and Attorney General. So don’t you DARE question my integrity.
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"'They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van,' she said..."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
abc7chicago.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"'They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van,' she said..."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
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This tactic is in the news again because ICE agents in Colorado were filmed breaking the window of a car with a baby in the backseat coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...
In July, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
October 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This tactic is in the news again because ICE agents in Colorado were filmed breaking the window of a car with a baby in the backseat coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...
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‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd
‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd
The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd
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The "lung float" test is being used to charge women with murder. Many experts say it's unreliable.
“There’s no way you can determine live birth versus stillbirth with this test," said one doctor, who called the test “an outrageous breach of science.”
(Pub. Oct. 2023)
“There’s no way you can determine live birth versus stillbirth with this test," said one doctor, who called the test “an outrageous breach of science.”
(Pub. Oct. 2023)
A Lab Test That Experts Liken to a Witch Trial Is Helping Send Women to Prison for Murder
The “lung float” test claims to help determine if a baby was born alive or dead, but many medical examiners say it’s too unreliable. Yet the test is still being used to bring murder charges — and get ...
www.propublica.org
September 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The "lung float" test is being used to charge women with murder. Many experts say it's unreliable.
“There’s no way you can determine live birth versus stillbirth with this test," said one doctor, who called the test “an outrageous breach of science.”
(Pub. Oct. 2023)
“There’s no way you can determine live birth versus stillbirth with this test," said one doctor, who called the test “an outrageous breach of science.”
(Pub. Oct. 2023)
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Sometime before his nomination, Jeremy Carl deleted at least 5,000 tweets from his account on X, including posts expressing sympathy for rioters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 — whom he repeatedly described as “political prisoners.” https://cnn.it/4nwJgPi
September 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Sometime before his nomination, Jeremy Carl deleted at least 5,000 tweets from his account on X, including posts expressing sympathy for rioters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 — whom he repeatedly described as “political prisoners.” https://cnn.it/4nwJgPi
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Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan is a hot topic after a blockbuster MSNBC report claimed Homan had accepted a $50,000 bribe from FBI undercover agents, and one senator says Pam Bondi and others knew about the scheme.
'Caught on camera': Senator says 'Pam Bondi knew' about reported 'brazen' bribery scheme
Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan is a hot topic after a blockbuster MSNBC report claimed Homan had accepted a $50,000 bribe from FBI undercover agents, and one senator says Pam Bondi and others knew about the scheme.Raw Story reported on Saturday about a MSNBC exclusive in which the outlet claim...
bit.ly
September 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan is a hot topic after a blockbuster MSNBC report claimed Homan had accepted a $50,000 bribe from FBI undercover agents, and one senator says Pam Bondi and others knew about the scheme.
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Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border chief, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI investigation, according to people familiar with the case, which was later closed by Trump administration officials.
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.
nyti.ms
September 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border chief, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI investigation, according to people familiar with the case, which was later closed by Trump administration officials.
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An offhand comment made by Fox News personality Brian Kilmeade about using "involuntary lethal injection" on mentally ill homeless people set off a wave of outrage on Saturday morning, and led to calls for him to be fired later that same day.
'Just fire him!' Observers push Fox to drop host who suggested 'killing' homeless people
An offhand comment made by Fox News personality Brian Kilmeade about using “involuntary lethal injection” on mentally ill homeless people set off a wave of outrage on Saturday morning, and led to calls for him to be fired later that same day.Conservative attorney and anti-Trump activist George Conwa...
bit.ly
September 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
An offhand comment made by Fox News personality Brian Kilmeade about using "involuntary lethal injection" on mentally ill homeless people set off a wave of outrage on Saturday morning, and led to calls for him to be fired later that same day.
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Feel like one political party kidnapping an opponent should be bigger news
NEW:
“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
August 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Feel like one political party kidnapping an opponent should be bigger news
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Vice President JD Vance's team instructed the Army Corps of Engineers to change the outflow of a river in Ohio so the water would be raised for his family's boating trip, The Guardian reported Wednesday.
JD Vance ordered river raised for family kayaking trip: report
Vice President JD Vance's team instructed the Army Corps of Engineers to change the outflow of a river in Ohio so the water would be raised for his family's boating trip, The Guardian reported Wednesday.The Corps stated that the operation on the Little Miami River was done to “support safe navigatio...
bit.ly
August 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Vice President JD Vance's team instructed the Army Corps of Engineers to change the outflow of a river in Ohio so the water would be raised for his family's boating trip, The Guardian reported Wednesday.
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There is no way to convince me that $3780/hour is anything but graft
Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
www.propublica.org
July 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
There is no way to convince me that $3780/hour is anything but graft
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🚨NEW: We uncovered multiple photos of Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump‘s wedding. Photos of the pair together earlier that year at an event. And video of Epstein Stein and Trump at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics
Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.cnn.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🚨NEW: We uncovered multiple photos of Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump‘s wedding. Photos of the pair together earlier that year at an event. And video of Epstein Stein and Trump at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
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Donald Trump once hosted a party featuring "young women" where Jeffrey Epstein "was the only other guest," the New York Times reported over the weekend.
Trump hosted party for 'young women' where Epstein was the only guest: New York Times
Donald Trump once hosted a party featuring "young women" where Jeffrey Epstein "was the only other guest," the New York Times reported over the weekend.In an article titled "Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein," Alan Feuer and Matthew Goldstein write that, "For nearly 15 years, the ...
bit.ly
July 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Donald Trump once hosted a party featuring "young women" where Jeffrey Epstein "was the only other guest," the New York Times reported over the weekend.
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Wow:
The first redistricting proposals for TX are in.
This is what cracking and packing looks like.
This is an intensive gerrymander.
See how the districts spiral in fingers into the cities.
Lizzie Fletcher's district TX7 becomes almost entirely rural.
This is what cracking and packing looks like.
This is an intensive gerrymander.
See how the districts spiral in fingers into the cities.
Lizzie Fletcher's district TX7 becomes almost entirely rural.
July 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Wow:
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Attorney General Pam Bondi said she will ask a federal court to unseal more grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
But those transcripts, which could take weeks to release, would constitute only a fraction of the evidence the FBI has. wapo.st/40TzAVW
But those transcripts, which could take weeks to release, would constitute only a fraction of the evidence the FBI has. wapo.st/40TzAVW
Attorney General Bondi expected to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony
The attorney general said she would ask a court Friday to unseal pertinent grand jury records. That’s a portion of what would be included in the Justice Department’s broader investigative file.
wapo.st
July 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she will ask a federal court to unseal more grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
But those transcripts, which could take weeks to release, would constitute only a fraction of the evidence the FBI has. wapo.st/40TzAVW
But those transcripts, which could take weeks to release, would constitute only a fraction of the evidence the FBI has. wapo.st/40TzAVW