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Schumer and Jeffries Refuse to Back Growing Democratic Calls to Defund ICE truthout.org/articles/sch...
Schumer and Jeffries Refuse to Back Growing Democratic Calls to Defund ICE
Amid outrage over the killing of Renee Good, Democratic leaders are declining to use their leverage to fight the agency.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Schumer and Jeffries Refuse to Back Growing Democratic Calls to Defund ICE truthout.org/articles/sch...
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Dictators like Trump are what prompted the Founding Fathers to give the Congress the exclusive right to fire a sitting president. The polls already show a majority of Americans want this to be done. They sense that Trump and his Trumpsters are only going to get worse, much worse. -R
December 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Dictators like Trump are what prompted the Founding Fathers to give the Congress the exclusive right to fire a sitting president. The polls already show a majority of Americans want this to be done. They sense that Trump and his Trumpsters are only going to get worse, much worse. -R
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What other ethnic group would be treated with such indifference or ignorance or bias? Especially a devastated population, with the heaviest casualties among babies and children, by U.S.-made weapons. -R
Opinion | 65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza (Published 2024)
“Nearly every day I was there, I saw a new young child who had been shot in the head or the chest, virtually all of whom went on to die.”
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January 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
What other ethnic group would be treated with such indifference or ignorance or bias? Especially a devastated population, with the heaviest casualties among babies and children, by U.S.-made weapons. -R
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Thug World
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Thug World
A new world order?
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January 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Thug World
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On the Money: Fraud, Drugs, Climate and Democracy in 2026
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On the Money: Fraud, Drugs, Climate and Democracy in 2026
Trump lies about Somali fraud and drug prices, but there’s hope for addressing climate change and protecting democracy
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January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
On the Money: Fraud, Drugs, Climate and Democracy in 2026
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From Jan. 6th to Maduro Kidnapping, the Threat Trump Poses Is Existential www.commondreams.org/opinion/from...
From Jan. 6th to Maduro Kidnapping, the Threat Trump Poses Is Existential | Common Dreams
Trump’s blatant lawlessness will haunt America and the world for a long, long time.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
From Jan. 6th to Maduro Kidnapping, the Threat Trump Poses Is Existential www.commondreams.org/opinion/from...
Former FBI agent Frank Figluizzi: ICE agent was not in danger when he killed Renee Good
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Former FBI agent Frank Figluizzi: ICE agent was not in danger when he killed Renee Good
Plus my interview of Minn AG Keith Ellison
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January 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Former FBI agent Frank Figluizzi: ICE agent was not in danger when he killed Renee Good
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'Sound the Alarm': Lawmakers Vote to Subpoena Journalist Who Named Delta Force Commander www.commondreams.org/news/seth-harp
'Sound the Alarm': Lawmakers Vote to Subpoena Journalist Who Named Delta Force Commander | Common Dreams
One expert asserted that the House vote to subpoena Seth Harp "is clearly designed to chill and intimidate" journalists from reporting on government policies and practices.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
'Sound the Alarm': Lawmakers Vote to Subpoena Journalist Who Named Delta Force Commander www.commondreams.org/news/seth-harp
Trump Wants $6 Trillion Tax Hike to Fund $600 Billion in New War Spending www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Trump Wants $6 Trillion Tax Hike to Fund $600 Billion in New War Spending | Common Dreams
If there was some clear argument as to why we needed such a massive increase in taxes and diversion of resources, as when we confronted the Nazis in World War II, perhaps this hit to the economy could...
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January 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Trump Wants $6 Trillion Tax Hike to Fund $600 Billion in New War Spending www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Weak US Jobs Report Shows 'Bleak Economic Reality' for Workers Under Trump www.commondreams.org/news/jobs-re...
Weak US Jobs Report Shows 'Bleak Economic Reality' for Workers Under Trump | Common Dreams
US labor market running on fumes as December jobs report falls short of expectations. Manufacturing hit hard, economy stagnant under Trump.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Weak US Jobs Report Shows 'Bleak Economic Reality' for Workers Under Trump www.commondreams.org/news/jobs-re...
'Reign of Terror': ICE Builds Appalling Record of Killings, Beatings, Kidnappings, and More www.commondreams.org/news/ice-abu...
'Reign of Terror': ICE Builds Appalling Record of Killings, Beatings, Kidnappings, and More | Common Dreams
"We just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood, in the street," said US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "This is an agency that must be reined in."
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January 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
'Reign of Terror': ICE Builds Appalling Record of Killings, Beatings, Kidnappings, and More www.commondreams.org/news/ice-abu...
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The former MAGA bodyguard is accused of having hundreds of boxes of “bulk narcotics” sent to his home.
MAGA Star’s Bodyguard Busted by Feds With Alleged Fentanyl Stockpile
Vivek Ramaswamy’s team assured the suspect had passed multiple background checks.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The former MAGA bodyguard is accused of having hundreds of boxes of “bulk narcotics” sent to his home.
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This is what you get when billionaires own the media. Support grassroots, independent media like Truthout if you can. truthout.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Minnesota officials said Thursday that the Trump administration has barred them from assisting in the investigation into an ICE agent’s killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, marking an extreme step in the GOP’s seeming all-out efforts to prevent accountability for the shooter.
GOP Goes All-Out to Prevent Accountability for Agent Who Shot Renee Nicole Good
Minnesota officials say the Trump administration has cut them out of an investigation into the ICE killing.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Minnesota officials said Thursday that the Trump administration has barred them from assisting in the investigation into an ICE agent’s killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, marking an extreme step in the GOP’s seeming all-out efforts to prevent accountability for the shooter.
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Minneapolis Public Schools canceled all classes for the rest of the week following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent on Wednesday.
Minneapolis Schools Cancel Classes Amid Violent Federal Immigration Crackdown
Federal agents tackled people and used chemical weapons as school let out at Roosevelt High on Wednesday.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Minneapolis Public Schools canceled all classes for the rest of the week following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent on Wednesday.
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Republicans willingness to ignore this threat is the real problem
Republicans willingness to ignore this threat is the real problem
When Louise and I lived in Germany in the 1980s, we visited Neuschwanstein Castle, the fantasy palace perched on a Bavarian cliff that looks like it escaped from a fairy tale. Tour guides will tell you about its beauty and its role as an inspiration for Disney, but they’ll also share a more unsettli...
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January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Republicans willingness to ignore this threat is the real problem
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Trump’s Greenland obsession stems from how big it appears on maps: White House insider
Trump’s Greenland obsession stems from how big it appears on maps: White House insider
Donald Trump's longstanding obsession with annexing Greenland for the US might have a much more basic motivation than any he has given thus far, as one author who had close access to him wrote for The New Yorker, and it all has to do with how big the island territory looks on a map.Susan B. Glasser ...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Trump’s Greenland obsession stems from how big it appears on maps: White House insider
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Oil execs playing 'dodgeball' over Trump’s Venezuela demands
Oil execs playing 'dodgeball' over Trump’s Venezuela demands
With leftist Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro having been captured by U.S. forces and sent to a federal detention center in New York City, U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring oil companies to invest their resources in the troubled South American country. But their CEOs, according to reporti...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Oil execs playing 'dodgeball' over Trump’s Venezuela demands
Seriously, what is a human being?
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Seriously, what is a human being?
Corporations aren’t. AI is not. But immigrants and Venezuelans definitely are.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Seriously, what is a human being?
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Add your name to the petition demanding Congress pass legislation requiring all immigration agents to clearly display their agency and name or badge number—just like other local law enforcement are required to do. sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Tell Congress: Unmask ICE!
Add your name to the petition demanding Congress pass legislation requiring all immigration agents to clearly display their agency and name or badge number—just like other local law enforcement are re...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Add your name to the petition demanding Congress pass legislation requiring all immigration agents to clearly display their agency and name or badge number—just like other local law enforcement are required to do. sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
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Trump sold young men a boom economy and delivered… vibes, tariffs, and chaos. Turns out “just trust me bro” isn’t a fiscal policy.
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Why young men are cooling on Trump
President Donald Trump’s grip on young men is slipping —and fast. Once a natural draw for this crucial voting bloc that ...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Trump sold young men a boom economy and delivered… vibes, tariffs, and chaos. Turns out “just trust me bro” isn’t a fiscal policy.
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Regardless of whether that happens, what we have now is a blue city on edge, enraged, and fearful—and Trump likely has a brand-new justification for a military crackdown. And, really, that’s what he wanted all along.
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Why ICE’s horrific killing in Minneapolis was inevitable
On Wednesday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed an observer in Minneapolis.� This was always going to happen.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Regardless of whether that happens, what we have now is a blue city on edge, enraged, and fearful—and Trump likely has a brand-new justification for a military crackdown. And, really, that’s what he wanted all along.
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Israel rift complicates Democrats’ midterm comeback
Israel rift complicates Democrats’ midterm comeback
From New York to Michigan, left-leaning challengers are taking on pro-Israel incumbents
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January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Israel rift complicates Democrats’ midterm comeback
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OPINION: It seems appropriate right now to try to clarify one of the most basic questions America is (or should be) struggling with: What does it mean to be a human being?The confusion is mounting.
Another day, another horror, another grim step in Trump's war on humanity itself
It seems appropriate right now to try to clarify one of the most basic questions America is (or should be) struggling with: What does it mean to be a human being?The confusion is mounting.Three illustrations:1. CorporationsCorporations are not human beings. That should be self-evident.But in 2010, t...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
OPINION: It seems appropriate right now to try to clarify one of the most basic questions America is (or should be) struggling with: What does it mean to be a human being?The confusion is mounting.
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Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."