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you know red states already sent in their voter rolls for the big surveillance database
Democratic senators Alex Padilla and Dick Durbin said they “strongly oppose” the DOJ’s unprecedented legal efforts to stronghold states into handing over private voter data, arguing it lacks the legal authority to do so. https://bit.ly/3WKpqVf
DOJ Efforts to Seize Voter Data ‘Pose Serious Risks’ to Privacy and National Security, Senators Warn
Read more here.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Why is fascism right-wing?
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
another casualty of Dems dying in office, clutching to power
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Jun 14
The House narrowly approved legislation Thursday to eliminate the next two years of federal funding for public media outlets.

The measure passed 214 to 212, with two Republican lawmakers switching their votes from "no" to "yes" to push it over the finish line.
House votes to kill funding for public media
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
n.pr
June 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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U.S. agents suspected Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders.

Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.
“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a…
www.propublica.org
June 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Workers are "terrified" as immigration agents sweep farms, the president of United Farm Workers says, adding that Americans should think about the "human loss" as well as "crops rotting" in the fields.
Americans will feel impact of immigration enforcement on farms, union president warns
Workers are "terrified" as immigration agents sweep farms, the president of United Farm Workers says, adding that Americans should think about the "human loss" as well as "crops rotting" in the fields
n.pr
June 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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The Trump administration is looking to cut funding for already underfunded tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%.

College leaders had not been warned of the proposed cuts nor consulted during the budgeting process.

By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate…
www.propublica.org
June 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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RUN PIGGIES RUN!

LAPD getting pushed back by the crowd. Fuck ICE! FUCK LAPD!
June 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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They were born on U.S. soil, are entitled to U.S. passports and allowed to serve in the U.S. military, but 11 people in a small Alaska town are facing criminal charges after they tried to participate in a fundamental part of American democracy: voting.
Here's what to know about American Samoans in Alaska who are being prosecuted after trying to vote
They were born on U.S. soil, are entitled to U.S. passports and allowed to serve in the U.S. military, but 11 people in a small Alaska town are facing criminal charges after they tried to participate in a fundamental part of American democracy: voting.
bit.ly
June 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Palestinian photojournalist Abdel Rahim Khudr breaks down after discovering the loss of 48 family members in an Israeli air attack that hit his home in northern Gaza on the first day of Eid al-Adha.
June 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza as outrage grows over the killings of starving Palestinians seeking food aid.
Israel destroys Gaza dialysis centre; outrage over killings at aid sites
Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza as outrage grows over the killings of starving Palestinians seeking food aid.
bit.ly
June 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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An immigration lawyer who tried to stave off ICE disappearances in Lower Manhattan last week spoke to Hell Gate about the trap that's being set for immigrants.

"This is so extreme, from both a legal perspective and one's conscience," she told Hell Gate.

hellgatenyc.com/immigration-...
June 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol.

Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.

W/ @texastribune.org@cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Oopsie
May 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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MUST WATCH: They didn’t just burn Tulsa — they burned proof.

Black wealth. Black futures. Gone.
And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened.

📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of.

Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
May 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
nbcnews.to
May 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Ethical Diamond Company Only Uses White Children To Mine
http://theonion.com/...
March 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Dozens of Palestinians released from Israeli jails show signs of torture and starvation, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said following the latest batch that was released on Saturday.
Palestinians released by Israel show signs of ‘torture, starvation’
Palestinians released from Israeli jails show signs of torture and starvation, said Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
aje.io
February 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Knowingly or not, liberal columnists and publications have contributed to a moment where the worst, most hateful actors feel emboldened, where they can thrive.
Mainstream media paved the way for Trump's anti-trans policies | Xtra Magazine
OPINION: Years of questionable coverage manufactured consent for Trump’s executive order targeting gender-affirming care
xtramagazine.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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December 14, 2024 at 10:02 PM
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November 25, 2024 at 5:30 PM
I heard liberals are "soul searching" and I wanted to help
November 21, 2024 at 2:31 PM
I can't tell if I've gotten really good at detecting bad faith or if that's just the easiest bet on the internet
November 21, 2024 at 2:01 PM
shocking? you must be new here
November 20, 2024 at 11:48 PM
my first post is worse than your first post
October 21, 2023 at 9:42 PM