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News just broke that the Venezuelan boat that Trump struck was not, in fact, headed to the U.S. with drugs.
But this story is disturbing for other reasons, and you need to know why. It's another sign of Trump's growing lawlessness. And it's bad counter-narcotics strategy.
But this story is disturbing for other reasons, and you need to know why. It's another sign of Trump's growing lawlessness. And it's bad counter-narcotics strategy.
September 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
News just broke that the Venezuelan boat that Trump struck was not, in fact, headed to the U.S. with drugs.
But this story is disturbing for other reasons, and you need to know why. It's another sign of Trump's growing lawlessness. And it's bad counter-narcotics strategy.
But this story is disturbing for other reasons, and you need to know why. It's another sign of Trump's growing lawlessness. And it's bad counter-narcotics strategy.
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The dropped charges means Boeing won't be labeled a felon, which could help it win lucrative defense contracts without a waiver from the Pentagon.
Boeing reaches deal to avoid criminal charges over deadly 737 Max crashes
The dropped charges means Boeing won't be labeled a felon, which could help it win lucrative defense contracts without a waiver from the Pentagon.
www.businessinsider.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The dropped charges means Boeing won't be labeled a felon, which could help it win lucrative defense contracts without a waiver from the Pentagon.
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If it were President Bernie Sanders messing with their bottom lines, I feel like somehow they’d figure it out pretty quick.
May 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If it were President Bernie Sanders messing with their bottom lines, I feel like somehow they’d figure it out pretty quick.
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Unreal: To sustain his lie about a "genocide" of "white farmers" while meeting with the South African president, Trump used a photo of war deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
Trump’s Lie about Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque
That photo he brandished to Cyril Ramaphosa was from the Democratic Republic of Congo—whose refugees the Trump administration is pointedly not welcoming to America.
newrepublic.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Unreal: To sustain his lie about a "genocide" of "white farmers" while meeting with the South African president, Trump used a photo of war deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
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Fun fact: everyone involved in protecting reproduce rights gets death threats with such regularity we don’t bother to report any but the most specific.
These lunatics hate women, and hate anyone who doesn’t.
These lunatics hate women, and hate anyone who doesn’t.
One dead in bombing at an IVF clinic in Palm Springs. thepalmspringspost.com/one-dead-aft...
One dead after explosion outside reproductive center in Downtown Palm Springs; police say it appears to be an ‘intentional act of violence’ ⋆ The Palm Springs Post
Police confirm one person is dead after an explosion. Other injuries have also been reported.
thepalmspringspost.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Fun fact: everyone involved in protecting reproduce rights gets death threats with such regularity we don’t bother to report any but the most specific.
These lunatics hate women, and hate anyone who doesn’t.
These lunatics hate women, and hate anyone who doesn’t.
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Police expert testifies that officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols used excessive force
Police expert testifies that officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols used excessive force
Expert testifying for the defense acknowledged that Memphis officers’ blows had been unnecessary
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Police expert testifies that officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols used excessive force
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In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
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Woman from Haiti died in ICE custody at a for-profit immigration detention center owner by GEO Group 👇
Woman from Haiti dies while in ICE custody at detention facility in Broward
She’d been at the facility for 20 days and in ICE custody for two months, 13 days.
www.miamiherald.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Woman from Haiti died in ICE custody at a for-profit immigration detention center owner by GEO Group 👇
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Amazingly, it wouldn’t be the first time the Pats plane was used by ICE in the offseason 😬
www.audacy.com/national/spo...
www.audacy.com/national/spo...
Patriots team plane appears to have been used for ICE deportation flights
The New England Patriots have touted the use of their team planes for humanitarian missions, but the aircraft also seem to be commissioned for much darker purposes.
www.audacy.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Amazingly, it wouldn’t be the first time the Pats plane was used by ICE in the offseason 😬
www.audacy.com/national/spo...
www.audacy.com/national/spo...
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Did the New England Patriots team plane just fly to Guantanamo? 👀
April 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Did the New England Patriots team plane just fly to Guantanamo? 👀
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EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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Three American children aged two, four and seven -- one of whom has a rare form of cancer -- have been deported from the United States alongside their undocumented immigrant mothers, campaigners announced Saturday.
US deports 3 American children, including cancer patient: rights groups
by Jonathan BROWNThree American children aged two, four and seven -- one of whom has a rare form of cancer -- have been deported from the United States alongside their undocumented immigrant mothers, ...
www.rawstory.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Three American children aged two, four and seven -- one of whom has a rare form of cancer -- have been deported from the United States alongside their undocumented immigrant mothers, campaigners announced Saturday.
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Monica Isham is the 1st woman & 1st minority to serve as a circuit court judge in Sawyer County.
In an email to all Wisconsin state judges she said: “If there is no support for us, l will refuse to hold court. If this costs me my job or gets me arrested, then at least I know I did the right thing.”
In an email to all Wisconsin state judges she said: “If there is no support for us, l will refuse to hold court. If this costs me my job or gets me arrested, then at least I know I did the right thing.”
Wisconsin Judge Monica Isham Threatens Not To Hold Court Over Hannah Dugan Arrest
Wisconsin Circuit Judge Monica Isham is threatening to refuse to hold court and even raise bail on defendants because of the arrest of Milwaukee Judge Hannah
www.wisconsinrightnow.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Monica Isham is the 1st woman & 1st minority to serve as a circuit court judge in Sawyer County.
In an email to all Wisconsin state judges she said: “If there is no support for us, l will refuse to hold court. If this costs me my job or gets me arrested, then at least I know I did the right thing.”
In an email to all Wisconsin state judges she said: “If there is no support for us, l will refuse to hold court. If this costs me my job or gets me arrested, then at least I know I did the right thing.”
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Vance's Easter visit to Rome clogged its streets with a 40-vehicle entourage. He also demanded the Coliseum be closed so he and his family could tour it alone. Tourists who properly booked slots in advance got screwed.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
JD Vance and his forty 4x4s visit the Vatican during trip to Rome
The US vice-president, a self-styled ‘baby Catholic’ who was baptised in 2019, and his family met senior officials from the Catholic Church
www.thetimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Vance's Easter visit to Rome clogged its streets with a 40-vehicle entourage. He also demanded the Coliseum be closed so he and his family could tour it alone. Tourists who properly booked slots in advance got screwed.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
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NEW: Statement from attorney for Judge Dugan.
"Hannah C. Dugan has committed herself to the rule of law and the principles of due process for her entire career as a lawyer and a judge. Judge Dugan will defend herself vigorously, and looks forward to being exonerated."
"Hannah C. Dugan has committed herself to the rule of law and the principles of due process for her entire career as a lawyer and a judge. Judge Dugan will defend herself vigorously, and looks forward to being exonerated."
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan charged with 2 felonies in ICE case
Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and is in federal custody.
www.jsonline.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
NEW: Statement from attorney for Judge Dugan.
"Hannah C. Dugan has committed herself to the rule of law and the principles of due process for her entire career as a lawyer and a judge. Judge Dugan will defend herself vigorously, and looks forward to being exonerated."
"Hannah C. Dugan has committed herself to the rule of law and the principles of due process for her entire career as a lawyer and a judge. Judge Dugan will defend herself vigorously, and looks forward to being exonerated."
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Easy to be flippant, but Trump going on the record to tell the media he is not in control of his govt and is being misinformed by advisors. Someone else is running the country.
April 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Easy to be flippant, but Trump going on the record to tell the media he is not in control of his govt and is being misinformed by advisors. Someone else is running the country.
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For anybody in or near Milwaukee, there was a rapid response action at the Federal Building this AM, and Voces De La Frontera have called for another rally THIS AFTERNOON at 3:00 PM!
April 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
For anybody in or near Milwaukee, there was a rapid response action at the Federal Building this AM, and Voces De La Frontera have called for another rally THIS AFTERNOON at 3:00 PM!
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Breaking news: The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday.
Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline
Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates continue, a new model shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Breaking news: The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday.
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As we mentioned — MEMPHIS: “A decades-old law firm (Donati Law) has resigned from the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA), citing qualms with its inaction against Trump’s ‘unprecedented assault on the rule of law.’” www.actionnews5.com/2025/04/24/m...
The letter: www.instagram.com/p/DI1vFJeyr6...
The letter: www.instagram.com/p/DI1vFJeyr6...
April 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
As we mentioned — MEMPHIS: “A decades-old law firm (Donati Law) has resigned from the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA), citing qualms with its inaction against Trump’s ‘unprecedented assault on the rule of law.’” www.actionnews5.com/2025/04/24/m...
The letter: www.instagram.com/p/DI1vFJeyr6...
The letter: www.instagram.com/p/DI1vFJeyr6...
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Though officers would not be barred from conducting “lawful pretextual traffic stops,” Chicago Police Department's draft stressed that those stops “must strike a balance between identifying those engaged in criminal conduct and the community’s sense of fairness.”
CPD unveils first draft of new policy on traffic stops
The first draft of the Chicago Police Department’s future policy regulating traffic stops was unveiled Thursday.
www.chicagotribune.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Though officers would not be barred from conducting “lawful pretextual traffic stops,” Chicago Police Department's draft stressed that those stops “must strike a balance between identifying those engaged in criminal conduct and the community’s sense of fairness.”
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Feels like this isn’t hitting like the bombshell it should be. Has the Times or the Post even covered it yet? abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...
Hegseth used Signal app connected to 'dirty line' on personal computer in Pentagon office: Sources
It was connected to the internet on an unsecured commercial line, sources said.
abcnews.go.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Feels like this isn’t hitting like the bombshell it should be. Has the Times or the Post even covered it yet? abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...
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Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Pete Hegseth using the nuclear codes as his password on Pornhub, both parties have ignored our nation's security.
April 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Pete Hegseth using the nuclear codes as his password on Pornhub, both parties have ignored our nation's security.
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This standoff is more perilous than ever, now that the US cannot be relied upon to bring New Delhi and Islamabad back from the brink
India and Pakistan Are at a Dangerous Moment
This standoff is more perilous than ever, now that the US cannot be relied upon to bring New Delhi and Islamabad back from the brink.
www.bloomberg.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This standoff is more perilous than ever, now that the US cannot be relied upon to bring New Delhi and Islamabad back from the brink