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Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown | "State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans … according to law enforcement records reviewed by The Associated Press."
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown
State and federal authorities are monitoring online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The year the media oligarchs bowed to Trump | Media Matters: "[C]orporate media owners […] are damaging celebrated news outlets like CBS and The Washington Post out of some combination of personal preference and political expedience."
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The year the media oligarchs bowed to Trump
We warned last year that Donald Trump’s second term as president would turbo-charge the political right’s burgeoning media-intimidation complex. Republican officials and right-wing billionaires were a...
www.mediamatters.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Detroit nonprofit honors labor advocate removed from NLRB by Trump; "[Gwynne] Wilcox headlined Sugar Law Center’s annual “Essential Advocacy: For Economic & Social Justice” dinner & speaker event. The night included an address from Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist & was attended by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib"
Detroit nonprofit honors labor advocate removed from national board by Trump • Michigan Advance
As Gwynne Wilcox awaits a court ruling to determine if President Donald Trump had the power to remove her from the National Labor Relations Board, the tireless labor advocate returned to Detroit last ...
michiganadvance.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Exodus From State Department Legal Office Could Heighten Risk Of Trump Admin Breaking The Law
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There's An Exodus Happening In A Very Vital State Department Office
The office tackles global issues such as the administration’s deadly strikes in the Caribbean, which lawmakers and experts say could involve war crimes. Dozens of officials have left this year.
www.huffpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Video: A protest in Brattleboro against a war in Venezuela | Brattleboro Reformer: "People gathered in Pliny Park in Brattleboro as part of a national day of protest, "No war on Venezuela, no more murders on the high seas," on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025." (Vermont)
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A prtoest in Brattleboro against a war in Venezuela
YouTube video by Brattleboro Reformer
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December 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Greg Gutfeld on double tap boat strike: "it's just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it" | Fox News host: "I refuse to invest any amount of caring on those people on the boat […] We were talking about the trans issue […] We were talking about real stories…"
Greg Gutfeld on double tap boat strike: "It's just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it"
www.mediamatters.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Top House Democrat: ‘No way on earth’ US should be going to war with Venezuela | The top Democrat (Ranking Member) on the House Armed Services Committee: "[T]here is no way on earth we should be going to war or trying to do regime change in Venezuela."
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Shipwrecked or Not, All These Bombings are Murder (December 5, 2025) | Amnesty International USA's Director for Security and Human Rights: "Despite the obvious illegality of these military operations, the U.S. killing spree continues. This outrageous disregard for the rule of law must end."
Shipwrecked or Not, All These Bombings are Murder
Despite the obvious illegality of these military operations, the U.S. killing spree continues.
www.amnestyusa.org
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
From Cleveland to Detroit and Seattle, democratic socialists rack up local wins — including Tanmay Shah
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...
From Cleveland to Detroit and Seattle, democratic socialists rack up local wins — including Tanmay Shah
Tanmay Shah is one of several left-leaning candidates across the country who won local elections this November.
www.cleveland.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Moderate vs. progressive Democrats? In Minnesota's Democratic primary for Senate, Pete Buttigieg endorses Angie Craig, while Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has been endorsed by Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Martin Heinrich, Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, and Chris Murphy.
Pete Buttigieg endorses Angie Craig in Minnesota Democrats' Senate primary
The Democratic primary has exposed the party's divides, with Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives endorsing Craig's main rival, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.
www.nbcnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Embrace of Cancel Culture: The Trump administration and the far right are engaging in dangerous, un-American tactics to suppress speech they dislike, cementing their control over institutions and the public by undermining First Amendment rights.
The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Embrace of Cancel Culture
The Trump administration and the far right are engaging in dangerous, un-American tactics to suppress speech they dislike, cementing their control over institutions and the public by undermining First...
www.americanprogress.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
HuffPost: "Trump Again Funneling Money From Political Committees He Runs Into His Own Pocket" | Ethics advocate: "[I]f there’s no limit to which he’s willing to use the presidency to profit himself, then there’s no limit to the ways America could be up for sale"
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Trump Again Funneling Money From Political Committees He Runs Into His Own Pocket
Of the $1.1 million his hotels and country clubs have collected from Republican candidates and committees this year, 80% is from entities Trump controls.
www.huffpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
ProPublica: "Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters" | "Since … Trump’s administration launched high-intensity immigration sweeps this year, federal agents have routinely countered protestors using crowd control weapons"
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
CNN: Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president serving sentence in drug-trafficking case | CNN: "Trump also used his Truth Social post Friday to strongly back Honduran conservative National Party presidential candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura, tying US support to the outcome of the election."
Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president serving sentence in drug-trafficking case | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to grant a “full and complete pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a move that would erase a major US drug-trafficking conviction ...
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Reuters: "Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting"; "[T]he scale & systematic nature of Trump’s effort to punish perceived enemies marks a sharp break from long-standing norms in U.S. governance, according to 13 political scientists & legal scholars interviewed by Reuters"
Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting
A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
GOP lawmaker: Regime change in Venezuela would be "very good news for the American economy … Venezuela, for the American oil companies, will be a field day … We're going to be doing a favor… to our economy, to our oil companies … this is going to be a windfall for us when it comes to fossil fuels."
‘Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day’: Rep. Maria Salazar
YouTube video by Fox Business
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November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
CBS News: Johnson told White House that Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies, sources say | CBS News: "The subsidies were at the heart of the government shutdown funding fight."
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Johnson told White House that Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies, sources say
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered the message in a phone call with the White House.
www.cbsnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Joint Statement in Response to FBI Inquiry | Democratic lawmakers: "President Trump is using the FBI as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress. Yesterday, the FBI contacted the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms requesting interviews."
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Joint Statement in Response to FBI Inquiry - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander
Concord, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, Congressman Jason Crow, Congressman Chris Deluzio, and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan released the following statement: “President Trump is usin...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Rejection of Imperialist Aggression and the Authoritarian Regime: For a Sovereign, Democratic, and Peaceful Venezuela | A statement from Venezuelan civil society criticizes U.S. moves toward war and the Maduro government's lack of political legitimacy. (October 2025)
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Rejection of Imperialist Aggression and the Authoritarian Regime: For a Sovereign, Democratic, and Peaceful Venezuela - FPIF
A statement from Venezuelan civil society criticizes U.S. moves toward war and the Maduro government's lack of political legitimacy.
fpif.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This Palestinian human rights group was sanctioned by Trump. Its chief wishes US allies would take a stand | The Guardian: "US-based human rights and Palestinian advocacy groups that have collaborated with Al-Haq in the past are now afraid to do so." | Jabarin: "I feel a deep, deep pain in my heart"
This Palestinian human rights group was sanctioned by Trump. Its chief wishes US allies would take a stand
Shawan Jabarin says US colleagues and funders have distanced themselves from West Bank-based Al-Haq over the sanctions
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Trump hints support for fringe theory that Venezuela rigged 2020 election | Political scientist: "As a kind of casus belli, […] narcoterrorism looks extremely weak. […] If [Trump] can argue to the Maga movement that [Venezuela] did intervene in the US political system, it’s a stronger case for war"
Trump hints support for fringe theory that Venezuela rigged 2020 election
President’s comment implies hostility to Venezuela may be based on unfounded election-rigging conspiracy theory
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Zohran Mamdani says he still believes Trump is a 'fascist' and a 'despot' after White House meeting
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Zohran Mamdani says he still believes Trump is a 'fascist' and a 'despot' after White House meeting
The New York mayor-elect said that while he does believe Trump is a fascist, he still plans on working with the White House on New Yorkers' behalf.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM