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In 2025, @pressfreedomtracker.us documented at least 32 instances in which journalists were detained or charged — just for doing their jobs.
Nearly 90% of them occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations.
Read our annual arrest report:
Nearly 90% of them occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations.
Read our annual arrest report:
Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025
More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped
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December 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In 2025, @pressfreedomtracker.us documented at least 32 instances in which journalists were detained or charged — just for doing their jobs.
Nearly 90% of them occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations.
Read our annual arrest report:
Nearly 90% of them occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations.
Read our annual arrest report:
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OPINION: America is in or on the verge of a seriously bad recession and the Trump regime is hiding the numbers — the signs are everywhere.
A chain of catastrophes reveals Trump’s true loyalties
America is in or on the verge of a seriously bad recession and the Trump regime is hiding the numbers — the signs are everywhere. His incoherent tariffs, massive tax breaks for billionaires, and gutting the Inflation Reduction Act are kneecapping our economy.In response, Trump visited Mount Pocono, ...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The CHA is one of a handful of housing authorities across the country being audited.
Chicago Housing Authority subject of HUD audit citing immigration and criminal activity, records show
chicago.suntimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The CHA is one of a handful of housing authorities across the country being audited.
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Editor Brian Lyman writes that Alabama leaders are confusing patriotism with chauvinism, which may explain why they're so fearful of honest interpretations of the past. https://alabamareflector.com/2025/12/15/the-past-keeps-seeping-into-alabamas-present-no-wonder-leaders-fear-it/
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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DHS is accusing Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley of submitting inconsistent migrant data and billing the government for services provided to migrants beyond the federal 45-day limit.
religionnews.com/2025/12/12/d...
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DHS threatens Sister Norma Pimentel's migrant aid with 6-year funding ban
(RNS) — 'I take very seriously every single dollar entrusted to us,' said Pimentel in a statement responding to the DHS accusations, which included providing migrant services beyond the federal limit.
religionnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
DHS is accusing Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley of submitting inconsistent migrant data and billing the government for services provided to migrants beyond the federal 45-day limit.
religionnews.com/2025/12/12/d...
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OPINION: "As a practicing obstetrician and medical researcher with nearly two decades of experience taking care of pregnant patients, I have to make a dozen decisions about acetaminophen use on any given day when I am working in the hospital," Tami S. Rowen writes.
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Opinion | How Misleading Statements on Acetaminophen Leave Expectant Parents Confused
Tami S. Rowen writes about how the Trump administration’s misleading statements on acetaminophen's safety may be dangerous for expectant mothers.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
OPINION: "As a practicing obstetrician and medical researcher with nearly two decades of experience taking care of pregnant patients, I have to make a dozen decisions about acetaminophen use on any given day when I am working in the hospital," Tami S. Rowen writes.
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Mississippi Senate District 26 candidate Letitia Johnson is skeptical of data centers coming to the state.
"All the information that I've read about data centers is that they only create between 20 and 100 sustainable jobs. Everything else is temporary," she says.
"All the information that I've read about data centers is that they only create between 20 and 100 sustainable jobs. Everything else is temporary," she says.
Q&A: Letitia Johnson, Mississippi Senate District 26 Candidate
Letitia Johnson, a candidate for Mississippi Senate District 26 Senate, spoke with the Mississippi Free Press about issues ranging from public safety, JXN Water and data centers ahead of the Dec. 2…
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November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Mississippi Senate District 26 candidate Letitia Johnson is skeptical of data centers coming to the state.
"All the information that I've read about data centers is that they only create between 20 and 100 sustainable jobs. Everything else is temporary," she says.
"All the information that I've read about data centers is that they only create between 20 and 100 sustainable jobs. Everything else is temporary," she says.
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An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 11 people and wounded four, state media and the Lebanese Health Ministry said. https://to.pbs.org/47LZgrw
Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 11 people, Lebanese ministry says
The Israeli military said it struck a training center for Hamas, saying that the site was being used to prepare an attack against the Israeli army.
www.pbs.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 11 people and wounded four, state media and the Lebanese Health Ministry said. https://to.pbs.org/47LZgrw
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Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://to.pbs.org/49rNUdu
WATCH LIVE: Senate agrees to pass bill to force release of Epstein files
Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of a...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://to.pbs.org/49rNUdu
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For Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, the annual olive harvest has become a time of terror.
Across 77 towns and villages, according to U.N. figures, gangs of Jewish extremists have vandalized more than 4,000 trees and saplings.
Across 77 towns and villages, according to U.N. figures, gangs of Jewish extremists have vandalized more than 4,000 trees and saplings.
Israeli settler attacks in West Bank threaten vital olive harvest
Violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank are at a record high, the United Nations says, making it perilous to carry out the economically crucial harvest.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
For Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, the annual olive harvest has become a time of terror.
Across 77 towns and villages, according to U.N. figures, gangs of Jewish extremists have vandalized more than 4,000 trees and saplings.
Across 77 towns and villages, according to U.N. figures, gangs of Jewish extremists have vandalized more than 4,000 trees and saplings.
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Fetterman fell, hitting his face, while taking a walk and experiencing an episode of ventricular fibrillation, according to a spokesperson. (via @wesa.fm)
Sen. Fetterman hospitalized in Pittsburgh after heart episode, fall outside his Braddock home
Fetterman fell, hitting his face, while taking a walk and experiencing an episode of ventricular fibrillation, according to a spokesperson.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Fetterman fell, hitting his face, while taking a walk and experiencing an episode of ventricular fibrillation, according to a spokesperson. (via @wesa.fm)
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“I was hung from the metal shackles on my wrists and ankles and beaten in the stomach, back, face, ear and skull by a group of men and women guards, one of whom sat on my neck and face, blocking my airways…Our cell was awoken with threats of rape.”
Crickets from the State Department. Awful.
Crickets from the State Department. Awful.
Journalist Abducted by Israel Says She Was Tortured in Israeli Custody
A journalist who was abducted by Israeli forces last week as she accompanied a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid vessel says she was tortured in Israeli custody alongside activists seeking to break Israel’s...
www.democracynow.org
October 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“I was hung from the metal shackles on my wrists and ankles and beaten in the stomach, back, face, ear and skull by a group of men and women guards, one of whom sat on my neck and face, blocking my airways…Our cell was awoken with threats of rape.”
Crickets from the State Department. Awful.
Crickets from the State Department. Awful.
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Greg Iles said he knew he had “nothing to teach Black readers” about racism, but hoped to influence white readers.
“If I can make white readers see America—even a little bit—through a Black character’s eyes, we have a better chance of finding common ground,” he said.
“If I can make white readers see America—even a little bit—through a Black character’s eyes, we have a better chance of finding common ground,” he said.
Greg Iles, 'Natchez Burning' Trilogy Author, Dies at 65
Greg Iles, the author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy, died at 65 after a decades-long battle with the blood cancer multiple myeloma.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Greg Iles said he knew he had “nothing to teach Black readers” about racism, but hoped to influence white readers.
“If I can make white readers see America—even a little bit—through a Black character’s eyes, we have a better chance of finding common ground,” he said.
“If I can make white readers see America—even a little bit—through a Black character’s eyes, we have a better chance of finding common ground,” he said.
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THAT is how it’s done.
Props to this BADASS woman who confronted fraudulent Senator Rick Scott in a coffee shop.
These cretins should not be allowed one moment of peace in public.
THIS. ALL DAY!!
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These cretins should not be allowed one moment of peace in public.
THIS. ALL DAY!!
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August 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
THAT is how it’s done.
Hasn't Dean Cain played a psycho on a Lifetime movie?
Bringing that to real life.
Disgusting.
Bringing that to real life.
Disgusting.
August 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hasn't Dean Cain played a psycho on a Lifetime movie?
Bringing that to real life.
Disgusting.
Bringing that to real life.
Disgusting.
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Reminder! Sen. Cassidy had the power to stop the RFKJr confirmation but refused. He will be on a 2026 ballot! You know what to do. @lademos.bsky.social
www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
August 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Reminder! Sen. Cassidy had the power to stop the RFKJr confirmation but refused. He will be on a 2026 ballot! You know what to do. @lademos.bsky.social
www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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More on Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith:
➡️ He said that the descendants of slaves should pay reparations to the descendants of slave owners
➡️ He urged Congress to make J6 a national holiday
➡️ He called for Trump’s birthday to be made a national holiday (“MAGA Day”)
➡️ He said that the descendants of slaves should pay reparations to the descendants of slave owners
➡️ He urged Congress to make J6 a national holiday
➡️ He called for Trump’s birthday to be made a national holiday (“MAGA Day”)
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
More on Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith:
➡️ He said that the descendants of slaves should pay reparations to the descendants of slave owners
➡️ He urged Congress to make J6 a national holiday
➡️ He called for Trump’s birthday to be made a national holiday (“MAGA Day”)
➡️ He said that the descendants of slaves should pay reparations to the descendants of slave owners
➡️ He urged Congress to make J6 a national holiday
➡️ He called for Trump’s birthday to be made a national holiday (“MAGA Day”)
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The news on our economy just keeps getting worse.
Inflation is up
Market is falling
Jobs report is stunningly bad
It’s time to brace for impact.
✅Check your voter registration
✅Help your friends and neighbors do the same and/or register to vote
✅Volunteer to help a Dem Candidate in your area NOW
Inflation is up
Market is falling
Jobs report is stunningly bad
It’s time to brace for impact.
✅Check your voter registration
✅Help your friends and neighbors do the same and/or register to vote
✅Volunteer to help a Dem Candidate in your area NOW
Not only is today’s employment report uniquely bad, but revisions to the prior months show that, on average, we have seen 35k net new jobs created for the last 3 months:
JAN: +111K
FEB: +102K
MAR: +120K
APR: +158K
MAY: +19K
JUN: +14K
JUL: +73K
No way to put lipstick on this pig.
JAN: +111K
FEB: +102K
MAR: +120K
APR: +158K
MAY: +19K
JUN: +14K
JUL: +73K
No way to put lipstick on this pig.
August 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The news on our economy just keeps getting worse.
Inflation is up
Market is falling
Jobs report is stunningly bad
It’s time to brace for impact.
✅Check your voter registration
✅Help your friends and neighbors do the same and/or register to vote
✅Volunteer to help a Dem Candidate in your area NOW
Inflation is up
Market is falling
Jobs report is stunningly bad
It’s time to brace for impact.
✅Check your voter registration
✅Help your friends and neighbors do the same and/or register to vote
✅Volunteer to help a Dem Candidate in your area NOW
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Not a drag queen.
Police arrested a Florida Republican city commissioner for soliciting a 13-year-old girl and two counts of solicitation of transmission of child pornography by electronic device or equipment. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
City Commissioner arrested after alleged inappropriate relationship with teen girl
Fort Pierce City Commissioner James Taylor arrested; 'nobody is above the law'
www.yahoo.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Not a drag queen.
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Time for the extortion to end.
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
Keep Colbert on Air!
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition t...
sign.moveon.org
July 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Time for the extortion to end.
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 15, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
July 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 15, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.