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"In Alabama, a U.S.-born construction worker has been detained not once but twice, at different job sites twenty miles apart from one another. The first time, agents kept him handcuffed for over an hour even after seeing his REAL ID."
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"In Alabama, a U.S.-born construction worker has been detained not once but twice, at different job sites twenty miles apart from one another. The first time, agents kept him handcuffed for over an hour even after seeing his REAL ID."
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Did Trump’s DOJ really think dropping hundreds of blacked-out pages counted as complying with the law?
I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next-level.
I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next-level.
December 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Did Trump’s DOJ really think dropping hundreds of blacked-out pages counted as complying with the law?
I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next-level.
I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next-level.
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"As stupid as the idea was then, it's exponentially stupider now after the natural gas and shale revolution"
@timmiller.bsky.social and @davidfrum.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @davidfrum.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"As stupid as the idea was then, it's exponentially stupider now after the natural gas and shale revolution"
@timmiller.bsky.social and @davidfrum.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @davidfrum.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
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SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
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This article lays out just how clear the case was against Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president convicted of trafficking cociane to the US was. He primised ro “shove cocaine up the nose of gringos”
Trump promises to pardon him. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Trump promises to pardon him. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This article lays out just how clear the case was against Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president convicted of trafficking cociane to the US was. He primised ro “shove cocaine up the nose of gringos”
Trump promises to pardon him. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Trump promises to pardon him. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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Rubio told senators that the so-called Ukraine peace plan, which reads like a list of Russian demands. was actually given to the Trump team by Moscow, according to a Republican senator. Now Rubio's denying it and insisting it really is a US plan. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Rubio told senators that the so-called Ukraine peace plan, which reads like a list of Russian demands. was actually given to the Trump team by Moscow, according to a Republican senator. Now Rubio's denying it and insisting it really is a US plan. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
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Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, as he urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.
Pope Leo strongly backs US bishops in blasting Trump immigration crackdown, urges humane treatment
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, as he urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.
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NEW: Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.
“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.
“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fruit.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.
“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.
“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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“In recent months, a small army of historians, librarians, scientists and other volunteers has fanned out across America’s national parks and museums to photograph and painstakingly archive cultural and intellectual treasures they fear are under threat.”
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
A small army is racing against time and Trump to preserve U.S. history
Like 'monks' in the Middle Ages, volunteers are working to preserve cultural treasures they fear are under threat from President Trump’s war against 'woke.'
www.latimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“In recent months, a small army of historians, librarians, scientists and other volunteers has fanned out across America’s national parks and museums to photograph and painstakingly archive cultural and intellectual treasures they fear are under threat.”
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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There's still the rumor that Bezos was going to buy Conde Naste which includes Vogue and Wired. I wouldn't be surprised if Wired ends up getting gutted too.
This is the Orbanization of media. Every outlet belongs to regime allied oligarchs.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
This is the Orbanization of media. Every outlet belongs to regime allied oligarchs.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The Oligarchs' Coup Against the Free Press Is Happening Now
The American information space is not merely changing; it is undergoing a hostile takeover. It is a deliberate, coordinated campaign by a new class of oligarchs out of Silicon Valley that includes Jef...
www.thedissident.news
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There's still the rumor that Bezos was going to buy Conde Naste which includes Vogue and Wired. I wouldn't be surprised if Wired ends up getting gutted too.
This is the Orbanization of media. Every outlet belongs to regime allied oligarchs.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
This is the Orbanization of media. Every outlet belongs to regime allied oligarchs.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
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After bringing white South Africans to the United States as refugees earlier this year, the Trump administration has now granted protection to members of far-right European parties.
This plan, which becomes official today, makes the country's refugee program into a tool for white nationalism.
This plan, which becomes official today, makes the country's refugee program into a tool for white nationalism.
Trump could soon make America’s refugee program a tool for white nationalism
The White House is considering a plan to overhaul refugee admissions in favor of right-wing whites.
www.motherjones.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
After bringing white South Africans to the United States as refugees earlier this year, the Trump administration has now granted protection to members of far-right European parties.
This plan, which becomes official today, makes the country's refugee program into a tool for white nationalism.
This plan, which becomes official today, makes the country's refugee program into a tool for white nationalism.
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket.
DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket.
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Breaking: Trump just banned states from being able to wipe medical debt from Americans’ credit reports.
The Biden-Harris administration had moved to wipe medical debt from credit reports. Now this new rule will keep $220 billion in medical bills on Americans’ records.
The Biden-Harris administration had moved to wipe medical debt from credit reports. Now this new rule will keep $220 billion in medical bills on Americans’ records.
October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Breaking: Trump just banned states from being able to wipe medical debt from Americans’ credit reports.
The Biden-Harris administration had moved to wipe medical debt from credit reports. Now this new rule will keep $220 billion in medical bills on Americans’ records.
The Biden-Harris administration had moved to wipe medical debt from credit reports. Now this new rule will keep $220 billion in medical bills on Americans’ records.
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I don't understand this. Members of the military are required to keep national defense information secret - no NDA needed.Unless it's about unlawful orders? I wish we could see a copy of the NDA. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Exclusive: US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say
U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump's expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion.
www.reuters.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I don't understand this. Members of the military are required to keep national defense information secret - no NDA needed.Unless it's about unlawful orders? I wish we could see a copy of the NDA. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Again, from the US into Canada.
$7M worth of cocaine seized at Alberta border crossing
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
$7M worth of cocaine seized at Alberta border crossing
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
$7M worth of cocaine seized at Alberta border crossing
A Calgary man faces charges after he was caught allegedly attempting to smuggle 77 kilograms of cocaine into Canada from the U.S.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Again, from the US into Canada.
$7M worth of cocaine seized at Alberta border crossing
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
$7M worth of cocaine seized at Alberta border crossing
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may have extra benefits for cancer patients. A new study found those who received the vaccine during immunotherapy were twice as likely to survive after 3 years compared to unvaccinated patients.
Immuno-oncologists explain their research: buff.ly/JKdtrGx
Immuno-oncologists explain their research: buff.ly/JKdtrGx
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.
buff.ly
October 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may have extra benefits for cancer patients. A new study found those who received the vaccine during immunotherapy were twice as likely to survive after 3 years compared to unvaccinated patients.
Immuno-oncologists explain their research: buff.ly/JKdtrGx
Immuno-oncologists explain their research: buff.ly/JKdtrGx
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Trump: "People don't care if we send in our military, if we send in our National Guard, if we send in Space Command, they don't care who it is, they just want to be safe ... we're gonna go into Chicago ... we can do as we want to do."
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Trump: "People don't care if we send in our military, if we send in our National Guard, if we send in Space Command, they don't care who it is, they just want to be safe ... we're gonna go into Chicago ... we can do as we want to do."
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🚨Ron DeSantis just announced that he is launching TPUSA chapters in every Florida high school.
Republicans will not stop trying to brainwash young people. We can't let them.
Can you chip in to help us set up VOT chapters across Florida to fight back?
secure.actblue.com/donate/voter...
Republicans will not stop trying to brainwash young people. We can't let them.
Can you chip in to help us set up VOT chapters across Florida to fight back?
secure.actblue.com/donate/voter...
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Show your support with a contribution.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨Ron DeSantis just announced that he is launching TPUSA chapters in every Florida high school.
Republicans will not stop trying to brainwash young people. We can't let them.
Can you chip in to help us set up VOT chapters across Florida to fight back?
secure.actblue.com/donate/voter...
Republicans will not stop trying to brainwash young people. We can't let them.
Can you chip in to help us set up VOT chapters across Florida to fight back?
secure.actblue.com/donate/voter...
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But cattle ranchers, and the rest of America, see Trump’s offer for what it really is: part of a hefty package of handouts the U.S. president has pledged in the hopes of buying Argentine President Javier Milei a victory in the country’s upcoming election. trib.al/Krm6WHo
Trump Calls Cattle Ranchers Dumb for Being Angry About His Beef Plan
Cattle ranchers say Donald Trump has betrayed them with his plan to import Argentine beef.
trib.al
October 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
But cattle ranchers, and the rest of America, see Trump’s offer for what it really is: part of a hefty package of handouts the U.S. president has pledged in the hopes of buying Argentine President Javier Milei a victory in the country’s upcoming election. trib.al/Krm6WHo
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Trump says cattle ranchers don’t understand the cattle industry as well as him.
October 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump says cattle ranchers don’t understand the cattle industry as well as him.