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While millions are returning home from protesting against Trump's authoritarian regime, his government is working to undermine the ceasefire -- which Israel has violated dozens of times already -- by claiming Hamas was/is about to attack Palestinians. Suddenly, Palestinian lives matter?
October 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Reports that Israel is torturing activist Greta Thunberg after illegally detaining her in international waters for trying to deliver life-saving aid to Palestinians. Google her name, and this is the first thing that comes up:
October 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The U.S. government is shut down because Republicans don’t want 0.4% of Medicaid funds to cover emergency care-- that medical professionals are legally and ethically bound to provide-- for “illegal aliens.” That's it. That's the reason.
October 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says that in late March, Bondi ordered the FBI to place 1,000 people on 24-hour shifts to review 100,000 documents related to the Epstein case—specifically flagging any that mentioned Trump.
July 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
From the July 15, 2025 New York Times.

No matter what you call it, ask yourself: is it right or wrong?
July 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Don't get too excited yet. GateAccess reports the "shoes-on" policy is being soft launched at major airports. The TSA has not made an official announcement. 📸 Tony Cenicola/The New York Times gateaccess.substack.com/p/non-preche...
July 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This is coming from a racist, anti-Muslim sitting lawmaker who when asked about Israel's murder of Palestinian children with American taxpayer dollars, said, "we should kill em all."
June 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The DOJ is prioritizing investigations of naturalized U.S. citizens and stripping their citizenship if they lied on their applications, pose a “national security threat,” have a “nexus to terrorism,” or meet other criteria outlined in a DOJ memo to employees of the agency's Civil Division.
June 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Iran delivered a proportionate response in line with the rules of war including giving advance notice to minimize casualties. More from the NYT:
June 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump -- under pressure from Israel -- approved an attack on a sovereign country for no reason other than *checks notes* ... peace.
June 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil calling the government's obsession with detaining him "highly unusual" especially since he is not a flight risk or a danger to the community. thehill.com/regulation/c...
June 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Not only does Israel have nuclear weapons-- it is the only country in the Middle East that does.
June 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Above the fold, the entire left side of the screen is headlines about courts & judges ruling against the Trump Administration.
April 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This meme ages like fine wine.
April 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Offering fist-bumps and plaudits for leveling an apartment building is a new level of vile.
March 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Praying for or praying to?
March 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM