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NEW: Two US citizens jailed in LA ICE raids speak out. Andrea Velez + Adrian Martinez were both grabbed outside their workplaces + say agents refused to believe they were citizens.
Andrea was unsure the masked men were officers as they dragged her into their car: “I thought they were kidnapping me”
Andrea was unsure the masked men were officers as they dragged her into their car: “I thought they were kidnapping me”
US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: ‘They came ready to attack’
Exclusive: Andrea Velez and Adrian Martinez recount their capture by immigration officers and its effects on their lives
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
NEW: Two US citizens jailed in LA ICE raids speak out. Andrea Velez + Adrian Martinez were both grabbed outside their workplaces + say agents refused to believe they were citizens.
Andrea was unsure the masked men were officers as they dragged her into their car: “I thought they were kidnapping me”
Andrea was unsure the masked men were officers as they dragged her into their car: “I thought they were kidnapping me”
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OLIVER: "Gaza is starving is a sentence that's objectively true, but it's also slightly misleading because it's too passive — Gaza is being starved by Israel."
August 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
OLIVER: "Gaza is starving is a sentence that's objectively true, but it's also slightly misleading because it's too passive — Gaza is being starved by Israel."
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August 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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asked about Trump making up a story about the unabomber, Leavitt deflects by admonishing the reporter that "with so many issues going on in the world, I'm a little bit surprised you would ask such a question"
July 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
asked about Trump making up a story about the unabomber, Leavitt deflects by admonishing the reporter that "with so many issues going on in the world, I'm a little bit surprised you would ask such a question"
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EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis diverted disaster prep resources during hurricane season in the rush to build the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp
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Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis’ ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
TPM has obtained and analyzed over a dozen contracts and invoices related...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis diverted disaster prep resources during hurricane season in the rush to build the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp
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There is an AI page on Facebook that is currently churning out content of Brian Kelly and LSU football players rescuing people in the North Texas floods.
Was the internet a mistake?
Was the internet a mistake?
July 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
There is an AI page on Facebook that is currently churning out content of Brian Kelly and LSU football players rescuing people in the North Texas floods.
Was the internet a mistake?
Was the internet a mistake?
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(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency's head said during a briefing that he hadn't been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/
Exclusive: FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation.
www.reuters.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency's head said during a briefing that he hadn't been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/
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The list included dozens of cities and counties that DHS said was in noncompliance with federal statutes and had come under intense criticism from some mayors and law enforcement.
Homeland Security pulls down list of 'sanctuary' cities and counties after backlash
The list included dozens of cities and counties that DHS said was in noncompliance with federal statutes and had come under intense criticism from some mayors and law enforcement.
n.pr
June 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The list included dozens of cities and counties that DHS said was in noncompliance with federal statutes and had come under intense criticism from some mayors and law enforcement.
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No surprises here. It would be totally irrational to continue a defense pact with a country that keeps threatening to invade and annex you. www.dagens.com/news/canada-...
Canada Ditches U.S. Defense for $1.25 Trillion EU Pact - Dagens EN
Mark Carney signals a pivot away from U.S. defense dependence.
www.dagens.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
No surprises here. It would be totally irrational to continue a defense pact with a country that keeps threatening to invade and annex you. www.dagens.com/news/canada-...
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Amazing reporting here on how things have backfired on the capitulating law firms and their enabler.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
June 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Amazing reporting here on how things have backfired on the capitulating law firms and their enabler.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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China is the world’s largest single greenhouse gas emitter, emitting twice as much as the United States.
But now there’s been a key shift: China’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen even as energy demand has gone up. This milestone is "ahead of schedule."
from @vox.com via @climatedesk.org
But now there’s been a key shift: China’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen even as energy demand has gone up. This milestone is "ahead of schedule."
from @vox.com via @climatedesk.org
The world’s largest emitter just delivered some good climate news—for now
China may have met an important milestone ahead of schedule. We'll see if it persists.
www.motherjones.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
China is the world’s largest single greenhouse gas emitter, emitting twice as much as the United States.
But now there’s been a key shift: China’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen even as energy demand has gone up. This milestone is "ahead of schedule."
from @vox.com via @climatedesk.org
But now there’s been a key shift: China’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen even as energy demand has gone up. This milestone is "ahead of schedule."
from @vox.com via @climatedesk.org
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So we’ve got $90 million to throw the parade he wanted, but we don’t have the money to fix North Carolina. Got it!
May 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
So we’ve got $90 million to throw the parade he wanted, but we don’t have the money to fix North Carolina. Got it!
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WSJ Editorial page welcome to the resistance?
April 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
WSJ Editorial page welcome to the resistance?
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As the pearl-clutching over @Justinjpearson’s reaction to @RepAndrewFarmer disrespecting him for grieving his brother rolls in, we don’t remember @timburchett or anyone else calling for expulsions when Clemmons & Cepicky got in each other’s faces on the house floor:
March 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
As the pearl-clutching over @Justinjpearson’s reaction to @RepAndrewFarmer disrespecting him for grieving his brother rolls in, we don’t remember @timburchett or anyone else calling for expulsions when Clemmons & Cepicky got in each other’s faces on the house floor:
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ABC News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
March 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
ABC News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
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Republicans and DOGE are attacking public broadcasting, claiming it's "wasteful" and promotes an "agenda."
But spending on public broadcasting is just 0.01% of the federal budget — and funding has bipartisan support.
This is part of Trump's bigger war on an educated public.
But spending on public broadcasting is just 0.01% of the federal budget — and funding has bipartisan support.
This is part of Trump's bigger war on an educated public.
March 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Republicans and DOGE are attacking public broadcasting, claiming it's "wasteful" and promotes an "agenda."
But spending on public broadcasting is just 0.01% of the federal budget — and funding has bipartisan support.
This is part of Trump's bigger war on an educated public.
But spending on public broadcasting is just 0.01% of the federal budget — and funding has bipartisan support.
This is part of Trump's bigger war on an educated public.
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Judge Reyes REJECTS the Trump admin's bid to dissolve her order blocking its transgender military ban. She also denies a stay pending appeal—but gives a two-day window to make the same request to the D.C. Circuit.
Here's how she ends her order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here's how she ends her order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Judge Reyes REJECTS the Trump admin's bid to dissolve her order blocking its transgender military ban. She also denies a stay pending appeal—but gives a two-day window to make the same request to the D.C. Circuit.
Here's how she ends her order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here's how she ends her order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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REMNICK: “.. The threat of autocracy advances each day under Donald Trump, and it is a process that hides in plain sight. Some will choose to deny it, to domesticate it .. But the threat is real and for all to see. No encryption can conceal it.”
@newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
@newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Greater Scandal of Signalgate
The spectacle of incompetence and the attempts to smear a reporter are a misery; even worse is the encroaching threat of autocracy that cannot be concealed or encrypted.
www.newyorker.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
REMNICK: “.. The threat of autocracy advances each day under Donald Trump, and it is a process that hides in plain sight. Some will choose to deny it, to domesticate it .. But the threat is real and for all to see. No encryption can conceal it.”
@newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
@newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
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This is the wildest story I have literally ever read. In any normal circumstances, a half-dozen senior officials would be forced to resign over this—starting with the National Security Advisor. And I doubt anyone will face any accountability at all.
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the wildest story I have literally ever read. In any normal circumstances, a half-dozen senior officials would be forced to resign over this—starting with the National Security Advisor. And I doubt anyone will face any accountability at all.
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"This 'correction' means the market has lost 10% or more in value. For people like Trump and other billionaires...it’s a great buying opportunity. For millions of the not-rich, it can be a time of trepidation or downright fear." - @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/cruelty-in...
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Cruelty and Indecision: Trump’s Recipe for Economic Chaos
The pain and damage are piling up. Will Republicans next raid Social Security and Medicaid to pay for tax cuts?
www.thebulwark.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"This 'correction' means the market has lost 10% or more in value. For people like Trump and other billionaires...it’s a great buying opportunity. For millions of the not-rich, it can be a time of trepidation or downright fear." - @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/cruelty-in...
www.thebulwark.com/p/cruelty-in...
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BREAKING: Chief Judge Boasberg denies the federal government's effort to vacate the TROs in the Alien Enemies Act case, finding that people the government claims are subject to the proclamation at least have a right to "individualized hearings to determine whether the Act applies to them at all."
March 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
BREAKING: Chief Judge Boasberg denies the federal government's effort to vacate the TROs in the Alien Enemies Act case, finding that people the government claims are subject to the proclamation at least have a right to "individualized hearings to determine whether the Act applies to them at all."