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Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
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December 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
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Street Art - Seattle
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December 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Street Art - Seattle
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Getting the food together for my nightly feeding of the abandoned cats in my Honolulu neighborhood. Cats seem to be considered disposable when people move.
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Getting the food together for my nightly feeding of the abandoned cats in my Honolulu neighborhood. Cats seem to be considered disposable when people move.
Anti-Police Brutality Protest in Response to the Blue’s Bar Raids, 1982
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NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/anti-po...
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Anti-Police Brutality Protest in Response to the Blue’s Bar Raids, 1982
NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/anti-po...
NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/anti-po...
As noxious rhetoric spreads, Kansas Republican leaders whitewash intolerance within their ranks kansasreflector.com/2025/12/08/a...
As noxious rhetoric spreads, Kansas Republican leaders whitewash intolerance within their ranks • Kansas Reflector
The Kansas GOP cannot have it both ways. It cannot claim to despise racism and homophobia while turning a blind eye to both.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
As noxious rhetoric spreads, Kansas Republican leaders whitewash intolerance within their ranks kansasreflector.com/2025/12/08/a...
Justice Dept sues Virginia school board over transgender restroom policy
The federal government believes a liberal school board wrongly punished two Christian students for opposing a policy allowing transgender students to use the restroom of their choosing. www.courthousenews.com/justice-depa...
The federal government believes a liberal school board wrongly punished two Christian students for opposing a policy allowing transgender students to use the restroom of their choosing. www.courthousenews.com/justice-depa...
Justice Department sues Virginia school board over transgender restroom policy
The federal government believes a liberal school board wrongly punished two Christian students for opposing a policy allowing transgender students to use the restroom of their choosing.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Justice Dept sues Virginia school board over transgender restroom policy
The federal government believes a liberal school board wrongly punished two Christian students for opposing a policy allowing transgender students to use the restroom of their choosing. www.courthousenews.com/justice-depa...
The federal government believes a liberal school board wrongly punished two Christian students for opposing a policy allowing transgender students to use the restroom of their choosing. www.courthousenews.com/justice-depa...
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s ruling that keeps the state from obtaining termination-of-pregnancy reports, and excludes their disclosure via public records requests. www.courthousenews.com/indiana-barr...
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s ruling that keeps the state from obtaining termination-of-pregnancy reports, and excludes their disclosure via public records requests. www.courthousenews.com/indiana-barr...
100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions, but locals blamed the armed gangs that target schools and travelers in kidnappings for ransoms across Nigeria’s battered north www.courthousenews.com/100-schoolch...
No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions, but locals blamed the armed gangs that target schools and travelers in kidnappings for ransoms across Nigeria’s battered north www.courthousenews.com/100-schoolch...
100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions, but locals blamed the armed gangs that target schools and travelers in kidnappings for ransoms across Nigeria’s conflict-battered north.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions, but locals blamed the armed gangs that target schools and travelers in kidnappings for ransoms across Nigeria’s battered north www.courthousenews.com/100-schoolch...
No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions, but locals blamed the armed gangs that target schools and travelers in kidnappings for ransoms across Nigeria’s battered north www.courthousenews.com/100-schoolch...
Federal Judge Confirms What We Already Knew: DHS Is Breaking Its Own Rules in DC Immigration Arrests
US District Judge Beryl A. Howell said the Dept of Homeland Security’s own statements about its policy and practice reveal an “abandonment of the probable cause standard” reason.com/2025/12/04/f...
US District Judge Beryl A. Howell said the Dept of Homeland Security’s own statements about its policy and practice reveal an “abandonment of the probable cause standard” reason.com/2025/12/04/f...
Federal judge confirms what we already knew: DHS is breaking its own rules in D.C. immigration arrests
United States District Judge Beryl A. Howell said the Department of Homeland Security’s own statements about its policy and practice reveal an “abandonment of the probable cause standard.”
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December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Federal Judge Confirms What We Already Knew: DHS Is Breaking Its Own Rules in DC Immigration Arrests
US District Judge Beryl A. Howell said the Dept of Homeland Security’s own statements about its policy and practice reveal an “abandonment of the probable cause standard” reason.com/2025/12/04/f...
US District Judge Beryl A. Howell said the Dept of Homeland Security’s own statements about its policy and practice reveal an “abandonment of the probable cause standard” reason.com/2025/12/04/f...
West Coast Chinook salmon denied federal protections
The Center for Biological Diversity, a group petitioning for the protections, lambasted the Trump administration for the decision. www.courthousenews.com/west-coast-c...
The Center for Biological Diversity, a group petitioning for the protections, lambasted the Trump administration for the decision. www.courthousenews.com/west-coast-c...
West Coast Chinook salmon denied federal protections
The Center for Biological Diversity, a group petitioning for the protections, lambasted the Trump administration for the decision.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
West Coast Chinook salmon denied federal protections
The Center for Biological Diversity, a group petitioning for the protections, lambasted the Trump administration for the decision. www.courthousenews.com/west-coast-c...
The Center for Biological Diversity, a group petitioning for the protections, lambasted the Trump administration for the decision. www.courthousenews.com/west-coast-c...
Inequality in infrastructure access and its association with health disparities www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Inequality in infrastructure access and its association with health disparities - Nature Human Behaviour
Tu et al. find inequalities in access to economic, social and environmental infrastructure across 166 countries. Regional disparities and their association with health outcomes underscore the need for...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Inequality in infrastructure access and its association with health disparities www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How Racial Disparities in Small Business Ownership Affect Black Wealth and Economic Prosperity www.urban.org/research/pub...
How Racial Disparities in Small Business Ownership Affect Black Wealth and Economic Prosperity
This report explores the challenges faced by small business owners and the disproportionate effects these challenges have on Black small businesses and their…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
How Racial Disparities in Small Business Ownership Affect Black Wealth and Economic Prosperity www.urban.org/research/pub...
A Florida man has been arrested for spewing racist and terroristic threats at individuals online, claiming he was a "protector of white people" and a "violent felon" who viewed critics of President Donald Trump and reporters as "enemy combatants," police said. lawandcrime.com/crime/i-will...
Trump-supporting 'protector of white people' declares war on 'enemy combatants': Police
A Florida man has been spewing racist and terroristic threats at people online, claiming he's a "protector of white people" who views critics of President Donald Trump as "enemy combatants," cops say.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A Florida man has been arrested for spewing racist and terroristic threats at individuals online, claiming he was a "protector of white people" and a "violent felon" who viewed critics of President Donald Trump and reporters as "enemy combatants," police said. lawandcrime.com/crime/i-will...
Federal judge throws major wrench into 'unreasonable' Trump DOJ's efforts to indict Comey again, orders Bondi to clean up the mess lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
Judge throws major wrench into Trump DOJ efforts to indict Comey, orders Bondi to clean up mess
James Comey's former lawyer is "likely to succeed on the merits of his claim" that the DOJ conducted "unreasonable" and warrantless searches, a judge ruled.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Federal judge throws major wrench into 'unreasonable' Trump DOJ's efforts to indict Comey again, orders Bondi to clean up the mess lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
Fighting for the Puyallup Tribe
A compelling on-the-ground account of Native activism in the Northwest uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
A compelling on-the-ground account of Native activism in the Northwest uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Fighting for the Puyallup Tribe
A compelling on-the-ground account of Native activism in the Northwest uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
A compelling on-the-ground account of Native activism in the Northwest uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
Pam Bondi, Kash Patel sued again for 'astounding lack of professionalism' after canning a dozen FBI agents for 'tactical decision' during George Floyd protests lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
Bondi, Patel sued over 'astounding lack of professionalism' after canning a dozen FBI agents
A dozen fired FBI agents are anonymously suing Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, claiming their ousters violated the Constitution.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Pam Bondi, Kash Patel sued again for 'astounding lack of professionalism' after canning a dozen FBI agents for 'tactical decision' during George Floyd protests lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico [$]
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ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico
The group claims that attempted “third country” deportations are part of the threats migrants have to endure at a large ICE detention center at Fort Bliss.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico [$]
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Eight immigration judges in NYC have been dismissed by the Trump administration. This could reshape how thousands of cases are decided.
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Trump administration dismisses eight immigration judges in New York
The US Department of Justice has dismissed eight immigration judges in New York City, the association representing them said Tuesday, amid tensions with the courts as President Donald Trump's…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Eight immigration judges in NYC have been dismissed by the Trump administration. This could reshape how thousands of cases are decided.
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Somali refugee who works as addiction recovery leader detained by ICE, described as "gang member"
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Somali refugee who works as addiction recovery leader detained by ICE, described as "gang member"
Abdulkadir Sharif Abdi is among twelve people detained in the Department of Homeland Security's "Operation Metro Surge" in the Twin Cities.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Somali refugee who works as addiction recovery leader detained by ICE, described as "gang member"
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More women are using steroids – and many don’t know the risks
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More women are using steroids – and many don’t know the risks
The boom in women’s strength training has also led to an increase in steroid use. There are ways to turn this trend around, though.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
More women are using steroids – and many don’t know the risks
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Paisley Currah (@paisleycurrah.com) on how the conservative strategy to remove trans rights sets the stage for legally enforcing gender stereotypes
The Anti-Trans Playbook | Paisley Currah
The current crusade against trans people imperils not just their rights but the survival of the legal doctrine built to protect all women from discrimination.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Paisley Currah (@paisleycurrah.com) on how the conservative strategy to remove trans rights sets the stage for legally enforcing gender stereotypes
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Turning away from bipartisan efforts to support people returning from prison or jail harms not just them, but their families and communities. Our criminal justice experts explain why reentry work matters: bit.ly/3KpuBYb
Canceled DOJ Grants Threaten Bipartisan Work to Support People Released from Prison
The cuts undermine public safety and years of bipartisan cooperation on state and federal reentry work.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Turning away from bipartisan efforts to support people returning from prison or jail harms not just them, but their families and communities. Our criminal justice experts explain why reentry work matters: bit.ly/3KpuBYb
Smartphone Data Reveal Neighborhood-Level Racial Disparities in Police Presence direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
Smartphone Data Reveal Neighborhood-Level Racial Disparities in Police Presence
Abstract. Research on policing has focused on documented actions such as stops and arrests—less is known about patrols and presence. We map the neighborhood movement of nearly 10,000 officers across 2...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Smartphone Data Reveal Neighborhood-Level Racial Disparities in Police Presence direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
Break the System
Criminalized Black Mothers and the Reproductive Politics of Abolition press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Criminalized Black Mothers and the Reproductive Politics of Abolition press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Break the System
Criminalized Black Mothers and the Reproductive Politics of Abolition press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Criminalized Black Mothers and the Reproductive Politics of Abolition press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Carceral Care
Anti-Blackness and Abolition Medicine in the United States uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
Anti-Blackness and Abolition Medicine in the United States uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Carceral Care
Anti-Blackness and Abolition Medicine in the United States uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
Anti-Blackness and Abolition Medicine in the United States uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...