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When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE
A Guide from Chicago Organizers
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A Guide from Chicago Organizers
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When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE
Are masked agents showing up in your town to kidnap your neighbors? Want to do your part to protect each other, but don't know where to start?
crimethinc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE
A Guide from Chicago Organizers
crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/w...
A Guide from Chicago Organizers
crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/w...
Judge tosses summons for former 'The Bear' writer who was handcuffed in NYC train seating dispute
He accused cops of targeting him because he is Black. 'Even though this absurd case was dismissed, I will continue to defend the civil rights of every New Yorker"
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He accused cops of targeting him because he is Black. 'Even though this absurd case was dismissed, I will continue to defend the civil rights of every New Yorker"
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Judge tosses summons for former 'The Bear' writer who was handcuffed in NYC train seating dispute
Alex O'Keefe has accused transit officers of targeting him because he is Black. "Even though this absurd case was dismissed today, I will continue to defend the civil rights of every New Yorker," he s...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Judge tosses summons for former 'The Bear' writer who was handcuffed in NYC train seating dispute
He accused cops of targeting him because he is Black. 'Even though this absurd case was dismissed, I will continue to defend the civil rights of every New Yorker"
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He accused cops of targeting him because he is Black. 'Even though this absurd case was dismissed, I will continue to defend the civil rights of every New Yorker"
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
An early General Electric electric car charging station, circa 1912.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
An early General Electric electric car charging station, circa 1912.
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Fentanyl Pill Purity Has Dropped by Nearly Half Since 2024, Per DEA Data
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Fentanyl Pill Purity Has Dropped by Nearly Half Since 2024, Per DEA Data - Filter
On December 3, the Drug Enforcement Administration launched Fentanyl Free America, “a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed ...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Fentanyl Pill Purity Has Dropped by Nearly Half Since 2024, Per DEA Data
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Alternative Histories of the Self: A Cultural History of Sexuality and Secrets, 1762-1917.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Alternative Histories of the Self: A Cultural History of Sexuality and Secrets, 1762-1917.
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www.bloomsbury.com/us/alternati...
Canada - BC Human Rights Commissioner Slams Overdose Inaction as “Violation”
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BC Human Rights Commissioner Slams Overdose Inaction as "Violation" - Filter
Government inaction on the overdose crisis is a human rights violation, according to a recent position statement released by British ...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Canada - BC Human Rights Commissioner Slams Overdose Inaction as “Violation”
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Donald Trump’s Restitution Scheme Is Among the Greatest Heists in US History
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
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Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
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Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Donald Trump’s Restitution Scheme Is Among the Greatest Heists in US History
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Most First-Aid Dummies Don't Have Breasts — So People Don't Learn How to Perform CPR on Women
Researchers found that women receive CPR less often than men, likely because people are not comfortable performing life-saving measures on female bodies
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Researchers found that women receive CPR less often than men, likely because people are not comfortable performing life-saving measures on female bodies
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Most First-Aid Dummies Don't Have Breasts — Which Jeopardizes Women's Health
Researchers found that women receive CPR less often than men, likely because people are not comfortable performing life-saving measures on female bodies.
people.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Most First-Aid Dummies Don't Have Breasts — So People Don't Learn How to Perform CPR on Women
Researchers found that women receive CPR less often than men, likely because people are not comfortable performing life-saving measures on female bodies
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Researchers found that women receive CPR less often than men, likely because people are not comfortable performing life-saving measures on female bodies
people.com/most-first-a...
Michigan - Vassar police officer with history of shootings sued over shooting man in 2023
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Vassar police officer with history of shootings sued over shooting man in 2023
Officer Michael Dekun, who previously shot two other civilians, is accused of gross negligence when he shot Codi Smith, who survived but suffered brain damage.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Michigan - Vassar police officer with history of shootings sued over shooting man in 2023
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‘I was told what to do:’ Former Sask. Christian school director says he was instructed to hit students
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‘I was told what to do:’ Former Sask. school director says he was instructed to hit students
Speaking to reporters for the first time, the former director of a Saskatoon private Christian school explained why he hit students with a wooden paddle.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
‘I was told what to do:’ Former Sask. Christian school director says he was instructed to hit students
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Alabama Wants to Lower the Bar for Executing Disabled People—if SCOTUS Lets It
The case law is clear: There’s more to intellectual disability than IQ tests. Will Trump’s justices care?
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The case law is clear: There’s more to intellectual disability than IQ tests. Will Trump’s justices care?
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Alabama wants to lower the bar for executing disabled people—if SCOTUS lets it
The case law is clear: There's more to intellectual disability than IQ tests. Will Trump's justices care?
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Alabama Wants to Lower the Bar for Executing Disabled People—if SCOTUS Lets It
The case law is clear: There’s more to intellectual disability than IQ tests. Will Trump’s justices care?
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The case law is clear: There’s more to intellectual disability than IQ tests. Will Trump’s justices care?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Moral Bankruptcy” as WHO Opts to Maintain Global Coca Prohibition
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“Moral Bankruptcy” as WHO Opts to Maintain Global Coca Prohibition - Filter
The World Health Organization had a historic opportunity to ease a strict global ban on the coca leaf—a prohibition, campaigners ...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
“Moral Bankruptcy” as WHO Opts to Maintain Global Coca Prohibition
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In the Shadow of an Immigrant Detention Center, a Small House Offers Refuge
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia
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Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia
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In the Shadow of an Immigrant Detention Center, a Small House Offers Refuge
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
In the Shadow of an Immigrant Detention Center, a Small House Offers Refuge
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Gaza Flotilla Story You Didn’t Hear
Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla
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Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla
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Activists tried to deliver aid to Gaza. They were met with drone attacks and imprisonment.
Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The Gaza Flotilla Story You Didn’t Hear
Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Border Czar’s Former Clients Cash in on Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
“So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan…”
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“So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan…”
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Border czar’s former clients cash in on Trump’s immigration crackdown
“So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan…”
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December 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Border Czar’s Former Clients Cash in on Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
“So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan…”
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“So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan…”
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The federal govt has enacted the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, building on the original 2018 version that at the time represented the largest-ever expansion of federal funding for substance use disorder treatment & recovery programs
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Trump Revives SUPPORT Act Funding Treatment and Recovery Programs - Filter
The federal government has enacted the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, building on the original 2018 ...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The federal govt has enacted the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, building on the original 2018 version that at the time represented the largest-ever expansion of federal funding for substance use disorder treatment & recovery programs
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Your Private Data Is Building Trump’s Voter Purge Machine
The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
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The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
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Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Your Private Data Is Building Trump’s Voter Purge Machine
The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump Puts Screws on Indiana Senators to Greenlight GOP-Friendly Voting Map
The Supreme Court seems unlikely to halt a tsunami of partisan gerrymanders
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The Supreme Court seems unlikely to halt a tsunami of partisan gerrymanders
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Trump puts screws on Indiana Senators to greenlight GOP-friendly voting map
The Supreme Court seems unlikely to halt a tsunami of partisan gerrymanders.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Trump Puts Screws on Indiana Senators to Greenlight GOP-Friendly Voting Map
The Supreme Court seems unlikely to halt a tsunami of partisan gerrymanders
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Supreme Court seems unlikely to halt a tsunami of partisan gerrymanders
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Federal Judge Orders Release of Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records in Florida
The big question is whether, as another judge suspected, this is just a DOJ distraction
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The big question is whether, as another judge suspected, this is just a DOJ distraction
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Federal judge orders release of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records in Florida
The big question is whether, as another judge suspected, this is just a DOJ distraction.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Federal Judge Orders Release of Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records in Florida
The big question is whether, as another judge suspected, this is just a DOJ distraction
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The big question is whether, as another judge suspected, this is just a DOJ distraction
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A Trump administration official signaled a potential rollback of the racial and ethnic categories approved for the 2030 census and other future federal government forms
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Trump official signals potential rollback of changes to census racial categories
Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 census and other federal government forms, a White House agency official says.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
A Trump administration official signaled a potential rollback of the racial and ethnic categories approved for the 2030 census and other future federal government forms
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Science Journal Retracts Widely Cited Study That Claimed Roundup Is Safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits
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The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits
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Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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/politics/202...
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A young daughter of a migrant worker adds water to the boiling beans on a stove that her family set up immediately after reaching the camp where they would make their temporary home in Harlingen, Texas, 1939, preparing a simple meal for them to eat
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December 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
A young daughter of a migrant worker adds water to the boiling beans on a stove that her family set up immediately after reaching the camp where they would make their temporary home in Harlingen, Texas, 1939, preparing a simple meal for them to eat
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Frank Kameny and Mattachine Society of Washington members marching in New York, June 1970 www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
December 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Frank Kameny and Mattachine Society of Washington members marching in New York, June 1970 www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
Rwanda - From prison to purpose: How one woman's journey is redefining reintegration www.newtimes.co.rw/article/3178...
From prison to purpose: How one woman's journey is redefining reintegration
When Jeanne d’Arc Nyirahabiyaremye was sentenced to seven years in prison, she thought her life was over. “When I was incarcerated, I felt as if my...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Rwanda - From prison to purpose: How one woman's journey is redefining reintegration www.newtimes.co.rw/article/3178...
Barbara Gittings and other gay rights activists picket outside the White house in 1965. www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
December 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Barbara Gittings and other gay rights activists picket outside the White house in 1965. www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...