John Saveland
@johnsaveland.com
Immigration and human rights advocate. Hopelessly optimistic. Digital director and writer. Exploring and loving Los Angeles.
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My main point is that Europeans urgently need to adapt their strategy going forward:
"Von Ondarza said appeasement “has not worked on trade, it hasn’t worked on security, and it won’t prevent the US supporting Europe’s far right”. “The bloc needs to articulate a strong strategy of its own.”
"Von Ondarza said appeasement “has not worked on trade, it hasn’t worked on security, and it won’t prevent the US supporting Europe’s far right”. “The bloc needs to articulate a strong strategy of its own.”
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My main point is that Europeans urgently need to adapt their strategy going forward:
"Von Ondarza said appeasement “has not worked on trade, it hasn’t worked on security, and it won’t prevent the US supporting Europe’s far right”. “The bloc needs to articulate a strong strategy of its own.”
"Von Ondarza said appeasement “has not worked on trade, it hasn’t worked on security, and it won’t prevent the US supporting Europe’s far right”. “The bloc needs to articulate a strong strategy of its own.”
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Bombs on train tracks. Arson attacks on malls. Poisoned water supplies. These are just some of the recently foiled plots in Russia’s growing campaign of aggression across Europe. What was once a mere nuisance has escalated into a serious threat.
An #FTEdit 🧵 on the new era of Russian sabotage 👇
An #FTEdit 🧵 on the new era of Russian sabotage 👇
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Bombs on train tracks. Arson attacks on malls. Poisoned water supplies. These are just some of the recently foiled plots in Russia’s growing campaign of aggression across Europe. What was once a mere nuisance has escalated into a serious threat.
An #FTEdit 🧵 on the new era of Russian sabotage 👇
An #FTEdit 🧵 on the new era of Russian sabotage 👇
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Breaking NYT:
The Honduran attorney general just announced that he issued an international arrest warrant for the country's former president, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was pardoned by Trump and released from a federal prison in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/w...
The Honduran attorney general just announced that he issued an international arrest warrant for the country's former president, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was pardoned by Trump and released from a federal prison in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/w...
Honduran Authorities Issue Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Pardoned by Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Honduran attorney general just announced that he issued an international arrest warrant for the country's former president, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was pardoned by Trump and released from a federal prison in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/w...
The Honduran attorney general just announced that he issued an international arrest warrant for the country's former president, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was pardoned by Trump and released from a federal prison in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/w...
"Expanding world trade built the modern world, liberated Eastern Europe, won the Cold War, and expanded America’s prosperity and influence. Building a tariff wall around America won’t stop trade; it will simply divert it."
Opinion | World Trade Grows Without the U.S.
Other nations are busy expanding commercial ties, as the U.S. economy is increasingly isolated.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
"Expanding world trade built the modern world, liberated Eastern Europe, won the Cold War, and expanded America’s prosperity and influence. Building a tariff wall around America won’t stop trade; it will simply divert it."
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Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia as both sides accused the other of attacking first.
Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of attacking first.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia as both sides accused the other of attacking first.
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As awful as this, the focus on whether the woman was complying obscures the more important issue: in a democracy, there should not be armed agents demanding to see papers of every passing person.
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
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The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As awful as this, the focus on whether the woman was complying obscures the more important issue: in a democracy, there should not be armed agents demanding to see papers of every passing person.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.
Europe Needs A New Strategy Too
The new US National Security Strategy helps - or forces - European leaders to let go of the consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and to focus on an own strategy instead.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.
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Presidents can’t rescind birthright citizenship.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Presidents can’t rescind birthright citizenship.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... @brennancenter.org
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... @brennancenter.org
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If you're curious to know more about Rev. Black's background — including the church he serves, which has a fascinating and lengthy history of advocacy dating back to the abolition era — I've got a whole profile on him here: religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If you're curious to know more about Rev. Black's background — including the church he serves, which has a fascinating and lengthy history of advocacy dating back to the abolition era — I've got a whole profile on him here: religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
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My new Washington Examiner article on "Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability" shows we can empower people to better their lives/vote with their feet by curbing exclusionary zoning. Do that, not snake oil like rent control, tariffs, and deportations:
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/busines...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/busines...
Foot voting, housing, and affordability
Instead of peddling snake oil, our leaders should deregulate housing construction and make it easier for builders to secure what they need.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My new Washington Examiner article on "Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability" shows we can empower people to better their lives/vote with their feet by curbing exclusionary zoning. Do that, not snake oil like rent control, tariffs, and deportations:
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/busines...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/busines...
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The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
"Minnesotans not only welcome refugees, they also sent one to Congress." 👏👏👏
The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country.
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"Minnesotans not only welcome refugees, they also sent one to Congress." 👏👏👏
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The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country.
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country.
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
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The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
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Justice Kagan, writing for the three liberals: "The majority today loses sight of its proper role. ... We know better, the majority declares today. I cannot think of a reason why."
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Justice Kagan, writing for the three liberals: "The majority today loses sight of its proper role. ... We know better, the majority declares today. I cannot think of a reason why."
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Strong dissent from Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Jackson and Sotomayor. Here is how that closes
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Strong dissent from Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Jackson and Sotomayor. Here is how that closes
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"In 2024, this funding helped to save 3.65 million lives. But now the money has stopped flowing." prospect.org/2025/12/04/l...
Losing India’s Guardian Angels - The American Prospect
USAID funding supported efforts to eradicate tuberculosis in India, one of the country’s deadliest diseases. Now, that money and support is gone.
prospect.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"In 2024, this funding helped to save 3.65 million lives. But now the money has stopped flowing." prospect.org/2025/12/04/l...
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"About 243,000 more children under 5 years have died or will die this year than in 2024" due mostly to DOGE's illegal dismantling of USAID
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"About 243,000 more children under 5 years have died or will die this year than in 2024" due mostly to DOGE's illegal dismantling of USAID
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One thing I've caught up on is yday's US Senate hearing into abducted Ukrainian children.
I watch all this to save you the time!
Please watch this emotional testimony (in 2 parts) from Human Rights investigator Kateryna Rashevska, who revealed some Ukraine kids were sent to camps in N Korea.
One thing I've caught up on is yday's US Senate hearing into abducted Ukrainian children.
I watch all this to save you the time!
Please watch this emotional testimony (in 2 parts) from Human Rights investigator Kateryna Rashevska, who revealed some Ukraine kids were sent to camps in N Korea.
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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One thing I've caught up on is yday's US Senate hearing into abducted Ukrainian children.
I watch all this to save you the time!
Please watch this emotional testimony (in 2 parts) from Human Rights investigator Kateryna Rashevska, who revealed some Ukraine kids were sent to camps in N Korea.
One thing I've caught up on is yday's US Senate hearing into abducted Ukrainian children.
I watch all this to save you the time!
Please watch this emotional testimony (in 2 parts) from Human Rights investigator Kateryna Rashevska, who revealed some Ukraine kids were sent to camps in N Korea.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday signed an executive order blocking federal, state and local agencies from using any city-owned parking lots, ramps, garages or vacant lots to stage immigration enforcement operations.
www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
Minneapolis bars immigration enforcement staging on city-owned lots
Mayor Jacob Frey’s executive order responds to reports of planned federal actions targeting Somali immigrants.
www.startribune.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday signed an executive order blocking federal, state and local agencies from using any city-owned parking lots, ramps, garages or vacant lots to stage immigration enforcement operations.
www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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ICE is arresting massive numbers of people who have no criminal history of any kind, and it is smearing their reputations by calling them criminals, gang members, and thugs. It is depriving thousands more of due process by arresting them at courts so they can't clear their names
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
ICE is arresting massive numbers of people who have no criminal history of any kind, and it is smearing their reputations by calling them criminals, gang members, and thugs. It is depriving thousands more of due process by arresting them at courts so they can't clear their names
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The story here is that Honduras under Hernández was a narco-state of the sort that the administration claims Venezuela is; the DOJ under Biden brought Hernández and his brother to justice; and Trump is going to blow up the convictions because he's an easily manipulated, negatively polarized fool.
The Hernández pardon appears to be the work of Roger Stone, who seems to have conviced the president that he was falsely prosecuted by the Biden administration.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
He Was Convicted of Running a Narco State. Now Trump Plans to Pardon Him.
Former President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for receiving millions of dollars for protecting drug smugglers.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The story here is that Honduras under Hernández was a narco-state of the sort that the administration claims Venezuela is; the DOJ under Biden brought Hernández and his brother to justice; and Trump is going to blow up the convictions because he's an easily manipulated, negatively polarized fool.