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At #GIJC25, reporters showed how investigative journalism makes invisible crimes visible – tracing ship ownership, centering survivor safety, and revealing how thousands of seafarers are trapped on vessels operating beyond scrutiny.
gijn.org
Exposing Forced Labor and Human Trafficking in the World’s Oceans
twp.ai
January 17, 2026 at 2:35 AM
At #GIJC25, reporters showed how investigative journalism makes invisible crimes visible – tracing ship ownership, centering survivor safety, and revealing how thousands of seafarers are trapped on vessels operating beyond scrutiny.
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Have to post this now, because I could just keep collecting examples forever... This is an occupation. youtu.be/FG6TfpIAy9Q
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The Siege of Minneapolis: What You’re Not Seeing
YouTube video by Ana Marie Cox
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Have to post this now, because I could just keep collecting examples forever... This is an occupation. youtu.be/FG6TfpIAy9Q
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The National Guard mission in Washington, DC that has seen hundreds of troops patrol the streets of the US capital as well as undertake public service projects like trash collection and laying mulch has been extended through the end of 2026, according to two officials familiar with the matter.
National Guard troops to stay in Washington DC through end of 2026 | CNN Politics
The National Guard mission in Washington, DC that has seen hundreds of troops patrol the streets of the US capital as well as undertake public service projects like trash collection and laying mulch has been extended through the end of 2026, according t...
www.cnn.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The National Guard mission in Washington, DC that has seen hundreds of troops patrol the streets of the US capital as well as undertake public service projects like trash collection and laying mulch has been extended through the end of 2026, according to two officials familiar with the matter.
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A panel of appellate judges Wednesday heard a challenge from civil rights groups to the Trump administration’s decision to revoke an extension, as well as end, temporary protections for nearly 1 million immigrants from Haiti and Venezuela ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/r...
Court considers end to legal protection for nearly 1 million immigrants from Haiti, Venezuela • Ohio Capital Journal
A panel of appellate judges Wednesday heard a challenge from civil rights groups to the Trump administration’s decision to revoke an extension, as well as end, temporary protections for nearly 1…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A panel of appellate judges Wednesday heard a challenge from civil rights groups to the Trump administration’s decision to revoke an extension, as well as end, temporary protections for nearly 1 million immigrants from Haiti and Venezuela ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/r...
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Venezuelan banks will get $300 million of oil money to sell on exchange market, sources say reut.rs/3NP137p
Venezuelan banks will get $300 million of oil money to sell on exchange market, sources say
Four Venezuelan banks were notified this week by the country's government that they will split $300 million of oil revenues deposited in an account in Qatar, enabling them to sell dollars to Venezuelan companies that need foreign exchange to pay for materials, two financial sources and an analyst said.
reut.rs
January 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Venezuelan banks will get $300 million of oil money to sell on exchange market, sources say reut.rs/3NP137p
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Sen. Warren is right that her party's too beholden to the donor class: It was a Democratic Congress that rejected Biden’s proposed minimum wage increase from $7.25 to $15. It was a Democratic Congress that killed Biden’s attempt to eliminate the carried interest loophole. trib.al/SDVUfxA
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Sen. Warren is right that her party's too beholden to the donor class: It was a Democratic Congress that rejected Biden’s proposed minimum wage increase from $7.25 to $15. It was a Democratic Congress that killed Biden’s attempt to eliminate the carried interest loophole. trib.al/SDVUfxA
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The Justice Department already missed its December deadline to release the Epstein files—and now it’s struggling to defend the delay, @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily:
What’s Going on With the Epstein Files?
Less than 1 percent of them have been released.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The Justice Department already missed its December deadline to release the Epstein files—and now it’s struggling to defend the delay, @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily:
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Richard Benedict Mayers filed as a Republican candidate for the First District and listed his ballot name as Richard Benedict (Sieg Heil) Mayers, according to election records.
Indiana First Congressional District candidate files ballot name with Nazi salute
A Republican candidate has filed for U.S. Representative in Indiana’s First District with the Nazi salute in his ballot name.
trib.al
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Richard Benedict Mayers filed as a Republican candidate for the First District and listed his ballot name as Richard Benedict (Sieg Heil) Mayers, according to election records.
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“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth. He had tears coming out of his eyes."
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth. He had tears coming out of his eyes."
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
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Desperate to help folks in Minneapolis but unable to get there?
Here’s a way to help from your own couch. Book up the hotels where ICE is staying and cancel last minute.
action.sunrisemovement.org/a/shutdownhi...
#WideAwakeAction #ShutDownHilton
@sunrisemvmt.bsky.social
Here’s a way to help from your own couch. Book up the hotels where ICE is staying and cancel last minute.
action.sunrisemovement.org/a/shutdownhi...
#WideAwakeAction #ShutDownHilton
@sunrisemvmt.bsky.social
SHUT DOWN HILTON
action.sunrisemovement.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Desperate to help folks in Minneapolis but unable to get there?
Here’s a way to help from your own couch. Book up the hotels where ICE is staying and cancel last minute.
action.sunrisemovement.org/a/shutdownhi...
#WideAwakeAction #ShutDownHilton
@sunrisemvmt.bsky.social
Here’s a way to help from your own couch. Book up the hotels where ICE is staying and cancel last minute.
action.sunrisemovement.org/a/shutdownhi...
#WideAwakeAction #ShutDownHilton
@sunrisemvmt.bsky.social
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Trump offers to mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dispute on Nile River waters reut.rs/49L9dW1
Trump offers to mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dispute on Nile River waters
U.S. President Donald Trump offered on Friday to mediate a dispute over Nile River waters between Egypt and Ethiopia.
reut.rs
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Trump offers to mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dispute on Nile River waters reut.rs/49L9dW1
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The measure—amending Virginia’s Constitution to allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map outside of the typical decennial cycle if another state does—can now be slated to appear on a special election ballot. trib.al/B8YG494
So far, five red states have redrawn their maps.
So far, five red states have redrawn their maps.
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The measure—amending Virginia’s Constitution to allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map outside of the typical decennial cycle if another state does—can now be slated to appear on a special election ballot. trib.al/B8YG494
So far, five red states have redrawn their maps.
So far, five red states have redrawn their maps.
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The effect of political meddling in strategic industries is compounded by the fact that their importance to the world economy is growing
Geopolitics is warping multinationals’ commercial decisions
Firms are reshaping their operations, at the expense of their profits
econ.st
January 17, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The effect of political meddling in strategic industries is compounded by the fact that their importance to the world economy is growing
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Opposition filing urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s appeal in the Carroll case, arguing his immunity claims lack legal basis.
E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyers Ask Supreme Court to Deny Donald Trump’s Request
www.newsweek.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Opposition filing urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s appeal in the Carroll case, arguing his immunity claims lack legal basis.
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Pentagon sending aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, more warplanes and more air defenses to the Mideast as Israel & Arab nations ask Trump not to attack Iran
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Pentagon sending aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, more warplanes and more air defenses to the Mideast as Israel & Arab nations ask Trump not to attack Iran
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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Health officials investigate ‘near-capacity’ Aurora ICE detention center after allegations of widespread illness trib.al/BhAAPqs
Health officials investigate ‘near-capacity’ Aurora ICE detention center after allegations of widespread illness
“There is no outbreak at the Aurora ICE Processing Center,” its operator says. But Adams County health officials “received multiple reports about possible gastrointestinal and res…
trib.al
January 17, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Health officials investigate ‘near-capacity’ Aurora ICE detention center after allegations of widespread illness trib.al/BhAAPqs
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Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.
FEMA is getting rid of thousands of workers in areas recovering from disasters
Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.
n.pr
January 17, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.
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Fix Your Hearts Or Die
2025
One year ago, we lost a link to the lodge.
2025
One year ago, we lost a link to the lodge.
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Fix Your Hearts Or Die
2025
One year ago, we lost a link to the lodge.
2025
One year ago, we lost a link to the lodge.
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⚡️Germany turns away suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker from Baltic Sea.
Germany turned away a Russian-linked oil tanker from entering its territorial waters, marking the first known instance of a European country blocking a vessel in Moscow's shadow fleet, Bloomberg reported Jan. 16.
Germany turned away a Russian-linked oil tanker from entering its territorial waters, marking the first known instance of a European country blocking a vessel in Moscow's shadow fleet, Bloomberg reported Jan. 16.
Germany turns away suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker from Baltic Sea
Germany turned away a Russian-linked oil tanker from entering its territorial waters in the Baltic Sea this week, marking the first known instance of a European country blocking a vessel in Moscow's s...
kyivindependent.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM
⚡️Germany turns away suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker from Baltic Sea.
Germany turned away a Russian-linked oil tanker from entering its territorial waters, marking the first known instance of a European country blocking a vessel in Moscow's shadow fleet, Bloomberg reported Jan. 16.
Germany turned away a Russian-linked oil tanker from entering its territorial waters, marking the first known instance of a European country blocking a vessel in Moscow's shadow fleet, Bloomberg reported Jan. 16.
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“I can’t think of a single instance in which he tried to calm tempers. He only speaks in one key, and that key is division.”
How Trump is using violent tragedies to divide America
ICE shootings, assassinations, mass attacks, and other traumas all serve as ammo for the demagogue in chief.
www.motherjones.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“I can’t think of a single instance in which he tried to calm tempers. He only speaks in one key, and that key is division.”
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Renee Good still had a pulse when first responders arrived after she was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, according to reports.
Woman shot to death by ICE agent still had a pulse when paramedics arrived: NYT
Renee Good still had a pulse when first responders arrived after she was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, according to reports.The New York Times obtained 911 call logs and incident reports from the Minneapolis police and fire departments showing the chaotic aftermath of the J...
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Renee Good still had a pulse when first responders arrived after she was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, according to reports.