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The effort is driven by "genuine fear" among Trump officials following the killing of Charlie Kirk that they could also become targets of political violence, says @kenklippenstein.bsky.social. It is "essentially the same sort of response to 9/11 — but in this case, it's directed at Americans."
December 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The effort is driven by "genuine fear" among Trump officials following the killing of Charlie Kirk that they could also become targets of political violence, says @kenklippenstein.bsky.social. It is "essentially the same sort of response to 9/11 — but in this case, it's directed at Americans."
A leaked DOJ memo obtained by @kenklippenstein.bsky.social reveals an effort to build a list of supposedly "anti-American" groups and individuals, an escalation of the administration's crackdown on dissent. The list targets "not just the left" but "anyone who isn't a Trump supporter," he says.
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A leaked DOJ memo obtained by @kenklippenstein.bsky.social reveals an effort to build a list of supposedly "anti-American" groups and individuals, an escalation of the administration's crackdown on dissent. The list targets "not just the left" but "anyone who isn't a Trump supporter," he says.
"We're turning our ocean into a watery landfill."
Former EPA official Judith Enck discusses her new book, "The Problem with Plastic."
Former EPA official Judith Enck discusses her new book, "The Problem with Plastic."
December 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"We're turning our ocean into a watery landfill."
Former EPA official Judith Enck discusses her new book, "The Problem with Plastic."
Former EPA official Judith Enck discusses her new book, "The Problem with Plastic."
Arizona Congressmember Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed Friday during a protest against an ICE raid on a Tucson restaurant.
"I was trying to deescalate the situation," says Grijalva, who adds that the Trump administration has flatly denied her claims despite video evidence.
"I was trying to deescalate the situation," says Grijalva, who adds that the Trump administration has flatly denied her claims despite video evidence.
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Arizona Congressmember Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed Friday during a protest against an ICE raid on a Tucson restaurant.
"I was trying to deescalate the situation," says Grijalva, who adds that the Trump administration has flatly denied her claims despite video evidence.
"I was trying to deescalate the situation," says Grijalva, who adds that the Trump administration has flatly denied her claims despite video evidence.
Do the Trump administration's lethal strikes on boats at sea constitute war crimes? "If this were a war, this would be a war crime. But because it's not a war, it's just murder," says Reed Brody, an expert on international law and a veteran war crimes prosecutor.
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Do the Trump administration's lethal strikes on boats at sea constitute war crimes? "If this were a war, this would be a war crime. But because it's not a war, it's just murder," says Reed Brody, an expert on international law and a veteran war crimes prosecutor.
"This is decentralized violence, but it is also state-sponsored violence," Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says of settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"This is decentralized violence, but it is also state-sponsored violence," Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says of settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
The family of a fisherman from Colombia has filed the first legal challenge to the U.S. military strikes on boats at sea, alleging that Alejandro Andres Carranza Medina was "murdered," says attorney Dan Kovalik.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/boat_strikes
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/boat_strikes
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The family of a fisherman from Colombia has filed the first legal challenge to the U.S. military strikes on boats at sea, alleging that Alejandro Andres Carranza Medina was "murdered," says attorney Dan Kovalik.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/boat_strikes
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/boat_strikes
Jaylani Hussein from CAIR Minnesota says Trump is attacking the Somali community because it is a trifecta of his favorite targets: Black people, immigrants and Muslims.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/minnesota
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/minnesota
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Jaylani Hussein from CAIR Minnesota says Trump is attacking the Somali community because it is a trifecta of his favorite targets: Black people, immigrants and Muslims.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/minnesota
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/minnesota
Is the Trump administration's scapegoating of the Somali community driven in part by Islamophobia? www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/mi...
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Is the Trump administration's scapegoating of the Somali community driven in part by Islamophobia? www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/mi...
Journalist @ariberman.bsky.social slams the Supreme Court's ruling that approved a gerrymandered Texas congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/texas_redistricting
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/texas_redistricting
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Journalist @ariberman.bsky.social slams the Supreme Court's ruling that approved a gerrymandered Texas congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/texas_redistricting
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/texas_redistricting
What does Trump's anti-immigrant crackdown look like in Louisiana, already notorious as the "incarceration capital" of the world? www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/ne...
December 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What does Trump's anti-immigrant crackdown look like in Louisiana, already notorious as the "incarceration capital" of the world? www.democracynow.org/2025/12/5/ne...
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a gerrymandered congressional map in next year's midterm elections. @ariberman.bsky.social explains.
December 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a gerrymandered congressional map in next year's midterm elections. @ariberman.bsky.social explains.
@heyitsmurad.bsky.social, a member of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team, comments on how the incoming mayoral administration can protect New Yorkers from Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
@heyitsmurad.bsky.social, a member of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team, comments on how the incoming mayoral administration can protect New Yorkers from Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.
@heyitsmurad.bsky.social discusses a New York City ICE raid that was thwarted by hundreds of protesters. He says New York police actions during the protest are “a very slippery slope" that could be interpreted as collusion.
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@heyitsmurad.bsky.social discusses a New York City ICE raid that was thwarted by hundreds of protesters. He says New York police actions during the protest are “a very slippery slope" that could be interpreted as collusion.
New data on the extent of casualties from the Russian invasion of Ukraine reveals that hundreds of thousands of people have been killed.
“For what did these people die for? What reason were they sent into this horrible meat grinder for?” asks foreign policy analyst Matt Duss.
“For what did these people die for? What reason were they sent into this horrible meat grinder for?” asks foreign policy analyst Matt Duss.
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New data on the extent of casualties from the Russian invasion of Ukraine reveals that hundreds of thousands of people have been killed.
“For what did these people die for? What reason were they sent into this horrible meat grinder for?” asks foreign policy analyst Matt Duss.
“For what did these people die for? What reason were they sent into this horrible meat grinder for?” asks foreign policy analyst Matt Duss.
Foreign policy analyst Matt Duss discusses the brewing conflict within the Republican Party over the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
"Impatience toward him is really, really growing on the Hill.”
"Impatience toward him is really, really growing on the Hill.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Foreign policy analyst Matt Duss discusses the brewing conflict within the Republican Party over the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
"Impatience toward him is really, really growing on the Hill.”
"Impatience toward him is really, really growing on the Hill.”
Israel says it will reopen the Rafah border crossing in Gaza — but only so Palestinians can leave. Human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says it adds to fears that the U.S. ceasefire deal lets Israel "continue the ethnic cleansing."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Israel says it will reopen the Rafah border crossing in Gaza — but only so Palestinians can leave. Human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says it adds to fears that the U.S. ceasefire deal lets Israel "continue the ethnic cleansing."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
The Trump administration's lethal attacks on civilian boats at sea are illegal, says Georgetown law professor David Cole, who warns that the campaign appears to be a pretext to launch a war on Venezuela.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/2/david_cole
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/2/david_cole
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Trump administration's lethal attacks on civilian boats at sea are illegal, says Georgetown law professor David Cole, who warns that the campaign appears to be a pretext to launch a war on Venezuela.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/2/david_cole
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/2/david_cole
Trump's cuts to U.S. foreign aid are having a disproportionate impact on LGBTQ+ communities in many countries, explains @thrasherxy.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Trump's cuts to U.S. foreign aid are having a disproportionate impact on LGBTQ+ communities in many countries, explains @thrasherxy.bsky.social
The White House is threatening to kill survivors of its strikes on boats in the Caribbean, even though "the entire operation is illegal from the outset," says @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The White House is threatening to kill survivors of its strikes on boats in the Caribbean, even though "the entire operation is illegal from the outset," says @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social
Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders spoke at the Starbucks workers' picket Monday to demand the coffee giant reach a fair contract with its unionized workforce after years of delay tactics.
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders spoke at the Starbucks workers' picket Monday to demand the coffee giant reach a fair contract with its unionized workforce after years of delay tactics.
President Trump has pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
President Trump has pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman questioned Zohran Mamdani about his meeting with President Trump as the Mayor-elect joined striking workers on a Starbucks picket line Monday.
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman questioned Zohran Mamdani about his meeting with President Trump as the Mayor-elect joined striking workers on a Starbucks picket line Monday.