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“This is not how a civilized nation should act, just murdering people on the high seas without proof, without trial.”
“Alejandro Was Murdered”: Colombian Fisherman’s Family Files Claim Against U.S. over Boat Strike
The U.S. military said Thursday that it blew up another boat of suspected drug smugglers, this time killing four people in the eastern Pacific. The U.S. has now killed at least 87 people in 22 strikes...
www.democracynow.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“This is not how a civilized nation should act, just murdering people on the high seas without proof, without trial.”
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Conducting an illegal war against Venezuela.
Deploying the National Guard against our own citizens.
Starting a new nuclear arms race.
And now, asking for another $900 billion for Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth.
Trump and Republicans are out of control.
Deploying the National Guard against our own citizens.
Starting a new nuclear arms race.
And now, asking for another $900 billion for Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth.
Trump and Republicans are out of control.
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Conducting an illegal war against Venezuela.
Deploying the National Guard against our own citizens.
Starting a new nuclear arms race.
And now, asking for another $900 billion for Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth.
Trump and Republicans are out of control.
Deploying the National Guard against our own citizens.
Starting a new nuclear arms race.
And now, asking for another $900 billion for Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth.
Trump and Republicans are out of control.
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A heads-up state and federal agencies are actively monitoring online activity tied to criticism and protest of the immigration crackdown in New Orleans. That includes social media comments, posts, group chats, and other digital spaces.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A heads-up state and federal agencies are actively monitoring online activity tied to criticism and protest of the immigration crackdown in New Orleans. That includes social media comments, posts, group chats, and other digital spaces.
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This is disgusting. There’s nothing clever or patriotic about it. It’s cruel, it’s un American, and it tells you everything you need to know about the people who think this is acceptable.
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is disgusting. There’s nothing clever or patriotic about it. It’s cruel, it’s un American, and it tells you everything you need to know about the people who think this is acceptable.
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Remember when we did not have a government where the President personally intervened in regulatory decisions to demand political favors?
TL;DR: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos reportedly discussed the company's $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. with President Trump, raising questions about federal regulatory approval amid competition from Paramount.
Netflix co-CEO reportedly discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump | TechCrunch
Will Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators? While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to
techcrunch.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Remember when we did not have a government where the President personally intervened in regulatory decisions to demand political favors?
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"Needy Amin" still ranks among the banger nicknames for Trump.
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Needy Amin" still ranks among the banger nicknames for Trump.
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This article opens with a 3-year-old forced to represent herself in court. We live in a fundamentally sick country.
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This article opens with a 3-year-old forced to represent herself in court. We live in a fundamentally sick country.
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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.“
We’ll take the Statue of Liberty & these new U.S. citizens.
You can keep Stephen Miller and Donald Trump, and their small, cruel, heartless racism.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
We’ll take the Statue of Liberty & these new U.S. citizens.
You can keep Stephen Miller and Donald Trump, and their small, cruel, heartless racism.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.“
We’ll take the Statue of Liberty & these new U.S. citizens.
You can keep Stephen Miller and Donald Trump, and their small, cruel, heartless racism.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
We’ll take the Statue of Liberty & these new U.S. citizens.
You can keep Stephen Miller and Donald Trump, and their small, cruel, heartless racism.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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On left:
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
On left:
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
President Trump Statement Sept. 2, 2025:
"The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States."
On right:
(Under penalty of law) military leaders told Congress headed to Suriname.
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In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
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‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
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They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
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Trump has been awarded a peace prize by FIFA, the global soccer organization. I hereby retire from satire.
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Trump has been awarded a peace prize by FIFA, the global soccer organization. I hereby retire from satire.
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So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
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Two shirtless guys in deep ocean, trying to stay “in the fight” against the U.S. military with its missiles? What a claim!
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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If you care, Kennedy, you publicly call on the House to bring up articles of impeachment against RFK today.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you care, Kennedy, you publicly call on the House to bring up articles of impeachment against RFK today.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
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“I’m disgusted, because it wasn’t only myself— it was my elderly mother in her 90’s and my sister too. It makes no sense. Who bought him off?”
A victim of David Gentile, a private equity CEO Trump pardoned after doing just 12 days for defrauding investors of $1.6 billion
A victim of David Gentile, a private equity CEO Trump pardoned after doing just 12 days for defrauding investors of $1.6 billion
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
“I’m disgusted, because it wasn’t only myself— it was my elderly mother in her 90’s and my sister too. It makes no sense. Who bought him off?”
A victim of David Gentile, a private equity CEO Trump pardoned after doing just 12 days for defrauding investors of $1.6 billion
A victim of David Gentile, a private equity CEO Trump pardoned after doing just 12 days for defrauding investors of $1.6 billion
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EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low
EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low
‘Future of Europe’ at stake with Von der Leyen and Merz desperate to persuade Belgian PM to allow use of frozen Russian assets
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will meet the European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, and Belgium’s prime minister, Bart De Wever, for emergency talks on Friday as the EU races to save its sorely needed financing plan for Ukraine.
The three leaders will dine in private in Brussels, a German government spokesperson said on Thursday, as Belgian officials continued to express strong opposition to the scheme, which involves the unprecedented use of frozen Russian assets. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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“Corporations are people”
“Let the states decide on women’s reproductive healthcare”
“The president cannot be indicted for anything deemed an official act”
…just a few of their gems that have generationally marginalized democracy and rule of law in our republic.
“Let the states decide on women’s reproductive healthcare”
“The president cannot be indicted for anything deemed an official act”
…just a few of their gems that have generationally marginalized democracy and rule of law in our republic.
December 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“Corporations are people”
“Let the states decide on women’s reproductive healthcare”
“The president cannot be indicted for anything deemed an official act”
…just a few of their gems that have generationally marginalized democracy and rule of law in our republic.
“Let the states decide on women’s reproductive healthcare”
“The president cannot be indicted for anything deemed an official act”
…just a few of their gems that have generationally marginalized democracy and rule of law in our republic.
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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The U.S. has collected about $257 billion in tariff revenues so far this year, and $167 billion of that stemmed from tariffs Trump has imposed in his second term.
The federal income tax, meanwhile, brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4piJria
The federal income tax, meanwhile, brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4piJria
Trump has said tariff revenue may allow Americans to stop paying income taxes. The math doesn't add up
The federal income tax brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024, which is more than 14 times what Trump’s second-term tariffs are generating.
www.pbs.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The U.S. has collected about $257 billion in tariff revenues so far this year, and $167 billion of that stemmed from tariffs Trump has imposed in his second term.
The federal income tax, meanwhile, brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4piJria
The federal income tax, meanwhile, brought in about $2.4 trillion in 2024. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4piJria