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Comparing Trump Admin to Ministry of Truth in Orwell's 1984, Judge Orders Slavery Exhibits Restored www.commondreams.org/news/trump-1...
Comparing Trump Admin to Ministry of Truth in Orwell's 1984, Judge Orders Slavery Exhibits Restored | Common Dreams
On Presidents Day, a federal judge compared the Trump administration removing displays about slavery from a historical site in Philadelphia to the actions of the propaganda agency in George Orwell's d...
www.commondreams.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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February 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
FBI declines to share Alex Pretti evidence with Minnesota officials, BCA says

These MAGAN A-Holes want cooperation from everybody else but REFUSE to reciprocate. To Hell with Them-Go to the Streets, the Polls, the Web, Defeat them at all costs.
February 16, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The Belarusian woman at the center of Epstein’s final days buff.ly/kMiBaZD
The Belarusian woman at the center of Epstein’s final days
The U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 30 published over 3 million documents in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The publication of the Epstein files unearths corruption and human…
kyivindependent.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
How Stephen Miller Became the Power Behind the Throne buff.ly/jDhCJJS
How Stephen Miller Became the Power Behind the Throne
Miller was not elected. Nor are he or his policies popular. Yet he continues to hold uncommon sway in the administration.
www.thenation.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Pope Leo sends 80 generators, thousands of medical supplies to Ukraine buff.ly/Ad1TSeO
Pope Leo sends 80 generators, thousands of medical supplies to Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 generators along with medical and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican said on Feb. 9.
kyivindependent.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Senate Dems Launch Investigation Into Trump EPA Policy to 'Disregard' Health Impacts of Pollution | Common Dreams buff.ly/4Z88F1Y
Senate Dems Launch Investigation Into Trump EPA Policy to 'Disregard' Health Impacts of Pollution | Common Dreams
​"The only beneficiaries will be polluting industries, many of which are among President Trump’s largest donors,” the lawmakers wrote.
www.commondreams.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Courts Have Ruled That ICE Illegally Jailed People More Than 4,400 Times in Less Than Five Months | Common Dreams buff.ly/bDHAzeh
Courts Have Ruled That ICE Illegally Jailed People More Than 4,400 Times in Less Than Five Months | Common Dreams
​In some cases, the administration has kept immigrants locked up even after a judge has ordered their release, according to an investigation by ​Reuters.
www.commondreams.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Trump's Concentration Camp Build-Out Includes Nearly $40 Billion for Warehouse Conversions | Common Dreams buff.ly/Mh6gRNs
Trump's Concentration Camp Build-Out Includes Nearly $40 Billion for Warehouse Conversions | Common Dreams
The Trump administration's aggressive anti-immigration agenda has sparked fierce opposition in cities where federal agents conduct raids. Plans to acquire warehouses as detention centers—or…
www.commondreams.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
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Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
He was observing after Alex Pretti’s killing. Feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned his phone.
theintercept.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
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The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
theintercept.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Letter From Minnesota: Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Frontier, From an Immigrant in Minneapolis lithub.com/letter-from-...
Letter From Minnesota: Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Frontier, From an Immigrant in Minneapolis
“For over a century, the frontier served as a powerful symbol of American universalism. It not only conveyed the idea that the country was moving forward but promised that the brutality involved in…
lithub.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia buff.ly/nL80mD1

We found the problem=Thomas Albus
What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
The federal prosecutor from Missouri, who is overseeing an investigation into the 2020 vote in Georgia, had several meetings set up with top administration lawyers last fall to discuss election…
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Ukraine hits Russia's BK-16 landing craft in Crimea and other targets in Russian-occupied territories, military says buff.ly/5YqEJ0o
Ukraine hits Russia's BK-16 landing craft in Crimea and other targets in Russian-occupied territories, military says
The General Staff reported that Russia's BK-16 landing vessel, a high-speed landing craft for coastal operations and troop transport, was "successfully hit" on Feb. 12 in Russian-occupied Crimea.
kyivindependent.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Ukraine сonfirms strike on oil terminal in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, hits air defense system in Crimea buff.ly/lrKGa8o
Ukraine сonfirms strike on oil terminal in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, hits air defense system in Crimea
Ukraine carried out strikes on an oil terminal in southern Russia and a Russian air defense system in Crimea overnight on Feb. 14–15, according to Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR).
kyivindependent.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Ukraine destroys half of Russia's 'key' Pantsir air defense systems, security service says buff.ly/KuNO8UC
Ukraine destroys half of Russia's 'key' Pantsir air defense systems, security service says
The Alpha unit of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) destroyed half of Russia's stockpile of the coveted Pantsir air defense system, the SBU announced Feb. 14.
kyivindependent.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Territorial concessions by Ukraine won't bring peace, Zelensky says in Munich buff.ly/etuwbX6
Territorial concessions by Ukraine won't bring peace, Zelensky says in Munich
"It would be an illusion to believe that this war can now be reliably ended by dividing Ukraine – just as it was an illusion to believe that sacrificing Czechoslovakia would save Europe from a…
kyivindependent.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
The Minneapolis brass band bringing joy amid grief: ‘When people see us playing, it gives them hope’ buff.ly/k1AJ3Jj
The Minneapolis brass band bringing joy amid grief: ‘When people see us playing, it gives them hope’
Brass Solidarity was formed after George Floyd’s murder, and now also marks the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at its weekly meetup
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:12 PM
As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survival buff.ly/HzohkcN
As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survival
Other billionaires who own newspapers are doing a better job, a journalism professor explains.
buff.ly
February 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Trump EPA declares no harm from climate change buff.ly/NW69fpE
Trump EPA declares no harm from climate change
The Trump administration wants to stop protecting people from climate change. Here’s what that decision is going to cost you.
vitalsigns.edf.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Doug Burgum, the Regime Toady of Our Time prospect.org/2026/02/13/d...
Doug Burgum, the Regime Toady of Our Time - The American Prospect
Dashing the hopes of establishment Democrats, Trump’s interior secretary and ‘energy czar’ has adopted his boss’s excesses as his own.
prospect.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night
After deciding carbon dioxide does no harm, it was the logical next move.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Doug Burgum, the Regime Toady of Our Time prospect.org/2026/02/13/d...

Congrats on your Toady award Doug!
Doug Burgum, the Regime Toady of Our Time - The American Prospect
Dashing the hopes of establishment Democrats, Trump’s interior secretary and ‘energy czar’ has adopted his boss’s excesses as his own.
prospect.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Trump EPA declares no harm from climate change buff.ly/NW69fpE
Trump EPA declares no harm from climate change
The Trump administration wants to stop protecting people from climate change. Here’s what that decision is going to cost you.
vitalsigns.edf.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
5 European nations say Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin

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5 European nations say Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin
Five European countries say tests confirm Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin, and they blame the Russian state.
apnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM