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The Justice Department has admitted that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who made the decision to deport a group of Venezuelan men to the notorious CECOT mega-prison complex in El Salvador, ignoring a judge’s order to keep them in custody in the United States.
DOJ Admits Noem Decided to Deport Venezuelan Men to CECOT Prison in El Salvador
The Justice Department has admitted that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who made the decision to deport a group of Venezuelan men to the notorious CECOT mega-prison complex in El Salvador, ignoring a judge's order to keep them in custody in the United States.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Justice Department has admitted that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who made the decision to deport a group of Venezuelan men to the notorious CECOT mega-prison complex in El Salvador, ignoring a judge’s order to keep them in custody in the United States.
U.N.: Israel’s War on Gaza Will Cost More Than $70 Billion in Reconstruction Over Several Decades
U.N.: Israel's War on Gaza Will Cost More Than $70 Billion in Reconstruction Over Several Decades
The United Nations says Israel's war on Gaza has created a “human-made abyss”…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
U.N.: Israel’s War on Gaza Will Cost More Than $70 Billion in Reconstruction Over Several Decades
At COP30, powerful petrostates and large polluting nations succeeded in blocking inclusion of a roadmap away from fossil fuels in the summit’s concluding agreement.
COP30’s Three F-Words: Failure on Fossil Fuels
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Powerful petrostates and large polluting nations succeeded in blocking inclusion of a roadmap away from fossil fuels in the summit’s concluding agreement
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At COP30, powerful petrostates and large polluting nations succeeded in blocking inclusion of a roadmap away from fossil fuels in the summit’s concluding agreement.
“Policy Violence”: ICE Raids & Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked, Says Bishop William Barber
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/bishop_william_barber
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Bishop William Barber: ICE Raids & Shredding of Safety Net Are Linked
Protests have erupted in North Carolina after federal agents arrested 370 people in immigration raids. On Monday, Bishop William Barber and other religious leaders gathered in Charlotte to demand an e...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Policy Violence”: ICE Raids & Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked, Says Bishop William Barber
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/bishop_william_barber
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Mamdani’s Affordability Agenda: Incoming NYC Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan on How to Make It Happen
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/dean_fuleihan_zohran_mamdani_transition_nyc
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/dean_fuleihan_zohran_mamdani_transition_nyc
Zohran Mamdani’s Top Deputy on How to Deliver an Affordability Agenda
Zohran Mamdani will be taking office as mayor of New York in just five weeks. His transition team continues to make announcements about the new administration, recently unveiling a 400-person advisory...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Mamdani’s Affordability Agenda: Incoming NYC Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan on How to Make It Happen
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/dean_fuleihan_zohran_mamdani_transition_nyc
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“From Apartheid to Democracy”: Sarah Leah Whitson on New Book, Israel, Gaza & Trump-MBS Meeting https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/trump_mbs_murder_of_jamal_khashoggi
“From Apartheid to Democracy”: Sarah Leah Whitson on New Book, Israel, Gaza & Trump-MBS Meeting
During a controversial Oval Office meeting last week, President Trump defended Mohammed bin Salman when a reporter asked about the Saudi crown prince’s involvement in the 2018 murder of Washington Pos...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“From Apartheid to Democracy”: Sarah Leah Whitson on New Book, Israel, Gaza & Trump-MBS Meeting https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/trump_mbs_murder_of_jamal_khashoggi
Dean Fuleihan is a veteran civil servant picked by NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to serve as his top deputy in City Hall. He says the administration will be committed to delivering on campaign promises and making government work "in a better way."
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Dean Fuleihan is a veteran civil servant picked by NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to serve as his top deputy in City Hall. He says the administration will be committed to delivering on campaign promises and making government work "in a better way."
President Trump shut down questions about Jamal Khashoggi in his recent meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, despite U.S. intelligence concluding that the Saudi crown prince had ordered the journalist's murder. "In their view, it's OK if we ignore the facts," says @sarahleah1.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
President Trump shut down questions about Jamal Khashoggi in his recent meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, despite U.S. intelligence concluding that the Saudi crown prince had ordered the journalist's murder. "In their view, it's OK if we ignore the facts," says @sarahleah1.bsky.social.
The Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuela is part of a "broader plan" to meddle in politics across Latin America, says historian Alexander Aviña.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/25/venezuela
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November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuela is part of a "broader plan" to meddle in politics across Latin America, says historian Alexander Aviña.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/25/venezuela
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/25/venezuela
Brazilian labor leader Chico Mendes was assassinated by ranchers in 1988, as he worked to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation.
Assassinated Amazonian Rubber Tapper Chico Mendes Tried to Save the Rainforest. Meet His Daughter
We recently spoke to Brazilian environmental activist Angela Mendes, the daughter of Amazonian forest defender and labor leader Chico Mendes, who was assassinated by ranchers in December 1988. She dis...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Brazilian labor leader Chico Mendes was assassinated by ranchers in 1988, as he worked to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation.
"Anytime we have a U.S. politician or movement that defines itself as isolationist, that's always bad news for Latin America."
Will the U.S. Attack Venezuela? Trump’s Anti-Maduro Campaign Seen as Part of a Broader Regional Plan
As the Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuela, U.S. military activity across the Caribbean continues to grow. The U.S. has deployed more than 15,000 troops to the region and carried out ...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Anytime we have a U.S. politician or movement that defines itself as isolationist, that's always bad news for Latin America."
How did Jeffrey Epstein get away with his crimes?
“The Epstein Class”: Anand Giridharadas on the Elite Network Around the Sexual Predator
While much of the recent interest in Jeffrey Epstein has focused on the late sexual predator’s relationship with President Donald Trump, his emails also reveal his close relationships with other power...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
How did Jeffrey Epstein get away with his crimes?
Jeffrey Epstein's newly-publicized emails implicate the entire elite class that he operated in.
"These circles that he moved in, if they have any superpower, it is the ability to hear the cries of people without power and close their ears."
"These circles that he moved in, if they have any superpower, it is the ability to hear the cries of people without power and close their ears."
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Jeffrey Epstein's newly-publicized emails implicate the entire elite class that he operated in.
"These circles that he moved in, if they have any superpower, it is the ability to hear the cries of people without power and close their ears."
"These circles that he moved in, if they have any superpower, it is the ability to hear the cries of people without power and close their ears."
After the close of a disappointing U.N. climate summit in Brazil, "I'm extremely angry," says @brandoncwu.bsky.social. "We need a fossil fuel phase-out. We need it as fast as possible. It has to start in the Global North."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
After the close of a disappointing U.N. climate summit in Brazil, "I'm extremely angry," says @brandoncwu.bsky.social. "We need a fossil fuel phase-out. We need it as fast as possible. It has to start in the Global North."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
ICE Agents in Oregon Violently Abduct 17-Year-Old High School Student on Lunch Break
ICE Agents in Oregon Violently Abduct 17-Year-Old High School Student on Lunch Break
In Oregon, federal immigration agents forced a 17-year-old high school student…
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November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ICE Agents in Oregon Violently Abduct 17-Year-Old High School Student on Lunch Break
Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Wealthy Nations Place Burden “On the Backs of the Poor”
COP30: Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout; Wealthy Nations Put Burden on “Backs of the Poor”
Global negotiations at the annual U.N. climate summit ended Saturday in Belém, Brazil, with a watered-down agreement that does not even mention fossil fuels, let alone offer a roadmap to phase out what are the primary contributors to the climate crisis....
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November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Wealthy Nations Place Burden “On the Backs of the Poor”
Will Zohran Mamdani's charm offensive keep Trump from meddling in New York? Journalist Ross Barkan reacts to Friday's "remarkable" White House meeting between the two leaders.
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Will Zohran Mamdani's charm offensive keep Trump from meddling in New York? Journalist Ross Barkan reacts to Friday's "remarkable" White House meeting between the two leaders.
Referring to the roughly 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists who attended the COP30 talks in Brazil, climate activist Harjeet Singh says "it's like inviting arsonists to tell us how to put out the fire."
“Inviting the Arsonists”: Climate Activist Slams Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at U.N. Talks
Nations are struggling to reach a final text agreement at the COP30 U.N. climate summit in Belém, Brazil. Decisions are made by consensus at COPs, requiring consent among 192 countries, and the bigges...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Referring to the roughly 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists who attended the COP30 talks in Brazil, climate activist Harjeet Singh says "it's like inviting arsonists to tell us how to put out the fire."
“We are the ones that are saying what the forest is demanding. We are the ones that are saying what the river is asking for. We are going through a lot of violence in our territories.”
“We Need to Be Heard”: Indigenous Amazon Defender Alessandra Korap Munduruku on COP30
Thousands of Amazonian land defenders, both Indigenous peoples and their allies, have traveled to the COP30 U.N. climate conference in Belém, Brazil. On Friday night, an Indigenous-led march arrived a...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“We are the ones that are saying what the forest is demanding. We are the ones that are saying what the river is asking for. We are going through a lot of violence in our territories.”
Small, developing countries need climate financing for mitigation and adaptation, says Vanuatu's climate minister. "Our existing budgets are being halved by having to deal with climate crisis, responding to extreme weather events."
Push for Fossil Fuel Phaseout Divides Countries at COP30 Climate Talks
As negotiations draw close to a conclusion at the COP30 U.N. climate summit, nations are still sharply divided over the future of fossil fuels. Delegates representing dozens of countries have rejected...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Small, developing countries need climate financing for mitigation and adaptation, says Vanuatu's climate minister. "Our existing budgets are being halved by having to deal with climate crisis, responding to extreme weather events."
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"People that are most affected [by] the climate crisis are the people that did nothing to [contribute] this crisis. So, how can we act in terms to protect their lives and ensure that the rich polluters will pay for that?"
Protect the Amazon, Tax the Polluters: Climate Activists Demand Action at COP30 in Belém, Brazil
Democracy Now! is broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River, where the COP30 summit has entered its second week of negotia...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"People that are most affected [by] the climate crisis are the people that did nothing to [contribute] this crisis. So, how can we act in terms to protect their lives and ensure that the rich polluters will pay for that?"
The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.
“Data Crunch”: AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals
A new report titled “Data Crunch: How the AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals” from the Center for Biological Diversity warns the booming artificial intelligence in...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.
The UAE has a "long-term vision of taking over Sudan," says Sudanese researcher Lina Yassin.
Sudanese Researcher Lina Yassin on COP30 Climate Talks, UAE-Funded Proxy War in Sudan over Gold & More
Sudanese climate diplomacy researcher Lina Yassin is supporting the Least Developed Countries Group at the U.N. climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The group is composed of 44 countries, including Sudan,...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The UAE has a "long-term vision of taking over Sudan," says Sudanese researcher Lina Yassin.
President Trump says he will release the Epstein files. What will it mean for survivors?
“Bring the Truth Out of the Shadows”: Survivors Hail Congressional Vote to Release Epstein Files
Congress has finally voted to compel the Justice Department to release the files on Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased convicted sex offender and power broker. After a near-unanimous vote in both legislati...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
President Trump says he will release the Epstein files. What will it mean for survivors?