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NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
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After the FBI raid on the election hub in Fulton County, Georgia, we turn to trusted insight.
KF Senior Fellow @staceyabrams.com joins @bradrourke.bsky.social on #TheStakes to help make sense of all that has transpired and what this means ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
KF Senior Fellow @staceyabrams.com joins @bradrourke.bsky.social on #TheStakes to help make sense of all that has transpired and what this means ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
After the FBI raid on the election hub in Fulton County, Georgia, we turn to trusted insight.
KF Senior Fellow @staceyabrams.com joins @bradrourke.bsky.social on #TheStakes to help make sense of all that has transpired and what this means ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
KF Senior Fellow @staceyabrams.com joins @bradrourke.bsky.social on #TheStakes to help make sense of all that has transpired and what this means ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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NEW: Four university students chained themselves together in the front of Morrill Hall on Friday, saying they would not leave until they met with University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham. They called on the university to cut ties with ICE. Three were arrested. [Video]
Minnesota Students Arrested After Locking Down to Morrill Hall, Demanding Sanctuary Campus - UNICORN RIOT
Students at the University of Minnesota were arrested for locking down to the administration building demanding the campus become a sanctuary without access for federal agents.
unicornriot.ninja
February 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
NEW: Four university students chained themselves together in the front of Morrill Hall on Friday, saying they would not leave until they met with University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham. They called on the university to cut ties with ICE. Three were arrested. [Video]
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Deep-sea mining scrapes minerals off the ocean floor. Scientists warn it could damage fisheries and ecosystems that took millions of years to form. Recovery could take millennia.
Indigenous Concerns Surface as Trump Calls for Seabed Mining in Alaskan Waters
“It really feels like another false solution.”
www.truthdig.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Deep-sea mining scrapes minerals off the ocean floor. Scientists warn it could damage fisheries and ecosystems that took millions of years to form. Recovery could take millennia.
It will help with one grocery shop, maybe two, with prices the way they are.
You know, other countries subsidize groceries instead of Big Oil.
That is why basic food prices are so much lower in Germany, for example.
You know, other countries subsidize groceries instead of Big Oil.
That is why basic food prices are so much lower in Germany, for example.
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 AM
It will help with one grocery shop, maybe two, with prices the way they are.
You know, other countries subsidize groceries instead of Big Oil.
That is why basic food prices are so much lower in Germany, for example.
You know, other countries subsidize groceries instead of Big Oil.
That is why basic food prices are so much lower in Germany, for example.
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When you hear of a billionaire losing money on a pricey hobby or side business — whether it's a race horse or a newspaper — remember that those losses can actually create huge write-offs that let the ultrarich get away with paying little or no income tax.
(Published 2021)
(Published 2021)
When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income ...
www.propublica.org
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When you hear of a billionaire losing money on a pricey hobby or side business — whether it's a race horse or a newspaper — remember that those losses can actually create huge write-offs that let the ultrarich get away with paying little or no income tax.
(Published 2021)
(Published 2021)
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The U.S. has now killed 128 people in boat strikes.
The U.S. Has Killed More than 100 People in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All.
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.
interc.pt
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The U.S. has now killed 128 people in boat strikes.
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TAKE ACTION: www.cjpme.org/...%E2%80%8B
If you believe Canada’s military exports must be transparent, regulated, and compliant with international law, email your Member of Parliament today, and tell them to vote for #BillC233.
#NOMORELOOPHOLES #ArmsEmbargoNow
If you believe Canada’s military exports must be transparent, regulated, and compliant with international law, email your Member of Parliament today, and tell them to vote for #BillC233.
#NOMORELOOPHOLES #ArmsEmbargoNow
February 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
TAKE ACTION: www.cjpme.org/...%E2%80%8B
If you believe Canada’s military exports must be transparent, regulated, and compliant with international law, email your Member of Parliament today, and tell them to vote for #BillC233.
#NOMORELOOPHOLES #ArmsEmbargoNow
If you believe Canada’s military exports must be transparent, regulated, and compliant with international law, email your Member of Parliament today, and tell them to vote for #BillC233.
#NOMORELOOPHOLES #ArmsEmbargoNow
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The world has lost the last legal check on the U.S.’ and Russia’s nuclear arsenals.
Last Treaty Curbing US, Russian Nuclear Weapons Has Collapsed - Truthdig
With New START gone as of Feb. 5, the world has lost the last legal check on the U.S.' and Russia’s nuclear arsenals.
www.truthdig.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The world has lost the last legal check on the U.S.’ and Russia’s nuclear arsenals.
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ICE has asserted it can enter homes without judicial warrants. Legal experts say schools are protected by the Fourth Amendment — but agents are testing those limits.
ICE Is ‘At the School Yard Gate’
ICE may not be conducting large-scale raids inside schools. But agents are getting close to schools, leaving a mark on students across the country.
www.truthdig.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
ICE has asserted it can enter homes without judicial warrants. Legal experts say schools are protected by the Fourth Amendment — but agents are testing those limits.
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A 1960 State Department memo called for creating "hunger, desperation and overthrow" in Cuba. 67 years later, that's still the policy.
Trump Tightens Blockade Against Cuba
On January 29, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security, expanding tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba.
www.truthdig.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A 1960 State Department memo called for creating "hunger, desperation and overthrow" in Cuba. 67 years later, that's still the policy.
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Gaza is now buried beneath 68 million tons of rubble. How does one, in the face of such destruction, refuse to be defined solely by loss?
https://bit.ly/3ZTp53S
https://bit.ly/3ZTp53S
A Catalog of Gaza’s Loss
Recording what has been erased—and making sense of what remains.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Gaza is now buried beneath 68 million tons of rubble. How does one, in the face of such destruction, refuse to be defined solely by loss?
https://bit.ly/3ZTp53S
https://bit.ly/3ZTp53S
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According to a report leaked by @dropsitenews.com, the US, Israel and members of the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) are designing a mass detention camp, cynically called a “planned community” in Gaza. As Jews who know our history, we know the plan for a concentration camp when we see it.
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
According to a report leaked by @dropsitenews.com, the US, Israel and members of the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) are designing a mass detention camp, cynically called a “planned community” in Gaza. As Jews who know our history, we know the plan for a concentration camp when we see it.
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Today, as Gaza continues to be stuck in a bloody limbo, we are turning our website over to Gaza and its people in an initiative we are calling “A Day for Gaza.” There will be no pieces published on our website today that do not come directly from Gaza.
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Today, as Gaza continues to be stuck in a bloody limbo, we are turning our website over to Gaza and its people in an initiative we are calling “A Day for Gaza.” There will be no pieces published on our website today that do not come directly from Gaza.
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This is so shocking - years after the EU put together conflict minerals legislation precisely because of the abuses and conflict associated with coltan mining in the DRC so little has changed
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This is so shocking - years after the EU put together conflict minerals legislation precisely because of the abuses and conflict associated with coltan mining in the DRC so little has changed
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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With only 5 Palestinians in need of medical evacuation from Gaza permitted to leave through the Rafah crossing after it reopened on Monday, health authorities warned that the restrictions Israel is continuing to impose at the crossing could ultimately kill thousands of Palestinians.
20K in Gaza Need Medical Evacuation. 5 Were Let Through Rafah Crossing on Day 1.
Israeli restrictions could ultimately kill thousands of Palestinians who have been waiting for years for treatment.
truthout.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
With only 5 Palestinians in need of medical evacuation from Gaza permitted to leave through the Rafah crossing after it reopened on Monday, health authorities warned that the restrictions Israel is continuing to impose at the crossing could ultimately kill thousands of Palestinians.
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New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
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What to know about Alberta’s Bill 11: It creates a private health insurance market for services that are publicly insured under the Canada Health Act. This encourages US investment interests to establish a for-profit health care system in Canada. #cdnpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What to know about Alberta’s Bill 11: It creates a private health insurance market for services that are publicly insured under the Canada Health Act. This encourages US investment interests to establish a for-profit health care system in Canada. #cdnpoli
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"Dockworkers don't work for war!"
Our struggle for justice and liberation in Palestine is inseparable from the global struggles against systemic racism, exploitation, oppression, and climate devastation.
Our struggle for justice and liberation in Palestine is inseparable from the global struggles against systemic racism, exploitation, oppression, and climate devastation.
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
"Dockworkers don't work for war!"
Our struggle for justice and liberation in Palestine is inseparable from the global struggles against systemic racism, exploitation, oppression, and climate devastation.
Our struggle for justice and liberation in Palestine is inseparable from the global struggles against systemic racism, exploitation, oppression, and climate devastation.
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ICE OUT 🙅♂️
Today we paid a visit to the Brampton headquarters of Roshel – the Canadian company building armoured vehicles for ICE. We're calling on all MPs to support Bill C-233 #CloseTheLoopholes Bill.
Let's all support our neighbours next door.
ADD YOUR VOICE >> act.gp/3Zgw2fj
Today we paid a visit to the Brampton headquarters of Roshel – the Canadian company building armoured vehicles for ICE. We're calling on all MPs to support Bill C-233 #CloseTheLoopholes Bill.
Let's all support our neighbours next door.
ADD YOUR VOICE >> act.gp/3Zgw2fj
February 3, 2026 at 1:07 AM
ICE OUT 🙅♂️
Today we paid a visit to the Brampton headquarters of Roshel – the Canadian company building armoured vehicles for ICE. We're calling on all MPs to support Bill C-233 #CloseTheLoopholes Bill.
Let's all support our neighbours next door.
ADD YOUR VOICE >> act.gp/3Zgw2fj
Today we paid a visit to the Brampton headquarters of Roshel – the Canadian company building armoured vehicles for ICE. We're calling on all MPs to support Bill C-233 #CloseTheLoopholes Bill.
Let's all support our neighbours next door.
ADD YOUR VOICE >> act.gp/3Zgw2fj
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When asked if Renee Good or Alex Pretti were on any domestic terrorism list, watchlist, or under surveillance by federal authorities, a bureau spokesperson said: “The FBI has no comment.”
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
Trump Calls His Enemies Terrorists. Does That Mean He Can Just Kill Them?
From boat strikes to killings in the streets of Minnesota to NSPM-7, the White House leans on the word “terror” to justify its violence.
theintercept.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:26 PM
When asked if Renee Good or Alex Pretti were on any domestic terrorism list, watchlist, or under surveillance by federal authorities, a bureau spokesperson said: “The FBI has no comment.”
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
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🟡 NEW: A former Google employee has filed a confidential SEC whistleblower complaint alleging the company violated its own AI ethics rules by assisting an Israeli military contractor w/ analyzing drone surveillance footage in 2024, according to reporting by The Washington Post
Internal documents...
Internal documents...
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
🟡 NEW: A former Google employee has filed a confidential SEC whistleblower complaint alleging the company violated its own AI ethics rules by assisting an Israeli military contractor w/ analyzing drone surveillance footage in 2024, according to reporting by The Washington Post
Internal documents...
Internal documents...
This is my first day following you on Bluesky. I hope you make similar posts every time there is an attack on civilians in Gaza and the West Bank.
February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
This is my first day following you on Bluesky. I hope you make similar posts every time there is an attack on civilians in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Canadians have been OUTRAGED to learn much of our News Media has been sold off to U.S. companies and hedge funds, many with ties to the Republican Party.
Coincidence that the rise in disinformation flooding the information landscape in Canada rose in tandem with these sales? 🤔
Coincidence that the rise in disinformation flooding the information landscape in Canada rose in tandem with these sales? 🤔
January 31, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Canadians have been OUTRAGED to learn much of our News Media has been sold off to U.S. companies and hedge funds, many with ties to the Republican Party.
Coincidence that the rise in disinformation flooding the information landscape in Canada rose in tandem with these sales? 🤔
Coincidence that the rise in disinformation flooding the information landscape in Canada rose in tandem with these sales? 🤔