Grant Smith
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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The intern was reportedly shaken, so Superior Court Judge McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply.
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The intern was reportedly shaken, so Superior Court Judge McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply.
U.S. officials will consider enforcement of affirmative action policies and state subsidies for abortion as infringements when compiling the State Department’s annual human rights report, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to reshape foreign policy. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
U.S. officials will consider enforcement of affirmative action policies and state subsidies for abortion as infringements when compiling the State Department’s annual human rights report, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to reshape foreign policy. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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New from 404 Media: CBP has quietly launched a facial recognition app for local cops to do immigration enforcement. Scans their face, tells cops whether to contact ICE about this person or not. A truly rapid expansion of ICE's facial recognition app to local cops
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
CBP Quietly Launches Face Scanning App for Local Cops To Do Immigration Enforcement
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New from 404 Media: CBP has quietly launched a facial recognition app for local cops to do immigration enforcement. Scans their face, tells cops whether to contact ICE about this person or not. A truly rapid expansion of ICE's facial recognition app to local cops
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
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Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
Uhh ... Trump on Thursday assailed Democratic lawmakers who told members of U.S. military they must refuse any illegal orders, calling them traitors who should face execution. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Uhh ... Trump on Thursday assailed Democratic lawmakers who told members of U.S. military they must refuse any illegal orders, calling them traitors who should face execution. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to firings, suspensions, investigations and other action against more than 600 people.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to firings, suspensions, investigations and other action against more than 600 people.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Then ICE took custody of some of the suspects? www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Then ICE took custody of some of the suspects? www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
An investigation found the "Memphis Safe Task Force" is making aggressive sweeps through hotels and motels across the city, several in low-income areas and Hispanic neighborhoods where numbers of immigrants lacking permanent legal status live. www.psrmemphis.org/memphis-safe...
Memphis Safe Task Force Taps Motel Guest Registries, Raising Privacy Concerns - Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis %
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November 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
An investigation found the "Memphis Safe Task Force" is making aggressive sweeps through hotels and motels across the city, several in low-income areas and Hispanic neighborhoods where numbers of immigrants lacking permanent legal status live. www.psrmemphis.org/memphis-safe...
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions www.propublica.org/article/texa...
"The administration sent armed U.S. Marshals to my home to deliver a letter warning me about testifying. ... I felt the purpose was to intimidate me. And I think it was intended to send a message to other department employees, too." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"The administration sent armed U.S. Marshals to my home to deliver a letter warning me about testifying. ... I felt the purpose was to intimidate me. And I think it was intended to send a message to other department employees, too." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
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November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
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NEW: the long running HOPE hacking conference just got banned from its current venue because someone told the university the conference had an “anti-police agenda.”
“The intent of the person behind this appears clear: shut down events like ours”
www.404media.co/hope-hacking...
“The intent of the person behind this appears clear: shut down events like ours”
www.404media.co/hope-hacking...
HOPE Hacking Conference Banned From University Venue Over Apparent ‘Anti-Police Agenda’
"The lack of due process on its own is extremely disturbing," the conference said.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
NEW: the long running HOPE hacking conference just got banned from its current venue because someone told the university the conference had an “anti-police agenda.”
“The intent of the person behind this appears clear: shut down events like ours”
www.404media.co/hope-hacking...
“The intent of the person behind this appears clear: shut down events like ours”
www.404media.co/hope-hacking...
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power. Only 20% of Americans - including just 44% of Republicans - approve of how Trump has handled the Epstein case, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power. Only 20% of Americans - including just 44% of Republicans - approve of how Trump has handled the Epstein case, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
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whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight
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The economy is so bad, Fox News hosts are encouraging people to stop buying gifts for their adult family and friends. So... is this part of the war on Christmas they’re always shouting about?
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The economy is so bad, Fox News hosts are encouraging people to stop buying gifts for their adult family and friends. So... is this part of the war on Christmas they’re always shouting about?
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if a random person started saying this shit to you on a bus or in a bar, you would move seats or leave to get away from them
Trump: "They had restrictions on water. It comes down from heaven. You want to wash your hands, or like me, you wash your hair. I lather up. There's no water. I won't mention the 3rd item in the bc I always get criticized. If you don't know what I'm talking about you shouldn't be owning a McDonalds"
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
if a random person started saying this shit to you on a bus or in a bar, you would move seats or leave to get away from them
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
A U.S. judge on Monday found evidence of "government misconduct" in how a prosecutor aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to Comey's defense team. www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
www.reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A U.S. judge on Monday found evidence of "government misconduct" in how a prosecutor aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to Comey's defense team. www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
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my wife worked for a catholic hospital and gave birth to our last child there and _their own obstetrician_ told her to get her tubes tied because it was _medically necessary_ and the hospital wouldn't allow it to be done with her c-section because it was against their beliefs, even though we're jews
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
my wife worked for a catholic hospital and gave birth to our last child there and _their own obstetrician_ told her to get her tubes tied because it was _medically necessary_ and the hospital wouldn't allow it to be done with her c-section because it was against their beliefs, even though we're jews
27% of Republicans in the Reuters/Ipsos poll oppose killing "suspected drug traffickers" abroad without judicial process, while 58% supported it, with the rest unsure. Three quarters of Democrats opposed the practice compared to one in 10 who supported it. www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
www.reuters.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
27% of Republicans in the Reuters/Ipsos poll oppose killing "suspected drug traffickers" abroad without judicial process, while 58% supported it, with the rest unsure. Three quarters of Democrats opposed the practice compared to one in 10 who supported it. www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
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True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 AM
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
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He said he had a bit of a Nazi streak and the president then offered him a different job
Trump taps Ingrassia for new role after texting scandal
Trump taps Ingrassia for new role after texting scandal
Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel last month, says in a farewell email that he’s moving to the GSA.
dlvr.it
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
He said he had a bit of a Nazi streak and the president then offered him a different job