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Indications are that the ICE forces that were in Charlotte earlier this year may be coming to SE Louisiana in December.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/03/i...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/03/i...
I Bet I Know Where You Got Your Jackboots: Immigration Sweeps in New Orleans
Another city is readying itself to be the recipient of an immigration force “deployment”. This time, it’s the Crescent City that’s up to bat. The details
www.counterpunch.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Indications are that the ICE forces that were in Charlotte earlier this year may be coming to SE Louisiana in December.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/03/i...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/03/i...
VA confirmed that the department would share some of the data it is now gathering w/ other federal agencies, including for immigration enforcement purposes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: US veterans affairs to share immigration data about non-citizen workers with ‘appropriate agencies’
Exclusive: The move prompts fears the data will be sent to ICE to further the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
VA confirmed that the department would share some of the data it is now gathering w/ other federal agencies, including for immigration enforcement purposes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The religious right wants more white Christian babies & is trying to curtail women’s reproductive freedom in order to achieve that aim.
The real danger is the constant whittling down of reproductive rights.
www.alternet.org/trump-babies...
The real danger is the constant whittling down of reproductive rights.
www.alternet.org/trump-babies...
Trump wants Americans to have more babies. There's just one big problem with that
Maddy Olcott plans to start a career once she graduates from college. But the junior at the State University of New York-Purchase College is so far not planning to start a family — even with the Trump...
www.alternet.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The religious right wants more white Christian babies & is trying to curtail women’s reproductive freedom in order to achieve that aim.
The real danger is the constant whittling down of reproductive rights.
www.alternet.org/trump-babies...
The real danger is the constant whittling down of reproductive rights.
www.alternet.org/trump-babies...
Russian strategic policy, known as the Gerasimov doctrine, argues that chaos in the ranks of the enemy is victory & a path to greatness.
He’s achieved unimagined strategic effect by manipulating the Trump administration.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
He’s achieved unimagined strategic effect by manipulating the Trump administration.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Putin doesn’t want peace – and Trump’s baffling error has made it easy for him
All hopes were on Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Moscow, but a breakthrough in peace talks was never going to happen with a man who has repeatedly taken Russia’s side, writes wor...
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Russian strategic policy, known as the Gerasimov doctrine, argues that chaos in the ranks of the enemy is victory & a path to greatness.
He’s achieved unimagined strategic effect by manipulating the Trump administration.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
He’s achieved unimagined strategic effect by manipulating the Trump administration.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Double-tap strikes are highly controversial & seen by many as war crimes.
Under the most basic tenets of the laws of war, which the US helped to write, you don’t mow down survivors of a bombing, especially survivors who are not enemy combatants.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Under the most basic tenets of the laws of war, which the US helped to write, you don’t mow down survivors of a bombing, especially survivors who are not enemy combatants.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
‘Taking the gloves off’: Trump just held the Cabinet meeting from Hell
Holly Baxter reports on a wild-eyed, fast-talking Pete Hegseth and Trump’s detour from ‘fat drugs for fat people’ to extrajudicial killings to Melania’s thoughts on the construction noise around the n...
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Double-tap strikes are highly controversial & seen by many as war crimes.
Under the most basic tenets of the laws of war, which the US helped to write, you don’t mow down survivors of a bombing, especially survivors who are not enemy combatants.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Under the most basic tenets of the laws of war, which the US helped to write, you don’t mow down survivors of a bombing, especially survivors who are not enemy combatants.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Democrats don't exist to fight the right. They exist to block the left.
December 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Democrats don't exist to fight the right. They exist to block the left.
The Nod Father…
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The Nod Father…
China’s siege of traditionally US-backed Taiwan has moved beyond crude military pressure. Its efforts to enforce the island’s economic & diplomatic isolation are augmented by spying, cyber-sabotage, mass surveillance, idiotic lies, conspiracies & disinformation.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation | Simon Tisdall
The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he considers a renegade province, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
China’s siege of traditionally US-backed Taiwan has moved beyond crude military pressure. Its efforts to enforce the island’s economic & diplomatic isolation are augmented by spying, cyber-sabotage, mass surveillance, idiotic lies, conspiracies & disinformation.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
He is in the national command authority for nuclear weapons & he's putting out … turtles w/ rocket-propelled grenades.
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
'Franklin' publisher slams Hegseth for his post of the turtle firing on drug boats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces growing scrutiny over an attack on an alleged drug boat. His response included a parody of the kids' book character Franklin, showing the turtle firing at boats.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
He is in the national command authority for nuclear weapons & he's putting out … turtles w/ rocket-propelled grenades.
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
Hegseth & the Trump administration have decided to throw admiral Bradley to the wolves, pinning the order for a second strike on survivors of a boat bombing, which may constitute a war crime, directly on him.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Pete Hegseth Sends Cryptic Message to Admiral on Drug Boat Strike
The defense secretary seems to be warning the admiral to keep his mouth shut.
www.yahoo.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Hegseth & the Trump administration have decided to throw admiral Bradley to the wolves, pinning the order for a second strike on survivors of a boat bombing, which may constitute a war crime, directly on him.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
On the surface, it looks as if the far right has suffered some defeats.
However, there are indications that Latin America is experiencing the emergence of an angry tide that has begun to sweep the region from Central America down to the Southern Cone.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/02/t...
However, there are indications that Latin America is experiencing the emergence of an angry tide that has begun to sweep the region from Central America down to the Southern Cone.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/02/t...
The Angry Tide of the Latin American Far Right
The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly and
www.counterpunch.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
On the surface, it looks as if the far right has suffered some defeats.
However, there are indications that Latin America is experiencing the emergence of an angry tide that has begun to sweep the region from Central America down to the Southern Cone.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/02/t...
However, there are indications that Latin America is experiencing the emergence of an angry tide that has begun to sweep the region from Central America down to the Southern Cone.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/02/t...
After the tragedy of My Lai in 1968, we’ve tried to avoid another one & prosecute those that do in fact stray.
That happened particularly in Iraq, at Fallujah & other places in defense, where we had marines go south & commit war crimes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That happened particularly in Iraq, at Fallujah & other places in defense, where we had marines go south & commit war crimes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
After the tragedy of My Lai in 1968, we’ve tried to avoid another one & prosecute those that do in fact stray.
That happened particularly in Iraq, at Fallujah & other places in defense, where we had marines go south & commit war crimes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That happened particularly in Iraq, at Fallujah & other places in defense, where we had marines go south & commit war crimes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Persad-Bissessar admitted that at least 100 marines were in the country, along w/ military-grade radar, likely a long-range, high-performance AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR , which Northrop Grumman defense company said is used for air surveillance, defense & counter-fire.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Radar revelation stokes fears Caribbean could be drawn into US-Venezuela crisis
Trinidad PM rejects claims installation is in support of US campaign but opposition says ‘they have sold soul of nation’
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Persad-Bissessar admitted that at least 100 marines were in the country, along w/ military-grade radar, likely a long-range, high-performance AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR , which Northrop Grumman defense company said is used for air surveillance, defense & counter-fire.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Pentagon awarded contracts each worth up to $200 million to OpenAI, Google, Anthropic & xAI, to deepen AI integration into warfighting.
The cadre of tech billionaires & investors who make up the AI sector in particular comprise a reactionary oligarchy.
www.forever-wars.com/how-to-expro...
The cadre of tech billionaires & investors who make up the AI sector in particular comprise a reactionary oligarchy.
www.forever-wars.com/how-to-expro...
How To Expropriate An Artificial Intelligence Oligarchy
An industry whose bubble is set to burst is crucial to U.S. national security, you say?
www.forever-wars.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Pentagon awarded contracts each worth up to $200 million to OpenAI, Google, Anthropic & xAI, to deepen AI integration into warfighting.
The cadre of tech billionaires & investors who make up the AI sector in particular comprise a reactionary oligarchy.
www.forever-wars.com/how-to-expro...
The cadre of tech billionaires & investors who make up the AI sector in particular comprise a reactionary oligarchy.
www.forever-wars.com/how-to-expro...
There are many layers to this crisis. The strikes are a blatant attempt at provoking a war w/ Venezuela or a coup against Maduro (think oil reserves). And then the strikes operate under the invented pretext of combatting narcotrafficking.
www.forever-wars.com/pete-hegseth...
www.forever-wars.com/pete-hegseth...
Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison
The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?
www.forever-wars.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
There are many layers to this crisis. The strikes are a blatant attempt at provoking a war w/ Venezuela or a coup against Maduro (think oil reserves). And then the strikes operate under the invented pretext of combatting narcotrafficking.
www.forever-wars.com/pete-hegseth...
www.forever-wars.com/pete-hegseth...
Military experts warn the attacks could be illegal & lawmakers are demanding more information about the lethal strikes, which are often announced by tRump or Hegseth on social media.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/h...
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/h...
Here are all of Hegseth's military boat strikes near Venezuela that we know about
Military experts have questioned the legality of the boat strikes.
www.axios.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Military experts warn the attacks could be illegal & lawmakers are demanding more information about the lethal strikes, which are often announced by tRump or Hegseth on social media.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/h...
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/h...
Time is winding down for Howard Miller, the storied furniture company & clockmaker in Michigan that said this summer it will close after 99 years, due to tRump’s tariffs .
the closure will cost about 195 people their jobs, most in Michigan.
www.propublica.org/article/pete...
the closure will cost about 195 people their jobs, most in Michigan.
www.propublica.org/article/pete...
In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump’s Ambassador to Canada, He’s Reversed Course.
Pete Hoekstra once testified that “the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government.” But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Mi...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Time is winding down for Howard Miller, the storied furniture company & clockmaker in Michigan that said this summer it will close after 99 years, due to tRump’s tariffs .
the closure will cost about 195 people their jobs, most in Michigan.
www.propublica.org/article/pete...
the closure will cost about 195 people their jobs, most in Michigan.
www.propublica.org/article/pete...
Seems like the NYPD, specifically the SRG, is working to clear the way for ICE agents to go out in the city to do arrests & put people in the process of deportation.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Several protesters arrested after ICE raid thwarted in New York City
Demonstrators blocked the exit of ICE vehicles from a parking lot using garbage bags and metal barriers
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Seems like the NYPD, specifically the SRG, is working to clear the way for ICE agents to go out in the city to do arrests & put people in the process of deportation.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Dozens of current & former FBI agents found that Patel & Bongino have turned the agency into a circus, w/ agents describing the 2 men as clowns more obsessed w/ their personal image & posting to social media than they are w/ running the law enforcement agency.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
FBI is a 'circus' under Kash Patel, says damning report
A 115-page report compiled from interviews with dozens of current and former FBI agents found that FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have turned the agency into a ‘circus,’ with ...
www.dailykos.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Dozens of current & former FBI agents found that Patel & Bongino have turned the agency into a circus, w/ agents describing the 2 men as clowns more obsessed w/ their personal image & posting to social media than they are w/ running the law enforcement agency.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Special agents, some of whom have been at the bureau for multiple decades, reported that Patel has neither the breadth of experience nor the bearing an FBI director needs to be successful, while his deputy, Dan Bongino, was described as something of a clown.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
FBI ‘is rudderless ship’ with Kash Patel ‘in over his head’, damning report claims
Agents have shared a scathing assessment on Patel’s first six months in office, after the president denied claims he is thinking of replacing him
www.independent.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Special agents, some of whom have been at the bureau for multiple decades, reported that Patel has neither the breadth of experience nor the bearing an FBI director needs to be successful, while his deputy, Dan Bongino, was described as something of a clown.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Hegseth posted an AI-generated book cover w/ the title “Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists,” w/ the titular turtle wearing combat gear & hanging outside a military helicopter as he takes aim at three boats below.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Amid war crimes allegations, Hegseth posts AI image of Franklin firing at drug boats
Trump administration’s campaign against alleged drug-carrying boats faces growing legal scrutiny
www.independent.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hegseth posted an AI-generated book cover w/ the title “Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists,” w/ the titular turtle wearing combat gear & hanging outside a military helicopter as he takes aim at three boats below.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
A Special Kind of Soldier!
Leading & Following.
WH press secretary K. Leavitt confirmed that Admiral Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley had issued the order to fire on the vessel in the Caribbean a second time.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Leading & Following.
WH press secretary K. Leavitt confirmed that Admiral Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley had issued the order to fire on the vessel in the Caribbean a second time.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
White House confirms second strike that killed alleged drug boat survivors
Trump administration refuses to say whether survivors on suspected drug-trafficking vessels posed imminent threat
www.independent.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A Special Kind of Soldier!
Leading & Following.
WH press secretary K. Leavitt confirmed that Admiral Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley had issued the order to fire on the vessel in the Caribbean a second time.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Leading & Following.
WH press secretary K. Leavitt confirmed that Admiral Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley had issued the order to fire on the vessel in the Caribbean a second time.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
