Reid Mitchell
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a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
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ICE agents pointed their weapons at a Minnesota police officer who’s an American citizen. She tried to film the encounter and they knocked her phone out of her hand.
Video: @atrupar.com
Video: @atrupar.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:07 PM
ICE agents pointed their weapons at a Minnesota police officer who’s an American citizen. She tried to film the encounter and they knocked her phone out of her hand.
Video: @atrupar.com
Video: @atrupar.com
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“It’s hard not to see [the FBI raid] as an effort to intimidate not just journalists, but the sources that would communicate with them."
FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump
The FBI raided the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson this week and seized her electronic devices, part of a leak probe into a government contractor accused of mishandling classified gov...
www.democracynow.org
January 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM
“It’s hard not to see [the FBI raid] as an effort to intimidate not just journalists, but the sources that would communicate with them."
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Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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Trump thinks complying with the law means releasing entirely redacted Epstein files like this.
This is a brazen cover up and deeply disrespectful to survivors.
Pam Bondi must release ALL the files NOW.
This is a brazen cover up and deeply disrespectful to survivors.
Pam Bondi must release ALL the files NOW.
December 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Trump thinks complying with the law means releasing entirely redacted Epstein files like this.
This is a brazen cover up and deeply disrespectful to survivors.
Pam Bondi must release ALL the files NOW.
This is a brazen cover up and deeply disrespectful to survivors.
Pam Bondi must release ALL the files NOW.
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NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
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Mounting debt crisis means global South governments are spending on average 15% of their revenue servicing external debt. This figure has doubled since 2010.
More than 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health or education.
More than 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health or education.
December 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Mounting debt crisis means global South governments are spending on average 15% of their revenue servicing external debt. This figure has doubled since 2010.
More than 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health or education.
More than 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health or education.
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So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
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RIP to Rodney Rogers.
Played for 7 NBA teams in 12 seasons, but most of his games came with the 1990s Clippers. Was on the 1997 playoff team, a group that has now lost 4 players (Malik Sealy, Lorenzen Wright, Dwayne Schintzius).
2000 6MOY in Phoenix and a Wake Forest legend.
Played for 7 NBA teams in 12 seasons, but most of his games came with the 1990s Clippers. Was on the 1997 playoff team, a group that has now lost 4 players (Malik Sealy, Lorenzen Wright, Dwayne Schintzius).
2000 6MOY in Phoenix and a Wake Forest legend.
November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
RIP to Rodney Rogers.
Played for 7 NBA teams in 12 seasons, but most of his games came with the 1990s Clippers. Was on the 1997 playoff team, a group that has now lost 4 players (Malik Sealy, Lorenzen Wright, Dwayne Schintzius).
2000 6MOY in Phoenix and a Wake Forest legend.
Played for 7 NBA teams in 12 seasons, but most of his games came with the 1990s Clippers. Was on the 1997 playoff team, a group that has now lost 4 players (Malik Sealy, Lorenzen Wright, Dwayne Schintzius).
2000 6MOY in Phoenix and a Wake Forest legend.
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🚨BREAKING: A pregnant woman and many children are among at least 23 Palestinians Israel has killed in a series of attacks on Gaza City & Khan Younis, Al Jazeera English reports citing hospital sources.
According to reports:
▪️ A family of 5, including a pregnant woman & her children, were killed...
According to reports:
▪️ A family of 5, including a pregnant woman & her children, were killed...
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🚨BREAKING: A pregnant woman and many children are among at least 23 Palestinians Israel has killed in a series of attacks on Gaza City & Khan Younis, Al Jazeera English reports citing hospital sources.
According to reports:
▪️ A family of 5, including a pregnant woman & her children, were killed...
According to reports:
▪️ A family of 5, including a pregnant woman & her children, were killed...
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The corruption is legitimately never-ending
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The corruption is legitimately never-ending
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New: FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New: FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Read Faris’s full testimony — and the accounts of the other two boys at the link below:
www.dci-palestine.org/_the_prison_...
www.dci-palestine.org/_the_prison_...
Three released Palestinian boys abducted, tortured by Israeli forces while seeking aid
Testimonies from three Palestinian boys from Gaza abducted and tortured by Israeli forces.
www.dci-palestine.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Read Faris’s full testimony — and the accounts of the other two boys at the link below:
www.dci-palestine.org/_the_prison_...
www.dci-palestine.org/_the_prison_...
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Pakistan’s parliament is about to vote on the 27th constitutional amendment which seeks to convert the government into a permanent military dictatorship.
It introduces several new clauses related to Pakistan’s military command structure:
1. Abolition of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee...
It introduces several new clauses related to Pakistan’s military command structure:
1. Abolition of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee...
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Pakistan’s parliament is about to vote on the 27th constitutional amendment which seeks to convert the government into a permanent military dictatorship.
It introduces several new clauses related to Pakistan’s military command structure:
1. Abolition of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee...
It introduces several new clauses related to Pakistan’s military command structure:
1. Abolition of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee...
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The violence and cruelty that Trump’s ICE is inflicting on our communities is unacceptable. The American people are seeing it with their own eyes, and they are horrified. It must end.
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The violence and cruelty that Trump’s ICE is inflicting on our communities is unacceptable. The American people are seeing it with their own eyes, and they are horrified. It must end.
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The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending bu...
www.propublica.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
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Before I was an NBA writer, I was a pro poker player for 12 years. I played against many pro athletes, including Ty Lue a few times.
Here's a snapshot of that period of my life, and thoughts on Lue's alleged connection to Chauncey Billups' private game:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Here's a snapshot of that period of my life, and thoughts on Lue's alleged connection to Chauncey Billups' private game:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
What I learned playing poker against Ty Lue, other NBA figures in my days as a Vegas professional | Sporting News
Tyronn Lue's reputation inside the Las Vegas poker circles was a good one among us professional players.
www.sportingnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Before I was an NBA writer, I was a pro poker player for 12 years. I played against many pro athletes, including Ty Lue a few times.
Here's a snapshot of that period of my life, and thoughts on Lue's alleged connection to Chauncey Billups' private game:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Here's a snapshot of that period of my life, and thoughts on Lue's alleged connection to Chauncey Billups' private game:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
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The Israeli soldiers are holding a press conference:
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The Israeli soldiers are holding a press conference:
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🚨 IDF Order Reveals Palestinian Gang-Raped by Soldiers at Sde Teiman Was Civilian, Not ‘Nukhba Fighter’
A classified Israeli military order shows the man Israeli soldiers brutally raped on camera for 15 minutes was never charged with any crime. For months, pro-Israel advocates claimed he was an...
A classified Israeli military order shows the man Israeli soldiers brutally raped on camera for 15 minutes was never charged with any crime. For months, pro-Israel advocates claimed he was an...
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🚨 IDF Order Reveals Palestinian Gang-Raped by Soldiers at Sde Teiman Was Civilian, Not ‘Nukhba Fighter’
A classified Israeli military order shows the man Israeli soldiers brutally raped on camera for 15 minutes was never charged with any crime. For months, pro-Israel advocates claimed he was an...
A classified Israeli military order shows the man Israeli soldiers brutally raped on camera for 15 minutes was never charged with any crime. For months, pro-Israel advocates claimed he was an...
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Israel killed at least 104 people in Gaza, including 46 children, in overnight strikes on the Palestinian territory.
The attacks came after Israel claimed its soldiers came under attack by Hamas militants, though the group denied responsibility.
The attacks came after Israel claimed its soldiers came under attack by Hamas militants, though the group denied responsibility.
October 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Israel killed at least 104 people in Gaza, including 46 children, in overnight strikes on the Palestinian territory.
The attacks came after Israel claimed its soldiers came under attack by Hamas militants, though the group denied responsibility.
The attacks came after Israel claimed its soldiers came under attack by Hamas militants, though the group denied responsibility.
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9YO citizen caught in Idaho FBI raid describes officers breaking car window to detain his father “I felt scared because they were pointing the guns at me. When they broke the window, I had to jump to my mom’s feet. I had glass in my mouth, and I quickly spit it away."
www.ktvb.com/article/news...
www.ktvb.com/article/news...
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
9YO citizen caught in Idaho FBI raid describes officers breaking car window to detain his father “I felt scared because they were pointing the guns at me. When they broke the window, I had to jump to my mom’s feet. I had glass in my mouth, and I quickly spit it away."
www.ktvb.com/article/news...
www.ktvb.com/article/news...
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About a quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing to upward of 40% in the largest FBI field offices, according to The Washington Post. Agents have been pulled from investigations into cybercrime, drug trafficking, terrorism, counterintelligence and more.
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
About a quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing to upward of 40% in the largest FBI field offices, according to The Washington Post. Agents have been pulled from investigations into cybercrime, drug trafficking, terrorism, counterintelligence and more.