Ben
@blaricci.bsky.social
Coauthor of two studies on Italian immigration in the early 1870s.
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when the pollster calls with their questions three
Pennsylvania - Fetterman Approvals Among:
Overall: 39%
Republicans: 56%
Democrats: 31%
Independents: 30%
Emerson / Nov 23, 2025
Overall: 39%
Republicans: 56%
Democrats: 31%
Independents: 30%
Emerson / Nov 23, 2025
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
when the pollster calls with their questions three
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this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
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“Seeking a peace agreement without including Europe in the talks is unrealistic, given the war is in Europe,” Pope Leo said.
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Pope criticizes US bid to 'break apart' US-Europe alliance, insists on Europe role in Ukraine peace
ROME (AP) — Leo was asked about the U.S. peace proposal and the seeming sidelining of European powers in the process.
religionnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“Seeking a peace agreement without including Europe in the talks is unrealistic, given the war is in Europe,” Pope Leo said.
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"Shut down Alligator Alcatraz and allow these people to return to their communities, where they belong."
Torture & Enforced Disappearances at Florida’s ICE Jails: Amnesty International Report
Lights on 24/7. Overflowing toilets and lack of access to showers. Solitary confinement in a 2×2-foot box. These are some of the torturous conditions documented in a new report from Amnesty Internatio...
www.democracynow.org
December 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"Shut down Alligator Alcatraz and allow these people to return to their communities, where they belong."
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A small crowd, which included three city councilors, gathered Saturday in support of the “Red Cup Rebellion” declared in mid-November.
Starbucks Workers Rally One Month Into Strike
Andrew Jankowski
www.wweek.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A small crowd, which included three city councilors, gathered Saturday in support of the “Red Cup Rebellion” declared in mid-November.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“A significant share of the voters who backed Mr. Trump have decided that he has largely ignored the primary issue that pushed them his way, the cost of living,” E. J. Dionne Jr. says. “A billionaire regularly mocking concern about affordability only makes matters worse.”
“A significant share of the voters who backed Mr. Trump have decided that he has largely ignored the primary issue that pushed them his way, the cost of living,” E. J. Dionne Jr. says. “A billionaire regularly mocking concern about affordability only makes matters worse.”
Opinion | The Reasonable Majority Is No Longer Silent
Donald Trump is confronting a backlash of the reasonable.
nyti.ms
December 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“A significant share of the voters who backed Mr. Trump have decided that he has largely ignored the primary issue that pushed them his way, the cost of living,” E. J. Dionne Jr. says. “A billionaire regularly mocking concern about affordability only makes matters worse.”
“A significant share of the voters who backed Mr. Trump have decided that he has largely ignored the primary issue that pushed them his way, the cost of living,” E. J. Dionne Jr. says. “A billionaire regularly mocking concern about affordability only makes matters worse.”
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Baristas at a Starbucks in Naperville voted to join the Starbucks Workers United union this week, becoming the 41st location in Illinois to unionize — and the first in Naperville.
Starbucks employees at one Naperville store join union amid ongoing national strike
Starbucks employees at the 1448 Naperville Wheaton Road store in Naperville have voted 12-5 to join Starbucks Workers United.
trib.al
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Baristas at a Starbucks in Naperville voted to join the Starbucks Workers United union this week, becoming the 41st location in Illinois to unionize — and the first in Naperville.
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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Letter: If making America healthy is the goal, the profit-based insurance system must go
Letter: If making America healthy is the goal, the profit-based insurance system must go
Letter: If making America healthy is the goal, the profit-based insurance system must go
www.sltrib.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Letter: If making America healthy is the goal, the profit-based insurance system must go
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Estados Unidos abre una nueva fase, aún más intensa, en su presión contra Maduro. El objetivo ahora es el crudo, la principal fuente de ingresos de Caracas. La Casa Blanca anticipa nuevas interceptaciones de petroleros
La incautación del buque con petróleo venezolano abre una fase más intensa en la campaña de Trump contra Maduro
La Casa Blanca anticipa nuevas interceptaciones de petroleros y prepara sanciones contra los sobrinos del líder del régimen chavista
social.elpais.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Estados Unidos abre una nueva fase, aún más intensa, en su presión contra Maduro. El objetivo ahora es el crudo, la principal fuente de ingresos de Caracas. La Casa Blanca anticipa nuevas interceptaciones de petroleros
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Irish minister defends 'limited' trade curbs on Israeli settlements reut.rs/4q4wUyY
Irish minister defends 'limited' trade curbs on Israeli settlements
Ireland’s planned curbs on trade with Israeli settlements will be limited strictly to goods, a minister told Reuters, offering the first clear signal on the scope of the contested legislation and rejecting accusations that the country is antisemitic.
reut.rs
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Irish minister defends 'limited' trade curbs on Israeli settlements reut.rs/4q4wUyY
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Peters, the former Republican clerk of Mesa, Colorado, was found guilty last year on state charges of participating in a scheme to breach voting systems that hoped to prove Trump's false claims of mass voter fraud in 2020. https://cnn.it/48Qg2oL
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Peters, the former Republican clerk of Mesa, Colorado, was found guilty last year on state charges of participating in a scheme to breach voting systems that hoped to prove Trump's false claims of mass voter fraud in 2020. https://cnn.it/48Qg2oL
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Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats. n.pr/44sb9AS
U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats. n.pr/44sb9AS
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“This moment shows how ‘slippery slopes’ on human rights suddenly become cliffs."
‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“This moment shows how ‘slippery slopes’ on human rights suddenly become cliffs."
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A new regulation would dramatically limit which waters are protected from pollution.
The Trump Administration Wants to Gut The Clean Water Act
A new regulation would dramatically limit which waters are protected from pollution.
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A new regulation would dramatically limit which waters are protected from pollution.
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Rumors were swirling through the Lincoln County community that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency had inquired about renting hotel rooms, possibly to house workers at a potential facility elsewhere in the county.
ICE queries Waldport resort, prompting city to pass resolution in opposition
More than 100 people packed a Waldport City Council meeting Wednesday night to express opposition to even the possibility of an ICE detention facility in the city.
www.opb.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Rumors were swirling through the Lincoln County community that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency had inquired about renting hotel rooms, possibly to house workers at a potential facility elsewhere in the county.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's daughter Hope said that troubling messages with “real-life consequences” have led her to temporarily unplug from social media out of concern for her family’s safety.
‘Really scary’ messages prompt Hope Walz to take social media break out of safety concerns
Her pause comes a few days after she went on TikTok and called Trump supporters “cult members.”
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's daughter Hope said that troubling messages with “real-life consequences” have led her to temporarily unplug from social media out of concern for her family’s safety.
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Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of winning the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in 2026. https://to.pbs.org/4ad5tyo
MyPillow founder and Trump ally Mike Lindell to run for Minnesota governor in 2026
Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of winning the Republican ...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of winning the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in 2026. https://to.pbs.org/4ad5tyo
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President Donald Trump has been compared to a "toddler" after he boasted that he has won 38 golf club championships.
Donald Trump likened to 'toddler' as latest golf brag brutally dismissed
www.irishstar.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
President Donald Trump has been compared to a "toddler" after he boasted that he has won 38 golf club championships.
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A couple of years ago, a Trace reader asked for recommendations of books that survey the gun violence issue as a whole. We decided it was time to update the list.
11 (More) Books to Help You Understand Gun Violence in the U.S.
A couple of years ago, a Trace reader asked for books about the gun violence issue. We decided it was time to update the list.
www.thetrace.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A couple of years ago, a Trace reader asked for recommendations of books that survey the gun violence issue as a whole. We decided it was time to update the list.
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Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s tiny Catholic community today, urging them to find “strength in littleness” before traveling to Nicaea for a symbolic prayer with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
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Pope Leo bolsters tiny Christian flock in Turkey ahead of historic prayer at Nicaea
ISTANBUL (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV spent Friday with Turkey’s small and often overlooked Christian community, reminding them that 'littleness is the Church’s true strength' before traveling to Nicaea,…
religionnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s tiny Catholic community today, urging them to find “strength in littleness” before traveling to Nicaea for a symbolic prayer with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
religionnews.com/2025/11/28/p...
religionnews.com/2025/11/28/p...
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A majority of U.S. Latinos have grown pessimistic since the 2024 presidential election and increasingly disapprove of the immigration and economic policies of the second Trump administration, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/26/r...
Trump shedding support among Latino voters, survey finds • Ohio Capital Journal
A majority of U.S. Latinos have grown pessimistic since the 2024 presidential election and increasingly disapprove of the immigration and economic policies of the second Trump administration,…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A majority of U.S. Latinos have grown pessimistic since the 2024 presidential election and increasingly disapprove of the immigration and economic policies of the second Trump administration, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/26/r...
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A food tester in the White House is purportedly unnecessary for Donald Trump, with his own political biographer believing the president's diet doesn't require one.
'Like a feral child': Trump biographer spills about president's odd junk food choices
A food tester in the White House is purportedly unnecessary for Donald Trump, with his own political biographer believing the president's diet doesn't require one. Michael Wolff suggested the president's love for fast food means precautions on his prepared meals are not needed. Instead, the food che...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A food tester in the White House is purportedly unnecessary for Donald Trump, with his own political biographer believing the president's diet doesn't require one.