Hefty Chieftain
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"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
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One of the strangest aspects of aging that they don't warn you about is watching as history gets rewritten right in front of your face and people 20 years younger than you confidently tell you about something you lived through and get it completely wrong.
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One of the strangest aspects of aging that they don't warn you about is watching as history gets rewritten right in front of your face and people 20 years younger than you confidently tell you about something you lived through and get it completely wrong.
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It is, as they say, fire.
February 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It is, as they say, fire.
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I know I could get into trouble for posting the Antifa battle flag, but I'm gonna do it anyway.
October 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I know I could get into trouble for posting the Antifa battle flag, but I'm gonna do it anyway.
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
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Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
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Whether it’s Republican politicians joking about the murder of Melissa Hortman or Democratic politicians expressing their condolences after the murder of Charlie Kirk, both parties have a extreme rhetoric problem.
September 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Whether it’s Republican politicians joking about the murder of Melissa Hortman or Democratic politicians expressing their condolences after the murder of Charlie Kirk, both parties have a extreme rhetoric problem.
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rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words
September 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.
June 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Within a week Trump announced sanctions relief for Russia, 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, 10% on China, threatened Europe, and cut off aid to Ukraine while openly threatening Zelenskyy for not surrendering to Russia.
March 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Within a week Trump announced sanctions relief for Russia, 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, 10% on China, threatened Europe, and cut off aid to Ukraine while openly threatening Zelenskyy for not surrendering to Russia.
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Protestors met JD Vance in Vermont when he went to vacation there today. This is a good one:
March 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Protestors met JD Vance in Vermont when he went to vacation there today. This is a good one:
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I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
February 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
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This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
February 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?
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Opinion | First Democrats said 81 year-old Joe Biden was too old to be their nominee. Now they say an unvetted 25 year-old incel installed by Elon Musk is too young to control the federal payments system. So much for the party of inclusivity.
February 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Opinion | First Democrats said 81 year-old Joe Biden was too old to be their nominee. Now they say an unvetted 25 year-old incel installed by Elon Musk is too young to control the federal payments system. So much for the party of inclusivity.
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In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.
Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding
Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding
February 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.
Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding
Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pick to be undersecretary for public diplomacy has called NATO “worse than useless,” a “much greater threat … than Putin ever was,” and said it “belongs in the dustbin of history.”
February 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pick to be undersecretary for public diplomacy has called NATO “worse than useless,” a “much greater threat … than Putin ever was,” and said it “belongs in the dustbin of history.”
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At least when Trump drags me off to the camps, I’ll be able to look myself in the mirror knowing that I always gave him the benefit of the doubt as a fair- minded journalist
February 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
At least when Trump drags me off to the camps, I’ll be able to look myself in the mirror knowing that I always gave him the benefit of the doubt as a fair- minded journalist
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If we don’t oppose Trump aggressively enough, we might lose our democracy. But if we oppose him too aggressively, we might lose something even more important: our norms.
February 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
If we don’t oppose Trump aggressively enough, we might lose our democracy. But if we oppose him too aggressively, we might lose something even more important: our norms.
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I remember it because I was there, but Democrats put up a much fiercer fight against the Bush administration over the Iraq surge in 2007 than the dismantling of the entire U.S. government in 2025
February 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I remember it because I was there, but Democrats put up a much fiercer fight against the Bush administration over the Iraq surge in 2007 than the dismantling of the entire U.S. government in 2025
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The time for “Statements” is over. Without hyperbole, the fate of Western Democracy depends on you and your fellow Democrats. Obstruct, delay, deny… absolutely nothing goes through Congress. Nothing.
February 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The time for “Statements” is over. Without hyperbole, the fate of Western Democracy depends on you and your fellow Democrats. Obstruct, delay, deny… absolutely nothing goes through Congress. Nothing.
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Y’all better act soon or WaPo and NYT will be running headlines like: “Trump orders indefinite detention of all elected Democrats, in a move some see as dangerous.”
February 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Y’all better act soon or WaPo and NYT will be running headlines like: “Trump orders indefinite detention of all elected Democrats, in a move some see as dangerous.”