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“Chicago controlling, regulating and brutalizing young Black citizens in the name of law and order dates back to 1919, when white beach-goers decided that 17-year-old Eugene Williams’ life should be ended for crossing an invisible segregation line in Lake Michigan.”

thetriibe.com/2025/05/opin...
OPINION: Black and brown youth need commitment, not criminalization • The TRiiBE
Can we build a system that makes room for our freedom?
thetriibe.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Trump is the head of a criminal syndicate, and he should be treated accordingly. https://trib.al/qaWLffn
Let’s Start Talking About Jail Time for Trump and His MAGA Enablers
Trump is the head of a criminal syndicate, and he should be treated accordingly.
trib.al
June 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S. investigation of the MS-13 gang.

By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social & Sebastian Rotella
“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a…
www.propublica.org
June 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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🏳️‍🌈 "The long-discussed and often trite ‘is Pride still a protest?’ conversation, has a clear and present answer this year — fuck yes."

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/this-pride-month-is-going-to-be-unparalleled-to-any-in-recent-years/
This Pride Month is going to be unparalleled to any in recent years
Charged with a palpable anger, passion and a vigour that is unparalleled and unlike any in recent years
www.wearequeeraf.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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NEW: President Trump has ordered ICE to "expand efforts to detain and deport" undocumented immigrants in Democratic-run cities.
Trump orders ICE to hit Democrat-run cities in expanded deportation blitz
ICE "must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in ... Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York," he said.
www.axios.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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⚡️'Spit in face' — Zelensky condemns Russia's mass attack, dismisses Putin as peacemaker.

"This is Russia's spit in the face of everything the international community is trying to do to stop this war ... At the same time as Putin tries to portray himself as a mediator for the Middle East."
'Spit in face' — Zelensky condemns Russia's mass attack, dismisses Putin as peacemaker
"This is Russia's spit in the face of everything the international community is trying to do to stop this war ... At the same time as Putin tries to portray himself as a mediator for the Middle East. ...
kyivindependent.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich
Source: The Guardian
June 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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President Trump's pardons and commutations over the course of his first and current terms in office feature a number of public figures.

Here's a list of celebrity pardons granted by Trump so far:
Here are all of the celebrities Trump has pardoned so far
President Donald Trump has pardoned a range of celebrities and public figures, from rappers to reality TV stars.
nbcnews.to
May 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Walmart price hikes exposed as staff leak photos showing shocking increases
Source: Daily Mail
May 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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When a toxic waste disaster unfolded in the 1970s, a White housewife became the face of the movement. Down the street, Black mothers worked twice as hard to be heard.
The Black mothers behind one of the biggest environmental fights of the 20th century
When a toxic waste disaster unfolded in the 1970s, a White housewife became the face of the movement. Down the street, Black mothers worked twice as hard to be heard.
19thnews.org
May 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Yes, the new Trump budget has bright spots, but those gains are neutralized by massive defense spending, costly immigration priorities, and persistent gimmicks. At best, it maintains a flawed status quo.
Trump's new budget is another blueprint for big spending
President Donald Trump's 2026 "skinny budget" is out, and at first glance it gives small government advocates reason to cheer. It proposes deep cuts to
reason.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Nearly $800,000 in currency was seized in Layton in a record-breaking operation conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Utah 1 of 5 states involved in largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history
Nearly $800,000 in currency was seized in Layton in a record-breaking operation conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
www.sltrib.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that potential major cuts and changes to Medicaid under consideration could mean states would have to spend more of their own money on the program, reduce payments to health care providers, limit optional benefits and reduce enrollment.
Congressional budget agency projects sweeping Medicaid cutbacks in states under GOP plans | Arkansas Advocate
The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that potential major cuts and changes to Medicaid under consideration by Republicans could mean states would have to spend more of their own money on…
buff.ly
May 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Another 10 men who were held in custody as children at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn are suing the state, accusing the longtime pediatrician at the facility of sexually abusing them. More than 20 men have now come forward.
More allegations of widespread sexual abuse at Oregon’s youth prison
More than 20 men have now come forward accusing Dr. Edward Gary Edwards of widespread abuse and top officials at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon, of ignoring the abuse and allowing it to continue.
www.opb.org
May 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
‘GOP are you kidding me?’: Adam Kinzinger erupts after Trump’s secret intelligence operation targeting Greenland
Source: We Got This Covered
May 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Rehoboth museum to host historic photo review May 8
Source: Cape Gazette
May 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Trump’s crypto dinner, where plates cost $1.5m, draws ethics concerns as president could make millions from meme coin
Source: The Independent
May 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump Erupts After Republican Guru Rips Him on Fox News
Source: The New Republic
May 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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After the L.A. fires, federal and state disaster agencies refused to perform comprehensive soil testing to ensure properties in burn zones are free of fire-related contamination. Testing conducted by The Times reveals elevated levels of arsenic, lead and mercury in postfire soil.
When FEMA failed to test soil for toxic substances after the L.A. fires, The Times had it done. The results were alarming
The federal government decided not to test the soil of L.A.'s burn areas for hazardous substances. A Times investigation found high levels of lead and other heavy metals.
www.latimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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The kindness of strangers: I was injured and using crutches, when a group of scary teens offered to help me
The kindness of strangers: I was injured and using crutches, when a group of scary teens offered to help me
Hobbling past them on my way to the store, I heard one of them call out. I assumed he was mocking me, then few of them ran up and offered to carry my bags
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Reminder: Last August, ProPublica and @documented.bsky.social obtained more than 14 hours of videos from Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy.

You can watch them all below 👇
Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy
The videos are part of an ongoing effort to recruit and train thousands of future conservative appointees. Despite Donald Trump’s efforts to disavow Project 2025, most of the speakers in the videos…
www.propublica.org
May 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM