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NEW: ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, weaken or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines.
Experts say the changes will cost lives.
Experts say the changes will cost lives.
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Experts say the changes will cost lives.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, weaken or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines.
Experts say the changes will cost lives.
Experts say the changes will cost lives.
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Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
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A WBEZ and Sun-Times analysis found Democrat-led states like Illinois have lower murder and violent crime rates than some Republican-led states, along with fewer undocumented immigrants with criminal records.
Trump's claims about murder rates and illegal immigration fit red states more than blue states
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A WBEZ and Sun-Times analysis found Democrat-led states like Illinois have lower murder and violent crime rates than some Republican-led states, along with fewer undocumented immigrants with criminal records.
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A stock dip comes after Reuters reported Meta estimated a chunk of revenue would come from running fraudulent ads.
Mark Zuckerberg Drops To Sixth-Richest After Meta Stock Slides
A stock dip comes after Reuters reported Meta estimated a chunk of revenue would come from running fraudulent ads.
www.forbes.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A stock dip comes after Reuters reported Meta estimated a chunk of revenue would come from running fraudulent ads.
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NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
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The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
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The Justice Department locked two federal prosecutors out of their devices and placed them on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol.”
https://bit.ly/3X6Q6iU
https://bit.ly/3X6Q6iU
DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack
Read more here.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Justice Department locked two federal prosecutors out of their devices and placed them on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol.”
https://bit.ly/3X6Q6iU
https://bit.ly/3X6Q6iU
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Another step towards total erasure of January 6th. But 🤫 they don’t want you to know the January 6ther also showed up outside Obama’s DC house with guns. 🤔 www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
DOJ puts 2 federal prosecutors on leave after they described 'mob of rioters' on Jan. 6
The language was used in a sentencing memo for Taylor Taranto, a Jan. 6 defendant who was separately convicted of weapons charges after he showed up near Barack Obama’s home in 2023.
www.nbcnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Another step towards total erasure of January 6th. But 🤫 they don’t want you to know the January 6ther also showed up outside Obama’s DC house with guns. 🤔 www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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It's worth noting that the ICE app has 200 million faces in it. There are 340 million people in the US
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It's worth noting that the ICE app has 200 million faces in it. There are 340 million people in the US
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On The White House Wreckage by Robert Arnold
youtu.be/NreNJqwClUE?...
youtu.be/NreNJqwClUE?...
On The White House Wreckage
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
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October 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
On The White House Wreckage by Robert Arnold
youtu.be/NreNJqwClUE?...
youtu.be/NreNJqwClUE?...
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NEW: The Georgia State Election Board is pushing to severely restrict access to the ballot box ahead of the 2026 midterm elections by nixing absentee voting, switching to hand-marked paper ballots and pushing for handwritten numbered voter lists.
Georgia Election Board Pitches Anti-Voting Wish List for 2026 Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW: The Georgia State Election Board is pushing to severely restrict access to the ballot box ahead of the 2026 midterm elections by nixing absentee voting, switching to hand-marked paper ballots and pushing for handwritten numbered voter lists.
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The Trump administration is now reportedly considering granting protection to members of far-right European parties.
There is nothing subtle about this effort: Trump officials are trying to turn the long-celebrated refugee program...into a tool of white nationalism.
There is nothing subtle about this effort: Trump officials are trying to turn the long-celebrated refugee program...into a tool of white nationalism.
Trump could soon make America’s refugee program a tool for white nationalism
The White House is considering a plan to overhaul refugee admissions in favor of right-wing whites.
www.motherjones.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Trump administration is now reportedly considering granting protection to members of far-right European parties.
There is nothing subtle about this effort: Trump officials are trying to turn the long-celebrated refugee program...into a tool of white nationalism.
There is nothing subtle about this effort: Trump officials are trying to turn the long-celebrated refugee program...into a tool of white nationalism.
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California just passed a new law requiring AI to tell you it’s AI
California just passed a new law requiring AI to tell you it’s AI
If you’re a chatbot you have to tell me.
buff.ly
October 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
California just passed a new law requiring AI to tell you it’s AI
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Secret photo shows that Portland has already established an autonomous free zone! They're going to call it the Portland Saturday Market!
#WarRavagedPortland
#Portland
#WarRavagedPortland
#Portland
September 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Secret photo shows that Portland has already established an autonomous free zone! They're going to call it the Portland Saturday Market!
#WarRavagedPortland
#Portland
#WarRavagedPortland
#Portland
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Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
September 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
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A recently-elected Democrat could deliver the tie-breaking vote to release the government’s files on alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. trib.al/LgD896H
That is, if House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t delay her swearing in—and it looks like he’s planning to.
That is, if House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t delay her swearing in—and it looks like he’s planning to.
The GOP Effort to Hide the Epstein Files Just Hit a Disgusting New Low
Republicans are attempting to delay swearing in a recently-elected Democratic member of Congress so she can’t become the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.
trib.al
September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A recently-elected Democrat could deliver the tie-breaking vote to release the government’s files on alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. trib.al/LgD896H
That is, if House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t delay her swearing in—and it looks like he’s planning to.
That is, if House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t delay her swearing in—and it looks like he’s planning to.
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The UAE put $2B into a crypto firm largely owned by the Trumps and Witkoffs (as in Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East)—then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips.
And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/gv1obvE
And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/gv1obvE
Does Anybody Care This Is the Worst Bribery Scandal Since Teapot Dome?
The UAE put $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. Nothing to see here, move along.
trib.al
September 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The UAE put $2B into a crypto firm largely owned by the Trumps and Witkoffs (as in Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East)—then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips.
And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/gv1obvE
And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/gv1obvE
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Our brains are not wired to comprehend presidential corruption on this scale. Nor is our government, I fear, equipped to address it.
trib.al/ZyLd3wO
trib.al/ZyLd3wO
Does Anybody Care This Is the Worst Bribery Scandal Since Teapot Dome?
The UAE put $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. Nothing to see here, move along.
trib.al
September 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Our brains are not wired to comprehend presidential corruption on this scale. Nor is our government, I fear, equipped to address it.
trib.al/ZyLd3wO
trib.al/ZyLd3wO
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The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
www.propublica.org
September 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
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After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
www.propublica.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
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Republican Christmas Card
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social for Raw Story
#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Trump #USPolitics
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social for Raw Story
#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Trump #USPolitics
September 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Republican Christmas Card
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social for Raw Story
#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Trump #USPolitics
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social for Raw Story
#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Trump #USPolitics
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Shelby County, where Musk’s xAI facility sits, has Tennessee’s highest rate of ER visits for asthma.
For the majority-Black residents of the area, emissions from the company’s methane gas turbines exacerbate longstanding public health concerns.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social, @mlk50.com
For the majority-Black residents of the area, emissions from the company’s methane gas turbines exacerbate longstanding public health concerns.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social, @mlk50.com
Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce’s Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center
In the face of intense public opposition, the city’s Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote Musk’s xAI facility: sending out a mailer, for the first time in recent memory, that inc...
www.propublica.org
September 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Shelby County, where Musk’s xAI facility sits, has Tennessee’s highest rate of ER visits for asthma.
For the majority-Black residents of the area, emissions from the company’s methane gas turbines exacerbate longstanding public health concerns.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social, @mlk50.com
For the majority-Black residents of the area, emissions from the company’s methane gas turbines exacerbate longstanding public health concerns.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social, @mlk50.com
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The president and his sons made $5 billion on paper as their cryptocurrency started trading — highlighting the extraordinary degree to which they are personally profiting from Trump's return to the Oval Office.
How Trump's latest crypto launch enriches his family
The president and his sons made $5 billion on paper as their cryptocurrency started trading — highlighting the extraordinary degree to which they are personally profiting from Trump's return to the Oval Office.
n.pr
September 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The president and his sons made $5 billion on paper as their cryptocurrency started trading — highlighting the extraordinary degree to which they are personally profiting from Trump's return to the Oval Office.
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A couple detained by Border Patrol in San Diego County said they believed agents did not have reasonable suspicion to stop them and alleged they were racially profiled, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
bit.ly/45bNCF7
bit.ly/45bNCF7
August 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A couple detained by Border Patrol in San Diego County said they believed agents did not have reasonable suspicion to stop them and alleged they were racially profiled, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
bit.ly/45bNCF7
bit.ly/45bNCF7