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In late August, the Trump administration loaded 12 Somali immigrants onto a plane and flew them to an ICE facility at Guantanamo Bay. According to them, they were taken there without their knowledge. One man described it as “the worst place ever I’ve been in my life.”

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After you get fired up listening to Obama (you owe it to yourself to listen to a few of those clips), can you come out and help knock some doors and make sure people are voting? It's easy, no experience needed! Here's what's going on here in Bend on Sunday: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

This is insane. What an obscene monstrosity.

You can see January 6th info the justice department scrubbed from its website. ofthebrave.org

The level of hatred and harassment that Trump is directing at Ilhan Omar is appalling. He's inciting some disturbed person to commit violence against her. The entire Republican Party already has blood on its hands, and it's eager for more.

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We are letting one greedy insecure k-hole Nazi fuck it up for 8 billion of us. He’s killing millions bc his daddy was mean to him and he loathes himself. Remember when Elon told Tucker Carlson if Trump didn’t get elected he was “fucked” and going to prison? Yeah, we can still do that. We must.

Very valuable and very sober analysis www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-puti...

Trump plans to fast-track arch despite legal challenge politi.co/3VVpynK

For decades, Americans of all political stripes have complained about “corruption” or the role of money in politics, but it rarely translates to political action. That might be changing.

A new Axis of Evil?

Three weeks before Election Day, Trump’s DOJ is trying to stop California from counting ballots based on unproven claims about noncitizen voters. Is the real goal to win in court—or to lay the groundwork for claiming another stolen election? My analysis: joycevance.substack.com/p/doj-v-cali...

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

Putin envoy says Russia and US are discussing joint deals including on data centers Trump in DGAF mode and prioritizing his payoff to Putin over any possible political strategy.

We the People will prevail! ❌👑

Donald Trump and the election deniers he’s placed in critical positions across the federal government have attacked voting on multiple fronts. Now, they’re targeting the most fundamental step for casting a ballot in U.S. elections: voter registration. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

The Onion couldn’t have made up something this absurd.

NEW: Trump’s DOJ put a convicted election hacker on poll duty. Yes, really.

Trump in Texas: "In this election I'm asking you to pretend, you just have to pretend that I'm on the ballot, because we get a lot more votes when I'm on the ballot. In a way we are on the ballot."

Does protesting actually work? Yes — just look at history. My friend, activist and author Annie Leonard, explains why protesting is so important and why we must protect this powerful tool of dissent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rvafufqH7g

He admit it

🚨 NEWS: A 28-year-old researcher at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected lab accident in Siberia. Nearly 200 people are reportedly under observation and hospitals have been quarantined amid concerns over possible pneumonic plague.

🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Can AI's Threat Awaken Humanity in Time? www.commondreams.org/opinion/can-...

2/ John Oliver also mentioned our recent investigation into Paxton’s financial disclosures. The Texas AG appears to have omitted rental income and multiple mortgages, potentially violating a federal ethics law. Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/ken-...

1/ On @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited our reporting w/ @texastribune.org about how Ken Paxton appeared to have violated Texas law. Paxton used an address where his estranged wife said he no longer lived while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years: www.propublica.org/article/ken-...

If Democrats retake Congress this November, a top priority should be investigating the Trump family's many shady business deals. Perhaps they can start with Eric and Don Jr.'s ties to defense companies receiving lucrative government contracts?

"The U.S. and Russian teams also removed a provision requiring that humans review military targets developed by AI before a strike..." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

“The Philippines is being exploited here as it always has been. There will be some beneficiaries on the ground, but the very arrangement of deregulated special economic zones is a way of exploiting the locals to the benefit of foreign capital.”

Voters in battleground states are telling us that they want investigations of Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and the other Big Tech oligarchs.

Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c...

Secret Trump Drug Deals Reveal Perks for Big Pharma, Uncertainty for Patients www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...

He needs a psychiatric examination.

Trump's "banning" of CNN, MS NOW and Politico has now taken effect. All three news organizations have been denied entry to the White House complex today. All three have signaled they will take legal action to defend the rights of their reporters.

As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws.

We’ll be covering Trump’s decision to ban MSNOW, CNN, and Politico from the White House—along with other Trump censorship news—in our upcoming “Last week in Censorship” newsletter from @americansunlight.org. Sign up to get it in your inbox: americansunlight.substack.com

Trump says he's "banning the free press"

At the end of the day, beyond the hatefulness, he's really just a spectacularly dumb guy. Like I'm not sure he's achieved object permanence yet. He has to be reminded which hole the food goes in. His internal monologue is the sound of one hand clapping. He calls electrical sockets "finger zappers."

US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term

I'd love to see every Minnesotan Republican asked to take a stance on this...

More of what Oregon families need — homes.

“This Court will continue to do whatever is required to protect the rule of law, including, if necessary, the use of criminal contempt. One way or another, ICE will comply with this Court’s orders.” joycevance.substack.com/p/my-patienc...

Trump Says 'Big Decision' Coming on Whether to 'Annihilate' Iran www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...

Wow. A must read. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...