That November 2024 meeting involved Kirk, Trump, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, and a slideshow with a swath of visual graphics that Kirk knew would sway the incumbent Republican. Kirk and Chew wanted to stall the impending congressional ban on the app, and they succeeded by appealing to the president’s vanity. One slide, obtained by […]
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Source: Anadolu / Getty At this point, a person could randomly trip, stumble, and fall right smack into new evidence that federal immigration agents are using violence and excessive force as a regular practice in performance of their duties, and then lying to cover it all up. In fact, it appears to be getting so […]
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But rollout of the revamped SAVE database came much too quickly: Not all of the new data had been added yet, resulting in persistent mistakes. Not only were numerous voters being falsely declared noncitizens, but they were then being referred to the Department of Homeland Security for possible criminal investigations. In March, Trump demanded DHS […]
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Husted accepted $3,500 from Wexner as recently as July—only two months before he voted to block the release of the Epstein files, according to campaign finance records reviewed by TiffinOhio. In November, Husted, a steady MAGA sycophant, again voiced opposition to releasing files. But days later, the Epstein Files Transparency Act was passed through the […]
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Measles does not have a cure. The highly contagious disease can spur a blotchy rash, pink eye, a high fever, white spots inside the mouth, full body aches, pneumonia, and severe dehydration, and can result in hospitalization or even death. Fortunately, however, it is highly preventable thanks to a vaccine that was developed by a […]
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Measles does not have a cure. The highly contagious disease can spur a blotchy rash, pink eye, a high fever, white spots inside the mouth, full body aches, pneumonia, and severe dehydration, and can result in hospitalization or even death. Fortunately, however, it is highly preventable thanks to a vaccine that was developed by a […]
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Measles does not have a cure. The highly contagious disease can spur a blotchy rash, pink eye, a high fever, white spots inside the mouth, full body aches, pneumonia, and severe dehydration, and can result in hospitalization or even death. Fortunately, however, it is highly preventable thanks to a vaccine that was developed by a […]
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I don’t want to overstate the importance of all of these moves. Some of this is simply political posturing, with Democratic politicians seeing that the wind is blowing against ICE right now and acting accordingly. They might backtrack from these stances, as they did when momentum around police reform dampened a few years ago. Even […]
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“What’s happening in Minnesota is wrong,” Ruohonen said, citing the Bill of Rights and his 28 years of experience as an attorney. “There’s no shades of gray. It’s clear.” “I really love what’s been happening there now, with people coming out, showing the love, the compassion, integrity, and respect for others that they don’t know, […]
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He was then detained and held in a cell with several other immigrants before being flown to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Buffalo, New York, where he was asked to sign papers agreeing to his deportation. Culleton said he refused and checked a box that he was contesting his deportation on the grounds […]
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Bombs over Latin America: It’s giving Wag the Dog, if you ask me. The administration, seemingly hot to bring back neoconservative military conquest, soft-launched its latest regime change war in Venezuela by making indiscriminate attacks on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific waters off of Central America. These attacks, all undertaken without a jot of […]
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Malinowski’s crime in AIPAC’s eyes was supporting conditions on aid to Israel, a position that is gaining traction among House Democrats as public polling shows increasing numbers of Democrats and Americans opposing Israel’s massacre of Gaza. Mejia, endorsed by leading progressives including Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is on the verge of […]
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Malinowski’s crime in AIPAC’s eyes was supporting conditions on aid to Israel, a position that is gaining traction among House Democrats as public polling shows increasing numbers of Democrats and Americans opposing Israel’s massacre of Gaza. Mejia, endorsed by leading progressives including Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is on the verge of […]
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Malinowski’s crime in AIPAC’s eyes was supporting conditions on aid to Israel, a position that is gaining traction among House Democrats as public polling shows increasing numbers of Democrats and Americans opposing Israel’s massacre of Gaza. Mejia, endorsed by leading progressives including Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is on the verge of […]
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Malinowski’s crime in AIPAC’s eyes was supporting conditions on aid to Israel, a position that is gaining traction among House Democrats as public polling shows increasing numbers of Democrats and Americans opposing Israel’s massacre of Gaza. Mejia, endorsed by leading progressives including Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is on the verge of […]
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Mary and Joseph presented Jesus at the Temple, an important moment in their family’s life. Imagine their surprise when they were accosted without warning by two elderly prophets, Simeon and Anna, whose wisdom, gleaned from long faithful lives, gave them insight. They saw how special Jesus was and shared what they saw, in word and […]
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Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty The Super Bowl is right around the corner, which means it’s time for the yearly pregame interview with the president. A preview of President Donald Trump’s interview with NBC News’s Tom Llamas was released on Thursday, and in it, Trump spoke on several topics, including the growing backlash against ICE. […]
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“Virginians deserve to have their state and local law enforcement resources devoted to the safety and security of their communities, not federal civil immigration enforcement,” the order states, adding that the current ICE agreements “improperly cede accountability and discretion over Virginia law enforcement to the federal government.” While ending some state cooperation with ICE is […]
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“Virginians deserve to have their state and local law enforcement resources devoted to the safety and security of their communities, not federal civil immigration enforcement,” the order states, adding that the current ICE agreements “improperly cede accountability and discretion over Virginia law enforcement to the federal government.” While ending some state cooperation with ICE is […]
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There are few metro areas left in the United States with a media landscape that wouldn’t get buried by it. The Twin Cities, fortunately, is one of them. The region’s highly educated, relatively wealthy population has kept consuming and supporting media, from legacy outlets to start-up nonprofits, at levels not seen in decades in many other […]
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Trump, then, only cares about states’ rights when it serves his political or policy purposes. But by and large, during his second term, Trump has shown little regard for states’ rights and sovereignty. There’s no clearer example of this than his militarization of American cities. There is no more telling signal of governmental overreach than […]
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The lawsuit, filed by Fridley and Duluth districts and the state teachers’ union Education Minnesota, claims that agents “conducted enforcement operations in or near schools and school buses, and detained minor students.” It also refers to a January incident in which Border Patrol agents pepper-sprayed, tackled, and handcuffed people on the grounds of Minneapolis’s Roosevelt […]
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“She told me that there are no bad people and that everyone makes mistakes. She has Nee’s spirit,” he said. His sister, he said, “carried peace, patience, and love for others wherever she went.” “Our family is a very American blend,” Ganger continued. “We vote differently, and we rarely completely agree on the finer details […]
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“She told me that there are no bad people and that everyone makes mistakes. She has Nee’s spirit,” he said. His sister, he said, “carried peace, patience, and love for others wherever she went.” “Our family is a very American blend,” Ganger continued. “We vote differently, and we rarely completely agree on the finer details […]
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“She told me that there are no bad people and that everyone makes mistakes. She has Nee’s spirit,” he said. His sister, he said, “carried peace, patience, and love for others wherever she went.” “Our family is a very American blend,” Ganger continued. “We vote differently, and we rarely completely agree on the finer details […]
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“She told me that there are no bad people and that everyone makes mistakes. She has Nee’s spirit,” he said. His sister, he said, “carried peace, patience, and love for others wherever she went.” “Our family is a very American blend,” Ganger continued. “We vote differently, and we rarely completely agree on the finer details […]
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“She told me that there are no bad people and that everyone makes mistakes. She has Nee’s spirit,” he said. His sister, he said, “carried peace, patience, and love for others wherever she went.” “Our family is a very American blend,” Ganger continued. “We vote differently, and we rarely completely agree on the finer details […]
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Buckley: I think that “most” is still accurate. That number is decreasing, right? So you’re seeing a growth in both, actually, evangelical Protestantism, but also the religiously unaffiliated, which is a real thing that’s growing in America’s kind of non-white communities in general. But yeah, fairly certain that “most” is still an accurate number. Bacon: […]
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You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read the transcript here. The “religious right” has long been a key part of Republican politics. But the role of the faithful in the GOP is shifting, says David Buckley, a political […]
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Source: Education Images / Getty Target is once again the target of public ire, as Minnesotans are demanding that the company take a stand against ICE. You might be wondering why Target, of all companies, is being asked to say something. That’s because, according to the New York Times, the retailer’s headquarters are located in […]
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“She told me that there are no bad people and that everyone makes mistakes. She has Nee’s spirit,” he said. His sister, he said, “carried peace, patience, and love for others wherever she went.” “Our family is a very American blend,” Ganger continued. “We vote differently, and we rarely completely agree on the finer details […]
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