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22+ min ago (420+ words) New court filings make clear that the US government is now explicitly attempting to rebrand Yaa'kub Ira Vijandre, a resident of Dallas, Texas, as a "terrorist" on the basis of his political beliefs and speech opposing genocide in Gaza, prison abuse at Guantanamo Bay and the US police-military-intelligence apparatus. Vijandre, 38, was seized at gunpoint by Immigration and Customs Enforcement thugs on October 7 of this year, one day after speaking at a Richardson, Texas City Council meeting in defense of another resident who had been abducted by immigration authorities. Marium Uddin, Legal Director of the Muslim Legal Fund of America and a member of Vijandre's legal team, underscored the far-reaching implications of the case in a statement included in the filings: If it is "legal" for the federal government to detain a DACA recipient for social media posts about Islam, prison…...

27+ min ago (348+ words) Bonnie Blue, the 26-year-old porn star who had sex with more than 1,000 men in a single day, has endorsed Trump ally Nigel Farage for prime minister in the UK. In an article for'The Spectator'titled, "I stand with Nigel Farage," Blue praised the Reform Party leader's "sensible positions on immigration and inheritance tax." "I am not knowledgeable about politics, but I do know the UK is very messed up," wrote Blue, whose real name is Tia Billinger. "The tax system is terrible and it's smart to leave if you have money. There are too many people here, we are too accommodating, and it is causing problems. I worked for the NHS, and most people have no idea where the money goes." She argued, "You shouldn't have to pay any inheritance tax, as you've already been taxed on that money. When my…...

34+ min ago (348+ words) To join the fight for rank-and-file committees, fill out the form at the end of the article. The strike by more than 650 Libbey Glass workers in Toledo, Ohio, is approaching its fourth month with rank-and-file workers resisting efforts by the company and the United Steelworkers (USW) to impose a contract that would destroy long-standing rights and conditions." On the picket line earlier this week, workers spoke with the"World Socialist Web Site"about their strike, the broader political issues confronting the working class, and the strategy needed to break the isolation of each separate struggle and unify them in a common fight against the corporate-government war on the working class." On November 19, Libbey workers overwhelmingly defeated an attempt by the USW International to ram through management's demands. The USW bureaucracy, however, is continuing to isolate the strike while it searches…...

38+ min ago (542+ words) Following the US seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, the Trump administration has pledged to further escalate its campaign of piracy against the government of Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro. Reuters reported Thursday that the administration is preparing to seize more oil tankers, citing six sources familiar with the matter. The news agency reported that "the U.S. has assembled a target list of several more sanctioned tankers for possible seizure" and that "the U.S. Justice Department and Homeland Security had been planning the seizures for months." "Further direct interventions by the U.S. are expected in the coming weeks," Reuters added. In other words, the Trump administration is initiating a blockade of Venezuela, which is typically treated as an act of war under international law. In an interview Tuesday, President Donald Trump refused to rule out sending ground troops,…...

40+ min ago (363+ words) What the f'k is a woke font? Was it a font offended by the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad?" host Michael Kosta asks The Daily Show" slammed Marco Rubio for wasting his time policing woke" font usage at the State Department, blasting it as a pathetic attempt to start a culture war." During Thursday's monologue, host Michael Kosta addressed the Secretary of State's decision to ban the use of the Calibri font'for official communications, mandating they all return to the Times New Roman typeface. Per news coverage of the font saga, the Biden administration had switched to Calibri since the font was easier for visually impaired people to read. I'm sorry. Calibri is woke because it's easier for visually impaired people to read? Who wouldn't want to help the visually impaired?" Kosta continued. Apparently, for MAGA, the definition of woke has…...

40+ min ago (264+ words) Former GOP speechwriter Tim Miller, host of "The Bulwark Podcast," on Thursday roasted a MAGA star's recent remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's murder in September. Tucker Carlson, a MAGA media personality, appeared on a recent episode of "This Past Weekend," a podcast hosted by comedian Theo Von. During the episode, Carlson told the audience that they shouldn't trust the FBI's investigation, and floated theories suggesting a foreign government may have been involved. Those comments piqued Miller's interest considering that Carlson is friendly with several people in President Donald Trump's administration, including the people with direct involvement in the investigation. "This is crazy," Miller said on a episode of "Bulwark Takes" on Thursday. "How can anybody accept this? If Tucker is concerned that they're not taking this investigation seriously, he should call [FBI Director] Kash Patel, who he's friends with,…...

47+ min ago (434+ words) Twenty states had challenged the end of the programme, meant to make localities more resilient to natural disasters. By Joseph Stepansky and News Agencies A federal judge has said the administration of United States President Donald Trump acted unlawfully in ending a programme aimed at helping communities become more resilient to natural disasters. The Trump administration had targeted the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) programme as part of a wider effort to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). But on Thursday, US District Judge Richard Stearns ruled that the administration lacked the authority to end the grant programme. The decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by 20 states, the majority led by Democrats. Stearns said the administration's action amounted to an "unlawful executive encroachment on the prerogative of Congress to appropriate funds for a specific and compelling…...

50+ min ago (304+ words) Powell Says Trump Is Drastically Overstating Job Numbers Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed on Wednesday to a job-market risk that economists have been worried about for months: Official statistics could be drastically overstating recent hiring. Posted by reinheitsgebot at 11:30 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | The Trump regime may have stopped BLS monthly job reports to hide bad numbers, but can't hide the job market from the public. Vibes might be able to convince people the job market is worse than it really is, but it's very hard to sell the idea that the job market is much better than it really is.[image or embed] When Pres Trump soils his pants and fires a person for reporting statistics he does not like, that casts a pall over any subsequent statistics that may be released by the Trump administration....

50+ min ago (196+ words) Rep. Bennie Thompson sharply confronted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during a nationally televised hearing over which administration approved the asylum of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in D.C. Noem repeatedly credited the Biden administration's vetting process, frustrating Thompson, who pressed her to acknowledge any Trump-era involvement. When Noem deflected, Thompson turned to National Counterterrorism Center official Joe Kent, highlighting the tense standoff over accountability for a high-profile security failure.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag. DHS Secretary Noem pressed over Trump role in asylum of DC shooter DHS Secretary Noem pressed over Trump role in asylum of DC shooter Rep. Bennie Thompson sharply confronted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during a nationally televised hearing over which administration approved the asylum of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in D.C. Noem repeatedly credited…...

58+ min ago (1217+ words) Record-high early December temperatures, strong winds and a high fuel load built up over several wet years created the conditions for catastrophic fires last week in parts of New South Wales (NSW) and Tasmania, many of which are still burning. An experienced firefighter was killed'the second already this bushfire season'and hundreds of homes and other structures were destroyed. Firefighter John Lohan, 59, died after being struck by a falling tree while supervising back-burning efforts in Nerong, on the NSW mid-north coast. He was an experienced division commander for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). He worked at the Munmorah Depot for nearly 30 years and was deployed to fight fires in other parts of the state over that period. His tragic death follows that of a South Australian Country Fire Service firefighter, Peter Curtis, who died last month fighting a…...