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Senate Democrats Aren't Happy About Trump's Spy Law Ultimatum
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (896+ words) Before Trump paused Jay Clayton's nomination, Democrats thought they were on a "glide path" to renewing FISA. Now the president wants to tie domestic surveillance to voter suppression. Before President Donald Trump threw his latest hand grenade into congressional negotiations…...
How Did the Feds Get Into Anti-ICE Activists" Signal Messages?
14+ hour, 13+ min ago (434+ words) ICE investigators leaned on Signal communications to build their case against protesters. Take these steps to keep your chats safe. When anti-ICE activists rallied against the Trump administration's deportation campaign in Minneapolis, many relied on the encrypted messaging app Signal…...
Are Jeffies and Schumer Getting Ready to Greenlight Domestic Spy Power for Trump?
18+ hour, 29+ min ago (1106+ words) Democrats balked at handing Bill Pulte spy powers. Will they stay strong against Trump's new pick for intel chief? When Congressional Democrats rallied against President Donald Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte to serve as temporary director of national intelligence last…...
U. S. Casualties in Iran Are Still Rising
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (375+ words) The official count of U. S. personnel hurt or killed in the war on Iran inched up, but it still omits hundreds of known casualties. America's Iran War casualties crept higher even as the U. S. was in the final stages of declaring a…...
Trump Admin Wants to Make It Easier for White Men to Sue for Discrimination
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1000+ words) The EEOC is moving to rescind a rule that has stood in the way of its politicized attacks alleging discrimination against white men. The chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency created by the Civil Rights Act…...
Indiana Banned Press From Executions for "Dignity." It Actually Serves Repression.
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (732+ words) There's no dignity in secret executions. Jeremy Busby is a writer and activist incarcerated in Texas. A few days before my best friend's execution date in 2006, prison administrators granted me one last chance to see him in a legal visit....
Hakeem Jeffries Finally Finds a Spine: Dem Leaders Rallied Against Extending Domestic Spy Law
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (1029+ words) Advocates welcomed centrist Democrats switching sides but warned against extending the spy law with or without Bill Pulte as spy chief. When the House of Representatives voted on a long-term extension of a controversial surveillance law in April, House Democratic…...
Daughter of 2028 Olympics Chair Dreams of Competing in LA " for Israel
1+ week, 3+ day ago (748+ words) Hollywood scion Casey Wasserman faced criticisms as Los Angeles Olympics chief for his connections to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Casey Wasserman, the entertainment super-agent, has attracted his fair share of controversy as the head of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics…...
Warehousing Human Beings
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1862+ words) Former immigration judge Andrea S'enz and American Immigration Council's Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the conditions at Delaney Hall and other ICE detention centers across the U. S. Intercept reporter Noah Hurowitz, who covers federal law enforcement and immigration, was on the scene at…...
Establishment Dems Stave Off the Left in Key California Congressional Primaries
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (393+ words) State Senator Scott Weiner and Rep. Jimmy Gomez easily advanced ahead of challengers who called out their positions on Israel. With many votes still to be counted in California and little certainty in most of Tuesday's closest-watched primary elections, one…...