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Citizens Bank Cuts Ties With Prison Companies After De-ICE Pressure Campaign
“Public conscience and community resistance have paid off,” read a statement from the De-ICE Citizens Bank Coalition.
Trump Says US Has Taken “Billions and Billions” From Venezuela and Iran Is Next
He said that Congress should approve legislation to allow Venezuela’s funds to be rerouted to the US military.
AI “News” Outlet Pushes False and Misleading Info Amid New Mexico Flooding Crisis
An Israel-based startup publicized its operations in a press release decrying the loss of local news outlets.
DOJ Charges Alleged Cop City Activist Over “Duress” Password That Wipes Phone
The alleged anti-Cop City activist was stopped and interrogated at the airport when reentering the US in January 2025.
“Megafires” in France and Spain Force Over 350,000 People to Evacuate
A professor who fled Madrid says decades of neoliberal policies have diminished Spain’s ability to respond to disasters.
Trump Is Already Outpacing His First-Term Record Number of Airstrikes on Somalia
The Trump administration cut humanitarian aid to Somalia while continuing to pound it with military airstrikes.
Musk Says He Got “Carried Away” With DOGE Cuts, Which Are Set to Kill Millions
Research last year found that, by 2030, DOGE cuts could kill 14 million, including 4.5 million children under 5.
Trump Administration’s Demand for Hospital Emergency Room Records Raises Alarm
“The whole thing is troubling,” said a health law expert who noted the risks to patient privacy.
ICE Poised to Ramp Up Arrests of Haitians as Deportation Protections Set to End
Trump’s directive to ICE “is bigotry as official government policy,” said an immigration policy expert.
When a Fascist Organization Set Up Shop in Their Town, Residents Fought Back
Michael Edison Hayden’s new book tells the story of an Appalachian town’s fight against an anti-immigrant behemoth.