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John Oliver (on right) gestures with his hands as he speaks. On left, a ProPublica headline from December 15, 2025 reads: “Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.” An article excerpt below says: "... turning rows red, yellow or green every few seconds, never asking a single question.”

1/ On yesterday’s @lastweektonight.com about USAID, John Oliver cited several of our investigations.

First up was our reporting about how DOGE operatives had arbitrarily cut aid programs, in some cases by literally clicking through a spreadsheet: propub.li/4cCsSKP

I heard the audio. He said it.
Lord. What have y'all done.

The bottom line is Trump sacrificed 8 American lives (& counting) and more than 1,000 Iranian lives (& counting) for nothing. He hurt the US & global economies, destabilized the Middle East, & will pull out with the same Iranian regime in power. There's no silver lining.

A senseless, criminal waste

Thank you for your service Sargent. 🇺🇸💔

OMG 😳 we’re all gonna die aren’t we????

Trump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election power The administration has also obtained records from Fulton County, Georgia, as Trump continues to focus on the 2020 election he lost.

Another alarm bell in this five alarm fire.

Donald Trump is still trying to relitigate the 2020 election six years later.

He wants to scare election officials and election workers ahead of the midterms.

And he’s using the FBI to do it.

Fucking fake grow up.

Solidarity protest held for McAllen family detained by ICE

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Protesters gather outside Citizens Bank branches over ICE ties The protests come as part of a larger nationwide movement criticizing the bank's financial ties to federal immigration forces.

www.wcvb.com/article/camb...

Thousands protested yesterday at 70+ Citizens Bank branches in 13 states, from Virginia to Vermont.

Our message was clear: Stop financing notorious ICE prison companies CoreCivic and The GEO Group.

#deicecitizensbank #deicecitizens #iceout

Way to spread the word, @rubbercityresist.bsky.social 👏✊

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

Masuma Khan has lived in Altadena for nearly 30 years.

Last year, despite having no criminal history, she was detained by ICE and denied the medication she needed to breathe. Her family contacted my office, and we successfully advocated for her release.

No detainees at Baltimore ICE facility during congressional visit The visit follows a federal judge’s Friday order to limit the number of detainees in the Baltimore facility to 56 across all five holding rooms.

www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

This is what happens when one of the stupidest people in history is in charge of your government.

How Democrats flipped 22 Georgia counties with a utility board race The campaign for once-obscure regulatory positions could be a bellwether for midterm elections as skyrocketing electricity prices drive voters to the polls.

In a stunning upset, Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard unseated Republican incumbents Tim Echols and Fitz Johnson by record margins — installing Democrats on Georgia’s Public Service Commission for the first time in more than 20 years.

“We’re just hiding them in a parking garage somewhere..."

www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immig...

As oil prices soar, remember: It was four days ago when Trump said he helped “stabilize” gas prices, touting the “decisive action” his administration took “to help keep down the oil prices.”

Yeah, about that...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Even Trump’s team hedges on his claim about strike on girls’ school in Iran The president blamed Iran for the strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building. His team did not.

As a rule, members of Trump’s team echo whatever he says, without regard for evidence, facts, or propriety.

But on the deadly strike on a girls’ school in Iran, that didn’t happen.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Chicago Soy Oil Jumps 4% as Crude’s Rally Boosts Biofuel Demand Palm and soybean oil prices surged and wheat hovered near the highest in almost two years as the war in the Middle East drove up energy and fertilizer costs and threatened to tighten supplies across a...

crop prices rising too www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

BREAKING: Judge Brann has ejected the new leaders of the NJ U.S. attorney's office, once again finding the Trump administration is illegally attempting to circumvent Senate confirmation.

He says this could result in dismissals of indictments.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Protesters gather outside Citizens Bank branches over ICE ties The protests come as part of a larger nationwide movement criticizing the bank's financial ties to federal immigration forces.

www.wcvb.com/article/camb...

Team Trump says (and does) all the wrong things as Russia helps Iran during the U.S. war As Russia provides intelligence that could put Americans at risk, the White House responds by easing Russian oil sanctions.

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

As oil prices soar, Trump’s boast about “stabilizing” gas prices looks ridiculous Four days ago, the president touted the “decisive action” his administration took “to help keep down the oil prices.” Oops.

"Four days ago, the president touted the “decisive action” his administration took 'to help keep down the oil prices.' Oops."

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/t...

www.cbsnews.com/news/houston...

What exactly is the Pentagon paying these AI companies to do to us?

www.npr.org/2026/03/08/n...

apnews.com/article/russ...

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/f...

Rally against ICE detention facility among concerned residents in Social Circle More than 100 people attended the rally outside Walton County's Historic Courthouse in Monroe.

www.11alive.com/article/news...