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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

NPR: Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump

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How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.

Mohsen Mahdawi, a student at Columbia with a green card, was arrested during his citizenship interview. He’d waited a decade. “Is this a trap?” he thought, after U.S.C.I.S. called him in; masked ICE agents took him away after he signed the Pledge of Allegiance.

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In this thread, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro says 2-month-old baby Juan Nicolás was sent back to Dilley — the main immigration detention facility for families in the U.S. — just hours after he was “unresponsive” while hospitalized for bronchitis

Tom Brady Has One Word Response to Bad Bunny's Halftime Show Tom Brady reacted to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show with Lady Gaga, sharing a brief message on Instagram.

Tom Brady said Bad Bunny's halftime show was "amazing".

#USDemocracy

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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.

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Conservative heads San Jose mayor's governor campaign - San José Spotlight San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has bristled at being labeled right-leaning while stressing he's a lifelong Democrat. His hiring of a self-described conservative to run his California governor campaign coul...

A Trumpkin stealth candidate for governor in California lists himself as a Democrat and is being funded by the tech bros behind Trump.

New Marimar Martinez shooting evidence shows Border Patrol agent joked in aftermath, praised by Bovino As the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent last fall fights for all evidence in her case to be released, new documents show the agent texted jokes to fellow officers and was praised...

The agent who shot Marimar Martinez 5 times and "joked about it afterward... says he was being boxed in" but video shows him "pulling his steering wheel to the left and into Martinez's car... [with] no one in front of him, contradicting the claim of being boxed in..." www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Jeffrey Epstein files: don’t be fooled. Millions of files are still unreleased | Moira Donegan Federal prosecutors had identified 6 million files that were ‘potentially responsive’ to the law, but only released 3.5. Why?

Trump has got his back against the wall.
 
That's the only reason why he is willing to go to extreme lengths to distract and deflect from the Epstein files.
 
But here's the thing- The DOJ STILL hasn't released all the files...
 
Release ALL the files NOW.
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ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease.

Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.

On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.

ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.

Kristi Noem said most immigrants in ICE detention are violent criminals. The data says otherwise. - Poynter ICE’s own data shows about half of detainees have criminal records. Independent analysis suggests roughly 5% were convicted of violent crimes.

"Share of detained immigrants who have criminal charges or convictions has fallen rapidly... pending charges may never be convicted; the charges could be dismissed, or they could be found innocent. Many will miss their day in a U.S. court because they were deported".
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

In Minnesota, scores of ordinary people are bravely looking out for their neighbors, defending their communities, and protesting lawless violence.

They are the best of America.

Here's how to stand with them. www.standwithminnesota.com

WELKER: Look at these images. A protester on the ground being pepper sprayed. A 5-year-old being detained. A citizen being pulled out of his home half naked, later released upon determination he was wrongly detained. Are federal agents acting humanely?

BLANCHE: Yes. Our agents are acting humanely

ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.

CDC moves to end telework for employees, including those with medical needs The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ended full-time telework agreements for reasonable accommodations, employees say.

CDC moves to end telework for employees, including those with medical needs www.statnews.com/2025/11/21/c... via @statnews.com

Opinion | He spent 37 days in jail for a Facebook post. Larry Bushart’s story is a warning to us all. Daniel Burnett: A 61-year-old Tennessee man was arrested for sharing a meme during the moral panic following Charlie Kirk's assassination.

37 days in jail for a Facebook post that merely quoted Trump saying, “We have to get over it” following a school shooting in January 2024, posted after the Charlie Kirk killing.

A US citizens spent37 days in prison for exercising his 1st amendment rights.

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A man missing for weeks and the immigration system that lost him Vicente Ventura Aguilar got picked up last month, but his family doesn’t know if he’s dead or alive. ICE says he’s not in their system, so they say they can’t help.

Vicente Ventura, detained by ICE, missing for 6+ weeks after medical emergency. "Disappearance underscores how much harder it has become for friends & family to keep track of those detained in what immigration lawyers & advocates call a disorienting, hostile environment". www.ms.now/news/immigra...

‘They see the media as the enemy.’ A lesson from a deported journalist Dear Friend of Press Freedom,I’m starting this month with a roundup of notable incidents and updates — and there have …

More assaults of journalists this year than the last two years combined, our interview with deported journalist Mario Guevara, and more in this month’s Tracker newsletter by managing editor @kamccudden.bsky.social:

Minneapolis Police Reportedly Identify Viral 'Umbrella Man' As White Supremacist Police wrote in an affidavit that the man is a member of Hell's Angels and specifically sought to incite violence in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, according to local media reports.

Everyone remembers "umbrella man" right?

Its not just cops, it's the bigoted brotherhoods (who have also infiltrated law enforcement) ...

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79 yr-old US citizen with heart condition, Rafie Shouhed, "violently slammed... onto pavement" held in detention "for nearly 12 hours without medical attention" had to temporarily close "business after employees, incl' US citizens, became too afraid to return to work". abcnews.go.com/US/79-year-u...

Ice’s detention of Atlanta reporter seeks to ‘silence him’, ACLU petition says Continued detention of Mario Guevara is retaliation for his reporting and violates his first amendment rights, filing says

Vetted immigrant reporter with "no criminal history and has been issued a work permit.. still in ICE detention and faces removal.. to silence him." ICE argues he "presents danger to the community because he livestreams, records and publishes" his reporting of ICE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Newlywed bride's honeymoon ends with months of ICE detention and the prospect of deportation The government attempted to deport Ward Sakeik, a stateless Palestinian woman, to Israel hours before it attacked Iran, according to her husband.

Bride traveling back home from honeymoon "shackled by the hands and legs as she walked through the airport... not given a reason for her detention" and would have "been taken to the Israel border" although she's never been there and arrived to the USA at 8 years old. abcnews.go.com/US/newlywed-...

Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church

Job-creating, award-winning immigrant considered a "fixture" of community is put in chains and taken away. A week before "another employee was also taken" by masked men who "didn’t identify themselves.. didn’t even say anything.. started trying to open the doors". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Graphic supporting Michael Feggans for re-election to Virginia's 97th House District.

Virginia! It's time to re-elect Delegate Michael Feggans. He's served Virginia's 97th House District well, protecting women's rights, supporting teachers and public schools, protecting the environment, and more. Let's keep the momentum going!

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Amazing overview of the LA No Kings protest, this is huge! They even brought the baby Trump inflatable balloon. 😂

👀PHILLY SHOWIN UP!!!!! #NoKings

Statement on Sen. Padilla’s Forcible Removal from DHS Press Conference in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, the Office of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, released the following statement after Padilla was forcibly removed from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s press conference while performing Congressional oversight in Los Angeles: “Senator Padilla is currently in Los Angeles exercising his duty to perform Congressional oversight of the federal government’s operations in Los Angeles and across California. He was in the federal building to receive a briefing with General Guillot and was listening to Secretary Noem’s press conference. He tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed. He is not currently detained, and we are working to get additional information.”

From Sen. @padilla.senate.gov's office: Padilla “is currently in Los Angeles exercising his duty to perform Congressional oversight of the federal government’s operations … He tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed.”

Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

By "handpicking soldiers for the audience based on political leanings" a routine speech turned into an apparent political rally rife with "partisan invective, goading jeers..." demonizing "perceived political opponents".
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