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FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.

In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.

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Undocumented people aren't eligible for food stamps, yet I guarantee that if you arrived at their door hungry, they would share their food with you.

Post See new posts Conversation Drop Site @DropSiteNews 🇮🇱 ‘Suicide epidemic’ among Israeli soldiers amid Gaza genocide A new report by Israel’s Knesset Research and Information Center recorded 279 suicide attempts among soldiers between Jan 2024 – Jul 2025. - For every soldier who died by suicide, 7 more tried to take their own lives. - 12% of the 279 suicide attempts were classified as severe or life-threatening, meaning those soldiers required critical medical intervention or hospitalization after their attempts. - The remaining 88% were labeled “moderate” in severity by the Knesset report. Knesset member Ofer Cassif, who requested the report, described the data as proof of a “suicide epidemic … which is expected to increase when the war ends.” He said the trauma must be confronted by “establishing real support systems for soldiers, working to end wars, and striving for real peace.”

🇮🇱‘Suicide epidemic’ among Israeli soldiers amid Gaza genocide

A new report by Israel’s Knesset Research and Information Center recorded 279 suicide attempts among soldiers between Jan 2024 – Jul 2025.

- For every soldier who died by suicide, 7 more tried to take their own lives.
-12% of the 279...

I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.

Justice Kavanaugh: "and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear to the immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens or otherwise legally in the United States."

An important message:

AFGE President Kelley's statement pressuring Democrats to end the shutdown has gotten a lot of attention today. We understand his job is to secure pay and benefits for union members.

Threats of punishment for displaying rainbow colors sow confusion at a VA hospital in Virginia “Anything rainbow like lanyards can get us fired on the spot,” one employee said.

“Anything rainbow like lanyards can get us fired on the spot,” one employee said.

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

As we approach the inevitable pause of SNAP, you can use this link to find banks in your area.
Need help? Can help? Let's pull together & weather this as a community.

Congress is rapidly proving itself irrelevant, and the only person who benefits from that is Donald Trump.

People claiming that the Epstein Ballroom™ is really just a cover for a bunker has me fondly recalling what Hitler did in his.

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.

Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.

These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.

This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.

Every American should reject it.

DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.

This is bad. Very bad.

A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle.

Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

What does this mean for us? It means we get organized so we can stop them.

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Some VA therapists and patients say their psychotherapy sessions are being limited, raising alarm | CNN Politics An edge comes to Michael’s voice when he speaks about his time serving in Afghanistan and his struggles living with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

I played the heck out of this very 12” back then (and now but less often).

On #SpiritDay, we remember our dear friend, the late Billy Bean, his kindness to others, and his commitment to prevent bullying of LGBTQ youth.

Conozca sus derechos antes de salir a las calles Abordaremos sus derechos al protestar, seguridad en las protestas y capacitación en técnicas de desescalada de conflictos. Capacitación virtual Miércoles, 15 de octubre 8:30 p. m. ET

Este sábado, 18 de octubre, ejerceremos nuestro derecho a disentir y saldremos a las calles.

Prepárese para la protesta con nuestra capacitación virtual “Conozca sus derechos” el miércoles, 15 de octubre. aclu.org/october_15_training

"Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon's new requirements, which would restrict journalists' ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues. The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. We will continue to cover the U.S. military as each of our organizations has done for many decades, upholding the principles of a free and independent press." - Joint statement from ABC News, CBS News, CNN, FOX News Media, NBC News

Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined other media organizations in refusing to sign onto the Pentagon’s new press requirements.

It's so strange to think of how much less suffering there would be in the world if a certain slice of America gave just a tiny bit more of a shit about keeping a white supremacist out of the White House.

You Have to See This Mamdani Ad I wasn't planning to post anything today. I dislike working and writing on weekends in general, but this was too important to ignore. You have to see this Zohran Mamdani campaign ad that came out this...

"In a time of darkness, New York must be the light." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social makes a 2-minute ad about transgender rights, while sitting at the Christopher Street Pier in NYC. And yes, I'm crying, too.
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I want Draw Something back!!

Argentina. Qatar. Trump is selling out America, piece by piece. Where did America First go?

“Have you given any more thought to suspending habeas corpus?”

TRUMP: “Suspending who?” 🤷🏼

Aaand scene.

PAY ATTENTION: ICE is filing fake 911 calls in Chicago, weaponizing emergency services to provoke local police.

Ordinary citizens would be charged with a felony. ICE calls it strategy.

Anti-trans queer journalist Bari Weiss named editor in chief of CBS News The announcement comes as Paramount Skydance buys her independent media company for $150 million.

The announcement comes as Paramount Skydance buys her independent media company for $150 million.

The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.

I don't know how to yell any louder.

Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) is prepared to cave on negotiations to prevent a government shutdown. This cowardly move would allow Republicans to avoid the shame of a shutdown while ripping healthcare away from millions.

Call Schumer’s Office and tell him to vote NO: (202) 224-6542