Margaret E. Ward

US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron Macron joins Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez in calling the legality of the strikes into question.

After four days of hesitating, the president of France has joined the prime minister of Spain in saying that the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 attack on Iran is a violation of international law.

But they are still the only 2 EU leaders to have done so. Will others join?

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation

Our government is immoral and committing heinous acts on pregnant girls - moving them to Texas so they can’t get abortions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘Acts of war unauthorized by Congress’: Trump’s congressional critics denounce Iran strikes

Anthropic Takes a Stand The company is refusing to bow to the Pentagon’s demands.

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World Economic Forum CEO Steps Down Over Epstein Ties Documents released by the DOJ revealed Brende had met the convicted sex offender for three business dinners and also communicated with Epstein over email and text messages.

Documents released by the DOJ revealed Brende had met the convicted sex offender for three business dinners and also communicated with Epstein over email and text messages.

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.

It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

YouTube video by The Daily Show Brooke Harrington - Trump’s “Broligarchy” of Tech Billionaires | The Daily Show

Here's everything I've done so far on broligarchy, all in one place, starting with my Inauguration Day interview on @thedailyshow.com with Jon Stewart, through multiple BlueSky threads on the subject, some other interviews & a couple articles in @theatlantic.com. 1/9
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The Trump administration’s macroeconomic agenda harms affordability and raises inequality Key takeaways The Trump administration’s unwise policy agenda has the potential to do great damage to U.S. families—and this is true even if it does not lead to recession or spiking inflation in the n...

The Trump administration’s macroeconomic agenda harms affordability and raises inequality www.epi.org/publication/...

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

Judge Says U.S. Is Intentionally Violating the Law on Immigration

“On the merits, its detentions are illegal,” the judge wrote.

“[The government] knows this.”

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You’d think so! It’s extraordinary for example that the US is down by 11m visitors. What’s the economic strategy here? Impoverish most Americans so they bend the knee and are grateful to the regime for any scraps from the table? None of this makes sense economically or from a social cohesion pov.

The second you leave this country for even a few days, you realize the place you call home is decaying at an almost exponential pace. The realization that you don't have to live like this is stark, and that nobody in power is taking tangible actions to fix it in your lifetime is even starker.

Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

Mace on Epstein files: ‘This is much bigger than a prostitution and sex trafficking ring’ Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) alleged on Monday that the Justice Department (DOJ) was still withholding “terabytes” of records related to the Trump administration’s investigation tied to convicted…

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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts | Fortune Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.

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He's right.

And here's what else you should know about the Wall Street takeover of the housing market. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9TO...

Stories From The States | News From The States Stories From The States is a weekly podcast that explores, through personal stories, how people and communities across America are being affected by government decisions. Each episode examines a…

Trump’s drastic policies are changing the lives of everyday people.

Stories From The States helps untangle the chaos, one issue at a time. With the help of local journalists, experts and community members we’ll figure out what the changes mean for you.

The US Immigration Industrial Complex is a Threat to Everyone If President Dwight D. Eisenhower were alive today, he very well may warn of the ever-growing immigration industrial complex.

"US immigration enforcement has evolved into a rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar industry in which profitability increasingly dictates policy and enforcement priorities."

By: @tylermcbrien.com

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Video: Opinion | The Save America Act Is an Assault on Democracy President Trump would have you think that voter fraud is rampant, says the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie. The reality? That’s just not true. So why are Trump and his allies so preoccupied with passi...

The Save America Act Is an Assault on Democracy www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

This one hits hard.

When Will Democrats Decide to Join the Resistance? The party needs to forge a closer connection with the people fighting for democracy in the streets. Here’s how to do it.

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‘We want to rebuild trust’: fired CDC workers form group to combat Trump’s war on science Former employees stepped up to create the National Public Health Coalition to advocate for public health after Trump’s cuts to the agency

Truth will endure.

“There’s a reason that fascist regimes burn and ban books. It’s because reading is the most subversive thing any of us can do in a culture. When we read, we become critical. And what fascists don’t want is for us to think.
― Percival Everett

US Citizen, Ruben Ray Martinez, was shot 3 times through the driver's side window & killed on South Padre Island in Texas by Homeland Security Investigators while celebrating his 23rd birthday on March 15th, 2025.

This DHS & #ICELawlessness must stop.

Remember his name: Ruben Ray Martinez
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What’s one way we can rein in ICE?We can start by boycotting ICE’s corporate collaborators that are profiting from the a The Corporations Quietly Backing ICE

AT&T. Amazon. Dell. Verizon

These are just a few of the corporations aiding the Trump-ICE deportation machine.

It’s time to boycott them. https://youtu.be/8FoX_0YxyIM?si=c60Ga047qMVLx-D3

New Trump Banner Hung on Justice Department Headquarters

New Trump Banner Hung on Justice Department Headquarters www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

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