Ben Barber

Moving backwards.

It’s not a distraction.

It’s fascism.

He’s going to take over DC to avoid talking about Epstein.

It’s happening right now in Washington DC. Protesters are flocking in the streets to demand the release of the Epstein Files and against the deployment of the national guard.

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

Just utterly out of words to describe what we’re seeing.

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Shut this concentration camp down!

Attorneys for a Venezuelan man who collapsed inside “Alligator Alcatraz” are accusing the facility of failing to provide adequate care for sick detainees.

A family's fishing trip ends with the dad at 'Alligator Alcatraz'. Here's their story Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly with attorneys and are being held in dangerous conditions.

Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly with attorneys and are being held in dangerous conditions.

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DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show Communities across the region still need to be reimbursed for about a hundred projects including debris removal, waste water treatment repairs, roads and bridges, damaged buildings and parks, as well ...

The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million preapproved dollars intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure, according to documents obtained by The Post.

Lawsuit: ICE Agents Deported Citizen Children in Secret, Including 4-Year-Old on Chemo Federal suit says DHS officials violated agency policy and constitutional rights in April deportation of Louisiana families

ICE deported US citizen children, including a four year old US citizen in chemo treatment.

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Busting Myths About Voting in Mississippi As election season approaches, misinformation about Mississippi’s voting laws is easy to find—especially online. Here’s what to know.

As election season approaches, misinformation about Mississippi’s voting laws is easy to find—especially online. Here’s what to know.

US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

These Americans served with honor for more than a decade. Put their lives on the line. Trump fired them, just for being who they are-and now is denying retirement benefits our nation promised them for their service.

Treating troops this way is dishonorable, unfair, & harmful to national security.

As hunger spread in Gaza, Israeli media began to focus on Palestinians Amid reports of starvation in Gaza and growing international outrage, news of the worsening crisis began to break through into mainstream Israeli media.

Palestinians’ suffering in Gaza has rarely been mentioned in Israeli media. But in July, mainstream news outlets began showing footage of civilians in Gaza for the first time.

Air Force denies early retirement for group of transgender service members The move is the latest escalation by the Trump administration as it seeks to bar transgender individuals from joining the U.S. military and remove all who are currently serving.

The U.S. Air Force is denying early retirement to all transgender service members with between 15 and 18 years of military service, opting instead to force them out with no retirement benefits, according to a memo seen by Reuters.

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Tell The Post: Have you been affected by Trump’s mass deportation campaign? The Washington Post wants to hear from people impacted by the Trump administration’s efforts to deport undocumented immigrants.

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The Media’s Urge to Be “Fair” to Trump Is Killing the Republic 70 percent of Republicans understand that Trump’s tariffs will raise prices. Why is the press acting like they’re a huge success?

“It’s not enough for the nation’s most important newspaper to chronicle democracy’s decline. It must, at some point, affirmatively oppose it.” trib.al/QAK9NSw

Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump Texas Democrats are leaving the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S.

BREAKING: Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent a vote on Republican-led congressional map overhaul pushed by President Trump.

Dolores Huerta Has Seen Farm Raids Before. But Not Like This. The longtime farm labor activist gets candid about the fallout from Trump’s deportation efforts.

Labor activist Dolores Huerta gets candid on Trump’s farm raids, the Teamsters and RFK Jr.

Removal of Trump from Smithsonian impeachment exhibit sparks outrage

According to the Washington Post, the museum has removed references to Trump's two impeachments from an exhibit.

Unhoused Mississippians Fear ‘Nowhere to Go’ Under New Laws Two state laws targeting the homeless population that went into effect July 1 are raising concerns across Mississippi.

“My concern is that there is nothing for them. There’s nowhere for them to go,” says Cynthia Young “We do understand that part of city safety, sanitation —but what choices do we have? If it’s just about illegal to be homeless, then what do we do to provide them a place?”

Eric Trump’s Stake in Bitcoin Miner May Be Worth $367 Million Eric Trump’s stake in a four-month-old Bitcoin mining venture could be worth $367 million when it goes public in coming weeks.

Karoline Leavitt says: “Neither the President nor his family have ever engaged, or will ever engage, in conflicts of interest."

That's like saying water isn't wet. We've tracked (literally) THOUSANDS of Trump's conflicts of interest.

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum

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How low can we go? Show some guts and integrity damn it!

'Lies!' Nobel economist Paul Krugman slams media for endorsing Trump’s 'pure fantasy' Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman unloaded Thursday on media outlets that he feels are failing to call out President Donald Trump's "lies."Krugman, who recently left The New York Times, citing editorial disagreements, took the opportunity to bash news outlets in a new piece published to his Subst...

Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman unloaded Thursday on media outlets that he feels are failing to call out President Donald Trump's "lies.

Erasing history. Another characteristic of autocrats and dictators.

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

Under pressure from the White House, the Smithsonian censored an exhibit that mentioned Trump’s impeachments, now inaccurately suggesting to visitors that he was never impeached at all (let alone twice). www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

The Mississippi Free Press is looking for new Voices writers. Submit opinion columns to the MFP at voices@mississippifreepress.org.

Ms. Rachel grew up on Mister Rogers. Now she’s carrying on his legacy. The YouTube star wants her audiences — adults and children alike — to see the humanity of all people.

“Speaking out for kids in this situation is more important than my career.”

More people need to internalize this.

Casar: "We can't necessarily rely on this very right-wing Supreme Court to save us. That's why I think it's so important that if you're watching at home, that you reach out to your governor and legislators and encourage them to take Gavin Newsom's lead."

North Carolina Democratic Party is trying to educate and organize rural voters The party is hosting listening sessions in rural North Carolina counties in an effort to rally voters ahead of the 2026 midterm election.

More of this!

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