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John Cusack wants to talk about paywalls. The movie star says that by selling their public-records-based reporting, news outlets are compromising one of journalism’s essential civic roles.

The great @johncusack.bsky.social on why news organizations shouldn't paywall FOIA-based reporting: "Paywalls don’t just limit readership, they create kind of a tiered citizenry, where one group can afford to know what the government is doing in their name and the other can’t."

Live updates: Officials confirm ICE-involved shooting in south Minneapolis Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...

Wednesday’s shooting happened a day after the Department of Homeland Security announced that “the largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota.” (via
@mprnews.org)

Minneapolis mayor says ICE officer's killing of a motorist was 'reckless' and wasn't self-defense Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a motorist acted recklessly and rejected federal officials claims that the officer had acted in se...

The ICE-related shooting in Minneapolis today is horrifying.

We must reject the violence, chaos, and pain consistently caused by ICE, remain calm and peaceful, and call for a full investigation into what happened today.

ICE agent shoots and kills woman in Minneapolis The woman, 37, was in her car at an active ICE operation.

“They are not here to cause safety in this city,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a press conference following the shooting. “What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust,” he continued, “and in this case, quite literally killing people.”

MIRAC - Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee

We continue to be appalled by attacks on immigrants that are making communities and cities across the country less safe. Today's shooting of a civilian by an ICE officer is horrifying. We have donated to MIRAC and encourage you to donate to organizations that share your values. www.miracmn.com

Remarkable statement from an elected official.

BREAKING: ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, and the initial reports are horrifying.

This is not the first time Trump’s ICE has shot at civilians. We need ICE out of our cities and communities. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Kristi Noem accuses the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis of committing an act of "domestic terrorism"

DHS now confirming in a. statement that an ICE officer did shoot and kill someone at the site of a raid.

Why did Trump Invade Venezuela and Capture President Maduro? | Friends Committee On National Legislation How has the Trump administration justified the invasion of Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife?

New explainer: FCNL's @hbrandon-smith.bsky.social breaks down the many reasons why the U.S. attack on Venezuela was illegal -- and what Congress can do to stop President Trump's rampant abuse of military force. ⬇️

Podcast: How a White House Lie About “Sex Changes” in Guatemala Helped Decimate USAID This year, the White House falsely claimed that millions of U.S. taxpayers’ dollars were funding “sex changes” in Guatemala — a lie used to justify gutting USAID. In this episode, we learn how losing…

This year, the White House falsely claimed that millions of taxpayers’ dollars were funding “sex changes” in Guatemala — a lie used to justify gutting USAID. With LatinoUSA, we learn how it affected LGBTQ+ organizations and damaged US credibility abroad. beta.elfaro.net/en/a-region-...

Q: Is the administration really willing to risk the NATO alliance by potentially moving ahead with a military operation?

MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains the option -- every president -- to address it through military means

Five Years On, Trump Keeps Pushing Jan. 6 Conspiracies

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
1984 revision Trump: New WH website rewriting the history of Jan 6. My God this man is evil, following in the footsteps of Hitler! The Trump Reich is full bloom now.

Yesterday at the Organization of American States:

This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.

They're doing this so they can call any government program that isn't ICE or the military "rife with fraud" and thus illegitimate. They are trying to manufacture consent to say any entitlement — from Medicare to social security — must be canceled because of extreme edge cases. Don't fall for it.

Trump wanted a quick win, but in his hubris, he alienated many of his most ardent supporters. The operation was supposed to be a smash and grab, but Trump announced on the spur of the moment that the US now ruled Venezuela for oil.

Siri:

When was the only time Article V of the NATO treaty has been invoked?

Garcia uses his opening statement during Comer's Minnesota fraud hearing to point out that "some of the worst fraud and corruption is actually found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" and that the administration is punishing innocent kids

Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams A landmark report on global inequality shows that the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else continued to expand this year

Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...

Immigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student

The Trump Administration is threatening a wrongfully deported student’s family because she spoke out about her mistreatment.

Everyone in this country has a First Amendment right to criticize their government.

This should send a chill down your spine.

Important read. The so called radical left had nothing to do with his conviction. It was his thirst for power, greed and corruption.

Duffy: "I don't have a plan to reduce costs."

Merkley, Kaine: No Funds for War Against Venezuela - Merkley Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today teamed up to introduce the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025 to prohib...

Notable measure from @merkley.senate.gov and @kaine.senate.gov, a resolution to prohibit funding for any military intervention in Venezuela without congressional authorization.

www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-kain...

BREAKING:

Judge Boasberg ORDERS testimony by ex-DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni next Mon., Dec. 15 in his restarted contempt proceedings over the March 15 migrant flights.

Drew Ensign must testify the following day. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is exactly right

The non-unitary executive.

Asserting a License to Kill: Why the Caribbean Strike is a Dangerous Departure from the “War on Terror” An absence of credible legal basis for the Caribbean strike suggests the Trump admin is asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law.

My analysis in @justsecurity.org on Trump's asserted license to kill. 2/n

www.justsecurity.org/120568/carib...

The Trump Admin has conducted 21 unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean & East Pacific—killing 83 people—without giving Americans a full explanation. I’m leading my colleagues in demanding the declassification & public release of documents justifying these airstrikes.