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Twin Cities religious leaders unite to support Somali community and condemn Trump attacks Religious leaders from churches, Jewish temples and mosques from across the state opposed remarks from President Donald Trump that included calling Somalis “garbage.”

“No human being is garbage, Mr. President, and shame on you for saying so,” said the Lutheran pastor.“In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words.The Somali community in Minnesota are our neighbors, brothers and sisters, children of God, fellow Americans.”

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Unpacking the Politics of the EU’s €120M Fine of Musk’s X — The Tech Policy Press Podcast On Friday, the European Commission fined Elon Musk’s X €120 million for breaching the Digital Services Act, delivering the first-ever non-compliance decision under the European Union’s flagship tech…

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Grandpa should be arrested for misusing the 911 system. Someone speaking another language is not an emergency.

If Amazon wasn’t run by a fascist Trump stooge - Amazon would just blacklist this guy and never delivered to his house again

Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.

New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.

“A War Crime & Murder”: David Cole on U.S. Killing of Survivors of Boat Strike in Caribbean As bipartisan criticism intensifies over U.S. attacks on alleged “drug boats” in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, the White House is defending a September 2 operation that killed 11 people. The Wash...

“Killing civilians who are not engaged in armed conflict against us is a war crime.”

The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That. Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.

Captured Court, funded by creepy billionaires, defending $700 billion annual U.S. subsidy for Big Oil.
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"This is decentralized violence, but it is also state-sponsored violence," Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says of settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank

NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”

Trump admin removes MLK Day, Juneteenth from National Parks fee-free days In place of these days, the Trump administration has opted to celebrate more former presidents' birthdays and Trump's birthday.

JFC!! The felon's racism is showing.

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Next week, the court will hear the most important campaign finance case since Citizens United. Here’s what you need to know, from one of the lawyers who’s been working on the case. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Dedham church keep anti-ICE nativity scene despite pushback St. Susanna’s ICE-focused nativity has drawn backlash from Catholic leaders and community members. Parish leaders say the display reflects the harsh realities of current immigration policies.

A Dedham church's ICE-focused nativity has drawn backlash from Catholic leaders and community members. Parish leaders say the display reflects the harsh realities of current immigration policies.

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Trump Calls Somali Community “Garbage”: Minnesota Responds to Racist Rant and Immigration Sweeps Federal authorities are carrying out intensified operations this week in Minnesota as President Donald Trump escalates his attacks on the Somali community in the state. The administration halted green...

Somali Americans speak out against Trump's racist, targeted rhetoric.

CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver.

In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendation for universal immunizing of newborns for hepatitis B. Earlier this week, Mass. Gov. Maura Healey said she'd keep vaccines available for Mass. families, even if the federal recommendations are weakened or altered.

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5,000 Arrests? ICE Descends on Louisiana to Carry Out Raids in World’s “Incarceration Capital” A major immigration crackdown is underway in New Orleans and the surrounding areas of Louisiana, dubbed “Operation Catahoula Crunch” by the Trump administration. According to planning documents, 250 f...

The Trump administration says it plans to make 5,000 immigration arrests over a two-month operation in New Orleans.

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Greg Abbott’s Cair ‘terror’ label stokes legal fight in Texas’s long struggle with Islamophobia The civil liberties group argues the Texas governor’s proclamation exceeds his authority and deepens fears

Islamophobia is on the rise in the US, with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a civil liberties group, reporting sharp increases in anti-Muslim violence & rhetoric over the last two years.

In Texas, the issue has come to the fore in multiple high-profile incidents.

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A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,

The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

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