Readers reply: Why do people become leftwing or rightwing? The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials

Despicable

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Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Says President’s L.A. Troop Deployment Was Illegal

We all knew this at the time, but does this mean that any arrests and actions that were undertaken will be reversed ??
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Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets

Welcome the stranger, said Jesus

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Opinion | Attention, Men: Books Are Sexy!

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‘We are not safe in America today:’ These American citizens say they were detained by ICE | CNN Elzon Lemus is always on the road for work, traveling to one job site from another. But since his brief encounter with federal immigration officers, he’s been on high alert.

ICE has detained multiple U.S. citizens under new rules.

Brian Gavidia was questioned by ICE. They returned his phone, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗗.

“I stated I was American. He still attacked me. We are not safe, guys, not safe in America today.”

Citizens are not safe.
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And here’s the link if you want to learn more about the study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22222219/

Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’ DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.

The Department of Homeland Security is telling police to treat mundane activities like skateboarding or live-streaming at a protest as "violent tactics."

This is disturbing, dangerous, and could easily lead to excessive force against people who are simply exercising their First Amendment rights.

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

This is outrageous. If the federal government isn’t giving states healthcare or emergency services, how long until states begin to pull out of the union

@pelosi.house.gov: "On January 6th...we begged the president of the United States to send in the National Guard. He would not do it...And yet, in a contra-constitutional way, he has sent the National Guard into California. Something is very wrong with this picture."

Kamala Harris won the U.S elections: Bombshell report claims voting machines were tampered with before 2024 Kamala Harris election tampering story raises new questions about the 2024 U.S. presidential election outcome. A quiet but major change to voting machines by Pro V&V—used in over 40% of U.S. counties—...

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ICE agents concealing their faces: Can they really do that? It's not illegal, but paired with high-visibility raids, police masking sows fear and conflict.

ICE agents concealing their faces: Can they really do that?

@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Since CA has one of the top economies in the world and gives them more to this federal government than it receives, what’s to stop the state from seceding from the union? Why not?

Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

Theocracy has a toehold. Keep an eye on this….

An American Problem We cannot afford to excuse, indulge, or minimize political violence.

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I think a really underrated idea for Democrats would be to to try:

(a) Study public opinion accurately
(b) Adopt views, especially on social and moral values issues that align with public opinion

Or they can try this.

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Message to America. Why? TikTok video by Perris Aquino

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Students Yelled at Me. I’m Fine. All Americans should defend campus protesters.

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Oxford Dictionary Adds New Words, Including ‘Gigil’ for Extreme Cuteness The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable.

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“It’s not that deep Joshua” part 20. Jackie Robinson vs Donald Trump. TikTok video by doss.discourse

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Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2025 | American Civil Liberties Union

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Former US attorney for Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber found dead at 43 Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), was found dead Saturday morning, the Alexandria Police Department said. She was 43 years old. The cause and circumstance...

It never got a lot of attention, but Aber put a WHOLE LOT of child predators w/ties to law enforcement in prison.

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Are we all done supporting FOTUS? Are we still confused about what he’s doing to our children and families? If you are still holding out for hope that he is your savior, get out of the way so the rest of us can take back our country, take out the trash, and clean up the mess.
#MomSky
#FightFascism

The Trump administration’s disregard for civil rights and civil liberties is on full display.

DHS might think there’s no one else to hold them accountable, but they’re wrong. We’re keeping a close eye on DHS and any agency who tries to violate our rights.

Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.

Enlightenment thinkers had posited that just by virtue of existing, each person has inalienable rights. Arendt, however, observed that the “right to have rights” could be guaranteed only by a political community.

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