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La presencia de Vito Quiles desata disturbios en la Universidad Autรณnoma de Barcelona El agitador de extrema derecha da una charla pese a no tener permiso del centro

๐Ÿ”ด La presencia del comunicador de extrema derecha Vito Quiles desata las protestas en la Universidad Autรณnoma de Barcelona

16.10.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Trump diverts anti-terror funds from Democratic strongholds to Republican states The Trump administration plans to shift terrorism prevention funding from Democratic-led states toward those led by Republicans, government records show, as it overhauls a $1 billion program created after the 9/11 attacks.

Trump diverts anti-terror funds from Democratic strongholds to Republican states reut.rs/4q9fD8N

16.10.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business With the government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program is no longer writing new policies. It's causing problems for would-be homeowners, but private companies have stepped in to help.

With the government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program is no longer writing new policies. It's causing problems for would-be homeowners, but private companies have stepped in to help. n.pr/4nVsj1r

16.10.2025 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 158    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Analysis: The Trump DOJ's slow-motion Saturday Night Massacre | CNN Politics It's difficult to succinctly explain how extreme and extraordinary President Donald Trump's actions as president have been. But few things tell the tale like the many government officials โ€“ including lots of Trump appointees โ€“ who have called that out.

"So many people have served with Trump and seemingly tried to make the best of the situation, only to find themselves pushed to the brink," Aaron Blake writes | Analysis

16.10.2025 10:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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What is SB 509, the vetoed bill dividing Hindus and Sikhs? (RNS)ย โ€”ย For the countryโ€™s Sikh and Hindu American populations, the reaction to Newsomโ€™s veto has been starkly divided.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a contentious bill Monday evening that had for months been the focus of Indian diaspora communities across the nation.
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15.10.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judge snaps at Trump's DOJ: 'You're not even prepared' The Justice Department appeared in court after President Donald Trump and his administration fired thousands of federal workers. Trump publicly threatened Democrats, saying that if they didn't end the government shutdown, he would start layoffs. The firings were then announced by Office of Managemen...

The Justice Department appeared in court after President Donald Trump and his administration fired thousands of federal workers.

15.10.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Will the public-lands coalition hold? - High Country News Americans came together to keep public lands in public hands this summer. Will they do it again?

A coalition said no to selling its public lands. Will it coalesce around other public land issues?

15.10.2025 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Quid Pro Presidency Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump โ€” or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies โ€” have later received extraordinary benefitsโ€ฆ

1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump โ€” or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies โ€” have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.

14.10.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1330    ๐Ÿ” 649    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 60    ๐Ÿ“Œ 67
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Powell Hints at End of Campaign to Shrink Fedโ€™s Treasury Holdings The central bank has been passively reducing its $6.6 trillion asset holdings since mid-2022, part of a technical effort to unwind its pandemic policies.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted the central bank could be approaching the end of a more than three-year campaign to shrink a portfolio of Treasury securities it acquired to provide stimulus after the 2020 pandemic.

14.10.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Newsom signed nearly 800 laws โ€” including big ones on housing and insulin Newsom signed bills that will encourage more housing projects near transit, cap insulin copays and boost wages for incarcerated firefighters.

Newsom signed bills that will encourage more housing projects near transit, cap insulin copays and boost wages for incarcerated firefighters. https://cal.news/3J7fpOF

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14.10.2025 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s role in halting Gazaโ€™s suffering was driven by self-interest. Will that be enough for him to finish the job? | Kenneth Roth The US presidentโ€™s Gulf allies and supporters at home might just persuade him to pursue lasting peace. And then thereโ€™s always next yearโ€™s Nobel prize, says writer and academic Kenneth Roth

Trumpโ€™s role in halting Gazaโ€™s suffering was driven by self-interest. Will that be enough for him to finish the job? | Kenneth Roth

14.10.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 102    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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GOP congressman 'breaks with the speaker' on shutdown strategy: 'No justification' A Republican member of the House passionately called on his Speaker to change course in a CNN interview on Sunday.Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) gave an interview with CNN's Manu Raju, who asked the lawmaker, "What do you say to Speaker Johnson, who says there is no reason for the House to come back into s...

A Republican member of the House passionately called on his Speaker to change course in a CNN interview on Sunday.

12.10.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 133    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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How Scholars Lost the Culture War over Texas History And how they could still start winning it.

Featured story: The long game that research historians played depended on the impractical approach of waiting out the natural death of the traditional narrative, a creation story of frontier exceptionalism that was baked into the Texan identity.

12.10.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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What to Know About the Battle for a Casino License in New York City The gambling industry has long dreamed of opening a casino in the largest metropolitan area in the United States. Four proposals are vying for approval from state authorities.

The gambling industry has long wanted to open a casino in the New York City area. Here's what to know about the four proposals currently vying for approval from state authorities to do so.

12.10.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

It was truly terrifying. The force of the explosion could be felt for miles. I hope the cause of the explosion is quickly discovered and the truth restored to the deceased๐Ÿ™

12.10.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Independent journalists must be protected from ICE attacks Letter calls on local authorities to investigate all attacks on journalists

Law enforcement needs to rein in ICE's anti-press abuses and investigate ICE attacks on independent journalists in Chicagoland.

A coalition of press freedom orgs explained why in a letter to the Broadview Police Department and Illinois State Police.

11.10.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters โ€ข Minnesota Reformer The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their he...

Polling shows that the vast majority of Americans support the renewal of health insurance subsidies, even among Republicans. 70% of non-MAGA Republicans and 57% of MAGA Republicans supported renewal of the Biden-era subsidies. minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/03/r...

10.10.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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National Guard troops begin patrols in Memphis Guard members in Memphis are operating under the governor's command โ€” unlike other cities facing troop deployments, including Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago.

Guard members in Memphis are operating under the governor's command โ€” unlike other cities facing troop deployments, including Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago. n.pr/4q3iQX5

10.10.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 190    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn't she been sworn in to Congress yet? Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.

Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father. https://to.pbs.org/3W2j3fB

10.10.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 341    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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รšLTIMA HORA | Macron vuelve a negar el gobierno a la izquierda y nombra de nuevo primer ministro a Sรฉbastien Lecornu
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10.10.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 64

Just as a reminder, Bondiโ€™s origin story in Trump world is that she said she was going to investigate Trump University, Trump sent her a $25K check and the investigation disappeared. She later became Trumpโ€™s personal defense lawyer. So yeah, donโ€™t challenge her integrity.

07.10.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5802    ๐Ÿ” 1752    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 210    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45
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What a Chicago immigration raid says about Trumpism The worst excesses seem designed to produce content

The worst excesses seem designed to produce content

06.10.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Mad King Donald reveals what's driving his Portland obsession โ€” and it's just insane When over the weekend federal Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) blocked Trump from deploying Oregonโ€™s National Guard to Portland, Trump said she โ€œshould be ashamed of herselfโ€ because โ€œPortland is burning to the ground.โ€Trump promptly ordered the California National Guard to Portland.Apart fr...

OPINION: When over the weekend federal Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) blocked Trump from deploying Oregon's National Guard to Portland, Trump said she "should be ashamed of herself" because "Portland is burning to the ground.

06.10.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Chicago and Illinois sue to block Trump's Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling In Chicago, the sight of armed Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous landmarks amplified concerns from residents already uneasy after an immigration crackdown that began last month.

The lawsuit alleges that โ€œthese advances in President Trumpโ€™s long-declared โ€˜Warโ€™ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous.โ€ https://to.pbs.org/4pT5ay9

06.10.2025 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 188    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Florida, unlike the federal government, can be sued for civil rights violations and punished with monetary damages.

06.08.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8584    ๐Ÿ” 3098    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 186    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81
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I think we can know murder is wrong without the Ten Commandments in government buildings.

06.08.2025 01:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6177    ๐Ÿ” 1109    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1064    ๐Ÿ“Œ 223
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US links $1.9 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance The Trump administration said states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies, according to an agency statement.

The Trump administration will deny emergency preparedness funds to cities and states boycotting Israel, which is heinous but unsurprising. The Trump admin literally wants its political enemies to die.

The American Jewish Committee supports the Trump adminโ€™s policy. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

04.08.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 449    ๐Ÿ” 161    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 65
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Monday briefing: โ€‹Why opponents of the Online Safety Act arenโ€™t โ€˜on Jimmy Savileโ€™s sideโ€™ In todayโ€™s newsletter: Governmentโ€™s internet crackdown couldโ€‹ silence vulnerable communities, stifle political speech, and create massive new databases of personal data

If the government calls you a groomer for protesting digital surveillance, be suspicious of the government.

04.08.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 410    ๐Ÿ” 120    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Trump will simply shift all the blame for his poor performance onto others. ๐Ÿ˜‚

04.08.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report Trump is turning his ire about poor jobs numbers on the number-crunchers.

No one should believe a single economic statistic produced by the US government under Trump after this. www.axios.com/2025/08/01/t...

01.08.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2089    ๐Ÿ” 577    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 114    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30

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