As travelers face flight delays/cancelations, just a reminder that the Trump admin dismantled consumer protections like refunds for delays, lodging and meals.

All under the leadership of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former airline lobbyist...

From relocation to paid vacation (instead of incarceration)

And how do we even know when we don’t know their names?

FBI raids Fulton County election operations center Fox News digital is reporting that the FBI staged a raid on an elections office in Georgia on Wednesday.According to the report, "agents were seen entering the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation...

FBI raids Fulton County election operations center

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Wow, the farmers in Alabama choose a developer and analyst for a conservative non-profit to look out for them. Reminds me of when a developer president put a brain surgeon in charge of HUD, instead of others he knew involved in the housing industry.

Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025 More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped

In 2025, @pressfreedomtracker.us documented at least 32 instances in which journalists were detained or charged — just for doing their jobs.

Nearly 90% of them occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations.

Read our annual arrest report:

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Chicago Housing Authority subject of HUD audit citing immigration and criminal activity, records show

The CHA is one of a handful of housing authorities across the country being audited.

Spot on

DHS threatens Sister Norma Pimentel's migrant aid with 6-year funding ban (RNS) — 'I take very seriously every single dollar entrusted to us,' said Pimentel in a statement responding to the DHS accusations, which included providing migrant services beyond the federal limit.

DHS is accusing Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley of submitting inconsistent migrant data and billing the government for services provided to migrants beyond the federal 45-day limit.
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Opinion | How Misleading Statements on Acetaminophen Leave Expectant Parents Confused Tami S. Rowen writes about how the Trump administration’s misleading statements on acetaminophen's safety may be dangerous for expectant mothers.

OPINION: "As a practicing obstetrician and medical researcher with nearly two decades of experience taking care of pregnant patients, I have to make a dozen decisions about acetaminophen use on any given day when I am working in the hospital," Tami S. Rowen writes.

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Q&A: Letitia Johnson, Mississippi Senate District 26 Candidate Letitia Johnson, a candidate for Mississippi Senate District 26 Senate, spoke with the Mississippi Free Press about issues ranging from public safety, JXN Water and data centers ahead of the Dec. 2…

Mississippi Senate District 26 candidate Letitia Johnson is skeptical of data centers coming to the state.

"All the information that I've read about data centers is that they only create between 20 and 100 sustainable jobs. Everything else is temporary," she says.

Note from the US, don’t let them do it. Why would you want someone that isn’t a resident of your area to make decisions for your community? They will vote against things at the end of the day. They will actually help you all because it will be a reduction in taxes.

Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 11 people, Lebanese ministry says The Israeli military said it struck a training center for Hamas, saying that the site was being used to prepare an attack against the Israeli army.

An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 11 people and wounded four, state media and the Lebanese Health Ministry said. https://to.pbs.org/47LZgrw

WATCH LIVE: Senate agrees to pass bill to force release of Epstein files Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of a...

Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://to.pbs.org/49rNUdu

Hope it includes the videos and photos.

No money laundering going on here

Israeli settler attacks in West Bank threaten vital olive harvest Violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank are at a record high, the United Nations says, making it perilous to carry out the economically crucial harvest.

For Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, the annual olive harvest has become a time of terror.

Across 77 towns and villages, according to U.N. figures, gangs of Jewish extremists have vandalized more than 4,000 trees and saplings.

Sen. Fetterman hospitalized in Pittsburgh after heart episode, fall outside his Braddock home Fetterman fell, hitting his face, while taking a walk and experiencing an episode of ventricular fibrillation, according to a spokesperson.

Fetterman fell, hitting his face, while taking a walk and experiencing an episode of ventricular fibrillation, according to a spokesperson. (via @wesa.fm)

Journalist Abducted by Israel Says She Was Tortured in Israeli Custody A journalist who was abducted by Israeli forces last week as she accompanied a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid vessel says she was tortured in Israeli custody alongside activists seeking to break Israel’s...

“I was hung from the metal shackles on my wrists and ankles and beaten in the stomach, back, face, ear and skull by a group of men and women guards, one of whom sat on my neck and face, blocking my airways…Our cell was awoken with threats of rape.”

Crickets from the State Department. Awful.

Greg Iles, 'Natchez Burning' Trilogy Author, Dies at 65 Greg Iles, the author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy, died at 65 after a decades-long battle with the blood cancer multiple myeloma.

Greg Iles said he knew he had “nothing to teach Black readers” about racism, but hoped to influence white readers.

“If I can make white readers see America—even a little bit—through a Black character’s eyes, we have a better chance of finding common ground,” he said.

THAT is how it’s done.

Hasn't Dean Cain played a psycho on a Lifetime movie?
Bringing that to real life.
Disgusting.

When you can't get an acting gig...

Maxwell sees no issue with being a sex trafficker of young females, since she did just that in addition to sexually abusing them herself. Of course, a sexual predator would say they "saw no wrongdoing" by Trump. Not, he was never involved in the sex...carefully chosen.

Reminder! Sen. Cassidy had the power to stop the RFKJr confirmation but refused. He will be on a 2026 ballot! You know what to do. @lademos.bsky.social
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More on Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith:

➡️ He said that the descendants of slaves should pay reparations to the descendants of slave owners

➡️ He urged Congress to make J6 a national holiday

➡️ He called for Trump’s birthday to be made a national holiday (“MAGA Day”)

The news on our economy just keeps getting worse.

Inflation is up
Market is falling
Jobs report is stunningly bad

It’s time to brace for impact.
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