The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cull says.

The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.

Here is an ABC7 report on the ICE or Federal agents arresting three US citizens in Evanston, Illinois yesterday, October 31st, 2025.

See post above for videos taken by residents who witnessed the events.

Trump limits annual refugees to U.S. to 7,500. It'll be mostly white South Africans The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they'll be mostly white South Africans.

The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits annually into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans. https://to.pbs.org/4hBgn2h

Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions During a hearing over a request by 25 Democratic-led states to keep the funding flowing, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani told lawyers that if the government can't afford to cover the cost, there's ...

A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump’s administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/47wCHFF

Russia blasts Ukraine's power grid again, causing outages across the country and killing 6 Ukraine's prime minister described Moscow’s tactic as “systematic energy terror.”

The latest in a sustained Russian campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure brought power outages and restrictions in all the country’s regions Thursday, officials said. https://to.pbs.org/47NWOAx

When we were deployed, some Afghans risked their lives to help us. Now Trump wants to send them out to be killed by the Taliban.

It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.

October 29, 2025 Today is the twenty-ninth day of the government shutdown, and the House of Representatives is still on break as House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) continues to try to force the Senate to pass the House...

October 29, 2025

Radio Free Asia shuts down as US funding dries up The Trump administration has targeted networks funded by the U.S. Agency for Global Media as "propaganda."

Radio Free Asia is halting operations as its federal funding dries up, eliminating one of the few independent sources of media in a region dominated by authoritarian regimes.

An Alzheimer's pill appears to protect some in a high-risk population A new study is reviving hope that a twice-daily pill can slow down Alzheimer's in people whose genes put them at high risk for the disease.

A new study is reviving hope that a twice-daily pill can slow down Alzheimer's in people whose genes put them at high risk for the disease. n.pr/3Ll96HX

US begins troop drawdown in Romania It’s the first official acknowledgment from a NATO ally that Washington is scaling back forces on the continent.

The United States has begun downsizing its military presence in Europe, Romania’s defense ministry confirmed today.

How can a United States Senator say the word “But” right after that first sentence?

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

Source: projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

October 25, 2025 Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the approximately $6 billion the U.S.

October 25, 2025

“.. perhaps the most cruel and unlawful offense the Trump administration has perpetrated yet — freezing funding already enacted into law to feed hungry Americans while he shovels tens of billions of dollars .. to Argentina and into his ballroom.”

@politico.com #SNAP
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After justices warned of prolonged suffocation, Alabama subjected Anthony Boyd to the longest nitrogen execution in U.S. history. Boyd was the chairman of Project Hope, a death row-led nonprofit. Its members are left reeling in the wake of their leader's suffocation execution.

@leehedgepeth.bsky.social's report from Boyd's execution will certainly find its way into Sotomayor's next dissent from an Alabama gassing www.treadbylee.com/p/after-just...

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Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education. n.pr/48stHUo

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday. n.pr/4q5bti7

October 10, 2025 All of President Donald J.

October 10, 2025

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys discuss ICE's continued efforts to deport him to Africa The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both...

The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea, an immigration official told a judge Friday.
https://to.pbs.org/42zoarp

October 8, 2025 Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.

October 8, 2025

Man, look at that rebellion.

A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms Republican officials are pushing for more voting restrictions on U.S. citizens who were born abroad and have never lived in the country, after unsuccessfully challenging their ballots in 2024.

With the 2026 midterms approaching, Republican officials continue a push for more restrictions on overseas voters, including U.S. military members stationed abroad.

‘Savage’ Russian drone strike hits Ukraine passenger train Moscow has stepped up attacks on rail and energy infrastructure in Ukraine.

A Russian drone strike on a railway station in northeastern Ukraine struck a passenger train and injured dozens of people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today.

The Federal Election Commission is down to 2 members. So its work is at a standstill The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.

The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.