Greg Gory

Trump’s ‘Antifa roundtable’ was so much worse than you’re imagining Holly Baxter reports on a meeting which, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got ri...

"And for those of us who fancy ourselves OK with words, let’s remember that, no matter how much you twist it, being anti-anti-fascism means being fascist, even — especially — in the Weimar Republic. That’s just elementary logic."

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Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons

'By essentially taking control of the mobile phone, the user – in this case, ICE – can not only track an individual’s whereabouts, read their messages, look at their photographs, but also open and read information held on encrypted applications like Signal.'

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The brain worm inside RFK Jr. expired years ago.

It’s all him — it’s always been him.

Don’t blame the poor parasitic worm in his brain for not being able to perform its sole purpose in life.

RFK Jr faces calls to quit as CDC chief fired and senior staff resign: ‘an embarrassment’ Susan Monarez’s ousting and four top resignations follow vaccine confusion, leaving US health agencies in turmoil

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Under Trump the US is becoming a more intense version of itself. The circle of people who are its victims is expanding. So for people who have lived relatively privileged lives it feels like something new.

You don't stop this by peacefully waiting to vote, I'm sorry to say.

Trump administration reviewing all 55M people with US visas for potential deportable violations The Trump administration says it’s reviewing all the more than 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations.

They'll be reviewing social media activity for every one of these people. 🤬🤬🤬
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Israeli unit tasked with smearing Gaza journalists as Hamas fighters – report Israeli-Palestinian magazine says IDF ‘legitimisation cell’ set up to blunt global outrage over killing of media staff

I'm not sure which circle of hell is reserved for these bastards but there is one ...
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‘Petri dish for disease’: attorney raises alarm of possible Covid outbreak at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ A respiratory disease is running rampant through Florida immigration jail, according to attorney of a detained person

An outbreak of a respiratory disease, possibly Covid-19 at “Alligator Alcatraz”.

“Based on what multiple detainees have told me, in the last 72 to 100 hours, there is some respiratory disease which has made the majority, … sick in some form”—lawyer for detainee

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LA Times report shows grand juries refusing to indict in most immigration protest cases U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the LA Times report "relies on factual inaccuracies." The U.S. Attorney's Office provided a list of 41 defendants that shows only six dismissals. However, it's unclear...

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US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers Experts say trend of agents detaining people while masking and wearing plainclothes increases risk

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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

Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest.

“They’re starting to resist more now,” to which an officer replies: “We’re going to end up shooting some of them.”

Police tried to delete his video.

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Judge throws out Trump’s lawsuit against Illinois over sanctuary policies The case is just one in a series of lawsuits DOJ has filed against blue states and cities.

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Trump appears to forget he appointed Powell before blaming Biden for keeping him on Seeming gaffe comes a day after he fabricated a story about his uncle and Unabomber Ted Kaczynski

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Israeli settlers kill American-Palestinian visiting relatives in West Bank, says family Ambulances were reportedly stopped from reaching Sayfollah Musallet after attack in which another Palestinian man was shot dead

A 20-year-old Palestinian-American was killed by Israeli settlers while visiting relatives in the occupied West Bank, his family have said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/12/israeli-settlers-kill-american-palestinian-visiting-relatives-in-west-bank-says-family

Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say

Senator vacations in Greece after ensuring cuts to weather forecasting funds. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Northern Arizona resident dies from plague A northern Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague. Health officials say it's the first recorded death in the area from pneumonic plague since 2007.

Who had plague their RFKjr bingo card?

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing ...

And Trump says “no one could have seen this coming”?

This is the result of deregulation. Regulations are in place to PROTECT US!

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In resistance to fascism, civility is not working and will not work. It's time for a different/additional approach.

There should be on the ground consequences for this kind of behavior.

States can step into the breach Just because Pam Bondi won't hold Trump's thugs accountable doesn't mean they're above all laws.

"Given that Trump administration officials are giving license to mass criminality among federal law enforcement officers, there may be only one remaining avenue for bringing such criminal cops to justice: State prosecutions."

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'Innocent bystander' shot dead by 'peacekeepers' during 'No Kings' protest in Salt Lake City Detectives believe the victim was at the demonstration as a bystander and "was not the intended target of the gunfire."

This kind of flew under the radar
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Democratic state politician Melissa Hortman and husband shot dead in targeted attack, Minnesota officials say - live updates A manhunt is under way after two attacks in which another local Democratic politician and his wife were shot and injured, Governor Tim Walz says.

The current state of fascism: coordinated, simultaneous, targeted assassination of opposition politicians.
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