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Israel Suspends Aid and Strikes Gaza After Accusing Hamas of Violating Truce Israel said Palestinian militants attacked its forces across cease-fire lines and launched a wave of attacks on Gaza. Both sides still say they are committed to the truce.

Breaking News: Israel suspended aid and attacked Gaza after it accused Hamas of violating a cease-fire. Both sides said they still would abide by the truce.

Saturday was just the beginning… #NoKings #Iowa

Kings went out of style in the United States of America in 1776.

The people will peacefully make sure that never changes.

Much love to my fellow Iowans today! #nokings

5+ MILLION people joined over 2,100 rallies across the nation today, in an act of peaceful resistance and community solidarity.

Thanks to everyone who exercised your First Amendment rights and showed our collective power. Get home safe — and make a plan to organize with your local ACLU affiliate.💪

Federal Judge Stops Trump from Dissolving Education Department, Deals Blow to Executive Overreach Read more here.

A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s plan to shut down the U.S. Department of Education, which aims to strip away critical services for students across the country while bypassing Congress.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Australians have soundly rejected Trump-style culture wars. Now Albanese must act with courage and vision | Julianne Schultz We can no longer rely on the rest of the world to provide the lead – the future is ours to make

Australians have soundly rejected Trump-style culture wars. Now Albanese must act with courage and vision | Julianne Schultz

‘The only thing we can’t do is hear’: the deaf pupil who beat Fife council in court Niamdh Braid, 16, demanded her right to full education – and now hopes her success will inspire more deaf children to aim high

‘The only thing we can’t do is hear’: the deaf pupil who beat Fife council in court

Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could…

“It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” said one tariff policy lobbyist. “To be honest, this was such a hurried mess, I am not sure who got into the White House to talk to folks about the list.”

The men who could be sent to El Salvador next A Mother Jones investigation based on firsthand accounts from ICE detainees in Texas reveals how Venezuelans were nearly removed from the country under the Alien Enemies Act without a chance to contes...

New: We interviewed six detained Venezuelans who the Trump admin accused of being gang members and likely nearly sent to El Salvador this month without due process.

They—and their relatives—insist they are innocent and provided extensive evidence to support that.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

US/El Salvador: Venezuelan Deportees Forcibly Disappeared #Refugees

NEW: Although this case doesn't currently involve the Alien Enemies Act, it shows what happens when ICE's allegations of TdA membership get reviewed by independent judges.

I got a transcript of the habeas hearing and Judge Brinkema did not mince words when dismissing the government's allegations. 🧵

just profoundly disturbed by the kidnapping and disappearing of people right off the streets of this country. hard to think about much else—and there’s so much else.

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Apartheid comes to an end in South Africa | March 17, 1992 | HISTORY On March 17, 1992, white South Africans vote overwhelmingly in a referendum to end minority rule, by a margin of 68.7 percent to 31.2 percent. Thus ends the turbulent period called apartheid, a racial...

#OTD 33 years ago, white South Africans voted 68.7% to 31.3% to end apartheid. Under apartheid, black South Africans had no voting rights. Two years later, a multiracial electorate chose Nelson Mandela as the nation's first black president.

Read more:
www.history.com/this-day-in-...

Mahmoud Khalil's arrest is a frightening turn. If you value free speech, you should be concerned over the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.

A troubling precedent? Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest and the future of free speech.

"President Trump is infringing not just on the inalienable right of free speech, but the fundamental ethic of it."
— Isaac Saul, Tangle Founder

Read it here⤵️

www.readtangle.com/otherposts/m...

Rubio Delegates DOGE Staffer to Oversee What’s Left of USAID Secretary of State Marco Rubio delegated oversight of what’s left of USAID to a staffer with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, in another step toward dismantling the aid agency despite ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is delegating oversight of what’s left of USAID to a staffer with Elon Musk’s DOGE in another step toward dismantling the international aid agency.

He is selling his “services” to anyone willing to buy them.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/u...

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Assistance Reorganization Memo... Part 1 These are the raw pdf files for the body of the memo. See Part 2 for the all-important ROADMAP TO IMPLEMENTATION appendix. Text versions coming ASAP.

There’s a memo out with the plans for the reorganization. It’s as bad as you think. open.substack.com/pub/informed...

DOGE’s USAID Takeover Likely Violated the Constitution, Judge Says Read more here.

Billionaire Elon Musk’s attempted takeover of USAID likely violated the Constitution in multiple ways, a federal judge said.

Germany updates US travel advice after citizens detained Germany updated its travel advisory for the United States to emphasise that a visa or entry waiver does not guarantee entry for its citizens after several Germans were detained at the border recently, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.

Germany issued a travel advisory to the US after several of its citizens were detained. Republicans are destroying America

You’re Not a Criminal, But You’re Going to Jail: My ICE Detention Story as a Canadian Citizen By Jasmine Mooney.

"I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family, and even politicians advocating for me. And yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks."
medium.com/@jasminemoon...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell makes clear that the US economy was getting close to price stability but Trump’s tariffs are reversing that progress and increasing inflation.

This is about as close as you’ll get to a Fed Chair rebuking the economic policies of the sitting president.

#iowa

Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.

Some incredible news that isn’t getting enough attention! #science #doctors #scriptsky #filmsky www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

Newsmax paid $40 million to settle defamation suit over US 2020 election claims Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 U.S. election for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, according to a regulatory filing.

Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 US election for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, according to a regulatory filing reut.rs/3XSg5eR

USAIDStopWork

WE HAVE RESOURCES for our people affected by the mass #USAID lockout and you can reach out if you have something to offer (legal support, housing, volunteer time) or something you need!
www.usaidstopwork.com

Judge Orders Trump to Release Some Of $2B in Frozen Foreign Aid Read more here.

A federal judge set a Monday deadline for the Trump Administration to pay out a portion of $2 billion in frozen foreign aid funds.

Exclusive: Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure, sources say The State Department office overseeing the resettlement of Afghans in the United States has been told to develop plans to close by April, according to a U.S. official, a leading advocate and two sources familiar with the directive, a move that could deny up to an estimated 200,000 people new lives in America.

🚨 Breaking News 🚨
The Trump administration is considering a permanent shut down for Enduring Welcome, the secure pathway for Afghan allies who fought alongside American forces.

This would amount to an intentional dismantling of the system that kept our promises.

www.reuters.com/world/office...

On this International Women's Day I am thinking about the millions of Afghan women and girls who continue to have their basic human rights denied.
Today it is 1267 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from going to school.
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn