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CDC ‘Not Functional’ After Trump Administration Orders Mass Firings The layoffs targeted leaders in departments related to respiratory diseases, chronic diseases and global health.

“CDC will have lost its ability to detect outbreaks and respond to them. It will no longer be able to track diseases, in America and around the globe. That includes infectious threats like flu, foodborne illnesses, and Ebola, as well as chronic diseases and injuries.”
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Pinochet and the Vans of Death | Ariel Dorfman In 38 Londres Street Philippe Sands investigates a Nazi war criminal’s collaboration with the Chilean dictatorship’s system of repression, torture, and murder.

In Pinochet’s Chile, “it was whispered” that an “unrepentant Nazi” had served as “an adviser to the dictatorship’s secret police and even [became] an interrogator. But was it true?” —Ariel Dorfman

ICE official testifies that DHS “prematurely” sent Abrego Garcia a notice that he would be removed to Ghana.

Just this morning, Ghana’s foreign minister wrote on X that the country had “directly and unambiguously conveyed to US authorities” that Abrego cannot be deported there.

Puerto Rico and DC—both part of the US, of course—collectively have more than 4 times the population of South Dakota, which Thune represents.

And who is the author of this op-ed? The billionaire CEO of an asset management firm who helped author the compact.

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

“Slotkin is no hater when it comes to the national security system — which makes her warning especially chilling.”

The thrusting dance moves from the inflatable costumes are 😚👌

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
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As Shutdown Wears On, Trump’s Getting Blamed But if Democrats don’t demand that he honor any budget deal, they will lose the war even if they win the battle.

Both sides of the aisle believe they are winning the government shutdown fight, but polling suggests most voters blame Trump. This is a chance for the Democrats to push their No Kings budget deal. From @ddayen.bsky.social:
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NTEU 335 looks on as Illinois Governor Pritzker speaks in solidarity with federal employees. We rallied at Chicago's Federal Plaza today to oppose any continuing resolution that undermines access to critical programs and services Americans rely on -- including the work of the CFPB.

I argue that because financial protections are so impactful, government agencies and elected officials’ hostility towards consumer protection laws and enforcement is a useful bellwether for their prioritization of people’s interests over businesses’ immediate interests.

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled A Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism was blocked from leaving the US for Spain on Wednesday night, according to media reports, hours after Donald Trump hosted a White House roundtable highlighting the impact of antifa – or “anti-fascist” – far-left activists. Mark Bray, an historian who published the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, and has taught courses on anti-fascism at the New Jersey university, was attempting to board a plane at Newark airport bound for Europe when he was informed at the boarding gate that the reservations for him and his family had been cancelled. Continue reading...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief “[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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I argue that because financial protections are so impactful, government agencies and elected officials’ hostility towards consumer protection laws and enforcement is a useful bellwether for their prioritization of people’s interests over businesses’ immediate interests.

No ding dong, in these times we have to fight fascism and beat back attempts to nationalize Jim Crow.

On August 25, President Trump again referenced plans for a Chicago troop deployment, stating: “We go in, we will solve Chicago within one week, maybe less. But within one week, we will have no crime in Chicago just like we have no crime in D.C.”54 • On August 30, after Governor Pritzker voiced opposition to a potential Chicago troop deployment, President Trump posted on social media that the Governor “better straighten it out, FAST, or we’re coming!”55 • On September 2, President Trump called Chicago “a hellhole” and worse than Afghanistan; when asked whether he had made up his mind “on Chicago,” the President answered simply: “We’re going in – I didn’t say when, we’re going in.”56 • On September 3, President Trump sent a fundraising email to his supporters with the subject “We’re going to Chicago!” The email began: “WE’RE GOING INTO CHICAGO. I’m not saying when, but we’re going in!” Claiming he had “turned our Great Capital into a Safe Zone,” President Trump declared: “NOW I WANT TO LIBERATE CHICAGO!” After decrying that “The Radical Left Governors and Mayors of crime ridden cities don’t want to stop the radical crime,” the President assured his supporters: “WE’RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY.”57

In its imagery, language, and font, the post evoked a character from the 1979 Vietnam War film, Apocalypse Now, who led a helicopter attack on a Vietnamese village, massacring several

A memorandum filed by Illinois and Chicago in support of their motion to stop Trump from sending in the National Guard lists almost every single reference Trump has made to invading Chicago, including social media posts.

It’s like that age old parable: what happens when an authoritarian force for violence meets an authoritarian force for oppression.

Even whilst banned, @spacelawshitpost.me hitting us with the quality content: “decentralized moderation my ass.”

Baltimore’s mayor slams Trump troop threat: “What we want from the president is very simple.” "These cities, these people, these communities—they aren't a political pawn," says Mayor Brandon Scott.

Baltimore mayor to Trump: Don’t send your troops.

"What we want from the president is very simple," says Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. "Reinstating all the cuts that they’ve made to federal grants to programs that have been working to reduce violence.”

did AI write this?

Waiting for SCOTUS to jump in with a one paragraph unsigned opinion saying that the greater harm here would *not* be allowing Trump to brutalized people living in Democratic cities.

ICE terrorized the residents of an entire apartment complex in the middle of the night. I can’t imagine the terror those children must have felt. No one deserves treatment like this!

YouTube video by MSNBC ‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

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oh look, another example of how it's not a crime to capture and report newsworthy material if it's broadcast publicly

This morning, an attack carried out by Israeli forces killed Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member, Omar Hayek, and seriously injured four others. The attack took place on a street where our teams were waiting to take a bus to the MSF field hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza. All staff were wearing MSF vests, clearly identifying them as medical humanitarian workers. We express deep sorrow and outrage over the killing, which occurs less than two weeks after another MSF colleague, Hussein Alnajjar, was killed by the Israeli forces, in Deir Al Balah. Our thoughts are with Omar’s family and colleagues at this tragic time. Omar, 42 years old, is the fourteenth MSF colleague to be killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023.

MSF staff are universally understood to be engaged in an essentially sacred form of work. For a state to nonetheless continuously murder them is a testament to a truly unthinkable degree of depravity.

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Attn Black people, stop scrolling.

This is not a drill: Chicago

Chris Murphy’s Extraordinary New Takedown of Trump Should Wake Up Dems The Democratic senator has taken the lead in drawing attention to Trump’s authoritarianism. In an interview, he offers a stark new warning that should galvanize his fellow Democrats before it’s too la...

Chris Murphy: "In a different era, maybe just asking for a minor adjustment in health care tax credit policy would be enough. But it’s not a normal time. If you don’t mount a stand right now on behalf of democracy, there won’t be another opportunity."