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A map of where the U.S. military was deployed in the United States. The dots are color coded. The dots are in the District of Columbia, Los Angeles and surrounding areas, Florida, unknown locations in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas, the southern border area, South Carolina, Idaho, Nevada, Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Border Patrol's Laredo Sector, Texas, Los Angeles and surrounding areas, Louisana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Georgia, Wyoming, Memphis, Tennessee, and Missouri.

The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.

Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.

Special meals are served in her cell; she has a puppy, a jogging court, exercise alone, and a VIP guest list that has shut down the prison.

Ghislaine Maxwell's alleged prison perks spark probe into Trump administration
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After leukemia treatments failed, Alyssa, at age 13, was told she would die. Then, doctors tried an experimental gene-edited therapy. She became the 1st human to try the treatment made possible by U.S. federal funding. Now 16, she’s cancer-free. RESEARCH SAVES LIVES

Dogs Reportedly on Chains, Scarred and Forced to Fight: Demand Maximum Penalties - Animal Petitions More than 200 dogs were reportedly rescued from backyard fighting yards marked by heavy chains and dirt pits. Demand maximum sentences, lifetime animal bans, and full restitution where allegations are...

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Tell Congress: Pass the Stand Up for Sudan Act After 18 months of brutal civil war, the suffering in Sudan has reached incalculable levels: 400,000 people are starving as famine spreads, and horrific satellite imagery has captured the bloody remna...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...

Trump Pardons His Co-Conspirators in 2020 Coup Attempt One policy expert warned it was "a setup to encourage state-level Republican election officials to take actions to illegally steal the election, knowing that if they succeed, they'll be pardoned."

Trump has pardoned over 70 people who tried to help him overturn his 2020 election loss. Some fear it encourages GOP officials to become even bolder with efforts to help Trump subvert future elections, "knowing that if they succeed, they'll be pardoned."

Unknown judge in unknown court gags Open Secrets from saying … This appears to be the most draconian pre-publication interdict we have come across

Open Secrets, an organisation which exposes economic crimes and human rights abuses, has been issued a prepublication gag order. This is according to a statement released by the organisation on Monday.

Read groundup.org.za/article/anon... by Zora Hollie

Nobel Peace Prize Committee Says It Takes Points Off if a Candidate Denies People Food A Nobel spokesperson offered insight into the deliberative process.

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Organizers & Supporters Celebrate Mamdani’s Stunning Victory & Repudiation of Trump Democracy Now! spoke with supporters celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral race Tuesday night. Volunteers with the Democratic Socialists and other campaign organizers at the Br...

“When people’s needs aren’t being met, they need an alternative, and so far, only the far right was providing an alternative in the form of authoritarianism, in the form of fascism, in the form of hate, turning against immigrants, against queer people, against Muslims.”

America’s Forgotten Frontline: Inside the VA During Trump’s Shutdown The United States government has entered its second month of a shutdown, and for the nation’s veterans, the fallout is becoming difficult to ignore.

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Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

Bulgaria moves to prevent shutdown of its only oil refinery ahead of US sanctions Bulgaria is racing to prevent the shutdown of its only oil refinery before U.S. sanctions on its Russian owner take effect later this month.

Bulgaria is racing to prevent the shutdown of its only oil refinery before U.S. sanctions on its Russian owner take effect later this month.

SUNDAY 11/9
10 AM: Rally + Press Conference before National Veterans Parade
7th & Pennsylvania (Indiana Plaza)
Join w U.S. Vets to Say: 
We Reject the “War Department” War on the American People. 
Soldiers Take An Oath to the Constitution, Not to a Fascist Tyrant. 
Trump Must Go Now!

Italy urges US to unlock pay for military base workers amid shutdown Local staff at some American military bases in Italy have not been paid due to the U.S. government shutdown and Rome is in talks with U.S. authorities to resolve the issue, the Italian foreign ministry said on Saturday.

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Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats After six years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.

When a party has supermajority status in the Mississippi Senate, it can more easily override a governor’s veto, revive bills that died on legislative deadlines, propose constitutional amendments and execute certain procedural actions.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 69,000 as more bodies are exchanged, local health officials say

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Report: Trump wants D.C. stadium named after him President Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to put his name on their future stadium, ESPN reported on Saturday.

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Hungary's waiver from US sanctions on Russia energy is indefinite, minister says Hungary said on Saturday it had obtained an indefinite waiver from U.S. sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, contradicting a White House official who said it had been granted a one-year exemption.

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Rivian gives RJ Scaringe a new pay package worth up to $5B | TechCrunch The company canceled a similar-sized award from 2021, when EV optimism was sky-high, due to the "unlikeliness" that the associated goals could be met.

The company canceled a similar-sized award from 2021, when EV optimism was sky-high, due to the "unlikeliness" that the associated goals could be met.

An underwater view of golden mussels growing on a dock at a Delta boatyard in Stockton on Oct. 23, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters. Hed: ‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way

One year after the discovery that golden mussels had invaded the Delta, thick colonies coat boats and piers and threaten water supplies for cities and farms. Yet the state has no specific funding or plans to tackle harms. bit.ly/4or2xlU

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Let's build a society based on unity, kindness, and love.

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Crockett: When you go and you hit those booths come the midterms, think about which party decided that it was okay to literally be on vacation while people were going hungry in the streets of America.

This is the CEO of JPMorgan Chase being asked by CNN why they DIDN'T contribute to Trump's ballroom and the answer is basically that it's a bribe and they don't want to get prosecuted in the future.

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DHS Admits It Provided “Erroneous” Information on Texts of Noem and DHS Brass, Hasn’t Confirmed It Followed Law - American Oversight Thursday, following a court filing in American Oversight’s lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the agency’s initial claim that it failed to preserve the text messages of…

In Aug., DHS told us it hadn’t preserved officials’ texts since April—when it began some of its most controversial actions.

That would be against the law. We sued.

DHS now says it gave us “erroneous” info—but hasn’t confirmed if it’s following the law.
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There is no blueprint, just like we don’t have a leader of the Democratic party, and, you know what? That’s a good thing. That proves that we are the party we are meant to be.

We aren’t a cult. We don’t agree on everything. But we do agree on some things.
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Seems legit. 🐸🍵 ~AdminMatt

A majority of those who voted in 2024 chose this president.

But 40% of eligible people did not vote.

So if you want change, #Vote 💙🇺🇸

Exactly!