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Pam Bondi Refuses to Apologize to Epstein Survivors

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The House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on oversight of the Justice Department devolved into insults and chaos on Wednesday. One telling example: whether Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration would apologize to survivors who were named, unredacted, in the department’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation files. Among the documents released late last month, the Justice Department […]

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Trump’s Immigration Officials Don’t Want to Talk About the Cruelty

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“I’m not going to speak about personnel actions,” acting ICE director Todd Lyons said in response to a question from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) about whether ICE agents have been fired for misconduct during his leadership.  “I welcome the opportunity to speak to the family in private, but I’m not going to comment on any […]

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Immigration Court Blocks Trump from Deporting Pro-Palestine Tufts Student

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An immigration judge dropped a deportation case against Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University doctoral student who was arrested by masked and plainclothes federal agents nearly a year ago, according to a letter from her lawyers on Monday.  In March 2024, Öztürk was one of four authors of an op-ed in Tufts’ student newspaper, Tufts Daily, […]

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Here’s the Thing About Bad Bunny’s Light Poles

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While watching Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, you may have noticed the artist climbing electrical poles with other performers while singing “El Apagón.” The song comes from the artist’s fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti, the most-streamed album globally on Spotify back in 2022. The album, which translates to A Summer […]

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The Right Is Terrified of Bad Bunny

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Bad Bunny, the “King of Latin Trap,” will perform the halftime show at the Super Bowl, promising a “huge party.” But his opposition to the Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crackdown has led MAGA politicos and media stars to spread rumors in an effort to stoke a backlash against the artist. Let’s take […]

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Watch the Epstein Survivors’ Powerful Super Bowl Sunday Ad

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A group of survivors of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein released an advertisement on Super Bowl Sunday imploring for the full release of millions of government files revealing the connections between Epstein and many famous politicians and celebrities. The ad was posted on X by journalist Jim Acosta. It comes a day before Congress is expected […]

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Federal Judge Calls Out the Racism of Trump Admin’s Plan to End TPS for Haitians

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A federal judge issued a last-minute temporary stay on Monday to block the Trump administration’s attempt to remove temporary legal protections for up to 350,000 Haitian immigrants across the United States. In a brutal 83-page takedown, Judge Ana C. Reyes of the US District Court for DC specifically laid into a December X post from […]

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Report: Education Department’s “Efficiency” Layoffs Cost At Least $28 Million

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The Education Department spent an estimated $28 to $38 million on attempted staff cuts last year at its Office of Civil Rights, according to a report from the US Government Accountability Office released Monday.  The department initiated a reduction in force last March, pushing nearly 50 percent of its more than 4,000-strong workforce onto administrative […]

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Snowflake Trump Can’t Take Kennedy Center Heat

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Donald Trump announced on Sunday night that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will close its doors for two years while it undergoes renovation, following artists calling off performances and ticket sales nosediving. The cultural institution is scheduled to close on July 4, “in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country,” to undergo […]

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Texas Democrat Flips State Senate District That Trump Won by 17 Points

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A Democrat and union leader won a special election on Saturday to represent a Texas state Senate district that Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024.  GOP Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called the result, a 57-43 victory for Taylor Rehmet, “a wake-up call for Republicans across Texas” in an early Sunday post on X. […]

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Federal Agents Launch Tear Gas at Nonviolent Anti-ICE Protesters—Including Children

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A peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday broke into chaos as federal agents deployed tear gas on demonstrators—including families with young children.  Thousands of protesters marched through the city and gathered in the blocks surrounding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. According to the Oregonian, just minutes after the crowd arrived at the facility, […]

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Who Takes Palantir’s Money? A New Tracker Finds Out.

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As the Trump administration continues to violently occupy Minnesota, the role of the defense tech firm Palantir—which continues to sell its data mining, automation, and surveillance technology to ICE—is coming under increasing scrutiny. A new tool, launched Thursday, follows the money making it happen. Palantir Payroll, the product of an effort by the campaign Purge […]

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