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Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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Under US law, it is nearly impossible for a person to file a civil rights lawsuit against an individual federal agent. But an increasing number of people harmed by ICE and DHS agents are filing tort claims: demanding monetary compensation from the federal government for what has been done to them.
“The ICE agent behind me grabbed the back of my shirt and just threw me like a sack of trash”
People keep suing the agency for beating them up.
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The Christian Mandate: Treating Immigrants and LGBTQ persons with respect and with dignity.
“We were not put on this earth to make life harder for one another. Our real purpose in life is to make life better for one another.” These profound words encapsulate the very essence of Christian liv...
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Pope Leo embraces his New Orleans family’s roots in slavery www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
Pope Leo embraces his New Orleans family's roots in slavery
Pope Leo XIV Wednesday acknowledged his family's roots in both slavery and immigration, saying in an interview with NBC News “I come from a family that my grandparents were immigrants ... [and] on my ...
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Why Sexual Assault and Rape Are Moral Issues the Church Must Speak On More Forcefully
Sexual assault and rape are not only criminal acts, though they are profoundly that. They are not only social problems, though they tear through families, communities, and institutions. They are moral...
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France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
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Russia’s Breaking Point: Why Now Is the Moment to Boost Aid and Help Ukraine Win
For much of the past four years, a weary consensus has settled over Western capitals. The war in Ukraine, we are told in sober, hushed tones, has devolved into a permanent, grinding stalemate—a tragic...
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Because he works for Russia. Source: Time Magazine share.google/WtdUpTyToD4E...
The Lone Republican Who Voted Against Advancing Bill to Put Tougher Sanctions on Russia
The lawmaker referred to the legislation as the "latest counterproductive attempt to hold Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine."
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ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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NEW: ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of Justice Department lawyers. We found judges nominated by both parties who are frustrated that they can no longer take the government at its word.
Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.
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Ukraine’s recent street protests are proof that even in wartime, Ukrainians remain determined to defend their rights and hold the country’s political leaders accountable. This fiercely democratic spirit separates Ukraine from Russia and terrifies Putin www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
Wartime Ukraine’s people power protests are Putin’s worst nightmare
Ukrainians have taken to the streets in recent weeks to protest the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. The protests are a reminder of the vibrant democratic culture that provoked Putin's ...
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#Trump is not what is wrong with American society, he is a symptom of what is wrong with the #UnitedStates. Great countries don't elect rapist, felons, or those who incite a violent insurrection. Great countries imprison insurrectionist, felons, and #rapist.
Regarding the #Tatebrothers, something is terribly broken in a society that would give these men millions of followers and access to high ranking officials.
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Christian support for Trump is harming Christianity in America
Americans are rejecting Christianity in record numbers. This is at least partly due to Christian support for 34-time felon Donald Trump who was also found criminally liable for sexual assault.
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WARREN: Do you still work for Capital One today? JOHNSON: I do. I'm here today in my personal capacity W: Ok. But they're paying you to get confirmed for this job. I also understand they're letting you keep a bonus you haven't yet earned. They must be really excited about getting you confirmed.
$1.15 Trillion dollars for the military, but we can't afford health care for our own people. Or cancer research. #Prolife #militaryindistrialcomplex #forevorwars
New: On Monday, HHS withdrew guidance reminding nursing-home owners they can’t impede residents from voting. The administration replaced it with a new memo alluding to instances when Republicans sicced sheriffs and prosecutors on people helping nursing-home residents vote.
Donald Trump Doesn't Want Nursing Home Residents To Vote
He's trying to intimidate election officials, and people who run and oversee long-term care facilities, out of helping infirm voters cast their ballots. And that's only the beginning.
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#Unions #Labor #Strikes beauxbonhoeffer.com/american-wor...
American Workers Have Less Power & Fewer Rights Than Workers in Other Advanced Democracies.
This Harms Americans and Depresses Wages. In France, a strike is not treated as a civic emergency. It is treated as part of civic life. Trains stop, schools close, fuel depots slow, and the country ar...
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The Oklahoma agency responsible for ensuring that oil company operations do not pollute municipal groundwater has granted nearly 400 industry requests for injection rule waivers since 2022. Cities are powerless to pass their own rules. with @readfrontier.bsky.social
To Protect Its Drinking Water, This City Has to Appeal to the Oil Regulators That Put It at Risk
Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...
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CNN: Trump’s funding cuts created ‘the perfect storm’ that slowed the government’s cyclosporiasis response www.cnn.com/2026/07/20/h...
Trump’s funding cuts created ‘the perfect storm’ that slowed the government’s cyclosporiasis response | CNN
The government’s reaction to the cyclospora outbreak has been undermined by massive budget and staffing cuts under President Donald Trump, CNN has found – including nearly funding that disappeared whe...
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Last July, the Trump administration quietly scaled back the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, also known as FoodNet, shrinking the required surveillance to just two pathogens. One of the pathogens they made optional for states to report: the parasite Cyclospora. (Published Nov. 2025)
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
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#Louisiana #CancerAlley www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A public health emergency waiting to occur’: how US industry groups spent years fighting who gets to measure toxic air
Air polluters try to ensure toxic emissions happen far from monitors – but the people who live nearby still feel it
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$100 to any reporter who asks him, "so you're saying Capitol Police should've shot dead everyone who breached the Capitol on January 6?"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHoman on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."
