A U.S. Air Force member jailed since August for publicly calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment is being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day, according to his attorney. www.military.com/air-force-ma...

Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is in Solitary 24 Hours Daily After Publicly Calling For Trump’s Impeachment

Maj. Jason Watson has been jailed since August after publicly opining on the president and his administration, drawing a big legal battle.

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Gary Community Ventures combines grants, investments, advocacy and other tools while planning to spend down by 2035 — a distinctly hands-on approach to systems change in Colorado. Wendy Paris(@wendyparis.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/3uaas76t #GaryCommunityVentures #ImpactInvesting #Colorado

Inside Gary Community Ventures’ Unique “Magic”

This place-based family office stands out from its peers. Here's a look at its "Swiss Army knife” approach to funding systems change.

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👀 Obama in Mississippi

🚨 Our DC Chief Scott MacFarlane was INSIDE the courtroom as federal Judge Ana Reyes erupted at Trump's DOJ lawyers. “I've never seen anything like that before.” Scott describes the judge screaming at the top of her lungs after the gov cut down hundreds of trees despite assurances to the court

Took me a couple of days but we eventually got this gorgeous gentle boy in. Hit by a car and locals throwing rocks at him. I called him Abraham Lincoln. Abe for short. He's scared but I can see from his eyes he thinks we might just be OK.

This judge is not fucking around 🔥 Trump bulldozed ahead with cutting down hundreds of trees at the historic East Potomac Golf Links, despite a federal judge’s warning. She ordered work stopped & warned: “If that order is violated by as so much as two seconds, there will be contempt proceedings.”

The Global Cities Fund is directing new grants to cities working on jobs, climate resilience and community connection for migrants and refugees. Connie Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/2r5surxx #Migration #Refugees #GlobalPhilanthropy #MayorsMigrationCouncil

Amid Harsh Policies, New Funding to Help Cities Welcome Migrants and Refugees

Against a backdrop of anti-immigrant actions in the U.S. and around the world, the Mayors Migration Council aims to help cities support and welcome newcomers.

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Trump announces that the U.S. will buy Russian oil. This is just a few weeks after Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions bill, which authorized him to place 100% tariffs on countries that are the biggest importers of Russian oil/gas. Are we going to tariff ourselves now?

💔 abolish ice

Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.

NEW: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense. After he joined, a firm he has ties to began landing major military contracts.

The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official

The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...

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Presidents use blind trusts so nobody has to wonder if the guy setting economic policy is trading on it Trump skipped that part —- Thousands of stock trades, nearly $2B in his pocket later Nothing like it in American history More on @cnn.com 👇 -TN

Jon Ossoff didn’t just show up to debate Mike Collins. He owned the stage. Calm, confident, prepared, and in complete control. Collins, on the other hand, looked like he regretted showing up.

This is as treasonous as it gets

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d ago

This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.

New documents reveal Ken Paxton has grown his net worth up to $27 million since taking office. His yearly salary is just $153,000.

A win for voters! A judge ruled that the DOJ’s policy of collecting states’ unredacted voter rolls and urging states to remove voters flagged as ineligible is illegal.

Federal judge shuts down Trump DOJ’s nationwide voter roll crusade, even in states that cooperated

The ruling also reaches voter rolls that states voluntarily turned over. By vacating the policy itself, the court barred DOJ from continuing to use those already-obtained files as part of the nationwi...

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"Juan" shared this picture from where he is cleaning in the celery in Santa Maria CA. "I'm trimming, pulling off the outer leaves, and cutting the dirt or damaged parts off the freshly harvested celery. This prepares it for packing." #WeFeedYou

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How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil (Gift Article)

The president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence...

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Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.

Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins

In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ...

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Artificial Intelligence.

2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay

2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay

The former UN human rights commissioner was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law

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I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

Mike Rogers' yacht has a yacht.

Yikes — abc news has fallen… “outright deleted” a story about the Trump boys getting billions in government contracts 🤔👇🏽

Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrights

Banned Books Week is almost over! The Trump administration had at least 596 books removed from schools serving military families. Don’t forget to get out there and read some of the books they tried to keep off the shelves. Happy Banned Books Week!