Searingly Aaron

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Emphatic generalist. Politics, Cyclones, Sci-fi are today’s top 3. Don’t mistake humor for naïveté

‘When ballistic missiles were flying I was at home’, Ukrainian living in Kyiv shares on socials, ‘sitting in the bathroom and crying, because my husband and child were in the city center, and I couldn't get through to them. And because there’s no electricity, no water, and

Trump has been hiding his Russian diesel deal for over a month: the deal was announced yesterday, but it was likely agreed when Witkoff and Kushner visited the Kremlin on 5th September. While Trump was signing the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 on 18th September,…

Breaking news: The Pentagon acknowledged that the number of troops who have died in the Middle East during its operations against Iran is higher than previously reported, and updated the official count to include two more noncombat deaths.

Pentagon raises official toll of troops killed during war with Iran to 21

The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.

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David Walker published An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World in pamphlet form in 1829. It's one of the most important and influential abolitionist texts in U.S. history. Yet, very few people have actually read it and many people don't know who Walker was especially among young people.

The promise of Social Security: work hard, pay into the program, and you can retire with dignity. In Congress, Betty McCollum and I are going to fight to save Social Security and protect the program you’ve paid into your entire life.

Peggy Flanagan and Betty McCollum address senior Minnesotans in St. Paul.Peggy Flanagan greets senior Minnesotans in St. Paul.Peggy Flanagan greets a senior Minnesotan in St. Paul.Peggy Flanagan addresses senior Minnesotans in St. Paul.

A federal judge blocked the Justice Department’s policy of gathering voter registration lists from states, running names through a federal database and telling states to remove suspected noncitizens.

D.C. judge bars DOJ from gathering states’ voter lists to find noncitizens

Voting rights groups had challenged the effort, noting federal data includes errors that have led to citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls.

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early."

Despite being the “go-to person” in her department, Sharon Davis was fired from her job at the FDA after 24 years of employment. She and more than 95,000 Black women were affected by the massive job cuts led by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency. https://bit.ly/4hPDwP3

A 'Gut Punch': Black Women Fired by DOGE Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame

This story is a collaboration between MindSite News, Capital B, The 19th, and The Nation, and was edited by MindSite News. Photographs by Kuwilileni Hauwanga When Sharon Davis opened her email at 5 a....

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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.

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Video shows ICE agents appearing to separate children clinging onto an adult being detained in New Jersey. Officers removed the man from the vehicle after he refused commands, DHS says.

You should never have to wonder whether soldiers are watching you vote. This footage shows uniformed troops standing beside an official ballot drop box in Washington, D.C. Who sent them there? What were their orders?