Searingly Aaron
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Emphatic generalist. Politics, Cyclones, Sci-fi are today’s top 3. Don’t mistake humor for naïveté
Who cares about American intelligence when Trump has been leaking everything to Russia? Intelligence from MI-6 and the DGSE will do the job.
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BREAKING: In responding to one of two lawsuits challenging the legality of the Trump-praising DHS propaganda ads, DOJ tonight does not defend the ads on the merits — instead arguing that the ads are set to end on Sunday, so there will be no irreparable harm. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
‘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,…
Americans for Tax Fairness AF found that billionaire donations were up 5,200%. AfTF says billionaire spending is “up 53-fold” since the 2010 midterms. A 53-fold rise is the same as a 5,200% increase.
A vote for Michele Tafoya is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for me is a vote to put a check on his corruption.
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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We went from $200 million and you will pay for absolutely none of it to $600 million *at a bare minimum* and you will pay for almost all of it No president has ever stolen more money from the American people
New footage reveals the staggering scale of the president’s controversial pet project as its price tag soars past $600 million.
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.
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Trump encouraged people in Minnesota to “fight” against Somali immigrants in the state on Thursday, openly inciting race war in some of his most violent rhetoric against Somalis yet.
Trump Openly Incites Race War, Calling for “Fight” Against Somalis in Minnesota
The president suggested that he would send federal agents to aid with attacks on the Somali community.
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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.
🧊✈️ ICE thugs show their true colors – again – in Minneapolis 👀
A shackled detainee was thrown to the ground, placed in a WRAP full-body restraint, and carried onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP. This is the first time we've seen the device used in Minnesota. If a loved one may have been aboard, full loading sequence is here: youtube.com/watch?v=MEMv2ngB1GI
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."
Adding on to Pres Zelensky statement (for myself): Trump has betrayed the domestic & foreign interests of the US too
Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine.
Trump started a stupid & illegal war in Iran that has driven up diesel prices. Now he wants to bankroll Putin's illegal war against Ukraine by buying diesel from him. One strategic disaster after the next. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
Trump lifts sanctions on Russian diesel, suggests US may buy amid surging fuel prices
The move comes weeks ahead of the midterm elections.
politico.com
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.
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.
Zelenskyy issues a statement responding to Trump’s deal with Putin to lift sanctions to purchase Russian oil and diesel.
Minnesota is stronger because of our Somali neighbors. We stand together, we look out for one another, and we will never let hate define who we are.
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?