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The government’s unparalleled actions toward international students have created an environment of fear, with many now avoiding summer travel to see their families.

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Israel’s attack on Iran opens a huge danger of escalation in the Middle East.

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In the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the state board of elections over the voter rolls, hundreds of thousands of voters are at risk of disenfranchisement.

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Juneteenth is an opportunity to contemplate and learn from the resilience and ingenuity of enslaved people who formed rich environmental relations.

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Alabama voters already made their decision. They banned slavery. Now it’s time for the courts — and the corporations — to honor that decision.

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Sun Pharma’s transgressions were so egregious that the FDA imposed one of the government’s harshest penalties: banning the factory from exporting drugs to the U.S. But a secretive group inside the FDA gave the global manufacturer a special pass to ensure the safety of America’s drug supply.

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The head of the leading intergovernmental watchdog for nuclear energy and atomic weapons has confirmed that the agency has not found “any proof” of an effort to obtain a nuclear weapon by Iran, lending yet more evidence contradicting Israel’s “self-defense” narrative for its war on the country.

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Tucker Carlson and other MAGA isolationists — including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — are not opposing the Iran war from a place of humanitarian concern or belief in the Iranian people’s right to self-determination. Their “antiwar” stance is boldly in service of imperial violence, not opposed to it.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren has warned that in addition to weak protections for consumers and financial stability, the GENIUS ACT allows tech companies to issue their own private currencies. Warren said that the bill would also “create a superhighway for Donald Trump’s corruption.”

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that the conservative majority’s ruling “abandons transgender children and their families to political whims” of lawmakers across the country.

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While many mayors of major U.S. cities claim to oppose ICE — and have even implemented formal “sanctuary city” policies — local police often act as a “force multiplier” for ICE, even when they aren’t directly involved in detaining migrants. Co-published with @economichardship.bsky.social

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Israeli forces have killed at least 70 Palestinians and injured hundreds more in yet another massacre of people seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza, representing the single deadliest day at sites related to the U.S.- and Israel-backed “aid” scheme described by the UN as a “death trap.”

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Brad Lander: "Asking for a judicial warrant is a good idea for people to do. Having a lawyer is even better. Edgardo doesn’t have one. Zed doesn’t have one. Thousands of people just trying to seek asylum don’t have lawyers or due process rights, and that is the tragedy right now."

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A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s efforts to block transgender and nonbinary people from having markers that more accurately correspond to their gender identity on their passports, granting those individuals the ability, at least for now, to have those markers reinstated.

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Sen. Ted Cruz was caught stumbling to answer basic questions about Iran and the U.S.’s role in Israel’s war. In clips from the interview, the senator alarmingly suggests that the U.S. is, in fact, already heavily involved in Israel’s strikes on Iran. “We are carrying out military strikes today.”

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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

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For those who are thinking about how to leave: nonprofitquarterly.org/trans-refuge...

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🚨THIS STORY IS INSANE. The Trump administration shipped a guy to be imprisoned in El Salvador without trial, in conditions worse than we treat even convicted serial killers, because he was in a picture standing next to someone with tattoos. LITERALLY NO OTHER EVIDENCE.

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In a lengthy exchange, with ICE Deputy Field Director Bill Joyce, Reps Nadler and Goldman are denied the ability to visit the 10th floor. Joyce says it's not a detention facility it's just a place ppl are housed for several days w/out beds.

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A new poll found that 53% of Trump voters oppose U.S. involvement in Iran. Reflecting disenchantment among people who voted for Trump because they believed his claim to be a “peace president,” Trump’s favorite pollster, Rich Baris, warned of dire electoral consequences should the U.S. go to war.

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“Why would I call him? I could call and say, ‘Hi, how you doing?’ The guy doesn’t have a clue,” said Trump on whether he would call Walz, a stark departure from presidential norms that would suggest Trump reach out to local leaders to express condolences or offer assistance after the tragedy.

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“The buzzing of drones and military aircraft above our heads doesn’t stop. For 20 months we heard these sounds in videos from Gaza. Now they’re above our heads. … Our story isn’t separate from theirs.” -Mitra, in Tehran (Interviewed by @alexshams.bsky.social) truthout.org/articles/im-...

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has suggested to Trump that he should use a nuclear bomb against Iran, urging Trump to listen to the voice “from heaven.” Huckabee is a Christian Zionist who believes that Israel must dominate Palestine in order to bring about the 2nd coming of Jesus.

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Nearly 447,000 newborns, infants, and toddlers were impacted by homelessness in 2023 according to a new report. If Trump’s big, brutal budget bill passes, the situation for those teetering on the edge of economic precarity will soon get significantly worse.

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"I'm happy to report I'm just fine. I lost a button. But I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight, safe, with my family... At that elevator, I was separated from someone named Edgardo... Edgardo is in ICE detention and he's not going to sleep in his bed tonight."

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Brad Lander was arrested by ICE officials in plain clothes and masks on Tuesday after escorting a defendant out of an immigration courtroom. One of the officials told Lander he was being detained for “obstructing” their efforts to arrest the defendant.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders has led the introduction of a bill that would prevent Trump from using federal funds for a military attack on Iran without explicit authorization from Congress, as Israel’s unlawful assault on the country continued for the fifth consecutive day.

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I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

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“I don’t care what she said,” said Trump today when asked about the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's assessment that Iran has not been pursuing the development of a nuclear weapon for over 20 years — the U.S. and Israel’s excuse for the current attack on Iran.

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The war on Iran has allowed Israel’s establishment to “draw the world’s attention away from Gaza,” countering rising domestic and international criticism. “Netanyahu felt the global sentiment shifting … and because of that, he attacked Iran.”

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On June 13, Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran. Airstrikes hit buildings across the capital, Tehran, striking residential neighborhoods as well as military sites. In just one night, close to 100 people were killed. Among the dead were dozens killed while asleep in their beds.

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Bernie Sanders endorsed Zohran Mamdani, saying that voters are being given the choice between the status quo, with billionaires and corporations dominating politics, or a movement that represents everyday people, focused on fighting growing “oligarchy, authoritarianism and kleptocracy.”

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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

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Kennedy’s decision to dismiss all members from the board and appoint 8 new members has “left the U.S. vaccine program critically weakened,” the group wrote, “These actions have stripped the program of the institutional knowledge and continuity that have been essential to its success over decades.”

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Senate Republicans have proposed cutting Medicaid even more aggressively than their House colleagues to help offset the cost of trillions of dollars in tax breaks that would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Americans. The bill would further expand the ineffective and punitive work mandates.

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David Huerta's arrest wasn’t just an overreach; it’s part of a broader pattern. Across the country, immigrant workers are being met with surveillance, police repression, and political scapegoating.

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The “No Kings” protests were inspired by the 3.5 percent principle, which posits that movements against authoritarianism that engage 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change. “From here, we continue getting organized in our communities in order to throw them out of power.”

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Israel bombed the Iranian state TV building in Tehran during a live broadcast on Monday, touting that Israel was attacking the “Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece.” International law bars militaries from targeting journalists in war. Even so, Israel has attacked journalists relentlessly.

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The VA has implemented new guidelines that permit doctors and other health professionals to refuse to treat patients based on their marital status or political beliefs. Workers are free to decline to care for patients based on “personal characteristics not explicitly prohibited by federal law.”

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Trump openly ordered Democratic cities to be targeted with raids by immigration authorities the day after millions of people turned out for nationwide “No Kings” protests while his birthday military parade drew a comparatively puny crowd.

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Warning against “another endless conflict” in the Middle East, Sen. Tim Kaine has introduced a war powers resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from attacking Iran without congressional debate and authorization.

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Eliminating the CSB will come at a cost to the safety of plant workers and communities, especially along the Gulf Coast, where the bulk of the petrochemical industry is. “This shows that the Trump administration does not care about frontline communities already burdened with this industry.”

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More than 5 million people across more than 2,000 cities joined No Kings Day protests in the largest day of action against Trump since his return to office. The protests coincided with a poorly attended, multimillion-dollar squeaky military parade on Trump’s birthday.

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Despite ordering his release last week, a federal judge has now refused to order pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil’s release after allowing a last-minute response from Trump officials that argued for his continued imprisonment based on “false and pretextual allegations.”

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