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As kids, we understood “fairness.” As adults we had to learn how best to discern the difference between fairness and equality. I think we need to go back to fairness as our guide.
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Last night in Portland, an ICE protester was hit by a car.

“After more than three months we can finally breathe a sigh of relief and know that Mahmoud is on his way home to me and Deen, who never should have been separated from his father,” says Dr. Noor Abdalla, Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, in reaction to a judge granting his request for bail

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No news briefing from the SecDef and Pentagon this week. AGAIN. As Trump deploys more troops to LA (and to three other states), moves more Naval assets into the Middle East, and considers bombing Iran. They’ll tell you that this is what transparency looks like. It’s the opposite.

We are facing a serious threat to democracy, law, and liberty. The abuse of prosecutorial power to intimidate, investigate, and detain political opponents is upon us. It is a constitutional crisis. I will keep speaking out until public outrage overflows. I just hope it’s not too little, too late.

Guaraní is more than a language—it’s resistance. It survived colonization, war, and dictatorship. And in Paraguay, it's still spoken by millions today. therealnews.com/how-one-sout...

The number of refugees is growing worldwide. All deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. As we mark #WorldRefugeeDay, we're working towards safer pathways and better protection.

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 204 of The Continent Trafficking of African women into abusive domestic work remains rampant. This week we reveal a man moving women from Zambia to Pakistan — where they're exploited. Authorities know, but he's walking free. Get your copy here: bit.ly/204_TC

Mahmoud Khalil Must Be Released on Bail, Federal Judge Orders www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...

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Trump Administration Live Updates: Hundreds of Voice of America Workers Laid Off www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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Amazon under UK investigation over alleged failure to pay suppliers on time

With top Republicans falling in line behind his candidacy, Tuberville’s run is gaining momentum and establishment support before a single vote is cast.

Teens with 'addictive' phone use more likely to be suicidal: Study

Huge donations actually help billionaires spin stock swings into tax breaks and lasting influence.

UK preparing charter flights out of Israel for British nationals

A federal judge blocked key parts of Trump’s anti-voting order, saying they risk disenfranchising eligible voters and would hit Black and low-income communities hardest. The RNC intervened to defend the order. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

West Virginia University’s Board of Governors formally removed voting rights from faculty, staff and student representatives on the board, carrying out a Republican-backed bill that mandated the change, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.

Wealthy families in the Gilded Age spent conspicuously, from fancy clothes to European palace-inspired mansions to lavish balls.

Representative Max Miller said Thursday he contacted Capitol Police after a driver with a Palestinian flag forced him off the road in his district.

BREAKING: Iran launches new missile barrage at Israel. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/xgr18s

The EU will not forge ahead with plans to impose a tough new price cap on the Russian oil exports funding the Kremlin's war in Ukraine in light of concerns that a new conflict in the Middle East will drive up oil prices.

Russ Vought’s relationship with Republican appropriators was already strained. Then he started talking about pursuing the ultimate end-run around their funding power heading into the fall.

Africa's push for local currency payments systems — once little more than an aspiration — is finally making concrete gains, bringing the promise of less costly trade to a continent long hobbled by resource-sapping dollar transactions reut.rs/4l7NWd4

Iran warns it could retaliate for any direct U.S. involvement in its conflict with Israel.

Trump intends to win in L.A., but to do so, he needs an adversary willing to step into the ring he has devised. Two weeks in, L.A. residents remain unwilling to do so.

These attacks do not serve a legitimate military purpose. They are not about battlefield success. They are about terrorising an entire nation, exhausting its will and sending a signal to the world that Russia does not respect peace, law or human life.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has found himself cut out of negotiations over his own committee’s portion of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”

Police have referred Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito to prosecutors on suspicion of vote-buying in the prefecture's gubernatorial election last November.

Trump: "That's a takeover of our govt. Not only they did they cheat -- I guess you saw yesterday, it came out with China & the license plates. Tens of thousands of cards. They used those cards to vote on the second election. The one 2020. Because as everybody here knows I won that election by a lot"

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This Loophole Buried in Trump’s Bill Is Anything but Beautiful www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...

Iran, UK, Germany, France and EU foreign ministers to meet in bid to avoid further escalation between Israel and Iran.

President Donald Trump gloated over an appeals court decision maintaining his control – at least for now – over California National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

Facing the possibility of losing control of the US House next year, Republicans are weighing aggressively redrawing congressional districts in two states in hopes of ousting several longtime Democratic lawmakers: cnn.it/4liEUdp

A Yekaterinburg military court has sentenced 48-year-old Vera Sidorkina, a single mother from Yoshkar-Ola, to 18 years in prison on charges of treason and attempting to join the Freedom of Russia Legion in Ukraine. meduza.io/en/news/2025...

16 billion passwords from Apple, Facebook, Google and more leaked. Why has no one heard of it?

Will the President seek congressional approval for any military action against Iran? How is this a hypothetical?!

Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq: ‘We Bought All the Happy Talk’ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...

This is what happens when you dont run away you fuckin moron youtu.be/KX-zvJwugNg?...

Going live at 10 PM ET tonight!

A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s administration from forcing 20 Democratic-led states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in transportation grant funding.

“In about two weeks, l'll be releasing my big, beautiful healthcare plan, my taxes, the Epstein list — or we'll be bombing Iran." - Grandpa Grifter-Rico

@aclu @lambdalegal.org When Christian Scientists & other religious groups are LEGALLY allowed to deny their children lifesaving medical care, how does SCOTUS get away with denying parents who want to save their children? We can fix this.

It was NEVER about Mexicans coming here legally. Mexicans that were legally here are being detained at their immigration hearings for trying to renew their work visas...