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“U.S. Constitution, 1788-2025. RIP, you had a good run.” “The proper metaphor is practitioner-assisted involuntary euthanasia. The Supreme Court just unplugged the last power cord (nationwide injunctions).”
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Epstein Built Ties to U.S. Customs Officers, Prompting Criminal Investigation
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/epstein-customs-officers-usvi.html
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
about 12 hours ago
Unfortunately, hundreds of habeas lawsuits in Minnesota may soon be rendered moot; the 8th Circuit appears likely to follow the 5th Circuit in endorsing a view of a 1996 mandatory detention law that not even ICE thought was legitimate until last year.
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Kye
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They erased them from the textbooks. I’m putting them back in the story In the Guatemala Syphilis Experiments, they infected vulnerable and buried the truth ERASED isn’t a book—it’s a weapon. Read it before they ban it. Share it before they silence it Get your copy now:
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Douglas Rushkoff
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Tech billionaires don't care if we survive.
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social
explains the bunker mentality of the Silicon Valley elite. They believe their wealth will insulate them from the crises they’ve helped accelerate. Stream and subscribe:
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Senator Chris Van Hollen
about 12 hours ago
Trump & his Admin are threatening everything from federalizing our elections to putting federal agents at the polls to ensure, as Kristi Noem said, the "right people" are "electing the right leaders." They're doing everything to subvert & intimidate. We can't let that happen.
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Aaron Rupar
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DOOCY: On Prince Andrew, do you think American associates of Jeffrey Epstein will wind up in handcuffs too? TRUMP: I'm the expert in a way because I've been totally exonerated. That's very nice. I can actually speak about it very nicely. I think it's a shame. I did nothing.
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Ron Filipkowski
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Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations?
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Maryam Jamshidi
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Important piece from
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Inside the Iran War Industry
Using an old playbook with powerful new tools, it may be closer than ever to turning a US–Iran war into reality.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-middle-east-war-iran/?ms=260219_jabdinationarticleWPR_ja_c4&emci=1472f652-b10d-f111-a69a-000d3a57593f&emdi=c0f7a02f-b50d-f111-a69a-000d3a57593f&ceid=10925035
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Federal agents keep deploying tear gas near kids. We have no idea what it does to their health.
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Federal agents keep deploying tear gas near kids. We have no idea what it does to their health.
Exposure to chemical irritants can cause chest tightness, coughing and shortness of breath. For kids, there’s more potential for serious side effects.
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/ice-agents-tear-gas-children-health-impacts/?&utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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A pride flag, a bathroom ban, a job change: LGBTQ+ federal workers challenge Trump in court
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A pride flag, a bathroom ban, a job change: LGBTQ+ federal workers challenge Trump in court
Multiple current and former federal employees have sued, saying the Trump administration’s executive orders on gender and DEI have made it impossible for them to do their jobs.
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/lgbtq-federal-workers-lawsuits-trump/?&utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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Two-month-old ICE detainee Juan Nicolás deported while sick with bronchitis
Univision reporter Lidia Terrazas tracked down 2-month-old Juan Nicolás after he and his family were suddenly deported Tuesday. Two-month-old baby Juan
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/two-month-old-ice-detainee-juan-nicolas-deported-while-sick-with-bronchitis/
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The former Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffr...
https://apnews.com/article/britain-epstein-andrew-former-prince-arrested-fb0b9e738bf7ede10651914ee3f3583d
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Former students blast Grand Canyon University over 'worthless degrees'
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Former students blast Grand Canyon University over 'worthless degrees'
Grand Canyon University defended itself in a class action claiming it deceives students into enrolling in useless degree programs that don’t meet common accreditation and licensure requirements.
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021826_gcu_degrees/former-students-blast-grand-canyon-university-over-worthless-degrees/
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Shutdown Propaganda vs. Shutdown Policy
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Shutdown Propaganda vs. Shutdown Policy
ICE Claims its FOIA Office is Closed, But Its Media Affairs Office is Running Just Fine
https://open.substack.com/pub/detentionkills/p/shutdown-propaganda-vs-shutdown-policy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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“No puedo respirar!” ICE drastically expands as in-custody deaths surge.
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“No puedo respirar!” ICE drastically expands as in-custody deaths surge.
“No puedo respirar!” Geraldo Lunas Campos yelled as guards pinned him down.
https://open.substack.com/pub/tanag/p/no-puedo-respirar-ice-drastically?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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As well they should! 1/ Judges decry treatment of nursing and pregnant people in ICE custody - POLITICO
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Judges decry treatment of nursing and pregnant detainees in ICE custody — POLITICO
The agency has declined to say whether a Biden-era policy largely barring detention for pregnant and nursing mothers remains in force.
https://apple.news/ANf-4OcqnQbiPCIj7B2Etpw
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Gillian Brockell
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He came here as a child but lost refugee status for a no-prison theft conviction. No arrests since 2005, couldn’t be deported bc country of origin refused to issue a travel document. For decades. Then suddenly it did. A frequent story right now for former SE Asian child refugees targeted by ICE.
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Abraham Gutman
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Judge Gail A. Weilheimer of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania joins the chorus of judges using memos granting release petition of detainees to chastise the ICE's mandatory detention policy. "The Government will look at the mark, paint a target to the left of it, and accuse them of missing."
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Wajahat Ali
1 day ago
Here's How Democrats Can Resist Trump Even as a Minority Instead of playing possum or the usual politics, former Republican strategist Kurt Bardella recommends Democrats give the spotlight to Epstein's survivors and victims of ICE after Trump's SOTU.
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Jon Cooper
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“I do not believe when Mr. Wexner says that he did not have a personal relationship or a friendly relationship" with Jeffrey Epstein, Rep. Robert Garcia said. He also sharply criticized the DOJ after Wexner stated he has not been contacted by the FBI. "What the hell is going on? That is shameful.”
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Les Wexner says 'diabolical' Jeffrey Epstein 'duped' him, denies wrongdoing
Wexner, the retired founder of Victoria's Secret ex-parent L Brands, has long faced scrutiny over his personal and financial relationships with Epstein.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/jeffrey-epstein-les-wexner-deposition.html
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Steven Beschloss
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CBS can try to obey in advance by pressuring Stephen Colbert to silence his interview with James Talarico, the gifted communicate running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, but people can see what’s happening—& can listen to the convo on YouTube. Brendan Carr & the FCC’s free speech attack will backfire.
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The New Republic
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Some of today’s Democrats aspire to return us to some pre-Trump “normal.” But for millions of Americans, that isn’t good enough The country needs a Democratic Party that seeks to create a far better “normal”—and that’s willing to fight the people standing in the way.
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What Is a Democrat For?
Today’s Democrats could aspire just to return us to some pre-Trump “normal.” But for millions of Americans, that isn’t nearly good enough. The country needs a Democratic Party that seeks to create a new and far better “normal”—and that’s willing to fight the people standing in the way.
https://trib.al/ssNZL0c
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Missouri Workers Center
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“I reject the lie that deporting my neighbor is how I win better pay and working conditions. We’re fighting for a country where families stay together without living in terror, so we’re ALL better off!”
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Robert Reich
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Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner. This is a danger to us all.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/us-military-boats-strikes
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US says 11 people killed in latest strikes on alleged drug boats
Three boats targeted in eastern Pacific and Caribbean as Trump continues pursuit of alleged ‘narco-terrorists’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/us-military-boats-strikes
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Kyle Cheney
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JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.
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Reuters
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A detainee died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Indiana on Monday, with the cause of death under investigation, ICE said, marking at least the seventh death in 2026 in federal immigration custody
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Demolition Asbestos Poisons Workers at DHS Headquarters (SCOOP)
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Demolition Poisons Workers at DHS Headquarters (SCOOP)
Trump’s embattled DHS secretary Kristi Noem ordered historic buildings demolished. Now her workers are inhaling asbestos on the daily — and are not happy about it.
https://open.substack.com/pub/migrantinsider/p/demolition-poisons-workers-at-dhs?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
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1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first. 2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts. 3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger. 4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover. 5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
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Jenn Budd
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We need to talk about CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott.
King of the coverups continues to coverup.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jennbudd/p/we-need-to-talk-about-cbp-commissioner?r=a1lmx&utm_medium=ios
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
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If someone had told me ten years ago that in 2026, there could be evidence of the president raping and threatening to kill children, and he would *still* be allowed to stay in office, I would have politely asked them to put down the meth pipe.
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Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year
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Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year
Lorth Sim, a Cambodian national, died in ICE custody on Monday according to an announcement sent to Congress today, marking the seventh detained death of 2026 and nearly the 40th since Trump took offi...
https://open.substack.com/pub/austinkocher/p/seventh-immigrant-dies-in-ice-custody?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Mass Deportation Is Damaging Our Country On An Unprecedented Scale
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Mass Deportation Is Damaging Our Country On An Unprecedented Scale
The federal government’s anti-immigrant obsession is making us poorer, more lawless and less safe.
https://open.substack.com/pub/americasvoicecnn/p/mass-deportation-is-damaging-our?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Mueller, She Wrote
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NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per
@pabloreports.bsky.social
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@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
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NEW: ICE Confiscates Children's Letters at Dilley Concentration Camp. I've filed a FOIA Request to Get Them
ProPublica recently published heart-wrenching letters from children at Dilley. ICE then raided the dormitories to confiscate and destroy those letters. I've filed a Freedom of Information Act Request.
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-confiscates-childrens-letters
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Pete ICE OUT NOW 👎 Reddit banned 🙃
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Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
#MN
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#WalterHudson
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Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
If passed, the bill would allow for misdemeanor charges in demonstrations outside a person's home.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dozens-minnesota-gop-lawmakers-propose-171242037.html
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Progressive News Service
2 days ago
Social media sites subpoenaed for identities behind anti-ICE accounts. "[DHS] is... sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency."
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html
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Inside the Homeland Security Forum Where ICE Agents Talk Shit About Other Agents
Forum members have discussed their discomfort with mass deportation efforts, debate how federal agents have interacted with civilians, and complain about their working conditions.
https://www.wired.com/story/hsi-forum-ice-agents/
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Harry Litman
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Marc Elias (@marcelias)
New reporting by Democracy Docket suggests that Patriot Grassroots’ canvassers also crossed a line in Missouri, where volunteers gathering signatures to put a GOP-backed gerrymander to a statewide vot...
https://substack.com/@marcelias/note/c-216421343?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=gpifb
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"The Army’s strength has always rested on trust: trust that performance matters more than patronage, that merit outweighs politics, and that the institution protects those who serve honorably....Undermining that trust...weakens the foundation of professional military service."
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America’s Generals Shouldn’t Face Political Loyalty Tests
Keeping politics out of the military is what keeps the military out of politics.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/americas-generals-shouldnt-face-political-loyalty-tests-hegseth-promotion-list-butler-milley-army
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The Constitution is not a bargaining chip for a budget negotiation
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The Constitution is not a bargaining chip for a budget negotiation
The Democrats demanded that Trump's immigration cops follow the law and the Constitution. The Republicans called those demands "nonstarters."
https://open.substack.com/pub/radleybalko/p/the-constitution-is-not-a-bargaining?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
3 days ago
February 17, 2026 Today begins the Chinese New Year - year of the Horse. It’s also the first day of Ramadan on the Islamic Calendar. It’s also Mardi Gras for partying Christians (mostly Catholics), signalling the first day of Lent. All derived from Lunar cycles. New Moon Today — 7:00am ET
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Arizona GOP intraparty fight looms over competing election overhaul proposals
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Arizona GOP intraparty fight looms over competing election overhaul proposals
Republican legislators want to ask Arizona voters to trade convenience and access for faster election results, but they’re likely headed for an intraparty fight over how exactly to do that.
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021726_az_election_overhaul/arizona-gop-intraparty-fight-looms-over-competing-election-overhaul-proposals/
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RFK Jr. made promises in order to become health secretary. He’s broken many of them. | Analysis
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RFK Jr. made promises in order to become health secretary. He’s broken many of them. | Analysis
One year after taking charge of the nation’s health department, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn’t held true to many of the promises he made while appealing to U.S. senat...
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021726_kennedy_promises/rfk-jr-made-promises-order-become-health-secretary-hes-broken-many-them/
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ICE at the polls: Arizona Republicans push plan to require agents at all voting sites
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ICE at the polls: Arizona Republicans push plan to require agents at all voting sites
The Arizona Senate will take up a proposal to force all 15 of the state’s counties to sign an agreement with ICE “to provide for a federal immigration law enforcement presence at each location within ...
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021726_ice_polling_places/ice-polls-arizona-republicans-push-plan-require-agents-all-voting-sites/
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Medicare Advantage Insurers Face Pennies in Penalties as Seniors Face Delays and Denials
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Medicare Advantage Insurers Face Pennies in Penalties as Seniors Face Delays and Denials
Even as CMS documents improper denials, ghost networks and unlawful out-of-pocket charges, enforcement remains weak with just $3 million in fines levied in early 2025 against billion-dollar insurers.
https://open.substack.com/pub/healthcareuncovered/p/medicare-advantage-insurers-face?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Happy Lunar New Year! As we welcome the Year of the Horse, we step into a new year with the resilience to meet this moment together and build true prosperity that reaches every family and community. Here’s to a year of renewed health, happiness, and good fortune!
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The Oregonian
3 days ago
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced their “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour” will kick off this spring. The first stop is Minneapolis. The second stop is Portland. Read more at
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The Atlantic
3 days ago
Robert Duvall could carry a film thunderously, yet also stand out in the subtlest of roles. David Sims on the “Godfather” actor’s versatile and fascinating decades-long screen presence:
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3 days ago
ICE agents crashed directly into a 19-year-old refugee's car, pulled him out from the wreck, threw him on the ground, then rushed him off to detention before he could locate the immigration papers in his car that proved he's here lawfully.
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