DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power

JD Vance Begins To Suspect There Another Group Chat

Holy shit. Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

How the feds used propaganda to frame their "war" on Chicago: "They’re lying constantly." blockclubchi.co/4iFGlm7

A Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it. via @stateline.org www.newsfromthestates.com/article/medi...

In a statement, Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, acknowledged the two had been separated and did not say where Yuanxin is currently being held, adding, “ICE does not separate families.”

The response from Republicans underscored how Trump's racist views are no longer seen as out of bounds among allies and supporters. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

This is really important. Both in the fact of IMLS reinstating grants. (Which have been *crucial* for libraries and civic life across the country. Notably in rural areas.) And in the example that the overall stalwartness and rigor of federal district/circuit courts has made a huge difference.

The difference between acquiring public data in PA vs. NJ is wild. In PA, officials generally work with requestors and start from a place of "how can we get you this?" In NJ, even requests for basic data often get denied. There's no wiggle room. Your request is closed. New OPRA law FTW.

To the editor in chief of Alice, it appeared that the university had determined that merely the magazines’ target audiences were enough to warrant their suspensions. The magazines had remained open to students of all backgrounds, not just to their target audiences. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...

An immigration judge denied Idris bond this morning during a bond hearing in San Diego fed immigration court.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political opponents and privacy advocates criticized the move, saying it is a way for the government to gain access to India's 730 million smartphones. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Instead, federal agents who once built criminal cases are now rounding up immigrants to deport, taking away one of the most potent tools for combatting everything from drug trafficking to gun violence. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

get a load of the "journalist" asking questions at the Pentagon press briefing

NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign. We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.

The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was the latest blow to Trump and his Justice Department as they seek to install loyalists to oversee key U.S. Attorney's offices around the country. www.reuters.com/world/us-app...

Critics say the wellness checks are a pretext to encounter and arrest as many immigrants as possible. www.psrmemphis.org/unannounced-...

Worried about hurting sales, Zillow, the country’s largest real estate listings site, has quietly removed a feature that showed the risks from extreme weather for more than one million home sale listings on its site. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

Video of her being dragged by authorities in Ghana: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

The intern was reportedly shaken, so Superior Court Judge McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply.

U.S. officials will consider enforcement of affirmative action policies and state subsidies for abortion as infringements when compiling the State Department’s annual human rights report, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to reshape foreign policy. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

New from 404 Media: CBP has quietly launched a facial recognition app for local cops to do immigration enforcement. Scans their face, tells cops whether to contact ICE about this person or not. A truly rapid expansion of ICE's facial recognition app to local cops www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...

Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.

Uhh ... Trump on Thursday assailed Democratic lawmakers who told members of U.S. military they must refuse any illegal orders, calling them traitors who should face execution. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to firings, suspensions, investigations and other action against more than 600 people. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Then ICE took custody of some of the suspects? www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

An investigation found the "Memphis Safe Task Force" is making aggressive sweeps through hotels and motels across the city, several in low-income areas and Hispanic neighborhoods where numbers of immigrants lacking permanent legal status live. www.psrmemphis.org/memphis-safe...

ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions www.propublica.org/article/texa...

"The administration sent armed U.S. Marshals to my home to deliver a letter warning me about testifying. ... I felt the purpose was to intimidate me. And I think it was intended to send a message to other department employees, too." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. " storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEW: the long running HOPE hacking conference just got banned from its current venue because someone told the university the conference had an “anti-police agenda.” “The intent of the person behind this appears clear: shut down events like ours” www.404media.co/hope-hacking...

President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power. Only 20% of Americans - including just 44% of Republicans - approve of how Trump has handled the Epstein case, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions? I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?

NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting www.404media.co/airlines-wil...

whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight

The economy is so bad, Fox News hosts are encouraging people to stop buying gifts for their adult family and friends. So... is this part of the war on Christmas they’re always shouting about?

if a random person started saying this shit to you on a bus or in a bar, you would move seats or leave to get away from them

Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:

A U.S. judge on Monday found evidence of "government misconduct" in how a prosecutor aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to Comey's defense team. www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

my wife worked for a catholic hospital and gave birth to our last child there and _their own obstetrician_ told her to get her tubes tied because it was _medically necessary_ and the hospital wouldn't allow it to be done with her c-section because it was against their beliefs, even though we're jews

27% of Republicans in the Reuters/Ipsos poll oppose killing "suspected drug traffickers" abroad without judicial process, while 58% supported it, with the rest unsure. Three quarters of Democrats opposed the practice compared to one in 10 who supported it. www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...

True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer

He said he had a bit of a Nazi streak and the president then offered him a different job

The 17 year old who had sex for money with Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General was in and out of a homeless shelter, working at McDonalds. and trying to save up for braces. (Gift link). www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

Work funded by the canceled grants included technical support for farmers using climate-friendly practices like planting cover crops, local food purchases for schools and improving nutrition for people receiving federal food aid. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

44% of registered voters who called themselves Democrats said they were "very enthusiastic" about voting in the November 3, 2026, elections, compared with 26% of Republicans who said the same, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...

“Conditions at Camp East Montana are dangerous and inhumane,” wrote U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar, a Texas Democrat. “It is increasingly clear that it is not a safe nor professionally managed facility.” www.reuters.com/world/us/mig...

The Fed will lower its key interest rate by 25 basis points to underpin a weakening labor market, according to 80% of economists polled by Reuters, in contrast with the disagreement among FOMC members in the absence of key official data during the government shutdown. www.reuters.com/business/fed...