Brett Wilkins
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Staff writer at
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www.brettwilkins.com
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Indybay
about 2 hours ago
Thursday 1/29: Thursday Human Billboard for Palestine
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Thursday 1/29: Thursday Human Billboard for Palestine
El Cerrito Plaza San Pablo Ave and Carlson, in front of Daiso
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/27/18883516.php
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Human Rights Watch
about 5 hours ago
đŁ Tune in tomorrow â Human Rights Watch is co-hosting a webinar focused on taking action to address obstetric violence in Africa. đ Register now:
bit.ly/3NUTyvH
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âPeople may not simply be gunned down by the government, and the Trump administrationâs claims to the contrary risk making America a pariah state,â said one attorney in the case. By
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Trinidadians Sue US for Caribbean Boat Bombing That Killed Relatives 'In Cold Blood' | Common Dreams
âPeople may not simply be gunned down by the government, and the Trump administrationâs claims to the contrary risk making America a pariah state," said one attorney in the case.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/relatives-sue-over-boat-strikees
about 3 hours ago
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Robert Reich
about 6 hours ago
At the very least, Congress must disarm ICE, prohibit it from using racial or ethnic profiling, end arrest quotas, remove agentsâ immunity from criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits, and slash its funding. The Senate has the chance to rein in ICE this week. Keep calling: (202) 224-3121
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Brad Reed
about 8 hours ago
A common MAGA cope in reaction to the failed Minneapolis operation is, 'OK have fun with the rapists and murderers, libs!' But guys -- they aren't targeting rapists and murderers. They're going after restaurant workers, day laborers and green card applicants. In other words: Soft targets.
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Solidarity with striking Kaiser Permanente nurses! âđ˝ By
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31,000 Kaiser Nurses Strike as Their Union Says Employer Puts 'Profit Over Patients' | Common Dreams
The head of the striking nurses' union says Kaiser Permanente would "rather protect an enormous financial cushion than protect patients and the people who care for them."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kaiser-nurses-strike-2026
about 6 hours ago
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When you've lost the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and Republican politiciansâand even the NRA is telling you not so fast with the "terrorist" claims... By
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'Moral and Political Debacle': Right-Wing Media, CEOs Urge Trump to Stop Deadly ICE Crackdown | Common Dreams
"The American people didnât vote for these scenes and you canât continue to order them to not believe their lying eyes,â the New York Post editorial board wrote.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/conservative-pushback-alex-pretti
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Antiwar.com
2 days ago
âConfirming Everything We Knew Alreadyâ: Docs Show Trump Admin Targeted Gaza Activists for Their Opinions Unsealed internal documents affirmed that the administration arrested and sought to deport pro-Palestine activists by
@brettwilkins.bsky.social
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www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/01...
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âConfirming Everything We Knew Alreadyâ: Docs Show Trump Admin Targeted Gaza Activists for Their Opinions - Antiwar.com Blog
A federal judge on Thursday unsealed documents showing that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally approved the deportation of university students after receiving memos highlighting their involv...
https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/01/24/confirming-everything-we-knew-already-docs-show-trump-admin-targeted-gaza-activists-for-their-opinions/
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Kelly
4 days ago
Minnesota organized a massive general strike in freezing cold weather to protest fascism, ICE and tyranny. A one day economic blackout sends a strong message to the ruling class. Imagine if this could be done across the country? No spending. No working. No propping up capitalism.
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âLet him talk," said one observer. "Heâs his own iceberg.â By
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Vance Compares US Economy Under Trump to... 'Checks Notes'... the Titanic | Common Dreams
"Let him talk," said one observer of the vice president. "He's his own iceberg."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jd-vance-titanic
4 days ago
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Indybay
5 days ago
Grass Valley, Nevada County, California. January 20, 2026. Students Across Nevada County Walkout to Resist Fascism Student's Sign Says: I SKIPPED HISTORY TO PREVENT THOSE STORIES REPEATING
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Abdul Raouf Shaat is among the more than 200 media workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 2023. By
@brettwilkins.bsky.social
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Will Bari Weiss Condemn Israel's Killing of CBS Contributor in Gaza? | Common Dreams
Abdul Raouf Shaat is among the more than 200 media workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 2023.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/cbs-camerman-killed-gaza
4 days ago
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House Republicans Defeat Another Venezuela War Powers Resolution by 'Tightest Margin' | Common Dreams
"The maniac in the White House does not have the authority to bomb and invade anywhere he wants across the globe," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib. "Congress must put an end to this."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/another-war-powers-resolution-fails
5 days ago
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Federal immigration agents have detained at least four children from Minnesota public schools over the past two weeks, including a 5-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl who were both sent to Texas detention centers that have come under fire for grotesque conditions. By Jake Johnson
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'Absolutely Vile': ICE Snatches Young Kids From Minnesota Schools, Sends Them to Texas | Common Dreams
"Targeting childrenâour babiesâis beyond the pale. ICE is completely out of control and beyond fixing," said Minnesota's lieutenant governor.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-detains-children-minnesota
5 days ago
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Brad Reed
5 days ago
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC. Go get him.
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âWhile masked officers terrorize communitiesâsmashing into cars, harassing citizens, and inflicting violence with impunityâTrumpâs corporate backers are laughing their way to the bank.â By
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5 Top ICE 'Corporate Collaborators' Saved $19 Billion in Taxes Under Trump: Report | Common Dreams
"While masked officers terrorize communitiesâsmashing into cars, harassing citizens, and inflicting violence with impunityâTrumpâs corporate backers are laughing their way to the bank."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-corporate-collaborators
5 days ago
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The raid on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home and seizure of her devices is unconstitutional and yet another marker on the road to fascism. By
@brettwilkins.bsky.social
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Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Searching Data Seized During Raid on Reporter's Home | Common Dreams
âThe search and seizure of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natansonâs records is unconstitutional and illegal in its entirety," said one free press defender.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hannah-natanson-ruling
5 days ago
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EVERY American should be terrified by this. It might be YOUR turn one day. By
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'The Fourth Amendment Literally Exists to Prevent This': Memo Claims ICE Can Forcibly Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrants | Common Dreams
Lawyers, journalists, and others are alarmed by an internal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo claiming that ICE agents can forcibly enter a private residence without a judicial warrant, cons...
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-search
6 days ago
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âWe cannot rebuild vanished glaciers or reinflate acutely compacted aquifers,â the reportâs lead author said. âBut we can prevent further loss of our remaining natural capital.â By
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UN Warns 'Era of Global Water Bankruptcy' Is HereâBut It's Not Too Late to Act | Common Dreams
"We cannot rebuild vanished glaciers or reinflate acutely compacted aquifers," the report's lead author said. "But we can prevent further loss of our remaining natural capital."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/water-bankruptcy
6 days ago
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Let's stop pretending that cops are the good guys. Yes, this is nice, but the chief's own department is also guilty of racialized policing. By
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'It Has to Stop': Minnesota Police Chief Says Off-Duty Cops Racially Profiled by ICE | Common Dreams
"Every one of these individuals is a person of color," said Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruleyâwhose own department has been criticized for racial policing.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-racial-profiling
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Erin Reed
6 days ago
1. New reporting indicates that the Trump administration may be making a change to federal forms that could function as a defacto gun ban for transgender Americans. It would require assigned sex at birth on the forms, which could contradict their legal ID. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Is The Trump Administration Attempting A Backdoor Gun Ban For Trans Americans?
Reporting indicates that the Trump admin is considering requiring gun applicants list their "biological sex at birth," which could put them in a bureaucratic catch-22 if it does not match their ID.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/is-the-trump-administration-attempting
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The MV Sagitta is at least the second Chinese-owned tanker seized during Trumpâs nearly monthlong âquarantine.â By
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Trump 'Piracy' Continues as US Hijacks 7th Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker | Common Dreams
The MV Sagitta is at least the second Chinese-owned tanker seized during Trump's nearly monthlong "quarantine."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/7th-tanker-seized
6 days ago
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âWhen fascists, oligarchs, and warmongers gather in Davos, it is our duty to take to the streets,â said organizer
@sozialismus.ch
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Swiss Protesters Brave Water Cannon to Say 'Trump Is Still Not Welcome' as Davos Begins | Common Dreams
"When fascists, oligarchs, and warmongers gather in Davos, it is our duty to take to the streets," said the rally's main organizer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/anti-trump-protests-wef
7 days ago
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Trump is trying to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook for alleged mortgage fraud. Critics say heâs targeting another one of his political foes. By
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Powell Gives Extraordinary Show of Support to Fed Governor Targeted by Trump | Common Dreams
The president is trying to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook for alleged mortgage fraud. Critics say he's targeting another one of his political foes.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jerome-powell-supreme-court
7 days ago
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Alejandra Caraballo
7 days ago
Danish MEP Anders Vistisen to Donald Trump :âLet me put this in words you might understand: Mr. President, fuck off.â
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Trump Invites Putin, Netanyahu to Join Peace Panel Mocked as âBoard of Billionaires and War Criminalsâ | Common Dreams
"This is a board of colonial administration, run by war criminals and kleptocrats," said one critic. "It has zero legitimacy."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-board-of-peace
7 days ago
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Institute for Policy Studies
7 days ago
NEW: The IPS Global Economy Program joins 16 allies to repudiate unprecedented U.S. interference in Honduras, Venezuela, and across the hemisphere in the interests of U.S. imperialism and big business. We will work with the Honduran people to monitor and condemn this corporate assault. STATEMENT:
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First Honduras, then Venezuela: Organizations Denounce U.S. Interference to Please Corporate Cronies - Institute for Policy Studies
"The undersigned organizations categorically repudiate U.S. interference in the Honduran elections and affirm the inalienable right of the Honduran people to their autonomy and self-determination."
https://ips-dc.org/release-first-honduras-then-venezuela-organizations-denounce-u-s-interference-to-please-corporate-cronies/
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âOfficers threw flash-bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car,â said the childrenâs father. âMy 6-month-old canât even breathe.â By
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3 Children Hospitalized in Minneapolis After Family Van Hit With ICE Flash-Bangs | Common Dreams
"Officers threw flash-bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car," said the children's father. "My 6-month-old can't even breathe."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/minneapolis-children-flashbang
12 days ago
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âThe empire can do whatever it wants, but we are here to tell you that we are free, independent, and sovereign,â said one demonstrator in Caracas. By
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âFree Maduro!â Thousands of Venezuelans Rally to Demand Trump Release Kidnapped President | Common Dreams
"The empire can do whatever it wants, but we are here to tell you that we are free, independent, and sovereign," said one demonstrator.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/caracas-protests-maduro
12 days ago
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âThe ICE crackdown isnât just about immigration; itâs about gathering intelligence... on antifa, on the radical left... and anyone else they consider terrorists,â said journalist
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social
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'Part of a Larger War': Whistleblower Exposes ICE Effort to Spy on Immigrantsâand Americans | Common Dreams
"The ICE crackdown isnât just about immigration; itâs about gathering intelligence... on antifa, on the radical left... and anyone else they consider terrorists," said journalist Ken Klippenstein.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-whistleblower
12 days ago
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Robert Reich
12 days ago
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents. Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center. Yes: ICE is stealing and selling peopleâs things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. âI felt like I was going to p
https://www.propublica.org/article/videos-ice-dhs-immigration-agents-using-chokeholds-citizens
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Qasim Rashid, Esq.
13 days ago
With ICE fascists escalating violence in Minnesota, again, see my article on 13 ways to protect yourself when protesting. Easy but important action items. Be sure you and everyone you know who is protesting is following these rules:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/13-rules-t...
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13 Rules to Protect Yourself While Protesting
Read and share as communities across the United States rise up against ICE raids and state violence
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/13-rules-to-protect-yourself-while-a1a
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âNoem and her rogue agents are the ones terrorizing our communities, and she is breaking the law to do so,â said
@robinkelly.house.gov
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@brettwilkins.bsky.social
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House Democrats Move to Impeach Noem Over Deadly ICE 'Reign of Terror' | Common Dreams
"Noem and her rogue agents are the ones terrorizing our communities, and she is breaking the law to do so," said Rep. Robin Kelly.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-noem-impeachment
12 days ago
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'Blindly Endorsing' Trump Crimes, Senate GOP Kills Venezuela War Powers Bill | Common Dreams
"Senate Republicans continually fall in line behind Donald Trump, no matter how reckless, no matter how unconstitutional," fumed Sen. Chuck Schumer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/senate-venezuela-war-powers
12 days ago
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âGavin Newsom wants a future for the Democratic Party that consists of sucking up to conservative billionaires,â said one progressive critic. âThatâs a path destined for losses.â By
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Newsom Ripped as Billionaire 'Errand Boy' for Opposing Wealth Tax on California Plutocrats | Common Dreams
"Gavin Newsom wants a future for the Democratic Party that consists of sucking up to conservative billionaires," said one progressive critic. "That's a path destined for losses."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/newsom-billionaire-tax
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Mehdi Hasan
14 days ago
** A majority (52%) of voters, including a majority (58%) of independents, do NOT believe ICE was justified in shooting Rene Good. ** A majority of voters (51%) BACK charges against the ICE agent who shot her. Exclusive Zeteo/Data for Progress poll:
zeteo.com/p/ice-renee-...
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EXCLUSIVE: Poll Finds Americans Donât Believe ICE Murder of Renee Nicole Good Was Justified
The new poll conducted for Zeteo also shows a majority of Americans reject Trumpâs attempts to smear Good as a âdomestic terrorist.â
https://zeteo.com/p/ice-renee-nicole-good-murder-poll-data-for-progress
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Scholars Strategy Network
14 days ago
Trump plans to drop calculating the monetary value of public health benefits from air pollution rules and focus instead on industry costs.
@claudiapersico.bsky.social
(
@au-spa.bsky.social
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EPA to Stop Counting Public Health Benefits When Setting Air Pollution Standards | Common Dreams
"This policy will cause more deaths of vulnerable Americans, like infants and the elderly," said one critic. "Also, it appears to be a violation of the Clean Air Act."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-air-pollution-rules
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âThis policy will cause more deaths of vulnerable Americans, like infants and the elderly,â said one critic. âAlso, it appears to be a violation of the Clean Air Act.â By
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EPA to Stop Counting Public Health Benefits When Setting Air Pollution Standards | Common Dreams
"This policy will cause more deaths of vulnerable Americans, like infants and the elderly," said one critic. "Also, it appears to be a violation of the Clean Air Act."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-air-pollution-rules
15 days ago
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Angela Davis, Naomi Klein, Sally Rooney, Tariq Ali, and George Monbiot are among the signers of a statement of support for the proscribed anti-genocide protesters, who have refused food for over two months. By
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Global Intellectuals Voice Solidarity With Palestine Action Hunger Strikers 'At Death's Door' | Common Dreams
Angela Davis, Naomi Klein, Sally Rooney, Tariq Ali, and George Monbiot are among the signers of a statement of support for the proscribed anti-genocide protesters, who have refused food for over two m...
https://www.commondreams.org/news/palestine-action-hunger-strike
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âThey have literally started killing usâenough is enough,â said one
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@brettwilkins.bsky.social
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Progressive Groups to Lead 'ICE Out for Good' Weekend Rallies After Renee Good Killing | Common Dreams
"They have literally started killing usâenough is enough," said one campaigner.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/renee-good-protest-weekend
18 days ago
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Aaron Rupar
18 days ago
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
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Indybay
19 days ago
Saturday 1/10: Ice Out For Good! Protest
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Saturday 1/10: Ice Out For Good! Protest
corner of Van Ness and OâFarrell St, San Francisco
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/08/18882638.php
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No war powers resolution has ever stopped a president from waging warâbut at least they're trying. By
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GOP Senators Break Ranks With Trump to Help Advance Venezuela War Powers Resolution | Common Dreams
"With this historic, bipartisan vote to prevent further war in Venezuela, Congress has begun the long-overdue work of reasserting its constitutional role in decisions of war and peace," said one obser...
https://www.commondreams.org/news/another-venezuela-war-powers-resolution
19 days ago
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I'm guessing it was something along the lines of, "Don't worry, we're doing a great job of controlling our poors, so from one billionaire to another, count on us to get the job done, and save the cavalry for Chicago."
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Sarah Lazare
19 days ago
US violence in Venezuela, and violence in Minneapolis, cannot be separated. This is conquest and fortress, violently driving people out and then disappearing them when they seek safety. The Trump admin is at the helm, but the military and deportation apparatus have ballooned with bipartisan support.
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Calling murder murder isn't inflammatory. You know what is? Smearing the victimâat least one of whose children is now an orphanâwho was clearly trying to carefully extricate herself from danger as a "domestic terrorist." Someone out there is surely thinking, "I'll show them a domestic terrorist."
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Antiwar.com
20 days ago
âWe Must Stop Himâ: Gallego Bill Would Ban Funding for Trump Greenland Invasion âCongress will not bankroll illegal, unnecessary military action in Greenland just to soothe the ego of a power-hungry wannabe dictator.â by
@brettwilkins.bsky.social
| Jan 7, 2026
www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/01...
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âWe Must Stop Himâ: Gallego Bill Would Ban Funding for Trump Greenland Invasion - Antiwar.com Blog
As leaders in Europe respond to once-unimaginable threats by the United States to take territory from a NATO ally, one US senator on Monday proposed legislation banning funding for any Trump administr...
https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/01/07/we-must-stop-him-gallego-bill-would-ban-funding-for-trump-greenland-invasion/
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âWeâve been warning for weeks that the Trump administrationâs dangerous, sensationalized operations are a threat to our public safety and that someone was going to get hurt," says Walz. By
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Walz Puts National Guardâand TrumpâOn Notice as Protests Erupt Over ICE 'Murder' in Minneapolis | Common Dreams
"We've been warning for weeks that the Trump administration's dangerous, sensationalized operations are a threat to our public safety and that someone was going to get hurt."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/walz-minnesota-ice
20 days ago
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