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Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in #CECOT
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We interviewed nine Venezuelan men who were sent to CECOT in #ElSalvador by the #Trump administration.
Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.
All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.
#News #HumanRights #Prison #Immigration #Government
https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump
"What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places — and there are so many — where people have behaved magnificently, it energizes us to act, and raises at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."
— Howard Zinn
Full text: https://www.howardzinn.org/collection/a-marvelous-victory/
#HowardZinn #Resist #Protest #USPol #Democracy #Trump #Musk #DOGE #GOP #ICE
‘Trump Gold Card’ goes on sale, offering visas for $1 million, sparking controversy
With legal fights on the way, those writing seven-figure checks shouldn’t assume their cards are coming soon.
Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration
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Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights and police accountability.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-law-firms-accountability-environment-police-lgbtq?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Law #Trump #LGBTQ #Environment #CriminalJustice #Nonprofit
US Economy Flashing Warning Signs—
with the services sector showing signs of stagnation~
Services make up ~”more than 2/3 of overall US economic activity,” yet seem to get little attention from the Trump Admin, which is highly focused on the production of goods.
The data from The Institute for Supply Management coincides with the BLS’s revised jobs report (which #trump fired the BLS commissioner over).
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#USA #USeconomy #economics
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* https://fredblog.stlouisfed.org/2024/07/the-rise-of-services-in-the-us-economy/
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/us-service-activity-nearly-stagnates-as-employment-contracts
RIP Paramount+ —
“To meet requirements set under pro-Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Skydance said it would ensure diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs remain dead at the new company...”
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#media #streaming #trump #DEI #Paramount #ParamountPlus
~ Paramount and Skydance Expect Deal to Close Aug. 7 ~
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-skydance-deal-close-date-1236470440/
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
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For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, they open up about the harm they experienced.
#Trump #Immigration #CECOT #ElSalvador #Immigrants #Deportation #ICE
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejections for the same period a year earlier.
The Preventing Maternal Deaths Act pumped tens of millions of dollars a year into a program to help fund state committees that review maternal deaths and identify their causes.
It’s now at risk of being cut.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maternal-mortality-erase-mm-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State’s Energy Supply
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Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the industry.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-solar-energy-operation-gigawatt-spencer-cox?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
"The Biggest Criminal in D.C. Right Now Is Trump"
https://newrepublic.com/article/198996/biggest-criminal-dc-donald-trump
"The president’s takeover of the capital’s police force is a distraction from his own rampant wrongdoing."
The Trump Administration Is Promoting Its Anti-Trans Agenda Globally at the United Nations
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U.S. delegates have objected to use of the word “gender” in U.N. documents during forums on topics as varied as women’s rights, science and technology, global health, toxic pollution and chemical waste.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-un-anti-trans-agenda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
NEW: A new congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica reporting has found that, contrary to the Trump administration’s claims, immigration agents have frequently detained and mistreated U.S. citizens.
#immigration #news #ice #government #trump #politics #criminaljustice #humanrights #civilrights
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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The administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
This:
"Sunday reading: Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
I wrote about the escalating sense of besiegement that has fueled the rise of dangerous people and truly radical ideas that fully define the Right today.
This week’s piece: https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the "
Here: https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/115004613922564206
#USPol #USExtremism #Misogyny #ChristoFascism #RepublicanParty #MAGA #Trump
Hoy visitamos China para hablar de la #India y #agricultura. El presidente Modi tiene claro que su prioridad es dar de comer a la nación más poblada del mundo 🌾 Las amenazas de #Trump 👎 https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-08/Modi-vows-no-compromise-on-farmers-interests-after-U-S-tariff-hike-1FFg0XnUwBW/p.html
See the man circled here? That's E.J. Antoni, Trump's Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee, walking through a crowd of Capitol rioters.
We've got an archive of 500+ Parler videos taken during Jan. 6. You can spot Antoni starting at around 1:41 here: https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/?id=nkL4Fpk5C8U1
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
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“The end goal was never to conduct a thorough, unbiased investigation,” said one DOJ lawyer. “The end goal was to file a damn complaint — or have something to threaten the university.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/ucla-antisemitism-investigation-trump-doj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #UCLA #College #DOJ #Trump #USPolitics #Law #Palestine #Protest
The president, who has framed mental health as a national crisis, paused rules to hold insurers accountable for unlawfully denying coverage. And Congress cut funding to the agency that enforces insurers’ equal treatment of mental and physical health.
#News #MentalHealth #Insurance #Health #Trump #Biden #Government
Over the past four months, I documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions.
This is how CECOT left a mark on my countrymen, their loved ones and Venezuela.
https://www.propublica.org/article/cecot-released-family-reunions-photos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Trump #Immigration #Family #Photography #Photo #Venezuela #ElSalvador
Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis
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The recent government shutdown, with families skipping meals and babies unfed, could have been a preview of what’s to come when Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill shifts billions in costs for the SNAP program to states that may not be able to afford them.
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #SNAP #Medicaid #Poverty #Healthcare #Food #Government #Tax
The Texas #Redistricting Fight Has Been the Testing Ground for the #Trump Administration’s Latest Legal Strategy
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The administration has been testing a strategy of using the courts as leverage to force political outcomes. In #Texas, the state’s leaders and conservative activists have been willing, if not eager, collaborators.
Newest #Substack: READ THE REST & DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! https://blueamp.substack.com/p/dems-search-for-identity-psst-sherrod - "As #Democrats search for identity, #culture & policies to reinforce the values the first 2 communicate to voters, they must lean into the roadmap Sherrod provided for yrs to win handily in OH.
Even ignoring the dingos of the rw echoes-phere & corporate #media click bait ladies of the night, doesn't mean there’s not a problem. B/c there is, it’s a major & it’s one some of us have been screaming about for yrs"
#news #politics #trump #russia #usa #ukraine #us #unitedstates #eu #ai #writing #tech #senate #tariffs #ICE #economy #nato #donaldtrump