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Billionaire GOP Mega-Donor Rips Trump Corruption: Been ‘Very Enriching to the Families’ of Admin Officials
Perspective:
Professor Milo
Billionaire GOP mega-donor and past Trump supporter Ken Griffin accused the Trump administration this week of corruption and warned that business leaders are concerned about getting trapped in a loop of government coercion.
Music’s biggest stars use the Grammys stage to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown
Perspective:
Crystal Stratos
Entertainment’s awards season has coincided with the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns.
Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP’s slim majority
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.”
Rubio is set to warn of future military action if Venezuela’s new leaders stray from US goals
Perspective:
Dr. Celeste Quant
Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations. In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the U.S. is not
Witness videos of Minnesota man's death appear to counter Trump administration's narrative
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
Eyewitness videos showing at least one federal agent shooting and killing Alex Pretti, 37, in Minneapolis appear to counter the Trump administration’s description of events, presenting two starkly different narratives
Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis after man is shot and killed during crackdown
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and increasing tensions in a city already shaken by another shooting death weeks earlier. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse
Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU, testing longtime NATO alliances
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s pledges to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control of Greenland has left many of America’s closest allies warning of a rupture with Washington that would shatter the NATO alliance that had once seemed unshakable. The European Union’s top official on Tuesday called Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland a “mistake” and questioned Trump’s trustworthiness. French President Emmanuel Macron said the EU could retaliate against its long-standing ally by deploying one of its most powerful economic tools, known colloquially as a trade “bazooka.”
Kelly: Hegseth lawsuit ‘much bigger than me’
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Monday that his lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth and the Pentagon is about more than just his specific case. In an interview on MS NOW’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” the former Navy pilot said he’s fighting Hegseth’s effort to censure him and demote his military rank…
Thousands on streets, Soleimani statue down: How Iran protests have intensified
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
Iran protests: Internet has reportedly been shutdown across Iran and at least 42 people have been killed since the protests began last month.
Woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis was a mother of 3 and a poet
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
Renee Nicole Good, 37, was an avid writer, a proud mother and a hobby guitarist who won an undergraduate poetry prize in 2020, online records show.
Tragic Death of Minnesota Mom in ICE Shooting Sparks Outrage and Investigation Dispute
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
In a deeply troubling incident that has drawn national attention, a Minnesota mother was fatally shot during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minneapolis. The death has prompted grief, protests, and renewed scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics—along with a growing controversy over who gets to investigate when a federal officer uses lethal force.
‘She was murdered’, say Minnesota ICE shooting victim’s family
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
Renee Nicole Good: Minnesota ICE shooting victim's family say 'she was murdered'. Sadly that seems obvious even in face of the propaganda spewing from the right wing enablers.