Trump’s approval of the 211-mile Ambler Road Project through Gates of the Arctic National Park hinges on winning an “AI arms race.”
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Trump Sacrifices Alaska Wilderness to Help AI Companies
Trump’s approval of the 211-mile Ambler Road Project through Gates of the Arctic National Park hinges on winning an “AI arms race.”
"If, during the regular course of a work week or at a major community event the cops are around every corner, why wouldn’t they also make random cameos during ICE raids?" writes Ian F. Blair.
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The United Police State of America Has Arrived
The lines between local, state, and federal law enforcement and the military have blurred.
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“The idea that masked men would now go to 14-year-olds and ask them to waive their rights to return to the countries that they fled is shocking.”
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ICE Targets Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Offering $2,500 Payment for Deportation
ICE confirmed its plan to pay unaccompanied immigrant children in exchange for their agreement to be deported.
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If the U.S. military does confront drug cartels in Mexico, it will find itself facing battle with its own weapons.
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Trump Calls Cartel Members “Terrorists.” They’re Armed With Bullets From a U.S. Army Factory.
The president blames Mexico for the flow of drugs into the U.S. — while enabling the flow of guns into Mexico by slashing federal regulators.
To keep her in detention in Texas, the Trump administration pointed to Leqaa Kordia’s remittances to family in Palestine.
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She Sent Money to Family in Gaza. ICE Claimed It’s Evidence She Supports Hamas.
To keep her in ICE detention in Texas, the Trump administration pointed to Leqaa Kordia’s remittances to family in Palestine.
The U.S. military justified the slaughter of alleged drug traffickers by claiming links to "designated terrorist organizations."
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Trump Administration Conjures Up New “Terrorist” Designation to Justify Killing Civilians
The U.S. military justified the slaughter of alleged drug traffickers by claiming links to “designated terrorist organizations.”
Trump has deployed roughly 35,000 federal troops within the United States this year, according to exclusive figures provided to The Intercept by official military sources.
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Ignoring Court Ruling, Trump Sends Troops to Portland to Break Imagined Antifa “Siege”
Trump’s order to send the Oregon National Guard to Portland appeared to surprise Pentagon officials.
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“This is an American Israeli genocide,” says Diana Buttu. Donald Trump “could have easily ended this, but he’s choosing not to.”
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What It’s Like on the Gaza-Bound Flotilla Attacked by Drones
Global Sumud Flotilla volunteer Tommy Marcus and human rights lawyer Diana Buttu speak on Israel’s aid blockade and continued bombardment on Gaza.
"We have to choose between leaving and staying. Both mean death."
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Israel Just Bombed the Building Next Door. Will We Be Next?
Huda Skaik writes on her life in Gaza City for the past week, as her neighbors evacuate and Israel’s air and ground attacks intensify.
Actions speak louder than words.
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These Countries Recognized Palestine, but Still Send Arms to Israel
Canada, France, and the United Kingdom recognized Palestine as a state this week but continue to fund Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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