Corporate Media Stays Silent as US Air Strikes Kill at Least 20 in Somalia
Friday Conflict MonitorsDespite having killed more than 20, the U.S. has been focusing attention on a series U.S. airstrikes in Somalia over recent months. “If you were unaware that we were bombing Somalia, don’t feel bad, this is a completely under-the-radar news story, one that was curiously absent from the headlines in all of the […]
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Mike Pompeo and CIA Sued for Illegal Surveillance of Assange’s Visitors
Journalists and attorneys whom the CIA spied upon when they visited WikiLeaksJulian Assange, publisher in the Ecuadorian Embassy has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the CIA, Mike Pompeo, UC Global, and David Morales, its former director. Assange is being held in a London jail fighting extradition to the United States. Assange is […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Proposes Bill to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right Congresswoman from Georgia, plans to introduce legislation Friday that would prohibit doctors and other medical professionals providing certain gender-affirming services to transgender children. Gender-affirming care can come in many forms, including medication and therapy. Greene’s bill would restrict how doctors can treat trans children by making it a felony at […]
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Mar-a-Lago ‘Raid’: Two-Tiered Justice?
Attorney General Merrick Garland justified the unprecedented FBI raid of the residence of a former president by saying: “The department does not take such a decision lightly. Where possible, it is standard practice to seek less intrusive means as an alternative to a search, and to narrowly scope any search that is undertaken.” The warrant […]
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“It Is Absolutely Imperative” for Progressives to Not Back Down
After a turbulent few weeks that saw the repeal of federal abortion rights, and the passage of a major law, Climate and fossil fuel billSenator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), is encouraging progressives not to give up, despite the seemingly insurmountable challenges facing this country. In an interview with Teen VoguePublished on Thursday, Sanders stated to young […]
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Despite Trump’s Legal Woes, GOP Political Candidates Are Leaping to His Defense
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s overwhelming primary lossOn Tuesday, Harriet Hageman (Trump-endorsed) made it clear (in case you were still unsure) just how cultist today’s Republican Party is. Last week, Donald Trump’s home was raided by FBI agents armed with a warrant indicating there was probable cause that the Espionage Act had been violated. Last month, […]
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Despite Trump’s Legal Woes, GOP Political Candidates Are Leaping to His Defense
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s overwhelming primary loss on Tuesday to Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman makes it clear (in case there was any remaining doubt) just how cultist the debased modern-day Republican Party is. Last week, Donald Trump’s home was raided by FBI agents armed with a warrant indicating there was probable cause that the Espionage Act […]
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18 Former Trump Officials Say “Standing Order” to Declassify Docs Never Happened
Former President Donald Trump is asserting that he had previously issued a “standing order” for the declassification of documents he removed from the White House and kept in his Mar-a-Lago property — but several former Trump administration officials have disputed that claim. According to CNN, 18 officials — some anonymously and some on the record […]
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Mississippi Town Hired Racist Cop to Terrorize Black Residents, Advocates Say
A flagrantly racist and violent ex-cop is bringing national attention to a small town in Mississippi where Black residents say they were systematically “terrorized” by police and the court system. Civil rights advocates condemn the officer’s actions and say they are a symptom of a larger problem that extends far beyond one rural community and […]
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Judge Orders Starbucks to Reinstate 7 Fired Pro-Union Workers in Memphis
A U.S. district judge ruled on Thursday that Starbucks must reinstate seven union organizers that the company fired in Memphis, Tennessee, in February after the judge found “reasonable cause” in allegations from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that the company had engaged in unlawful union busting. District Judge Sheryl Lipman ruledStarbucks had fired employees […]
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