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2026-04-23 00:30:03 CEST

A Virginia judge has blocked redistricting of the state, voted for in a referendum yesterday, that could net Democrats four extra House seats. State Attorney General Jay Jones says he will fight the order. Here's CNBC.
https://flip.it/VF2Cp6
#USNews #USLaw #Virginia #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration

2026-04-21 21:50:24 CEST

After two C.I.A. officers were killed in a drug raid in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, the country’s president wants answers. President Claudia Sheinbaum says federal prosecutors are investigating potential violations of national security in the incident, which also killed 2 Mexican officers. Read more from [@CBSNews](https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews )
https://flip.it/pqzySu
#Mexico #US #Drugs #Sheinbaum #Security #CIA

2026-04-16 17:51:22 CEST

Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party was trounced in the Hungarian election at the weekend, which might have financial and legal consequences for the global far right. Alice McCool writes for The Nerve about how the Hungarian state funded institutions like Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) — which incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar says may have been a criminal offence — and what that might mean.
https://flip.it/0AjkCX
#ViktorOrban #Hungary #Europe #Politics #PeterMagyar

2026-04-15 20:39:40 CEST

In its latest sally against [check notes] the pope, the Trump administration has cut funding to Catholic Charities, a Miami organization that supports immigrant children who enter the U.S. without parents or adult supervision. It operates the equivalent of a foster-care system. Archbishop Thomas Wenski said in an op-ed in the Miami Herald that without government support, the program will be forced to close within three months.
https://flip.it/Ydgyoz
#News #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics #ThePope

2026-04-14 01:06:12 CEST

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, facing possible expulsion vote, announces he will step down from U.S. Congress. [@CNN](https://flipboard.com/@CNN ) reports:
https://flip.it/g3j90F
#News #Politics #Texas #USNews #TonyGonzales

2026-04-13 23:57:04 CEST

California Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign from U.S. Congress following multiple sexual assault allegations. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ):
https://flip.it/ql3bfh
#News #USNews #Politics #EricSwalwell #California #Midterms

2026-04-11 22:08:24 CEST

California Rep. Eric Swalwell is under investigation in New York over a sexual assault allegation that the Democrat has denied. Read more from NBC News:
https://flip.it/JMkyi6
#News #Politics #USNews #EricSwalwell

2026-04-08 17:33:18 CEST

Why Hungary’s election matters to Trump, Orbán and Russia.
Straight Arrow News reports on JD Vance's involvement in a foreign election: https://flip.it/Y90sV3
#Hungary #Orban #JDVance #Elections #Politics #News

2026-04-03 20:14:27 CEST

The death of a Shiite Muslim in Bahrain has sparked a major controversy in the crackdown on dissent since the start of the Iran war. Authorities in the small island nation have detained dozens of people for expressing support for Iran or suspected of spying for it. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress )
https://flip.it/NvU4XE
#Bahrain #Iran #Muslim #MiddleEast #Dissent #Shiite

2026-03-30 16:39:22 CEST

Israel poised to pass controversial death penalty bill.
@npub104w…90ct reports: "Opponents of the bill argue it is unethical, unconstitutional and racist, discriminating between Jewish Israelis and Palestinians."
https://flip.it/yHo_fi
#Israel #DeathPenalty #News #MiddleEast

2026-03-27 14:12:01 CET

The U.S. Senate agrees to fund TSA and most of DHS, but not ICE.
[@TheHill](https://flipboard.com/@TheHill ) reports: "The deal came together swiftly after months of often-stalled negotiations and just before lawmakers were set to depart for a two-week recess — and as hours-long lines at airport TSA checkpoints put enormous pressure on them to act."
https://flip.it/t_.e2V
#TSA #ICE #Senate #News #USPolitics

2026-03-26 23:43:05 CET

U.S. President Donald Trump's signature is to appear on paper currency in honor of the country's 250th anniversary, the Treasury says. A commission of Trump appointees has also approved a 24K gold coin bearing the president's image. Here's NBC.
https://flip.it/Y7P7JV
#USNews #USPolitics #NoKings

2026-03-26 13:53:04 CET

The president of Belarus visits Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, signing friendship treaty with North Korea.
NBC News reports: "Belarus is a close ally of Russia. Lukashenko allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory as a staging ground for the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine."
https://flip.it/Qsh52T
#Belarus #NorthKorea #Russia #News #KimJongUn

2026-03-25 00:51:21 CET

Mar-a-Lago goes blue! [@CNN](https://flipboard.com/@CNN ) projects that Democrat Emily Gregory will win a special state House election in the Palm Beach district that includes U.S. President Donald Trump's home.
https://flip.it/H768_Y
#USPolitics #DonaldTrump #MarALago #Florida

2026-03-24 19:03:10 CET

Who loves mail-in voting? Donald Trump, apparently. According to public records, the U.S. president cast his ballot by mail in the special election for the Florida statehouse district he lives in. On Monday, he described mail-in voting as "mail-in cheating." The U.S Supreme Court is expected to rule by late June on whether ballots received after election day but sent on or before it can be counted. The Republican Party's SAVE America Act would also place restrictions on voting by mail.
https://flip.it/RbQVP-
#USPolitics #DonaldTrump #Voting #VoterRestrictions

2026-03-24 00:42:15 CET

Is this what they mean by windfall? French company TotalEnergies will receive $1 billion of U.S. taxpayers' money to abandon plans for Atlantic Ocean wind farms in favor of fossil fuel projects. Here's more from [@CNN](https://flipboard.com/@CNN ).
https://flip.it/pZdvio
#TrumpAdministration #USPolitics #Climate

2026-03-23 17:54:31 CET

France went to the polls over the weekend for the second round in its municipal elections. Here's what happened, via France 24.
https://flip.it/HWNmpu
#France #FrenchPolitics #NationalRally #FarRight #Europe

2026-03-23 17:39:09 CET

Robert Mueller died last Friday at age 81. Garrett Graff has been writing about "America's straightest arrow" for the past two decades, first when Mueller was FBI director and then special counsel. Here's his tribute for Doomsday Scenario.
https://flip.it/_sjC-y
#RobertMueller #USPolitics #RIP #InMemoriam

2026-03-20 23:33:18 CET

Albertans who want to separate from Canada are scapegoating immigrants for all the province's social problems. Tim Caulfield, a law professor who has lived in Alberta all his life, writes for the Walrus about how all of this is predicated on false narratives.
https://flip.it/CgaI-8
#Canada #Alberta #CanadianSeparatism #Immigration

2026-03-19 13:50:44 CET

The U.S. State Department cut jobs with deep expertise in the Middle East as Iran crisis escalates.
[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports the diminished "Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray."
https://flip.it/Ij3i.u
#Iran #StateDepartment #Diplomacy #Politics #News #MiddleEast

2026-03-15 20:33:52 CET

Israeli soldiers fire on car carrying family in occupied West Bank, killing parents and two of four children. [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports:
https://flip.it/8sZSgI
#News #WorldNews #Palestinian #Israel #War #MiddleEast

2026-03-12 19:56:04 CET

@npub1n2y…qlcl watched six hours of a DOGE bro's deposition so you don't have to, and wrote all about it for @npub1psa…j5uh.
https://flip.it/0XIZk4
#DOGE #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration

2026-03-11 13:40:19 CET

"Evidence continues to mount that the U.S. was responsible for the deadly school strike in southern Iran that killed scores of children as images taken near the school have emerged showing fragments of American-made missiles," NBC News reports.
https://flip.it/ln0VtO
#Iran #News #War #Pentagon

2026-03-08 17:20:35 CET

President Trump defies U.S. analysis, blames Iran for airstrike on girls’ school that killed at least 175 people. [@Independent](https://flipboard.com/@Independent ) has more:
https://flip.it/diiALr
#News #WorldNews #War #USA #Iran #Trump

2026-03-07 18:21:47 CET

Dozens of people were killed in Lebanon during an overnight raid by Israeli forces searching for a missing navigator. [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) has more:
https://flip.it/f1IO1f
#News #WorldNews #Israel #Lebanon #MiddleEast

2026-03-07 00:21:39 CET

Evidence from the deadly blast at an elementary school in Iran likely points to a U.S. airstrike. [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports:
https://flip.it/WcAJ4-
#News #Iran #USA #Israel #War #WorldNews

2026-03-06 20:55:48 CET

It's estimated that it would take roughly 700 years to de-mine Ukraine, and while landmines and explosive remnants remain in the ground, they pollute the environment and place immense psychological tolls on communities. For @npub1pd2…5uph, Kang-Chun Cheng 鄭康君 writes about the long and complex process of de-mining an area and making it safe again, and the people who do the job.
https://flip.it/vStdRQ
#Ukraine #UkraineWar #News

2026-03-06 15:11:02 CET

How long can Iran continue the war?
From @npub104w…90ct: "In the war with the U.S. and Israel, Iran is largely on its own. The regime is relying primarily on its missile and drone systems and has no intention of surrendering."
https://flip.it/v_OHE3
#Iran #War #News #USIranWar #Israel #MiddleEast

2026-03-05 15:30:51 CET

Is the U.S. military campaign against Iran legal? FactCheck.org explores the question.
https://flip.it/T.oqyn
#Iran #FactCheck #News #War

2026-03-04 19:23:14 CET

"Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would require every public university in the state to build a memorial plaza honoring conservative commentator Charlie Kirk," reports The Tennessean, which says the proposal could cost taxpayers more than $18 million in its first year.
https://flip.it/65X4sf
#USNews #Tennessee #CharlieKirk

2026-03-03 02:16:43 CET

March 8 will be the last time most residents of British Columbia have to change their clocks. Premier David Eby says the province is permanently adopting daylight time. Here's more from [@cbcnews](https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews ).
https://flip.it/vwssme
#Canada #BritishColumbia #CanadianNews #DaylightSavingTime

2026-02-28 01:50:09 CET

The Handbasket's Marisa Kabas talked to trans and gender nonconforming people in Kansas about SB 244, the new law invalidating their IDs. "What is clear is that Kansas Republicans have weaponized the government to target a tiny subset of an already small portion of the population to score political points and institutionalize cruelty," Kabas writes.
https://flip.it/1uQ-Me
#Kansas #TransRights #Republicans #USPolitics #USLaw

2026-02-27 22:53:07 CET

Warner Bros. formally signs merger agreement with Paramount a day after Netflix abruptly dropped out of the bidding war. Read more from NBC News:
https://flip.it/78VM9C
#News #Media #WarnerBros #Paramount #Business #Entertainment

2026-02-27 22:35:29 CET

President Trump bars federal agencies from using Anthropic AI technology as the firm refuses to lift safeguards on the military's use of its model, Claude, due to its concerns about the use of AI for mass domestic surveillance and the development of weapons.
. Read more from @[email protected]:
https://flip.it/CK6TQM
#News #Trump #Anthropic #Tech #AI #USA #USNews

2026-02-27 21:03:36 CET

NBC News reports that the Justice Department indicts 30 more people in connection to anti-ICE protest at St. Paul, Minn., church last month: @NBC
https://flip.it/NIX9Eo
#News #USNews #ICE #AntiIce #Minnesota

2026-02-27 15:53:31 CET

Anthropic refuses to bend to Pentagon on AI safeguards as dispute nears deadline.
[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports: "Anthropic said it sought narrow assurances from the Pentagon that Claude won’t be used for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons." Apparently those assurances did not come.
https://flip.it/TEKIyW
#Anthropic #Pentagon #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #News #Tech

2026-02-26 22:25:14 CET

Trans people in Kansas are reporting that they have received letters from the Division of Vehicles saying they must surrender their driver's licenses immediately. This is as a result of House Substitute for Senate Bill 244, which says ID must now reflect the credential holder's "sex at birth." The letter warns that upon the law's publication today, Feb. 26, current credentials will "no longer be valid." Per the letter, there is no grace period and anyone operating a vehicle without a valid credential may be subject to "additional penalties." In the state of Kanas, anyone caught driving without a valid license could face a class B misdemeanor carrying up to six months in jail. Here's Erin Reed's report.
https://flip.it/cicb_B
#USLaw #USPolitics #TransRights #Kansas

2026-02-25 14:54:06 CET

President Trump's State of the Union speech included misleading claims on the economy, jobs, inflation, crime, immigration and other subjects.
FactCheck.org has an analysis: https://flip.it/gyuQhQ
#Trump #SOTU #FactCheck #News #USPolitics

2026-02-25 02:17:36 CET

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is facing the International Criminal Court in The Hague as he stands accused of crimes against humanity. The ICC estimates up to 30,000 people died in the country’s drug war under his leadership. Read more from @npub104w…90ct
https://flip.it/5Ldpab
#Phillippines #ICC #CriminalCourt #Hague #WarCrimes

2026-02-24 02:27:16 CET

"The rise of autocracy and the retreat of liberal democracy may well be the dominant narrative when historians look back on the first quarter of the century. So, where does the story go from here?" asks the team at [@Vox](https://flipboard.com/@Vox ) in this @npub13fk…z5hw Storyboard, America After Trump.
https://flipboard.com/@vox/america-after-trump-s5nbpnc0dnsfprsl

2026-02-21 21:40:05 CET

CBS News reports: The British government is considering formally removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession to the crown following his arrest over revelations in the documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
https://flip.it/T6jDWs
#UK #UKNews #News #RoyalFamily #Epstein

2026-02-21 18:02:14 CET

President Trump announces plan to raise global tariff to 15%, up from 10%, a day after the Supreme Court struck down his aggressive worldwide import fees. NBC News reports:
https://flip.it/St6-6J
#News #Trump #WorldNews #Tariffs #Business #USA

2026-02-20 16:16:39 CET

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Trump's tariffs in major blow to his economic agenda.
[@CBSNews](https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews ) reports: "While the ruling restricts the president's ability to use IEEPA to set his sweeping duties, it does not prevent the president from imposing tariffs under different trade authorities."
https://flip.it/kf1mU-
#Trump #News #SupremeCourt #Tariffs #Business #Economy #USPolitics

2026-02-17 14:46:17 CET

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a U.S. civil rights icon, dies at age 84.
[@abc](https://flipboard.com/@abc ) reports: "Jackson ran for president twice, both times as a Democrat, placing third for the party's nomination in 1984 and second in 1988."
https://flip.it/1.dYHk
#JesseJackson #CivilRights #News #USPolitics #History

2026-02-11 04:04:32 CET

10 people including the suspect are dead after a mass shooting at a school and home in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. Here's [@cbcnews](https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews )'s liveblog.
https://flip.it/N07z2m
#Canada #News #CanadaNews #BritishColumbia #BC

2026-02-09 23:04:20 CET

Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years, is married to a U.S. citizen, has no criminal record, owns a business and holds a valid work permit as part of an application for a green card. Yet he's been in detention in Texas for nearly five months. The Irish Times spoke to him about what's happening.
https://flip.it/fIuK9g
#Ireland #Immigration #UnitedStates #USPolitics

2026-02-09 20:15:01 CET

King Charles says he will be supportive of police investigations into allegations against his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Emails released by the U.S. Department of Justice suggest that Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential information with his friend, convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here's more from [@BBCNews](https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews ).
https://flip.it/UIU-nI
#UKNews #KingCharles #AndrewMountbattenWindsor #JeffreyEpstein

2026-02-09 14:42:33 CET

The EU seeks self-reliance as U.S., China dominate defense sector.
@npub104w…90ct reports: "The U.S. exports more weapons than any other country. Data shows which regions buy the most U.S.-made weapons — and experts discuss strategies for escaping dependence."
https://flip.it/Vm5lyw
#EU #NATO #Military #News #Defense

2026-02-07 00:55:38 CET

Is there going to be a march to support billionaires this weekend in San Francisco? Organizer Derik Kauffman told the San Francisco Examiner he's serious. @npub14j8…pjuf and the other people reporter Troy Wolverton asked aren't so sure. Here's the story. What do you think?
https://flip.it/0YzH_9
#SanFrancisco #Billionaires #MarchForBillionaires

2026-02-06 22:42:29 CET

Canada has opened its first diplomatic outpost in Greenland in a show of solidarity with the territory. [@cbcnews](https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews ) explains who was there for the ceremony in Greenland's capital Nuuk, including a delegation of 60 Canadian Inuit. "We feel deeply connected with the Inuit of Canada,” Greenland's Minister of Business Naaja Nathanielsen said. "For us, this is more than just about collaboration on a more diplomatic level, it's also about kinship.”
https://flip.it/yxxZgc
#Greenland #Canada #Inuit #Indigenous

2026-02-06 01:46:34 CET

"The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home," writes Cengiz Yar in his ground reporting from Minneapolis for @npub1qmg…s6k5, where he and colleague Peter DiCampo witnessed ICE raids, protestors enduring cycles of tear gas, detentions and regrouping, and more. "I do not have the words to articulate how it feels to watch this unfold in Minneapolis, a city that I have grown to know and love after moving here a few years ago," writes DiCampo. "The journalists who flocked here over the past few weeks are people I have run into while on assignment in hot spots all over the world. Now they were in my home city."
https://flip.it/hlYP8-
#ICE #Minnesota #Minneapolis #Immigration #TrumpAdministration

2026-02-05 20:24:32 CET

It looks likely that the province of Alberta will have a referendum on whether it should secede from Canada. The group organizing the petition to trigger the referendum claims to have met with senior Trump administration officials several times, and U.S. lawmakers have claimed that Albertans would rather be part of the United States than Canada. The referendum looks likely to fail. Only 24% of Albertans support joining the U.S. But, Coda Story's Natalia Antelava argues, that isn't the whole story. "The rhetorical architecture that made Crimea possible is now being constructed around Alberta," she writes.
https://flip.it/1wRG6-
#News #CanadianNews #Alberta #AlbertaSeparatism

2026-02-03 20:56:45 CET

A United States fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively” flew towards the USS Abraham Lincoln as it was crossing through the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command says. Read more from @[email protected]
https://flip.it/9sD-Q3
#Iran #Drone #ArabianSea #Jet #MiddleEast

2026-02-02 21:47:17 CET

A wildfire is raging through Patagonia in Argentina as fire season begins there. Thousands of tourists and residents have been evacuated, and “teams are stretched beyond their limits,” one park ranger says. Many are blaming President Javier Milei for slashing spending on the National Fire Management Service by 80%. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress )
https://flip.it/l3nOcm
#Argentina #SouthAmerica #Fire #Wildfire #Patagonia #Milei

2026-01-29 23:41:50 CET

No work, no school, no shopping. A U.S. grassroots movement called National Shutdown is calling for a general strike tomorrow, Jan. 30. The Advocate shares what you need to know.
https://flip.it/1YoQNi
#GeneralStrike #Minnesota #NationalShutdown #USPolitics #ICEOut

2026-01-29 22:40:44 CET

Donald Trump made promises that he would increase affordability for Americans, but in a Cabinet meeting today, he seemed to suggest the opposite. Of current homeowners, he said: "We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home." Here's the full story from [@people](https://flipboard.com/@people ).
https://flip.it/_9gwrH
#USNews #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #Affordability #HomeOwnership

2026-01-29 18:02:37 CET

Multiple reports say that a group of separatists from Alberta, Canada, has met with members of Donald Trump's administration, seeking money from the U.S. Treasury to help bankroll a new country. British Columbia Premier David Eby says this is treason. Here's more from @[email protected].
https://flip.it/BKxi7v
#Canada #Alberta #TrumpAdministration #AlbertaSeparatism

2026-01-27 21:24:39 CET

A person is in critical condition after being shot in an incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona, a spokesperson from Pima County Sheriff's Department says. Here's NBC with the few details that are known so far.
https://flip.it/odXoS2
#Immigration #USImmigration #Arizona #BorderControl

2026-01-27 20:07:21 CET

When Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents on Saturday, he was already suffering from a broken rib after an encounter with ICE the week before, according to [@CNN](https://flipboard.com/@CNN ).
https://flip.it/7UGzxx
#AlexPretti #ICE #Immigration #Minneapolis #TrumpAdministration

2026-01-26 23:04:48 CET

Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday. [@CNN](https://flipboard.com/@CNN ) reports:
https://flip.it/vYHlYE
#News #USNews #Minneapolis #ICE #AlexPretti #BorderPatrol

2026-01-26 20:03:40 CET

There will be around 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff in the U.S. this year. For @npub1hpg…yrre, @npub1skv…dfdf explains how they might impact local policy on policing, punishment, and ICE.
https://flip.it/s-ZttV
#USNews #USGovernment #USElections #LocalElections #LawEnforcement #ICE

2026-01-23 23:29:30 CET

RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/115946403644650880
Thousands of anti-ICE protestors have gathered to march through Minneapolis in sub-zero temperatures. "We have seen this happen before, right? It always starts with one group of people, until it spreads to everybody," said 24-year-old Yubi Hassan, who emigrated from Somalia as a teen and was handing out hot tea to fellow marchers. "Today is us, tomorrow it might be somebody else."
Mati Hanson, 31, said she was protesting because she felt that she can as a white person. “A lot of people aren’t leaving their houses…Those are the people I want to support, since they can’t be here,” she said.
Here's more from NBC.
https://flip.it/BbMgv3
#Minnesota #Minneapolis #MinnesotaProtests #ICE #Immigration #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration
#note1ft3…qwnu

2026-01-23 21:55:15 CET

Hundreds of businesses and faith organizations in Minnesota have closed their doors today, thousands of workers went on strike and many residents have refused to shop, dine or attend school in order to protest against ICE's actions toward immigrants in the state. Yahoo News explains more.
https://flip.it/98jrmL
#Minnesota #Minneapolis #EconomicBlackout #Strike #ICE #Immigration

2026-01-23 15:17:41 CET

Minnesota gears up for a mass anti-immigration enforcement protest despite the dangerous cold.
[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports: "A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state."
https://flip.it/r2Zc49
#Minnesota #Minneapolis #ICE #News #Immigration #Protest

2026-01-22 14:47:24 CET

"The heads of all 27 European Union member states will gather in Brussels on Thursday for what the body is calling an 'extraordinary' summit regarding the recent crisis in transatlantic relations prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland."
[@abc](https://flipboard.com/@abc ) reports: https://flip.it/Dx9eLa
#Greenland #Trump #EU #NATO #News

2026-01-20 16:57:25 CET

"This is sell America." The U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets.
CNBC reports on the global economic impact of President Trump's latest tariff threats: https://flip.it/ZzoT3Z
#Trump #Tariffs #News #Economy #Greenland #Politics

2026-01-19 23:38:53 CET

On Martin Luther King Day, here's a @npub13fk…z5hw Storyboard from @[email protected] with suggestions for how to make an impact and more, including a story on how we can use MLK's legacy to explain the differences between hope and optimism. "Long-term hope is not about looking on the bright side. It is a mindset that helps people endure challenges, tackle them head-on and keep their eyes on the goal — a virtue that King and other community leaders exemplify," writes Kendra Thomas.
https://flipboard.com/@newsone/10-meaningful-ways-to-observe-mlk-day-bbofaq618n1r976h
#MartinLutherKing #MLK #MLKDay #USNews #BlackMastodon

2026-01-16 20:38:17 CET

The Free America Walkout will take place on Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. local time. Organized in part by the Women's March, this encourages individuals and groups to walk out of work, school and other activities, withholding labor as a protest against the government. Events have been organized in cities across America throughout the weekend of Jan. 17. Here's more from Hercampus. At the second link, find out more about the movement, and an event near you.
https://flip.it/LgMfZA
https://www.freeameri.ca/
#FreeAmericaWalkout #USNews #USGovernment #TrumpAdministration #WomensMarch

2026-01-14 18:05:32 CET

Life-threatening maneuvers like carotid restraints and chokeholds. Taking and dumping a teenager's phone. This @npub1qmg…s6k5 story is a difficult, necessary read about the out-of-control actions of U.S. immigration agents.
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#USNews #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #Immigration #ICE #DHS

2026-01-12 14:51:12 CET

The U.S. Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. What that could mean for the economy.
CNBC reports: https://flip.it/b.z3de
#JeromePowell #Fed #News #Trump #Economy

2026-01-08 20:04:00 CET

Feeling heavy and drained simply by existing in the USA? Garrett Graff says it could be the weight of the shift from "zero to non-zero." "There are so many aspects of our daily life that we’d never had to weigh before; so many new possible horrors that we have to carry in our minds each day." Here's his piece for his Doomsday Scenario newsletter.
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#News #Politics #Trump #TrumpAdministration #USA #USNews

2026-01-08 00:07:25 CET

The 37-year-old woman shot by ICE in Minneapolis was a U.S. citizen named Renee Good, authorities have confirmed. Here's a @npub13fk…z5hw Storyboard with details on what we know so far about the killing.
https://flipboard.com/@news/what-we-know-about-minneapolis-ice-killing-bftbh8ung7695afo
#Minneapolis #Minnesota #ReneeGood #ICE #Immigration #USNews #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration

2026-01-07 00:13:57 CET

Many Venezuelans around the world are celebrating the arrest of deposed President Nicolás Maduro, but those in the country itself are in a state of deep uncertainty after the U.S. bombed their capital city. Here's an eyewitness account, published in Global Voices.
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#Venezuela #Maduro #NicolasMaduro #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

2026-01-06 22:52:08 CET

The White House says the U.S. is discussing "a range of options" to "acquire" Greenland, including use of the military. Here's more from [@BBCNews](https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews ).
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#USPolitics #USNews #TrumpAdministration #Greenland #Denmark

2026-01-05 20:03:45 CET

There are eight elections to watch in the U.S. this month. Here's @npub1hpg…yrre's breakdown. The main thing to look out for: Will the Democrats keep their momentum from 2025?
https://flip.it/XB7PQo
#USPolitics #USNews #USElections

2026-01-05 15:49:53 CET

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz drops reelection bid amid scrutiny over his handling of alleged fraud cases.
NBC News reports on the surprise announcement: https://flip.it/Tz6LsI
Walz was the 2024 vice presidential candidate.
#TimWalz #News #Minnesota #USPolitics #Politics

2025-12-18 16:22:01 CET

Say what? Trump Media, which runs Truth Social, to merge with nuclear fusion company in $6B deal.
CNBC reports: "There are currently no commercial plants producing electricity using fusion, a futuristic technology that carries the potential to generate abundant energy without the risks associated with nuclear power."
https://flip.it/UGLjVu
#Trump #News #TruthSocial #Media #USPolitics #Fusion

2025-12-18 01:13:04 CET

For the first time in modern state history, a Democrat is running in every race on the Texas ballot next year, thanks to a recruitment campaign by Democratic groups and politicians. “No Republican gets a free ride in Texas,” Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder said in an interview. Here's more from Texas Tribune.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/17/texas-democrats-down-ballot-2026/
#News #USNews #USPolitics #DemocraticParty #Texas

2025-12-17 17:15:55 CET

It's challenging to pick just 10 top news stories in a year like 2025. Here are our choices, focusing on the consequential changes in U.S. government and democracy.
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What would you include in the top 10 that we didn't?
#News #2025 #YearInReview #Politics

2025-12-09 20:41:38 CET

A petition signed by 300,000 people that demands Missouri's gerrymandered congressional map be put to voters has been submitted to the secretary of state. The Missouri Independent explains what happens next.
https://flip.it/uk15FS
#Missouri #USPolitics #Gerrymandering #USCongress #USNews

2025-12-08 20:35:52 CET

Kristi Noem is on "very thin ice," and will likely be replaced early next year, a White House official told MS NOW, which reports that the Trump administration wants a secretary who will "more aggressively support key parts of the president's deportation agenda."
https://flip.it/j5VggO
#TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #ICE #TrumpAdministration #Immigration

2025-12-01 23:27:39 CET

Is it always election season in the U.S? Here's @npub1hpg…yrre's guide to who's voting for what this month across eight states. Tomorrow's key races include a Congressional seat in Tennessee and mayoral runoffs in Georgia and New Jersey.
https://flip.it/Xu3CGU
USPolitics #USNews #Elections #Tennessee #Georgia #NewJersey #News #AftynBehn

2025-11-29 20:19:15 CET

FDA claim that COVID shots killed 10 children called “irresponsible” and “dangerous” by vaccine experts. NBC News reports:
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#News #Health #USA #Vaccines #FDA #COVID

2025-11-28 00:08:06 CET

Indigenous actor Elaine Miles, best known for her roles in "Northern Exposure," "Smoke Signals," Wyvern" and "The Last of Us," was stopped by ICE earlier this month in Redmond, Wa. She showed her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, a federally recognized form of identification. An agent called her document "fake," saying "anyone can make that." She was released shortly afterwards, but says in a social media post that a similar thing happened to both her son and uncle. Indigenous rights attorney Gabriel Galanda, who does not represent Miles, says it's racial profiling. “People are getting pulled over or detained on the street because of the dark color of their skin.” Here's more from The Seattle Times.
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#ElaineMiles #Indigenous #IndigenousRights #Immigration #USImmigration #ICE #Racism

2025-11-26 20:42:04 CET

After Bloomberg leaked the transcript of a phone call wherein U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff coached his Russian counterpart on selling a Ukraine peace deal to President Trump, neither country is denying its veracity. While Trump is defending Witkoff as a skilled dealmaker, some in his party are bristling at his approach. “Would a Russian paid agent do less than [Witkoff]? He should be fired,” Rep. Don Bacon (R- Neb.) said on social media. Read more from @[email protected]
https://flip.it/Vl_dDD
#Leak #Bloomberg #Witkoff #SteveWitcoff #Russia #Ukraine #Trump #US

2025-11-19 19:15:50 CET

The U.S. Department of Justice's prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey may be in trouble, as prosecutor Tyler Lemons acknowledged that the grand jury never saw the final version of Comey's indictment, NBC reports. Comey's attorney, Michael Drebeen, has asked the judge to dismiss the charges with prejudice (so that they cannot be brought again) on the basis that this is a vindictive prosecution fueled by President Donald Trump's personal spite.
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#TrumpAdministration #JamesComey #USLaw #DonaldTrump #LindseyHalligan

2025-11-15 00:11:03 CET

Rev. Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston, was shot in the leg with a pepper ball by state police while protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility, Illinois. He writes for Religion News Service about why he continues to show up at Broadview, the atmosphere at protests there, and religious leaders' obligation to resist tyranny. "It is important for my neighbors who were abducted to know that we will not stop fighting for their release," he writes. "By my estimation, our country is somewhere in 1930s Germany. Fascism is growing in power, but we still have opportunities to resist."
https://flip.it/cWTTxH
#Religion #Christianity #Immigration #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #ICE #Illinois #Evanston

2025-11-14 23:15:49 CET

Lots of journalists have searched through the 26,000 Jeffrey Epstein documents that were released earlier this week, but if you want to do so yourself, here's data journalist @npub1cdq…2x6k's guide.
https://flip.it/IE7zgJ
#JeffreyEpstein #DonaldTrump #USNews #TrumpAdministration

2025-11-10 20:29:02 CET

What is it like to be a progressive in Trump country? Photographer Isabelle Zhao traveled from Alaskan outposts to the pine woods of East Texas, and discovered something unexpected: hope.
https://flip.it/8abt1X
#USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #MAGA #RepublicanParty #USA #UnitedStates

2025-11-05 20:07:04 CET

Virginia saw a huge shift towards the Democrats in last night's U.S. general election. Philip Bump breaks down the numbers.
https://flip.it/paehpN
#USPolitics #USElection #Virginia #AbigailSpanberger #USNews

2025-11-01 17:17:34 CET

Food stamp delays, insurance rate hikes among stressors to hit Americans as federal government shutdown passes Nov. 1 deadline. Read more from NBC News:
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#News #Politics #Government #Shutdown #USA #SNAP

2025-10-30 20:35:02 CET

Prince Andrew is to lose his "prince" title and mansion, and will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
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#UKNews #JeffreyEpstein #RoyalFamily #PrinceAndrew #Andrew

2025-10-27 23:15:00 CET

16 U.S. states are engaged in redistricting efforts with a view to giving either the GOP or the Democrats an advantage in the 2026 midterms. Here's who's doing what.
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#USPolitics #USElections #Gerrymandering #Texas #California #USNews

2025-10-24 15:34:29 CEST

President Donald Trump said he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that features former President Ronald Reagan.
[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports: https://flip.it/0aGGlb
#Tariffs #Trump #Canada #News #Politics

2025-10-17 13:38:18 CEST

Tomahawk missiles take center stage in Trump's Russia-Ukraine diplomacy.
[@abc](https://flipboard.com/@abc ) previews today's meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy: https://flip.it/eoFwfl
#Ukraine #Russia #Trump #News #Tomahawk #Zelensky

2025-10-15 18:57:02 CEST

In a three-day trial in 1995, Anthony Boyd was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, based solely on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment. No physical evidence connected him to the murder of Gregory "New York" Huguley. Boyd has been on death row ever since, and is due to be executed by the state of Alabama on Oct. 23. @npub1hpg…yrre examines the reasons to doubt the conviction: Inadequate legal representation, conflicting witness reports, and a system that disproportionately sends Black people to death row.
https://flip.it/SknOyl
#USLaw #USNews #Alabama #DeathPenalty #DeathRow #JusticeSystem #Racism

2025-10-02 22:36:07 CEST

Book bans in U.S. public schools have been escalating since 2021 and have become a “new normal,” according to a new report. The newest threat? The federal government. Read more from @[email protected]
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#Books #Bans #Trump #Education #School #Reading

2025-09-26 20:47:47 CEST

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warns that President Donald Trump’s actions could “set fire” to the Middle East. Read more from NBC News:
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#News #WorldNews #Iran #USA #Trump #MiddleEast

2025-09-24 05:21:11 CEST

Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva is projected to have won a special election for her late father's seat in Congress. With 80% of ballots in, she has 70.7% of the vote. This narrows the Republican majority in the House to 219-214, and may lead to the release of the Epstein files. Here's more from NBC. Earlier this evening, the Republicans held a State Senate seat and won a mayoral election in Mobile, Alabama. Find all this month's U.S. local election news from @npub1hpg…yrre's @npub1skv…dfdf at the second link.
https://flip.it/MoFfX9
https://flip.it/GUaF6J
#USPolitics #Arizona #AdelitaGrijalva #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Alabama #Georgia

2025-09-24 00:53:25 CEST

Mario Guevara, the only known journalist detained by ICE on U. S. soil, has been held since June 14. For The Bitter Southerner, he writes about his experiences of solitary confinement, protection rackets, and ICE's attempts to prevent his release. "Since July 10, 2025, all pending criminal charges against Guevara have been dismissed, yet he remains in detention. Guevara has committed no crime, had no criminal history prior to his June 14, 2025 arrest, and has no pending criminal charges against him now," write The Bitter Southerner team.
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#ICE #USNews #Immigration #TrumpAdministration