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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 7h
Someone should tell these hacks at DOJ that seeking to deprive citizens of the right to vote under color of law is a violation of the law. apnews.com/article/cali...
apnews.com
California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns
The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm election, warning that local officials who process ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are p...
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16/10/2026
Who is safer when America forcibly detains a woman who has called this country home since she was 6, is a mom to four citizens, and is a military spouse? This is a disgrace and we need to force a change with our voice and our votes.
theatlantic.com
He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.
When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Oh.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 13/10/2026
Federal law enforcement weaponized to target political enemies. Taxpayer dollars spent on political ads and monuments to vanity. Pardons for those who can pay, and payouts for those who play along. With each new act of corruption, our democracy moves closer to the brink.
reuters.com
US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar
Authorities conducted a predawn raid on the Washington home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, as part of an ongoing investigation.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 10/10/2026
We went from sanctioning Russian oil to buying it in three weeks. Instead of ending his disastrous war in Iran, Trump is now funding Russia's war in Ukraine. We used to hold dictators and autocrats accountable. Now our president negotiated a deal to fund Putin's unjust war.
cnbc.com
Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets
President Donald Trump has few options to reduce diesel prices given the destruction done to refineries by the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked.
According to Mohamed, guards at Guantanamo have said they are being held there because that's what officials in Washington, DC, want. "There's no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison," he told me. "And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us... Washington...ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay."
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/09/2026
On the Trump administration's "sweeping campaign to control speech in America" through lawsuits, regulation and threats: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
nytimes.com
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (Gift Article)
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Investigators suspect that a train derailment in northwest France which injured 44, one gravely, was the result of sabotage, a police source told AFP.
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bjorn76.bsky.social @bjorn76.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“Only idiots or traitors can rejoice at the triumph of the AfD in Germany.” Almost half of the state of Saxony-Anhalt voted for fascist party. Are half of the Germans fascists? I still hope not, though I don’t know anymore. But assuming not, why did they vote fascist (and betrayed the constitution)?
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Nina Markl 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is what happens when centrist parties run with the far-right talking points until they’re entirely normalised — the only people who win in that scenario are far right extremists and everyone else gets hurt (yes, every time, trust me, i’ve witnessed many austrian elections)
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bjorn76.bsky.social @bjorn76.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Was the Soldaritätszuschlag a mistake if solidarity is only going one way? Was the reunion a mistake? No, imagine Bonn as capital! In the end the West has to Safe the East again, or will this time the East destroy the West? A sad day for Germany . www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
‼️ 🇪🇺 Russian intelligence services may be behind a series of recent sabotage attacks on European defense plants, — The Telegraph We are talking about the recent arsons and explosions at defense plants in Italy, Estonia, Bulgaria and Czechia - all of which supplied ammunition or UAVs to Ukraine.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/08/2026
This is what the fake "free speech" advocates have built: an administration that harasses critics. Produce research showing the expensive National Guard deployments didn't lower crime? Get sued by Trump's lawyers www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
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bjorn76.bsky.social @bjorn76.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Biased reporting by the Guardian, dead Russian civilians matter, the daily dead Ukrainian civilians not so much. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Ukrainian drone attack on Russia kills at least six, says Moscow
Kyiv launches what may be its largest attack wave of war, with fire breaking out at warehouse near Russian capital
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bjorn76.bsky.social @bjorn76.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
With this president you don’t need enemies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets
President has suggested steam catapults every year since 2017, saying digital systems are too ‘complicated’
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 07/08/2026
$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill. Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
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Chelsea Harvey @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NEW: The Trump administration withheld for months millions of dollars in wildfire prevention funds from two Spokane communities now fighting devastating blazes. The delays occurred amid a dispute over new USDA grant terms requiring compliance on DEI and immigration. www.eenews.net/articles/dei...
eenews.net
DEI dispute delayed wildfire grants for area engulfed in blazes
A fight over USDA immigration and diversity policies held up $15 million in wildfire-prevention grants for an area in Washington state that’s now burning.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
All you Trump backers who lie about supporting Ukraine…this is what you actually support. These Ukrainians are being killed partly through the policy choices of the Trump administration. The USA could have saved many of these lives but chose not to. www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/e...
cnn.com
Russian attack kills 17 in Kyiv region, Zelensky says | CNN
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital and nearby areas have killed 17 people and wounded dozens of others overnight, officials said, as both sides step up attacks on facilities that underpin daily life...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026
Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“The number was twice as many as the Coast Guard, which manages America’s fleet, had said it needed. The contracts for building the ships would be awarded without competitive bids.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...
nytimes.com
Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts
The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 31/07/2026
Trump's lawyers ADMITTED to STEALING money from blue states, just because they didn’t vote for him. I am demanding every last cent be restored. This isn’t Trump’s money. These are taxpayer dollars and I won’t let this kind of lawless corruption stand.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/07/2026
See you in court, creep.
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bjorn76.bsky.social @bjorn76.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Who wants democracy has to oppose this, otherwise living in the US becomes indistinguishable from living in places like China, Russia, Iran. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
theguardian.com
The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’
Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
NEW: UK journalists are self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised in newsrooms. The abuse now means some journalists are changing what they write about… Grim findings: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
theguardian.com
UK journalists are self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’
Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised amid ‘a narrowing of the public conversation’
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
After ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Araujo, the FBI leaked to Fox News a claim that he was found with possible meth in the van. His family said it was a total falsehood; it was a bag of salt to be used to make an electrolyte drink. And they were right. It was not drugs.
Harris County District Attorn... • X.com
@Harris CountyDAO
We can confirm the substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van tested negative for narcotics/ illicit drugs.
We are not commenting further on the test results, as the investigation is pending.

Harris County District Attorn... 9.1h O
We have notified Salgado Araujo's family because we felt they had the right to know.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/07/2026
This is another step towards a one-party state: only give government grants to your political friends www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 21/07/2026
ICE murdered two people in broad daylight within a week. And now, the FBI is promising LESS accountability. DHS agents need to be reined in—NOT given total impunity. The American people deserve answers. And ICE NEEDS accountability and oversight, ASAP.
nytimes.com
Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Very fair criticism from former British defense secretary.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16/07/2026
Within an HOUR after being legally appointed by the federal judges as Western WA's top prosecutor, Trump fired Roger Rogoff. Not because he isn’t qualified (he is), but because the President wants a sock puppet who puts Trump above the rule of law. It’s a disgrace.
seattletimes.com
Trump fires new U.S. attorney in Seattle within an hour
Roger Rogoff, former director of the state office of independent investigations, is now the rope in a tug-of-war with the Trump administration.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10/07/2026
After a months-long occupation, Minnesota is still recovering from a retribution campaign waged by the federal government. Now, Minnesota stands with Houston in demanding accountability for the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. This bloodshed cannot be normalized.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 10/07/2026
The greatest threat to America's elections is Donald Trump. Effectively shutting down the independent organization that certifies voting systems and supports our state election officials is not a subtle move. Every one of us has to use our voice and our vote to save democracy.
nbcnews.com
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/07/2026
Exclusive: Three men who were alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was killed in an immigration operation, said a federal officer fired at them almost immediately after exiting his vehicle and that at no point did the driver veer in his direction.
washingtonpost.com
Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A total violation of international law. Eswatini is imprisoning people from multiple countries no crime, based on no violation of law in that country, and with the direct knowledge and acquiescence of the United States.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/07/2026
The American legal system is being abused in order to pander to the president's fantasies and make them seem real www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...
nytimes.com
Olympian Is Indicted After Arrest at Washington’s Reflecting Pool
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Two years ago, my colleagues and I were sued by Stephen Miller's America First Legal. The Hines v Stamos case — built atop a number of false allegations — was a central element of the "censorship industrial complex" myth. Today, that case was dismissed (by a Trump judge in LA). We won.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MONROE DIVISION
JILL HINES ET AL — CASE NO. 3:23-CV-00571
VERSUS — JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY
ALEX STAMOS ET AL — MAG. JUDGE KAYLA D. MCCLUSKY
MEMORANDUM RULING
Before the Court is a Renewed Joint Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter and Personal Jurisdiction [Doc. No. 191] filed by Defendants, Alex Stamos, Renée DiResta, the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, the Leland Stanford Junior University, Kate Starbird, Graphika, Camille François, the Atlantic Council, and Graham Brookie (collectively, "Defendants"). Plaintiffs, Jill Hines ("Hines") and Jim Hoft ("Hoft") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), filed an Opposition [Doc. No. 207]. Defendants then filed a Reply [Doc. No. 209].
For the reasons set forth, Defendants' Motion is GRANTED.
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bjorn76.bsky.social @bjorn76.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The denial of reality is mind blowing to me. The simple fact is that the US’ decision what kind of support to provide if Russia attacks is outside of Europe‘s control. And that must guide Europe‘s planning. And this includes the dependency on US munition makers. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Took this video of a guy getting detained and a citation for putting his hand in the water an hour ago.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK: Marco Rubio just had a man arrested and jailed, and is seeking to deport him, because he publicly supported Petro and opposed a presidential candidate in Colombia that Donald Trump would prefer to be elected. He committed no crimes and had an asylum application pending.
Franklin Humberto Coral Garrido, a progressive online activist known as Beto Coral, is a supporter of President Gustavo Petro of Colombia, a leftist who has clashed with President Trump. He has publicly criticized Abelardo De La Espriella, a right-wing candidate backed by Mr. Trump. Mr.
Coral was arrested by immigration authorities on Tuesday, the same day Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a memo determining that he was deportable from the United States.
In the memo, Mr. Rubio noted that Mr.
Coral arrived in the United States in 2015 on a tourist visa and has a pending asylum application. But "Coral Garrido has used his presence in the United States to conduct political activity in support of the Petro government" and has advocated against a candidate for president, Mr. Rubio wrote, according to a copy of the memo obtained by The New York Times.
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Steve Cockburn @stevecockburn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
It’s been 5 hours since BBC first reported this story and the national pick up is fairly sparse. Has violent Islamophobia been normalised to this extent?
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 15/06/2026
The President’s abuse of the Justice Department continues, with new targets every day. The Governor won't be silenced. Nor will my Senate colleagues. Nor will I. In the face of vindictive and baseless investigations, we are defiant and unbowed.
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bjorn76.bsky.social @bjorn76.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Looks like Trump had a call with Putin and got some advice from him. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
FBI raid of Ohio voting rights group stokes fear of pre-midterm crackdown
Agents seized phones and laptops of Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group that does voter registration work
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people? theintercept.com/2026/06/10/t...
theintercept.com
Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking
If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 09/06/2026
Shocking and offensive, also for the fact that FIFA doesn't protest www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
politico.com
World Cup referee from Somalia barred from entering US
The decision comes amid concern that Trump administration policies will hamper preparations for the global sporting event.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 08/06/2026
Again and again, Trump continues to pardon fraudsters and let corrupt politicians out of prison.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 08/06/2026
The details about the Tate brothers in this incredible @newyorker.com profile of them are as sick as anything you will ever read. They are rapists, pornographers, traffickers - and are also protected by the "conservative" MAGA movement www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
newyorker.com
Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse
How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 06/06/2026
This is what they meant by "free speech"
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 02/06/2026
The American people should understand that Trump is spending massive taxpayer resources to needlessly detain families who pose no threat, including CHILDREN. This is disgusting, inhumane, and must stop immediately.
cbsnews.com
Children "held like criminals" inside ICE detention center
More than 6,300 children under 18 – almost all with no criminal record – have been detained by federal immigration authorities during President Trump's second term, with nearly half held at the Dilley...
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
More than 200 people have now been killed in a bombing campaign by the U.S. military against people it has accused of smuggling drugs in the waters off South America… A wide range of legal experts say the strikes are illegal. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...
nytimes.com
The U.S. Boat Strike Campaign Has Now Killed Over 200 People
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