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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/03/2026
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished. (Published Jan. 2026)
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I follow the news around local data center resistance fairly closely. This one stands out.
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Fire department turns down $250,000 Google donation amid data center fight
An Oklahoma fire department turned down a significant donation from Google.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
“As far as I can tell, not a single Republican lawmaker has informed the public that the Save America Act would compel all 50 states to send their voter registration rolls to the DHS or that the DHS would then run the rolls through its ‘SAVE’ voter purge system.” 2/26/26 …1/
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Rise Again - A Story of America A Film by David Comfort Music by Anonymous A story of the forgotten. Of all the stories that no one will hear.
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Rise Again - A Story of America
YouTube video by David Michael Comfort
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Rise Again - A Story of America A Film by David Comfort Music by Anonymous A story of the forgotten. Of all the stories that no one will hear.
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Rise Again - A Story of America
YouTube video by David Michael Comfort
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The ICE agents involved in the murder of Alex Pretti need to be arrested ASAP and tried in court
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
In a text message, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the world would not be secure until America controlled the island.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
As federal agents swarm the Twin Cities, their presence has also grown in medical centers. Health care workers are pushing back.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Since 1986, a federal holiday on the third Monday of January has celebrated the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie attend the premiere of Heated Rivalry at TIFF Lightbox on November 24, 2025 in Toronto. | Harold Feng/Getty Images Heated Rivalry, the Canadian series s...
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The real reason people are so passionate about Heated Rivalry
It’s not just the smut. It’s about a deeper desire.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Who owns the high seas? In the spring of 2010, I was one of a few journalists invited to travel down to the coast of Ecuador to join an ocean-going TED conference. With me aboard a Nation...
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We just took a major step forward in protecting the oceans
The high seas used to be the wild west of the ocean, but a new treaty could finally bring oversight.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Days into the new year, as stuffed suit Tony Dokoupil was readying to take the helm as the new anchor of the CBS Evening News, the network rolled out a much-mocked set of five guiding principles th...
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The Crisis Year for Journalism Is Here
Journalists have an inherent right and professional duty to defend their industry and its mission against those who want to derail it—even when those threats are coming from the inside.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Nomenclature is potent. Donald Trump loves a nickname, and there is power in naming things. Once a thing has a name, it can be categorized, judged, explained, and perhaps satirized and belittled. O...
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Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right
They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
For as long as Donald Trump has deployed his ICE brownshirts in the “Democrat” cities he so despises, Americans have been out in the streets, confronting his masked goons and making sure the rest o...
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The Residents of Minneapolis Are Fighting for All of Us
The sights of Minneapolitans defending their community have been inspiring. But underneath these displays of heroism, there is despair, fear, and hurt.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Andrea Arroyo As Dr. King reminded us, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” His words continue to call us toward justice, compassion, and the power of love to confront racism. T...
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream: Love Against Racism
As Dr. King reminded us, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” His words continue to call us toward justice, compassion, and the power of love to confront racism.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Yangyang Cheng A new book tells the story of the island-nation’s transformation into a central hub for technological development and manufacturing. The post How Taiwan Became the Chipma...
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How Taiwan Became the Chipmaker for the World
A new book tells the story of the island-nation’s transformation into a central hub for technological development and manufacturing.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Michelle Chen Across the country, neighbors are working together to protect one another from Trump’s immigration crackdowns. The post The People vs. ICE appeared first on The Nation.
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The People vs. ICE
Across the country, neighbors are working together to protect one another from Trump’s immigration crackdowns.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Alexandra Marvar The white college student supported Black voters in segregated Alabama, and began documenting the front lines of the voting rights fight, which locals continue to disregard....
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A Civil Rights Veteran Revisits the Summer of 1965
The white college student supported Black voters in segregated Alabama, and began documenting the front lines of the voting rights fight, which locals continue to disregard.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
President Donald Trump launched his second term by seeking to usurp Congress’ authority and challenge a nearly century-old legal precedent that shields independent executive branch agenci...
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How the Supreme Court’s Work to ‘Bolster Executive Power at Congress’s Expense’ is Coming Back to Bite
President Donald Trump launched his second term by seeking to usurp Congress’...
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) went on CNN this morning and among other things said, “I think ICE needs to be totally torn down… People want immigration enforcement that goes after criminals, ...
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Very Important Moment
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) went on CNN this morning and among other...
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Our K-shaped economy is growing K-er by the day. Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released earlier this month show that the labor share of the nation...
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A New Low for American Workers
The share of American income going to labor is at its lowest level since measurements began.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Trump says his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize has shifted his focus, as he ramps up bid to take over huge Arctic island.
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Norway’s PM says Trump sent letter tying Nobel prize snub to Greenland ambitions
American president says his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize has shifted his focus, as he ramps up bid to take over huge Arctic island.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán said he’d also been invited, and has accepted.
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Trump invites Putin to join Gaza peace board, Kremlin says
Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán said he’d also been invited, and has accepted.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
With NATO thrown into question, some officials see the “coalition of the willing” as the basis for a new alliance without the U.S.
politico.eu
Trump’s Greenland threats push Europe toward divorcing America
With NATO thrown into question, some officials see the “coalition of the willing” as the basis for a new alliance without the U.S. 
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
During a heated interview with CBS’ Margaret Brennan, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday offered limited insight into a fatal ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis.Throughout the "Fac...
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Kristi Noem clashes with CBS’ Margaret Brennan in tense interview
The DHS secretary disagreed with Brennan on a series of topics related to the White House’s ongoing immigration crackdown.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a potential deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials confirmed Sunday.The two battalions, which are with the...
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Trump orders active duty troops to prepare for Minnesota deployment
The move signals a potentially more harder-line approach by the White House.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Live view of Chinese exportsThis is the third entry in a series on China’s immense trade surplus. In a saner world — a world in which the United States weren’t ruled by a madman — this surplus and ...
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China’s Trade Surplus, Part III
How should policy respond?
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
When Donald Trump returned to power, America’s billionaires and the leaders of its biggest corporations rushed to prostrate themselves at his feet. Some of them, especially but not only among the t...
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Big Business Should End Its Faustian Bargain With Trump
He’s out of control – and if you don’t hang together to counter him, you’ll hang separately
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday mornin...
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The Surprising Relationship Between Happiness and Intelligence
You might expect smarts and skill to lead to joy, but it’s not that simple.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter does not mention the Palestinian enclave, suggesting a possibly broader mandate.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Martin Luther King’s son and Norm Ornstein, a leading scholar of voting rights, discuss a case that could hollow out the Voting Rights Act.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Times reporters answer readers’ questions about immigration and deportation.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Europe’s dependence on the United States for NATO security limits its options. Its strongest response could be retaliating with its own trade “bazooka.”
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Data obtained by The New York Times illustrates the differences between President Trump’s and President Biden’s approaches to deportations. Our data reporter Albert Sun describes what we found.
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Video: Inside Trump’s Deportation Machine
Data obtained by The New York Times illustrates the differences between President Trump’s and President Biden’s approaches to deportations. Our data reporter Albert Sun describes what we found.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
A territorial grab by the United States would mean the end of NATO.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
As the F.B.I. has added payback to its portfolio, Republican lawmakers like Senator Charles E. Grassley have emerged as a clearinghouse for leaks and whistle-blowers.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
History might not repeat itself, but the slogans sometimes do. And in the days since an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, some Democratic candidates and commentators have joined i...
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‘Abolish ICE’ Is Back
It’s making some Democrats anxious.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Of the many recent targets of the Trump administration’s ire—Jerome Powell, Denmark, Minneapolis—legal immigration may have been the least conspicuous and most consequential. On Wednesday, the Stat...
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Trump Doesn’t Want Legal Immigrants Either
New limits reflect sloppy reasoning and a desire for collective punishment.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The midterms will be a battle for control of Trump’s legacy.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Trump, sinking into the quicksand of imperialism.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Protests erupted in several Greenlandic cites and in Denmark as President Trump intensified his efforts to take control of the Arctic island.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The right’s future is all about American nationalism.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters by enabling conservation zones.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
A rally at City Hall was organized by a conservative influencer to draw attention to a fraud scandal in the state. Counterprotesters came out to oppose the effort.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Hello, it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ It’s a natural fit.
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The Influencer-Administration Complex
Hello, it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ It’s a natural...
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Vocal Trump supporters are demonizing Renee Good, her partner and their allies, with some even using an acronym: AWFUL, or Affluent White Female Urban Liberal.
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