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TruthOut 4h ago

Even as Trump Flounders in the Polls, GOP Candidates Keep Running Further Right

by Sasha Abramsky

Since Trump’s reelection, the GOP has increasingly embraced overtly white nationalist and conspiracist candidates.

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TruthOut 4h ago

Mutual Aid Isn’t a Handout — It’s a Framework for Resistance

by Ella Fassler

The co-directors of a new docuseries offer their theory of change for transcending capitalism and the state.

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TruthOut 23h ago

Black Lung Rates Surge as Miners’ Union Demands Action

by Caity Coyne

Research shows black lung rates rising among miners with as few as 15 years underground, a trend unseen in nearly 40 years.

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TruthOut 21h ago

Israeli Strikes Kill 11 in Lebanon, Including 3 Children, as Strikes Escalate

by Jake Johnson

“Israel must halt this escalation," said Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in a statement.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Texas ICE Jail Has Held Migrant Kids 5 Times Longer Than Legally Allowed

by Uriel J. García

The US's only detention center for families, which Trump reopened, is routinely holding kids beyond the 20-day limit.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Networks Make Sure Migrants Have Support When They’re Released From ICE Jails

by Marianne Dhenin

As the Trump administration moves migrants around the US, transportation networks help them get home.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Film Follows US Doctors to Gaza as Israel Bombs Hospitals, Kills Staff, Patients

by Amy Goodman

Poh Si Teng says the film rose out of “deep despair” over Gaza and Israeli attacks on her former Al Jazeera colleagues.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Mike Lindell Revives Election Fraud Rhetoric After Losing MN GOP Primary

by Chris Walker

“I'm very good at looking at elections,” said Lindell, who for years has peddled election fraud conspiracy theories.

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TruthOut 1d ago

LGBTQ Community Wants Input as Private Club Opens Up on Historic Public Beach

by Timothy French

The community that has made a home out of Jacob Riis Beach is using every lever of power available to preserve it.

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TruthOut 1d ago

Trump Family Crypto Empire Wins Approval for Bank Charter

by Jake Johnson

"The most brazen act of self-dealing our financial system has ever seen,” said Elizabeth Warren.

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TruthOut 4d ago

ICE Is Buying Up to $20 Million Worth of Electric Shock Gloves

by Sharon Zhang

The manufacturer says the gloves can allow ICE agents to force compliance within seconds.

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TruthOut 2d ago

EPA Has Stopped Including Cancer Risk Estimates in Air Pollution Data

by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Researchers say the Trump administration has made it harder for the public to access and understand environmental data.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, Are Now Being Forced to Wear Ankle Monitors

by Megan Henry

Immigrant advocates say that the monitors often cause bodily harm and are part of an effort to drive self-deportation.

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TruthOut 2d ago

EPA Punts Microplastics Monitoring as Scientists Warn of Health Impacts

by Mike Ludwig

Trump's administration omitted microplastics from a list of pollutants for local utilities to monitor in drinking water.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Trump Has Dismantled Federal Civil Rights Enforcement, New Report Shows

by Julia Conley

The White House has decimated staffing at civil rights offices and redirected enforcement toward ideological causes.

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TruthOut 2d ago

CIA Involved in Covert Strikes on Ecuadorian Boats, Report Says

by Sharon Zhang

The secretive operation is said to be separate from the Trump administration’s boat strike campaign.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Federal Agents Began Spying on MN Left-Wing Groups 4 Days After Pretti Was Shot

by Chris Walker

Organizations surveilled included unions, socialist collectives, climate action groups, and others.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Censorship in LA School District Could Become National Norm, Educators Warn

by Marianne Dhenin

Educators in the country’s second-largest school district are facing repression in the wake of a new California law.

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TruthOut 2d ago

As Trump Tries to Undermine Faith in Elections, DC Offers an Example of Defense

by Daniel Hunter

DC organizers have lessons to share after an election held while under National Guard occupation.

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TruthOut 4d ago

White House Reportedly Asks DOJ to Revive Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges

by Chris Walker

Charges against Hearn were dropped in late July after prosecutors found evidence contradicting Trump's narrative.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Trump Admin Ends Anti-Corruption Rule Requiring Shell Companies Report Ownership

by Sharon Zhang

The law establishing the disclosure requirements was originally introduced by Marco Rubio in the Senate.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Alito’s Assets in Fossil Fuels Have Grown by Up to $2.9 Million, Analysis Finds

by Chris Walker

Recent polling indicates that Alito has a -7 point approval rating among Americans.

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TruthOut 4d ago

Federal Court Dismisses Youth Climate Lawsuit Challenging Trump Executive Orders

by Micah Drew

Lawyers in the case argued that the orders will worsen the climate crisis and cause a “children’s health emergency.”

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TruthOut 4d ago

DOJ Expands Executive Privilege to Include Trump’s Talks With Private Citizens

by Chris Walker

The opinion from the DOJ comes just one day after Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general.

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TruthOut 5d ago

ICE Stationed Undercover Agent Outside of Ilhan Omar Town Hall Meeting, She Says

by Sharon Zhang

The incident happened just days before Minnesota’s primary election.

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TruthOut 10d ago

Up to 350,000 Haitians Lose TPS After Judge Lifts Stay on SCOTUS Ruling

by Ariana Figueroa

The order clears the way for Trump’s mass deportation campaign to target those who had Temporary Protected Status.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax. Its Global Tax Rate Is Just 1.4 Percent.

by Brett Wilkins

The infamous surveillance company paid $22.7 million in global corporate taxes while raking in $1.6 billion in profits.

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TruthOut 10d ago

Gabriela Soto Links Miscarriage to Stress of Husband’s ICE Detention

by Amy Goodman

Soto, whose husband was moved to Elizabeth Detention Center, speaks out after third death at Delaney Hall ICE jail.

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TruthOut 18d ago

How Do We Sustain Momentum for the Anti-ICE Movement Over Time?

by Kelly Hayes

Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network, discusses how the fight against ICE has entered a new phase.

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TruthOut 8d ago

ICE and Data Centers Aren’t New, But Face Growing Pushback as They Intertwine

by Austin C. McCoy

A New Jersey township ordinance is the first in the US reflecting the link between the deportation regime and Big Tech.

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TruthOut 8d ago

New Mexico Court Fines Meta $567 Million for Harming Kids

by Brett Wilkins

The company's total fines for exposing children to exploitation and harming their mental health now top $1 billion.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Blanche Suggests DOJ Could Use Victorian-Era Law to Ban Mailing Abortion Pills

by Amy Goodman

The acting attorney general has told anti-abortion activists he is working to restrict abortion nationwide.

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TruthOut 10d ago

The Trump Administration Has Lost 75 of 93 First Amendment Cases, Report Finds

by Chris Walker

The cases involved challenges to the administration's violations of religious freedom, the free press, and free speech.

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TruthOut 9d ago

We Are Risking Developing AI Beyond Human Supervision, Expert Warns

by Amy Goodman

David Krueger says AI's integration into warfare makes international agreements halting development ever more urgent.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Michigan Supreme Court Squashes Plan to Update Line 5 Pipeline

by Vivian La

The 6-1 decision found that a state commission did not examine the full scope of possible harm to the environment.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Migrant Children Were Exposed to Toxic Contamination at Florida Immigration Jail

by Amy Green

The now-closed facility was located next to a Superfund site. Kids incarcerated there were exposed to arsenic and lead.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Elon Musk’s Super PAC Plans to Spend Up to $120 Million in Midterm Races

by Chris Walker

The spending will likely target “get out the vote” efforts for Republican candidates in multiple House and Senate races.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Legal Team of Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Appeals to the UN for Support

by Renée Feltz

Lawyers are appealing to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which had urged the release of Leonard Peltier.

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TruthOut 17d ago

Documents Show TSA Shares Passengers’ Personal Information With ICE

by Ariana Figueroa

This contradicts testimony from a TSA official who said the data wasn’t being collected for immigration enforcement.

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TruthOut 19d ago

This Activist Was Targeted by ICE for Criticizing Colombia’s President-Elect

by Amy Goodman

Beto Coral was arrested and returned to Colombia for exercising free speech in criticizing Abelardo de la Espriella.

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TruthOut 15d ago

This Developer Went From Financial Peril to Billion-Dollar Deals for DHS

by Katya Schwenk

Opaque contracts and enormous windfalls are buttressing the buildout of ICE jails and their shadowy operators.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Trump’s Truth Social Subscription Scheme Functions Like a Tax on Your 401K

by Dean Baker

Since Trump's posts often move markets, the feature essentially allows users to pay for insider trading knowledge.

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TruthOut 9d ago

It’s Not Just Delaney. Immigration Jails Have Had Hundreds of Hunger Strikes.

by Victoria Valenzuela

Formerly incarcerated immigrants, solidarity activists, and scholars discuss the underreported resistance in ICE jails.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Dems Warn Prediction Markets Allowing Bets on Wildfires Threaten Public Safety

by Chris Walker

The prediction market website Polymarket had $1.2 million in bets placed on Los Angeles-area wildfires in 2025.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Wildfire Smoke Now Threatens Prenatal Health More Than Harmful Human Emissions

by Liza Gross

Increasing wildfires are offsetting the gains from reducing vehicle and industry sources of air pollution.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Trump Installs Project 2025 Author Dennis Kirk as Interior Department Watchdog

by Jake Johnson

The last inspector general said Kirk's appointment “should concern anyone who values independent government oversight.”

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TruthOut 10d ago

Juliana Leon Died in a Climate-Linked Heat Wave. Her Daughter Is Suing Big Oil.

by Sonali Kolhatkar

This case is reportedly the first to hold Big Oil accountable for an individual's death in a climate-related disaster.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Senate Committee Finds Fauci in Contempt of Congress for Using Fifth Amendment

by Chris Walker

The vote “is a crude political stunt” to punish Fauci “for exercising his constitutional rights,” his lawyer said.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Trump USDA Chief Celebrates 5 Million People Losing Food Aid as “Pretty Big Win”

by Jake Johnson

The 2025 GOP budget law enacted the largest food aid cuts in US history and expanded work requirements for SNAP.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Trump’s FTC Is Threatening to Punish Big Tech for “Woke AI”

by Mike Ludwig

As Elon Musk defends nude deepfakes, the FTC is moving to censor AI models trained to recognize historical injustices.

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TruthOut 17d ago

Trump Pardons Mega-Donor Days After Contribution to GOP Candidate

by Chris Walker

Trump issued the pardon to Adam Kidan, a key player in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal that was exposed in the 2000s.

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TruthOut 14d ago

Family Members Demand Investigation of Michigan Prison After Deaths of 5 Women

by Katherine Dailey

As severe medical issues and deaths increase, advocates and families are pressing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to take action.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Federal Workers Sue Over Policy That Ends Gender-Affirming Care in Health Plans

by Chris Walker

Health care “should never be weaponized to advance discrimination,” Human Rights Watch President Kelly Robinson said.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Israel Closes Investigation of 2023 Settler Pogrom Without Charging Perpetrators

by Stephen Prager

Meanwhile, settler violence in the West Bank continues to escalate, with over 800 attacks documented in June and July.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Nearly Half of Americans Say US Should Arrest Netanyahu Ahead of Trump Meeting

by Sharon Zhang

About a quarter of Americans say that the US should let him walk free, compared to nearly half who want him arrested.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Calls Grow for Oversight as OpenAI Says Experimental AI Agents Went Rogue

by Amy Goodman

Scientists and AI firm employees urge the US to “deliberately pace” the development of the most advanced AI systems.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Prosecutor Investigating US Boat Strikes and Torture Assassinated in Ecuador

by Amy Goodman

Alexandra Bravo was killed while investigating boat strike survivors' claims that they were tortured by US gunmen.

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TruthOut 12d ago

Education Department Ends Tracking of Bullying and Harassment of Trans Kids

by Chris Walker

The new policy also alters the definition of rape, excluding “gender identity” from a list of protected statuses.

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TruthOut 10d ago

Pentagon Seemingly Caused a Medevac Plane to Crash, Killing Everyone Onboard

by Sharon Zhang

The Trump administration has racked up a number of unusual air safety-related incidents.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Thousands of Migrant Kids Are Set to Lose to Legal Representation

by Brett Wilkins

Expiration of federally funded contracts will leave some 20,000 children to face deportation proceedings alone.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Trump Escalates Campaign Against Smithsonian With New “Warning Signs” Order

by Chris Walker

Trump's executive order bashed the Smithsonian Institution for attempting to advance ideas of “social justice.”

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TruthOut 16d ago

Trump Seeks Extradition of Pro-Palestine Activist Amid Crackdown on the US Left

by Michael Arria

James “Fergie” Chambers’s arrest in Spain has been condemned by activists, human rights groups, and lawmakers.

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TruthOut 15d ago

FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications

by Jeremy Busby

Telecom companies also strip privacy en masse from incarcerated people and those who communicate with them.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Trump’s Brutal Blockade on Cuba Harkens Back to the Days of US Invasions

by Jonathan Ng

Cuba’s humanitarian crisis is the latest episode in a 128-year struggle for control over the island.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Democrats Call for an Ethics Investigation Into GOP Rep. Max Miller

by Amy Goodman

The congressmember from Ohio is facing allegations of domestic abuse as he runs for reelection.

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TruthOut 13d ago

The Labor Movement Is Divided Over How to Deal With AI

by Michael Arria

Some union leaders who are embracing AI are receiving pushback from rank-and-file workers.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Medicaid Work Requirements Leave Unhoused People Out in the Cold

by Katheryn Houghton

“You can’t really worry about getting paperwork done when you don’t know where you’re eating today,” said one advocate.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Trump May Be Renewing His Push for Control of Greenland

by Stephen Prager

A Texas oil company with ties to Trump is preparing to drill for oil without permission from Greenland's government.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Trump’s Foreign Aid Priority? Investigating Crime Against White South Africans

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Other proposed grant recipients include a British organization fighting to keep gay conversion therapy legal.

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TruthOut 8d ago

I Saw Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Save Lives. Now Israel Is Holding Him Hostage.

by Ohood Nassar

Israel forced Abu Safiya to choose between his own safety and caring for his patients. He chose his patients.

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TruthOut 7d ago

DoorDash Pushes to End DC’s Self-Governance Over a 20-Cent Tax

by Nick Fulton

If passed, new legislation backed by DoorDash would strip DC of the ability to change its own tax code.

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TruthOut 8d ago

Michigan Could Elect Openly Trans Woman to State Legislature for the First Time

by S. Baum

Joanna Whaley won her primary, despite her opponent using an anti-trans maneuver to try to disqualify her.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Coalition Calls on CA Governor to Commute State’s Remaining 578 Death Sentences

by Victoria Valenzuela

The California Anti-Death Penalty Coalition wants Gavin Newsom to grant clemencies before his term ends in five months.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Gaza Holds Funeral for 112 Family Members Who Were Under Rubble Since 2023

by Tareq S. Hajjaj

“Of my five grandchildren and their mother, all we recovered were a few bones,” said a bereaved Palestinian man.

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TruthOut 10d ago

You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle

by Kelly Hayes

“These are tools to extract from who we are to erase us,” says organizer Krystal Two Bulls.

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TruthOut 10d ago

Johnson Says Abuse Allegations Against GOP Rep. Max Miller Aren’t His “Business”

by Chris Walker

Rep. Max Miller, a Republican from Ohio, faces domestic abuse allegations and a House ethics inquiry.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Israeli Forces Have Killed US Citizens. Congress Wants to Deepen Military Ties.

by Julian Castañon Villa

Section 219, a measure to integrate parts of the Israeli and US militaries, could provide more cover for Israeli crimes.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Grassroots Movement in Illinois Is Resisting Corporate Grab of Water Systems

by Frances Madeson

People in southern Illinois are storming into city meetings and making public records requests in the battle over water.

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TruthOut 16d ago

The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is Spreading Globally

by Cathy Rogers

One of the clearest victories happened in a Dutch town that few people outside the Netherlands had heard of before 2021.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Missouri Ballot Measure Attempts to Undermine Voters’ Influence Over Policy

by Constance Harper

If passed, Amendment 4 could make it substantially more difficult for citizen-led constitutional amendments to succeed.

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TruthOut 17d ago

The Odyssey Is Facing a Boycott for Filming in Occupied Western Sahara

by Daniel Falcone

The film’s producers have provided legitimacy to the illegal occupation by accepting subsidies from the Moroccan state.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Sen. Tim Kaine Says People Killed by Trump Boat Strikes Are Murder Victims

by Brad Reed

More than 220 people have been killed in Trump’s military campaign on boats in international waters since September.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Trump to End Medicare Part D Subsidies After Vowing to “Protect” Program in 2024

by Chris Walker

Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, justified the change by citing “stabilizing” markets.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Swing District Voters Want Major Change. That Could Help Democratic Socialists.

by Chris Walker

Two-thirds of voters said that “the country’s political and economic systems need fundamental change,” the poll found.

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TruthOut 12d ago

New Book Chronicles Life of Howard Zinn, Historian Attacked by Donald Trump

by Amy Goodman

For Zinn, says author Dave Zirin, “being an academic was always secondary to being in the streets and making history."

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TruthOut 16d ago

Access to Abortion in Kansas Is at Stake August 4 — But Voters May Not Know It

by Lauren Rankin

Kansas’s safe haven status is now threatened again by abortion opponents who have decided to simply rewrite the rules.

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TruthOut 16d ago

AI Oligarchs Enjoy Superyachts as Their Data Centers Degrade Communities

by Derek Seidman

Communities fighting data centers refuse to be sites for extraction that help megabillionaires purchase more mansions.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Nearly All of Europe Vow to Boycott World Cup Over Plan for Kushner Family Sale

by Sharon Zhang

FIFA unveiled a plan to sell a major stake in the World Cup to a firm run by Joshua Kushner, Jared Kushner’s brother.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Israel Is Targeting and Deporting Foreign Activists Resisting Settler Violence

by C. Frances

Activists have long provided a protective presence for Palestinians in the West Bank. Now Israel is pushing them out.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Trump Quietly Gutted Agency Best-Known for Work on Curbing Hospital Infections

by Arthur Allen

The Federalist Society-linked lawyer who took over said AI can do much of the agency’s evidence review and analytics.

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TruthOut 17d ago

“This Is a God Thing” — Johnson Claims Prayers Will Help GOP Win the Midterms

by Chris Walker

Polling shows that Americans have a negative view of Republicans in Congress and prefer Democrats to win in November.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Wildfire Experts Worry Trump Admin Directives Are Putting Firefighters at Risk

by Alex Brown

Extreme fires and federal demands for aggressive suppression tactics could be especially dangerous for firefighters.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Trump Threatens Severe “Treason” Charges Against “Leakers” in Truth Social Rant

by Chris Walker

“Long term jail sentences will be sought!” Trump promised in an online post.

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TruthOut 18d ago

UAE-Supplied Drones Still Target Civilians in Sudan Despite EU Condemnation

by Mat Nashed

“It’s really the bare minimum to call out the actors involved … the EU should be doing a lot more,” said an expert.

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TruthOut 12d ago

El-Sayed Surges in Michigan Senate Primary Polls Despite Big Spending by AIPAC

by Tom Perkins

The pro-Israel group has spent record amounts to back Haley Stevens against progressive challenger Abdul El-Sayed.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Faith Leaders Collectively Raise Alarm as AI and Nuclear Weapons Systems Merge

by Jon Letman

As AI complicates nuclear threats, religious groups are doubling down on calls for disarmament.

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TruthOut 16d ago

India’s “Cockroach Movement” Woke Up a Nation. But Is It Already Asleep Again?

by Ashish Malhotra

India’s Gen Z-led movement confronted Modi, but some see it as a missed opportunity for transformational change.

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TruthOut 12d ago

“Ceasefire” May Be the Official Headline, But in Gaza, We Face Constant Bombing

by Dalia Abu Ramadan

Being forced to repeatedly search for a place that feels safe when no such place exists is a form of slow death.

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TruthOut 10d ago

El-Sayed Hits Back at GOP’s Islamophobic Attacks: “That’s the Best You Got?”

by Sharon Zhang

“I spent years hunting terrorists,” El-Sayed opponent Mike Rogers said after the primary.

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TruthOut 15d ago

New Study: Abortion Bans May Be Increasing Suicidal Thoughts Among Teen Girls

by Shefali Luthra

A previous study also linked abortion bans to higher rates of suicide for women between the ages of 20 and 34.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Democrats Call FIFA President to Congress After Trump’s World Cup “Quid Pro Quo”

by Sharon Zhang

Meanwhile, FIFA announced that it is planning to sell a major stake in the World Cup to a Kushner family firm.

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TruthOut 12d ago

Unpublished DNC Autopsy Chapter Slams “Self-Enriching” Consultants for 2024 Loss

by Brad Reed

The document describes them as insulated “from the realities many Americans were encountering in their lives.”

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TruthOut 11d ago

Trump Rages at Pirro After Her Office Drops Lincoln Pool “Vandalism” Cases

by Chris Walker

Sources have indicated that Trump is considering firing Pirro over her office's decision to drop the charges.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Stevens Posts Bizarre, Racist Rant Against El-Sayed as He Surges Ahead in Polls

by Sharon Zhang

The Stevens campaign has already faced scrutiny over some of her backers’ racist and Islamophobic messaging.

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TruthOut 10d ago

Jon Stewart Grills Fetterman, Reminding Him That Israel Is “Not Our Country”

by Sharon Zhang

Stewart also reminded Fetterman that Jewish people and Israel are “not the same thing.”

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TruthOut 11d ago

Eric Adams Booed While Lobbying for Data Center in Small Wisconsin Town

by Sharon Zhang

Adams gave a short talk in which he claimed that AI helped a friend with early breast cancer detection.

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TruthOut 17d ago

Fetterman Is So Unpopular That He Loses to “Someone Else” by 18 Points in Poll

by Sharon Zhang

Nearly 60 percent of respondents said they’d go for anyone other than him if the Senate race were today.

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TruthOut 17d ago

GOP Senator Calls Mamdani a “Thug,” Says He Should Be Imprisoned in Gitmo

by Sharon Zhang

The remark comes amid a rise in Islamophobic attacks on Mamdani ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

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TruthOut 17d ago

Asked About ICC Warrant, Netanyahu Says He Travels With “Special Forces”

by Sharon Zhang

The Israeli prime minister vowed that he will still visit New York City for the upcoming UN meeting.

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TruthOut 10d ago

Beshear Rejects Notion That a “Deadline” Has Passed to Replace McConnell

by Chris Walker

The Kentucky Republican senator has not made any public appearances since June.

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TruthOut 15d ago

5 States Will Vote on Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives This November

by Erin Reed

The fights are pitting right-wing billionaires against transgender people and allied organizations.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Israeli Plan for Crocodile Moat for Prison for Palestinians Blocked for Animal Welfare

by Sharon Zhang

A judge temporarily blocked the plan over concerns about “the expected harm to the crocodiles.”

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TruthOut 17d ago

UN Palestine Rapporteur Slams Nations’ Complicity as Netanyahu Meets Trump

by Amy Goodman

Francesca Albanese also comments on settler- and soldier-led pogroms in the occupied West Bank.

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TruthOut 12d ago

In Effort to Get Confirmed, Blanche Signals Termination of Trump “Slush Fund”

by Chris Walker

Questions remain on whether the slush fund debate could be revived sometime in the future.

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TruthOut 7d ago

Protesters Marking 10 Years After Michael Brown’s Killing Face Arrest and Prison

by Jacqui Germain

“To say, why were we out there, why were we even protesting … is to gaslight an entire community,” said one supporter.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Kentucky Gov. Beshear Demands McConnell Prove He Can Still Serve — or Resign

by Chris Walker

It's been a month and a half since Sen. Mitch McConnell made a public appearance.

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TruthOut 16d ago

State Department Mislabels Every Country on Map of Africa at Global Conference

by Sharon Zhang

A watermark indicated that the map was made using AI.

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TruthOut 8d ago

With Blanche Confirmed as AG, Epstein Survivors Say DOJ Continues to Fail Them

by Candice Norwood

“We have tried countless times to engage the DOJ, and they’ve had absolutely no interest,” said one survivor.

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TruthOut 18d ago

Trump Threatens to Bomb the “F****** S***” Out of Iran After US Base Strike

by Sharon Zhang

The latest threat of escalation comes as the US announced joint strikes with Saudi Arabia on Iraq.

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TruthOut 13d ago

Watchdogs Call for Investigations Into FCC Commissioners for Taking Gala Tickets

by Corey G. Johnson

Paramount provided the gifts while the federal agency was reviewing or about to review mergers involving the company.

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TruthOut 17d ago

Disease Researchers Blame DOGE Cuts for Spiraling Cyclospora Outbreak

by Sasha Abramsky

Public health agencies are struggling to mount an effective response with less resources and fewer staff.

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TruthOut 9d ago

Trump Issues “Birth Tourism” Orders Following Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Loss

by Chris Walker

Several legal experts say these orders, like Trump’s order on birthright citizenship, will be found unconstitutional.

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TruthOut 10d ago

With Primary Wins, Progressives Make Clear That Michigan Is Not for Sale

by Sam Rosenthal

Whatever happens in the remaining primary races, a reckoning is coming for the Democratic Party this November.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs Over Haley Stevens in $60M Loss for AIPAC, Corporations

by Sharon Zhang

The result represents a seismic win for the growing progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

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TruthOut 15d ago

Israel and US Ridiculed for Reportedly Considering “Land Blockade” of Iran

by Sharon Zhang

This would be an enormous undertaking and involve sending US troops to several non-ally countries.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Trump Spending Billions to Revert Aircraft Carriers to Steam Catapults

by Sharon Zhang

Trump has long hated the modern electromagnetic catapults, seemingly because he simply doesn’t understand how they work.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Trump’s Handpicked Kennedy Center Board Tries to Put His Name Back on Building

by Chris Walker

The board is attempting to find a loophole to put Trump's name on the venue without technically renaming the building.

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TruthOut 9d ago

US War on ICC Isn’t New, Isn’t Just Coming From GOP, and Isn’t Just About Israel

by Stephen Zunes

This is a disingenuous bipartisan effort to discredit the ICC and international humanitarian law as a whole.

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TruthOut 11d ago

New Exhibit Imagines Emmett Till’s Life If He Had Come Home Alive

by Amy Goodman

The exhibit comes as the Trump administration escalates attacks on DEI and censors how history is publicly presented.

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TruthOut 2d ago

If Trump Has His Way, 20,000 Kids Could Face Immigration Court Without Lawyers

by Sonali Kolhatkar

The federal government is withholding funding for legal representation and diverting it to dubious alternatives.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Mainstream Media’s Go-To “Electability” Experts? Corporate-Funded Think Tanks.

by Adam Johnson

Billionaires and corporations fund some think tanks aiming to put a ceiling on the demands of the Democratic base.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Historic Site of Queer Resistance to Cops Is Now Owned by Private Prison Firm

by Nick Fulton

Organizers in San Francisco are fighting to reclaim Gene Compton’s Cafeteria from GEO Group.

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TruthOut 2d ago

White House Had Low Confidence in Israeli Tip That Led to Trump’s Plane Decoy

by Amy Goodman

Senior officials, including Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent, were on the plane Trump left, along with reporters.

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TruthOut 11d ago

Voters Reject GOP “Power Grab” Referendum Measures in Kansas and Missouri

by Chris Walker

GOP-sponsored measures in both states went “down in flames,” observers of the elections noted.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Scott Jennings Regularly Misleads. He Could Become Trump’s Next Press Secretary.

by Chris Walker

Scott Jennings regularly peddles falsehoods and defends Trump's positions on his radio program and on CNN.

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TruthOut 16d ago

Fetterman Votes With GOP Yet Again on War Powers Resolution to Rein In Trump

by Ashley Murray

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is asking Congress for an additional $67 billion for the war in Iran.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Some in Gaza’s Youngest Generation May Not Even Know What Toys Are

by Sara Awad

Children’s difficulty accessing toys in Gaza reflects the broader destruction of childhood there.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Poll Demonstrates Nearly Half of Young Americans Back Democratic Socialism

by Chris Walker

Nearly 4 out of 5 young voters described the US economy using negative terms.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Authoritarians Will Target Effective Legal Organizing, Minnesota Defendant Warns

by Paul Messersmith-Glavin

Minnesota defendants charged with conspiracy are alleged to have moderated meetings and posted on social media.

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TruthOut 4d ago

Pentagon Admits US Killed 150+ Yemeni Civilians in Airstrikes in 2025

by Brad Reed

An internal review estimated that strikes killed more than 150 civilians while wounding nearly 250 others.

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TruthOut 4d ago

Federal Immigration Policy Takes Center Stage in Minnesota’s Primary Elections

by Ibrahim Hirsi

As voters head to the polls, candidates on both sides are making immigration a defining issue in races across the state.

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TruthOut 4d ago

Study: Medicare for All Would Save 114k Lives Yearly — and Save $1T in Costs

by Sharon Zhang

“This study confirms what we have known for years: Medicare for All saves lives and saves money,” said Bernie Sanders.

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TruthOut 5d ago

As Foodborne Illnesses Surge, People Turn to Local Farms for Certainty

by Adam Mahoney

Black farmers see a rise in support as cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks drive concerns over industrial food systems.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Fountains, Ballroom, and a Helipad: Trump’s White House Projects Cost Nearly $1B

by Sharon Zhang

The sources of the funding for the various projects are shrouded in mystery.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Weapons Maker Was Paid $533M in Taxpayer Funds to Produce Shells. It Made None.

by Jesse Coburn

General Dynamics has neither been held publicly accountable nor had to repay any of the money.

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TruthOut 4d ago

White House Reportedly Lobbied to Keep Accused Abuser Rep. Max Miller in Race

by Sharon Zhang

One official suggested that Miller staying in the race seemed inevitable after he compared himself to Trump.

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TruthOut 4d ago

Amid Measles Outbreak, Trump Signs Order Furthering Anti-Vaccine Movement

by Chris Walker

“Nothing bad can happen from what we’re doing,” Trump claimed, ignoring warnings from health experts.

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TruthOut 5d ago

New Poll Shows Strong Support for Proportional Representation Among Americans

by Chris Walker

Support for proportional representation appears to grow the more people understand what it is.

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TruthOut 19d ago

Americans Placed $166B in Sports Bets in 2025 — Double Amount Spent on the Arts

by Sharon Zhang

In a relatively unregulated market, sports betting companies are embracing predatory tactics to keep their users hooked.

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TruthOut 4d ago

North Carolina Teen Was Arrested for Allegedly Self-Managing an Abortion

by Lauren Rankin

Abortion bans have always been about criminalizing the pregnant person.

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TruthOut 12d ago

Report: Trump Admin Is “Crowdsourcing” Ideas for Ending War in Iran

by Chris Walker

“We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran,” CENTCOM wrote in a group email.

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TruthOut 16d ago

As the War on Iran Spikes Gas Prices, Shell’s Profits More Than Double

by Jake Johnson

A Greenpeace UK campaigner said that “we’re running out of words to describe the obscenity of these numbers.”

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TruthOut 18d ago

Trump’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low in 2 New Polls

by Chris Walker

Trump has net-negative ratings in the categories of the economy, the war on Iran, immigration, and more.

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TruthOut 13d ago

Already Vulnerable, Iran’s Media Institutions Suffer in US War of Aggression

by Kourosh Ziabari

Newsrooms, broadcasting studios, and publishing houses have suffered serious damage.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Sailor Went Overboard USS Abraham Lincoln Amid Reports of Morale Crisis

by Sharon Zhang

Multiple sailors have reportedly tried to jump overboard as Trump’s war on Iran has kept them at sea for months.

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TruthOut 5d ago

First Came the Flock Cameras. Now Local Cops Want Autonomous Drones.

by Mike Ludwig

Hundreds of local police departments have received waivers to fly surveillance drones that navigate with AI.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Dems Will Investigate Trump Admin’s Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Charges

by Chris Walker

The vandalism case against David Hearn was dropped in late July.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Sanders Demands Democrats Ban Super PAC Spending in Primaries After AIPAC Blitz

by Sharon Zhang

AIPAC is reportedly slated to spend tens of millions opposing Abdul El-Sayed and backing his Republican opponent.

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TruthOut 5d ago

UN Experts Warn of Israeli Escalation in Gaza After 160 Killed in July Alone

by Sharon Zhang

They also condemned Israel’s escalation in the occupied West Bank, where settler attacks have reached a record high.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Keith LaMar Celebrates 3-Year Execution Reprieve From Death Row in Ohio

by Amy Goodman

LaMar, who maintains his innocence, says he is facing “consistent torture” by guards spraying chemicals near his cell.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Ocean Temperatures in July Broke Record Due to Fossil Fuel-Driven Super El Niño

by Jake Johnson

“With Big Oil’s earnings skyrocketing while a global food crisis looms, now is the time to act,” said one activist.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Israel Rejects Board of Peace Plan Linking Hamas Disarmament to Troop Withdrawal

by Mitchell Plitnick

Calls for a “demilitarized Palestinian state” ultimately amount to Palestinians surrendering the right to self-defense.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Forget Climate Doomerism. We Know What We Must Do to Protect the Planet.

by C.J. Polychroniou

A group of climate experts have several game-changing policies to preserve our right to a clean, healthy environment.

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TruthOut 5d ago

CoreCivic Says Future ICE Contracts Bode Well for Business

by Anita Wadhwani

The private prison firm reported increased revenue from contracts and real estate deals with the federal government.

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TruthOut 13d ago

RFK Jr.’s Cooking Show Continues Long Line of Trump’s Obsession With Reality TV

by Chris Walker

Trump's cabinet features a wide gallery of former reality TV stars and other celebrities.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Trump Says Voters Are “Angry at Republicans,” Not Him

by Chris Walker

A recent Pew Research poll suggests many voters are basing their midterm votes on which candidates will oppose Trump.

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TruthOut 6d ago

Trump Ballroom Deemed Unlawful by Federal Appeals Court

by Chris Walker

“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” the appeals court found.

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TruthOut 2d ago

Dems Warn New Federal Guidance May Harm Nursing Home Residents’ Voting Rights

by Jake Johnson

The memo removes recommendations on how nursing home staff can assist residents with exercising their right to vote.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Gaza Tribunal Co-Chairs Call for UK to End Its Complicity in Israel’s Genocide

by Amy Goodman

Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn criticizes Prime Minister Andy's Burnham's apology: “It’s simply not enough.”

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TruthOut 1d ago

Israeli Settlers Cut Off Palestinian Farmers’ Water to Fill a Swimming Pool

by Sharon Zhang

Marketed as a tourist site for Israelis only, the pool has the explicit backing of the Israeli government.

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TruthOut 3d ago

Report: US Burned Through $200M of Munitions in 1 Day After Trump Restarted War

by Sharon Zhang

A top Iranian military official said they can keep fighting the war beyond Trump’s term ending in 2029.

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TruthOut 4d ago

Think Tank Battling Progressive Policies Gets Funding From Insurance Industry

by Jake Johnson

Third Way has announced it is “preparing for the next war” within the Democratic Party against democratic socialism.

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TruthOut 5d ago

Trump Blames Iran for Gaza Genocide as He Demands “Compensation” From Tehran

by Sharon Zhang

The post came in response to Iranian officials demanding that the US compensate Iran for the war.

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