Trump’s new tariffs are just as illegal as his old tariffs, and news outlets across the board are leaving that out of their reporting. / Popular Information See also: Following last week’s Supreme Court decision, FedEx is suing the US government for a full refund and interest on the
Following a surprisingly strong job growth report that showed unemployment improved last month, US stocks surged toward an all-time high yesterday. / AP See also: Nearly all of the new jobs added in January were in healthcare and related fields. / The Wall Street Journal [$] However, according to new data, job
After DHS was unable to prove she should be deported, the case against Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk—who apprehended by agents almost a year ago—has been thrown out. / NBC News The father of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained by ICE in Minnesota, says his son
Every year over the past three decades, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they received in benefits—and very well may have saved the US from a debt crisis. / Cato Institute The United Nations is in dire straits due to unpaid fees, 95% of which are owed by the
“Their opposition was never to authoritarian violence or state terror, but instead to being subjected to that violence and terror themselves.” Welcome to the Jade Helm presidency. / The Intercept See also: Project 2025 is a neo-Confederate blueprint, and what’s happening in Minnesota is no accident. / Weekend Reading Over
This year could see the first-ever population decline in American history, as a result of Trump’s attacks on immigration. / Bloomberg [$] “I came for the socialists and communists and trade unionists.” I’m still your America. / McSweeney’s The Trump administration has been purchasing massive warehouses across the US
In light of today’s national shutdown, a few links pertaining to strikes, protests, and helping one another. We’ll see you on Monday with the regular edition. Stay safe out there. Hundreds of events are planned across the United States today and tomorrow. / The Guardian “We’ve voted, we’
“I’ve learned to be extremely wary of anyone whose eyes show panic and fear when they’re holding a gun.” Staring down agents at a Home 2 Suites in Minneapolis. / Welcome to Hell World Watch: A Marine explains the battlefield tech spotted in Minneapolis, including gear that he wasn’
Across subreddits, social platforms, and YouTube, anger at ICE has entered typically apolitical spaces. / The Washington Post [$] Kristi Noem wants to criminalize revealing ICE agents’ identities—if only she could get agents to stop doxing themselves on LinkedIn. / Wired Trump’s current approval ratings show him underwater in most states,
President Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” would have him serve as chairman for life. / The New York Times [$] Deducing what the US is now, exactly—a kakistocracy, a kleptocracy, or a fascist state—one thing’s for certain, Trump can only be a dictator if you let him. / The
