Texas immigration court interpreter detained by ICE says ‘they want to make me disappear’ Meenu Batra, the state’s only licensed Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu interpreter, says she was treated ‘like a criminal’

In our age, helping the powerless makes you a target.

Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology

Not The Onion.

The Trump Adminstration has proven the LEAST reliable source of information about the war. And yet headlines are saturated with "Trump says..." without even a qualification. This kind of unthinking stenography feeds Trump's ego, and prolongs the war.

French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to marry 1950s sweetheart The family of Marie-Thérèse, from Brittany, fear for her health after she was cuffed and placed in a detention centre

The worst of the worst?

How will I treat COVID, then?

Or, better yet: Don't sucker ounch people.

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He has no idea what, if anything, was agreed to. It doesn't matter to him. As long as he can declare victory, and start blustering again in 2 weeks. This is a game to him. To the rest of the world, it is war crimes.

Why the Vatican and the White House Are on the Outs Inside the collapse of Washington’s relationship with the first American pope.

"...warning that the United States has the military power to do whatever it wants—and that the Church had better take its side."

He has no idea what was agreed to. But he doesn't have to, since the only goal is to manufacture a string of crises that keep him the center of attention.

There is no "deal," no "policy." Only endless posturing.

This cosplay cost thousands of Iranian lives, including hundreds of children.

Live Updates: Trump announces 2-week ceasefire in Iran war, contingent on Iran reopening Strait of Hormuz President Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the war that was contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Until the next fraught moment. The sole unifying principle of American foreign policy is keeping everyone's attention focused on Trump. Today, that goal was met without Armaggedon. Next time? Will we be so lucky?

ICE agents shoot man in California after he 'weaponized' vehicle, DHS says DHS has faced strong criticism since January, when federal agents engaged in immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis fatally shot two U.S. citizens.

So little of what ICE claims ultimately turns out to be true. Why report their allegations? Why not wait until they are verified?

At this point, the headline should simply be "ICE shoots yet another person."

New video contradicts ICE's original story about North Minneapolis shooting The footage raises questions about why it took federal officials weeks to dismiss charges against two Venezuelan men.

"Minneapolis police shared this video with state investigators who relayed it to their federal counterparts — but prosecutors didn't watch it before filing charges, the Times reported."

Muddy Waters - Walkin' Blues YouTube video by TheBluesfan12

I'd never really appreciated Muddy Waters' technique on slide. This cut is a master class in precision. Turned my head around! ❤️

California election experts sound alarm as rejected ballots quadruple A significant number of mail-in ballots arrived too late to be counted in California's Nov. 4 special election for Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom's successful measure to reconfigure the state's con...

We're seeing one tentacle of the Trump voter suppression/dedemocratization plan in action. USPS has changed its definition of "postmarked," apparently catching at least some mail-in ballot users unaware.

Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk

Insane

Dying and telling the truth.

I don't usually brag about my pricey, exorbitant trips but i just got back from the gas station.

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“It is difficult to believe that D.H.S.’s position now is not rooted in a violation of his First Amendment right to speak about the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank,” she added.

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“Salah immigrated to the United States nearly 33 years ago. The U.S. government fully vetted his visa application at that time,” Kathryn Brady, the head of the legal fund’s Immigration Litigation Department, said in a statement on Wednesday.

(2/4) The NYT needs to change its appraoch to reporting so it tells the guts of the actual story in the lead, and then explains the governments assertions later. Here's the nut of the story, which is buried 17 paragraphs deep: