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6+ min ago (538+ words) A US citizen, who is Somali, was detained by immigration agents in Minneapolis on Tuesday after he repeatedly offered to hand over his identification, according to the man, a local elected official, and legal advocates. Mubashir, 20, who has chosen to go by his first name only, said at a news conference that he "felt targeted." "I deserve to be here like anyone else. I'm a U.S. citizen, Mubashir said. "I can't even step outside without being tackled'no question'because I'm Somali." Before grabbing Mubashir, according to Sahan Journal, the agents were walking into nearby businesses in the Somali-heavy neighborhood, questioning people and asking them to show their passports. According to Mubashir, while en route to the immigration offices, which were about twenty minutes away, he repeatedly asked the agents to show his identification. But, he said, they refused."[[He asked to show…...

9+ min ago (392+ words) A top FBI official struggled to explain his claim that Antifa is the "most immediate violent threat" America is facing, as he was challenged to provide details. Former Trump FBI Director Christopher Wray stated in 2020 congressional testimony that Antifa is "not a group or an organization. It's a movement or an ideology." The BBC has explained that Antifa is "a loosely organized, leftist movement that opposes far-right, racist and fascist groups." "Antifa is short for anti-fascist," BBC added. "It is a loose, leaderless affiliation of mostly far-left activists." House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson on Thursday asked Michael Glasheen, FBI National Security Operations Director, to describe "organizations that pose, on the domestic side," the number one and number two threats to the homeland. "Any domestic terrorist organizations that poses a threat to the homeland as we speak," Thompson…...

13+ min ago (394+ words) Chlo" Zhao's Hamnet has been making audience sob for the last few weeks. But the more we talk about it, the weirder people get. Basically, people can't just "dislike" it. They have to make it a whole "thing" instead. Hamnet is based on the novel by Maggie O'Farrell and tells the fictional history of Agnes and her life with William Shakespeare. Jessie Buckley plays Agnes (or Anne Hathaway) in the 2025 film with Paul Mescal taking on Shakespeare. And it details the short life of Agnes and Shakespeare's young son, Hamnet (played by Jacobi Jupe). I have seen multiple responses to Hamnet that all equate to some complaint about Hamlet. One (which I won't link to) went as far as to say that the movie wants you to ignore the plot of Hamlet for this film. People defending that take are…...

20+ min ago (1767+ words) The Trump administration might be exaggerating their employment figures, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday. In a press conference, Powell said that staffers at the Fed think that the government could be overestimating the number of jobs created by 60,000 each month. With published figures stating that the U.S. has added an average of 40,000 jobs each month since April, the true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. "We think there's an overstatement in these numbers," Powell said at the conference, which followed a policy meeting at the central bank. Venezuela has condemned the Trump administration's Wednesday seizure of an oil tanker, calling it an "act of piracy." Attorney General Pam Bondi accused the tanker of illegally sending oil to terrorist groups, justifying the administration's hostile takeover. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry offered a very different read of…...

20+ min ago (1760+ words) A federal judge slammed Justice Department lawyers Thursday for blatantly lying about their efforts to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongfully deported to El Salvador last spring'and she ordered the government to release him. In a 31-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis granted Abrego Garcia's request to be released from ICE custody. In her ruling, she torched the prosecutors' efforts to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia, after they claimed they could not deport him to the country of his choice, Costa Rica. "This time, when the Court sought information about Liberia and Costa Rica so to fairly assess the validity of Abrego Garcia's claims, Respondents did not just stonewall. They affirmatively misled the tribunal," Xinis wrote. "They announced that Liberia is the only viable removal option because Costa Rica "does not wish to receive him,' " and that Costa Rica…...

24+ min ago (246+ words) A blistering new column argues the president's latest 500-word Truth Social meltdown " meant to defend his health and mental sharpness " instead exposes how deeply he's slipping into a world of his own making. The Daily Beast's Michael Ian Black says the rambling post should be "Exhibit A" in any push to invoke the 25th Amendment, blasting the president's boastful claims about cognitive tests and describing his mental state as detached from reality. As GOP unrest grows over policy failures and sinking polls, the piece portrays a White House in denial and a president unraveling in real time.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag. Critic says president's rant blurs reality and fuels 25th Amendment talk Critic says president's rant blurs reality and fuels 25th Amendment talk A blistering new column argues the president's latest 500-word Truth Social meltdown…...

29+ min ago (221+ words) Democratic Rep. Delia Ramirez (Ill.) lambasted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a Thursday hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee, alleging she "lied" under oath to Congress. During the hearing, Ramirez countered claims by both Noem and the Trump administration that Americans aren't being detained or deported by the Department of Homeland Security. "Secretary Noem, you lie, and you lied to the American people. I will be including into the record an article by ProPublica from October 16th, 2025, entitled 'We found that more than 170 U.S. citizens have been held by immigration agents,'" Ramirez said. Noem began smiling, and Ramirez interrupted her remarks, saying, "There's nothing [to smile] about US citizens" being detained. Noem started to speak, but Ramirez put up her hand, "I'm sorry. That's very inappropriate. Let me continue." Ramirez played a video of Noem, during a press conference, claiming that…...

29+ min ago (341+ words) JUST IN: Trump DOJ Ordered by Federal Judge to 'Immediately' Free Kilmar Abrego Garcia Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) scolded Secretary for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for "smiling" as she detailed how 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by ICE amid President Donald Trump's deportation drive. The clash came as Noem testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Thursday. Ramirez began her turn to question Noem by rolling back a clip of the secretary claiming that "no American citizens have been arrested or detained" and arguing that ICE raids are focused on "those that are here illegally." The committee member began as the video ended: "Secretary Noem, you lie and you lie to the American people. I will be including into the record an article by ProPublica from October 16th, 2025, entitled "We found that more than 170 U.S. Citizens have been held by…...

30+ min ago (398+ words) Over 250 People Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Rages Posted by LampLighter at 12:32 PM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | I got my measles booster! You can too.[image or embed] #1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-10 03:35 PM | Reply Norovirus spreading in CT, experts say: 'For 3 days you're really in trouble:' www.msn.com A norovirus variant called GII.17 was identified in 2022. Though it was slow to spread at first, it has become the dominant strain in the U.S. "I wouldn't wish this norovirus on anyone really, because for those three days, you're really in trouble," said John Nwangwu, a professor of public health at Southern Connecticut State University. Norovirus is a gastrointestinal disease, transmitted through surfaces. Symptoms that usually last about three days rarely result in death, but the vomiting and diarrhea the virus causes can dangerously dehydrate a patient. #2 | Posted…...

33+ min ago (170+ words) JUST IN: Trump DOJ Ordered by Federal Judge to 'Immediately' Free Kilmar Abrego Garcia MyPillow CEO and Trump ally Mike Lindell announced his intention to run for governor of Minnesota as a Republican on Thursday. Lindell made the announcement on Steve Bannon's War Room. The CEO vowed to "stand against rampant fraud" under current Gov. Tim Walz (D). I will stand for those of you that are struggling with addiction. I will stand for you by making Minnesota's education system one of the best. I am not alone in standing for you. I've never been alone. My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has been standing beside me all the way. Through the good times and the bad, she's never let me down; and with God's grace, I will never let you down, either. " WATCH: Mike Lindell officially announces his run for…...