By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

The United States Capitol building with a colorful overlay of red, pink, and purple hues, highlighting its dome and columns, set against a sky with scattered clouds.

In May 2024, Empower Oversight sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) over a multi-year secretive surveillance program of Congress members and congressional staff, asking a court to unseal nondisclosure orders (NDOs, aka, gag orders) issued to third parties. Continue reading “Opposing DOJ Secrecy Over Secret Surveillance of Congress Members and Staff”

By Oscar León – The Grayzone

President Daniel Noboa appears to have stolen Ecuador’s elections. Now he’s poised to consolidate control of a system that has benefited cartels and multinational corporations, including his family business, at the expense of ordinary citizens. And Washington likes what it sees.

Continue reading “Daniel Noboa’s election theft consolidates cartel and corporate control over Ecuador.”

By blueapples – Zerohedge

The wanton abandonment of constitutionality and the subsequent assault on the civil liberties of Americans that disregard entails is an embodiment of the festering corruption plaguing Washington. While President Donald J. Trump has promised to be the panacea that would rid the United States of that disease for the better part of a decade since first being elected as president in 2016, many of the actions of his second presidential administration convey that he has become infected himself instead of proving to be any such cure. Following a stunning admission by the president that his administration is considering deporting US citizens to be imprisoned in El Salvador, the prognosis that Trump’s return to the White House will usher in a return to the rule of law looks to have been met by its death knell. Continue reading “Trump Administration Reveals Intent To Deport US Citizens To El Salvador”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial

ICE arrests over 1,000 illegal immigrants in worksite enforcement operations, fines businesses over $1 million for violations

US Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 1,000 illegal aliens during worksite enforcement operations since January 20, resulting in Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) proposing nearly $1 million worth of fines against businesses for hiring illegal aliens, according to a press release. Continue reading “ICE arrests over 1,000 illegal immigrants in worksite enforcement operations, fines businesses over $1 million for violations”

By Joe Saballa – The Defense Post

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In response to escalating global threats, the US is accelerating production of its new nuclear bomb by more than 25 percent, shaving seven months off the original timeline. Continue reading “US Fast-Tracks New Nuclear Bomb Production Amid Rising Global Threats”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The US government had no evidence that Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk had engaged in “antisemitic activities” or made public comments in support of US-designated terror organizations before she was detained by ICE agents, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. Continue reading “US Had No Evidence Linking Detained Tufts Student to Antisemitism or Terrorism”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Israeli military is set to receive a “major new weapons shipment” from the US in the coming weeks to help prepare it for continued operations in Gaza and a potential attack on Iran, the Israeli news site Ynet reported on Monday. Continue reading “Israel To Receive ‘Major’ New Weapons Shipment from the US”

By Oscar León – The Grayzone

President Daniel Noboa appears to have stolen Ecuador’s election. He’s now poised to consolidate control of a system that has benefitted cartels and multinational corporations – including his family business – at the expense of average Ecuadorians. And Washington likes what it sees.

Continue reading “Daniel Noboa’s electoral theft will cement cartel and corporate control over Ecuador”