Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days propublica.org/article/immigr…

More than 2/3 of protein powders tested by CR had high levels of lead. Tell the U.S. FDA : Set strict, enforceable lead limits and hold industry accountable. Sign our petition. action.consumerreports.org/nb-20251014-pr…

RFK,Jr is a great threat to the health of all!

A Trump-aligned super PAC incorporated in the Cayman Islands is seeking $260 million to “fund the next chapter of American Exceptionalism.” levernews.com/offshoring-for…

Oklahoma Is Ground Zero in Trump’s “America First” Education Push propublica.org/article/trump-…

812,000 Arizonans don't have a representative right now because Republicans refuse to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The GOP must stop playing games with our democracy.

As Millions March Against Fascism, NYT Warns Against Progressives - the protest was deemed not important enough for a front-page story. Two small below-the-fold photos were offered instead (10/19/25), with the accompanying article buried on page 23.

Amazon, world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities Amazon as a whole consumed 105bn gallons of water in total in 2021, as much as 958,000 US households, -- The Guardian

Trump’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to stop states from wiping medical debt from your credit report. levernews.com/trump-aims-to-…

by Judd Legum open.substack.com/pub/popularinf… USDA asserts that Democrats are blocking SNAP funding to secure “health care for illegal immigrants” and funding for “gender mutilation procedures.”

propublica.org/article/paul-n…

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FAIR: 'They Are Trying to Maximize the Amount of Money They Can Get Any Given Consumer to Pay':  - bit.ly/3LhbDTz airlines are using lots of available information about you to present the highest price they think you will pay

propublica.org/article/vetera… “As of Sept. 30, the VA no longer presumes service connection for male breast cancer,”

These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom, by Judd Legum popular.info/p/these-corpor… Today, corporations are meeting Trump’s election denial with silence & are funneling millions into Trump pet projects in to stay in his good graces.

Ocean glider embarks on historic round-the-world mission The robot, an autonomous ocean glider from New England, is attempting to become the first to circle the globe. Woods Hole Oceanographic bostonglobe.com/2025/11/02/sci… via The Boston Globe

Weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died, JPMorgan Chase reported over $1 billion of his potentially suspicious transactions, including some involving big-name investors. levernews.com/did-wall-stree…

Childhood Adversity and All-Cause Mortality Risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Inmates will pay up to 83% more for phone calls, thanks to new FCC rule popular.info/p/inmates-will… FCC helps prison phone companies not the people held in prisons and their families. MAGA helps corporations

White Supremacy Nightmares US Dept of Labor posting - - The American Dream belongs to the American People. The process is in place and the mission is set-Project Firewall will restore the American Dream by ensuring American Jobs go to AMERICANS FIRST. open.substack.com/pub/amylandau/…