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'ScanDuel!' Latest Talarico Ad Targets Paxton's History of Outrageous ScandalsThe campaign of Texas Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico on Tuesday unleashed a new attack ad against his Republican rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, that targeted his long history of outrageous scandals. The ad, titled "ScanDuel," is a parody of mobile betting apps such as FanDuel and DraftKings, and it invites viewers to place bets…
Common Dreams15h agoWhole story →
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An Army Study Showed Shock Gloves Caused 'Intense Pain' and Terrified Victims—Then ICE Ordered 6,000 Pairs of ThemWhen US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered 6,000 pairs of shock gloves this summer, the agency knew that they could cause such "intense pain" that victims stopped fighting immediately and became fearful of more shocks. That's according to The Associated Press, which on Tuesday revealed the existence of a US Army study on the gloves. ICE put in a…
Common Dreams16h agoWhole story →
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Intimidation Feared as Trump DOJ Boosts Its Own Election Monitors While Rejecting International ObserversInternational election observers who have monitored US federal elections since 2002, in line with the practices of the vast majority of countries across North America, Europe, and Asia, said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's refusal to invite the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to observe the November midterms was "regrettable"…
Common Dreams17h agoWhole story →
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Democratic US Senator Calls Establishment-Controlled Democratic Party 'A Failed Enterprise'A Democratic senator who has long been associated with the party's establishment is now conceding that its old approach to doing politics has failed. In an interview with David Sirota of The Lever published on Tuesday, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) described "the establishment Democratic Party" as "a failed enterprise." "It is so hard to lose two general…
Common Dreams18h agoWhole story →
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'Deranged and Dangerous' Trump Decried for Inviting Iran to 'Take Out' California Cities"Keep our city out of your reckless war talk," said San Diego's mayor, Todd Gloria, Monday night after President Donald Trump's rambling speech at a rally in Nebraska included a particularly violent mention of the California city. Gloria was among several Democratic political leaders who were incensed after Trump—moments after predicted the Republican…
Common Dreams21h agoWhole story →
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Whistleblower Says Trump White House Pushed FBI to Violate ICE Protesters’ Constitutional RightsA whistleblower report filed by a former FBI intelligence analyst alleges that the Trump administration pushed the law enforcement agency to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens demonstrating against federal immigration enforcement operations. According to a Tuesday report from NBC News, Jill Fields, a former supervisory intelligence analyst…
Common Dreams22h agoWhole story →
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Swapping One Illegal Scheme for Another, Trump Says Super PAC Cash Will Now Fund His Propaganda AdsFacing widespread backlash, President Donald Trump said late Monday that he would stop unlawfully funding political ads with taxpayer dollars and instead use money from a pro-Trump super PAC—a scheme that watchdogs said would also be illegal. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that he has "decided to do the Patriotic Ads, among others, and pay for…
Common Dreams1d agoWhole story →
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Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Big Oil Bid to 'Escape Trial for Climate Deception'The US Supreme Court on Monday appeared skeptical of efforts by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to prevent a Colorado climate liability lawsuit from going to trial, with justices across the ideological spectrum questioning the fossil fuel companies’ arguments for shutting down the case before evidence of their alleged deception can be heard. The case —…
Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →
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Indian Supreme Court Demands 'Transparent' Answers From Modi's Government on Voter PurgeAs one advocate warned India's Supreme Court on Monday that "this country will burn" unless action is taken to stop what thousands of protesters have denounced as an illegal purge of voters by the head of the country's Election Commission, the court demanded accountability from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. Chief Justice Surya Kant said in a…
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'We Could Have Chosen Peace': Abdul El-Sayed Schools Fox News Host on Iran WarDemocratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Monday schooled Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum about President Donald Trump's illegal war with Iran. While appearing on MacCallum's show, the Michigan Democrat made the case that Trump's war, which he launched without congressional authorization in February, was one "we shouldn't be fighting." "Why are…
Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →
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Japan Anger Hits 'Boiling Point' as US Marine Accused of Murdering Okinawa WomanAnger over the US military presence in Okinawa is growing anew this week after Japanese police arrested a Marine Corps lance corporal accused of robbing and murdering a local woman, prompting protests and renewed calls for a revision of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and even the removal of American bases. Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who…
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‘Almost All of Those Efforts Are Illegal’: Watchdogs Raise Alarm About Trump Election ThreatsWith just four weeks to go until the 2026 midterm elections, democracy watchdogs are warning that President Donald Trump is breaking the law in a desperate bid to retain Republican control of the US Congress. A Monday report in USA Today highlighted the unprecedented steps that Trump is taking to rig the midterms for the GOP, ranging from his promises to…
Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →
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'More Performative Killing at Sea': Another Trump Boat Strike Leaves 4 DeadUS President Donald Trump's boat-bombing spree continued on Sunday despite condemnation from around the world, claiming four more lives and bringing the death toll from the 13-month campaign to at least 238 . Sharing a video of the strike, US Southern Command said on social media late Sunday that "under the direction of SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western…
Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →
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MSF Says Israel Is 'Asphyxiating' Gaza, With Palestinians Pushed Into 'Smaller and Smaller Area'A year after a so-called "ceasefire" deal established the Israel Defense Forces' "yellow line" in Gaza, separating the IDF-controlled eastern part of Gaza from about 47% of the strip that was originally set aside for Palestinians, the Israeli military has crept westward, block by block—effectively "asphyxiating" Gaza's population of 2.1 million people,…
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'Freaking Insane': Sam Altman Sparks Horror by Saying We Should 'Accept Some Bad Things Happening' for Sake of AICritics of the artificial intelligence industry expressed horror after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the world needs to "accept some bad things happening" as the price to pay for technological advancement. In a Sunday interview with Politico, Altman was asked where his company differs from rival Anthropic, whose CEO, Dario Amodei, has called for guardrails…
Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →
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Lula Heads to Presidential Runoff Against Bolsonaro's Son as Trump Accused of Election MeddlingBrazil's presidential election headed to a runoff on Sunday after neither incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor challenger Flávio Bolsonaro—the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and ally of US President Donald Trump—received enough votes to win outright. The younger Bolsonaro, whose father is serving a 27-year prison sentence under house…
Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →
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Trump to Send $90 Medicare Checks, Says Americans Can ‘Rest Assured’ $5,000 Will Follow After MidtermsWith the midterm elections just weeks away, President Donald Trump announced on Friday that more than 20 million Medicare Part B beneficiaries will receive a one-time $90 payment this month. Trump, who declared on Truth Social that his administration would send out "checks," said the money will come from the $2 billion Medicare Improvement Fund and is…
Common Dreams4d agoWhole story →
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Lula Campaign Asks to Probe Sudden US Shutdown of Consular Services as 'Interference in Brazilian Elections'Just two days before Brazil's closely watched presidential election, the campaign of its left-wing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has asked the nation's top election court to examine the sudden shutdown of US consular services as part of a broader investigation into alleged election "interference" by the Trump administration. On Friday night, the…
Common Dreams4d agoWhole story →
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'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect KidsSince Republicans in the US Senate this week blocked a bill to make school bus stops off-limits for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, community members in Pennsylvania and Austin, Texas have expressed outrage by arrests made in front of children—in at least one reported case, leaving a child abandoned as officers detained his mother. "It doesn’t…
Common Dreams5d agoWhole story →
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