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The U.S. welcomed this child of the Vietnam War. Why did he die in ICE custody? by @willbunch.bsky.social share.inquirer.com/UKsYyJ
Trump struggles to awake as Burgum talks
Reuters found that 96% of Trump's second-term clemency grants went to recipients who did not meet longstanding Justice Department guidelines, as access to an informal network of allies and advocates increasingly shaped who received pardons or commutations. reut.rs/4v3TMBH
Michigan Governor caught on hot mic with Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, discussing citizen opposition to AI data centers, bragging how she ignores their concerns: “We’re used to people saying 'f*ck no,' & doing it anyway.”🇺🇸
In upsetting news you may have missed -
~40 detainees in a California concentration camp have been on a hunger strike since *mid-May*
Their demands? Basic rights: access to clean food and water and adequate medical care
This is happening in our country. We should all be ashamed.
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So, the Big Beautiful reflecting pool developed algae ON THE FIRST DAY....
#ETTD
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Reader, the strait of Hormuz is closed. It’s been closed for 103 days -ever since has Trump attacked Iran on Feb 28th.
In 1990, the U.S. welcomed Tuan Van Bui, other young Amerasians. In 2025, ICE violently arrested him. Why did he die in custody?
So many questions about the ICE custody death of Philly immigrant Tuan Van Bui, child of the Vietnam War, welcomed here in 1990, violently arrested in 2025
The biggest: Why do other detainees tell such a different story from ICE about how he died?
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/tuan...
Rhuta Bhayga
I’ve been thinking the last week about this idea we are stuck in the world of Greek Mythology where the gods and titans got bored and complacent then began messing with and dictating to the Greek populace. (I read D’Auliere’s a lot as a kid.)
Why do we keep letting the “titans” dictate the terms?
In 1990, the U.S. welcomed Tuan Van Bui, other young Amerasians. In 2025, ICE violently arrested him. Why did he die in custody?
We get (rightly) exercised about misspending $13 million on a reflecting pool.
Meanwhile the president is literally vaporizing a quarter of a billion on his illegal war of choice and it's just a Wednesday night
Michigan Governor caught on hot mic with Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, discussing citizen opposition to AI data centers, bragging how she ignores their concerns: “We’re used to people saying 'f*ck no,' & doing it anyway.”🇺🇸
The Captain
Trump: "The strait is open. But the straits have been open for a number of months already and you just didn't know about it."
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Hart Cunningham
Trump on Fox & Friends: "They're dying to make a deal. They want to make a deal so badly. We dropped $250 million of bombs on them last night. They're really in submission. They just don't know it yet."
Aaron Rupar
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The ruling comes in the final days of the primary campaign between the former city comptroller and Rep. Dan Goldman.
Michelle Arkin has been fasting intermittently in support of immigrants on a hunger strike at two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers in San Bernardino County. This week, the […]