New York Times gift articles

When they told the agents they were U.S. citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.” Another offered, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said.

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures limited by a judge’s order, then was confronted with a video that showed chemical agents deployed.

I'm of hearing multiple examples of legal observers being sprayed, as well as being shown their home address and threatened with arrest for merely bearing witness.

The number of House Democrats signed up to impeach her was 97 as of Friday evening

In a surprise appearance in New Jersey, the musician dedicated his song “The Promised Land” to Ms. Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this month.

But President Trump has already backed away from a threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to protests against the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent.

The NYT is downplaying it, but other outlets are treating it as very real:

• ABC
• Washington Post
• Bloomberg
• Wall Street Journal

A protest at City Hall was organized by a conservative influencer to draw attention to a fraud scandal in the state. He was chased by counterprotesters lobbing water balloons in frigid temperatures.

The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

Kennedy and Trump tried to claim there was one without scientific evidence.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41762562

The first veto of the president’s second term killed legislation that would have brought clean water to some of the most conservative parts of the state. Residents wonder why.

Probably because he wasn't bribed to grant the project. Oh well, the tRump voters can die of thirst in that conservative area of Colorado. It's what they wanted by voting for it, and nothing of value will be lost.

Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, fellow NATO members that have expressed solidarity with Denmark in its refusal to yield to Mr. Trump’s demands, will also be subject to the 10 percent tariff. If those nations do not relent, he added, the rate will increase to 25 percent on June 1, “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.”

Black female professionals have seen a steep drop in employment over the last year. They are turning to each other for pep talks and résumé advice.

A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.

Given that ICE is actively recruiting using neo-Nazi anthems, I'm very dubious that this will have a meaningful impact.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/32902229

The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.

The Federal Aviation Administration released seven advisories warning pilots to stay away from parts of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.

Shawn and Destiny Jackson said they were trying to escape a clash between ICE and protesters when agents used tear gas near their car. Their children gasped for air.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/32888890

In particular, she was still alive when ICE denied access to medical care

Even as administration officials vowed this week to head off scheduled retirements, some aging plants are now breaking, and costs could run to the billions.

The police version of events in the immediate aftermath of a shooting is almost always a lie; they benefit greatly from assigning blame to the victim, and won't ever see any kind of penalty for telling a lie.

Local coverage:

• Minnesota Public Radio
• Star Tribune — uses a URL shortener to keep lemmy from removing the gift link marker
• Unraveled

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/32863239

A federal judge said the Empire Wind project off Long Island would suffer “irreparable harm” if the Trump administration continued to hold up work.

If recording a video and blowing a whistle gets you murdered by the military, armed resistance is going to be the only option left.