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Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp. | This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.

I'll note that the US budget bill just provided tens of billions to build a vast network of concentration camps, tens of billions more to staff them, and tens of billions more to round people up to put in them. More than the rest of US federal law enforcement, and more than most countries spend on their military

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Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.

After the Supreme Court ruled that the deportations could move forward, a last-ditch attempt to block them with a new lawsuit faltered.

More medicines will be spared from Medicare price negotiations, a change that is projected to wipe out billions in savings for the federal government.

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was made to kneel overnight, denied bathroom access and confined in an overcrowded cell with bright lights and no windows, his lawyers say.

I'll note that he is being kept in prison to prevent the US government from sending back to be tortured more

The spacecraft, MethaneSAT, was just a year into its mission to provide a clearer picture of planet-warming emissions from oil and gas sites.

The suspension includes air defense interceptors, and it will directly affect Ukraine’s ability to fend off escalating Russian air assaults.

Dated: 2025-07-02. Added: 2025-07-03. Alternate title: It Came From Outside Our Solar System, and It Looks Like a Comet

The money, which was allocated by Congress, helps pay for after-school programs, support for students learning English and other services.

Separate challenges by immigrant rights groups and an American detained by federal agents accuse officers of racial profiling, brutality and unlawful detentions.

If the budget bill passes, as seems likely to happen in the next couple hours, these abuses are going to go national.

Small improvements in taxes are overshadowed by cuts to health insurance and other federal aid, resulting in a package favoring the wealthy.

Dated: 2025-07-02. Added: 2025-07-03.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.

The best thing to do to limit it right now is for Congress to reject the massive increase in funding for deportation that's tucked into the budget bill. If you're an American, give your senators and rep a call.