During his press conference after the US invasion, Trump said: “We’re ready to go again if we have to.” That warning is not just for Venezuela. Trump and his administration have also threatened many of Venezuela’s neighbors. This is episode 3 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
Federal panel reverses decision that freed Mahmoud Khalil from immigration jail
Khalil vowed to exhaust all options to fight back against the Trump administration’s attempts to deport him.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
‘ICE Kills’: Guards reportedly choked man to death at El Paso detention center
“Republicans’ excessive funding of ICE and DHS, along with Trump’s pardons and claims of absolute immunity, are literally killing people,” said one House Democrat.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: International
‘Blood everywhere’: Iran’s protests continue as violence rises
“You’re seeing a level of violence that we’ve never seen in Iranian protests, both on the part of the state and on the part of protestors.”
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
‘Minneapolis is the test case’: Trump threatens Insurrection Act to put down protests
“The Insurrection Act was always the plan,” warned one critic of the president.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: International
Searching for Gaza’s lost people
Over 11,000 Palestinians have gone missing in Gaza since October 2023. Relatives don’t know if the missing are dead or alive, under the rubble, or in Israeli detention centers.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
While he openly shakes down Venezuela for oil, US media acts like Trump cares about human rights in Iran
As the US president moves from bombing one country to another, liberal-washing of Trump continues apace.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
‘We are facing a tsunami of hate’: amid ICE crackdown, unions and community groups call for Minnesota shutdown in 10 days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on January 23.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
‘Where were you born?’ ICE conducting show-me-your-papers stops in Minnesota neighborhoods
“I was scared. I was devastated,” said a Somali-American citizen who was accosted by ICE as part of what the agent called a “citizen check.” No such thing exists in American law.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality
Gas and electric bills are too damned high! Residents call for publicly owned power grid
“Last night, more than 250,000 Maryland children went to bed freezing, and this morning they woke up freezing. But BG&E, they made $2.4 billion last year!”
