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Meta agrees to pay Trump $25 million to settle lawsuit over social media suspension Meta, Facebook and Instagram's parent company, has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over the suspension of his social media accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. The lawsuit accused Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg of "censoring" Trump's account and violating his First Amendment rights. Meta's settlement does […]

Trump Calls for Ethnic Cleansing of Entire Gaza Strip and for U.S. to "Take Over"U.S. Ignores ICC Arrest Warrant Seeking Netanyahu's Arrest for Crimes Against Humanity"A Serious Violation of International Law": Palestinians Reject Trump's Gaza Takeover BidPalestinian Poet Refaat Alareer, Killed in 2023 Israeli Strike, Finally Laid to Rest in Gaza CityTrump Places 10,000 USAID Workers on Leave and Orders Them to Return to U.S.Trump Orders U.S. Withdrawal from U.N. […]

USAID and CIA linked to Trump’s 2019 impeachment, investigative journalist reports Investigative journalist Michael Shellenberger claims that USAID and the CIA were directly involved in the 2019 impeachment effort against President Donald Trump, suggesting it was a domestic regime change operation disguised as foreign aid and investigative journalism. The whistleblower who triggered Trump's impeachment was a CIA analyst during Obama's administration. The complaint heavily relied on a report from the […]

Trump Sanctions ICC over War Crimes Investigations Against IsraelTrump Says Palestinians Will Be "Happy, Safe and Free" After Mass Expulsion from GazaSenate Votes to Confirm Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought as White House Budget ChiefDOGE Staffer Marko Elez Resigns over Racist and Hateful Social Media PostsLawmakers Denied Access to EPA as Trump Admin Shutters Environmental Justice OfficeScott Turner Confirmed as HUD Secretary as DOGE Prepares to Slash Billions from Housing […]

Hundreds protest Trump's meeting with Netanyahu at the White House, condemning it as a betrayal of American values. Demonstrators criticize Trump’s proposal to depopulate Gaza and turn it into a U.S.-controlled territory. Netanyahu’s presence in D.C. is seen as an affront to justice, given his ICC arrest warrant for alleged war crimes. The protests highlight the staggering human cost of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, with nearly 62,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023. Critics […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Democratic ranking members of several House committees are calling for an investigation of potential national security threats posed by Elon Musk’s DOGE — that’s Department of Government Efficiency. This comes as The Wall Street Journal reports a 25-year-old DOGE staff member who gained access to the Treasury Department’s central payments system resigned Thursday after he was linked […]

ACORNS: A sustainable and flavorful ingredient for survival scenarios and everyday cooking Survival expert Scott Sexton highlights acorns as an abundant, nutritious and accessible food source, with over 600 species of oak trees producing edible acorns worldwide. He emphasizes their versatility in creating meals ranging from breakfast cereal to desserts like acorn maple ice cream. Sexton provides detailed guidance on identifying oak trees (red vs. white oaks), harvesting acorns and […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We look now at some of the new legal hurdles facing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, as it tries to dismantle and restructure, as it says, multiple federal agencies. On Thursday, a lawsuit by a coalition of labor unions prompted […]

FBI hands over details of 5,000 employees involved in Jan. 6 investigations: A new chapter in political scrutiny The FBI has provided the DOJ with details of over 5,000 employees involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Hill riots investigation, in compliance with a DOJ demand. FBI agents are concerned about potential retribution and have filed lawsuits to protect their identities, citing fears of danger from those convicted in the […]