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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. Incoming President Trump’s vow to deport millions of immigrants when he starts his term has sent private prison stocks soaring. In an earnings call with investors Thursday, GEO Group CEO Brian Robert Evans and Chairperson George Zoley hailed what they called an “unprecedented opportunity.” GEOGE ZOLEY: We expect the incoming Trump […]

Stock up on these long-term storable survival foods that you can grab at a grocery store After SHTF, it's possible that the nearest grocery stores will be empty within hours. If you don't want to run out of supplies during emergencies, start scouring the local stores for survival foods before it's too late. Prepare for an emergency situation where supply chains fail by investing in a long-term food supply for […]

American Coup: Wilmington 1898 premieres tonight on PBS and investigates the only successful insurrection conducted against a U.S. government, when self-described white supremacist residents stoked fears of “Negro Rule” and carried out a deadly massacre in Wilmington, North Carolina. Their aim was to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow the city’s democratically elected, Reconstruction-era multiracial government, paving the way for the implementation of Jim Crow law just two […]

Social media censorship in the EU about to go into overdrive with upcoming new rules against “disinformation” The European Union is about to implement new rules against so-called disinformation  under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which will mean more censorship of content on social media platforms. The European Parliament passed the DSA into law in November 2022, and it came into full force in February 2024 with the proclaimed goal of […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show looking at the spate of racist text messages referencing slavery that were sent to Black people across the United States starting the day after Donald Trump’s election victory. People in New York, in Alabama, in California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia, including students at historically Black universities […]

Former U.S. Attorney General (AG) Bill Barr, who served in the first administration of President-elect Donald Trump, is calling on his successor to immediately dismiss all criminal charges against the incoming 47th president of the United States. His statements were directed against his successor, incumbent U.S. AG Merrick Garland, as well as to District Attorneys Alvin Bragg of New York and Fani Willis of Georgia, noting that the American electorate […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman. On Sunday here in New York City, more than 2,000 people packed the historic Riverside Church for a discussion about America and the war on Palestine. It was hosted by the Palestine Festival of Literature, or PalFest. The church, Riverside, where Dr. Martin […]

North Korean soldiers deployed to Ukraine to fight for Russia allegedly getting addicted to online p*rn North Korean troops deployed to fight for Russia in its ongoing conflict in Ukraine are reportedly taking advantage of their more expansive internet access to consume copious amounts of online pornography. According to Financial Times commentator Gideon Rachman, these soldiers, who have never had free access to the internet in their tightly controlled […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman. We continue to look at Gaza, where Israeli forces launched a deadly attack early Sunday morning on a residential area in Jabaliya where displaced Palestinians were attempting to shelter, killing at least 36 people, including over a dozen children. Dozens of the victims […]