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    Multiple immigration sweeps reported across Los Angeles, with a tense standoff/protest downtown; SEIU union leader arrested

    Local news seemed to show a dozen or more people handcuffed, probably detained at the farm site. The farm was a marijuana grow as was the other raid further north. The agitator side of things went a bit more feral as the feds headed out. Rocks thrown breaking windows, and cars briefly used to...
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    Texas AG Ken Paxton has fired or put on leave 4 of 7 whistleblowers accusing him of bribery

    OTOH, Paxton has gone full MAGA and is up in the polls. On the plus side, if he is ever impeached again, his (ex)-wife will now be able to vote.
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    Multiple immigration sweeps reported across Los Angeles, with a tense standoff/protest downtown; SEIU union leader arrested

    Los Angeles-adjacent, but Federal agents clash with protesters during ICE raid at Southern California farm The incident occurred outside of an agricultural farm along Laguna Road in the Camarillo area of Ventura County. ABC News' Los Angeles station observed several clashes between onlookers...
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    Texas Police Officer Shot and Wounded in Apparent Ambush Attack by Armed Group “During a Protest-Related Incident” Outside ICE Prairieland Detention C

    Search continues for 12th suspect in ambush at Alvarado ICE detention facility Benjamin Hanil Song, a former United States Marine Corps reservist, has been charged in connection with his role in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention...
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    As Texas Flood Deaths Rise, Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by National Weather Service

    Trump DHS Chief Noem Rages At CNN ‘Lies’ On Fox News Even As Her Agency Confirms FEMA Delay In Texas Flood Disaster CNN dropped a bombshell report Wednesday, blaming Noem’s cost-cutting policies for delaying FEMA’s response until Monday — a timeline that DHS confirmed despite trashing CNN in a...
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    Zohran Mamdani Proposes Taxing 'Whiter Neighborhoods' in NYC

    If anyone needs more ammunition against Mamdani, the Mamdani Times has you covered with oodles of probably fake NYT headlines.
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    Texas AG Ken Paxton has fired or put on leave 4 of 7 whistleblowers accusing him of bribery

    Forget about running for Senator, Ken Paxton's looking more modern day presidential all the time! JUST IN: Ken Paxton’s Wife Announces Divorce in Shock Statement — Citing ‘Recent Discoveries’
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    Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

    One way to do that would be to expand prior authorizations to traditional Medicare. And we can save even more money by taking the medical decisions out of the hands of clerical staff and give it to AI. Prior Authorization Coming to Traditional Medicare Starting in 2026 The Centers for Medicare...
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    A militarized conspiracy theorist group believes NWS weather radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy them

    Guess what? Directly related! ANTI-GOVERNMENT MILITIA GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR VANDALISM TO NEWS 9 RADAR Anti-government group Veterans On Patrol claims responsibility for vandalizing News 9's NextGen Live radar in Oklahoma City. News 9 security cameras captured Anthony Mitchell...
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    As Texas Flood Deaths Rise, Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by National Weather Service

    Officials have yet to explain who did what during critical early hours as deadly floods hit Texas Nearly a week after floodwaters swept away more than a hundred lives, Texas officials are facing heated questions over how much was – or was not – done in the early morning hours of Friday as a wall...
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    So far, at least nine (now ~40) (now >70) judges, including Trump appointees, have called a halt to Trump executive actions

    Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship The ruling from [W-appointed] US District Judge Joseph Laplante is significant because the Supreme Court last month curbed the power of lower court judges to issue nationwide injunctions, while...
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    SpaceX Starship 9 breaking apart

    Not directly related, but now that Elon's buddy has been un-nominated for NASA, Transportation Secretary Duffy will be taking on NASA in an acting capacity.