Operation Metro Surge Wasn’t the End The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.

 https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/trump-2026-midterm-elections-democracy-twin-cities/

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The Coward's Handshake ICE agents are about to get electric-shock gloves—ideal for 'smaller officers or weaker officers or older officers,' says an ex-cop

 https://www.forever-wars.com/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter

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The Tuesday Elections Featured Important Wins for Reproductive Healthcare Rights, Abortion Access, and Constitutional Rights in General

 1). “Abortion Had a *Great* Night”, Aug 5, 2026, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-kansas-missouri >

2). “Kansas voters reject another attempt to reshape the state’s abortion landscape: Reproductive rights supporters framed the ballot measure to elect state justices as an attempt to weaken abortion rights.”, Aug 4, 2026, Shefali Luthra, (Reproductive Health Reporter), The 19^th, at < https://19thnews.org/2026/08/kansas-amendment-no-abortion-supreme-court-justices/ >

3). “Kansas judge says decision to strike abortion restrictions not ‘even a close call’: The controversial case was made even more so by the timing of the judge’s decision”, Aug 4, 2026, Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector, at < https://kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/kansas-judge-says-decision-to-strike-abortion-restrictions-not-even-a-close-call/ >.

4). “Missouri voters reject income tax phaseout, initiative petition changes”, Aug 4, 2026, Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent, at < https://missouriindependent.com/2026/08/04/missouri-voters-reject-income-tax-phaseout-initiative-petition-changes/ >.

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All Choked Up ~~ Trumpworld Turned Rape Propaganda into a Business Model Nina Burleigh and Katie Chenoweth Aug 6

 https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/all-choked-up-part-two

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Is it any surprise that for those who will do anything for a buck, that they would turn to the lucrative market of women and alienated boys to exploit.  They know the price of everything and the value of nothing.  

This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the threats began.

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/federal-judge-ruled-against-trump-100001691.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

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The Republican Movement Is Replicating the ISIS Child-Soldier Playbook

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=6198417&post_id=207216272&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA3MjE2MjcyLCJpYXQiOjE3ODQxNTkwMjYsImV4cCI6MTc4Njc1MTAyNiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTYxOTg0MTciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.ECQ9qVB9VCV8WpPlk32M2YqmVfoVsIV7Mr77kevuWOc

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Lindsey Graham and the rot of modern conservatism - From Gingrich to Trump, Graham was a fixture as the GOP became increasingly malignant.

 https://www.publicnotice.co/p/lindsey-graham-death

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World press freedom hits new low as authoritarianism rises Rodrigo Menegat Schuinski 04/30/2026April 30, 2026

https://www.dw.com/en/world-press-freedom-hits-new-low-as-authoritarianism-rises/a-76948348

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Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/

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Trump's Manosphere Is a Dangerous Joke, and You Are the Punchline

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=4115828&post_id=202288818&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjAyMjg4ODE4LCJpYXQiOjE3ODE2MjQzMTcsImV4cCI6MTc4NDIxNjMxNywiaXNzIjoicHViLTQxMTU4MjgiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.4d4SkAauOhcnjLg3NcaaozTCseSwVDwEURkw1CBN7tM

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The United States is Building a Military Base in Gaza. However Bad You Think It is, It's Worse.

 

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Dozens of Afghan men protest govt crackdown on women, police accused of ‘firing shots’

 https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260609-dozens-of-afghan-men-protest-govt-crackdown-on-women-police-accused-of-firing-shots

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The Theater of Punishment Vijay Prashad

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/02/the-theater-of-punishment/

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Pogroms, American Style

 https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/pogroms-american-style

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Corporate Media Asks Why Mamdani Skipped the Israel Day Parade Because They Lack The Courage to Ask the Hard Question

 https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/corporate-media-asks-why-mamdani

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The ‘warrior ethos’ promises victory — history says it leads to defeat

 https://theconversation.com/the-warrior-ethos-promises-victory-history-says-it-leads-to-defeat-280234?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2021%202026%20-%203777138681&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2021%202026%20-%203777138681+CID_9442492913d2a4e281d96906e0f1cc88&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=The%20warrior%20ethos%20promises%20victory%20%20history%20says%20it%20leads%20to%20defeat

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Trump's Counterterrorism Strategy Explicitly Targets the Left By Spencer Ackerman • 14 May 2026

 https://www.forever-wars.com/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter

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The "what the hell are they doing to us now" moments are piling up.  Trump is attacking the Left from numerous fronts - one of the tactics is outlined in the following Ackerman article.  

Additionally, they are planning to steal $1.7 Billion slush fund from taxpayers to hand out to J6 terrorists and his political allies (administered by a secret commission appointed by Trump) anyone who claims that Biden persecuted them, as described by Mitch Jackson

https://mitchthelawyer.substack.com/p/breaking-news-this-17-billion-trump

BREAKING NEWS: This $1.7 Billion Trump Settlement Is the Most Corrupt Thing I Have Seen in Forty Years of Practicing Law

The SPLC indictment, the Klan history behind it, and the ignominy of Todd Blanche Another dark day for DOJ. Chris Geidner's avatar Chris Geidner Apr 21, 2026

 https://www.lawdork.com/p/splc-indictment-united-klans-of-america

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Men, We Need to Talk About "Rape Academy"

 https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/men-we-need-to-talk-about-rape-academy

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Trump, War Crimes, Terrorism and Impeachment?

 https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-7-2026

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The Psychopath in Chief brings the world to the brink of catastrophe.  Will Congress step up and remove the madman?  How much money did insider traders make?  Here is Heather Cox Richardson's recap of the day.