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Other things Kristi Noem has purchased with your money:

–$172 million for private jets
–$2.4 million for gold-detailed ICE vehicles
–$700,000 for tricked-out trucks for ICE
–$120,000 for 2 Mustangs

Did Trump also authorize these?

Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

NEW: Over the past year, we've been collecting thousands of financial disclosure documents from across the Trump administration. Now we're making them searchable. Look up names, assets, former employers across 1,500+ Trump appointees and 3,000+ ethics documents.

The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. The online advertising industry has built a massive surveillance machine, and the government can co-opt it to spy on us.

The creepy system that serves you targeted ads has been used by the government to track peoples' locations, new reporting confirms. eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Kristi Noem led a lawless and violent agency that wreaked havoc on our state and killed two Minnesotans. Her firing is welcome news, but it is much too late.

Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is guilty of 2nd-degree murder A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he’s accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school has been convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

“You just had to do one thing — take that rifle away and this would have been prevented.”

A note from a student that reads "I think you should get ICE out of Minnesota. They are taking people from their homes. One of my friends had to move to Texas because she was scared that ICE will take her and her family. I have not seen her in two month! So... you should get rid of ICE!

Hand delivered, written by a Minnesota student. Just an absolute gut punch. Where is our humanity?

After Fatal School Shootings, Campaign Cash Surges—and Congress Stays Stuck | Stanford Law School When a child is killed in a school shooting, public outrage is swift and intense. Polls consistently show overwhelming support for measures like unive

“More than 80 percent of Americans support universal background checks... When you have that level of consensus and yet see decades of inaction, something is interrupting the normal democratic process. Our research shows that political spending is a significant part of that story.”

Screenshot of warm weather forecast.

At last, next week:

The Security Playbook Every Journalist Should Know - Nieman Reports Safety experts outline practical steps for protecting devices, data, and sources to safeguard against hacks, leaks, raids, and legal threats.

"When the FBI is knocking at your door, or when you receive a subpoena … you are not making your best decisions in the moment, so it's really important to have a plan in advance."

Feeling incredibly honored to be associated with this team and work:

@niemanreports.org
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Covering a police officer killed in the line of duty - Poynter An Indianapolis police officer was shot and killed while on duty. The Indy Public Editor takes a look at the coverage of the incident across the city's media landscape.

"Asking hard questions in the wake of a tragedy is not a sign of disrespect to law enforcement. Instead, it’s a sign of respect to the public that both the police and journalists serve."

European Leaders Offer Lukewarm Defense of International Law In times of conflict, such as in the escalating hostilities in the Middle East, governments committed to international law need to be prepared to defend it and in particular protect humanitarian and h...

At times of uncertainty, governments that are committed to human rights and international humanitarian law need to walk the talk.

Unfortunately, Europe’s initial response on US/Israel's strikes on #Iran and retaliatory strikes has been characterized by double standards, and hypocrisy.

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Trump administration waging illegal war on Iran, experts say Administration offers shifting explanations as it acts without congressional approval or legal premise

The UK-based Guardian with the article that should be on Page 1 of every U.S. newspaper www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people GLP-1 drugs are the first medication to show promise for treating addiction to a wide range of substances.

Patients taking GLP-1 drugs for diabetes or weight loss kept reporting the same thing:

They lost interest in cigarettes, alcohol and other substances.

Now a new study of 600,000 people gives evidence the drugs may curb addiction across multiple substances.

‘Bridging the Divide’ on Firearms Laws A new project brought together people from opposing sides of the gun debate to craft model legislation for violence prevention.

"The panel formulated a package of eight state-level firearm policies aimed at preventing shootings and saving lives, all while protecting the rights of gun owners. All eight policies were approved with broad consensus from the participants, then combined in a 67-page package..."

'Scream 7' shows us a different way to survive the night | Opinion When the first 'Scream' came out in 1996, car crashes were the leading killer of kids in U.S. Today, guns are – and Hollywood can help change that.

"When writers and directors take the time to show characters properly storing their firearms, we can inspire audiences everywhere to do the same."

On top of the concentration camps, kidnapping, and murders, the news now reports ICE is buying microwave tech to kill the car engines of first amendment legal observers. And Democrats are still not even asking to claw back the 2025 budget increases.

Basically, what the Department of Justice argued in court today was that RFK Jr. has the absolute authority to kill millions of people with impunity.

I do not exaggerate.

[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone]

Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.

Laughing at everyone who thought the military would disobey illegal orders cause look at where the fuck we are, they're still waking up every day, putting on their uniforms and being good little war criminals

We're so fucking done as a nation

Feeling incredibly honored to be associated with this team and work:

‘Our Culture is Prevention’ Native youth die by suicide at rates 91% higher than the general population. Tribal communities are turning to culturally centered treatment — combining ceremony, traditional practices and mental…

"But tribal communities are breaking that silence by turning to culturally centered treatment that blends ceremony, traditional practices and clinical care."

The public deserves to know when Iran war reporting is stifled An unprecedented censorship infrastructure will obscure the fighting

“The censorship infrastructure surrounding this war is extraordinary. On the American side, self-proclaimed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has virtually eliminated press access to the military and limited press credentialing to journalists who pledge to remain official stenographers.”

I’ve been notified about another death in ICE custody.

This marks a stunning 40 deaths during the second Trump administration.

This cannot continue. There must be real accountability for ICE and DHS.

Firearm and intimate partner violence is a preventable tragedy - Capitol Weekly OPINION - We don’t have the data we need to understand, and prevent, firearms-related deaths due to intimate partner violence (IPV).

"Firearms dramatically raise risk of death in IPV contexts. When those deaths are hidden, the most vulnerable, especially women of color, are left behind. So let us build the infrastructure for systematic and timely violent death data."

Do No Harm, Do Not Swarm: Storied Experiences of Mass Shooting Survivors with Journalists When mass shootings occur, journalists often overwhelm communities in the throes of immense trauma. This study seeks to understand the experiences of survivors and victims’ families after mass shoo...

"As audience trust declines, understanding the impact journalists have on the people they report on from the perspective of the people experiencing the tragedy is an integral part of the conversation for journalists and educators."

Supreme Court leans toward a marijuana user's challenge to gun restriction Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, was convicted under the same law before his father pardoned him.

"John Adams took a tankard of hard cider with his breakfast every day. James Madison reportedly drank a pint of whiskey every day. Thomas Jefferson said he wasn't much of a user of alcohol. He only had three or four glasses of wine a night," Gorsuch noted.

We collaborate with @billy-penn.bsky.social to produce the Weekly brief on gun violence prevention, delivered via their daily newsletter every Wednesday. Here's this week's edition: mailchi.mp/billypenn/we...