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Kristi Noem is out: Chaotic reign at DHS ends amid personal scandal - Salon.com Trump fires colorful symbol of his immigration crackdown after high-profile killings and alleged affair

Kristi Noem is out, only after a number of embarrassing hearings and months of chaos at DHS
www.salon.com/2026/03/05/k...

05.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Congress tried to dodge a vote on war with Iran - Salon.com Iran hawks are maneuvering to have their war without their fingerprints on it

Democrats in Congress pushed a war powers resolution vote to next week so they could have their war without their fingerprints on it. www.salon.com/2026/02/27/w...

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In NJ special election, it's not the left that's divided - Salon.com The Feb. 5 special election upends familiar assumptions about which factions struggle to unify

Read how Analilia Mejia, a NJ progressive champion, united the left against a divided establishment in NI-11.
www.salon.com/2026/02/04/i...

06.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats’ ICE demands play into Trump’s hands - Salon.com DHS and Democrats are both demanding a closer relationship between local officials and ICE

Some of the Democrats' demands for ICE play right into the agency's hands. Body cameras could easily be used to build out a database of immigrants and citizens alike.
www.salon.com/2026/02/05/d...

05.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.

🚨 CBP agents have just shot another person in Arizona.

If you work in the government, are involved in organizing spaces, or simply live in Arizona, please text me on Signal premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected

27.01.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 289 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
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β€œIt’s going to happen again”: Residents say ICE is treating Minneapolis as a β€œwar zone” - Salon.com The killing of Renee Good has left a chill across the Twin Cities

Breaking into people's cars and abducting them is only the tip of the iceberg for immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, with officers threatening residents with allusions to the agency's killing of Renee Good and using their cars as weapons

www.salon.com/2026/01/14/i...

14.01.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just hours before NY Attorney General announced a deal directing Betar to stop harassing or targeting New Yorkers, Betar tweeted this picture of an older woman in NYC and calls her a "terrorist."

(Betar is subject to a $50,000 fine for violating the deal with behavior like this)

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Nicotine’s comeback is the latest wellness scam - Salon.com Tucker Carlson and influencers peddle wild nicotine claims, from curing rabies to purging nanotech

Ever thought it is appropriate to treat whooping cough with a nicotine patch? Some people do. Meet the slate of wellness influencers pushing nicotine as the latest cure-all:
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/n...

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β€œPropaganda machine”: Trump and DHS embrace conspiracy theories tied to ICE killing - Salon.com Many in MAGA world are spinning the shooting of Renee Good as β€œself-defense”

Overnight, MAGA came to embrace ICE's killing of Renee Nicole Good, calling her a "domestic terrorist" and asking people not to believe their own eyes as footage of the shooting circulates. Read more:
www.salon.com/2026/01/08/p...

08.01.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We learned nothing from Jan. 6 - Salon.com Evidence Trump tried to overturn the election 5 years ago is β€œoverwhelming.” There haven't been any consequences

Five years after Jan. 6, the perpetrators and orchestrators of the storming of the Capitol are facing fewer consequences than ever www.salon.com/2026/01/06/w...

06.01.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congress may be about to create the β€œbad internet” - Salon.com Online privacy protections could be demolished, advocates warn

Congress is considering a suite of bills next year that could radically reduce privacy and give state attorneys general the power to censor the internet as they see fit.

Think Florida-style book bans, but for everyone online in the United States.

www.salon.com/2025/12/22/c...

23.12.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you liked this story, follow me for more interviews with progressive candidates and check out my work at Salon

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Aftyn Behn’s rise challenges Tennessee’s GOP establishment - Salon.com Tennessee’s 7th District race is challenging assumptions about how Democrats win red states

What was once a long-shot bid to flip a R+22 district in TN has turned into a tight race, with progressive Aftyn Behn, within two points of her GOP opponent, telling me that she can feel the "Republican eye of Sauron breathing down my neck."
www.salon.com/2025/12/01/a...

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Sorry, Fox News: People don’t care about Charlie Kirk
Sorry, Fox News: People don’t care about Charlie Kirk YouTube video by Salon

Special "Standing Room Only!" We're experimenting with reaction content. Let me know what you think!

My colleague @rpaynereport.bsky.social and I watch clips of Fox News trying to hype Charlie Kirk as a martyr.

We explain, based on reporting, why it's not true.

youtu.be/am1pBfSs2mQ?...

26.11.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
Salon.com - News, Politics, Culture, Science & Food

The fight for the Epstein files isn’t over - Salon.com share.google/onTn2CgTaD7h...

26.11.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A mock-up of a Salon article displayed over a background of Ruwa Romman supporters holding campaign signs. The article preview shows Ruwa Romman speaking at a podium with a β€œNo Kings” sign, wearing a hijab and blazer. The headline reads: β€œRuwa Romman’s case for economic populism in Georgia.”

A mock-up of a Salon article displayed over a background of Ruwa Romman supporters holding campaign signs. The article preview shows Ruwa Romman speaking at a podium with a β€œNo Kings” sign, wearing a hijab and blazer. The headline reads: β€œRuwa Romman’s case for economic populism in Georgia.”

A quote graphic from Salon placed over a photo of five young volunteers wearing β€œTeam Ruwa for Georgia” shirts, standing together and smiling. The quote discusses affordability and the importance of naming the culprits behind rising prices.

A quote graphic from Salon placed over a photo of five young volunteers wearing β€œTeam Ruwa for Georgia” shirts, standing together and smiling. The quote discusses affordability and the importance of naming the culprits behind rising prices.

Georgia needs a leader who will be honest about who is the cause of the challenges we face and who can mobilize a movement to deliver results.

Thanks to @rpaynereport.bsky.social at Salon for highlighting why this race matters and why change is overdue.

24.11.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion | Zohran Mamdani drops the mask The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.

Sloppy editorials like this are just a small reason why billionaire controlled media is a major problem. They must not think very highly of their readers
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

09.11.2025 01:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One campaign promise New Yorkers will be watching for actually comes from Andrew Cuomo. Will he, or won't he, leave NYC as he promised to do if Zohran wins.

05.11.2025 03:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New York voters are already skeptical that Democrats have the will to learn lessons from Mamdani's success. In response to the win, Bernie Sanders said that it was time to face a hard truth: "Chuck Schumer and the Democratic establishment are losing relevance."

05.11.2025 03:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mamdani wins: How a democratic socialist toppled the Empire State machine - Salon.com The biggest turnout in a mayoral election in 30 years was a victory for Democrats

It’s safe to say that Cuomo did not wrap up this bizarre and embarrassing coda to his political career with grace.

www.salon.com/2025/11/04/m...

05.11.2025 03:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

At the same time, many members of the business and real estate worlds who could've helped stand up an anti-Zohran campaign either decided to call it quits after the primary or were swayed by Mamdani's campaign.

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The story is about what didn't happen as much as what did. In the wake of the primary, a combined effort never materialized. While different groups did emerge, there was no clear leader or overarching plan.

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Panic in the Hamptons: The fight to stop Zohran Mamdani Behind closed doors, wealthy donors plotted to stop a movement reshaping New York politics β€” and exposed their deepest fears.

Read the inside story of how the movement to stop Zohran Mamdani fell apart:
www.salon.com/2025/10/30/p...

30.10.2025 12:59 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5
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Fox hangs an article attacking the Bills off of quote from random tweets

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Anti-trans activists pray SCOTUS upholds "conversion therapy" - Salon.com Opponents of transgender rights hope they will benefit when the Supreme Court rules on conversion-therapy bans

Anti-trans activists are hoping that the Supreme Court will make a u-turn on their Skrmetti decision and disallow Colorado from banning conversion therapy in medical settings. If successful, medical regulation as we know it will be over in the United States
www.salon.com/2025/10/02/a...

02.10.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Watchdog pushes for release of Jack Smith's Trump report - Salon.com The public has still not seen special counsel Jack Smith's full report on Trump's handling of classified documents

Nearly a year after the case was dismissed, Aileen Cannon is still helping Trump keep Jack Smith's full report from the public
www.salon.com/2025/09/30/w...

30.09.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fox News, however, welcomed her on the network, with Jesse Watters hailing her as an "expert" and an "undercover investigative journalist." Fox didn't reply to a request for comment.

23.09.2025 15:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She also wrote in far-right provocateur and podcaster Nick Fuentes for president:
archive.ph/teD7d

23.09.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

She has repeatedly espoused Holocaust revisionism and has publicly embraced fascism, saying things like β€œHitler went to heaven. I do not apologize.”

23.09.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox News "expert" says Hitler went to heaven - Salon.com Karlyn Borysenko, a self-described fascist, is gaining influence β€” and getting liberals fired

Meet Fox News' latest "expert" on the left.
www.salon.com/2025/09/23/f...

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