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news editor, national & politics at HuffPost. she/her. ask me about my dog

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Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is ‘Part Of God’s Divine Plan’ One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

🚨 NEW: “They are promised a 200-mile-long river that is four-and-a-half feet deep filled with nothing but the blood that their weaponized version of Jesus will spill at the Battle of Armageddon,” Weinstein said. “That’s a lot of blood."

www.huffpost.com/entry/troops...

03.03.2026 16:50 👍 131 🔁 96 💬 18 📌 23
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Insiders Fear Steep Civilian Toll In Iran After Trump Slashed Pentagon Personnel The U.S. has "no stupid rules of engagement," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday.

Before the war on Iran, Trump dismantled teams at the Pentagon that focused on limiting civilian casualties in conflict

Upon entering the war, the admin says: “no stupid rules of engagement”

Big fear of war crimes among sources familiar with military discussions

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

04.03.2026 05:17 👍 93 🔁 59 💬 3 📌 7
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25.02.2026 21:23 👍 113 🔁 15 💬 3 📌 3
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Pretty In Pink Inside the community of nail artists telling ICE to get fucked.

This week, @nicolefroio.bsky.social explores the power of activism + creativity and connects with a community of nail artists who are telling ICE to get fucked.

(Oh! And it's a FREE POST!)

17.02.2026 15:03 👍 52 🔁 32 💬 1 📌 4
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The Trump Administration Has Created A New Form Of Family Separation A new method of detaining and deporting immigrants seems “engineered to lead to family separation,” one advocate told HuffPost.

Every day, at least 300 immigrants land at La Lima airport in the northwest region of Honduras after being deported from the US. Many have arrived without their children – having no idea where their kids are or who is taking care of them.

17.02.2026 14:38 👍 378 🔁 276 💬 19 📌 17
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‘100% Pro Police’ And Running For Congress To Abolish ICE After protecting Congress on Jan. 6 and as the Trump administration runs roughshod over democracy, he’s running for Congress — again — because, he told HuffPost, “We’re in regime territory.”

I had a chance to interview former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn. We discussed ICE and his plans for the agency, his new bid for Congress and how he is uniquely made to meet the moment America is in.

Read the interview here:
www.huffpost.com/entry/100-pr...

13.02.2026 13:48 👍 48 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 2
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

10.02.2026 20:18 👍 31326 🔁 13780 💬 972 📌 1688
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ICE Is Treating Trans Immigrants With A New Level Of Cruelty A HuffPost investigation found how the Trump administration systematically destroyed safeguards for detainees, subjecting them to abuse and neglect.

NEW: It’s difficult to account for the abuses trans immigrants face in ICE custody after Trump destroyed safeguards, oversight agencies, and data about detainees.

But 3 trans migrants told me what it’s really like: Medical neglect. Solitary confinement. Harassment. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

07.02.2026 16:29 👍 560 🔁 292 💬 2 📌 15
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.

“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

04.02.2026 15:45 👍 6695 🔁 2463 💬 59 📌 235
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Catherine O’Hara Gets Real-Life Dog Show Tribute At Norwich Terrier Judging Catherine O’Hara Gets Real-Life Dog Show Tribute At Norwich Terrier Judging

O'Hara starred in the 2000 mockumentary "Best in Show."

04.02.2026 15:21 👍 23 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2

always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post

04.02.2026 15:04 👍 8525 🔁 2443 💬 172 📌 88
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HuffPost Union just delivered a strike pledge signed by 100% of our members. We are united and prepared to do whatever is necessary to reach a fair deal. #faircontractnow

30.01.2026 00:30 👍 84 🔁 40 💬 2 📌 8
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5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.

NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...

28.01.2026 21:59 👍 5644 🔁 3307 💬 203 📌 516
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it's meant to be✨✊ #faircontractnow

29.01.2026 16:12 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
HuffPost Union bargaining committee members pose for a photo on the first day of in-person bargaining.

HuffPost Union bargaining committee members pose for a photo on the first day of in-person bargaining.

Hot off the presses 📰

Bargaining committee was on 🔥 yesterday & we’re back at the table today! We won’t back down as we fight for just compensation, equitable severance and AI protections that let us create the fearless, top-notch journalism the world needs now. ✊ #faircontractnow

29.01.2026 15:56 👍 88 🔁 25 💬 1 📌 2
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Everyone deserves a piece of the cheese! 🧀 #faircontractnow #huffpost #WGAE

Lil Scabby has
@huffpostunion
’s back as we head into our final days of bargaining for ✊✊

Crochet mascot cutie courtesy of HP Union’s
@capeybara

28.01.2026 16:52 👍 9 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0

Feel free to drop a note if you know anything on this:

Jen.Bendery@huffpost.com / jbendery.41 on Signal

Despicable if this is true.

26.01.2026 20:45 👍 41 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0

Q for anyone who works at the VA:

Has the VA secretary or leadership said anything internally addressing the fucking elephant in the room that one of their VA colleagues was just shot to death by a federal agent?

Hearing from one source it's been a cone of silence in there, no comms to staff.

26.01.2026 20:42 👍 332 🔁 73 💬 8 📌 2

"Last week, ICE agents detained a parent ... while her child and others were waiting for the school bus.
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'The kid ran to the bus. She was mentally shaken. This is a 9-year-old.'"

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26.01.2026 17:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.

24.01.2026 18:00 👍 29192 🔁 8239 💬 307 📌 197

Feels like a goddamn war zone out here.

The constant sound of helicopters, people loudly shouting and cursing at ICE, flash bangs, tear gas, so many people in gas masks and/or face coverings.

There's also a drone hovering above the crowd now.

24.01.2026 17:54 👍 813 🔁 151 💬 6 📌 7
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More tear gas. More flash bangs.

24.01.2026 17:33 👍 439 🔁 70 💬 1 📌 5
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I'm on site where a federal agent shot a Minneapolis man this morning. It's bad.

Dozens of federal agents are facing off with hundreds of outraged residents. People being tear gassed, helicopters above, I keep hearing pops, and lots of loud BANGS.

This smoke is from tear gas:

24.01.2026 17:14 👍 2833 🔁 1030 💬 51 📌 72
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The People vs. ICE Renee Good’s death galvanized a city eager to push back against Trump’s invasion.

I wrote about Minneapolis.

nymag.com/intelligence...

23.01.2026 12:32 👍 2508 🔁 842 💬 39 📌 67

nine years old

23.01.2026 15:41 👍 7603 🔁 3162 💬 105 📌 258
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U.S. Allies Say They've Never Been So Freaked Out By Trump European officials told HuffPost about their terrifying week living through the Greenland crisis.

“The genocide in Gaza was a rehearsal for abandoning the principles of law, humanity & respect…The experiment went well and is now being applied elsewhere, as in Venezuela, Greenland & the streets of Minneapolis” - EU official to me on what they see as the broader forces behind this week’s crisis.

23.01.2026 05:01 👍 28 🔁 19 💬 0 📌 2
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With ten days until our contract expires, our unit is not willing to settle for less. We're standing together until we reach a fair deal.

21.01.2026 21:39 👍 43 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 2
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Trump Has An Unpopular New Message For Americans In the week and a half since Renee Good’s killing, the Trump administration has committed itself to a sinister new philosophy in Minneapolis.

The Trump administration's message this past week:

Live unfree or die www.huffpost.com/entry/renee-...

16.01.2026 21:06 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0
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Inside The Invasion Of Minneapolis Trump's agents bring violence and terror. Everyday people are responding with cameras, whistles and defiance.

New: I went to Minneapolis and saw a brutal federal occupation. I also saw neighbors fighting back.

www.huffpost.com/entry/minnea...

16.01.2026 00:26 👍 576 🔁 177 💬 7 📌 10
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Witness Says Victim Was ‘Obviously Scared’ Before Fatal ICE Shooting The victim appeared "obviously scared" and "was going to leave," Emily Heller told HuffPost.

an eyewitness to the Minneapolis ICE shooting told me the victim appeared "obviously scared" and "was going to leave" before an ICE agent fired multiple shots "right into, it seemed like, her face" www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-sh...

07.01.2026 21:34 👍 733 🔁 344 💬 12 📌 13