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Hegseth’s Pentagon ready to cut ties with the Boy Scouts over perceived wokeness and ‘attacking boy-friendly spaces’

Navy Secretary John Phelan reportedly said the proposal could be ‘too restrictive’

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025

New DOJ Hiring Push Uses 'Deportation Judge' Posting Despite Role Being Legally Classified as 'Immigration Judge'

In a post on X, DHS Secretary Noem also echoed the term, adding that deportation judges will "restore integrity and honor to our Nation's Immigration Court system"

Latin Times · Nov 24, 2025

ICE's Facial Recognition Is Targeting Black and Brown Communities — Markey Warns of a Racialised Surveillance State

Senator Edward Markey warns that ICE's facial recognition tools are fuelling a racialised surveillance state, targeting communities of colour and suppressing dissent.

International Business Times UK · Nov 23, 2025

John Oliver on the mass defunding of US public media: ‘Just stupid’

The Last Week Tonight host delves into the many vital functions of US public media imperiled by congressional Republicans’ defunding plan

The Guardian - US · Nov 17, 2025

“Their argument is: ‘Well, you signed it.’ I’m like: ‘Yeah, I signed what I was told, and I was too young and too stupid to double-check it.’”: Kelis and the complicated story of Milkshake

Singer claims she was ‘swindled’ by its producers

MusicRadar · Nov 16, 2025

Husband Refuses To Let His Wife Be Humiliated At Thanksgiving, Takes Their Kids And Leaves

Thanksgiving is meant to be all about gratitude, traditions, and spending quality time with your loved ones. But just because someone is your family member doesn’t make them pleasant to be around. The sad reality is that there are bound to be some bad (sometimes, completely rotten) apples somewhere in…

Bored Panda · Nov 14, 2025

Trump is weaponizing the welfare state to attack healthcare

The proposed withholding of Medicaid and Medicare to restrict gender-affirming care follows the same logic as attacks on abortion care

The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2025

CBS’s Norah O’Donnell faces MAGA fury for referring to president as ‘Mr Trump’ during ‘60 Minutes’ interview

"No less than twice during the Trump 60 minutes interview, the narrator said MR Trump not President Trump. This is not by accident," an X user theorized

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025

Researchers say Covid infection during pregnancy is tied to autism — but they aren’t yet sure why

Roughly 16 percent of the 861 children whose mothers had Covid during their pregnancy received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

Unmarked, Plate-Less Vehicles Seen in ICE Arrests Across U.S., Report Finds: 'The Agency Clearly Wants to Appear Like a Ghost'

Unmarked, plate-less vehicles have been used in immigration-related arrests across the United States, according to videos reviewed by NPR and accounts from activists and former officials

Latin Times · Oct 30, 2025