Attorneys heard a stunning mea culpa from the U.S. Attorney's Office of Northern Illinois after prosecutors dropped all charges against the so-called "Broadview Six" immigration protesters. The reason? Prosecutors admit they made significant mistakes. However, attorneys for the defendants in the case claim these 'errors' were not mistakes at all, but rather intentional misconduct on the part of prosecutors in order to tip the scales to get an indictment. The even say the alleged cover up might be even worse, and now a judge says prosecutors might even face sanctions. "Today, we have won in court, and we will continue to stand up against injustice," said Oak Park village trustee Brian straw, who was charged as part of the case along with five others. Straw, former Congressional candidate Kat Abugazalah and four others were indicted after allegedly blocking federal vehicles outside the Broadview ICE facility in September 2025.
The unconstitutional US war against the people of Iran on behalf of Israel has not only killed at least 3,636 people, but has become an environmental disaster in the Middle East, as well as an economic catastrophe for the West. The unlawful aggression has produced emissions equivalent to a year of Iceland's carbon output-- more than 5m tons of CO2 generated in just the first two weeks of the war-- and the IMF warns that a recession will soon engulf Europe if US and Israeli hostilities against Iran continues.
The War Against Iran is Costing the Israeli Taxpayer Far Less than the American Taxpayer
The House passed a bill to force public school teachers to out transgender students to their parents and eight Democrats voted for it: Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX), Donald Davis (NC), Cleo Fields (LA.), Laura Gillen (NY), Vicente Gonzalez (TX), Marcy Kaptur (OH), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA.) and Eugene Vindman (VA) all voted for this bill. Three of those Democrats -- Gillen, Gluesenkamp Perez, and Vindman -- are members of the Congressional Equality Caucus, which advocates for LGBTQ+ rights.
Eight Democrats Inexplicably Voted Against LGBTQ+ Rights for Teens
During the first fiscal year after New Britain started a program allowing certain employees to use city-issued credit cards to buy goods and services, a total of about $7,500 was charged to then-Mayor Erin Stewart's card, according to expense reports. Flash forward to her final full fiscal year in office, and about $40,000 was charged to her card, according to the expense reports released through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin on Thursday released the party's autopsy report on the 2024 election after facing intense pressure to do so.
You probably wouldn't say it to its face, but the famously fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the butt of tiny arm jokes. But new research could explain their hilarious hands, though it offers no guarantee it will stifle the giggles.
You may have seen people on TikTok or Instagram talk about a sleep hack called "sun gating." It's a simple concept:
Go outside soon after you wake up and let the morning sunlight hit your eyes, without looking directly at the sun.
While the name may be new, the science behind it isn't. Health experts have studied how morning sunlight exposure affects your body for years.
It turns out that getting bright, natural light early in the day can help reset your internal clock (called your circadian rhythm) which plays an important role in how well you sleep and how you feel during the day.
Research reveals that white people appear to support social safety net programs unless they perceive those programs as also helping nonwhites ... "This effect only appears when people compare their political standing directly to that of racial minorities ...
... in many developed nations, high levels of income inequality usually lead to increased public demand for these programs ...
the U.S. is different in this regard ... University of Delaware scientists Sumeyye Mine Iltekin Gocer and Joanne M. Miller learned ... that hostility to safety net programs appears to be ...
primarily with White people " even those in poverty " because they fear the programs give nonwhites a boost.
Take Trump's $1.8 billion shakedown of the IRS. This will provide compensation payments to Trump allies who say that the Biden administration unfairly weaponized the Justice Department against them. Who these individuals actually are, however, is left unclear. Will Jan. 6 rioters receive payments? Then there's the insider-trading epidemic and Trump's pattern of buying stocks in companies that subsequently benefit from his own policy decisions.
Federal inflation data confirms what you may have been feeling already: Groceries are getting more expensive.
The Justice Department has charged former prosecutor Carmen Mercedes Lineberger (62) with stealing records related to Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation of Donald J. Trumpf's mishandling of classified documents. Unclear is why Lineberger sent these files from the sealed report that USDJ Aileen Cannon blocked from public release to her own personal email address.
Her Horror Aileen Cannon is Worst USDJ in Amerikkka
The inhuman Trumpf junta is investigating Washington state's practice of housing transgender women in its women's prison. Approximately 347 inmates out of a total 11,000 convicts in ten Washington state prisons identify as transgender.
Dummkopf Trumpf signed this horrendous anti-transgender ukase the first day he seized power on 20 Jan 2025
Right wing hatemonger Bill Donohue, who is making himself a tidy salary at the moribund Catholic League, whined that it is Democrats that need "deprogramming," not the MAGA cult followers of Republican POTUS Dummkopf Trumpf.
"Democrats should drop the Trumpf Derangement Syndrome" (TDS)
Alan Chambers, former President of Exodus International, an organization that connected a network of more than 400 anti-gay Christian ministries in 17 countries, was arrested for attempting to solicit sex over the internet from an undercover police officer who was posing as a 14 year old boy.
Far-right podcaster Tucker Carlson came under fire after appearing on prime-time Israeli television and accusing both Israel and the US of betraying democracy, calling Israel "probably the most violent country in the world" and saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had dragged President Donald Trump into the war with Iran.
In an interview with Channel 13 anchor and senior political analyst Udi Segal aired on Tuesday night, Carlson also repeated his claim that Israel's actions in Gaza amounted to "genocide," while saying the wording mattered less than what he described as the killing of civilians.
The country had "definitely lost its morality," he said.
Boos rang out during the University of Arizona's graduation ceremony on Friday as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke about a topic that is maybe a little sensitive for those about to enter the workforce: AI. While other speakers received cheers and applause, Schmidt's speech about the impact of modern technology on society struck a nerve.
