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Sunday, December 21, 2025

US House members are wanting to know why the DOJ deleted a photo showing Donald Trump surrounded by girls in bikinis and a photo of Donald and Melania at a party with Epstein and Maxwell, along with several other images that were initially released to the public. read more


Friday, December 19, 2025

Trump's "Warrior Dividend" money for services money that he claimed would be funded by tariffs is actually money congress already approved for military housing allowance. read more


Tuesday, December 16, 2025

New government data shows unemployment rose to 4.6% -- its highest level since September 2021 ... read more


Sunday, December 14, 2025

After DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testified at a congressional committee that no military veterans have been deported, she immediately came face-to-face with Sae Joon Park via Zoom. Park, a veteran who was shot twice while serving in the U.S. military and is a Purple Heart recipient, was deported to Korea, a country he had not seen since age 7. read more


Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Eileen Higgins will be the first Democrat to serve as Miami mayor since 1997. read more


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Here's a summary I had Chatgpt create for those who have not watched the segment.

1. Opening Context:
The report starts by showing men being taken into custody and delivered to CECOT " the Salvadoran high-security facility known for harsh treatment.

2. Firsthand Interviews:
The segment includes on-camera interviews with former detainees who describe extremely harsh detention conditions: Men say they were shackled, forced to kneel for long periods, beaten until they bled, and in some accounts their heads were slammed against walls, breaking teeth. One interviewee describes being put in a dark, windowless room with no ventilation, beaten repeatedly during isolation.
Guards allegedly forced detainees to remain in stress positions for many hours, with beatings if they moved.

3. Former detainees describe severe conditions:
24-hour lighting that prevented sleep.
Lack of clean drinking water " having to drink the same water used for bathing/toilet purposes.
Reports of sexual abuse or assault by guards, according to interview testimonies.

4. Human Rights Analysis: The piece includes commentary from human-rights observers " including a Human Rights Watch representative " who say the conditions are consistent with systemic abuse or torture.
The segment cites data suggesting most detainees had no violent criminal history before being deported and imprisoned at CECOT.

5. Government Statements - The segment reportedly shows clips of statements by U.S. officials supportive of cooperation with El Salvador on detention policies, but also notes that key U.S. agencies declined to participate with on-camera responses for the version that leaked.

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