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Saturday, March 07, 2026

Letter from US Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) to DHS:

  • "We are alarmed by the horrifying news that Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum-seeker and member of our community, died in the custody of US ICE on 2 March 2026. ICE's failure to provide timely medical care to Mr. Damas appears to have contributed to his worsening medical condition and tragic death."
    The Late Emmanuel Damas (56), a case of "NHI" (No Humans Involved)
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    US and Israeli strikes have targeted 33 civilian locations throughout Iran, including hospitals, schools, residential areas, the Tehran Grand Bazaar, and the historic Golestan Palace complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Cost to Hardworking American Taxpayers for Defending Israel by Attacking Iran
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    The mother of Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old man who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, the family's attorney told Newsweek. read more


    The White House is blocking top U.S. intelligence agencies from warning law enforcement across the country about rising threats to the homeland tied to his war with Iran, the Daily Mail reports. read more


    The controversial head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccines and biologics unit, Dr. Vinay Prasad, will leave the agency at the end of April. read more


    Lydia Polgreen: It is unsettling how often Trump affects astonishing indifference, as though the most powerful man in the world were merely a spectator to events he himself has set in motion -- and who in any case has little investment in the outcome. But that curious passivity reveals a darker truth. Trump seems to believe that he, like his fantasy America, exists on a different plane, utterly untouchable by the swirl of global events.


    The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation's largest US ICE detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair. A man sobs after being assaulted by another detainee. Another bangs his head against the wall after expressing suicidal thoughts. A pregnant woman complained of severe back pain who suffered from coronavirus. And ICE guards callously make bets which detainee would be next to attempt suicide.


    President Trump responded to rising fears of retaliation from Iran on the U.S. military, as the conflict ramps up in the Middle East. read more


    Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is calling it quits -- again. read more


    London-based reinsurers are issuing seven-day cancellation notices on marine war-risk coverage after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, amplifying risk perception, according to people familiar with the matter.


    President Donald Trump says he plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium near the White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday. read more


    Friday, March 06, 2026

    In a proposed rule change flagged by Bloomberg Law, she floats a plan to take over state bar complaints against DOJ attorneys and "request that the bar disciplinary authority suspend any parallel investigations until the completion of the Department's review." Bondi adds that, "should the relevant bar disciplinary authorities refuse the Attorney General's request, the Department shall take appropriate action to prevent the bar disciplinary authorities from interfering with the Attorney General's review of the allegations." read more


    The House of Representatives failed to pass the War Powers bill because four Democrats voted AGAINST the resolution that would have forced Donald Trump to seek congressional approval to continue waging the US and Israel's war against the people of Iran.

    Iran is not America's Fight
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    The U.S. Interior Department said a database revealing how President Donald Trump's administration planned to revise information on key phases of American history at national park sites was deliberative and the employees who released it "will be held accountable." read more


    Russia is providing Iran with intelligence on the location of US military assets including warships and aircraft in the Middle East, sources claim. read more


    On Thursday 5 March, Donald Trump hosted a group of pastors and faith leaders from across the country at the White House who then drew a prayer circle around him in the Oval Office and invoked deity to help and protect him. read more


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