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German court opens trial against left-wing ‘hammer gang’
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The woman and six men are accused of being behind a string of attacks between 2018 and 2023 that injured several people.
Nov 25, 2025, 12:02 PM

Gamers Are Using GTA V and Fortnite To Fight Against ICE
Alyssa Mercante, Kotaku
Only in Fortnite can you Boogie Bomb an ICE agent and force them to dance under a disco ball The post Gamers Are Using GTA V and Fortnite To Fight Against ICE appeared first on Kotaku.
Nov 24, 2025, 6:31 PM
Aggressive ICE raids in a purple state could come back to haunt Trump.
The Daily Beast, Daily Beast
The Trump administration is facing an internal backlash over brutal immigration tactics in a key purple state. Aggressive ICE raids in Charlotte, North...
Nov 24, 2025, 9:36 AM

Laura Loomer Completely Melts Down Over Mamdani-Trump Meeting
Rachel Kahn, The New Republic
Self-described “proud Islamophobe” Laura Loomer could barely conceal her rage about President Donald Trump’s meeting with NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Friday, which, by all appearances, went shockingly well.“Not condemning Trump,” Loomer disclaimed, before …
Nov 22, 2025, 3:36 PM

South Africa beefs up security on streets, bracing for G20 summit protests
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
More than 3,500 police officers deployed as South Africa braces for protests during the G20 summit this weekend.
Nov 20, 2025, 7:12 AM

The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
Rob Davis, Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. When President Donald Trump told reporters on Sept. 5 he’d started looking at sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, he said it was because of something h…
Nov 19, 2025, 8:00 PM

She Fights Fascism in the Place Where It’s Scariest. Here’s What She Has Learned.
Molly Olmstead, Slate Magazine
Yes, they call her the “TikTok queen,” but Heidi Reichinnek insists there’s a far more important secret to her success.
Nov 19, 2025, 6:30 PM

Judge Rules Trump Can’t Cut UC Funding — but UC Leaders Are Still Negotiating a Settlement
Natasha Lennard, The Intercept
Nationwide, faculty and students fight against Trump’s assault on higher education — and administrators capitulate. The post Judge Rules Trump Can’t Cut UC Funding — but UC Leaders Are Still Negotiating a Settlement appeared first on The Intercept.
Nov 17, 2025, 8:37 PM

Protesters Slam Trump’s Newest Crackdown on Democrat-led City
Robert McCoy, The New Republic
Residents of Charlotte, North Carolina, are rallying in opposition to the invasion of their city by federal immigration enforcement agents under President Donald Trump. On Saturday, Homeland Security official Tricia McLaughlin announced that the Trump adminis…
Nov 16, 2025, 3:27 PM

MAGA right’s new fascist man-crush: He’s been dead for 50 years
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
In the early years of SNL, Francisco Franco was "still dead." But to his 21st-century fanboys, he's immortal
Nov 16, 2025, 2:00 PM

Seven faith leaders arrested at ICE facility protest...
Jack Jenkins, Religionnews.com
Seven faith leaders arrested at ICE facility protest... (First column, 11th story, link) Related stories:Federal agents deployed to Charlotte for immigration enforcement, despite rejections from local leaders... Pastor describes Border …
Nov 16, 2025, 1:31 PM

Thousands protest against government in Mexico over violent crime
BBC News
The protest comes weeks after the murder of Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan.
Nov 15, 2025, 11:12 PM

Trump appeals trial loss over Portland troop deployment plan
bostonherald.com, Biztoc.com
The U.S. appealed a judge’s order that permanently blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, to counter protests against his immigration crackdown. The Justice Department seeks to overturn a Nov. 7 finding by a…
Nov 15, 2025, 10:53 PM
Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protest outside Chicago-area ICE facility
By Eric Cox and Diana Novak Jones, Yahoo Entertainment
By Eric Cox and Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO (Reuters) -Nearly two dozen people were arrested as faith leaders protested on Friday outside a federal immigration...
Nov 14, 2025, 7:47 PM

Where Wokeness Went Wrong
Susan Neiman, The New York Review of Books
Symbolic struggles cannot be a force of resistance to the Trump administration.
Nov 13, 2025, 1:00 PM

Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Lyndal Rowlands, Al Jazeera English
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
Nov 12, 2025, 4:16 AM

Bloody Brawl Erupts at Turning Point USA Event at UC Berkeley, on Video
TMZ Staff, TMZ
Things got wild at UC Berkeley Monday when a brawl erupted at a Turning Point USA event, with fists flying and blood flowing on camera. Check out one clip making the rounds -- a keffiyeh-clad protester went toe-to-toe with a man selling merchandise…
Nov 11, 2025, 5:02 PM

Man interviewed by police over Bob Vylan set
BBC News
The interview is part of an investigation into chants about Israel Defence Forces at the festival.
Nov 11, 2025, 2:36 PM

Hillsborough survivor anger at BBC MacKenzie interview
BBC News
A Hillsborough survivor described the decision to interview the former Sun editor as an "insult".
Nov 11, 2025, 1:25 PM

US judge says Trump cannot deploy National Guard to Portland
BBC News
The Trump administration did not have a legal basis to use troops to quell immigration protests, the judge wrote in a 106-page ruling.
Nov 8, 2025, 2:54 AM

US judge rules Trump illegally ordered National Guard troops to Portland
Kevin Doyle, Al Jazeera English
US district judge blocks Donald Trump's use of military force to tackle protests against immigration officers.
Nov 8, 2025, 2:39 AM

What Really Happened In Portland Before Trump Deployed The National Guard
Rob Davis and Steve Suo, Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. ⚠️ This story contains videos showing violence. President Donald Trump and officials in his administration say National Guard troops are needed in “War ravaged” Po…
Nov 6, 2025, 9:42 PM
Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters
REBECCA SANTANA, Yahoo Entertainment
The Trump administration is speeding up the implementation of new rules that would give the agency tasked with protecting federal government facilities...
Nov 6, 2025, 8:13 PM

10 Thursday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My morning train WFH reads: • The Old Order Is Dead. Do Not Resuscitate. Few things are more disconcerting than feeling the ground shift beneath you, as anyone who has experienced a serious earthquake knows. This is what we are living through. A way of orderi…
Nov 6, 2025, 11:30 AM