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'A boon for the president': Trump rakes in $600 million from MAGA merch in 2nd term https://www.alternet.org/trump-maga-merch/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon via Alternet.org

How ICE raids echo US wars abroad, with Viet Thanh Nguyen https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-take-2/2025/6/16/aje-onl-usa_vietthanhnguyen_v2-160625?traffic_source=rss

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'Turn on off-road mode': Florida politician jokes about driving over protestors https://www.alternet.org/protestors-donald-trump/

'Mourning and shame': Sociologist explains the Trump ritual that the right — and left — fall for https://www.alternet.org/hochschild-trump-appalachia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon via Alternet.org

US Democrats criticise Trump, but do they have an alternative? https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-bottom-line/2025/6/15/us-democrats-criticise-trump-but-do-they-have-an-alternative?traffic_source=rss

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The real reason Israel attacked Iran https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/6/15/the-real-reason-israel-attacked-iran?traffic_source=rss

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John Fetterman Mercilessly Booed in Absentia at ‘No Kings’ Rally in Pennsylvania https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/john-fetterman-mercilessly-booed-in-absentia-at-no-kings-rally-in-pennsylvania/

Fox Host Says Nation’s Enemies Are Watching Trump’s Parade: ‘Does It Put Fear in Their Hearts?’ https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fox-host-says-nations-enemies-are-watching-trumps-parade-does-it-put-fear-in-their-hearts/

Hudson Valley’s “No Kings” Rally: Protesting Dictatorship in a Key Battleground https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/hudson-valleys-no-kings-rally-protesting-dictatorship-in-a-key-battleground/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon via @MotherJones

Defying a Ban, Long Islanders Masked Up for “No Kings” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/defying-a-ban-long-islanders-masked-up-for-no-kings/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon via @MotherJones

Millions to participate in 'No King' protests nationwide https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/06/14/No-Kings-protests/1611749906968/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

'Disaster': Former West Point prof rips MAGA for threatening the military's 'legitimacy' https://www.alternet.org/west-point-trump-military-parade/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon via Alternet.org

Ocean acidification may have crossed 'planetary boundary' five years ago https://phys.org/news/2025-06-ocean-acidification-planetary-boundary-years.html

Kristi Noem Declares, ‘We Are Here To Liberate’ Los Angeles From ‘Burdensome Leadership’ https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/kristi-noem-declares-we-are-here-to-liberate-los-angeles-from-burdensome-leadership/

Ex-U.S. Diplomat Joins March to Gaza, Says Biden Official Matthew Miller Has "Blood on His Hands" http://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/12/global_march_to_gaza

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Why Trump’s attempts to make peace in Ukraine will fail https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-bottom-line/2025/6/11/why-trumps-attempts-to-make-peace-in-ukraine-will-fail?traffic_source=rss

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Florida-based Silver Airways ceases operations https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/06/11/Silver-Airways-ceases-operations-FLorida/6541749662175/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

‘Downright Un-American’: Top Democrat Rips Hegseth to His Face Over Signal Scandal, Personnel Issues https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/downright-un-american-top-democrat-rips-hegseth-to-his-face-over-signal-scandal-personnel-issues/

Backfire: Trump hit with bad news as polling reveals recent actions are unpopular with voters https://www.alternet.org/analyst-spies-polling-weakness-for-trump-protests-are-not-an-immigration-issue/

‘Mass arrests’ in Los Angeles as protesters defy curfew https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/6/11/mass-arrests-in-los-angeles-as-protesters-defy-curfew?traffic_source=rss

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