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  • “Lies, Gaslighting and Maligning”: Rep. Adelita Grijalva Boycotts Trump's Speech

    “I couldn’t in good conscience sit there and listen to Trump go on and on with what we knew was going to be hours of lies, gaslighting and maligning the very people that I represent,” says Congressmember Adelita Grijalva on her decision to skip Tuesday’s State of the Union address. “There was no attempt to bring the country together.”

  • Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address

    We speak with Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman, who attended Tuesday’s State of the Union address as a guest of Congressmember Ilhan Omar. Rahman was removed from the chamber Tuesday and spent several hours in jail following what she describes as an aggressive arrest by Capitol Police — all for silently challenging Trump during the speech. “There are only two things you can do at the State of the Union, and they are sit down and stand up,” says Rahman. “I was arrested for standing up.” Rahman, a U.S. citizen, was violently dragged out of her car and detained by federal immigration officers last month and later released without charge.

  • Rep. Summer Lee on Boycotting Trump Speech, Jesse Jackson, Voting Rights, “Endless Wars” & More

    Many Democratic lawmakers boycotted Tuesday’s State of the Union address to attend alternative events, including our guest Congressmember Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, who gave the Working Families Party response to President Trump. “The president is disgraceful, and I don’t think it’s worth our time to give him an audience,” says Lee, who encourages opponents to keep challenging his falsehoods. “When you take away the lie, there is no foundation for President Trump.” Lee also challenges Trump’s claims about non-citizen voting, which experts say is exceedingly rare, and the decision by Republican House leadership to deny honors to the late Reverend Jesse Jackson at the Capitol following the civil rights icon’s death.

  • Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz Slams Trump’s Myths About Tariffs, Affordability

    Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz responds to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, when the president repeatedly touted his tariffs as saving the country money and boosting the economy. Stiglitz says Trump’s “lies” about tariffs can’t erase the truth about how they have raised costs for most U.S. residents. “It is estimated the average family is paying somewhere between $1,000 and $1,700 in extra money because of the tariffs,” says Stiglitz. “His policies have failed.”

  • “You Have Killed Americans," "Black People Aren't Apes": Democrats Protest Trump's State of the Union

    President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered the longest State of the Union address in modern history, speaking for nearly two hours as he claimed the United States is entering a “golden age” under his leadership. Trump spent much of his speech touting his economic policies and his administration’s immigration crackdown. We play excerpts from Trump’s address as well as responses to it from different Democratic lawmakers, many of whom skipped the speech to attend alternative events.

Fair Observer

  • The Warm Illusion of Winter Prices — Signal or Mirage?

    Every January, inflation seems to wake up before the rest of the economy. Recent reporting in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) suggests that prices are heating up again, markets are twitching and analysts are searching for culprits — from tariffs to corporate pricing power. But sometimes the drama says more about the calendar than about… Continue reading The Warm Illusion of Winter Prices — Signal or Mirage? The post The Warm Illusion of Winter Prices — Signal or Mirage? appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • Diana’s Ghost Haunts Britain’s Royals

    She wasn’t there, but her presence was undeniable. The Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor debacle has erupted in a way that would have been unthinkable without Diana, Princess of Wales: Her willingness to induce the world’s media into her confidence and share her life changed both the way royals treated the media and the media’s methods of covering… Continue reading Diana’s Ghost Haunts Britain’s Royals The post Diana’s Ghost Haunts Britain’s Royals appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • Is the Deep State Really That Fearful of Multipolarity? Part 3

    In Part 2, my conversation with Claude focused on the question of what it means to characterize today’s geopolitical dynamics as a moment of historical transition. If it truly is a transition, we need to consider what to call the emerging world order. The title of Mohan’s Foreign Affairs article, “The Multipolar Delusion,” conveyed the… Continue reading Is the Deep State Really That Fearful of Multipolarity? Part 3 The post Is the Deep State Really That Fearful of Multipolarity? Part 3 appeared first on Fair Observer.

Anthropocene

Black Agenda Report

The Guardian

  • Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo

    Investigation under way after man was dropped off five miles from home but family wasn’t notified, officials sayA nearly blind Burmese refugee who was abandoned by border patrol agents has been found dead in Buffalo, New York, city officials confirmed.Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, had been missing since 19 February, when he was dropped off by border patrol following his release from Erie county holding center, according to the Investigative Post. Continue reading...

  • Vance says Minnesota’s Medicaid funds halted as part of Trump’s ‘war on fraud’

    Vice-president makes announcement with Mehmet Oz, who says other states will be next after MinnesotaJD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” more than a quarter-billion dollars in Medicaid reimbursements to the state of Minnesota as part of Donald Trump’s newly announced “war on fraud”.“What we’re doing is we are stopping the federal payments that will go to the state government until the state government takes its obligations seriously to stop the fraud that’s being perpetrated against the American taxpayer,” the vice-president said at a press conference in Washington, where he was joined by Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. Continue […]

  • Trump’s pick for surgeon general dodges vaccine questions at Senate hearing

    Critics concerned as Casey Means, aligned with RFK Jr on vaccine stance, does not have active medical licenseCasey Means, Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for US surgeon general, appeared before the Senate health committee on Wednesday for a two‑hour hearing in which she defended her medical credentials, side-stepped direct questions on vaccine guidance, and blamed the country’s chronic‑disease burden on “ultra‑processed foods, industrial chemical exposure, lack of physical activity, chronic stress and loneliness, and over‑medicalization”.As the nation’s prospective top doctor, Means would be responsible for communicating federal public‑health guidance. In her opening remarks, she said Americans were “angry, […]

  • Ilhan Omar guest arrested for standing at Trump’s State of the Union address

    Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of her car in January by agents, arrested for ‘refusing to obey orders’ to sit downA guest of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, was arrested by Capitol police during the State of the Union address.Omar had invited Aliya Rahman, a US citizen and Minneapolis resident who in January was removed from her car and dragged by immigration agents in the city as part of the Trump administration’s increased efforts to arrest and deport alleged undocumented immigrants. The officers had been shouting at her to move. Continue reading...

  • House Democrats open inquiry into ouster of US antitrust chief Gail Slater

    Exclusive: Jamie Raskin, top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, asks for justice department briefingUS politics live – latest updatesHouse Democrats on Wednesday demanded a briefing from the justice department on the removal of Gail Slater, who was forced to resign as head of the antitrust division this month under a cloud of controversy and fraught tensions with her bosses inside the Trump administration.The request from Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, and Jerry Nadler, a Democratic New York congressman, marked the first step in what is almost certain to become a much larger investigation should Democrats reclaim the House majority in the midterm elections and gain subpoena power. Continue […]

The Marshall Project

Aeon

  • Divers

    The meticulous preparation and fleeting ecstasy of elite high-diving captured in all its breathtaking shapes and sounds- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Unicorn Riot

  • Rojava Pushed to the Brink as Syrian Government Advances

    The Syrian government initiated a full-scale invasion of Rojava, starting with the Kurdish-dominated neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyah in Aleppo city. The post Rojava Pushed to the Brink as Syrian Government Advances appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

The Conversation

Inter Press Service

  • International Women’s Day & 70th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

    International Women’s Day 2026 comes at a defining moment: Women and girls have never been closer to equality, and never closer to losing it. Legal protection against domestic violence has expanded in many countries. Yet, the rights of women and girls are being rolled back in plain sight, and across the world, women still do

  • Will Palestine Preside Over the Next UN General Assembly?

    The 193-member General Assembly, the highest-ranking policy-making body at the United Nations, is most likely to elect Palestine as its next President in an unprecedented move voting for a “non-member observer state”—a state deprived of a country to represent. The Secretariat has received three nominations for the position of President of the General Assembly beginning

  • Why Tenure Reform Is Key to Curbing Land Degradation

    Máximo Torero is chief economist of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome

Sludge

Yale Environment 360

  • A.I. Weather Models Fell Short in Predicting Northeastern Blizzard

    While artificial intelligence has ushered in a new era of more accurate weather forecasting, A.I. models may still struggle to predict freak storms. This week a historic blizzard blanketed the Northeast in snow, dumping more than 2 feet on parts of New York and Massachusetts, and a conventional weather model outperformed A.I. models in accurately predicting the storm.Read more on E360 →

Inside Climate News

  • Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Surge Off U.S. West Coast During Marine Heatwaves

    Each spring, humpback whales start to feed off the coast of California and Oregon on dense schools of anchovies, sardines and krill—prey sustained by cool, nutrient-rich water that seasonal winds draw up from the deep ocean.  That process, known as coastal upwelling, turns the California Current into one of the most productive marine ecosystems in

  • Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock

    Agriculture is widely known to be the biggest driver of forest destruction globally, especially in sprawling, high-profile ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest.  But new research published this week finds that non-forest ecosystems—the world’s grasslands, savannas and wetlands—are being devoured for agriculture at nearly four times the rate as forests. As with forests, the primary driver

Amnesty International

Grist

Truthout

Labor Notes

  • Workers Need More Paths to Join the Labor Movement

    [This article is part of a Labor Notes roundtable series: How Can Unions Defend Worker Power Against Trump 2.0? We will be publishing more contributions here and in our magazine in the months ahead. Click here to read the rest of the series.—Editors]

The World – PRI

  • Australia weighs return of families with suspected ISIS ties

    Australia is debating whether or not to allow 34 Australian women and children suspected of links to ISIS fighters to return home. The group recently obtained Australian passports, so officials are legally required to repatriate them. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese adamantly opposes the group's return, saying, “If you make your bed, you lie in it.” Host Marco Werman speaks with […]

  • Lessons from Uruguay's energy transition

    The small South American country of Uruguay is an energy transition success story. Once importing most of its fuel, the country now generates almost all of it's electricity from renewable resources. The transformation is thanks to one man, Ramón Méndez Galain, who served as the country's National Director of Energy from 2008 to 2015. He spoke with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler about how this […]

  • Could a war with Iran turn into a wider regional conflict?

    The US has significantly ratcheted up its military presence in the Middle East in recent weeks. It has sent two aircraft carriers, as well as ships, jets and other assets, as a show of force toward the Iranian government. The two sides are set to meet for nuclear talks tomorrow, but as the escalations continue, The World’s Shirin Jaafari looks at what Iran could do to retaliate.

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