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Palestine
Dec 13, 20252 min read
Israel's Strike in Gaza: Top Hamas Commander Reportedly Killed
In a controversial move, Israel claims to have killed a top Hamas commander, Raed Saed, amid a fragile ceasefire.
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Law & Politics
Dec 12, 20258 min read
The Book Ban Epidemic: Documenting Government Censorship in America
In 2023 alone, over 4,000 books were banned from American schools. State laws now criminalize librarians. Federal data is being scrubbed from government websites. This is what government censorship looks like in practice.
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History
Dec 12, 202510 min read
Cold War in the Desert: How Superpowers Shaped the Modern Middle East
From 1945 to 1991, the United States and Soviet Union fought a shadow war across the Middle East. The Cold War didn't just influence the region—it created the alliances, conflicts, and dictatorships that define it today.
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Law & Politics
Dec 12, 20257 min read
ICE Detention: A Human Rights Crisis in America
Torture through solitary confinement. Children with cancer deported. U.S. citizens arrested. Deaths from medical neglect. This is the documented record of ICE detention—from government sources.
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History
Dec 12, 20258 min read
The Iraq War: Lies, Oil, and the Unraveling of American Credibility
The Iraq War was sold on weapons of mass destruction that didn't exist and Al-Qaeda connections that were fabricated. Twenty years later, the documented record shows how the United States launched a war based on lies.
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History
Dec 12, 202510 min read
Sykes-Picot: How Two Men in a Room Carved Up the Middle East
In 1916, a British diplomat and a French diplomat drew lines on a map that would shape a century of conflict. The Sykes-Picot Agreement, along with contradictory promises to Arabs and Zionists, created the modern Middle East—and its endless wars.
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Law & Politics
Dec 12, 20259 min read
The Corruption Files: Documenting Trump Administration Crimes
Pardons for war criminals, sanctions on prosecutors investigating American troops, $7.8 million from foreign governments, and an attempted coup. This is the documented record of corruption in the Trump administration—with primary sources.
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History
Dec 12, 202510 min read
The War on Terror: How 9/11 Changed America Forever
In the ashes of September 11, America launched wars that would last two decades, created a surveillance state, and embraced torture. This is how fear transformed the most powerful nation on Earth.
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Immigration Rights
Dec 7, 20255 min read
Know Your Rights: Essential Legal Protections for Immigrants
Understanding your constitutional rights is crucial when interacting with immigration authorities. Learn what protections you have and how to exercise them.
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Palestine History
Dec 7, 20257 min read
The Nakba: Documenting the 1948 Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Over 750,000 Palestinians were systematically expelled from their homes in 1948 through Plan Dalet—a coordinated military operation documented in declassified Israeli archives. This is the history they tried to erase.
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Human Rights
Dec 6, 20256 min read
ICE Detention Abuses: Documented Human Rights Violations
A comprehensive overview of documented human rights violations in U.S. immigration detention facilities, based on government reports and human rights organizations.
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Legal Resources
Dec 5, 202510 min read
Finding Free Legal Help: A Guide to Immigrant Legal Aid Resources
Navigate the complex landscape of immigration legal aid with this comprehensive guide to finding qualified, affordable legal assistance.
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Law & Politics
Sep 25, 202510 min read
Alligator Alcatraz: Hundreds of Immigrants Vanish from Florida Detention Black Site
Two-thirds of 1,800 detainees held at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail have disappeared from ICE databases. Families can't locate them. Attorneys can't reach them. This is what happens when a state-run facility operates outside federal oversight.
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Law & Policy
Dec 10, 20244 min read
AI Speech & Civic Infrastructure: What Local Journalists Need to Know
How AI guardrails, Section 230 reforms, and public records laws shift local media work.
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History
Dec 10, 20244 min read
Colorado River Negotiation Notes: Tracking the Crisis
Running log of shortage guidelines, tribal allocations, and grid impacts across the Colorado River basin.
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Economics
Dec 10, 20243 min read
State Food Resilience Compacts: Building Regional Food Security
Mutual aid agreements for grain reserves, soil labs, and cold storage heading into 2026. How states are working together to strengthen food supply chains.
Food SecurityAgricultureMutual AidSupply ChainsRegional Planning
Palestine
Dec 5, 20245 min read
Gaza Genocide: The Reality Western Media Won't Show You
While Western media sanitizes Israel's actions as 'self-defense,' the reality in Gaza is systematic genocide. Over 45,000 Palestinians murdered, 70% women and children. This is what they don't want you to see.
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US Hidden History
Dec 4, 20248 min read
COINTELPRO Never Ended: How the FBI's War on Dissent Evolved into Mass Surveillance
The FBI's notorious COINTELPRO program officially ended in 1971. But the tactics didn't disappear—they went digital. From infiltrating Black Lives Matter to surveilling Muslim communities, state repression has only gotten more sophisticated.
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Middle East Conflicts
Dec 3, 20249 min read
The Iraq War: How Lies, Oil, and Empire Cost a Million Lives
No WMDs. No connection to 9/11. Just oil, empire, and the military-industrial complex. The Iraq War was a crime against humanity built on deliberate lies that murdered over a million people. And no one was held accountable.
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Global Power Structures
Dec 2, 202410 min read
The Military-Industrial Complex: How War Became America's Most Profitable Business
Eisenhower warned us in 1961. We didn't listen. Now the military-industrial complex controls our economy, our politics, and our foreign policy. War isn't a failure—it's the business model.
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Historical Analysis
Aug 23, 20247 min read
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: How Hitler and Stalin Carved Up Eastern Europe
On August 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union shocked the world by signing a non-aggression pact. Behind closed doors, they secretly agreed to divide Poland and the Baltic states between them—setting the stage for World War II.
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Video Briefing
Dec 3, 202517:42
Field Briefing: State Food Resilience Compacts
Walkthrough of the memorandum of understanding states are drafting to share grain reserves, preserve cold storage, and coordinate soil amendments before the 2026 planting season.
Food SecurityMutual Aid
Video Briefing
Nov 28, 202521:08
Western Water Negotiation Notes
Updates from the latest Colorado River basin meetings, how tribal allocations fit into the revised drought plan, and the practical steps homesteaders can take downstream.
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