How Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden | Martin Gelin
In 2022 my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden back, writes Swedish journalist Martin Gelin

Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval (Gift Article)
Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.

Ex-Staffers Question Census Bureau Independence After Political Changes to Key Oversight Committee
As the Census Bureau wades deeper into politics, governance changes at an...

Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo
A top staffer for Sen. Jon Husted`s reelection campaign recently made a playlist of songs in honor of White colonists in Rhodesia and wore a Nazi uniform.

Gillian Brockell(gillianbrockell.com): AN URGENT EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed Soliman, the 30-year-old gay man ICE expelled in April to Equatorial Guinea, a country he has no ties to, was arrested this morning and cannot be located, his attorneys say. They fear he may be in one of EG`s torture prisons. prospect.org/2026/09/11/i.. ()

Aaron Rupar(atrupar.com): Q: What do you make of the Gulf nations meeting with Iran?

TRUMP: I don`t care. That`s up to them. We`ll ultimately get out. Unless we decide to stay and keep the oil! Like Venezuela

John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...

Foreign Companies Have Netted Millions in Tariff Refunds. Taxpayers Foot Part of the Bill
International companies are getting tariff refunds — with added, taxpayer-funded interest. People...

Diesel prices set a new record as Trump calls on Ukraine to stop targeting Russian oil
On Monday, President Trump blamed surging fuel prices on the war in Ukraine, saying Ukraine`s strikes on Russian oil refineries are contributing to a fuel shortage.

GOP nominee for Florida House marched with neo-Nazis
Marshall Rawson, the 34-year-old Republican nominee, has a history of association with a white supremacist group.

Republican state legislative candidate marched alongside neo-Nazis, adding to pattern
As a rule, state House candidates’ backgrounds tend not to generate national headlines, but once in a while, there are important exceptions.

Aaron Rupar(atrupar.com): CASTEN: Trump said `we`re taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.` Who is the `we`? That suggests flows to US persons

BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets

CASTEN: You can`t testify whether or not they`re flowing to US persons?

BESSENT: No

Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.

New Filings Wreck Trump’s Biggest Claim About Kennedy Center Takeover
Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted the performing arts organization was on the brink of financial collapse.

Scott 𐚁 Cataloochee Hogtoe 𐚁 Cave(hellabarnes.bsky.social): I know there’s a savvy take that being attached to the east wing or the kennedy center is a sort of west wing lame-o attachment to the symbols of power and on the other hand

he fucking bulldozed our collective property

Trump’s Axing of $7 Billion Solar Program Unlawful, Judge Says
The Trump administration unlawfully terminated a $7 billion grant program for solar energy, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Friday.

Exclusive: Commerce Overruled Treasury Concerns in Push to Narrow Census Count
Before the Trump administration issued its rule aiming to reshape the Census...

treekisser(treekisser.bsky.social): ICE laun (www.expressnews.com)

Republicans Built a Medicaid Time Bomb. It Goes Off After the Election.
It`s Democrats` job to explain what`s coming and who must be blamed by November.

U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021
Beyond the big single-month jump, the collective red ink over the 10 months of the fiscal year rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, surpassing the same period in 2025.

A young immigrant`s deportation nightmare
ICE is going to war against kids who have a special legal status.

BeijingPalmer(beijingpalmer.bsky.social): I think it`s key to understanding their worldview that they imagine a world not *without* immigrants, but one in which immigrants` inferiority is permanently asserted and they become a subservient caste. All these people worship the Gulf States.

`Unending nightmare`: LA family details 120 days in ICE detention in Texas
A Los Angeles family spent months in an immigration detention center in Texas, fighting a never-ending battle against the U.S. government.

ICE detained a Venezuelan soccer pro. His case shows the immigration backlog crisis
Homero Calderón`s detention by ICE spotlights the massive backlog in the U.S. immigration system.

ICE Refused to Give Detainees Medical Treatment After Gas Leak
Detainees at a federal immigration camp in Mississippi were also forced to stand outside in extreme heat during the leak.

New evidence suggests White House took steps to punish Colorado over Tina Peters case
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” a federal district court judge said about a newly disclosed email. “I’ve never even imagined something like it.”

Judge declares Rubio’s speech-based student deportations violate the Constitution
Northern District of California Judge Noël Wise, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, sided with the Stanford Daily in its suit against Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Iran targets US bases as Israel warns sanctions could drive Tehran to ‘desperate steps’
Air bases used by US in UAE and Kuwait hit as Israeli defence chief says Iran’s regime fears collapse due to economic pressures

David Rooney(david-rooney.bsky.social): Alex Gib (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

Scott Nover(scottnover.bsky.social): Scoop wi (www.washingtonpost.com)

Six months on, U.S. Navy families who evacuated Bahrain remain in limbo
When the U.S.-Iran war began, more than 1,000 dependents of U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain were ordered to evacuate. After six months in temporary conditions, they want to know what the plan is.

Republicans furious as Trump’s budget director goes `rogue`
The director of the Office of Management and Budget is infuriating Republican lawmakers by “going rogue“ on what appropriations were approved by the House and Senate.

Prof Dynarski(dynarski.bsky.social): 23% drop in student visas to US in 2025

57% drop from India alone

catastrophic for research and learning, here and abroad

www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat
The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.

Kyle Griffin(kylegriffin1.bsky.social): BREAKING (www.wsj.com)

Ecuadorean Fishing Boats Hit by Mystery Attackers (Gift Article)
Ecuadorean crews plying the waters of the Pacific have been targeted by a mysterious outfit equipped with drones. Some sailors appear to have lost their lives.

We Finally See the Trump Administration’s Sweeping Census Power Grab Emerge
A Very Important Story (With Some Wonky Details) TPM’s Layla A. Jones...

Treasury ends ownership reporting rules for U.S. companies
The rules, intended to combat money laundering and other financial crimes, imposed an undue burden on American businesses, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Texas detention center holding kids beyond court-ordered limit
The nation’s only detention center for families is routinely holding children beyond the 20-day limit, including an Iranian-born “average American kid” who’s been locked up for 123 days and counting.

Mike Walker(newnarrative.bsky.social): A former (www.cnn.com)

He Wants to “Round Up Every Muslim” — and Oversee the Oil Industry In Texas
Lone Star MAGA candidate Bo French is an unvarnished “bigot.” Just ask his fellow Republicans.

Republicans Built a Medicaid Time Bomb. It Goes Off After the Election.
It`s Democrats` job to explain what`s coming and who must be blamed by November.

U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021
Beyond the big single-month jump, the collective red ink over the 10 months of the fiscal year rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, surpassing the same period in 2025.

Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships
Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service

Senators sound alarm on voter intimidation in nursing homes
“The changes to CMS’s guidance will result in the disenfranchisement of nursing home residents.”

A Man Died After Being Detained By ICE — And They Didn`t Report It, Congressman Says
Rep. Rob Menendez made a stunning allegation while addressing the recent death of another man who had been detained at Delaney Hall.