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Democracy Now!@democracynow · Jul 10

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Democrats Endorse Omar Fateh to Be Next Mayor of Minneapolis democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. In news from Minnesota, the Minneapolis Democratic Farmer-Labor Party has endorsed Democratic Socialist state Senator Omar Fateh for mayor over two-term incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey, who plans to run...

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Writers Guild Calls for Probe of Paramount’s Cancellation of Stephen Colbert Show democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. In other media news, the Writers Guild of America is urging New York officials to investigate Paramount’s decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s late-night show on CBS. Colbert’s show was canceled just...

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Trump Calls on Washington Commanders & Cleveland Guardians to Resume Using Old Team Names democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. President Trump is threatening to block a new stadium deal for the Washington Commanders football team unless the team restores its old name, the Redskins. Trump also called for the Cleveland...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 7 h

EPA to Shut Down Scientific Research Arm democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will shut down its scientific research arm. The move has sparked widespread backlash from public health experts and climate advocates, who’ve...

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Brazilian Police Raid Home of Bolsonaro; Court Orders Ankle Bracelet for Ex-President Charged with Coup Plot democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. Police in Brazil raided the home and political headquarters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday. Brazil’s Supreme Court also ordered Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle monitor,...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 8 h

DRC and M23 Fighters Sign Deal to End Fighting in Eastern Congo democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and rebel forces have agreed to a declaration of principles aimed at ending the conflict in the eastern Congo. A final peace deal with the Rwanda-backed M23 is...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 8 h

“Don’t You Dare Ever Say That Again”: DHS Secretary Kristin Noem Denies ICE Is Racially Profiling Latinos democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lashed out at journalists during a press briefing in Nashville, Tennessee, Friday, denying widespread evidence that ICE agents are racially profiling people....

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 9 h

Journalist Mario Guevara Still Faces Deportation Even After Charges Were Dropped Against Him democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. In Georgia, prosecutors have dropped all charges against the prominent Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara, but he still faces deportation and remains jailed at an ICE detention center in...

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Queens High School Student Reunites with Family After Month in ICE Detention democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. Here in New York, a 19-year-old high school student has reunited with his family after ICE agents arrested him in June at his asylum hearing. Derlis Chusin is from Ecuador and has been living with...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 10 h

82-Year-Old Torture Survivor Secretly Sent from Pennsylvania to Guatemala After Losing Green Card democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. In more immigration news, an 82-year-old grandfather from Pennsylvania was quietly deported to Guatemala after he was apprehended during a visit to an ICE office to replace his lost green card. Luis...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 11 h

Human Rights Watch Exposes Abuse at Krome Immigration Jail in Florida democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. People held in a Miami immigration jail describe being shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and being forced to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates on the floor “like dogs.” That’s...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 11 h

U.S.-Venezuelan Prisoner Swap Frees 250 Men Held in El Salvador democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 12 h

Syrian Gov’t Announces New Ceasefire in Suwayda After 1,000+ Killed democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. The Syrian government announced another ceasefire deal on Saturday between Bedouin and Druze groups in the southern province of Suwayda. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says over 1,000 people...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 12 h

Gaza-Bound Freedom Flotilla Ship Sets Sail for Gaza democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship the Handala has begun its final leg to Gaza. The ship set sail from southern Italy on Sunday with the aim of breaking the Israeli blockade on Gaza.

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 13 h

U.K. Police Arrest Another 100 for Supporting Banned Group Palestine Action democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

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Pope Leo Calls for End to “Barbarity of War” After Israeli Fatal Attack on Gaza Church democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. On Sunday, Pope Leo called for an end to what he called the “barbarity of war” after Israel bombed the only Catholic church in Gaza last week, killing at least three people and injuring several...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 14 h

At Least 19 Palestinians Starve to Death as U.N. Warns Gaza Has “Reached New Levels of Desperation” democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. The attack came as the World Food Programme warned “Gaza’s hunger crisis has reached new levels of desperation.” Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 19 people have starved to death over the past...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 14 h

Israeli Tanks & Snipers Kill 79 Palestinians at Aid Site in Northern Gaza democracynow.org/2025/7/21/head…

democracynow's tweet card. Israeli forces killed at least 115 Palestinians on Sunday, including 92 people who died while seeking aid. In the deadliest incident, Israeli troops massacred at least 79 people at the Zikim crossing...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow · 15 h

"I Do Solemnly Swear": Audio Series Highlights Federal Workers' Voices on Trump's Unraveling of Gov't democracynow.org/2025/7/21/i_do…

democracynow's tweet card. A new audio series published by the group Federal Workers Against DOGE looks at the plight of fired federal workers whose jobs and careers were cut short by the Trump administration’s systematic...

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Former EPA Official on Trump Gutting Science Research Office: "People Are Not Going to Be Protected" democracynow.org/2025/7/21/epa

democracynow's tweet card. The Trump administration has shuttered the Environmental Protection Agency’s scientific arm, the EPA Office of Research and Development. Hundreds of chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other...

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