The White House has been accused of misleading the public by using footage of ICE raids from Florida in a video portraying chaos in Chicago. The video, posted on the White House’s X account, featured Trump criticizing Chicago’s leaders and included footage that was actually from a Department of Homeland Security operation in Florida. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s office criticized the deception, emphasizing Chicago’s positive attributes. The use of the old footage is likely tied to Trump’s broader immigration-and-crime offensive, which includes threats to deploy the National Guard.
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The Oregon Republican Party promoted Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops to Portland with a social media post featuring a fabricated image of a riot scene. The image, presented on platforms like Facebook and X, was a composite of two stock photos, one depicting South American riot police and the other a Brazilian protest. Despite the image’s inauthenticity, the post was made to encourage Trump’s plan to send troops. After being questioned about the image’s origins, the party responded, claiming they were “just bad memers,” and the post was subsequently removed.
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Following a judge’s decision to prevent the Oregon National Guard from deploying to Portland, the Oregon Republican party celebrated the planned deployment of 300 California National Guard troops. Social media posts by the party utilized an image falsely depicting the Portland protests as out of control by combining photos from South America, taken in 2008 and 2017. When questioned about the image’s authenticity, the party’s X account admitted they were “just bad memers.”
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Two Chicagoans, Including a Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming a Border Patrol Vehicle: Right off the bat, this story is incredibly complex and raises a whole host of serious questions. We’re talking about a situation where a woman, a resident of Chicago, was shot by federal agents. And not just shot, but the context suggests it happened after some kind of confrontation involving a Border Patrol vehicle. The charges themselves, the “ramming,” add another layer to the puzzle, leading us to wonder exactly what led to this escalation. It’s the kind of incident that immediately grabs your attention, demanding scrutiny of the circumstances surrounding it.… Continue reading
During the government shutdown, Education Department employees on furlough discovered their out-of-office email replies had been altered to include partisan messages blaming Democrats. These messages, which employees did not authorize, were changed from the initially provided nonpartisan templates, and in some cases reverted to the altered version even after employees attempted to change them back. The altered messages included language that attributed the shutdown to the Democrats’ refusal to pass a clean continuing resolution. This action has raised ethical and legal concerns among the employees, who believe it violates the Hatch Act, which restricts federal employees’ political activity.
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The government shutdown has significantly hampered the White House’s ability to engage in its typical brand of online trolling and combative responses. Due to furloughed staff, the press office has experienced delays in responding to media inquiries, impacting their efforts to deploy memes and edgy clapbacks. This disruption follows the established pattern of the White House communications team, which is known for utilizing AI-generated images, memes, and even obscenities in its communications. Despite these setbacks, the trolling campaign persists, as evidenced by the recent broadcast of a racist, AI-generated video within the White House briefing room.
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The Heritage Foundation’s report alleges that “transgender ideology” is linked to half of recent school shootings, calling for the FBI to investigate “Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism.” However, Wired magazine’s analysis reveals the claim is unsubstantiated. The Heritage Foundation’s report defines “transgender ideology” in a way that demonizes trans people, but the magazine found that of dozens of school shootings since 2015, only a few shooters have been credibly identified as trans, and their motivations for violence may not have been related to their gender identity. Experts interviewed by Wired confirm there is no evidence to support the claim that transgender people are disproportionately responsible for mass violence, and data points to cisgender men as the vast majority of mass shooters.
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As part of the upcoming 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, North Korea will grant amnesty to an unspecified number of criminals. The Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly made this decision, according to state media. This pardon is likely a strategic move by the government. The move is likely aimed at enhancing Kim Jong Un’s image as a benevolent leader.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning an in-person meeting with top military officials in Virginia next week, with the intention of recording and publicly releasing his speech. The speech is expected to address military standards, the “warrior ethos,” and the Trump administration’s vision for the Defense Department, which is being rebranded as the “Department of War”. This gathering, described by sources as a “pep rally,” will be a demonstration of force with optics as a priority. The event has raised questions among retired military officials due to its scale and the potential costs associated with bringing numerous generals to one location, especially given that the meeting could have been conducted virtually.
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