COURIER covers ICE's brutality in Chicago and Republicans disturbing group chat
ICE arrests member of media, combat vet fights back, and more
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Should You RSVP to a Protest?
This week, Ctrl Alt Right Delete’s Melissa Ryan guest authors FWIW and takes a look at whether or not you should share your information with protest organizers and what your potential safety risks are.
Mark Jacob hands out pro-democracy grades to the media
Author of Stop the Presses — and former metro editor of the Chicago Tribune and former Sunday editor of the Chicago Sun-Times — Mark Jacob, grades media outlets on their performance in the age of Trump disinformation.
Trump admin forms propaganda coalition to create ‘war zone’ imagery in US cities
In this week’s Below the Belt(way), COURIER national correspondent Camaron Stevenson takes a look at how Trump is using propaganda to create fictitious ‘war zones,’ Hegseth’s War Department, and more.
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Combat vet defends worker being detained without warrant by alleged federal officers
A combat veteran stepped up to defend a man who was being detained by two plainclothes men who presented no form of identification and refused to answer who they were. COURIER has the video.
Leaked messages expose Young Republican group’s disturbing group chats
COURIER covered leaked messages from a group chat of Young Republican leaders across the country that included shocking racist, sexist, and antisemitic comments.
Member of the Chicago press gets arrested by masked ICE agents
COURIER shared the viral video of WGN video producer Debbie Brockman being arrested by masked ICE agents in Lincoln Square in Chicago. In the video, Brockman tells a witness to call her studio.
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Wisconsin Republicans introducing new bill to ban absentee ballot drop boxes
COURIER’s Wisconsin outlet, Up North News, reports on Assembly Republicans’ move to pass a bill that would ban all future use of absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin, seeking to remove a secure option for voting.
Tucson City Council opposes Trump’s ‘compact’ proposal to the University of Arizona
COURIER’s Arizona outlet, Copper Courier, reports on the unanimous Tucson City Council vote to urge the University of Arizona to reject a compact committing to the embrace of President Trump’s agenda.
Planned Parenthood wants to stop this billionaire
Planned Parenthood is sounding the alarm that right-wing billionaires like Jeffrey Yass are trying to upend Democratic control of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reports Sean Kitchen for COURIER’s The Keystone.
Nobody has ever said that IMMIGRANTS are NOT "human."
What we have said is that there are "LEGAL" immigrants, and there are 'ILLEGAL" immigrants; so CUT the BS and get tot he point.
LEGALL immigrants have ALWAYS been welcome in America - "ILLEGGALL" immigrants have NOT; If you can't find the fine and make the effort to come in LEGALLY, don't come in at all.
It's that simple - LEGAL vs ILLEGAL - YES, they are both in the dictionary; look them up. They DO have different meanings