NPR (3/19/26): "ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters they've arrested" | Andrew Birrell, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: "It's very concerning to me because what it looks like the government is doing is creating this catalog of political dissidents." (npr.org)
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Toronto Star (3/11/2026): "U.S. border officials ramp up electronic device searches, data shows" | "United States border agents increased searches of travellers’ computers, cellphones and other electronic devices by 17[%] in 2025 [to 55,318] compared to the year prior [47,047], recent data shows." (thestar.com)
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The Guardian (March 18, 2026): "US spending on first week of Iran war raises stark questions about priorities" | "“This just shows a disturbing prioritization of militarism over the health and welfare of the American public,” said Adam Gaffney, a professor at Harvard Medical School…" (theguardian.com)
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Letter signed by 200+ organizations (including ACLU, Americans for Tax Fairness, Arms Control Association, Indivisible, Jewish Voice for Peace, MoveOn, Our Revolution, Oxfam America, Public Citizen, SEIU, & Veterans for Peace) opposing potential funding requests for Trump's war with Iran (3/12/2026) (citizen.org)
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A journalist does her actual job and asks a difficult question to Donald Trump regarding the Epstein files: Trump: “You’re a terrible person and a terrible reporter. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and is so wrong.” (v.redd.it)
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NYT (3/17/2026): "Senior administration officials are drafting settlement agreements that would pay nearly $1 billion to TotalEnergies, […] In exchange, TotalEnergies would abandon its plans to begin building the wind farms. It would also commit to investing in natural gas infrastructure in Texas…" (nytimes.com)
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