More outrage building among Jeffrey Epstein's victims as we learned that his convicted co-conspirator Gain Maxwell is reportedly seeking a commuting a commuting of his her sentence from President Trump. That's according to a whistleblower who also gave House Democrats details about how Maxwell's move from federal prison to a prison camp has come with some extraordinary perks. What we've just learned is that she has been receiving basically uh clubfed or Trump hotel style treatment, concier style treatment.S ...

that we are fighting to restore the destroyed health care benefits of the American people both under the ACA tax benefits so people's monthly uh health insurance premiums are not uh completely skyscraper out of control. We've said we want to restore Medicaid. We said we want to uh save uh the SNAP program and the food benefits and the nutrition of the people and we want to reopen the government and make sure that all federal workers get paid pursuant to federal law and pursuant to their contract. So, we're ...

Outside Indianapolis, the family of Maria Florina Rios Perez in tears after the 32-year-old house cleaner from Guatemala was shot and killed Wednesday morning while attempting to enter what police say was a mistaken address. Pedz's husband, Mauricio, who cleaned houses with her, was by her side when it happened. >> "It's not easy," he says.At the moment, seeing my wife in my arms, already lifeless, covered in blood, I felt like they tore everything from me. Video shows the bullet hole still visible in the f ...

The Trump Justice Department ate a loss today after a jury came back and acquitted the man known as Sandwich Guy, who threw a sub at federal officers deployed at Donald Trump's order in August. Sandwich Guy has become somewhat of a hero in DC with murals popping up across the city and with people dressing up as him for Halloween. But jurors show no appetite for the case against him, deliberating for about 7 hours before acquitting him of assaulting an officer.The officer testified that the sandwich exploded ...

[Music] [Applause] Hello. Good morning. I hope you've all had a pleasant day so far.Please rise, but don't actually. Court is now in session. Except today isn't about a crime.Well, not in the conventional manner at least. It is however about us and how we judge each other. Today I would like to draw attention to what is perhaps an uncomfortable truth about our propensity to act like judges without ever wearing the proverbial robes of authority.Don't we often hand out verdicts casually on what people wear, w ...

Today I'm in the spotlight as a filmmaker and change maker. But I'm standing here not because I have all the answers. I am standing here because I disrupt.That's right. I distract by asking the most uncomfortable questions. Questions that hold up a mirror to our society and answers that many of us are scared to hear.So today I am not going to give you a talk. I'm going to take you on a journey. my journey as a change maker because this is not a title.This is a path that you walk and a path that is carved ou ...

From @WSJopinion: Democrats have a tendency to sacrifice the many to advance an identity-based vision of justice. That approach may energize a small slice of the party’s base, but it alienates voters that Democrats need to win, writes Jorge Elorza https://t.co/ZixC91Q0BS ...

So, the judges um are saying some incredible things. >> Ryan Goodman is a law professor at New York University who heads a nonpartisan law journal. His team has analyzed hundreds of suits filed against the administration.And he didn't imagine what judges were saying to the Trump Justice Department. We found over 35 cases in which the the judges have specifically said, "What the government is providing me is false information and might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations ti ...

This interview is the first time that your face has been seen in such a public way. And I wonder if that concerns you. >> It does.At the same time, I think about what we're losing in this moment. I think about why I went to the Department of Justice to do justice. And I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.And my view of that oath is I need to speak up and draw attention to what has happened to the department, what is happening to the rule of law. I would not be faithfully abiding by my oath i ...

Historical Context & Social Impact - The 1952 Defiance Campaign in South Africa was a pivotal organized effort against apartheid, challenging segregation laws head-on [4][5] - Volunteers deliberately violated segregation laws, choosing jail over fines to delegitimize the unjust laws [5][6] - The campaign transformed resistance from scattered protests into a nationwide act of conscience, influencing later civil rights movements [10][11][12] Strategic & Ethical Considerations - The core strategy of nonviolent defiance was to expose the government's injustice by overwhelming the system with peaceful protesters [8][9] - The movement emphasized moral and physical endurance, preparing activists for the hardships of civil disobedience [6][7] - The campaign highlighted the government's moral failing when it resorts to jailing citizens for exercising basic rights [8][9] Quantitative Impact & Government Response - Within 6 months, over 8,000 people were arrested, demonstrating the scale of the defiance [8] - The government responded with new laws that expanded police powers and lengthened sentences, indicating the campaign's impact [8] - A five pound fine was roughly a month's wages for a working person, illustrating the economic sacrifice made by volunteers [5]