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Flashback to a Pivotal Moment in Global Politics

It was a crisp evening in December 2021 when Donald Trump stepped onto a gilded stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. The former president — reduced to a kingmaker, still without access…

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Minneapolis, MN — After boycotting Target for Black History Month, activists and residents in Minnesota are continuing that boycott indefinitely until the corporation brings back their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. During a protest at Target’s downtown Minneapolis corporate office on Feb. 27, speakers…

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MCF-Rush City, MN — Serving a life sentence for a deadly robbery in South St. Paul in 2002, Philip Vance has always insisted he is innocent. Since his conviction, he’s been exhausting all legal options to get another chance in court to prove he’s been…

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Durban, South Africa — Renewed fighting between rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province has resulted in the deaths of 14 South African soldiers. The fallen troops were a part of two separate international “peacekeeping” missions aimed at…

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Palestinian Territories — Israel has banned the United Nations agency mandated to support Palestinian refugees and designated it a terrorist organization. The United Nations UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has vowed to continue its humanitarian work until…

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Nashville, TN – On Jan. 22, 2025, Solomon Henderson posted on his Bluesky social media account: “Today seems like a good day to die.” 

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Gaza, Palestine — More than 61,000 Palestinians have been killed — a low estimate according to researchers — during Israel’s post-October 7 genocidal blitz of the Gaza Strip and the inhabitants. The parents and siblings of eight-year-old Ahmad Khalil were shot and killed in front…

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South Saint Paul, MN — Twenty three years after the killing of South Saint Paul clerk Khaled Al-Bakri, and 21 years since Philip Vance was convicted and given a life sentence for the deadly robbery, an anonymous source has come forward with new details that…

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Gaza, Palestine — Three more Israelis and 183 Palestinians were released during the fifth exchange in the first phase of the shaky Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Seven of the released Palestinians last Saturday were immediately transferred to the hospital for medical treatment and many shared accounts of…

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Saint Paul, MN — Urging Minnesota legislators to adopt bills related to environmental conservation at the start of a new legislative session, the Rise and Repair Alliance gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol on January 14, 2025. For many activists present, the main focus was…

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Aurora, CO — On the evening of February 10, community members gathered for a vigil outside the for-profit GEO ICE Detention Center in Aurora, Colorado “to honor and spread love to immigrants” inside the facility. The event is called “Love Knows No Borders! No Walls!”…

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Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine — Throughout 2024, a large number of families in the Beit Lahia area of the northern Gaza Strip were forcibly displaced under fire by the Israeli army. Many arrived in Gaza City with nowhere to settle and little or no possessions.…

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Denver, CO — For the second time this week, Coloradans showed up in large numbers to protest the Trump administration’s policies, including the escalated rate of arrests and deportations occurring across the country due to the 10 executive orders President Trump signed on inauguration day…

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Indigenous rights activist Leonard Peltier was a political prisoner for nearly half a century until he had his life sentence commuted on Jan 20, 2025, to serve the remainder of this sentence at home, effective February 18, 2025. The 80-year-old member of the Turtle Mountain…

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Washington, D.C. — During his three-minute speech at President Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration, Elon Musk performed a Nazi salute multiple times while emphasizing how this election “really mattered” and thanking the crowd “for making it happen.”

While some news outlets avoided describing the clear…

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It’s been over a year since the Israel-Hamas conflict escalated, leading to what some human rights’ experts have called a Palestinian genocide with more than 48,000 Palestinians killed, over 100,000 injured, and nearly 2 million internally displaced. The majority of the deaths in Israel occurred…

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Minneapolis, MN — In February 2024, Allison Lussier, a mother and 47-year-old Indigenous woman from Minneapolis, was living in the North Loop neighborhood when, according to community members and family, an intermittent boyfriend killed her. According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, the cause of…

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Gaza, Palestine — In late 2024, not long after the U.S. Presidential Elections, three displaced Palestinians spoke with Unicorn Riot about their thoughts on Donald Trump again becoming president. “Regarding the U.S. elections, for us, the Palestinian people, it doesn’t matter who wins, because U.S.…

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Denver, CO — The first Denver City Council meeting of the new year on January 6 was met with dozens of activists calling for the city to divest from Israel and pass a resolution demanding a permanent and enforceable Gaza ceasefire. During the 30-minute public…

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St. Paul, MN — Minnesota regulators have rescinded a controversial permit allowing Magellan Pipeline Co. to reconstruct a petroleum pipeline near Pipestone National Monument, following sustained opposition from tribal nations, community groups, and environmental advocates. The decision, made during a recent Minnesota Public Utilities Commission…

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