Tom Tiffany, GOP Candidate for WI Governor, Refuses to Sign Pro-Democracy Pledge
Among other items, the pledge asked candidates to “refrain from knowingly propagating falsehoods” about elections.
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Ahead of Midterms, Tenants Call Trump’s Housing Policy a “Catastrophic Failure”
Housing justice advocates say new policy proposals would empower landlords while squeezing already struggling tenants.
98 Percent of Trump’s Refugee Admissions Have Been White South Africans
The openly white supremacist policy is poised to continue through 2027, the administration has said.
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS MEDIA WATCH
How journalists can stay safe–and how we can protect America’s press–on midterm Election Day and beyond
The 2026 U.S. midterm elections will take place next week amid a constant drumbeat of press freedom violations, ceaseless vitriol against journalists from the Trump administration, and direct threats to the press across the United States…
Metro Times Defends the Truth in an Era of Lies
Establishment corporate media have to have the courage to say that the Earth is round, the sky is blue and the Earth rotates around the Sun.
Company Linked to Darline Graham’s Husband Was Sanctioned for Arming Russia Against Ukraine
The friction between Graham’s stated politics and her husband’s career, it turns out, goes significantly further than his company’s reliance on Chinese manufacturing.
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Court Should Curb Abuse of Grand Jury Subpoenas Targeting Social Media Users
A federal appeals court should curb the government’s abuse of grand jury subpoenas to unmask social media users who criticize lawless immigration enforcement. That is the message from the ACLU, EFF, and other civil liberties and trade…
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Trump Vows to Send Election “Monitors” to Maine After Far-Right Conspiracies Spread
As right-wing Trump allies fearmongered about Somali American voter fraud, Maine trained local law enforcement officers on keeping armed federal agents out. The post Trump Vows to Send Election “Monitors” to Maine After Far-Right…
High Palestinian Turnout in Israeli Elections Came Down to Matters of Survival
“We fear that if we do not get this government out of power, we will lose everything,” one Palestinian voter said.
Hospitals Nationwide Are Closing Intensive Care Units for Critically Ill Kids
Pediatricians expect more cutbacks in the wake of federal Medicaid cuts.
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Big Business Wants To Delete Your Tax Cut
Corporate interests are throwing a Hail Mary to keep tax reform off the ballot.
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Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil to US After Loss to Lula
Instead of remaining in Brazil to face a criminal inquiry, the younger Bolsonaro followed in his father’s footsteps by fleeing to the U.S. after losing a presidential election, Brett Wilkins reports. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams Just one…
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💾 Fighting DOGE's Data Grab | EFFector 38.19
When we give our private information to the government to pay taxes, apply for a job, or vote, we should be able to trust that our data won't later be used against us. But in a betrayal of that trust, the federal government has been…
U.S. boat strike kills five; No clear winner in Israeli elections; 100+ killed in Sudan attack
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Flávio Bolsonaro flees to US
After lying to the press that he wasn’t a flight risk, Bolsonaro snuck out of the country in the dead of night, with alleged support from the Trump Administration and is now in the US
Brazil’s Federal Police Probe US Companies’ Collusion With Bolsonaro’s Campaign
The investigation’s main focus is on dealings involving an organization founded with the involvement of JD Vance.
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Somaliland detains journalist without charge after interviewing presidential aspirant
New York, October 28, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the breakaway republic of Somaliland to release journalist Abdirahman Mohamed Ege, who has been held without charge since October 22 in the city of…
Stalemate on finance at COP17 nature talks exposes need for new sources
At talks in Yerevan, the EU has proposed expanding the list of nature donors so that large emerging economies like China can help fund biodiversity protection The post Stalemate on finance at COP17 nature talks exposes need for new sources…
Headlines for October 28, 2026
Political Gridlock in Israel After No Clear Winner Emerges from Tuesday’s National Election, Israeli Troops Violently Disperse Protest in Occupied West Bank, Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Sentenced to Five Years and One Month in Prison…
How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement
The post How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement appeared first on ProPublica.
Extreme weather is creating a perfect storm of misinformation. Here’s what’s at stake.
Rumors and conspiracies are spreading too fast for emergency managers to keep up. This information chaos is slowing disaster relief and putting lives at risk.
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EU: Frontex reform compounds risk of EU complicity in rights violations
Responding to the European Commission’s proposed reform of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation (the Frontex Regulation) that vastly expands the agency’s budget, powers, staff and mandate, without commensurately expanding its…
How to fact-check during and after a disaster
Your guide to finding trusted sources, debunking common extreme weather myths, and having conversations with loved ones about misinformation.
Hurricane Helene haunts the midterms in North Carolina
Two years after the deadly storm, voters are frustrated with a slow recovery — and that could carry a political price.
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