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What we’re watching
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World news
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Media misses an immigrant detainee settlement
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Hoax about a viral photo and a new civil rights moment
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Quick and important
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The numbers behind Trump’s deportations ramp up
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
💥 US launches new wave of airstrikes on Iran. Hours after President Trump declared the ceasefire "over," American forces struck military sites and ports across Iran, with Tehran retaliating against US-allied Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar. Trump warned from the NATO summit in Turkey that if Iran keeps bombing ships in the Strait of Hormuz, “it will get much worse.”
🕌 NYC first lady bails on July 4 for pro-Palestine retreat. Rama Duwaji, married to NYC Mayor Mamdani, skipped America's 250th anniversary to attend an Islamic retreat in Corsica where they “honored” the Virgin Mary as "a Palestinian woman giving birth under occupation." Past retreats included keffiyehs from designers whose profits go to groups accused of Hamas ties.
⚖️ Liberal Wisconsin judge avoids jail after obstructing ICE. Hannah Dugan, a Clinton-appointed judge who smuggled an illegal alien out of her courtroom past federal agents, walked away with a $5,000 fine and zero prison time despite facing five years. She had deliberately ushered the defendant through a private jury door.
🚔 DOJ targets 325 illegals in week-long sweep. Federal prosecutors in Arizona charged 325 people for immigration crimes in a single week under Operation Take Back America. The charges: 101 illegal reentries, 196 illegal entries, 26 smuggling cases. Two defendants also got hit for assaulting Border Patrol agents.
WORLD NEWS
Canadian leader admits Trump was right
Behind the paywall: Mark Carney’s admission about Trump, Trump blasts Spain, and what the president pledged regarding Syria.
MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
What the media is hiding today
_LEFT BURIED VOTER DATABASE POLICE
_RIGHT SKIPPED_ MITCH MCCONNELL DETAINEES
HOAX TRACKER
Media turns subway photo into fake civil rights moment
A viral photo of a black woman sitting among members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front on a Washington, DC, Metro train was hailed as supposedly the defining image of Trump's America…
QUICK AND IMPORTANT
Maine Democrat Graham Platner has suspended his campaign for Senate.
GOP Megadonor Ken Griffin reportedly said that he would back Marco Rubio over JD Vance in a 2028 primary.
Apple announced a $30B investment in chip manufacturing in Colorado.
The most clicked link in our last newsletter was a German soccer fan moved to tears by a Boston family's kindness.
THE MAIN STORY
The numbers behind Trump’s deportations ramp-up
_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
The Trump administration's deportation campaign has entered a new phase, with arrests surging and various metrics such as self-deportations rising…
_IN THIS ARTICLE, WE COVER:_
ICE’s increased arrest numbers and the growing detention population
The new standard issued by the White House
Which group now accounts for the largest share of arrests
And our analysis of why this approach to deportations is far better than the last
THE COMMUNITY SECTION
TODAY’S POLL
📊 Do you support ICE targeting illegal migrants no criminal history?
POP QUIZ
US Civics: Who presides over a presidential impeachment trial?
POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
Should the US give up on trying to achieve a peace deal with Iran?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👍 Yes (1,214)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👎 No (254)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (99)
👍 Yes: ”Iran does not respect any law but its own, and cannot be trusted to hold to any bilateral agreement.” — Joshua
👎 No: “Peace has to be the goal. Otherwise we would be creating another generation of American hating Iranian young men who may become more radicalized than their dead fathers.” — James
🤔 Unsure: ”I'm not sure that giving up working towards peace is the best move because it will potentially lead to a renewed war in the region. There's not a clear ‘best strategy’ here.”
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