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A massive crowd of 240,000 ghost-like figures standing in front of a militarized border fence, harsh desert sun, high-contrast black-and-white, wide-angle aerial shot, 4K HDR documentary photography.
A massive crowd of 240,000 ghost-like figures standing in front of a militarized border fence, harsh desert sun, high-contrast black-and-white, wide-angle aerial shot, 4K HDR documentary photography.

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They Starve 240,000 Workers to Fund Border Guards #

240,000 federal employees will see their bank accounts stay empty on May 1st. The $1.6 billion payroll default for the Department of Homeland Security is no longer a threat; it is a mathematical certainty. While civilian workers at the TSA and FEMA face the breadline, the U.S. Senate advanced a $70 billion reconciliation budget on April 29th that funds only the paramilitary wings of the state: ICE and the Border Patrol. This is the logic of Imperial Triage, where the…

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One Person Buys Trump’s Million Dollar Visa #

One single person. That is the total number of foreigners who have successfully shelled out $1 million for President Donald Trump’s 'Gold Card' visa, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The program, which promised to bring the world’s 'best and brightest' to American shores for a seven-figure entry fee, has…

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The Generals Take the Helm in Tehran #

Mojtaba Khamenei stood in Tehran on Wednesday before a state-organized rally celebrating the birthday of Imam Reza. The 56-year-old leader, often referred to as the Supreme Leader following the February attack that killed his father, spoke behind a screen of portraits of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Americans have no…

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Pentagon Soldiers Vibe-Code 100,000 Combat AI Agents #

Gavin Kliger, the Pentagon’s Chief Data Officer, stood in Las Vegas on Thursday and announced a new frontier for the military-industrial complex. The GenAI.mil platform has surpassed 1,000,000 users in…

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Russian Mercenaries Claim Victory After Mali Coup Fails #

Assimi Goita visited a hospital in Kati on Tuesday, standing over the victims of a weekend that almost ended his junta’s rule. The Malian leader’s first public appearance since the…

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In Brief #

Netanyahu Admits Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Friday that he has been treated for prostate cancer, ending weeks of speculation fueled by AI-generated death rumors. Netanyahu, who is overseeing wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, has previously faced criticism for concealing a pacemaker surgery in 2024.

UIC Graduate Workers Strike for Wages

2,000 graduate students at the University of Illinois Chicago launched a strike on April 29th, demanding a living wage and better benefits. Protesters noted that their current pay remains far below the $45,000 base earned by peers at Northwestern and the University of Chicago.

Butcher of Bucha Targeted in Bombing

An explosion in the remote Russian military town of Knyaze-Volkonskoye-1 killed a subordinate of Maj Gen Azatbek Omurbekov on Tuesday. Sources suggest the bomb was intended for Omurbekov, the 'Butcher of Bucha,' who is under EU sanctions for the massacre of 400 civilians in Ukraine.

Melania Expands White House Beehive Program

First Lady Melania Trump announced a new beehive in the shape of the White House has been added to the South Grounds. The program, which began in 2009, now includes three hives as part of an effort to expand the executive mansion's honey production.