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Colorado judge bans use of tear gas, says it violates one...
Citizens should never have to fear peaceful protest on the basis of police retaliation, especially not when protesting that very same police violence."
Tear gas is way more dangerous than police let on—especially during...
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, but it is classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
Tear gas is way more dangerous than police let on —...
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surfaces, and can cause long-term lung damage.
How tear gas became a favorite weapon of US border patrol,...
Border authorities’ use of tear gas has spiked under the Trump administration, with the agency’s own data revealing it has deployed tear gas over two dozen times this year alone.
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Trump demands $10 billion from IRS over tax leak as conflict concerns deepen
The lawsuit targets federal agencies Trump oversees and revives scrutiny of his finances, IRS security failures, and enforcement rollbacks.
Deaths in Minnesota drive rebellion against ICE funding as Sanders demands leadership purge
After U.S. citizens were killed by federal agents, lawmakers tie DHS money to accountability and warn of authoritarian enforcement.
Federal arrest of Don Lemon intensifies alarm over press freedom under Trump Justice Department
The journalist was taken into custody after covering a Minnesota church protest and after a judge rejected an initial attempt to charge him.
Minneapolis is giving Americans the model for fighting a fascist regime
The day when they can turn their resistance against the regime into electoral power, take back control of the legislative branch, and start using the powers of Congress to hold this criminal regime accountable.
Experts warn Minnesota crackdown mirrors early stages of US civil war scenarios
Legal scholars and political scientists say the Trump administration’s escalating ICE operation, National Guard brinkmanship, and Insurrection Act threats in Minnesota closely resemble conditions identified in civil war simulations, raising alarms about constitutional collapse and violent state federal conflict.