(2025-06-03). 'Un-American,' 'Help people already here'- birthright citizenship debate divides NY. presstv.ir With the new administration of Trump rolling out immediate policy pushes on immigration, reaction on the street ran the gamut from horror to firm support.
(2025-06-03). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.
(2025-06-03). Australian Labor government prepares to boost military spending at Trump's demand. wsws.org The Albanese government is totally committed to the US war path, which means a wholesale assault on social spending.
(2025-06-03). Treasury secretary says US will never default on its debt. wsws.org Scott Bessent's remarks were delivered to try and reassure markets which have been roiled by rising US debt and the violent swings in Trump's tariff war.
(2025-06-03). DHS thugs detain congressional aide to New York Rep. Jerry Nadler in his Manhattan office. wsws.org In an interview with the New York Times following the incident, Nadler accused the Trump adminstration of "behaving like fascists."
(2025-06-03). Trump's Repression: "Worse than McCarthyism" internationalviewpoint.org America had two previous political purges of the left, the Red Scare of the 1920s and McCarthyism in the 1950s, and now we're in the midst of the Trump purge—and it's worse than the earlier ones. | – | / |
(2025-06-03). Trump Tariffs and US Imperialism. socialistproject.ca 
On April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump declared a "Day of Liberation" and slapped massive tariffs on most countries — excluding Russia but including a 50% tariff on Lesotho. The standard Left argument is that Trump's tariffs represent capital's warfare against the working class in response to the More immediately, it doesn't explain the f…
(2025-06-03). The Golden Dome Is Nothing More Than A Massive Corporate Welfare Program. popularresistance.org The Trump administration is reviving previous administrations' plans to build a missile defense system in space. They are calling it the "Golden Dome," similar to Israel's Iron Dome. The Congressional Budget Office estimates it will cost trillions of dollars at a time when the United States has a record-high national debt and is failing to meet domestic needs. Clearing the FOG speaks with Bruce Gagnon, the coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, about the history of the US project to control space and mine its resources in defiance of United Nations treaties and who will bene…
(2025-06-03). Nigel Farage faces backlash after Trump-style attack on journalist. leftfootforward.org "Attacking the media has become commonplace under Donald Trump in the US and today we have seen it here in Scotland, by Reform UK, against The Herald."
(2025-06-03). Swell Of Support For Pro-Palestine Student Yunseo Chung. popularresistance.org Following a court hearing on Thursday, May 29, a federal judge extended an order blocking Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting 21-year-old college student Yunseo Chung. Chung, like fellow Columbia students and graduates Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, and Ranjani Srinivasan, has been targeted by the Trump administration amid its broader attacks on immigrants, institutions of higher education, and the pro-Palestine movement. The temporary restraining order on Chung's detention by ICE is now extended until her next court hearing on June 5.
(2025-06-03). Trump: New Iran Deal Must Allow US To 'Blow Up Whatever We Want'. popularresistance.org President Donald Trump argued that any revived nuclear accord with Iran should permit the United States to destroy the country's nuclear infrastructure and send inspectors to Iranian facilities at any time. | The president outlined his vision for a new agreement during a White House presser on Wednesday, calling for a "very strong document" that would effectively give Washington carte blanche over Tehran's nuclear energy program. | "I want it very strong — where we can go in with inspectors, we can take whatever we want, we can blow up whatever we want, but [with] nobody getting killed," he told reporters.
(2025-06-03). Stopping Covid-19 Vaccines to Force Testing of Their Efficacy is Bad Science and Bad Public Health Policy. counterpunch.org 
Should a healthy 52-year-old woman with a normal BMI who has had Covid-19 three times and has received six previous doses of a Covid-19 vaccine get vaccinated with the latest update of the vaccine? The question is asked in a New England Journal of Medicine by Dr. Martin A. Makary, Trump's commissioner of the FDA and Dr. Vinay Prasad, who was appointed by Makary as head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Their answer is that this is not known and that therefore they were removing the FDA's recommendation that healthy individuals between 4 and 64 years of age receive the updated vaccine. They expl…
(2025-06-03). Climate Change and the Border-Industrial Complex in the Trump Era. counterpunch.org 
Believe it or not, I had a transcendent experience at this year's Border Security Expo, the annual event that brings Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) together with private industry. I hesitate to describe it that way, though, because I was on the exhibition hall floor and instantly found myself in
(2025-06-03). Evil Times: Trump's Cruelest Policies. counterpunch.org 
Most of Trump's second term declarations and executive orders have been unwise (tariffs) or just plain silly (Gulf of America). Some of them have been much worse—evil by design and execution. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition), defines evil as "arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct" or as "morally reprehensible." The presence of evil infects
(2025-06-03). The Nuclear Trump Factor. counterpunch.org 
Hardly a day goes by without the phrase "Donald Trump is a danger to the world" being given new life. The threat posed by the U.S. president applies of course to the U.S. itself, which is in danger of sliding into fascist authoritarianism, and to the planetary boundaries that the billionaire cabinet is enthusiastically trampling all
(2025-06-03). Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow mass federal layoffs. geo.tv 
Demonstrators hold up signs of support outside of the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, on April 2, 2025. — ReutersDonald Trump's administration asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to halt a judicial order blocking mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, part of…
(2025-06-03). Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill. cadtm.org
(2025-06-03). EconoScope | U.S. tariff flip-flops mirror broad strategic turmoil. ecns.cn U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to raise import tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50% on Friday.
(2025-06-03). Students protest ties with Trump's US. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-03). Gaza aid fund denies responsibility for Palestinians killed near aid hubs. haaretz.com U.S.: Suspect in Boulder, Colorado attack, which authorities say wounded eight people, charged with federal hate crime ‚ñ GAZA: IDF calls on residents to evacuate areas in Khan Yunis ‚ñ IRAN: Trump says U.S. will 'not allow any enrichment of uranium' in deal with Iran…
(2025-06-03). US: Bans on Gender-Affirming Care Harm Trans Youth. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Lily, a 10-year-old trans girl, said she was devastated when her family felt forced to relocate to protect her from anti-trans hostility. | © 2025 Illustrations by Barrack Rima, Art directed by Studio Safar for Human Rights Watch | Laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth in the United States are inflicting severe harm on young people and their families as well as health care systems and civil society.Under the Trump administration, families are being pushed to the brink, forced to navigate impossible barriers to care, while the federal government intensifies its as…
(2025-06-03). Why Trump Should Pursue Peace with Iran. moderndiplomacy.eu The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a neoconservative think tank based in Washington, is well known for its hardline stance against Iran and its support for a "maximum pressure" policy. Often described as a pro-Israel lobbying group, FDD vehemently opposes any attempt at diplomacy with Iran and intensifies its attacks on U.S. administrations whenever …
(2025-06-03). Ex-Biden spox Miller says Israel committed Gaza war crimes. newarab.com 
Miller's comments, made during an appearance on Sky News's 'Trump 100' podcast, mark the most direct acknowledgement from a senior official in the Biden administration – one who remained in post until Donald Trump's inauguration – that Is…
(2025-06-03). Trump admin seeks pause of second tariff case after loss. newarab.com 
(2025-06-03). Trump 'open' to meeting Ukraine, Russia leaders for truce push. newarab.com 
Delegations from both sides did, however, agree another large-scale prisoner exchange
(2025-06-03). Trump says Iran deal would not allow 'any' uranium enrichment. newarab.com 
US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out allowing
(2025-06-03). Ross Douthat: Condition of America. newleftreview.org Nick Burns quizzes the New York Times columnist on the contradictory ideological forces and factions driving the second Trump Administration, the strengths and weaknesses of American liberalism and the state of the country that he's described as sinking into economic and cultural stagnation.
(2025-06-03). This Pride Month, Let's Fight Back by Learning From History of Trans Resistance. truthout.org This year, Pride Month arrives at an especially dire moment for the LGBTQ+ community. Under the second Trump administration, homophobic vitriol and violence are on the rise. On Elon Musk's X platform, a "deepfake" video of Donald Trump canceling Pride Month has gone viral. And even as Pride celebrations continue as planned (in many places without as many corporate contributions)… |
(2025-06-03). Trump's Science Reform Sparks Outrage: Why Activists Cry 'Hitler' Over Rigorous Research Standards. wattsupwiththat.com There is nothing out of the ordinary in the order to those immersed in the traditional scientific process and without an ideological axe to grind. But in the climate sphere it is likely to spike the guns of a number of activists and their alarmist claims. After years of producing junk science to promote the Net Zero fantasy, great care will now need to be taken in promoting 'worse case' scenarios. Meanwhile, the pseudoscience of attributing individual weather events to humans burning hydrocarbons will need to be confined to gullible journalists and lawfare operations, two purposes for which it was originally desi…
(2025-06-03). The United States' undeclared [comprehensive] war against China (IV and final). uwidata.com By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Despite Trump's pragmatic decision to seek rapprochement with China that would foster ongoing high-level communication and stimulate cooperation, an atmosphere of uncertainty began to surround the relationship between the two countries, given the contradictory signals emanating from Washington. The presidents' conversation on February 10, 2017, did nothing to calm the winds …
(2025-06-03). Whose National Security? OpenAI's Vision for American Techno-Dominance. theintercept.com 
OpenAI has always said it's a different kind of Big Tech titan, founded not just to rack up a stratospheric valuation of $400 billion (and counting), but also to "ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity." | The meteoric machine-learning firm announced itself to the world in a December 2015 press release that lays out a vision of technology to benefit all people as people, not citizens. There are neither good guys nor adversaries. "Our goal is to advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole," the announcement stated with confidence. "Sin…
(2025-06-03). What's in Trump's 'big, beautiful' budget bill? aljazeera.com What's in Trump's 'big, beautiful' budget bill? | Al Jazeera's Heidi Zhou-Castro breaks down the bill that Donald…
(2025-06-03). Trump purge alarms Israel as top allies pushed out of NSC. newarab.com 
(2025-06-03). As Trump reshapes America, a pushback grows in local US politics. newarab.com 
As the expression goes, all politics is local. In the Though many "It's important for people to understand that the vast maj…
(2025-06-03). Trump, pushing for Ciattarelli, says New Jersey 'ready to pop out of blue horror show'. whyy.org President Donald Trump on Monday implored voters in New Jersey's primary for governor to support Republican Jack Ciattarelli when early in-person voting begins Tuesday and said the state was ready for a change after years of Democratic control. | The president, who has golf clubs around the state and frequently stays at his Bedminster property, announced his On Monday, Trump held a telephone rally for the candidate, a former state lawmaker who tra…
(2025-06-03). Musk slams Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' as 'disgusting abomination'. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has reignited tensions with former U.S. President Donald Trump by launching a scathing critique of the newly proposed tax and spending legislation, dubbing it a "disgusting abomination" and a threat to America's fiscal health.In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Musk tore into the Fiscal Year 2025 Congressional spending bill, hailed by Trump as "one big, beautiful bill", warning it would balloon the U.S. budget deficit to $2.5 trillion and deepen unsustainable national debt. "Congress is making America bankrupt," Musk wrote, adding, "I just can't stand it anymor…
(2025-06-03). Correct. Trump Is Finished … smoothiex12.blogspot.com as a high roller. Also, the US air power is grossly exaggerated, not to mention the fact that NO US pilot or USAF commander has any experience of operating against modern air defense and top notch air force. Blowing up Iraqi Scuds or Afghan weddings is not much of a combat experience. But the points made are good ones. Per this. Only retards would believe this BS. Of course he knew. In fact, it is reasonable to assume that this was encouraged by him because this PR stunt mentality is exactly how he operates. He lost all credibility.
(2025-06-03). I Applaud Alastair Crooke … smoothiex12.blogspot.com for telling to Judge's face that BBC is sheer propaganda. Memorandum is for Trump whose maturity level is that of a teenager. He thinks he is smarter than everyone else.
(2025-06-03). Trump and RFK mark Pride month by killing funding for HIV vaccine research. peoplesworld.org 
Just in time for Pride month, President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have apparently decided it's a good time to sentence more people to death in the future. That will be the result of the administration's $258 million cut to HIV vaccine research, according to experts in the field. "The HIV …
(2025-06-03). Steelworkers unhappy with Trump OK of Nippon takeover of U.S. Steel. peoplesworld.org 
PITTSBURGH—Despite Donald Trump's promises that the deal would save jobs, the Steelworkers are at best very skeptical of Nippon Steel's $14 billion purchase of U.S. Steel, and of Trump, too, who has gone back on his word and now supports the deal.. "Trust nothing until you see it in writing," union President David McCall declared …
(2025-06-03). Right-wing victory in Poland reflects Europe-wide struggle. peoplesworld.org 
A right-wing history teacher and supporter of the extreme right Law and Justice Party, Karol Nawrocki, won the election on Sunday to become the new president of Poland. His election is the latest reflection of a struggle in Europe between pro- and anti-Trump forces. Nawrocki won with the slimmest possible margin of only 50.89 percent …
(2025-06-03). D.C. Council session over Mayor Bowser's plan to end sanctuary city status draws strong pushback. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—A mass protest by D.C. residents jammed the City Council's chambers on June 2 over Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser's plan to end the "sanctuary city" status of the Nation's Capital. Bowser's plan is in her proposed city budget for the next fiscal year. It "shamefully includes a repeal of the Sanctuary Cities Act," which protects …
(2025-06-03). Outrage in Massachusetts after ICE detains high school student on way to volleyball practice. nationofchange.org Milford residents demand answers and justice after ICE agents detain 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva, sparking statewide protests and national criticism of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
(2025-06-03). When do the 'primal, profit-driven forces of nature'—racked with buyer's remorse—dethrone or defang MAGA Trumpism? nationofchange.org If you credit mass buyers' remorse by hoodwinked MAGA voters, that goes double for flabbergasted tycoons once open to disruption (and donor payoffs) but now bullied by the allegedly pro-business browbeater.
(2025-06-03). Billions in clean energy projects canceled amid Republican tax bill and fossil fuel agenda. nationofchange.org Clean energy investments are vanishing as the Trump administration's tax plan and rollback of Biden-era climate policies threaten America's transition to renewables.
(2025-06-03). This Federal Budget Will Widen the Racial Wealth Divide. juancole.com 
By LaToya B. Parker, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | ( Otherwords.org) — The House recently passed a massive Trump budget bill that will cut trillions in taxes for the ultra-wealthy while eviscerating Medicaid, SNAP, and other services for working Americans. It now moves to the Senate. This bill has been called a massive transfer of wealth from …
(2025-06-03). Two Visions Collide on Ocean Use: Nationalist Raptors and Multilateral Environmentalists. juancole.com 
The ocean holds the answer. By Shafraz Rasheed | May 27, 2025 ( Foreign Policy in Focus) — The rise of nationalist leaders epitomized by Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, cuts to UN climate funding, and dismissal of multilateralism as "globalist" interference has sparked a pivotal question: Can international cooperation survive in an era …
(2025-06-03). Democracy Now! 2025-06-03 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for June 03, 2025; "Panic, Terror, Chaos, Trauma": SCOTUS Ruling Lets Trump Strip Protections for 500K+ Immigrants; ICE Raids on Restaurants, Farmworkers, Students Spark Community Resistance Across Country; "Detention Facilitates Deportation": Trump's Budget Bill Would Massively Increase ICE Jail Capacity; Palantir: Peter Thiel's Data-Mining Firm Helps DOGE Build Master Database to Surveil, Track Immigrants | Headlines for June 03, 2025; "Panic, Terror, Chaos, Trauma": SCOTUS Ruling Lets Trump Strip Protections for 500K+ Immigrants; ICE Raids on Restaurants,…
(2025-06-03). Saturday 6/14: Napa: No Kings! Anti-Trump, Pro-Democracy Protest on Flag Day. indybay.org Oxbow Commons | 1268 McKinstry St | Napa, CA 94559 | All participants in No Kings events are to be committed to nonviolent action.
(2025-06-03). Saturday 6/14: Fremont: No Kings! Dump Trump Sidewalk Protest. indybay.org Social Security Administration | intersection of Mowry Ave. and Paseo Padre Parkway | Fremont, CA 94538 | A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action.
(2025-06-03). Evangelical leader close to Trump, Netanyahu named new director of Gaza aid fund. haaretz.com Rev. Johnnie Moore, a prominent pro-Israel evangelical and close ally of Trump, has served as a key link between the evangelical community and Prime Minister Netanyahu. He is also pushing back on claims that Israel is disproportionately harming Christians in Gaza…
(2025-06-03). After Boulder attack, Trump prefers politics over protection of Jews. haaretz.com As Jewish communities plead for federal action amid escalating threats, Trump failed to even mention the word 'Jew' in his sole response to the Boulder attack. Now all signs point to his administration's continued willingness to exploit the community's insecurity for political gain…
(2025-06-03). Trump administration files appeal to Supreme Court over federal mass firings. independent.co.ug 
SAN FRANCISCO | Xinhua | The U.S. Trump administration on Monday filed an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the federal court's injunction that had prevented federal agencies from carrying out large-scale workforce reductions and reorganizations. In the appeal, U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer argued that "controlling the personnel of federal agencies lies …
(2025-06-03). Democracy Now! 2025-06-03 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for June 03, 2025; "Panic, Terror, Chaos, Trauma": SCOTUS Ruling Lets Trump Strip Protections for 500K+ Immigrants; ICE Raids on Restaurants, Farmworkers, Students Spark Community Resistance Across Country; "Detention Facilitates Deportation": Trump's Budget Bill Would Massively Increase ICE Jail Capacity; Palantir: Peter Thiel's Data-Mining Firm Helps DOGE Build Master Database to Surveil, Track Immigrants | Headlines for June 03, 2025; "Panic, Terror, Chaos, Trauma": SCOTUS Ruling Lets Trump Strip Protections for 500K+ Immigrants; ICE Raids on Restaurants,…
(2025-06-03). Trumpism finds a home in Poland. responsiblestatecraft.org 