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Mahmoud Khalil Files $20 Million Claim Against Trump Administration for Wrongful Detention
Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student, has filed a $20 million administrative claim against the Trump administration for wrongful detention. Khalil, a green card holder, was held by ICE for over three months, alleging false arrest, malicious prosecution, and intentional infliction of emotional distress stemming from his activism.
By Kageno Hoshino7 months ago in The Swamp
The Epstein Files Fiasco:
Picture this: March 2025, the MAGA faithful, freshly into a new administration, are strutting out of the White House, practically skipping like kids in a candy store. Why, you ask? Because they’re clutching the Epstein Files like they just won the lottery. “Justice is coming!” they chant jubilantly, as if they were in a poorly scripted superhero movie. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, in a separate interview displaying a smirk that could rival the Cheshire Cat, declares to the cameras, “You’re gonna want to stay tuned, America. The truth is about to drop, and heads are going to roll, because the Epstein Files and reports are on my desk!"
By Meko James 7 months ago in The Swamp
"Under Watch"
Facial recognition technology was only seen in action films and airport security systems a few years ago. By 2025, you can find it in your neighborhood grocery store, on your corner, and even at work. Western democracies have long defended freedom and privacy, but a new age of surveillance, driven by AI, biometrics, and predictive analytics, has begun.
By Tousif Arafat7 months ago in The Swamp
Trump's Frustration with Putin and the Uncertain Future of the Russia-Ukraine War
The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to test the diplomatic resolve of world leaders, with recent developments highlighting growing frustration in the United States. President Donald Trump, who once vowed to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office, now faces mounting obstacles in his attempts to broker peace. Despite multiple rounds of negotiations and increasing diplomatic engagement, a ceasefire remains elusive as Russia intensifies its military campaign against Ukraine.
By Ikram Ullah7 months ago in The Swamp
The Brilliant Plan to Collapse the Economy One Deportation at a Time
The Department of Homeland Security might want to consider a rebrand: maybe something like the Department of National Self-Sabotage. Because what else do you call a government actively purging the very labor force that props up the American economy while pretending it’s all part of some master plan to Make America Great Again™?
By Jeff Olen7 months ago in The Swamp
Michael Jackson Didn’t Molest Any Kids: The Case for His Innocence
More than a decade after his death, Michael Jackson’s legacy remains under attack. The accusations that once dominated headlines have resurfaced again and again, most recently in the documentary Leaving Neverland. Yet despite the emotional weight of that film, the actual evidence does not support the narrative of guilt. A closer look reveals a pattern of opportunism, contradictions, and media manipulation.
By Heather Holmes7 months ago in The Swamp
An allergy to Peace.🩸
They stand at the podium, still vociferating as everything crumbles around them...so immersed in glorifying themselves, they miss the cracks in the walls of humanity poised to fall on their egotistical heads, crushing them at the earliest opportunity.
By Novel Allen7 months ago in The Swamp
Think!
Introduction This is for Vim's "Everyone Gets a Soapbox" July Prompt, which you can read here: The music is "Think For A Minute" by The Housemartins
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in The Swamp
Investors traded a record $6.6 trillion worth of stock in the first half of 2025
In the first half of 2025, "Global Stock Trading Hits Record $6.6 Trillion" Global stock markets witnessed an unprecedented surge in activity in the first half of 2025, as total trading volumes soared to a record \$6.6 trillion. This milestone, the highest half-year figure in history, reflects heightened investor engagement driven by a mix of economic optimism, technological advancements, and a new wave of retail participation reshaping the financial landscape.
By GLOBAL NEWS7 months ago in The Swamp
A Denunciation
We didn’t do many movies when I was in high school, but I went to see The Hiding Place with my church youth group. I’d read the book, but was not truly prepared to see a family risk everything to hide their Jewish neighbors and then be incarcerated in the Ravensbruck concentration camp on screen. I wondered if I would have been as brave as the ten Boom family.
By Judey Kalchik 7 months ago in The Swamp
Why Independence Day Feels More Funeral Dirge Than Celebration This Year
There’s a heaviness in the air this Fourth of July, and it’s not just the wildfire smoke, supply chain shortages, or the inflation-devoured hot dogs. It’s the somber realization that we’re not celebrating freedom anymore—we’re clinging to the idea of it like a memory fading in real time.
By Jeff Olen7 months ago in The Swamp
Missing Activist Ndiang'ui Kinyagia Resurfaces Amidst Legal Showdown
Nairobi, Kenya - The perplexing disappearance and dramatic reappearance of IT expert and digital commentator Ndiang'ui Kinyagia has gripped Kenya, sparking widespread debate about civil liberties, the role of security agencies, and the power of public outcry. Kinyagia, who was reported missing on June 21, 2025, resurfaced on July 3, 2025, at the Milimani Law Courts, where a High Court order effectively barred police from arresting him, at least for the moment.
By Tallgirl7 months ago in The Swamp