Reporter @StatusCoup covering corruption, workers’ struggles, corporate power, grassroots movements. Independent, on-the-ground accountability journalism.
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I just talked to a young guy outside of the polling place in Baraboo, Wisconsin, who told me he is voting Republican in part because he wants weed decriminalized.
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SCOOP: ICE officers across the country were told this weekend to stop arresting non-criminals, agency sources tell @realDailyWire
Now, ICE may only arrest illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or charges for the time being, said the sources.
The change also ends so-called “collateral arrests,” sources said, meaning officers who find a criminal target alongside others in the country illegally may detain only the target.
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RT @AttorneyKateLG: Congressman Greg Casar visited Wilber at Pearsall today and confirmed that the bullet remains lodged in his body, his w…
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New: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes. propub.li/4yLLwaF
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Tom Tiffany says federal authorities will be in Wisconsin for election jsonline.com/story/news/poli… via @journalsentinel
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This is a horrendous sign for oil prices. If Europe gets starved of Saudi oil for more than a month, we’ll probably see even more calls within the GOP to ban diesel exports.
Saudis Tell European Refiners They’ll Get No Crude Next Month
Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said.
European customers normally receive Saudi Arabian crude on so-called term contracts, ensuring a steady flow of supply every month. Those deliveries will not take place next month, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public. The decision applies to all European buyers, they said. (Bloomberg)
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not a great way to start the morning "no crude for you"...
Saudis Tell European Refiners They’ll Get No Crude Next Month
Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said.
European customers normally receive Saudi Arabian crude on so-called term contracts, ensuring a steady flow of supply every month. Those deliveries will not take place next month, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public. The decision applies to all European buyers, they said. (Bloomberg)
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Hakeem Jeffries has put the fix in — pass it on 👇
NEW: in the coming weeks, House Democrats are going to unveil an AI policy response. It’ll be decided by a Jeffries appointed commission stacked with members funded by the AI industry including Ron Conway and Leading the Future PAC led by OpenAI, A16z and Palantir's Joe Lonsdale
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“The worst place ever I’ve been in my life," Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, a Somali asylum seeker, told me over the phone from Guantanamo Bay last week.
According to Sakariye, guards say the order to keep Somalis at the facility comes straight from DC.
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These are the real-world effects of Trump's ICE enforcement. Memphis is still reeling after ICE agents detained over 100 people and locked down a local nightclub demanding IDs before letting anyone leave. "This is kidnapping in plain sight." Status Coup's @JTCestkowski sits down with local advocacy group Vecindarios901 to break down what happened.
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A new DHS report confirms what survivors and their families have warned about for months: Alligator Alcatraz operated under inhumane conditions that violated federal standards. Status Coup reporter @JTCestkowski breaks down the findings, revealing detainees were locked in 18-square-foot metal cages.
Video by Phillip Hawkins
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BREAKING: The 10Y Note Yield rises to 5.04%, its highest level since July 2007.
This pushes the average interest rate on a 30Y mortgage up to 7.17%.
Homeownership is officially a luxury.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has refused to let USPS’s new mail-ballot rules take effect for the 2026 midterms. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent.
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BREAKING: Anthropic CEO calls for immediate slowdown in AI development
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Police around the country are sounding the alarm. While police departments aggressively expand AI-powered surveillance tools like Flock license-plate readers, officers express growing concern over being secretly recorded by the public. Status Coup’s @JTCestkowski breaks down this clear double standard, examines footage from inside an overcrowded South Carolina correctional facility, and details documented instances of police misusing surveillance technology to track citizens.
Video by Phillip Hawkins
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Two Trump Truths, six months apart.
He's promised lower gas prices since the war in Iran spiked prices in February.
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Given Trump's promises of $5,000 bribes if you vote for Republicans, here is an interview we did this spring running down the administration's broken promises.
"Anything that he promised you—have you gotten it? ... Where’s ‘no wars’? Where’s ‘America First’?" a protester asks Trump supporters outside the Broadview Detention Center near Chicago during "National F* ICE Day."
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MAXXED OUT at $9.999!! GasBuddy data showing 5 stations in California that have hit the limit and are selling diesel at the dispensers highest possible price: $9.999/gal
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"It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track." nbcnews.com/business/economy…
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