Cadaver Dogs and Shovels: New Mexico Finally Searches Epstein’s Zorro Ranch

New Mexico investigators search Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch with cadaver dogs after sealed FBI files revealed the property was never searched — despite decades of abuse allegations from survivors.

Serena Zehlius member of the Zany Progressive team
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Afghan Ally Who Served U.S. Army Special Forces Dies in ICE Custody Less Than 24 Hours After Arrest

Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, a 41-year-old Afghan ally and father of six, died in ICE custody in Dallas less than 24 hours after being detained while taking his children to school. His death is at least the twelfth in ICE custody this year.

Serena Zehlius member of the Zany Progressive team
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Trump Publicly Reveals Congressman’s Terminal Diagnosis on Live Television

Trump publicly revealed Rep. Neal Dunn’s terminal heart diagnosis on live television, stunning House Speaker Johnson. At the same event, he discussed chief of staff Susie Wiles’ breast cancer diagnosis, raising questions about consent and boundaries around private medical information.

Serena Zehlius member of the Zany Progressive team
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Israeli Soldiers Kill 4 Members of Palestinian Family Returning From Ramadan Shopping Trip

Israeli soldiers killed four members of the Odeh family, including two children, in the occupied West Bank town of Tammun. The family was returning from a Ramadan shopping trip when soldiers opened fire on their car.

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Watch: Meet the Tiny Toad That Stopped a Dam

Meet the tiny toad living in Southern Brazil that protects its only home. As an endangered species with only 1,000 left, this toad is tougher than it looks.

Serena Zehlius member of the Zany Progressive team
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Election Records Handed Over to the FBI in Maricopa County, Arizona, Could Be Fatally Flawed, Experts Say

Unlike in Fulton County, Georgia, where actual ballots were seized, a federal grand jury subpoenaed digital data related to a partisan audit of the county’s vote.

Jen Fifield, Votebeat
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By Organizing Acts of Public Grief, We Build the Courage to Keep Fighting

Our neighbors who confronted ICE in Minnesota have taught us how acts of public grief give us the courage to continue our dissent.

Federal Judge Demolishes Trump’s Probe of Fed Chair Powell, Exposing Another Failure by U.S. Attorney Pirro

A federal judge blocked Trump’s criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, calling it a harassment campaign to force lower interest rates — the latest in a pattern of failed political prosecutions by D.C. U.S. Attorney Pirro.

Serena Zehlius member of the Zany Progressive team

BBC Under Fire For Airing MAGA Climate Science Denial

A former Trump official was allowed to peddle climate science denial myths on the Today program.

Sam Bright

Pope Leo XIV to Trump, Netanyahu: ‘Ceasefire’

Pope Leo XIV spoke to the architects of the Iran war: “Violence can never lead to the justice, stability, and peace that the people are waiting for,” he said during a prayer.

Olivia Rosane
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The Power of Progressive Politics: How It’s Actually Changing Things

Progressive politics is driving real social change — from criminal justice reform to getting money out of politics. Here’s how the movement is pushing back against the status quo.

Serena Zehlius member of the Zany Progressive team
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr Threatens to Pull Broadcast Licenses Over Iran War Coverage

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses over news coverage of the Iran war, escalating the Trump administration’s assault on press freedom during an active military conflict.

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