Today in Fascism

Ice attempted to raid the offices of lawyers representing migrant children.

Of course they did this without any warrants.

Cops don't get to seize lawyers records, but they don't care, because they are little more than a heavily armed gang.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempted to raid the offices of attorneys for unaccompanied migrant children this week, lawyers tell The…

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City-run gender-affirming care clinic for trans patients coming to New York City

As the Trump administration seeks to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors and public insurance enrollees, New York City officials now plan to launch and run a transgender health clinic themselves.

On Friday, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced plans to open a gender-affirming care clinic in the Corona neighborhood of Queens,__Crain’s New York…

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Activists mark 45 years since the start of the AIDS crisis with rally against Trump's health cuts

Hundreds of people brought candles to New York City’s historic Christopher Street on Friday afternoon for a vigil marking 45 years since the first reported cases of AIDS and protesting cuts to HIV care and public health programs under President Donald Trump.

The New York City AIDS Memorial partnered with numerous health and advocacy groups for a vigil and march through the historic heart of…

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Former head of Iowa school district sentenced to 2 years for falsely claiming to be a US citizen

This photo provided by WOI Local 5 News in September 2025 shows Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts. (WOI Local 5 News via AP, File)

By HANNAH FINGERHUT
Updated 3:41 PM EDT, May 29, 2026

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district who was arrested last year in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown was sentenced Friday to two…

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Leaker: Foldable 'iPhone Ultra' Will Feature Liquid Metal Hinge

Apple's first foldable iPhone will feature an innovative liquid metal hinge and has now shipped prototype units to carriers around the world for testing, the leaker known as "Fixed Focus Digital" today said.

In a new post on Weibo, Fixed Focus Digital said development and production related to the foldable are now "progressing rapidly." The claim arrives one day after the leaker reported that…

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How Trump Made Penn Quake in Its Boots

Earlier this spring, I visited the University of Pennsylvania’s College Green. I saw smiling students innocently chatting with each other as they hurriedly walked between classes. I eavesdropped on doe-eyed high schoolers on their college tours being lectured by undergrads on the grandeur of Penn. And, upon gazing up at the stately Ben Franklin statue that sits in front of College Hall, I…

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Foldable iPhone Production Stalls Amid Hinge Issues

Trial production of Apple's long-anticipated foldable iPhone, likely called the "iPhone Ultra," has run into a significant engineering hurdle centered on hinge reliability, according to a known leaker.

The leaker known as "Instant Digital" posted on Weibo that the foldable device's hinge is consistently failing to meet Apple's quality control standards under conditions of prolonged,…

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Trump Will Revoke Passports for Parents Who Owe Child Support

The State Department plans to start revoking U.S. passports from anyone who owes more than $100,000 in child support, as Republicans nationwide push stringent voter ID laws.

The Associated Press reports that the revocations could begin as early as Friday and would apply to about 2,700 passport holders. The AP first reported about the plan in February. The department plans to expand it in the…

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Suspect in WHCD shooting charged with attempted assassination; Trump shares confidence in security

Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old California man, was arraigned on Monday in federal Washington, D.C., court and charged with attempted assassination of a president, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. The arraignment comes just days after he allegedly charged past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday and exchanged gunfire…

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Another woman ousted from Trump’s Cabinet as Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer exits

Embattled Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced Monday that her time had come to an end amid a widening misconduct investigation, becoming the third Senate-confirmed Cabinet official, and the third woman, to leave President Donald Trump’s second-term administration in less than two months.

LGBTQ+ advocates moved quickly to define her tenure. “Sec. Chavez-DeRemer’s legacy will be…

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Kathy Hochul Is Failing on Climate

The Democratic base in New York State and some party leaders nationwide are charting a path toward a greener future. New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, meanwhile, is choosing billionaires and polluters.


Governor Kathy Hochul is failing the millions of New Yorkers who need public power sources because their energy bills are too high. (Angelina Katsanis / Bloomberg via Getty…

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Heritage Foundation hires conservative education advocate who previously appeared in gay adult films

The Heritage Foundation announced Thursday that it has hired Corey A. DeAngelis, a prominent anti-LGBTQ+ right-wing advocate for privatizing education, as a research fellow in its Center for Education Policy. The ultra-conservative group’s announcement follows a 2024 controversy after DeAngelis admitted to appearing in gay adult films under a pseudonym, which critics called…

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Real Estate Brokers Are Profiting From Warehouse Sales to ICE

Lucrative deals selling empty warehouses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine are being quietly facilitated by a handful of powerful real estate brokers.


Multimillion-dollar deals to sell warehouses to ICE are handled directly by real estate brokers. (Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images)

Over the past several weeks, Trump…

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