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Press freedom groups are warning that the arrests of two independent journalists,
including the veteran former CNN anchor Don Lemon,
signal a chilling new crackdown on US media by the Trump administration.
Lemon was taken into custody on Thursday night by federal agents in Los Angeles,
despite a magistrate judge declining to sign off on charges against him a week ago
in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church against violent government immigration enforc…

Report: the DOJ withdraws its request for an arrest warrant for Don Lemon and four others in connection with a MN protest, but could still bring charges (Tom Durante/Mediaite)
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/doj-ab

DOJ Abandons Request for Don Lemon Arrest Warrant Over Church Raid — But Can Still Try to Bring Charges
The Department of Justice has reportedly withdrawn its request for an arrest warrant for ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon, but he may not be out of the woods yet.

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Don Lemon was taken into custody on Thursday night on charges that he violated federal law during a protest at a church in Minnesota, says his lawyer (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest.html

Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
The former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier this month.

I woke up angry today.
ICE spokesperson Lindsay Williams is a liar, who is bad at lying.
“Asked if the ICE officers chased Lopez, Williams said: ‘Chased? I wouldn’t say that. They followed him until he crashed.’”
Wouldn’t say that? How about: ICE was committing crime (their standard procedure), someone died, they’re the killers. Your people killed a school teacher, Williams.
Have the day you deserve, you apologist scum.

Driver fleeing ICE traffic stop crashes, kills teacher near Georgia school
Authorities in Georgia say a Guatemalan driver fleeing a Georgia traffic stop by federal immigration officers crashed into another vehicle, killing a teacher who was headed to work. Oscar Vasquez Lopez, the 38-year-old driver accused of causing the Monday crash just outside Savannah, remained jailed Tuesday on vehicular homicide and other charges. Court records don't list an attorney for him. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson says officers were looking to enforce a 2024 deport…

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Thousands of Venezuelans give their answer to the imperialists.
Miles de venezolanos exigen con una gran marcha en Caracas la libertad de Maduro
https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/ultima-hora-captura-nicolas-maduro-directo_6_12…

Miles de venezolanos exigen con una gran marcha en Caracas la libertad de Maduro
Miles de simpatizantes del chavismo se concentraron este domingo en el centro de Caracas en una "gran marcha" para exigir la libertad del presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, y su esposa, Cilia Flores, secuestrados por Estados Unidos, después de que el Ejército de EEUU llevar a cabo la víspera un ataque en Caracas y otros estados del país suramericano.

Die Linke im Bundestag zu den imperialistischen Angriffen auf Venezuela von der Trump-Regierung
„Venezuela wird unter dem Vorwand des Kampfes gegen Drogenkartelle zum nächsten Schauplatz imperialer Machtpolitik der USA. Der US-Angriff auf die venezolanische Hauptstadt Caracas ist ein klarer Bruch mit dem Völkerrecht. Dass laut US-Angaben Präsident Nicolšs Maduro gefangen genommen und außer Landes gebracht wurde, ist eine weitere gefährliche Eskalation und m…