It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically. Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country. Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case. Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve. In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota. The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.

Aucune place pour la violence dans notre République. Ceux qui ont cassé, attaqué les préfectures comme les commerces, pillé jusqu’à nos mairies, seront poursuivis et punis. Aux forces de l’ordre, garantes du droit à manifester, je dis le soutien de la Nation. Nous ferons tous bloc face aux semeurs de chaos, qui ne cherchent qu’à abattre nos institutions et empêchent ceux qui expriment pacifiquement leurs revendications de le faire.

美联社：美国五角大楼确认，将通过网络直播2009年德州胡德堡军事基地枪击案凶手、前美军少校兼精神科医生Nidal Malik Hasan的枪决过程。 国防部长Pete Hegseth周三接受保守派媒体Real America’s Voice采访时表示，Hasan将于12月3日下午1时，在当年发生枪击案的胡德堡军事基地接受行刑队枪决。他强调：“我们会确保人们能够观看，让这次处决公开进行。” 2009年11月5日，Hasan在胡德堡基地的一处医疗设施内，向准备部署海外的美军人员开枪，造成13人死亡、32人受伤。他声称发动袭击是为了阻止美军前往阿富汗杀害穆斯林。Hasan在事件中被警方击伤，腰部以下瘫痪。2013年，他被军事法庭裁定犯有13项预谋谋杀罪及32项预谋谋杀未遂罪，并判处死刑。 2025年3月，美国最高法院拒绝受理他的军事法庭定罪上诉。今年10月2日，川普正式批准执行死刑，10月6日，美国陆军代理部长Adam Telle下令以枪决方式执行，并确定12月3日为行刑日期。 如果如期执行，这将是美国军方自1961年以来首次执行死刑，也是自1945年以来首次采用行刑队枪决。 不过也有军事法律专家指出，Hasan仍可向联邦民事法院提出人身保护令申请，挑战死刑执行。这一法律程序可能导致处决推迟数年，甚至延续到川普政府任期结束之后。不过，目前尚无证据表明Hasan已经启动这一程序。

Kelly Clarkson 最近在纽约布鲁克林一家名叫 Art of Play 的小店购物，之后在网上互攻，结果反转再反转。 最先是10月10日 Kelly 发文怒斥店员势利，称对方上下打量她，似乎认为她买不起商品，还主动提出帮她找替代品。Kelly 痛批店员错过了一笔大生意，将遭遇比作电影“风月俏佳人”中 Julia Roberts 被店员瞧不起的情节。 小店随后发帖反击，称 Kelly 想买的其实是一只名叫 Molly 的机械唱歌鸟，固定在墙上用于魔术表演，根本不对外出售。店家还抱怨遭到明星数百万粉丝的网络攻击，舆论一度转向同情小店。 没想到Kelly 今天又晒出照片，显示那只机械鸟旁边竟挂着1.5万美元的价签。她坚称店员当时亲口说过可以出售，如今却突然改口，怒斥对方“不仅无礼，还是个骗子”。Kelly 表示，支持小企业不代表必须容忍恶劣服务。