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The Democratic National Committee released its long-delayed internal autopsy of the 2024 election today, a 192-page manuscript so heavily sanitized that the party’s most glaring moral and political failures have been scrubbed from existence. Voters have demanded an accounting for the loss of tens of millions of supporters since 2020, yet the document, titled “Build to Win. Build to Last.”, arrives with its Executive Summary, Conclusion, and entire analytical appendices removed.

The Trump administration’s account of a dramatic rescue operation inside Iran is falling apart under scrutiny — and what’s emerging in its place suggests a covert mission of a fundamentally different nature, one that appears to have failed badly. The official story begins on April 3, when an F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over southwestern Iran.

Uprise RI is publishing this message in its entirety due to the US media blackout on publication, an agreement between the US government and state media (including but not limited to the NY Times, CNN, the Associated Press, NBC News, CBS News, and their associated media entities) preventing Americans from hearing hard, honest truths about how the United States operates.

In a stunning display of disconnect from reality, President Donald Trump has declared that his war against Iran is “very complete” and that the United States is “very far” ahead of schedule. But behind the bluster of White House press briefings, a very different, much darker story is emerging – one of catastrophic financial waste, military incompetence, and a desperate scramble to cover up a humiliating defeat.

In a move that stripped the U.S. government of its most advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, President Donald Trump ordered a total ban on Anthropic’s technology today. The directive came after the AI company refused to dismantle safeguards preventing its software from being used for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous warfare. The fallout began with what observers can only describe as a tantrum from the Oval Office.

In a chilling ultimatum that signals a dark turning point for American civil liberties, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence company, a deadline of Friday evening to surrender its technology to the U.S. military without restrictions. If the company refuses to comply, the Pentagon has threatened to crush the business or outright seize its technology.

The mask has finally slipped off the Trump administration’s so-called “populist” revolution. During the campaign, voters were promised a government that would fight for the working class and crackdown on the corporate monopolies that strangle American competitors and jack up prices for consumers.

Last month, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed Executive Order 08 and did something no major American city has done before. He created a formal, government-backed series of public hearings called “Rental Ripoff Hearings” – designed with one specific purpose: to let tenants sit down with city officials, one-on-one, and tell them exactly what their landlords are doing to them. That’s not a metaphor.

While most of the world turns its eyes to Levi’s Stadium this Sunday for a historic Super Bowl halftime show featuring global megastar Bad Bunny, a different spectacle is being organized on the fringes of the internet. Turning Point USA (TPUSA), the organization founded by Charlie Kirk, is streaming an “All-American Halftime Show” on YouTube.

Rhode Island homeowners are facing a brutal winter reality check. Just as temperatures have plunged, the cost to keep warm has exploded. In a staggering surge that highlights the fragility of our essential infrastructure, home heating oil prices have jumped 23.5% in just two weeks. According to data tracked by RI Oil Prices, the average price per gallon rocketed from $3.02 on January 19 to $3.73 on February 3. For working families already tightening their belts, this 71-cent increase is devastating.