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New Republic • Feb 4, 2026
Trump Admin Investigates Nike for Discrimination Against White People
The Trump administration is probing claims of anti-white racism at Nike.The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating the sportswear company over “systemic allegations of D.E.I.-related intentional race discrimination” against white employees and job applicants. The commission filed a motion in federal court in Missouri Wednesday to force the company to comply with a September subpoena.The EEOC’s chair, Andrea Lucas, who first joined the agency as a commissioner after being nominated by Trump in 2020, filed a discrimination charge against Nike in 2024 under President Biden, when the commission still had a Democratic majority. Last year, Trump fired the agency’s chair, Charlotte Burrows, and appointed Lucas to the position. In its court filing Wednesday, the EEOC argues that Nike has fought the agency’s subpoena and has provided only partial responses to the government’s requests for information.“The E.E.O.C. seeks information directly relevant to the allegations that Nike subjected white employees, applicants and training program participants to disparate treatment based on race in various employment decisions, including layoffs, internship programs and mentoring, leadership development and other career development programs,” the court filing states.Lucas has made targeting DEI her priority since becoming chair of the EEOC, the agency responsible for handling discrimination complaints of all kinds. Under Trump, that means claims of discrimination from marginalized groups take a back seat to the far right’s belief in anti-white discrimination, which Trump too believes is rampant. The Trump administration is trying to make an example out of Nike, a high-profile multinational corporation, to push its racist ideology.
truthout • Feb 4, 2026
Pentagon Tells Scouts to End Inclusive Policies or Lose Military Partnerships
“Back to God and country — immediately!” a spokesperson for the Pentagon said.
truthout • Feb 4, 2026
A Deadly Bacterial Meningitis Outbreak Is Spreading Among Children in Gaza
Conditions in Gaza's displacement camps, malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines increase the risk.
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Hasan Abi • Feb 4, 2026
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New Republic • Feb 4, 2026
Republican Senator Warns Noem to Keep ICE Center Out of His State
A Republican senator wants Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE to stay out of his state.Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker has come out against a proposed ICE detention facility in Byhalia, noting that the facility’s construction in the small town would not give the community anything in return.“While I support the enforcement of immigration law, I write to express my opposition to this acquisition and the proposed detention center,” he wrote in his letter to Noem Wednesday. “This site is currently positioned for economic development purposes.... Converting this industrial asset into an ICE detention center forecloses economic growth opportunities and replaces them with a use that does not generate comparable economic returns or community benefits.”Wicker also noted “serious feasibility concerns” like water and energy costs and medical care. “Existing medical and human services infrastructure in Byhalia is insufficient to support such a large detainee population. Establishing a detention center at this site would place significant strain on local resources,” he continued.Wicker’s rejection reaffirms reports of discontent among red states that are being forced to become proving grounds for immigration raids on the whims of the Trump administration. It also comes as multiple Democratic states and cities, including Maryland and California, have moved to place greater restrictions on the actions of federal immigration agents.
truthout • Feb 4, 2026
Washington Post Layoffs Blamed on Losses That Amount to Rounding Error for Bezos
If Bezos paid out $100 million to the paper today, his net worth would go from $248.7 billion to $248.6 billion.
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I've Had It Podcast • Feb 4, 2026
IHIP News: Trump ADMITS He's "Taking Over Elections" in CHILLING New THREAT to Use ICE at the Polls!
truthout • Feb 4, 2026
Amid the Winter Storm, a Rural SC County Quietly Approved a $2.4B Data Center
NDAs and tax deals negotiated before public input have become standard practice for data center projects, says a critic.
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