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In April 2025, Trump released a memorandum directing the U.S. military to take control of the Roosevelt Reservation — a 60-foot-wide strip of land along the U.S. the U.S.–Mexico Border consisting of not only federally-owned and state-owned land but also tribal lands and private land. Status Coup's @TinaDesireeBerg traveled to Arizona to document the severe impacts of this land grab crisis.

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Rewind to @JordanChariton interview with an unwavering Confederacy supporter and die-hard Trump loyalist, who made one thing clear: absolutely nothing could break his support for Trump.

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On Oct 21, 2026, for the first time in history, 100,000 workers including cooks, custodians, nurses and office staff from 3 California state unions stood together to demand various improvements to their contracts including a 20% raise over three years, fairer telework policies in oppose to Gov. Newsome's executive order requiring state workers to be in the office 4 days a week, etc.

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Months later and the Police camera footage has been released. On July 29th, an automated police camera wrongly linked a Richmond mother’s car to a crime. Police cleared her in hours, but towing severely damaged her car—leaving it totaled and causing her to lose her job. Now, Rosalyn Crump is left picking up the pieces while questions grow over police reliance on surveillance tech. Status Coup's @sylentword breaks down the story.

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Security and witness footage revealed shocking details after 40-year-old Ricardo Gonzalez was struck by an unmarked federal SUV while riding his e-bike on October 17th.

Despite shouting that his arm was broken, bystanders say Gonzalez was tased twice and pinned face-down on the pavement by federal agents. The incident has drawn strong condemnation from local leaders, with the Mayor of Long Beach filing a formal complaint with Homeland Security demanding a full investigation into ICE’s conduct.

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One year after a shooting by Border Patrol agents nearly took her life, Chicago teacher Marimar Martinez filed a lawsuit in hope to bring criminal charges against the Charles Exum - the federal agent who shot her.

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U.S. Democratic nominee Brad Lander has been detained by the IDF while joining rabbis and volunteers to help Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the West Bank. This incident follows just days after photojournalist Heidi Levine suffered broken ribs and vertebrae in a brutal attack by settlers. Status Coup's @Sylentword breaks it down.

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"Stop AI development!" Protesters including Fordham students frustrated over $94k tuition going toward chatbots— rallied outside OpenAI’s NYC office to demand a say in their future. @JonFarinaPhoto was LIVE in SoHo for Status Coup with the coverage.

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"All of these things come crashing down at the same exact time, where a bunch of these motherf*ckers are about to become trillionaires! What the f*ck is going on!?"

HUGE protest outside NYC OpenAI headquarters where protesters are demanding a pause on AI development

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Status Coup’s @JTCestkowski challenges Michiganders for Money Out of Politics (MMOP) organizer Christy McGillivray on the ethical line between MMOP receiving monetary support from voters and the corporate money in politics that her team is fighting against.

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