BIZARRE: 9 - What They Never Told You

What Kristi Noem Gets Wrong About Habeas Corpus

The legal principle safeguards civil liberties, protecting even unpopular people from the government.

Reason · May 20, 2025

Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

Kristi Noem Ridiculed for Claiming Habeas Corpus Gives Trump Right 'To Remove People From This Country': 'She Has No Clue'

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem fumbled when asked to define habeas corpus in a Senate hearing, sparking a wave of exasperation and mockery online.

Latin Times · May 20, 2025

20 Last-Minute Decisions That Changed The Course Of History

Sometimes a decision made in the blink of an eye can even change the course of history.

Bored Panda · Apr 29, 2025

27 Curious History Facts And Stories That May Surprise Even The Most Knowledgeable

History is full of interesting stories that often go unnoticed. This Instagram account brings them to light, sharing some of the most fascinating facts and photos from the past.

Bored Panda · Apr 22, 2025

Trump faces contempt risk: What happens if president violates court orders?

Judge James Boasberg has ruled that probable cause exists to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt.

Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2025

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained leather gloves are headed for auction

Auctioneers in Chicago hope to get $4m for 140 items owned by Civil War president

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Young Abraham Lincoln's tiny Illinois town is due for a makeover

The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

From Lincoln to Nixon, Trump’s not the first US president to shock the UK on trade

Lincoln blockaded southern cotton, McKinley hit Britain with tariffs and Nixon abandoned the gold standard: a quick history of transatlantic economic meddling

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2025

Mathematician Adam Kucharski: ‘Our concepts of what we can prove are shifting’

The epidemiologist who advised on Ebola and Covid discusses the value of evidence in light of AI and social media, and how the notion of fact has long been divisive

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025