Weekly Wrap Up - October 17, 2025

Summary

This week, Eddie discusses the fragile peace in Israel and Gaza, the U.S.’s controversial actions in Venezuela, and the ongoing threats to democracy posed by Trump and his administration. He highlights the all-out assault on Black America, rising unemployment rates among Black households, and the implications of changing immigration policies that reflect a white nationalist agenda. Eddie emphasizes the urgent need to protect voting rights and confront the systemic issues affecting marginalized communities.

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• BREAKING: Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages, alive and dead

• Gaza ceasefire holds, but calls mount for Israel to open border crossings, Hamas to return hostage remains

• LIVE | Gaza ceasefire fears as Israel demands return of all captives’ bodies

• Trump’s Venezuela Boat Strikes Are War Crimes, So Where’s The Media?

• US warships head to Venezuela: Fight against cartels or imperial ambition?

• Trump Hosts White House Dinner for Donors in New Ballroom

• The President’s Inner Circle: Bondi, Patel, Blanche in the Oval Office

• New York A.G. Letitia James Indicted on Mortgage Fraud Charges

• Young Republicans’ Racist, Homophobic Texts Spark Backlash

• ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

• Vance Downplays Young Republicans’ Hateful Texts as “Kids” Doing Stupid Things

• JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat

• New Crackdown on Immigration in Chicago Spurs Fear and Resistance

• New details emerge surrounding incident that led to a Black man being ‘choked’ by the feds in Chicago

• If You Can Keep It: The ICE Crackdowns in Chicago and Portland

• Black Unemployment Rises Amid Federal Layoffs and Cuts to Diversity Initiatives

• Supreme Court Video: Arguments in Case That Could Weaken Voting Rights Act

• Supreme Court appears poised to narrow key pillar of Voting Rights Act

• 5 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s high-stakes Voting Rights Act argument

• How John Roberts Gutted the Voting Rights Act

• The Blackout Report: A look at the rising Black unemployment rate and cuts to federal diversity programs

• Trump to Prioritize Refugees from ‘White’ Countries, Document Shows