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Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts (Gift Article)
The GEO Group has profited from the administration’s mass deportation campaign. A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC last month.
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Grammy award-winning rapper Freddie Gibbs shouts out Gary, Indiana, mayor Eddie Melton and more for supporting the city as thousands of residents went without power for two weeks. According to The Northern Indiana Public Service Company, electricity is now back on for 99% of residents in the state.
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Thousands march in Washington as leaders warn of voting and civil rights rollbacks - Reuters
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 (Gift Article)
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah (Gift Article)
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Bessent Unveils New Efforts to Isolate Iran’s Economy www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
Trump Live Updates: Bessent Unveils New 'Economic D-Day' Sanctions Against Iran (Gift Article)
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For the last year, Republicans have been singularly hellbent on taking away power from communities of color. The GOP likes to say that they’re just focused on redrawing maps to benefit their party — that it has nothing to do with race. Unfortunately, that ploy has been working.
Trump voted by mail in Florida's Republican primary, according to local voting records — even as he continues to rail against mail-in voting with lies of fraud.
Trump votes by mail again in his home state of Florida
Voting records from Palm Beach County show the president requested his ballot in late July and it was returned on Aug. 13.
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The NAACP is stepping into the fight for answers surrounding Nolan Wells’ death, joining his family’s legal team as questions remain about what happened to the young Black man. www.theroot.com/the-naacp-jo...
We need to prepare for a future presidential administration that is genuinely interested in historical integrity, democratic modes of history, and our nation’s historical record.
Who Owns American History? - Dissent Magazine
Under the second Trump administration, the fight over history has become a fight over democracy. Who deserves to be trusted with the country’s memory?
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