As part of its relentless project of mass deportation, Trump has taken particularly brutal aim at the most vulnerable population of immigrants: children. If the federal government has its way, about 20,000 unaccompanied minors will soon face immigration court hearings without legal representation.

If Trump Has His Way, 20,000 Kids Could Face Immigration Court Without Lawyers

The federal government is withholding funding for legal representation and diverting it to dubious alternatives.

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Trump: "The economy is doing unbelievably from the standpoint of Wall Street"

Anyway, if you or someone you know is a currently serving sailor or Marine deployed aboard a ship and dealing with poor conditions, @taskandpurpose.com wants to hear from you. taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-ab...

Navy to swap USS Abraham Lincoln for George Washington in the Middle East

The US military reportedly plans to send the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln.

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Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last wk.

Reporter: Family members of service members are concerned about conditions on the LIncoln. Trump: No they’re not. Reporter: Has the deployment gone on too long? Trump: No. Not nearly long enough.

Lagunas accused the woman he threatened in Virginia, Carolina Molina, of almost running the agents over. But dashcam video Molina shared online undermines his claim. The dashcam shows agents blocking in Molina's car with their own vehicles before Lagunas approaches her:

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is absolutely WILD. Here's the dashboard video posted by @fritschner.bsky.social. Fast forward to about 1 minute. An ICE officer jumps out of a van and pulls a gun on this woman immediately before lying and claiming she "almost ran us over." *profanity warning if watching in public.

Other agents from the Virginia video—a Black agent with a Chicago flag patch and a nearly bald agent with sunglasses—have also been seen across Chicagoland since the start of this spring's surge. During detentions, they've pulled out guns on observers, shoved people, pointed tasers at them, etc:

Violet Miller@vimiller.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This morning federal agents hit a woman’s vehicle while chasing and eventually detaining a man, later using a taser on him while pointing tasers and pepper spray at bystanders at Lawrence/Kedzie in Albany Park. Story to come via @chicago.suntimes.com

New: We pieced together dozens of violent incidents from the ICE agents seen in viral videos from Virginia this week. They've roamed across multiple states, but are most often working in Chicago. We also verified the identity of Martin Lagunas, the fed who pointed his gun at a woman on Monday:

Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia

A federal agent from Chicago identified by community members as 40-year-old Martin Lagunas was recorded pointing his gun in the face of a Virginia woman on Monday. His team of ICE agents has been docu...

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Better Things Are Possible@internethippo.bsky.social · 7mo ago

One reason you can't just tinker with ICE/CBP is the whole thing is facially illegitimate. The intent is rotten. It's run by a white supremacist maniac and will continue producing white supremacist maniac results

Maybe Capital One shut down the bank account for money laundering reasons.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3w ago

If you were the secretary of transportation, you might also get to go on vacations funded by the corporations you regulate that are supposed to be for a television show that for some reason never airs

Ruiz is not the first person Madison police have fatally shot in vicinity to that intersection. In March 2015, about a block and a half west, Ofc. Matthew Kenny fatally shot 19 y/o Tony Robinson. In Nov. 2012, about a block and half south, Ofc. Stephen Heimsness shot and killed 30 y/o Paul Heenan.

Madison settles Tony Robinson lawsuit for record $3.35 million

Attorneys representing the family of Tony Robinson say they had strong evidence directly contradicting Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny’s account in the 2015 killing. On Thursday, the city settled th...

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In the wake of a Madison PD officer killing 38-year-old Corey Ruiz on July 22, people set up an impromptu community hub in the intersection where police shot Ruiz. Per local reporting, it turned into an encampment, which the city cleared early Tuesday, only for people to re-occupy it Tuesday night.

Protesters respond after Madison police clear encampment honoring Corey Ruiz

Nicholas Garton contributed to this report. Tensions between the Madison community and police hit a tipping point after protesters managed to chase officers out of the Willy and Baldwin Street encamp...

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Jeff Tischauser@jtischauser.bsky.social · 3w ago

Community members are re-liberating space tonight from killer cops in Madison, Wisconsin. Here’s a still image from a live feed filmed about an hour ago, community members can be heard chanting, “Say his name, Corey Ruiz.”

The prospect of "taking the oil" may ultimately be what convinced Trump to launch the Maduro raid. Of course, pillage is a war crime.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump: "We're taking a lot of oil from Venezuela -- billions and billions of barrels of oil. To the victor belong the spoils."

Imma just leave this right here, in case you don't know who Olivia Reingold is.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Hunter Walker@hunterw.bsky.social · 2w ago

In Bari Weiss' Free Press, Olivia Reingold reported from El-Sayed's watch party that "there were keffiyehs as far as the eye could see ... keffiyehs on heads, keffiyehs as belts, keffiyeh-printed phone cases." Not a single one made it into images from Reuters, a local ABC station, or Detroit News.

Breaking: A helicopter carrying Donald Trump just came within less than a mile of colliding with a jet in a major security incident over Washington, DC. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...

is Trump rocking a wig, or what the hell is going on here?

JD Vance: "If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer"

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Trump’s investment accounts show stock trades in companies awarded immigration contracts

President Donald Trump's 2025 financial ethics disclosure shows investments in companies benefiting from his deportation push.

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Jeanine John Taele, 38, was taking photos and video and had a 16-round magazine with ammunition in his pocket. n.pr/4wcOcN4

Authorities arrested a man with ammo and apparently monitoring security at Trump golf course near LA

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Jeanine John Taele, 38, was taking photos and video and had a 16-round magazine with ammunition in his pocket.

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he said what now

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 3w ago

Dolton Village Board members voted to institute a 9 p.m. curfew after police reported five “teen takeover” events this summer.

Tis I, the holder of secrets for the as-yet uncounted vote in Michigan. Schoolcraft County in the UP? Got those. Omegaw County? They report directly to me. I know all of the results. And all of you look foolish. Each and every one of you. Scum with wrong opinions, all! You cretins should be ashamed.

Trump on Venezuela: "They had the tragedy the other day with the problem, as you know. That was a terrible problem. The uhhh, earthquake I guess you would call it." (The quake was in June)

Who is this “we”?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Trump on Venezuela: "We're taking out hundreds of billions of dollars"

Trump on gas prices: "We're gonna down into the $3s and maybe the $2s pretty soon per gallon"

"They're spending a lot of money on promoting 'don't build" -- Trump suggests China is secretly running an influence campaign in the US to turn Americans against data centers

Trump: "I think any community that turns down AI is making a big mistake ... data centers, if you look at the state, everything is good around them"

Hence the continued attacks on vessels transiting the Strait.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Trump: "We control the strait totally" (Trump is currently trying to negotiate to open the strait because Iran controls it)

Trump: "The thing they should look at is blue states and blue cities. Cities run by Democrats. Because that's really the threat to the country. Because they're a disaster."

TRUMP: I watch your show all the time. Sometimes I tape it and watch it. It's okay. I don't know what they call it today. They used to call it TiVo. Maybe they still do. But I love TiVo or its equivalent GALLAGHER: DVR

Just be patient. It'll be close by based on what we see and what's expected dont think Stevens has enough to overtake El-Sayed. 60 million spent to support her from outside money. She should be crushing him.

Do they ever write that the victory of a moderate makes some worry that a lack of enthusiasm could hurt their chances in November? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/maasdam-lawrence-michigan-primary.html

William Lawrence Wins Primary in Battleground Michigan House District

William Lawrence defeated two moderate candidates to challenge a vulnerable Republican incumbent, but some worry his views could hurt his chances in November.

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