Takeaways from AP’s review of military families detained under Trump’s immigration crackdown apnews.com/article/mili...

Takeaways from AP's review of military families detained under Trump's immigration crackdown

The immediate family members of U.S. troops have generally not been targets of immigration enforcement.

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Black Voters Matter isn’t just handing out information, they’re building power one info session at a time. August 12, 6pm EST, learn your ballot and learn how to move. This is how we win in November. #BlueWaveIn90Days social.demcast.com/s/skLb2DCk

Click here to register!

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I could live without "be a man" but this Ossof-derived move of just putting them on the spot and making it real obvious they're all absolutely terrified of contradicting their mad king is, I think, savvy

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9h ago

BOOKER: Let me make this easy. Be a man. Yes or no -- did Joe Biden win the 2020 election? CANDEUB: ... the Congress certifie-- BOOKER: There you go. Stop! Can you please tell me yes or no, did President Biden win the 2020 election? CANDEUB: The Congress certified-- B: You are showing cowardice.

The Trump administration is raising medical care and food costs. "In Salisbury...about 10% of the 33,000 residents are Haitian, many of them employed under TPS as farmworkers, caregivers and in the poultry plants that are the region’s economic backbone." apnews.com/article/immi...

Empty pews and fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians

The Word of Life Center, a church in Salisbury, Maryland, is facing difficult times. Many members of the Haitian community are staying home, fearing arrest and deportation after the Trump administrati...

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A wave of religious figures running as Democrats for congressional seats: "At least 12 pastors, seminarians and former clergy have run for federal office as Democrats this year, and five have already become the Democratic nominees." religionnews.com/2026/08/04/p...

'They're not real pastors': As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith

(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious ...

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Donald Trump stands out historically in one way. He has demilitarized the US military more quickly than any other political leader in US history. A full blown pacifist would have struggled to throw away weapons faster than he has.

The framing of these Democratic primaries by many news orgs is "how did the party let these radicals take over?" instead of "what is going on in the country and the world that leads so many people to vote this way?"

Over the last year, Republicans have cracked down on Shelby County, Tennessee’s bluest county and home to Memphis. Against that backdrop, local voters are choosing their new mayor and sheriff tomorrow. Details in our guide:

110 Elections to Watch This August - Bolts

A string of high-profile Senate and governor primaries will headline August and set the stage for November. They include the rushed special primary to replace the late Lindsey Graham in... Read More

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Several corporate lobbying giants that are listed as sponsors of Freedom 250 failed to disclose donations to the President Trump-backed group, a potential violation of federal lobbying law. NEW in @notus.com www.notus.org/money/freedo...

Freedom 250 Sponsors Failed to Disclose Donations — A Potential Lobbying Law Violation

Corporate giants such as Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil and United Health Group could run afoul of the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

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Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 12h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed. From @schuba.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

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Grokipedia appears not to have updated any articles since April 24. @noupside.bsky.social and @rer.bsky.social explore why it matters that the encyclopedia hasn’t edited itself or processed edits from humans in more than 3 months. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/grok...

Grokipedia Stopped Reviewing Edits in April. It Didn’t Tell Anyone.

A halt in Grokipedia’s edit pipeline offers a case study in how an AI-generated reference system governs its own content.

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The Reflecting Pool saga is a perfect diorama of how right-wing media turns Trump’s fantasies into public reality, and then tries to quietly conceal the wreckage once the facts catch up.

Jeanine Pirro's Reflecting Pool reckoning

The former Fox News star couldn't sustain Trump's fantasy. Her downfall is classic MAGA tale

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What's wrong with the right? Serious question.

Mostly they are gullible and bias makes them believe the lie

Joel Demetrius Johnson@joeldjohnson1986.bsky.social · 24h ago

What's wrong with the right? Serious question.

lol he keeps taking credit for people winning literally uncontested primaries bsky.app/profile/trum...

TrumpReposter@trumpreposter.bsky.social · yesterday

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.”

Friends are telling me that they are re-occupying Willy St right now. This comes after police forcibly removed the protest encampment earlier today set-up at the intersection where a police officer murdered Corey Ruiz.

Jeff Tischauser@jtischauser.bsky.social · yesterday

a banner found above the front doors of the police HQ in Madison, Wisconsin this morning stated: “Arrest the killer cop, 608-266-4211.”

We have the power to shape our future... we just have to elect people who will work for it! Happy voting, Connecticut. Let's do this! #congressneedsasocialworker #congress #democraticprimary #ct01 #peoplepower

Today @bradlander.bsky.social joins @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com to talk about organizing, what the next Congress can do to claw back what this one has taken away, court reform, the post-Trump future, and more www.liberalcurrents.com/mr-rogers-wi...

Mr. Rogers With a Steel Spine (Out of the Jaws #8, with Brad Lander)

Today on a special episode of Out of the Jaws, Adam speaks with Brad Lander, candidate for the 10th congressional district in New York, former New York City Comptroller, city council member, and gener...

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These troops -- who are generally very friendly and have no say in what they've been assigned to do -- are walking around in circles all day, around the perimeters of parks, up and down neighborhood streets, with hardly anything to do.

NOTUS Metro@notusmetro.bsky.social · yesterday

Trump’s decision to keep National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., through the end of his term will cost an additional $1.4 billion in tax dollars, according to budget estimates provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office and shared with NOTUS.

There it is!! Sen Cornyn (R-TX) says “there’s nothing we could do to rein in the president.” If impotent Republicans can’t rein him in then the Democrats will happily do it when we take back Congress in 92 days. We will reverse the #RepublicanMedicareCuts Spineless, cowards‼️

To be clear: This investigation was prompted by Miller, who is angling for a House ethics probe versus resigning. Why? An ethics probe will drag on way past today (the deadline for Miller to drop out of his race) and allow him to carry on with his reelection bid and hope that people move on.

“I will not let his story be unheard,” said Edwin Jovanny López Cornejo’s 12-year-old daughter. Justice for Edwin Jovanny López Cornejo. 🎥 via Daysi Calavia-Robertson (@ presspassdaysi on IG)

RFK Jr.’s Falsehood-Filled CNN Interview www.factcheck.org/2026/08/rfk-...

RFK Jr.'s Falsehood-Filled CNN Interview - FactCheck.org

In a contentious interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several false, misleading and baseless claims about the origins of Lyme disease...

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Donald Trump's schedule for today, as President. Good luck seeing how it goes.

In 2022, Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected the GOP’s anti-abortion agenda. Four years later, state lawmakers are trying “another path.”

The Push to Elect Kansas Supreme Court Justices Is a Cynical Anti-Abortion Power Grab

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It...

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Don't worry if you don't have a paid Washington Post account, because the Trump Truth Social account is posting all the items from a list in the Washington Post titled: The 20 Best Things Trump Did in 2025 Odd timing for a year-in-review. #PresidentCaligula #EndTheRegime #DefendFreedom #Democracy

The American Red Cross has declared the second national blood crisis in its history. All blood types are needed, but the situation is especially dire for type O. The blood supply fell nearly 25% in June, and blood donations are now at a four-year summer low. Help save lives. www.redcrossblood.org