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Accountant. Father. WTA fan. Not in that order.
This excellent Washpost story is an illustration of how the anguish from an unjustified arrest — in this case, of a veterinarian trying to protect animals near the Reflecting Pool —can linger long after the charges are dropped. Gift link ⤵️ wapo.st/3RSQ6nU
Arrested at Reflecting Pool, woman details ‘heartbreaking’ toll case has taken
Sophie Dennison-Gibby was one of three defendants charged with a misdemeanor related to Reflecting Pool damage. The charges were all dropped.
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Sunrise reveals a Pacific Northwest overwhelmed with wildfire smoke. Combined with rising temperatures in the region, any outdoor activities should be limited as much as possible. weather.gov
This account, based on interviews with several people with knowledge of the events, demonstrated a core truth of Mr. Trump’s second term: Anyone willing to contradict the president is in trouble, even if the dissenter happens to be a family friend www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro (Gift Article)
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
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BOMBSHELL story by Olivia Carville @bloomberg.com Internal Report Shows TikTok Kept Safety Feature From Millions A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement NO PAYWALL www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
TikTok Withheld a Safety Feature From Millions. One Died by Suicide
A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.
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If you read only one story today, please make it this one. Paywall is lifted. So is the registration wall. By Olivia Carville for @bloomberg.com @businessweek.bsky.social
TikTok Withheld a Safety Feature From Millions. One Died by Suicide
A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.
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The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists who oppose the Trump administration's deportation agenda. n.pr/3TyDYsK
The DOJ is increasingly charging ICE protesters with criminal conspiracy
The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists who oppose the Trump administration's deportation agenda.
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“I’ve been audited every year for my entire life, which — I have a lot of wealthy friends that were never audited to this day, they were never audited. I was audited,” Mr. Trump said in the Oval Office on Monday. “I was treated very unfairly by the I.R.S.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
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This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
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Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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Since when do chocolate baking chips cost $1.20/ounce @ Kroger?
What this means is that Trump has stolen an estimated $100mm from US taxpayers by avoiding the pending audit of his filed returns. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Blanche Strikes Deal With GOP Holdouts to Advance His Nomination
Holdout Republican senators are backing a deal with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to formally rescind an order creating an “anti-weaponization fund” that could have paid $1.8 billion to Preside...
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Just to be clear, I reported an exhaustive piece about the allegations against Max Miller on July 18. The New York Times published their story, without crediting me, on July 28. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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Trump’s media company today began selling early access to the president’s posts on Truth Social for up to $100k a month to financial institutions. I talked to former SEC lawyers, who see the service as a violation of insider trading laws. And a Wall Street executive, who told me:
Jerry Seinfeld: That's A Shame
ALT: Jerry Seinfeld: That's A Shame
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Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · 5d agoLarry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m... By Jonathan Mahler, Jim Rutenberg and Kirsten Grind The reporters interviewed dozens of people close to Larry Ellison and Oracle in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Hawaii and New York
"No mistakes by blue America or the scientific community begin to compare with the brutal indifference to the well-being of Americans—and the betrayal of their own cruelly deceived supporters—that disgraced MAGA and the broader right wing in the pandemic years" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Anthony Fauci Is Not the Villain in This Story
The doctor was thrust into his pandemic-leadership role because of Trump’s deadly dereliction of duty.
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Important story from my @wsj.com colleagues that I recommend to everyone: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising Operation
Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.
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Meanwhile, the United States has already seen more than 4 million acres burn in 2026, with over 42,000 wildfires reported nationwide. #SaveUSFS
Anyone who looked at the prospectus for 20 seconds: "You don't say!"
Barchart@barchart.com · 6d agoBREAKING 🚨: SpaceX $SPCX falls to its lowest closing price in history and has now lost more than 50% of its value since June's all-time high 📉📉
How Diamonds, Paprika and Fertilizer Won Relief From Trump’s Tariffs A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why. Ana Swanson reported from Washington, and Jeanna Smialek from Brussels. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...
Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other Items (Gift Article)
A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why.
nytimes.com
Wait, Netflix got the exclusive rights to the women's world cup? Netflix? inside.fifa.com/tournament-o...
FIFA and Netflix sign historic broadcast deal for 2027 and 2031 editions of FIFA Women’s World Cup™
FIFA and Netflix have signed a historic agreement relating to the exclusive rights in the United States to the 2027 and 2031 instalments of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in what represents a landmark an...
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Winning: It's Not An Option Success: Not Even Once Victory: What's That
PIN Number ATM Machine UPC Code LCD Display We regret to inform you that this phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome. Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome.
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