Filing by attorney general Raúl Torrez comes after DoJ appears to have ignored deadline for key Epstein ranch files
New Mexico sues justice department for ‘stonewalling’ Epstein investigation
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Wake Up America
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"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." Ida B. Wells
Trump targets children to boost mass deportation numbers: suit www.rawstory.com/smartnews/ma...
Trump targets children to boost mass deportation numbers: suit
The Trump administration is deliberately targeting unaccompanied immigrant children for rapid deportation as part of a push to boost removal numbers, a new federal lawsuit contends.The Jewish Family a...
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Coming up on #KTLA: Elon Musk's money-losing SpaceX is tanking after revealing it spent more than $18 billion over the last three months, mostly on AI. That's way more than analysts had expected for a company without profit
Exclusive: Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at the center of a new investigation launched by Sen. Ron Wyden. www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/s...
Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo
The Senate investigation includes RFK Jr. as well as the heads of Reynolds American and kratom company Botanic Tonics, asking for written responses and documentation by Aug. 31.
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New Mexico sues Trump’s DOJ for access to Epstein files after ‘stonewalling’ state investigation into Zorro Ranch
New Mexico sues Trump’s DOJ for access to Epstein files for Zorro Ranch investigation
Justice Department ‘actively hurting’ state’s criminal investigation by delaying release of unredacted documents, attorney general says
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Call your Senators and let them know to BLOCK BLANCHE. He's coming for your reproductive rights.
Reproductive Freedom for All@reproductivefreedomforall.org · 2h ago@katiephang.bsky.social lays out how nominee for AG Todd Blanche is saying the quiet part out loud: The Trump admin will use every lever they can to restrict abortion, in every state. Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on Blanche. 📞 888-380-2711 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vXNF98NXAjg
Jim DeMint, a far right Evangelical, was unanimously fired from Heritage. In 2021, four finalists for Heritage president - Kevin Roberts, Mick Mulvaney, Eugene Scalia & CPACs Matt Schlapp. All openly Opus Dei or affiliated. All close to Leonard Leo. www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group Opus Dei
Heritage Foundation leader has long received spiritual guidance from group and his policy goals align with its teachings
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Its odd. US press and elites are acting like the Iran war is all but over but it still seems like a regional war heating up.
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 59m agoLEADER OF THE YEMENI REVOLUTION ORDERS GENERAL MOBILIZATION. SANA'A PREPARES FOR A FULL-SCALE CONFRONTATION WITH SAUDI ARABIA - TASNIM
🇫🇷 🚜 French farmers turn to drought-tolerant crops amid climate pressures Faced with recurring heatwaves and drought, a growing number of farmers in France's Alsace region are turning to crops that need less water and fewer pesticides than many traditional alternatives, such as lentils and chickpeas
🇮🇱 🇱🇧 Israel's military resumed strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday despite ongoing talks, blaming a ceasefire violation by militant group Hezbollah as Beirut said at least one person was killed ➡️ u.afp.com/SHqh
The Survivors’ Truth Commission meets today, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. MDT to present its interim report and walk through its mission investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/08/04/e...
Epstein Truth Commission to present interim report Wednesday - New Mexico Political Report
By Kevin Hendricks The Survivors’ Truth Commission — formally the House Special Investigatory Committee — meets Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. in State Capitol Room 307 to present an interim report and ...
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SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏
The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
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“Empty pews and fear of ICE grip Maryland’s Eastern Shore after #TPS ends for Haitians. As Temporary Protected Status expires, many Haitian immigrants in Salisbury retreat from daily life, fearing arrest and deportation." haitiantimes.com/2026/08/05/m...
Empty pews and fear of ICE grip Maryland's Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians
Haitian immigrants on Maryland's Eastern Shore face fear, canceled community events and possible deportation after Temporary Protected Status expires.
haitiantimes.com
The Key Economic Warning Sign That Could Upend the Midterms Turbulence in the bond market is near levels where “things start to break,” economists warn. www.notus.org/economy/bond...
The Key Economic Warning Sign That Could Upend the Midterms
Turbulence in the bond market is near levels where “things start to break,” economists warn.
notus.org
Data centers don't make OUR lives better. What magagop plans or acts do? Put datacenters in gated communities, on tech bros' campuses, not on farm or public land, near poor people, or tiny municipalities. Enough w tech bro domination www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c... #v4v #dv1 #usDemocracy
Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution (Gift Article)
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Notably that Mark Zuckerberg reportedly apologized to the government of India over CSAM ads running in that country. The ads @wired.com covered ran below in the US, UK, and several EU countries: www.scmp.com/news/asia/so...
Zuckerberg apologises to India over child sexual abuse content on Meta platforms
The Meta Platforms CEO also apologised for deepfake content and operational lapses on the company’s platforms, according to a report.
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Andrew Couts@couts.bsky.social · 1h agoNEW: Dozens of ads containing video and other child sexual abuse material ran across Meta’s social media platforms, including some as recently as yesterday. @mattburgess1.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/meta-r...
Trump administration accused of ‘destroying’ Reflecting Pool evidence after lawsuit sheds light on construction damage Foundation suing over Trump’s renovations to the landmark want access to the site before recently revealed damage is ‘lost forever’ www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump admin accused of ‘destroying’ pool evidence after lawsuit reveals damage
Foundation suing over Trump’s renovations to the landmark want access to the site before recently revealed damage is ‘lost forever’
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Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 49m agoDavid Ellison defends his Paramount-Warner deal: "When it comes to our news operations, I do not aspire to lead these companies to bend their newsrooms to my views. I believe that news should be based on facts and truth." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
The White House has no plans to publicly reveal the framework it’s been working on for how it will vet frontier AI models prior to release. Instead, the details will be kept under wraps, only known to a select group of companies that may choose to participate in the process. https://bit.ly/4ck1fF6
White House won't publicly release AI model evaluation framework it reviewed today with Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, variety of smaller companies | Fortune
It's unclear why the administration is keeping the framework under wraps, especially following a series of hacks from OpenAI and Anthropic that have spooked the public.
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Leading Minnesota Republicans want to help the feds terrorize the residents of their state.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h agoEvery single Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota (including Mike Lindell!) makes clear that if Trump tried another Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities, they would support his efforts to brutalize residents
U.N. Warns 3 Global Crises Are About To Push Food Prices Higher The wars in Iran and Ukraine, along with El Nino, are predicted to create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields. www.huffpost.com/entry/un-war...
U.N. Warns 3 Global Crises Are About To Push Food Prices Higher
The wars in Iran and Ukraine, along with El Nino, are predicted to create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields.
huffpost.com
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
economist.com
Face it. The Court is captured by right-wing billionaire interests, just the way railroad barons used to capture the railroad rate commissions, or mining barons the mine safety commissions. Look up “regulatory capture” or “agency capture.” thehill.com/opinion/judi...
Just admit it: The Supreme Court is political
Let’s face it, the Supreme Court has dug itself into a hole, and it just keeps digging.
thehill.com
IRAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS POTENTIAL TRANSIT ROUTE NEGOTIATED BY IRAN AND OMAN COULD BE VIABLE FOR 2 TO 4 MONTHS - REPORTS
Pentagon Removes Decades of Weapon Test Reports From Public View www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Pentagon Removes Decades of Weapon Test Reports From Public View
The Pentagon has quietly removed decades of weapons testing publications from its public website, saying adversaries could exploit the data with artificial intelligence even as critics said the move r...
bloomberg.com
The change between Salovey and McInnis at Yale is stark: Salovey publicly rejected the baseless charges hurled at the university's admissions procedures and headed to court; McInnis is eager to settle with Trump behind closed doors. yaledailynews.com/articles/fac...
It's a year and a half after i highlighted the issue, but nice to see: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" bets
Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.
arstechnica.com
Molly White@molly.wiki · 2y agowhat could go wrong with running betting markets like this?
