France next week will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. https://to.pbs.org/4wcaKxr

France is banning unsolicited telemarketing calls starting next week

France next week will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practice...

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The firm, Houston-based Burke Law Group has only two attorneys who specialize in immigration and asylum cases. Two of its founders have ties to the Trump administration. n.pr/4byyTGX

Small Texas law firm set to receive $150M to represent unaccompanied migrant children

The firm, Houston-based Burke Law Group has only two attorneys who specialize in immigration and asylum cases. Two of its founders have ties to the Trump administration.

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JD Vance calls for Trump to be imprisoned

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

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"

El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"

Isn’t this another war crime admission?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

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

"There is a bruise that accompanies the injury that appears to be in a handprint... it appears that it was inflicted." We take you inside the room where a child protection specialist speaks to police about the fracture sustained by Rep. Max Miller's toddler. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Police footage shows Rep. Max Miller downplaying his daughter’s broken collarbone.

Go inside the room as detectives probe the abuse allegations.

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The Trump regime admitted in court filings that the cancellation of clean energy grants for Hawaiʻi was because the state voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, rather than the previously stated reasons of advancing energy needs or economic viability.

Trump Administration Lawyers Admit Hawaiʻi Funding Cuts Were Partisan

The admission about terminated clean energy grants emerged in recent court filings, confirming what many already suspected.

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“U.S. sanctions Brazilian judge targeted by Trump over Bolsonaro case *** The sanctions come days before the U.S. is set to impose 50% tariffs on imports from Brazil, which are also partly in retaliation for Bolsonaro's ongoing criminal prosecution.” 7/30/26 … 1/

U.S. sanctions Brazilian judge targeted by Trump over Bolsonaro case

The sanctions come days before the U.S. is set to impose 50% tariffs on imports from Brazil, which are also partly in retaliation for Bolsonaro's ongoing criminal prosecution.

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The most glaring double standard in American politics today is that if a Democrat said 1/10th about GOP-leaning areas what this guy says about cities on the daily there'd be a media dogpile so swift and vicious there'd be nothing left of their bones for the hyenas to pick at.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

Trump: "You see it in the blue states run by Democrats -- everything is filthy dirty all the time. The cities stink The sidewalks are loaded w/horrible stuff. I don't want to use the term bc my wife hates it. She hates it when I imitate no men in women's sports, when I do the weightlifter."

A group of protesters is suing DHS for violating the First Amendment by surveilling their activities. DHS is now using that lawsuit to try and obtain those protesters’ Signal chats:

DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats

A lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters’ free-speech rights—but the agency is using it to try to get access to the plaintiffs’ encrypted communications.

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Let's be clear, Trump is in Las Vegas to champion his billionaire friends he gave the biggest tax break in history to... not the working families who are struggling in the economy have wrecked. The average Nevada family now pays $2,900 more on necessities since Trump took office.

ICE has now spent over $2.2 BILLION on purchasing 4 private prisons from CoreCivic, with the company banking half a billion dollars on the most recent sale. Of course, ICE will not actually operate these facilities; CoreCivic keeps the contracts to run these places for the foreseeable future.

Justin Overbaugh is the guy in charge of overhauling the Pentagon's security clearance program. He has also advocated for people to carry weapons to attend church and referred to lax immigration policies as “suicidal empathy.”

Oh look, another far-right extremist at the Pentagon

He oversees defense intelligence and security agencies and helps shape military operations.

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Do not look away: thehill.com/opinion/immi...

Stephen Miller’s dystopian dream: Government-sanctioned child abuse

The harm is not just physical.

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It is deeply disconcerting that we have a White House Faith Office at all, let alone one that is so openly advancing a Christian-right agenda. trib.al/ImrDkjI

Todd Blanche Is Claiming That He Can Ban Abortion In Any State

As he fights to be confirmed as attorney general, Blanche is trying to appease Christian-right groups with wild legal theories about restricting abortion.

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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!!! 🙏

Jenifer Lewis said it best: 35.9 million people sat out 2024, and we don't let that shit happen again. Not this time. Not with 90 days on the clock and everything on the line. Speak out, knock louder, make it impossible to ignore. #BlueWaveln90Days

In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.

To every veteran watching their grocery bill climb while the White House cuts benefits to fund a war that nobody wants: this November isn't optional. Democrats will lower your healthcare costs and protect your Social Security. Republicans will grift for the billionaire donor class. #BlueWaveIn90Days

Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.

SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know

“.. People really effing hate data centers,” El-Sayed said at a July event. @politico.com #MIsen www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

“They worked harder burying the #EpsteinFiles than they ever worked to lower your grocery bill. And while you pay more for everything, the Trumps are raking in BILLIONS. Illegal tariffs, failed war, healthcare cuts, unmatched corruption… presidential legacy cemented in disgrace.” @ossoff.bsky.social

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last mo.

Ossoff: I never want to hear these two pretend they give a damn about working people again. Because while hundreds of thousands of Georgians lose their health care, Mike Collins builds Trump a ballroom. They worked harder burying the Epstein files than they ever did lowering your grocery bill.

Abdul El-Sayed is inviting everyone into the same fight: getting corporate money out of politics & deliver a healthcare system that actually covers everyone! That’s a movement worth showing up for. #BlueWaveIn90Days

Can't @aoc.bsky.social win if she runs in 2028? I think she can.

We're organizing to get money out of politics — and we are WINNING.

Dummy is -50 favorability. Let’s investigate. - Focused on what matters: 73% disapprove - Iran: 66% disapprove - Trade: 58% disapprove - Immigration: 58% disapprove - Confident in food safety oversight: 55% disapprove. #DV1 #DemsUnited

El-Sayed: "Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can make himself feel a little more manly by making an AI video ... he's a guy who went back to Florida so he could lick every single boot Donald Trump owns to bet for his endorsement."

A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…