FBI not conducting civil rights investigation into ICE shooting in Maine despite questions about use of force, sources say In the Maine incident, the Department of Homeland Security has said that the agent discharged his weapon because he feared for "public safety" www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-no-...

FBI not conducting civil rights investigation into ICE shooting in Maine despite questions about use of force, sources say

The deadly encounter between an ICE officer and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero on July 13 in Biddeford, Maine, is the latest in a growing string of clashes between civilians and ICE agents.

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❗️Zelensky: Today, many were shocked by another video of the Russian drone safari against people in Kherson. The man was injured by the explosion. The world must see this. It must see every fact that Russia has gone mad, and every fact that the Russian military enjoys killing and mocking people.

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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This plane is owned by Jordache founder Joe Nakash and his real estate partner Eli Gindi. gillianbrockell.com/more-maga-bi...

More MAGA billionaires linked to private jet used for ICE flight to African prison

A Gulfstream jet that appears to be co-owned by Joe Nakash and Eli Gindi flew four migrants to a prison in Eswatini.

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Why food companies love labels like "organic" and "high protein," why our brains are misled by them — and how to avoid paying extra for marketing. n.pr/4hdLaUR

The sneaky economics of healthwashing

Why food companies love labels like "organic" and "high protein," why our brains are misled by them — and how to avoid paying extra for marketing.

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Here's what I think about how Marco Rubio is doing:

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Mr. Soliman says 17 are still imprisoned there, so most of the 43 known TCNs have been sent back to their countries of origin, despite ALL having protections in US courts. THIS IS CHAIN REFOULEMENT. IT IS ILLEGAL. Still don’t know how many in newest group. gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all...

Tracking All of Trump’s Known Third-Country Removals

Trump's ICE has expelled an estimated 22,000 people to countries where they have no ties. Find out where they are going, what happens to them, and who profits.

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I 86 47 any chance I get!

The New York Times reports the U.S. dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on a family home in Iran, killing a husband, wife, and their 2-year-old son. The paper found no indication of a nearby military target.

Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians (Gift Article)

The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

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Rivian is suing the U.S. government for a full refund on the Liberation Day tariffs the Supreme Court struck down. riviantrackr.com/news/rivian-...

Rivian Sues the US Government Over Tariff Refund

Rivian filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking a full refund of tariffs it paid under duties the Supreme Court later struck down.

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link to the original article sans paywall here: removepaywalls.com/https://www....

The Lebanese army says it cannot deploy in southern Lebanon as agreed because Israeli military operations continue. It accuses Israel of systematically destroying homes, shelling civilian areas, and violating both the ceasefire agreement and international law.

I would not want to be a Texas GOP official right now looking at this polling data from Fox News. Mr. Talarico is in good shape: +3 among all voters +18 among moderates +18 among Hispanic voters only -4 among men only -4 among 65+

Voting for essentially unlimited funding for an authoritarian domestic paramilitary force and then taking credit for adding bodycams is the most Susan Collins thing ever

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 5d ago

Susan Collins, who voted for $70 billion in no-strings-attached ICE funding, is now taking credit for securing new bodycams to distance herself from Trump and ICE. This is how Collins wins in Maine. Dems must go on offense on ICE to thwart this scam. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2138...

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Trump DOJ BLOWS UP Entire ADMIN AND FOX with DISMISSAL!!

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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I admire our government's new commitment to honesty.

forest service plans $10m worth of work to create fire breaks in superior national forest in minnesota. trump allows his top donor -- a self-proclaimed expert on everything -- to ixnay that funding because... reasons! superior national forest now on fire. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

‘We were shovel-ready’: A Minnesota forest hit by DOGE cuts is now ablaze

Officials said losing out on the ability to do vital prevention work at a perilous time for the region hindered them from being as prepared as they could have been.

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Fired government scientists have rebuilt Climate.gov after the Trump administration shut it down. The new site, Climate.us, was built by former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who previously worked on Climate.gov before being laid off during federal workforce cuts.

Climate.us makes climate science easy to find, understand, and use. Look up an indicator like CO2 or sea level. Find maps and data for a class or article. Get plain-language explainers for tricky climate terms. Explore Climate.us!

You might hear about El Niño on a daily basis, but if you’d like to know more about precisely what it means, Climate.us has the resources you need. #ENSO #ClimateForUs

I’ve been yelling about it this all year. Municipalities still act like these are unfortunate incidents instead of what they are. They’re attacks on critical infrastructure. We’ve underinvested in modernizing essential systems and infrastructure while degrading cybersecurity.

ICE is no longer reporting deaths of immigrants released when the deaths occur within 30 days of being held by ICE. Why is that important? Because they will likely release people who are dying just to get them “Off their books” but who likely died from their ICE detainment. This is BS.

ICE will stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees

The policy, issued during the Biden administration, directed the agency to review and report all detainee fatalities, including those that occurred post-release.

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Well. Big Surprise, right??? abcnews.com/amp/Politics...

DOJ dropping Reflecting Pool vandalism case against Olympian David Hearn, citing 'flawed' work by contractor

The Justice Department moved to dismiss the criminal case against Olympian David Hearn.

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Surely he’ll run it past Congress first. 💰

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EXCLUSIVE: Bessent's 'to do' list: buy $5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen, Reuters photo shows reut.rs/4w1pLC6

ICYMI: Here is American Oversight’s lawsuit against Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, Scott Bessent, Marco Rubio, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration for violations of the Federal Records Act and Administrative Procedure Act. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

American Oversight v. Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, Bessent, Rubio, and NARA Regarding Military Actions Planned on Signal Messaging App

Lawsuit filed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State and acting Archivist Marco Rubio, and the U.S...

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Don't forget that Audible is owned by Amazon and you should use @libro.fm instead, which allows you to support an indie bookstore in the process

Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores

Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

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Minnesota has the safest, freest, and fairest elections in the nation. Vote early by mail or in person for Minnesota’s primary elections by August 11!

This donkey remembered the girl who raised it years later, and the reunion is pure emotion. Donkeys never forget the people who cared for them.

Iran's latest.