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Republicans seem determined to go after Smith anyway, in part because they’re intent to rewrite the recent past and in part because the party doesn’t appear to have anything else it wants to talk about ahead of the midterm elections. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Jack Smith accepts invitation to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee
If GOP senators hope to get the better of the former special counsel, they should start tempering their expectations.
ms.now
The FAA is investigating an air-traffic safety incident that involved Marine One, the helicopter carrying President Trump: www.wfaa.com/article/news... (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Let’s hire plumbers to do the electrical work in the ballroom! The Trump administration is set to award a multimillion-dollar contract to a small Texas law firm without immigration expertise to provide legal representation for thousands of unaccompanied migrant children abcnews.com/US/small-tex...
Small Texas law firm set to receive $150M contract to represent unaccompanied migrant children
The Trump administration is set to award a $150 million contract to a Texas law firm without immigration expertise to represent migrant children in custody.
abcnews.com
Heads up Arizona
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee@thedlcc.bsky.social · 4d agoThis November, we have a historic opportunity to flip the Arizona legislature blue and deliver a Democratic trifecta in the state, and that’s just part of our largest Target Map EVER! Take a closer look at our plans in Arizona and across the country: DLCC.org/TargetMap
Congressional Democrats are asking the DOJ to withdraw a legal opinion they say could weaken protections for people with disabilities to receive services in community-based settings. Read the full story: www.cbsnews.com/news/democra... #ADA #DisabilityRights #CommunityLiving
'Borrowed' from "The 50501 Movement" Facebook page...
United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · 1h agoRoma tomato harvesting crew in Los Banos CA. It takes longer to fill a roma bucket vs round tomatoes, so the crew spends more time bent over, working in the hot, trapped humidity of the plant rows. The heat wears them out as they carry full 50lb buckets to the trailer. #WeFeedYou
FACISM JUST LIKE HITLER WELCOME TO AMERICA #TheAmericanHolocaust
For months, the Trump administration’s border wall plans for Big Bend National Park existed mostly as contradictory maps, opaque contracts, and shifting (re)assurances. Now, however, the heavy equipment has actually arrived. Read: ourpubliclandsandwaters.substack.com/p/the-bulldo...
THE TRUMP EFFECT Trump’s pick to take on first-term Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Mich.) in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District is projected to lose his GOP primary to a candidate who dropped out of the race, according to Decision Desk HQ. thehill.com/homenews/cam... @mcdonaldrivet.bsky.social
March on Washington: Defend the Vote HIGHEST PRIORITYRally Friday, August 28 9am – 12pm EDT Lincoln Memorial 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW Washington, DC 20002 💥The dream is unfinished. We rise to finish the work. Join the March on Washington>> www.mobilize.us/peoplepoweru...
March on Washington: Defend the Vote · People Power United
As America marks its 250th anniversary, we face a defining question: **Will this nation finally live up to its promises—or allow politicians serving wealth, prejudice, and power to strip them away?** ...
mobilize.us
The Pentagon is using a new method of tallying the number of U.S. soldiers killed and wounded in the Iran war that a U.S. government official said was “designed to obscure the count.” theintercept.com/2026/08/04/u...
About 170 Mississippi foster youth received an email from the state less than two weeks before the fall semester informing them the FAITH Scholarship would not be awarded — the money had run out. “After I saw that email, it was kind of like, is school going to even be a thing now?” she said. >>
Mississippi foster youth lose college scholarship funding weeks before fall semester
About 170 Mississippi foster youth received an email from the state less than two weeks before the fall semester informing them the FAITH Scholarship would not be awarded — the money had run out.
wlox.com
NOW WE ARE IMPACTING THE GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM 1,500 ships have sat idle near the Strait of Hormuz since February. Scientists warn the organisms colonizing their hulls could trigger a global invasive species crisis once they start moving again. "It’s a perfect storm." 👉️ bit.ly/4fS7LUC
Will Collins be allowed to phone Trump before answering questions? The one-hour debate will take place at Assembly Atlanta and air live on ANF and on Gray Media television stations in all Georgia markets. www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/08/05/a...
On Tuesday, a human rights commission will hold an extraordinary hearing over the administration’s alleged attacks on protesters, journalists and others 👉 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
El-Sayed: There is so much more that unites us, however much we might disagree with our democratic opponent, there is so much more that unites us than divides us. And so to all of our supporters here tonight watching on TV—tomorrow, we begin to mend fences.
Attacking the police is fine, but just don't peel any paint from the reflecting pool. A federal judge on Tuesday "reluctantly" granted the Justice Department's move to dismiss the final remaining prosecution stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Judge 'reluctantly' grants DOJ motion to dismiss final prosecution in Jan. 6 attack
A federal judge has "reluctantly" granted the DOJ's move to dismiss the final remaining prosecution stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
abcnews.visitlink.me
LAST NIGHT #DelaneyHall WELCOME TO AMERICA #TheAmericanHolocaust
FACT America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, David Brooks argues. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
theatlantic.com
