𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🚨 "While he was detained, he lost 30 lbs. He had high blood pressure-he had diabetes. They refused him his medication...& I'm going to grow up without a father.. #ICE tried to cover up the fact that they killed him...They're just Heartless monsters." —preteen daughter of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo

‼️ Russia: “Putin expanded opportunities for convicts to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry.” That’s a rough looking photo of a Putin www.kommersant.ru/doc/8862644

"Se a IA desaparecesse amanhã, você ainda conseguiria passar um dia de trabalho inteiro sem ChatGPT, Claude ou outra ferramenta?" MEU QUERIDO, A HUMANIDADE JÁ VIVEU A MAIOR PARTE DE SEU TEMPO NESTE PLANETA MARAVILHOSO SEM IA E SEM ESSE MIMIMI RIDÍCULO DE RICOS MIMADOS ESTÚPIDOS

Eric Trump has spent four years insisting Capital One owed his family an explanation. He finally got one. It's not going great. 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/twelve-day...

Twelve Days Before Trump’s Bank Cut Him Off, Somebody Wrote A Memo

Capital One hasn’t released it. The Trumps’ own lawyers described it in a filing nobody read. Plus 25 states in court over the tariffs, and the nurse ICE picked the wrong fight with.

dworkinsubstack.com

Gaza, Ukraine, Venezuela, Cuba... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/w...

Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses

At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately low on interceptor missiles that could fend off Russian bombardments.

nytimes.com

Honestly is anyone surprised? I'm not. This is what you get when you elect a criminal who wants to be king to be President. Project 2025 told us exactly what was going to happen. And here we are.

It’s official: @abdulelsayed.bsky.social wins the Democratic Primary for Senate! The People Prevail Over Corporate Profits Once Again!

A paramilitary group plotted to overthrow the Constitution then conducted a violent attack on America. They were convicted in court of seditious conspiracy, and jailed. Then the leader they aimed to illegally install got power and let them out, their records wiped clean. The Jan. 6 attackers won.

Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers

The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”

nytimes.com

Talarico’s argument is simple: Stop treating marijuana like a crime. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it. Stop wasting police resources on low-level marijuana offenses. Clear the records of people whose lives have been derailed by nonviolent marijuana convictions.

Oh my goodness

Such a fine, principled lot... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...

Rep. Chuck Edwards Drops Re-election Bid in North Carolina After Ethics Rebuke

Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staff members.

nytimes.com

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 51,000 individuals in July, according to sources familiar with the data. The arrests are the largest in a single month in DHS history, according to data. abc7.com/post/us-immi...

ICE arrests 51K individuals in July, highest in single month in DHS history

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 51,000 individuals in July, according to sources familiar with the data.

abc7.com

Some good news. For a change! #politics

Palestinians in Gaza buried the remains of 112 people from two families murdered by apartheid Israel in November 2023 today. Many more victims are still under the rubble. RTÉ News did not see fit to report on this. #GazaGenocide Video Al Jazeera +

Left- Israelis kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza after the disarmament deal was announced. Right- Israel bombs residential camp in Al-Maghazi where children are sheltered during the "CEASEFIRE"!

A civilian medical plane went down after an experimental US military GPS jamming test reportedly disrupted its radar. Every person aboard lost their life. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

Funny how these things happen, when they happen... www.latimes.com/california/s...

Armed suspect arrested at Trump's Rancho Palos Verdes golf course in advance of president's visit

Hours before President Trump is scheduled to headline a Tuesday evening fundraiser at his Palos Verdes golf course, authorities announced they had arrested an armed individual seen wandering the groun...

latimes.com

Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence wins Michigan battleground House primary

Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence wins Michigan battleground House primary

The progressive defeated two moderate opponents and will face Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) in November.

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This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.

We can hardly wait. Our Congress passed a bill demanding that this happen, but they seem too corrupt/intimidated to follow up on it. We're hoping to replace most of them soon, but whatever you can do will be helpful & much appreciated. #ProudBlue

Spotted at @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's victory party: @melatkirosco.bsky.social & @chrisrabb.com! @adamgreen321.bsky.social: What will an Abdul win tell the world? Rabb: "Organized people beat organized money every time." Kiros: "The Democratic Party has to meet voters where they're at."

One step in the right (if still too far) direction... www.latimes.com/california/s...

Federal judge holds government in civil contempt for not imaging immigration agents' personal phones

In a newly unsealed order, a California federal judge held the government in civil contempt for violating a court order requiring it to forensically image any cell phone used by agents present at more...

latimes.com

Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.

“Ceasefire” May Be the Official Headline, But in Gaza, We Face Constant Bombing truthout.org/articles/cea...

“Ceasefire” May Be the Official Headline, But in Gaza, We Face Constant Bombing

Being forced to repeatedly search for a place that feels safe when no such place exists is a form of slow death.

truthout.org

“Haitians in Ohio lost their work permits when TPS expired on Monday. More than 1,000 children born in Springfield with American citizenship have Haitian parents.” MORE: columbusunderground.com/ohioans-prep...

Ohioans Prepare for Resurgence of ICE - Columbus Underground

Ohio cities with big Haitian populations are preparing for a possible uptick of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after temporary protected status for Haitians ended this week.

columbusunderground.com

Q: Do lawyers for Trump wind up being disbarred? A: Not all of them. But many of them.

It was never about leaving it up to the states when Dobbs fell. It’s only Tuesday. www.politico.com/news/2026/08... #Pinks

Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’

The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.

politico.com

Today, for the first time in New York City history, 2,000 two year-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. A big step for those who take baby steps. A big step towards a City every New Yorker can afford.