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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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extreme income inequality is bad for a lot of reasons but today the one i'm mad at is people having the wealth and power to force me to live inside their delusions
An immigrant being held at a New Jersey ICE detention center died on 1 August, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, is the 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year, according to agency data. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...?
Immigrant being held at Delaney Hall dies, marking 22nd death in ICE custody
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was arrested in New Jersey in June, and died after a ‘medical emergency’, agency said
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Please read this great Substack by the incredible @filosia.bsky.social This is the most coherent summary explanation of so many of our ongoing electoral problems in the United States you'll ever read. #ProudBlue #Blues #DV1 open.substack.com/pub/filosia/...
One Tent Many Tribes
Why the Democratic Party Contains Multitudes, and Why That Matters
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Minnesotans banned predatory betting markets to protect our families, tribes, and small-town economies. Kalshi, Polymarket, and Trump's agency are suing to gut that law and Angie Craig took Kalshi’s money. Minnesota deserves a senator fighting for us, not cashing their checks.
Every speech, every lawsuit, every doubt campaign has the same goal: make you feel like your vote doesn’t matter. It does. That’s why they’re spending this much energy trying to talk you out of it. In the end, only one word matters: VOTE #LoserTrumpsElectionLies #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
“border authorities believe that they have the right to search and seize incoming travelers’ digital devices without a search warrant or court order because travelers are not on U.S. soil until they’re authorized to enter” Just life in a police state. #Shshed www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.
Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
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A woman’s Global Entry was revoked days after she legally observed ICE agents. ICE agents showed up to a polling place to demand a worker remove an anti-ICE post. A man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for moving a box of left-wing magazines. Trump’s crackdown on dissent is here. Be warned.
🚨BREAKING: Senate Republicans confirmed Jay Clayton, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, as the new head of the U.S. intelligence community, a position that’s become central to President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine U.S. elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Senate GOP confirms Jay Clayton as U.S. spy chief
Clayton, a securities lawyer by trade who has no known intelligence background, assumes the DNI role after making alarming claims on U.S. elections in recent weeks.
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The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
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Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?
Appreciate this post and the comments. I like to know what my government and their oligarchs are up to, even/especially when so corrupt.
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2w agoLet’s talk about the government’s software, AutoMonitor. It recorded clicks, data, navigation, and form interactions before sending that data to a destination that was not publicly visible. This software has been installed by the National Design Studio on fed websites.
As Trump Renews Assault on Iran, Dems Prepare Another War Powers Resolution Congress already passed one resolution last month, but Trump has defied it, claiming that his latest attacks are part of a new war against Iran.
As Trump Renews Assault on Iran, Dems Prepare Another War Powers Resolution
Congress already passed one resolution last month, but Trump has defied it, claiming that his latest attacks are part of a new war against Iran.
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Trump has been pushing to increase military spending by hundreds of billions of dollars. 🤔 Trump’s sons are starting to invest in defense companies and stand to make a profit. Drink the #CupOfJoe that @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social is serving. #EyesWideOpen
A simple journey on a swaying train with my beloved and in the company of fellow track ramblers closes a quintessential Midwestern summer day.
Foreclosures increased 21% in the first half of this year. Student loan defaults are at a record high. Total household debt is also at a record high of $18.8 trillion. Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been. “New Golden Age” for whom?
Congress should not enact legislation that further legitimizes and expands an industry whose promised public benefits are zilch while its costs and risks are increasing by the day. Here's what you need to know ⬇️ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/no-to-crypto
If Democrats rig elections, how did Trump become president twice?
I think one reason data center outrage is so pronounced is people spent decades recycling and composting and otherwise scrimping to offset energy use and protect clean water, and the second we hit an inflection point for cheap electricity the banking industry said we’re taking all of it, fuck you
Just 10 billionaires have already poured over $600 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money.
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