WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds.
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It’s early, but no surprise Stevens is ahead in Oakland—though not by much. Wayne County is finally posting early results, they have Steven's +30 ??? It's early. 1/
The entire purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect the only true minority—the individual. It limits the government’s power to harm individuals. The entire Constitution is designed to limit the power of the government
My best example of what the #LeicaM11 & #Summilux21mm can give you. Immersive - like being there; graceful transition from center to edge; textures, colors, surfaces that separate cleanly for remarkable clarity; and very forgiving rendering under brutal lighting conditions. #photography
Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places (Gift Article)
The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.
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King Baby: I want what I want, when I want it. Culture, history, tradition, good taste, and long-established precedent all be damned. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/a...
Critics Say Historic Sites Are Endangered by Trump-Aligned Panel’s Plan (Gift Article)
Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the president’s redesign of Washington.
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My best attempt at an Anthony Fauci analogy. Cassandra - Given the burden of true prophecy. - Cursed so that no one would believe her. - She fulfills her role faithfully and is mocked, ignored, and ultimately murdered. - The punishment is not for failing, but for bearing an unbearable truth.
The problem with a personality cult when the cult leader turns out to be a raging asshole - and even the cult members see it.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 7d agoTrump absolutely cratering by many metrics in new CNN poll: 66% say he puts himself over country 61% disapprove of ballroom, arch, etc 57% say lacks sharpness to serve (!) 73% say he's out of touch w/regular people (!!) His personalist project is over. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2137...
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance just released “They Walk Among Us” — a report on 59 ICE and Border Patrol agents with documented histories of sexual and violent crimes, mostly against women and children. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/7/...
They Walk Among Us - Criminal ICE and Border Agents — Ohio Immigrant Alliance
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance released “They Walk Among Us: A List of 59 Sexually and Physically Abusive ICE and Border Agents,” an analysis of sexual and violent crimes committed by ICE and Border Patr...
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I lost two very close friends to COVID. I've never met anyone who has a credible claim to injury by the vaccine. That's just me I guess.
The landscape is the memorial. Be a steward. Public comments close July 30. Submit your comments to the National Park Service, ask Congress to support H.R. 9047, and help preserve one of America’s most important commemorative landscapes. www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/na... Please like and share.
The landscape is the memorial. Be a steward. Public comments close July 30. Submit your comments to the National Park Service, ask Congress to support H.R. 9047, and help preserve one of America’s most important commemorative landscapes. www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/na... Please like and share.
This video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
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Democracy isn’t self-executing. On a grassy roadside in Centreville, clergy, retirees, students, and neighbors stood together to bear witness. Ordinary people exercising ordinary constitutional rights is one of the things that keeps a democracy alive. @uucr.bsky.social
Still overpriced. BYD makes a better BEV at a better price. Better technology. Better fit and trim. Far more innovative company. But instead of innovation and competitive pricing we get fake trade barriers in the form of tariffs.
From the smoke-out last week. The sky of Rosalyn, VA. The plane is flying into Ronald Reagan (DCA) airport. How long before everyday looks like Blade Runner 2049. #photography #sun #smoke #haze #goldenhour #eastcoastkin
Glad to be present for this hearing. It’s to be expected — but nonetheless shameful -that not a single GOP elected is present #StopTheArch
“The landscape itself is the memorial.” — Gold Star Mother Cynthia Morrison. Help keep it that way. Ask your Representative to support H.R. 9047, the Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act, now before the House Natural Resources Committee. #86theArch #HR9047 #ThirdActDMV #NCPC
Funny thing about a changing world: it rarely announces itself. It just keeps removing familiar things. Blue skies become smoke. Summer becomes something to endure. The monuments are still standing. The ideas they represent are slipping ever further into he mists of time. #photography
From this past weekend. The National Regiment doing living history with the National Park Service to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas. #Photography #FirstManassas #CivilWar #LivingHistory #NationalRegiment #NationalParkService #ManassasNationalBattlefield
Two weeks ago today, after Nasdaq willingly rigged the rules, somewhere btw $7-10 bil of passive money was forced to buy SpaceX at $160.42 Today, 10 trading days later, it closed at $119.85 It’s an unprecedented forced loss (at least $2b) for passive investors and our financial media is 🦗
The National Regiment doing living history with the National Park Service to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas. #FirstManassas #FirstBullRun #CivilWar #LivingHistory #NationalRegiment #NationalParkService #ManassasNationalBattlefield #Photography #LeicaM11
The National Regiment doing living history with the National Park Service to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas. #FirstManassas #FirstBullRun #CivilWar #LivingHistory #NationalRegiment #NationalParkService #ManassasNationalBattlefield
I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down.
Politics can wait. Today my thoughts are with the families of the fallen.
$500.00 per day, per head plus administrative and logistics costs. Four troops spend a 12 hour shift sitting in those vehicles. The vehicles aren't running. Performative occupation. Americans seem to dig it. #photography #dc #documentaryphotography
I call this one, "Destroying Evidence" #DC #reflectingpool #fraud #waste #abuse #photography #documentaryphotography
