A second man, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, has died at Delaney Hall, the inhumane ICE detention center run by private prison contractor GEO Group. GEO Group’s profits have soared by over 700% since Trump has been back in office. Imagine profiting from death and suffering. Deplorable.

Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.

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Today's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...

RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states. "Make America Healthy Again."

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.

Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.

Trump’s OSHA is rolling back rules that mandate rest breaks and access to water and shade to protect workers from extreme heat on the job. Remember: Trump doesn’t care about workers. He never has and never will.

How Trump’s Agenda Could Kill You

After an abysmal jobs report, Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.And Trump’s Labor Department just a

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Michigan Democrats chose Abdul El-Sayed because he’s a fighter willing to stand up to the tyrant in the Oval Office. Corporate Democrats like Chuck Schumer aren't up to the task because they won’t bite the corporate hands that feed them.

The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory

It's not what you're hearing

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Europe isn’t ready or able to defend itself against Russia. And we can’t rely on Trump’s America. But Nato-Europe has an ally more reliable than Article 5: Ukraine. If Russia attacks, Ukraine will come to our aid. Immediately, despite no treaty. They are our greatest defense.

In the Pokrovs'k direction, in Donetsk region, the russian fascist invaders carried out 22 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Dorozhnye, Kotlyne and Udachne as well as towards Novyi Donbas, Bilyts'ke, Shevchenko, Vasylivka and Serhiyivka. 2/3

In the Kostyantynivka direction, in Donetsk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled 22 assaults by the russian fascist invaders in the areas of Kostyantynivka, Ivanopillya, Illinivka, Stepanivka, Sofiyivka, Torets'ke and towards Novopavlivka and Nove Shakhove. Three battles are still ongoing. 1/3

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister: Iran received messages from the US. The US said in messages that it's ready to return to its pledges.- IRNA

Just long enough to get past midterms….. Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister: Potential transit route negotiated by Iran and Oman could be viable for 2 to 4 months - IRNA

As of Aug. 5, CENTCOM forces have redirected 48 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2.

Iran's President Pezeshkian said that it is very difficult to communicate with the country's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at this time. Pezeshkian added that Khamenei has an exceptional, multi-dimensional, and dynamic personality.-Kann

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday they had launched a missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of the kingdom's Red Sea port city of Yanbu and another missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.

After last nights half successful drone attacks at Leipzig airport a police heli took of from Berlin at midnight towards area and spent first 30 min circling a field next to Autobahn 9, NW of airport and subsequent hours above an industrial area/hamlet by Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Returned 03:30.

He risked his life daily so no Ukrainian hero would be forgotten. Oleksii Yukov, head of Platsdarm, was killed on the front lines while recovering fallen soldiers to return them to their families with dignity. 🧵 1/5 ⬇️

⚡ Zelenskyy warns Patriot missile shortages may stem from political demands rather than supply issues. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Power Plants Targeted by Russia’s New Massive Attack on Ukraine's Infrastructure

Early on Thursday, Russia launched another massive combined attack on Ukraine using cruise missiles, Shahed drones and guided missiles—targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa and Lviv regions....

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⚡ Russian troops sent to stage a capture of Druzhkivka get captured by Ukrainian marines instead.

Russia Sent Soldiers to Film Druzhkivka “Capture"—Ukrainian Marines Captured Them Instead

Ukrainian marines captured two Russian soldiers allegedly sent to stage a flag-raising video and falsely claim control of Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka.

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Donate to protect Ukraine's skies from Russian terror ⬇️ u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...

Sky Defense: Donate to Protect Ukrainian Skies | UNITED24

Donate to air defenses: drones, electronic warfare devices, vehicles for mobile air defense units, and other equipment that can intercept russian weapons

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Trump Humiliated as His Candidate Loses to Someone Who Dropped Out Turns out Trump isn’t the kingmaker he thinks he is.

Trump Humiliated as His Candidate Loses to Someone Who Dropped Out

Turns out Trump isn’t the kingmaker he thinks he is.

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The EU may examine the efforts of Russian actors all it wants - I don't expect it to do anything that will address the problem - but ignoring the obvious, blatant, and direct information threat from the US techno-oligarchy is something much graver than simple ignorance on the EU's part. 4/4

North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Peter Thiel and Alexander Dugin look like opposites - a US techno-oligarch and a Russian fascist ideologue. Both borrow, however, the same theology of the katechon and the Antichrist. My new essay, "Antichrists and Empires", on where their doctrines clash - and eventually converge: buff.ly/ib9xVDa

Russia's overnight missile attack hit Ukrainian retailer Epicentr's logistics and manufacturing network, killing one employee, injuring three others, destroying two warehouse complexes and its Kyiv logistics center, and leaving its ceramic tile plant beyond repair. 📷Epitsentr K

Russia’s terror must not become normal, but Moscow’s forces continued spreading violence far beyond the battlefield A Russian FPV drone struck a food delivery truck in Kherson, setting it on fire while it was supplying a local supermarket 🎥 State Emergency Service of Ukraine