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Brent rises more than 2% following tit-for-tat strikes by the U.S. and Iran
Brent rises more than 2% following tit-for-tat strikes by the U.S. and Iran
Oil rose Wednesday, as Mideast tensions continue to escalate after the U.S. attacked Iran, while Tehran reportedly struck back at U.S. allies.
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"The Book is highly classified because, taken together, its contents provide an X-ray of American military readiness." That is, not the sort of thing that should be getting leaked.
The Leaks from Hegseth’s ‘Book’ Are a Warning
After six months of war, our national security is at risk.
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Bovino reportedly told The Chicago Tribune he was placed under investigation “to CAUSE me to retire.”
Former Border Patrol Head Greg Bovino Was Under Investigation When He Retired
Former Border Patrol Head Greg Bovino Was Under Investigation When He Retired
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NEW: Coloradans will vote this November on a ballot measure that would raise income taxes on the top 3% of earners and slightly cut them for everyone else. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
Colorado graduated income tax proposal qualifies for 2026 ballot | Colorado Newsline
Coloradans will vote on a ballot measure that would raise income taxes on the top 3% of earners and slightly cut them for everyone else.
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Last week, DHS finalized its $16.7 million purchase of 6,650 pairs of electric shock gloves. Almost as quickly as the contract was finalized, pushback reached the legislative branch in a classic Congressional form: a whole bunch of open letters.
Lawmakers Push DHS to Cancel Its Shock Gloves Contract
"This administration continues to outfit ICE and CBP with the tools of an occupying paramilitary force."
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Commerce Department quietly strips political interference ban from scientific integrity policy
Commerce Department quietly strips political interference ban from scientific integrity policy
The Commerce Department removed language prohibiting political interference from its scientific integrity policy on Aug. 19 — the day after the Census Bureau published an unusual report, tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, making claims about non-U.S. citizen voting. The unannounced revision affects all Commerce agencies including NOAA and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which tracks GDP. The change heightens concerns about the reliability of federal economic and demographic data as the bureau prepares for the 2030 census, which will determine congressional apportionment and federal funding distribution.
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JUST IN: Nicki Minaj will serve as a judge for Trump’s “Million-Dollar Pitch Competition,” with five companies competing for a $1 million prize pool.
The son of a former chairman of the Texas Republican Party has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting he worked for China's primary foreign intelligence agency. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ameri...
American Citizen who Worked as an Agent for the PRC Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Thomas Weir Pauken II, 51, an American citizen who lived and worked in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), was sentenced today to two years in prison and 36 months of supervised release with no over...
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The Choco Taco is finally back, and it's better than ever. Get one at your local Taco Bell now. https://mrf.lu/2qKzn
EXCLUSIVE: US may require parents to prove citizenship to get passports for their children reut.rs/4i7HfcF
EXCLUSIVE: US may require parents to prove citizenship to get passports for their children
The U.S. State Department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status as part of President Donald Trump's latest effort to limit birthright citizenship.
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When Cole isn't reporting on wildfires for Watch Duty, he's usually behind a camera — documenting first responders in action. 📸
Another GOP criminal running for office
Andrew Egger@eggerdc.bsky.social · 8h agoTe Brown is the GOP nominee for House in FL-24. Te Brown is also a criminal defendant in a federal wire-fraud case going to trial this year. Brown the candidate insists to me that she is not Brown the accused fraudster. She's lying. Read more: www.thebulwark.com/p/we-found-h...
The state of our unions? Workers are pissed off. Shit’s too expensive, and CEOs gave themselves a 21% raise while we’re left fighting for scraps. It shouldn’t be this hard to make ends meet. But working people are motivated and ready to fight and take back our country.
Judge dismisses conservative-leaning Colorado school districts’ lawsuit over transgender athlete policies
Judge dismisses conservative-leaning Colorado school districts’ lawsuit over transgender athlete policies
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NEW: The Iranian regime is attempting to re-assert its control over the Strait of Hormuz by deploying mines and re-cultivating international perceptions of the threat to vessels in the strait after CENTCOM announced that it had cleared mines in the strait. (1/8) Read more: isw.pub/IranUpdate08...
Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur, per CNN
Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections minnesotareformer.com/2026/08/31/r...
Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections • Minnesota Reformer
A federal judge in Texas on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, saying the case won’t be heard until at least Dec. 1 and granting the U.S. ...
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George Santos, the former House member who was expelled from Congress for ethics violations while facing a federal indictment, has been banned for life from the prediction market platform Kalshi, according to the company.
Kalshi bans former GOP congressman George Santos for life
Santos received the prediction market platform’s first-ever lifetime ban for failing to comply with its investigation, the company said.
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Ecocide in Iran The U.S.–Israeli war has caused massive environmental devastation, adding to the long history of American wars with toxic legacies. A new must-read @tomdispatch.bsky.social by Ashley Gate. theintercept.com/2026/08/31/i...
Ecocide in Iran
The U.S.–Israeli war on Iran has caused massive environmental devastation, adding to the long history of American wars with toxic legacies.
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“You would be hard-pressed to find a reason to use the PrSM in a densely populated area,” said Michael Meier, a former U.S. Army adviser on the laws of war. Mike was the Army’s top LOAC expert and a former colleague at State. apnews.com/article/iran...
New US missile appears to have killed Iranian civilians far from its blast site, expert report says
Lockheed Martin has touted the pinpoint accuracy of its Precision Strike Missile. But the conflict monitor Airwars says a close look at what is believed to be its first use in combat highlights the po...
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NEW FROM ME: On a hellish third-country removal flight last month, passengers say ICE-contracted guards got drunk, teased and beat them, tied them up, refused to let them use the lavatory. One says he witnessed an ICE agent admit to illegal chain refoulement. prospect.org/2026/08/31/w...
‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far - The American Prospect
On July 31, an estimated 71 detainees were expelled to various countries on a hellish flight to Africa. Many were then illegally returned to their home countries.
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Michele Tafoya: "If you want to play and make money and have opportunities as a person in the WNBA as a woman, it should not bother you to take a cheek swab test to just prove that you've the chromosomes to play in that league"
While the 911 calls we obtained may be difficult to listen to, they offer a glimpse into a place reporters cannot access. And they show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies in a place where three people died over six weeks.
Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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Last week, my colleague @willsommer.bsky.social reported on right-wing influencers being employed by the Department of Defense. One of them, "DataRepublican," has 955,000 X followers. Another is an active-duty lieutenant colonel in the Army (!). And now, tonight… www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...
Pete Hegseth Is Building a Pentagon Troll Army
The defense secretary’s MAGA influencer allies aren’t merely cheering him on—some work for him.
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Between 2015 and 2025, at least 15 children in an Idaho faith-healing sect died of treatable conditions. State law allows that to happen: Parents who say their faith prohibits giving their children lifesaving medical care can’t be prosecuted.
Idaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way.
From at least the 1880s through the early 1970s, it was illegal for parents in Idaho to choose prayer over medical care when a child’s life was at stake.
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Good morning! Here's the front page of The Globe and Mail for Sat., Aug. 29, 2026. 📰
ICE is planning a $2 million purchase of robot dogs designed to help agents inspect hazardous locations during enforcement operations.
ICE to spend up to $2M on robot dogs to support operations, not arrests
ICE is planning a $2 million purchase of robot dogs designed to help agents inspect hazardous locations during enforcement operations.
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