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Trump administration uses government websites and email messages to pin the shutdown on Democrats Some federal workers were given suggested out-of-office email messages that said they were furloughed because "Democrat Senators are blocking passage" of a funding bill.

NEW — Trump admin is using fed govt websites, websites and email msgs to push out partisan shutdown messages.

Some civil servants are being given suggested out-of-office messages to use that pin the shutdown on Dems.

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Family says a Mexican man shot at a Dallas ICE facility has died, becoming attack's second victim A second detainee shot in an attack on a Dallas immigration field office last week has died

A second detainee shot in the attack on a Dallas ICE facility last week has died, his family said Tuesday.

Miguel Ángel García-Hernández, 32, was from Mexico and expecting his fifth child.

A full-blown AP article about the US becoming “Little Turkey”:

“.. Trump is emulating Erdogan much faster than I expected,” said Henri Barkey, a Turkish professor .. “We have to see if Trump is going to go to that next step.”

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Interesting timeline insight from Andrew Weissmann: James Comey has a right to a trial within 30 days.

Most Americans critical of Trump on crime, economy and other issues, poll finds The Post-Ipsos survey paints a downbeat picture of Trump’s presidency, as Americans disapprove of his performance by double-digit margins on a broad range of issues.

Majorities of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of crime, immigration, tariffs, the economy, Russia and Gaza, per @washingtonpost.com @ipsosus.bsky.social poll. Overall, Trump's approval rating is 43%. @emgusk.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social
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Federal prosecutor tasked with investigating Trump adversary Letitia James resigns under pressure President Donald Trump told reporters Friday afternoon that he wanted U.S. Attorney Erik Seibert "out."

BREAKING: Federal prosecutor tasked with pursuing mortgage fraud allegations against New York AG Letitia James resigns under pressure from Trump.

A federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from replacing the US’ top copyright official as the fight over executive branch firings and President Donald Trump’s use of executive power continues. https://cnn.it/46gQ4th

Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit A U.S. district court is scheduled to consider whether to approve the settlement next week, in a case that marked the first substantive decision on how fair use applies to generative AI systems.

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Epstein victims join House members pushing for release of files at news conference Reps. Ro Khanna (D-California) and Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) are holding a news conference with victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s abuse.

Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared at a news conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday, advocating for legislation to compel the Justice Department to release more documents related to its investigation.

J.B. Pritzker is 100% right.

Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

Grand jury refuses to issue felony assault indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on streets of Washington, a move seen as a sharp rebuke by ordinary citizens of Trump's DC crackdown. @alanfeuer.bsky.social Devlin Barrett. @William Rashbaum www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel deeply regretted what he called a 'tragic mishap.'

An Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip killed at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others.

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir to be published posthumously Nobody’s Girl, which Giuffre had been working on before her death, is set to be released this autumn The posthumous memoir of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, will be published in the autumn, a publisher has announced. Giuffre had been working on Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, with the award-winning author and journalist Amy Wallace before her death earlier this year. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir to be published posthumously

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Who owns the copyright for AI work? The US may not think prompts warrant authorship but China disagrees

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When Hong Kong Cinema Ruled the World An entire generation of classics from this golden age of action cinema is finally being restored and rereleased in the U.S.

An entire generation of classics from Hong Kong cinema is finally being restored and rereleased in the U.S.

It isn't until the 26th paragraph that there is mention that what Trump is doing is being challenged as illegal. And it accepts Trump's stated rationale to act.

Here is what I think: Trump is illegally deploying the military in blue cities to set the stage to interfere with the 2026 elections.

People are dunking on this. It is a good article about a complex legal landscape that people should know is complex so they know the limits of what to realistically expect from courts here.

Yup discovery! ! “After all, lawsuits involve discovery—at least if they survive a motion to dismiss. And at a minimum, that would likely mean that you would be deposed about your relationship with Epstein. You would likely have to search for documents too, as would others. “

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Hiding from ICE in LA After raids and protests, many people in Los Angeles are sheltering in place, fearful of deportation.

“I feel like they’re just scaring us and desensitizing people from these things, getting us tired,” says Maria, an undocumented 22-year-old who worries that she will lose her job from sheltering in place. She says she is often afraid.

JD Vance: Sending ICE Billions Is More Important Than Your Grandma’s Medicaid The vice president would like people to see the bigger picture.

According to JD Vance, the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill are “immaterial.”

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Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street A Times analysis found that 69% of those arrested during that period had no criminal conviction and 58% had never been charged with a crime.

Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street

An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.

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