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While Americans suffer under higher grocery prices, Criminal in Chief Trump plans to spend a fortune in tax dollars on a personal ballroom!

Office of Special Counsel Opens Investigation Into Jack Smith Over Trump Prosecution The former special counsel is being investigated for possible violations of the Hatch Act, which restricts partisan activities by federal employees. A G.O.P. senator had requested an inquiry over Mr. Smith’s prosecution of Donald Trump.

An agency that scrutinizes the conduct of federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated Donald Trump before he returned to office, following a request by a Republican senator.

Pritzker Signs Legislation to Implement Universal Mental Health Screenings in Illinois Schools The bill requires all school districts to offer mental health screenings to students enrolled in grades 3-12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.

Illinois is now the first state in the nation to require mental health screenings in its public schools.

Our schools should be inclusive places where students are not just comfortable asking for help — they’re empowered to do it.

The Rap Sheet's latest wrap-up of crime-fiction-oriented news includes notes about the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards, the scriptwriter of Amazon's first James Bond film, a new BBC/BritBox series starring Golden Age authors, and much more. therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/08/shor...

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"No matter where I lived, I knew this was guaranteed because after moving into a new place, we’d plug in our old box television, adjust the shitty little antenna just so, and voila, like magic, there was PBS. It was free."

The head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics during Trump’s first admin.

Jordan Harper on the Bittersweetness of Adapting His Own Novel into a Hollywood Film You can often tell when a crime-fiction author has read Jordan Harper’s She Rides Shotgun, which won the Edgar Award for Best Debut Novel in 2017. Mention the title, and chances are good they’ll st…

Nick Kolakowski chats with the author and screenwriter Jordan Harper about "She Rides Shotgun" and what authors have to give up for the big screen. crimereads.com/jordan-harpe...

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Jon Ostrove @jonostrove.bsky.social

Can you smell the Trumpublican cover-up?

This looks like a nursing home.

Israel’s most famous novelist says his country is committing genocide. David Grossman, widely considered to be Israel’s most prominent novelist, has described his country’s campaign in Gaza as a genocide. Speaking to Italian daily La Repubblica, in an inte…

David Grossman: “But now I can’t help myself—not after what I’ve read in the papers, not after the images I’ve seen, not after speaking with people who’ve been there.”

New filings reveal how top Dems are preparing possible 2028 runs Possible 2028 contenders’ leadership PACs have raised and spent millions of dollars combined this year, new filings show.

Some Dems are already preparing to run for president in 2028.

Possible 2028 contenders’ leadership PACs have raised and spent millions of dollars combined this year, new filings show.

Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House They say it's emboldened bad actors, leading to death threats and political intimidation.

Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House.

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) —dragged at his own town hall.

He should have known when it kicked off w/constituents reciting the Pledge of Allegiance w/extra emphasis on “justice for all.”

Then came the truth:
“I don’t think you’re the right fit for us anymore.”

Even telling him it’s time to step down.

It's wild how Trump's constantly-changing reason for why he and the worst pedophile the world has ever known stopped being best friends has now landed on "he stole a teenager from me."

#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp

‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.

One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.

These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.

Trump demands official overseeing jobs data be fired after dismal employment report President Donald Trump said Friday that he has directed his team to fire the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in ...

Obviously the problem isn’t the tariffs it’s the people counting the jobs (like it was when they were tracking Covid infections). Trump is easily the dumbest man alive. apnews.com/article/trum...

burt's shrimp lip balm parody ad in an onion newspaper

really appreciating the onion as physical media.

Ain’t that the truth. Lying 🤥 POS!

crooksandliars.com No, Sean Duffy, Your Ineptitude Is Not Pete Buttigieg's Fault | Crooks and Liars

No, Sean Duffy, Your Ineptitude Is Not Pete Buttigieg's Fault https://twp.ai/4ip1Cd

Missouri's early childhood education ranked lowest in the nation by study A new report from WalletHub ranks Missouri’s early childhood education system at the very bottom.

What happens when you defund schools for 22 years under a GOP supermajority?

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Kerr County Failed And Everyone Knows It What we learned in the first twenty minutes was enough.

What we learned in the first twenty minutes was enough.