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In L.A., police nightsticks are clubbing press freedom to death | Will Bunch On Friday, LAPD cops allegedly battered and detained journalists at a protest — the ugliest of the many threats to U.S. press freedom.

The press freedom crisis in America isn't only billionaires bowing down at big outlets like CBS, the Post. In L.A., elsewhere, indie journalists at protests are getting beat up or arrested by cops, a chilling sign of an authoritarian U.S. police state

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Remember how happy you were in the pool two years ago.🥹

It’s time to wake up - we are literally on the verge of losing our democracy if Donald Trump cheats his way to those seats in Texas.

Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?

You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.

Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted Mr. al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas, which he had denied.

An Israeli strike near a hospital in Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists. Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas.

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Sticker with an American flag motif reads, "I registered to vote, how about you?" in bold letters, encouraging voter registration.

The voter registration deadline is nearing for several states. Some voters in AL, CA*,  IA, MT, & OH must register by 8/11. Other deadlines are NC (8/15), MN (8/20), AZ (8/25), MD (8/26), & MA (8/30).
BlueVoterGuide.org has your candidates endorsements

*CA has same-day reg & voting from 8/12-8/26.

Christian Bale quietly invested $22 million to build a village in California for foster kids. 12 homes, therapy centers, and a community hub designed to keep siblings together and create lasting stability.

That’s some real-life Bruce Wayne energy

Medicare for All? “Socialism!”
Social Security? “Socialism!”
Free college? “Socialism!”
Universal childcare? “Socialism!”

But a $1 trillion tax break for the top 1%…
“That’s just normal.”

Former Trump surgeon general says "people are going to die" after RFK Jr. halts some mRNA vaccine research Adams, who served as surgeon general during the first Trump administration, said Kennedy's assertions about the efficacy of mRNA vaccines are "simply not true."

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People are going to die if the US backs away from mRNA vaccine development

Upward of 2 million lives have been saved because of mRNA technology

If the US had relied on older vaccine technology, it could have taken an extra 18 to 24 months to develop COVID-19 shots

A remarkable desecration of the Oval Office.

Mark Kelly: "I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal. This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States to land here to negotiate with our president."

Epstein files: Survivors voices risk being 'drowned out' Teresa Helm was attacked by the paedophile billionaire when she was a 22-year-old student, having been groomed by his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Apollo 13 Moon Mission Leader James Lovell Dies At 97 Astronaut James Lovell commanded the harrowing 1970 Apollo 13 mission, helping to safely bring his team back to Earth in spite of an oxygen explosion.

RIP

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Trump Tells Purple Heart Recipients Life Wasn’t So Easy for Him Either Trump dodged the draft, by the way.

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Opinion | The MAGA Congressman Accused of Threatening His Ex With Revenge Porn

The MAGA Congressman Accused of Threatening His Ex With Revenge Porn www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/o...

UPDATE: The Smithsonian's American History Museum has restored information about Trump's two impeachments to its display on U.S. presidential impeachments.

LIVE SOON: AG and Rick Wilson on Epstein Lawsuit Starting Aug 8 at 5:00 PM EDT

I'll be going LIVE with Rick Wilson in about 45 minutes to discuss my lawsuit against the DOJ for the Epstein files training videos. This'll be our first time chatting, believe it or not! Hope to see you there! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

None of these reports are confirmed.

And if they do come to fruition, they’re illegal.

Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97 Lovell was also the first astronaut to go to space four times and part of the Apollo 8 crew, the first to launch on the Saturn V rocket and first to orbit the moon.

He didn't get to the moon but he got his crew home, and that was the more remarkable task.

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I Am Suing the Department of Justice for the Epstein Files Training Videos On July 20th, I was the first to report the existence of training videos instructing FBI personnel how to flag mentions of Trump and others in the Epstein files. Today, I'm suing for those videos.

BREAKING: I am suing the Department of Justice for the training videos instructing FBI personnel to flag mentions of Donald Trump in the Epstein files. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/i-am-suing...

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The Media's Unfortunate Greater Interest in the Texas Redistricting Car Wreck than the Supreme Court's Slow Poisoning of the Voting Rights Act #ELB I’ve written about two big election stories this week, the newly ignited redistricting wars starting in Texas and the Supreme Court’s strong signal that it could kill off the Voting Rights Act Section...

The Media’s Unfortunate Greater Interest in the Texas Redistricting Car Wreck than the Supreme Court’s Slow Poisoning of the Voting Rights Act electionlawblog.org?p=151440

Opinion | Trump started a redistricting war. Only Congress can stop it. As the Cold War taught us, détente is better than mutually assured destruction for all the parties.

I’ve written about two big election stories this week, the newly ignited redistricting wars starting in Texas and the Supreme Court’s strong signal that it could kill off the Voting Rights Act Section 2 by next June. /2 www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... slate.com/news-and-pol...