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California’s hidden homeless children: living in garages, doubled-up and unseen.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
08/22/2025

California’s hidden homeless children: living in garages, doubled-up and unseen.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/18/california-homeless-children-rent-housing

Isabeau Doucet / The Guardian

Monday, August 18, 2025 - Student homelessness in Monterey county soars as families struggle with high rent and scarce housing amid funding cuts.

Student homelessness in Monterey county soars as families struggle with high rent and scarce housing amid funding cuts

The Supreme Court Is Determined to Turn Voting Into a Limited Privilege.https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/08/supr...
08/22/2025

The Supreme Court Is Determined to Turn Voting Into a Limited Privilege.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/08/supreme-court-vs-voting-rights-act-john-lewis-anniversary.html

Allegra Lawrence- Hardy and Joyce White Vance / Slate

Monday, August 11, 2025 - In the United States, our ability to vote is supposed to be protected by law. But on the Voting Rights Act’s 60th anniversary, that law is being eviscerated to stop voters and their lawyers from defending that freedom in court.

Related: John Roberts’ conservative SCOTUS majority 'rigging the docket' against voting rights: analysis
https://www.alternet.org/john-roberts-rigging-docket/

Carl Gibson / AlterNet

November 10, 2023 - Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is selectively accepting cases to the Court's docket in a long-term project to weaken democracy, according to a recent analysis.

https://www.alternet.org/john-roberts-rigging-docket/

We’re inching back toward an era where justice is out of reach for those who need it most.

The Dangers and Absurdities of Trump’s DC Occupationhttps://www.thenation.com/article/politics/washington-dc-trump-occup...
08/20/2025

The Dangers and Absurdities of Trump’s DC Occupation
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/washington-dc-trump-occupation/

Dave Zirin / The Nation

Friday, August 15, 2025 - Trump compels his followers to endorse obvious lies. It’s accelerating the country’s descent into authoritarianism.

Trump compels his followers to endorse obvious lies. It’s accelerating the country’s descent into authoritarianism.

Republicans want to rig the midterm elections. Will they succeed?https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/19/r...
08/20/2025

Republicans want to rig the midterm elections. Will they succeed?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/19/republicans-midterm-elections

Moira Donegan / The Guardian

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - The Republican party has already shown that its commitment to democratic elections is paper thin.

Related:

Texas Democrats Say They're Ending A Two-Week Walkout Over Gerrymandered U.S. House Map Plan
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-election-2026-redistricting-democrats-walkout-ends_n_68a33744e4b0b028bc35daf5

Associated Press (AP)

Monday, August 18, 2025 - Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts.

The Republican party has already shown that its commitment to democratic elections is paper thin

Don’t Single Out Military Deportations, Dismantle the Deportation Machine.https://inthesetimes.com/article/military-depo...
08/19/2025

Don’t Single Out Military Deportations, Dismantle the Deportation Machine.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/military-deportations-ice-immigration-trump

Sofya Aptekar / In These Times

Thursday, August 14, 2025 - Military veterans and their families should not be deported. But neither should other immigrants. Let’s reject a politics of “deservingness” and protect everyone.

Related: Marco Rubio And Trump's Border Czar Defend Deportation Of U.S. Citizen Children.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marco-rubio-former-ice-director-defend-us-citizen-children-deportations_n_680e5689e4b052c33e274782

Paige Skinner / Huff Post

April 27, 2025 - Both men said the children weren't deported... they just went with their mothers.

Military veterans and their families should not be deported. But neither should other immigrants. Let’s reject a politics of “deservingness” and protect everyone.

US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza’s children to get medical care after far-right campaign.https://www.the...
08/18/2025

US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza’s children to get medical care after far-right campaign.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/gaza-children-visas-medical-care-laura-loomer

Robert Mackey / The Guardian

Saturday, August 16, 2025 - Program providing key aid halted after complaints from Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer close to Trump

Related: Trump Administration Move Will Destroy The Lives Of Countless Kids.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-school-cuts-budget-damage-students_n_689b319ce4b0c2e59a93c9ab

Ryan W. Powers / Huff Post

Sunday, August 17, 2025 - "The legal landscape shifted sharply with the return of the Trump administration, and I found myself with a front-row seat to an unsettling reality."ZA

Program providing key aid halted after complaints from Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer close to Trump

Trump Loses It And Humiliates Himself In Front Of Europe And Zelenskyy.https://www.politicususa.com/p/trump-loses-it-and...
08/18/2025

Trump Loses It And Humiliates Himself In Front Of Europe And Zelenskyy.
https://www.politicususa.com/p/trump-loses-it-and-humiliates-himself?utm_medium=ios

Jason Easley / PoliticusUsa

Monday, August 18, 2025 - It was supposed to be a meeting about war and peace, but Donald Trump hijacked it and with Europe and Zelenskyy watching went off on a tirade about mail-in ballots.

Related: Restack if you stand with Zelenskyy.
https://substack.com//note/c-146411564?utm_medium=ios

Adam Cria / Substack

Sunday, August 17, 2025 - The biolabs installed by Bush/Obama are being removed by Russia. It’s kind of like putting missiles in Cuba. See V. Nullland testimony before the Senate.

It was supposed to be a meeting about war and peace, but Donald Trump hijacked it and with Europe and Zelenskyy watching went off on a tirade about mail-in ballots.

The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-data-c...
08/16/2025

The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-data-collection-hhs-epa-cdc-maternal-mortality

Alec MacGillis / ProPublica

April 18, 2025 - More children ages 1 to 4 die of drowning than any other cause of death. Nearly a quarter of adults received mental health treatment in 2023, an increase of 3.4 million from the prior year. The number of migrants from Mexico and northern Central American countries stopped by the U.S. Border Patrol was surpassed in 2022 by the number of migrants from other nations.

By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.

The Very Real Possibility That Trump Could Try To Destroy Women’s Voting Rightshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-hegs...
08/16/2025

The Very Real Possibility That Trump Could Try To Destroy Women’s Voting Rights
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-hegseth-women-voting-rights_n_689f86d0e4b032da430d9284

Nathalie Baptiste / Huff Post

Friday, August 15, 2025 - Years ago, the idea that women shouldn’t have the right to vote would have been seen as an absurd stance. Now, it can't be dismissed as just right-wing nonsense.

Related: Millions of Americans Need These Drugs. RFK Jr.’s Minions Have Them in Their Crosshairs.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/fda-rfk-ssris-panel-depression-pregnancy.html

Molly Olmstead / Slate

Friday, July 25, 2025 - The FDA is promoting lies about medications people need—and starting their attack by targeting pregnant women.

Years ago, the idea that women shouldn’t have the right to vote would have been seen as an absurd stance. Now, it can't be dismissed as just right-wing nonsense.

Man Whose Mind Is Trapped in 1989 Orders Military to Crush the Concept of Homelessness.https://slate.com/news-and-politi...
08/15/2025

Man Whose Mind Is Trapped in 1989 Orders Military to Crush the Concept of Homelessness.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/08/trump-washington-dc-national-guard-homelessness-why.html

Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - What is the National Guard supposed to do here? Shoot the zoning laws?

Related: ‘It’s not illegal to be homeless’: unhoused Washingtonians evicted from encampments as part of Trump’s crime crackdown.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/15/trump-washington-dc-unhoused-people

Kirstin Garriss / The Guardian

Friday, August 15, 2025 - Federal officers swept encampments across DC overnight, leaving many uncertain about where they will find shelter.

An aside the president made during a press conference provides a hint as to what is actually going on.

Trump federalizes DC police as protests grow and White House signals expanded occupation.https://www.nationofchange.org/...
08/15/2025

Trump federalizes DC police as protests grow and White House signals expanded occupation.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/08/14/trump-federalizes-dc-police-as-protests-grow-and-white-house-signals-expanded-occupation/

Alexis Sterling / Nation of Change

Friday, August 14, 2025 - As National Guard deployment grows and Section 740 takeover faces legal tests, residents report civil liberties concerns while officials defend public safety rationale.

Politics Trump federalizes DC police as protests grow and White House signals expanded occupation As National Guard deployment grows and Section 740 takeover faces legal tests, residents report civil liberties concerns while officials defend public safety rationale. By Alexis Sterling - August 14, 2...

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