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Monday, August 25th, 2025

The DOJ has released the audio and transcripts of the witness tampering meeting between Todd Blanche and Ghislaine Maxwell; the government has threatened to deport Kilmar Abrego to Uganda if he doesn’t plead guilty to the two charges against him; John Bolton's house has been raided in search of classified emails sent on a private server; a federal judge orders the dismantling of the Florida concentration camp; Fort Bliss - where the Japanese were interned during WWII - is operating as an internment camp again; the White House lists Smithsonian exhibits it wants to erase from history; the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files to House Oversight is a joke; the Pentagon plans to deploy the military to Chicago; Homeland Security is violating the law by refusing to retain text messages; Illinois announces a first of its kind legal hotline for the LGBTQ community; residents keep repainting the Pulse nightclub rainbow sidewalk after the city keeps removing it; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories

Justice Dept. Sent Congress Epstein Files That Were Already Public, Democrats Say | The New York Times

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Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown | The Washington Post

Homeland Security Tells Watchdog It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April | The New York Times

Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center | NBC News

White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable | The New York Times

Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact | The Washington Post

Pritzker announces 'first of its kind' legal hotline for LGBTQ+ Illinoisans | Chicago Sun-Times

Rainbow crosswalk repainted outside Pulse; Florida troopers seen standing by | News 6 Orlando

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Friday, September 1st, 2023

In the Hot Notes: the first Proud Boys’ sentences come in at HALF the recommended time by sentencing guidelines; Representative Jamie Raskin asks Rep Comer to subpoena Jared Kushner after failed attempts to retrieve documents regarding his $2B Saudi payout; several filings are made in Fulton County about the speedy trial considerations and removal of Meadows’ case to federal court; the jury in 1/6 fugitive Brandon Fellows’ case reaches a guilty verdict after submitting a note asking whether the defendant has their personal information; the Biden Administration seeks to close the gun show loophole; conservatives draw up a plan to dismantle to government if Trump wins; Governor Brian Kemp denounces the removal of Fani Willis from office; plus Allison and Dana read your Good News.

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Friday, August 28, 2026

Today, the Navy sailor in distress who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln is being brought up on charges of faking an illness; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Senator Ashley Moody stole $10M from poor, sick children and funneled it to Republican political campaigns; a former Mike Collins staffer posted Nazi and KKK images; the Talarico campaign is asking the court to unseal Ken Paxton depositions; a top general was asked to drop the helicopter flyby Kid Rock investigation before Hegseth fired him; Chuck Edwards is pushing back against the Ethics Committee findings of sexual misconduct; National Guard members are speaking out against their occupation of DC; the ICE agent Christian Castro who shot Sosa-Celis and lied about it has been released from jail in Texas after Abbott failed to sign his extradition warrant; the Tate brothers were forced to admit they’re fake rich in court; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Navy sailor who jumped off USS Lincoln faces disciplinary charges | MS NOW

Before Hegseth fired him, top general was advised to drop Kid Rock probe | Washington Post

Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida | CBS Miami

A former Mike Collins staffer posted KKK and Nazi images. Some Republicans see a pattern | Washington Post

ICE agent released after being held in Texas jail for extradition to Minnesota as federal deadline expires | Houston Public Media

Barron’s Manosphere Pals Forced to Make Embarrassing Wealth Admission | Daily Beast

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Friday, August 28, 2026

The Great Lakes Already Have Names

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Thursday, August 27, 2026

Today, a federal judge in Boston has lifted the last remaining block on a USPS plan to regulate mail-in ballots, but asks for briefing to re-block it and Democrats have renewed their bid to block it in DC; the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned Black voters’ redistricting win in Georgia; a federal judge has declined a Justice Department request to dismiss the contempt charges against Steve Bannon; a judge rules that ICE agent Christian Castro can be released from a Texas jail because Governor Abbot hasn’t signed the extradition request; a third Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan over Dan Sullivan in the Alaska senate race; Enes Kanter Freedom has been banned by the Chicago Sky after his altercation with Natasha Cloud; Democrats widen their probe of the Kushner’s Albanian resort deal; actor Tim Curry has died at the age of 80; hundreds are missing after a flash flood sweeps through villages near the Nepal-Tibet border; a judge strikes down the Texas drag ban telling people offended by them “just don’t go”; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Latest Breakdown→ FBI Confesses to Hiding Epstein Info in My Lawsuit | The Breakdown

Stories
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and star of 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dies at 80 | PBS News

Hundreds missing after flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 157 bodies recovered | NBC News

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Judge rules ICE agent arrested for shooting in Minneapolis can be released from Texas jail | Minnesota Star Tribune

Judge rejects Steve Bannon’s motion to throw out contempt of Congress charges | CNN Politics

Judge lifts second block on Trump's mail voting order, clears way for legal fight on constitutionality | Democracy Docket

Citing Callais, appeals court overturns Black voters’ redistricting win in Georgia | Democracy Docket

Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan to beat Dan Sullivan in perplexing Alaska Senate race | NBC News

Democrats widen Kushner probe to include Albanian resort deal | MS NOW

Enes Kanter Freedom banned by Chicago Sky after altercation with Natasha Cloud | The Athletic

Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’ | NBC News

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