Dan Gillmor
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If Big Journalism was doing its job, it would be making it clear that Washington, DC, is indeed suffering a massive crime wave -- but not the one the Trump regime claims.
The criminals are the regime's apparatchiks and associates. Their boss is the president, and their lawbreaking is unprecedented.
Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against a man accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal agent.
“The grand jury's rejection of the felony charge was a remarkable failure by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington (DC) and the second time in recent days that a majority of grand jurors (ordinary citizens) refused to vote to indict a person accused of felony assault on a federal agent.” 👀
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday were unable to persuade a grand jury to approve a felony indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The grand jury's rejection of the felony charge was a remarkable failure by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington and the second time in recent days that a majority of grand jurors refused to vote to indict a person accused of felony assault on a federal agent. It also amounted to a sharp rebuke by a panel of ordinary citizens against the prosecutors assigned to bring charges against people arrested after President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops and federal agents to fight crime and patrol the city's streets.
NYT, 27 August 2025
Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against a man accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal agent.
Image: Sean C. Dunn, left, who was later arrested, interacting with Border Patrol and F.B.I. agents in Washington this month. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images
NYT, 27 August 2025
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Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent:
It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who were assigned to bring charges against those arrested after Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and federal agents to Washington.
Do you think he actually did something illegal or did he just piss off Trump?
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#FBI searches home of John #Bolton - live updates - BBC News
The FBI is searching the home of former #Trump national #security adviser #JohnBolton , US media reports
Photos posted by some US news outlets show police vehicles and personnel in the area near Bolton's home in the Washington DC suburb of #Bethesda , #Maryland
the FBI said it was conducting "authorised activity in the area".
Alex Akselrod
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End of the American Dream!
71% of Trump's ICE detainees have NO criminal record.
Farm workers handcuffed while working in the Fields.
Employees handcuffed while working on the production floor.
Etc., etc., etc.....
Hard-working Family lives and dreams shattered forever.
If you're not a Caucasian male, will you be next!?!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline#GOP #Politics #uspolitics#uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews #Trump
https://san.com/cc/interactive-ice-detention-map-shows-71-of-detainees-have-no-criminal-record/
End of the American Dream!
71% of Trump's ICE detainees have NO criminal record.
Farm workers handcuffed while working in the Fields.
Employees handcuffed while working on the production floor.
Etc., etc., etc.....
Hard-working Family lives and dreams shattered forever.
If you're not a Caucasian male, will you be next!?!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline#GOP #Politics #uspolitics#uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews #Trump
https://san.com/cc/interactive-ice-detention-map-shows-71-of-detainees-have-no-criminal-record/
From the Japanese American National Museum.
@continuation
A deliberate act of provocation by racists in masks working for the rapist in Washington.
iPhone 17 Pro Max might have a camera advantage over iPhone 17 Pro https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/15/iphone-17-pro-max-might-have-a-camera-advantage-over-iphone-17-pro/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Ben Ramsey
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Netanyahu inadvertently laid the foundation for the world to recognize a Palestinian state.
Trump is inadvertently laying the foundation for the statehood of Washington DC.
Netanyahu inadvertently laid the foundation for the world to recognize a Palestinian state.
Trump is inadvertently laying the foundation for the statehood of Washington DC.
Nicolas Fressengeas
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Yesterday President #Trump issued an executive order on federal research grants.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/improving-oversight-of-federal-grantmaking/
A few highlights:
* It criticizes previous granting criteria for promoting DEI and gender pluralism, providing legal aid to immigrants, and creating irreproducible research, fraud, and waste through high indirect costs.
* Agencies may peer-review grant applications provided that final decisions rest with political appointees.
* Agencies must review grants annually to ensure consistency with admin priorities.
* Grants must be subject to immediate "termination for convenience".
* Recipients must follow the Trump admin "Gold Standard" science. See my separate thread on the gold standard.
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/114569635375660780
#Censorship#DefendResearch#Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics
Yesterday President #Trump issued an executive order on federal research grants.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/improving-oversight-of-federal-grantmaking/
A few highlights:
* It criticizes previous granting criteria for promoting DEI and gender pluralism, providing legal aid to immigrants, and creating irreproducible research, fraud, and waste through high indirect costs.
* Agencies may peer-review grant applications provided that final decisions rest with political appointees.
* Agencies must review grants annually to ensure consistency with admin priorities.
* Grants must be subject to immediate "termination for convenience".
* Recipients must follow the Trump admin "Gold Standard" science. See my separate thread on the gold standard.
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/114569635375660780
#Censorship#DefendResearch#Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics
just small circles 🕊
and 1 other
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Mike Luckovich strikes again! ❤️
#USpol#EditorialCartoon #MikeLuckovich#trump#maga#economy#NoseDive #fired#BLS#IAmDB
Mike Luckovich strikes again! ❤️
#USpol#EditorialCartoon #MikeLuckovich#trump#maga#economy#NoseDive #fired#BLS#IAmDB
Tim Chambers
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Today, the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs take effect on dozens of nations. His tactics reflect a distrust of central tenets that have guided U.S. trade policy for the past four decades. The President has identified persistently high U.S. trade deficits as a problem. Many economists say the solution involves solutions that tariffs won’t fix. #tariffs #trade#Trump
Posted into The American Story @the-american-story-csmonitor
Today, the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs take effect on dozens of nations. His tactics reflect a distrust of central tenets that have guided U.S. trade policy for the past four decades. The President has identified persistently high U.S. trade deficits as a problem. Many economists say the solution involves solutions that tariffs won’t fix. #tariffs #trade#Trump
Posted into The American Story @the-american-story-csmonitor
mat
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»Die Details sind: 600 Milliarden Dollar, die ich in alles investieren kann, was ich will, alles. Ich kann damit machen, was ich will«, sagte Trump.
Ich verstehe das so, dass er glaubt, dass irgendeine EU-Behörde ihm das überweist, vielleicht ja per Sofortüberweisung oder sowas?
»Die Details sind: 600 Milliarden Dollar, die ich in alles investieren kann, was ich will, alles. Ich kann damit machen, was ich will«, sagte Trump.
Ich verstehe das so, dass er glaubt, dass irgendeine EU-Behörde ihm das überweist, vielleicht ja per Sofortüberweisung oder sowas?