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Here is the GPL News Brief for August 3rd 2026:

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Here Is Today’s Stories:

Jamie Henn@jamieclimate

Exxon, Chevron, and Shell made $404 million *every day* over the last 3 months and haven't paid a penny for fueling the climate crisis.

Scope Report @ScopeReport_

WATCH: Drone footage shows entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes after the massive Spokane County wildfire. Around 65,000 people have been evacuated.

4:23 PM · Aug 3, 2026 · 61.8K Views

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Washington wildfires destroy homes, force thousands to evacuate

‘When the sun rises, we are going to be in shock’: Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city ( 👈🏽This is the local paper in Spokane)

Tarrant County considers cutting 140 Election Day polling sites for November

Taylor Rehmet@TaylorRehmetTX

Tomorrow, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court will consider a proposal that would reduce the number of Election Day polling locations from 316 to 176, a roughly 45% reduction. County leaders say it's about saving money. The problem isn't that they don't have money — it's

6:11 PM · Aug 3, 2026 · 24.4K Views

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Jen Rice@jen_rice_

They're probably hoping you won't hear about this. But tomorrow in TX, Tarrant County officials meet to vote on a GOP plan to cut almost HALF of Election Day voting locations, plus 8 early voting locations, some of them on campuses Not hard to guess why.

fortworthreport.org

Tarrant County considers cutting 140 Election Day polling sites for November

3:26 PM · Aug 3, 2026 · 37.5K Views

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Eric Adams faces confrontational crowd while selling data centers in Wisconsin

This Sleazoid MAGA Congressman May Just Have Turned a Red Seat Blue

Ohio Senator Calls Former Son-in-Law Accused of Abuse Unfit for Office

Trump won’t demand congressman accused of abusing Senator’s daughter resign¹

So…..they knew in 2023?! 👇🏽

All this chatter reminds me of this clip

Ethics panel finds GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards violated House sexual harassment rules and recommends censure

Texas Republican is under House Ethics investigation

U.S. House Ethics Committee is investigating GOP Rep. Lance Gooden

English FA to withdraw support for Gianni Infantino after scrapped World Cup sell-off

Serbia, Sweden follow Wales in withdrawing support for Infantino re-election

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Cut for time, but this is INSANE.

The Hollywood Reporter@THR

AMC Theatres, the world's largest chain, said 10.2 million moviegoers flocked to its screens over 5 days and set what it touted as its "highest weekend revenue mark in the company’s 106-year history." hollywoodreporter.com/h/charts/

2:02 PM · Aug 3, 2026 · 249K Views

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