Welcome to the August 14th New Newsletter! We’re moving to Thursdays — just to see how this feels.
This newsletter is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters without it! (Seriously)
Our Main Story: DC or Nothing
Trump Took Over the D.C. Police. He Can’t Do It In Other Cities, Legal Experts Say
From the L.A. Olympics to Oakland, California braces for Trump National Guard deployments
Trump’s D.C. Crackdown Extends Long-Running Feud With Capital City
Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next
National Guard Ramps Up D.C. Presence as Trump Threatens to Extend Takeover
5 questions about Trump’s pledge to move homeless people from Washington, DC
This Week’s Links
The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We
Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Aid, Appeals Court Rules
Trump’s Show of Force Begins to Take Shape as Guard Troops Deploy in D.C.
Alarm in US over transfer of FEMA emergency workers to ICE during hurricane season
‘We Are the Last of the Forgotten:’ Inside the Memphis Community Battling Elon Musk’s xAI
Los Angeles public schools to open with unprecedented protections for immigrant children
Pete Hegseth Reposts Video of His Pastor Criticizing A Woman’s Right To Vote
Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats
The Murder of Anas al-Sharif, and Gaza’s Future
Midland school board votes to restore school name honoring Confederate general
The Adult Living in Your Neighbor’s Basement Isn’t a Dud. He’s an NHL Player.
TIFF pulls documentary about Oct. 7 attack from lineup over security and rights concerns
Smithsonian Minimizes Trump’s Double Impeachment Display
'Her meaning contains multitudes': Why the Statue of Liberty is at the heart of US culture wars
Trump wields Alaska and Texas gas as global power play
Tourism on the rise: Mexico registered eight million visitors in June
Putin is about to outplay Trump again in Alaska
An ethical guide to last-chance tourism
Canadian Baby Still Crying, New at 11
Blindspot Story
Broadway’s ‘Mexodus’ sheds light on the Underground Railroad to Mexico
This Is Texas News
Texas DA who charged abortion patient with murder accused of once paying for one
Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto O’Rourke for fundraising Texas Dems' walkout
Both parties claim victory as Texas’ legislative stalemate leaves redistricting undone
Texas’ oldest wildlife refuge was set to expand. Then the Trump administration changed course.
Majority of Democrats in the Texas Senate walk out ahead of chamber’s vote on redistricting bill
Democratic Wake Up Call
Democrats Keep Misreading the Working Class
Schumer on the ropes: Weak Trump responses see Democratic leader suffer worst-ever slide in polls
The 2028 Democratic Presidential Nominees Need to Start Leading Right Now
That’s it for this Thursday! Like, share, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. We are quite literally all in this together.
xo, GPL
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