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IrishLace

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Still a moderate, classical liberal. Still a lover of the English language and of science. Still an atheist with little tolerance for magical thinking.

  1. A government watchdog sued the Trump administration Friday for failing to respond to public records requests for communications between the White House, Justice Department and FBI about Florida sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and President Trump. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/11/r...

    A government watchdog sued the Trump administration Friday for failing to respond to public records requests for communications between the White House, Justice Department and FBI about Florida sex…

    New lawsuit presses DOJ to release communications about Epstein files • Ohio Capital Journal

    A government watchdog sued the Trump administration Friday for failing to respond to public records requests for communications between the White House, Justice Department and FBI about Florida sex…

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  2. These evil people are going to kill people with these lies and half-truths.

    NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya offered an explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts that didn't align with that of his boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/m...

    NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya offered an explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts that didn't align with that of his boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    NIH director: mRNA vaccine contracts were canceled because public lacks trust in technology

    NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya offered an explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts that didn't align with that of his boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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  3. Greystar, the nation's biggest landlord, agreed to stop using an algorithm based on competitors' data to set rent prices in an settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The company manages more than 30 Minnesota rental properties. minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/11/n...

    The country’s biggest landlord, Greystar, has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to stop using algorithms based on competitors’ data to set rent prices. Greystar manages more tha...

    Nation’s biggest landlord agrees to stop using anticompetitive algorithm to set rents • Minnesota Reformer

    The country’s biggest landlord, Greystar, has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to stop using algorithms based on competitors’ data to set rent prices. Greystar manages more tha...

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  4. Responding to President Trump’s plan to put District police under federal control, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb called the move “unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful.”

    “There is no crime emergency in the District of Columbia,” Schwalb said.

    Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term and the Republican-led Congress.

    Live updates: Trump announces federal takeover of D.C. police, deploys National Guard to fight crime

    Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term and the Republican-led Congress.

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    OPB @opb.org

    Clackamas Community College President Tim Cook ran nearly 1,500 miles this summer to all 17 state community colleges in 52 days, raising over $130,000 for students in financial need.

    Tim Cook says the idea for his “Running for Oregon Community College Students” project was sparked by Fernando Rojas, a Spanish instructor at Clatsop Community College who, in 2021, biked to every community college in Oregon to raise money for his students.

    From Ontario to Hood River, a mission to support Oregon’s community college students

    Tim Cook says the idea for his “Running for Oregon Community College Students” project was sparked by Fernando Rojas, a Spanish instructor at Clatsop Community College who, in 2021, biked to every community college in Oregon to raise money for his students.

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  6. Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes.

    Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.

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