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Fusion centers monitor anti-surveillance TikTok and Instagram accounts and warn police ahead of a national week of protests against license plate readers.

DeFlock founder says vandalism isn't them

Source: 404 Media

August 12, 2026

Courts 2 of 13

Emily Moreno sues Rep. Max Miller after 400,000 people accessed his posted Dropbox folder containing a nude photo of their 2-year-old daughter.

Child diagnosed with a broken collarbone

Source: Courthouse News Service

August 12, 2026

Justice Dept 3 of 13

Pirro convenes a rare special grand jury that can issue reports on Trump critics without indictments after Trump's rebuke over the Reflecting Pool dismissal.

Overseen by prosecutor from Powell probe

Source: The Independent

August 12, 2026

Oversight 4 of 13

DOJ tells the DC Council its request that 10 governors withdraw Guard troops is impotent theatrics as the deployment enters a second year.

Trump vows lawsuit against crime researchers

Source: The Hill

August 12, 2026

Oversight 5 of 13

Trump's White House construction will cost at least $927 million with taxpayers covering most of it through a maintenance account, a Post review shows.

$415 million diverted from Secret Service

Source: The Washington Post [gift link]

August 12, 2026

Justice Dept 6 of 13

DOJ arrests far-right extremism expert Heidi Beirich on financial charges in its case against the Southern Poverty Law Center's KKK informant program.

Testified on Proud Boys to January 6 committee

Source: The Guardian

August 12, 2026

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