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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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