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What Happened Today – August 15

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😡 Trump’s White House is telling America to normalize a federal takeover of our cities the way we were told to normalize death in the pandemic.

Except this time it’s liberty being stripped away. Soldiers and federal agents patrol LA and DC while Trump struts off to Alaska chasing a Nobel Peace Prize with Putin. Meanwhile journalists are beaten, homeless communities destroyed, and gerrymandering blessed as fair game.

Today, we fight back. Hundreds of protests are happening. Links are in the post. This is the moment to get our country back.

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Today’s Quote

Less than 48 hours after the attack, Dr. Malone issued a meme-filled post that included violent and threatening images that appeared to be directed at government officials, writing, ‘if you need a disarmed society to govern, you suck at governing.’

-Excerpt from letter that Sen. Blumenthal sent August 13 to HHS Secretary Kennedy demanding the firing of ACIP member Robert Malone for posting gun-related memes following the deadly CDC attack.

Yesterday’s Most Read Story

Law firms that struck deals to avoid Trump’s punitive orders now working on trade pacts for his administration after being routed through his personal lawyer.

Today’s GovBrief News