Month: August 2026
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Trump Anti-Birthright Orders
We are one changed mind away from reopening the question of who is born a citizen. The administration seems intent on doing so. On Thursday, Donald Trump signed two executive orders seeking again to restrict birthright citizenship. Five weeks ago, on June 30, the Supreme Court struck down his first attempt to do so. Trump…
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Trump Nepo Government
Would-be kings assemble royal courts and hand out titles to family and friends. On Monday, Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the President’s Military Spouse Commission and naming Jennifer Hegseth, wife of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as its chair. Christie Mullin, wife of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, also serves on it. Add them…
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ICE Airport Arrests
The airport security every traveler passes through is now part of the immigration dragnet. This week the Washington Post reported that ICE is expanding arrests inside airports nationwide. Documents obtained by watchdog groups show how it works. In May 2025, ICE and the TSA signed a data-sharing agreement. Several times each week, TSA sends ICE…
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Ohio Antigay Billboards
The scapegoat list always grows. Yesterday trans people, today gay families, tomorrow whoever is next. This month, billboards went up across rural Ohio reading “No child has two dads. No child has two moms.” The messages were paid for by Seattle-based Them Before Us, part of a coalition of more than 50 groups pushing the…
Notes To My Future Self 