Monday, August 11th, 2025

Today, Trump and Putin are going to meet in Alaska this week for talks about Ukraine as Zelensky rejects Trump’s proposal to cede territory; a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Trump administration for inhumane conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in New York; Trump is delaying millions of dollars in already approved disaster relief funds for North Carolina; Gregg Abbot claims he’s sending the FBI after Texas Democrats; a gunman who hates the Covid vaccine opened fire at the CDC; we now have our sixth IRS Commissioner after the fifth one refused to hand over private tax data on migrants; the Trump administration is going to destroy two really expensive carbon dioxide measuring satellites on purpose; an appeals court rules that Trump’s clamp down on spending data is against the law; another judge blocks limits on domestic violence grants; Governor Maura Healey signs a new shield law for abortion and trans health care; and Allison and Dana read your Good News.

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Stories
DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show | The Washington Post

Zelensky Rejects Ceding Territory to Russia After Trump Suggests a Land Swap | The New York Times

IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before Billy Long was ousted | The Washington Post

What can the FBI do in Texas redistricting fight? Not much, experts say. | The Washington Post

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose | NPR

Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress’ authority | POLITICO

ICE Is Holding Migrants in Crowded and Unsanitary Cells, Suit Claims | The New York Times

US judge blocks Trump administration limits on domestic violence grants | Reuters

Massachusetts lesbian Gov. Maura Healey signs new shield law for abortion & trans health care | LGBTQ Nation

Massachusetts lesbian Gov. Maura Healey signs new shield law for abortion & trans health care | LGBTQ Nation

Good Trouble 
“I just heard the Pentagon wants to restore a statue  in Arlington National Cemetery of confederate general Albert Pike which was toppled in 2020 during BLM, then not replaced because the government was getting rid of a lot of Confederate names, memorials, etc. So I just went to the Arlington Cemetery website to give them my FEEDBACK to tell them NOT to spend federal money replacing the insulting thing!!!”
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