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‘Disproportionate’ and ‘extreme’: DC officials protest Trump’s policing incursion  Politico President Trump taps federal law enforcement agencies to police Washington, D.C.  NPR Trump Threatens Federal Takeover of Washington After Member of DOGE Is Assaulted  The New York Times ‘Back the hell up’: Michael Steele takes on Trump over his threats to federalize D.C.  MSNBC News More federal law enforcement will be patrolling DC streets …

Are you a “coffee badger”? You know the type, the colleague who shows up at the office just long enough to be seen—typically to swipe their badge, greet colleagues, grab a coffee … and then sneak out at some point to keep working remotely, the way millions have for years now. This new buzzword is stirring anxiety in boardrooms, as “coffee …

Over one million people have claimed their freebies in support of GOG’s FreedomToBuy.Games initiative. In a limited-time campaign, the company is offering 13 NSFW games for free in protest after digital platforms like Steam and itch.io acknowledged a tightening of the rules around their NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors. On Friday, August 1, GOG issued a statement …

Democratic state legislators fled Texas on Sunday in an attempt to deny a quorum to Republicans hoping to vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP even more than current districts.  “For two weeks, while families in the Hill Country mourned the loss of over 130 Texans in catastrophic floods, Democrats fought to make their relief the …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro supporters protest against Supreme Court, President Lula  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Great news, perverts/freedom enthusiasts: You have a bit more than 24 hours left to score some free “adult” games, whether for ideological reasons, or, really, any other reason you might want to play a video game where you do a Bejeweled-style Match-3 in order to get anime women to take their clothes off. This whole thing is going to take …

The Law in West Texas Breaks the Law to Protest Weed’s Prohibition  The New York Times Source link

In partnership with developers, game marketplace GOG (Good Old Games) has launched a new website called FreedomtoBuy.games that’ll let you download select “adult” games for free. GOG believes the website takes a stand “against the quiet erasure of creative works from digital shelves,” a response of sorts to recent decisions from Steam and Itch to delist certain violent and sexuality-explicit …

Columbia punishes students involved in pro-Palestinian protest  Axios Columbia Expels and Suspends Students Involved in Library Takeover  The New York Times Columbia University disciplines at least 70 students who took part in campus protests  NBC News Columbia disciplines dozens of students for pro-Palestinian library protest in May  The Guardian Columbia University says it has suspended and expelled students who participated in protests  AP News Source …

Employees at Starbucks’ corporate headquarters who are unhappy about CEO Brian Niccol’s strict return-to-office mandate are making their displeasure known. On Friday, a flyer created by “Partners for the Preservation of Starbucks Culture, Mission, and Values” was taped inside an elevator at the corporate offices in Seattle. Featuring two photos of Niccol and a list of grievances, the flyer calls …