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Hundreds of protesters march to White House on Aug. 16, 2025. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption toggle caption Brian Mann/NPR WASHINGTON — Hundreds gathered peacefully in the nation’s capital on Saturday afternoon to protest President Trump’s attempted takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of  National Guard units alongside federal agents. Starting with a rally in the northwest neighborhood of …

Facebook Tweet Email Link At parks, coffee shops, churches and government buildings around the country, hundreds of people are expected to gather today with a simple message: “Stop the Trump takeover.” The rallies are a bid to combat Republican-led plans to redraw congressional maps. The main event will take place in Texas, where a new congressional map backed by President …

Outraged locals protested against a traffic checkpoint on 14th Street, Washington, DC on Wednesday night, as President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police entered its third night. A DC police commander said that the checkpoint was a quote, “routine” operation, a claim which residents strongly denied. Source link

‘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