- Albert Sun and Allison McCann @ The New York Times: ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted
A majority of the immigrants arrested in July were people who were accused of violating civil immigration laws but who had not been charged with or convicted of a crime, an analysis of newly released federal data shows. The share with a past violent criminal conviction fell to less than 4 percent.
- David Gilbert @ Wired: Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll
In June, a FEMA official infamous for claiming to have teleported to a Waffle House was reportedly ousted. He’s still employed by the government, though—and meeting with a Trump fixer.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Trump signs executive order on Lake Ontario, worsening farcical campaign against Canada
“We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario, effective immediately, to Lake America,” the president said, as part of a pointless and silly taunt.
- Liz Goodwin and Olivia George @ The Washington Post: A former Mike Collins staffer posted KKK and Nazi images. Some Republicans see a pattern.
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Georgia) is challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff (D). The former Collins staffer posted a swastika and shared an image of himself in what appear to be KKK robes.
- Daniel Villarreal @ LGBTQ Nation: Right-wing pundit said “sodomite” couple tried to “kill” a sick baby. The actual couple isn’t gay.
Seth Gruber isn’t really trying to protect kids. He considers married gay couples to be “Satanic.”
- Lauren Windsor @ Zeteo: The Right’s ‘War on Woke’ Is a Cash Grab on State Treasuries
Derek Kreifels led a decade-long crusade against ‘woke’ corporations. Now, he’s getting state business for his Christian finance firm. Read Lauren Windsor’s year-long corruption investigation at Zeteo.
