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Thursday, August 20, 2026
Child e-bike injuries have skyrocketed across Mass., ER doctors warn | WBUR News
"A lot of these e-bikes can go 30 miles an hour with a flick of a wrist,” she said. "When they're just wearing a bike helmet, they can still get a severe brain injury.”…
Why are progressives winning across the United States? It’s not complicated
Establishment politicians and the establishment media have described the agenda that progressive candidates are winning elections on as “radical”, “far left”, “extremist” or, in the words of Donald Trump, “communist” . All that is nonsense. On major issue after major issue, the progressive agenda is reflecting exactly what a strong majority of the American people need and want.
Let me take this opportunity to share with you some of the major proposals that most progressives support. And you tell me how “extreme” they are…
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/19/poll-progressive-candidates-election-economy
Pentagon threatens to cut federal funding to 30 universities over foreign academic partnerships
Harvard, Yale, Stanford and others face directive to review and cut alliances Pentagon deems national security risk…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/pentagon-funding-colleges-harvard
What Does Trump’s Open Respect For North Korean Nukes Tell Iran? – Mother Jones
To any country watching Trump’s words, it now looks like one of the only paths to prevent conflict with the current administration is to militarize or even go nuclear—a warning South Korea may also be taking to heart...
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/trump-north-korea-iran-nuclear-weapons-kim-jong-un/
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches surprise primary win in Florida US Senate race
Nixon bested Alexander Vindman to win Democratic nomination and now faces Republican Ashley Moody in November…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/angie-nixon-alex-vindman-florida-results
Florida rejects Democratic establishment — and even snubs Trump - POLITICO
Democrats picked a progressive for Senate. The GOP spurned the president’s endorsements in two House races...
Trump administration to open untouched national forests to logging : NPR
"Before the roadless rule, we would build roads into areas and we would have money-losing timber sales that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars," said Steve Ellis, president of the non-partisan watchdog group, Taxpayers for Common Sense. "If you repeal this, it's just going to add to an already $6 billion [U.S. Forest Service] road maintenance backlog."…
ProPublica Is Reporting on the Pentagon’s $1 Trillion Budget — ProPublica
One thing is clear: Vast sums are funneled into developing costly weapons systems that often come in over budget, get delivered behind schedule or are rendered obsolete by the time they’re finished — if they’re finished at all...
https://www.propublica.org/article/military-defense-spending-budget-series
Judge halts Trump’s abstinence-only overhaul of teen sex ed program - POLITICO
“An educational initiative that counsels teens on how to avoid pregnancy without discussing the realities of unprotected intercourse and its alternatives would seem to defy social reality, common sense, and scientific evidence alike,” Cooper wrote. “Yet HHS seeks to impose these and other unexplained criteria on all TPP grantees moving forward.”…
In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs accused the administration of unlawfully forcing them to “use non-evidence-based curricula that exclusively promote abstinence-only before marriage” and “ideologically-driven, medically inaccurate information, including misinformation regarding contraception.”…
Trump hits pause on Canada tariffs threat, and hints at revival of Keystone XL oil pipeline project
US president delays 50% tariffs by three days, and says contentious oil project ‘may be awoken from the grave’…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/trump-delay-canada-tariffs-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline
Elections staff: Petition to tighten Michigan's voter ID requirements appears short on signatures
Signatures were deemed invalid for a variety of reasons, including signers not being registered voters in the municipality listed, people signing the petition twice, and signatures not matching the state’s election records...
Trump tries to quiet his mass deportation campaign. Voters aren’t moving. - POLITICO
The poll, conducted by London-based polling firm Public First, found a notable share of Americans believe the administration has shifted how it is conducting deportations following the fatal shootings, but that has not been enough to reverse Americans’ views of the administration’s deportation strategy…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/19/poll-trump-deportations-voters-midterms-01041099
Byron Donalds’ ad deceptively edited David Jolly clip on gender-affirming care – PolitiFact
An ad included a deceptively edited video of David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, talking about “embracing” gender-affirming care. The full clip shows Jolly was quoting another person talking about their family being open to medical care for a transgender adolescent.
Gender-affirming care is a broad term that can include using a different name or pronouns. Treatments are typically available only to adolescents and can include puberty blockers, hormone therapy and, in rare cases, surgeries for older teens.
Jolly said he supports people being able to make medical decisions with their doctor. His campaign did not clarify whether this includes gender-affirming surgeries for minors under 18. These surgeries are not performed on young children…
"Christian crusader" rally meets resistance in Dearborn, where officials extol diversity, tolerance
The Dearborn Police Department made 22 arrests. The individuals ranged in age from 18 to 64 years old, and belonged to areas from across the state and locations as far out as New York and Tennessee. A variety of misdemeanor charges ranged from breach of peace, disorderly conduct, and more…
Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old-growth forests
Almost 45m acres of national forests could be potentially opened to road construction, drilling and logging…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/trump-administration-growth-forests
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