Monday, July 27, 2026
Audible Gasp (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
The Justice Department is denying it told the FBI to stand down investigating ICE shootings despite a memo saying otherwise.
A US Attorney appointed by the court who was fired by Donadl Trump in under an hour has filed a first of its kind lawsuit challenging his termination.
Jim Jordan - who still hasn’t responded to his subpoena regarding January 6th - has made a criminal referral to the Justice Department for Jack Smith on perjury grounds.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Trump revives old tropes as he pushes warnings of ‘communist menace’
Inside the growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/25/flock-surveillance-cameras
Pentagon accused of cover-up over US military casualties in Iran war
The Pentagon is taking a “shameful approach” to releasing information about US casualties in the Iran war, Leon Panetta, a former defence secretary and CIA director, has told the Guardian.
The defence department has not held a press briefing for two and a half months. Officials have faced accusations that they are engaged in a cover-up designed to hide the true cost of Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, fearing a public backlash before November’s midterm elections...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/25/pentagon-iran-war-casualties-cover-up
US pauses Iran attacks for second night after Trump advised to halt bombing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/26/us-pauses-trump-netanyahu-attacks-on-iran-talks-hormuz
Teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school
Realbotix has denied ties to the sex doll company, and denied any inferences that the dolls – manufactured by Abyss Creations, a subsidiary of Realbotix – are related to the pilot program. “
The Salamanca teachers’ union as a whole is concerned about the background of the company of Realbotix. We’re very concerned about the security of the software that they’re implementing, and whether or not the data will be stored, how it will be gathered, are the recording capabilities,” said Lacey Pihlblad, president of Salamanca Teachers’ Association and a teacher at the high school…
“The answer to the challenges in education is not more screens, it’s not more algorithms, not more robots. What we need in our schools right now are more caring adults and more human connection,” she said…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/new-york-humanoid-robot-teachers-school
Trump ‘border czar’ says ICE officer in Maine killing should not have cleared vetting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/26/trump-border-czar-ice-officer-maine-killing-vetting
Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database update
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/26/pentagon-iran-war-troop-deaths-casualty-report
How Trump could undermine the midterms
“The number one threat facing American elections is the continued lies coming out of the White House,” said the Arizona secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, the official responsible for overseeing the state’s elections.
The president is fighting to persuade Congress to approve legislation, the Save Act, that would allow the US federal government greater control over elections. Trump has also called for the federal government to take direct control of elections in some states, falsely claiming that his defeats there in 2020 were illegitimate…
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/26/trump-undermine-us-midterms
Bystander video shows moment Madison police fatally shoot man
Venezuela men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/26/lawsuit-csi-aviation-globalx-cecot-deportation
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