The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.  —  Last week, the Washington Post fired me.  —  The reason?  Speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America's apathy toward guns.  —  Eleven years ago, I joined the Washington Post's Opinions department …

‘The whole thing is screwed up’: Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers … “The whole thing is screwed up,” said John Painter, a three-time Trump voter who runs an organic dairy farm in Westfield.  “We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do.”

Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips.  The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches. … This summer, Steve Witkoff, President Trump's Middle East envoy, paid a visit to the coast of Sardinia, a stretch of the Mediterranean Sea crowded with super yachts.  —  On one of those extravagant vessels …

Trump Gets A Blunt Reminder After Rant About ‘Sick’ And ‘Deranged’ People  —  Critics offered the president some glaring examples of his own rhetoric.  —  President Donald Trump on Sunday got a reminder of his own rhetoric and that of his allies after he tried to blame “the left” for the current vitriol levels in the nation.

Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy  —  More Americans are experiencing joblessness for six months or more, a sign of labor market's weakness ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated meeting this week.  —  More Americans are facing stretches …

Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching  —  This article was primarily reported using public records requests.  We are making it available to all readers as a public service.  FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work.

Fired Prosecutor Challenges Trump's Claims to Sweeping Power in Lawsuit  —  The Justice Department gave no reason for its dismissal of Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of the former F.B.I. director, James Comey.  —  Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor …

EXCLUSIVE: FBI Investigating Social Media Accounts That Appeared To Indicate Foreknowledge of Kirk Assassination  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating social media posts by at least seven different accounts that appeared to indicate foreknowledge of the assassination of Charlie Kirk …

Who is Fed nominee Stephen Miran, and why is he so controversial?  —  The Senate is set to vote Monday night to fill a vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board, the seven-member body that sets the nation's monetary policy and has found itself increasingly under attack by President Trump.

GOP momentum grows to force Trump DOJ to release Epstein files  —  Some Republicans now say privately that it's inevitable that Congress will pass legislation directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all files the Department of Justice (DOJ) has related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Why I Am Endorsing Zohran Mamdani  —  In the four years since I took office, one of my foundational beliefs has been the importance of the office of New York governor working hand in hand with the mayor of New York City for the betterment of the 8.3 million residents we both represent.

British TV Station to Air Marathon of Trump's Lies as He Visits UK  —  The president's 2019 state visit to London was met with widespread protests.  He's headed back this week … The trip has already drawn criticism given Trump's increasingly authoritarian governance of the United States …

Patel Reveals Shocking Note Left by Kirk's Assassin, Debunks Claims He Wasn't Driven by Leftist Ideology  —  FBI Director Kash Patel revealed new details in the case against Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, including information about a chilling note he allegedly wrote before the shooting.

Manchin's revenge tour — against Dems … Manchin is doing a media blitz starting this morning and lasting throughout the week.  This includes appearances on CBS, “The View,” Fox News, MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” CNN, plus lots and lots of podcasts.  —  We got an advance copy of Manchin's book.

It's Stephen Miller's Show Now  —  Kash Patel's lonely one-man crusade to convince everybody he actually did a great job hunting down Charlie Kirk's killer continues.  “I made the decision to surge so many resources,” he told Fox & Friends this morning.  “I had to expedite the process …

‘Hacks’ star Hannah Einbinder slammed for crude Emmys speech: ‘F-k ICE and free Palestine’  —  “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder is under fire for turning her Emmy acceptance speech into a crude, political soapbox in which she said, “F—k ICE and free Palestine.”

Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions  —  By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.  —  Facing pressure from the Trump administration …

“Conservatism” Is Now Just a Domination Fetish  —  1. Fetlife  —  UPDATE: My convo with Heather Cox Richardson as been postponed because Substack kind of blew up this morning.  Hoping to reschedule soon as possible.  Sorry.  I promise that I'm more disappointed than you are.  —JVL

Texas Tech student arrested after hurling vile comments at Charlie Kirk mourners: 'F-k y'all homie dead'  —  A Texas Tech student was arrested after she was filmed mocking Charlie Kirk's assassination and harassing mourners at a vigil for the conservative influencer.

Scoop: Netanyahu spoke to Trump before Israel bombed Qatar  —  Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed President Trump last Tuesday morning that Israel planned to attack Hamas leaders in Qatar shortly before the strike took place, three Israeli officials with direct knowledge tell Axios.

Now Is Not the Moment to Fall Silent  —  Call Fascism, “fascism”.  And hate, “hate”.  —  The moment when it becomes most difficult, perhaps even impossible, to tell the truth, is the moment when it is most critically important to tell it.  —  Over the last few days …

Why 1 in 6 U.S. parents are rejecting vaccine recommendations … The American parents who are choosing to skip or delay vaccines for their children are more likely to home-school their children, be White and very religious, identify as Republican or be under 35, according …

We set out to craft the perfect phishing scam.  —  Major AI chatbots were happy to help.  —  Reuters and a Harvard University researcher used top chatbots to plot a simulated phishing scam - from composing emails to tips on timing - and tested it on 108 elderly volunteers.

Elliott Abrams on Why There Will Never Be a Palestinian State … After they rejected [former Israeli prime minister Ehud] Olmert's 2008 offer.  I hated his offer, which would have abandoned Jerusalem, and thought it would never get cabinet or Knesset approval.  But even that offer was rejected by the Palestinians.

Trump says public companies should not have to report quarterly results  —  President Trump on Monday suggested U.S. public companies should no longer have to report earnings quarterly, but on a six-month schedule instead. … - The change would require approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Trump's Phase 2 now begins  —  It's a last-ditch effort to discredit all Trump's political opponents.  It will fail.  —  1,962  —  Friends,  —  We are now witnessing the start of what might be seen as Phase 2 of Trump's efforts to eradicate political opposition.  —  Phase 1 has centered on silencing criticism.

Trump Redirects Millions to Historically Black Colleges, Charter Schools  —  The Trump administration is cutting money from programs that have supported minority students, including at other universities.  —  The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would inject nearly $500 million …

Knives are out for embattled FBI Director Kash Patel, despite Trump support  —  Patel sought meeting with Trump following blunders, as new co-deputy begins work next week  —  On Monday, former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey - once President Trump's top pick to lead the FBI …

Right Wing Groups Press Election Agency on Proof Citizenship Rule for Voter Registration  —  Right-wing groups are mobilizing activists to pressure a top federal voting agency to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form.

A tragic murder, a baseless smear, and the fight for the U.S. Senate  —  A high-stakes race for an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina has gotten nasty very quickly.  —  On August 22, Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed while riding the train in Charlotte.