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<\/a><\/p>\nAmanda Ulrich @ Guardian<\/em><\/small>:
\nHe has a work permit, a coffee shop \u2013 and an ICE ankle monitor: \u2018Is this America?\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\nDeep within the bowels of San Diego\u2019s federal courthouse, Assim Alkhawaja sat on the floor outside a nondescript office, waiting to be called for his ICE-mandated immigration appointment. …<\/p>\n
… The 53-year-old knew that, in the past, others in his situation had been detained and deported on the spot<\/a> at these types of check-ins, without warning.
\n…<\/p>\nIn February, ICE agents arrested and detained him while he was dropping off two Lyft passengers at Camp Pendleton, the sprawling military base in San Diego county. At first, Alkhawaja, who was working as a ride-share driver to make extra money, thought it was a misunderstanding \u2013 that he might even receive an apology. He has a valid work permit, a pending asylum case, no criminal convictions, a doctorate from the University of San Francisco, and a popular local coffee business that\u2019s growing steadily.<\/p>\n
Those things didn\u2019t matter. Alkhawaja spent the next eight days in an ICE detention center and was placed in removal proceedings. His left ankle was strapped with a bulky GPS tracker, the kind that is typically only given to high-risk individuals on parole, like registered sex offenders. He must report to immigration officials on an almost-weekly basis, either at the courthouse or via home visits, to prove that he hasn\u2019t absconded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI keep questioning myself,\u201d Alkhawaja said, sitting in the sun outside the San Diego courthouse, sporting both the ankle monitor and a stylish quilted jacket. \u201cIs this America?\u201d
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\n(Amanda Ulrich @ Guardian<\/em> more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson<\/small>:
\nLetters from an American – August 21, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nOn August 21, 1831, Nat Turner, an enslaved American, led about 70 of his enslaved and free Black neighbors in a rebellion to awaken his white neighbors to the inherent brutality of slaveholding and the dangers it presented to their own safety. …<\/p>\n
And states across the South passed laws making it a crime to teach enslaved Americans to read and write.
\n…<\/p>\n
In 1831, southern lawmakers tried to create a white nation by making it a crime to educate Black Americans. In 2026 the intent to exclude certain Americans from participation in the Enlightenment principles that undergird the nation remains the same, only less explicit.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n
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Lucian K. Truscott IV<\/small>:
\nStars stripped<\/a><\/h2>\nThe big story that\u2019s all over the place this afternoon is the firing of the editor of Stars and Stripes<\/em>, the quasi-governmental semi-independent newspaper that is provided for free to service members around the world. The paper\u2019s publisher, who had recently announced his retirement at the end of September, was fired yesterday. The editor in chief, Erik Slavin, told the Associated Press that he was fired \u201cfor insubordination\u201d after giving an interview to CBS in which he stated that \u201ccensorship of news for service members would constitute a red line.\u201d A reporter for the paper who covers the Middle East, Lara Korte, was also fired after she told CBS that she works \u201cfor Stars and Stripes<\/em>, not the Pentagon, not the administration, and not any policy maker.\u201d<\/p>\nStars and Stripes<\/em>, which has a daily circulation online and in print of about one million readers, is distributed to members of the military all over the world. In many, far-distant locations, it is the only English language paper servicemembers have access to.
\n(Lucian K. Truscott IV more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\nEdward Helmore @ Guardian<\/em><\/small>:
\nPentagon fires publisher and editor of US military news outlet Stars and Stripes<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson (Retired)<\/small>:
\nHegseth\u2019s Shutting Down Drones in the Era of Drone War<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Miles Taylor<\/small>:
\nThe president’s go-to accusation has become his most self-incriminating admission.<\/a><\/h2>\nA few weeks ago, I was standing in the lobby at CNN, catching up with a journalist I respect. And he said something that I haven\u2019t been able to shake.<\/em><\/p>\nHe\u2019s a good man and a hard worker. A great reporter, in fact. We were talking about the conservative influencers who\u2019ve been caught taking money from foreign governments to stake out lunatic positions online.<\/p>\n
I made a wry comment, something like: \u201cMust be nice. Wouldn\u2019t it be great if people were getting paid big bucks to stand up to Trump?\u201d<\/p>\n
He smiled and said: \u201cWell, isn\u2019t that what you\u2019re doing?\u201d
\n(Miles Taylor more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n
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Jennifer Rubin<\/small>:
\nJudges stop Trump\u2019s arrogant power grabs.<\/a><\/h2>\n
![\"Travelers](\"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/c21328492342272d4e007ab025e2267925c2d294.webp\" "\\"Travelers")
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Mattathias Schwartz @ NY Times<\/em><\/small>:
\nJudge Strikes Down Trump\u2019s 75-Country Visa Ban<\/a><\/h2>\nThe ruling from the Southern District of New York found that the policy went beyond Secretary of State Marco Rubio\u2019s legal authority.<\/em>
\n(Mattathias Schwartz @ NY Times<\/em> more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n
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Jason Sattler<\/small>:
\nWhy Marcy Wheeler Stays on X(ittter)<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd she thinks you should leave.<\/em>
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\n…<\/p>\n
In February, ICE agents arrested and detained him while he was dropping off two Lyft passengers at Camp Pendleton, the sprawling military base in San Diego county. At first, Alkhawaja, who was working as a ride-share driver to make extra money, thought it was a misunderstanding \u2013 that he might even receive an apology. He has a valid work permit, a pending asylum case, no criminal convictions, a doctorate from the University of San Francisco, and a popular local coffee business that\u2019s growing steadily.<\/p>\n
Those things didn\u2019t matter. Alkhawaja spent the next eight days in an ICE detention center and was placed in removal proceedings. His left ankle was strapped with a bulky GPS tracker, the kind that is typically only given to high-risk individuals on parole, like registered sex offenders. He must report to immigration officials on an almost-weekly basis, either at the courthouse or via home visits, to prove that he hasn\u2019t absconded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI keep questioning myself,\u201d Alkhawaja said, sitting in the sun outside the San Diego courthouse, sporting both the ankle monitor and a stylish quilted jacket. \u201cIs this America?\u201d On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner, an enslaved American, led about 70 of his enslaved and free Black neighbors in a rebellion to awaken his white neighbors to the inherent brutality of slaveholding and the dangers it presented to their own safety. …<\/p>\n And states across the South passed laws making it a crime to teach enslaved Americans to read and write. In 1831, southern lawmakers tried to create a white nation by making it a crime to educate Black Americans. In 2026 the intent to exclude certain Americans from participation in the Enlightenment principles that undergird the nation remains the same, only less explicit. The big story that\u2019s all over the place this afternoon is the firing of the editor of Stars and Stripes<\/em>, the quasi-governmental semi-independent newspaper that is provided for free to service members around the world. The paper\u2019s publisher, who had recently announced his retirement at the end of September, was fired yesterday. The editor in chief, Erik Slavin, told the Associated Press that he was fired \u201cfor insubordination\u201d after giving an interview to CBS in which he stated that \u201ccensorship of news for service members would constitute a red line.\u201d A reporter for the paper who covers the Middle East, Lara Korte, was also fired after she told CBS that she works \u201cfor Stars and Stripes<\/em>, not the Pentagon, not the administration, and not any policy maker.\u201d<\/p>\n Stars and Stripes<\/em>, which has a daily circulation online and in print of about one million readers, is distributed to members of the military all over the world. In many, far-distant locations, it is the only English language paper servicemembers have access to. A few weeks ago, I was standing in the lobby at CNN, catching up with a journalist I respect. And he said something that I haven\u2019t been able to shake.<\/em><\/p>\n He\u2019s a good man and a hard worker. A great reporter, in fact. We were talking about the conservative influencers who\u2019ve been caught taking money from foreign governments to stake out lunatic positions online.<\/p>\n I made a wry comment, something like: \u201cMust be nice. Wouldn\u2019t it be great if people were getting paid big bucks to stand up to Trump?\u201d<\/p>\n He smiled and said: \u201cWell, isn\u2019t that what you\u2019re doing?\u201d The ruling from the Southern District of New York found that the policy went beyond Secretary of State Marco Rubio\u2019s legal authority.<\/em> And she thinks you should leave.<\/em>
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\n(Amanda Ulrich @ Guardian<\/em> more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson<\/small>:
\nLetters from an American – August 21, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n…<\/p>\n
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nLucian K. Truscott IV<\/small>:
\nStars stripped<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Lucian K. Truscott IV more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\nEdward Helmore @ Guardian<\/em><\/small>:
\nPentagon fires publisher and editor of US military news outlet Stars and Stripes<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nBrig. Gen. Steve Anderson (Retired)<\/small>:
\nHegseth\u2019s Shutting Down Drones in the Era of Drone War<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMiles Taylor<\/small>:
\nThe president’s go-to accusation has become his most self-incriminating admission.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Miles Taylor more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n
\nJennifer Rubin<\/small>:
\nJudges stop Trump\u2019s arrogant power grabs.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMattathias Schwartz @ NY Times<\/em><\/small>:
\nJudge Strikes Down Trump\u2019s 75-Country Visa Ban<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Mattathias Schwartz @ NY Times<\/em> more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n
\nJason Sattler<\/small>:
\nWhy Marcy Wheeler Stays on X(ittter)<\/a><\/h2>\n
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