The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, also revising previous reports for May and June downward by 103,000 jobs. Recent job losses are disproportionately impacting women, particularly mothers and Black women.
The administration will pay another $1.22 billion to stop wind farms from being built on the U.S. coast, while a Trump-linked oil company is antagonizing Greenland by delivering oil drilling equipment there before securing authorization.
In an early morning Senate vote, Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General. At the Federal Communications Commission, commissioners voted 2-1 to rescind a rule that limits ownership of local TV stations, opening the door to further consolidation.
Redistricting Tennessee has galvanized Black voters and the DOJ has lost another of its attempts to capture voter rolls. 0-21.
A Texas congressman has introduced a bill to require law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant before querying surveillance databases like Flock cameras, which are raising 4th Amendment concerns. (PS, Keep Axon on your radar, too.)
The New Jersey Attorney General has issued investigative subpoenas re: the Delaney Hall immigrant detention facility, focusing on potential civil rights violations.
If you’re concerned about media mergers, check out BlockTheMerger.com or the Media and Democracy Project.
Spend an hour catching up on Flock Cameras with this August 18 Zoom and ask your representatives to support Congressman Keith Self’s PRIVACY Act.
Join an August 20 Zoom on voter ID laws with VoteRiders and Red Wine & Blue.
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