ICE and DHS poaching DOD employees: The War at Home
From a post seen elsewhere August 20, 2025:
You will not see this on your news tonight:The US Secretary of Defense is authorizing DOD civilian employees at any grade level to take a temporary, paid "voluntary force" assignment with DHS and ICE. The temporary roles would help to arrest, detain, and deport people. The posting is open for a year:
In case not clear: this is a green light for a domestic immigration control agency to expand its workforce by removing employees from a global military agency. This is NOT how Congress allocates budget for agencies, workforce, salaries, and activities, as provided in the US Constitution, Article I.
Battery-free: Scientists create "solar" cells capable of using ambient indoor light
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"soon"? Not if battery manufacturers have anything to say about it... Or indoor lighting will become a leased service...
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Investigating reports about Andrea Velez's ICE arrest and detainment
Social media posts alleged that an ICE officer "slammed" Velez to the ground and arrested her without a warrant or probable cause.
Did Blake Shelton walk off 'Good Morning America' set after fight with George Stephanopoulos?
Posts claimed the country music star "abruptly" left the set after a "tense, on-air clash" with Stephanopoulos.
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Don't fall for claims of 'mass abduction' of children in Virginia in 2025
Here's why Virginia reports more missing kids than other states, why police rarely issue Amber Alerts and how ice cream trucks are or aren't involved.
Trump didn't 'freak out' over question on Nobel Peace Prize application
The Nobel Peace Prize isn't something you can simply apply for, anyhow.
Monks thanked Trump for role in peace talks between Cambodia and Thailand. Here's context
While social media users claimed Trump "ended a war," it would be more accurate to say he helped pause fighting in a five-day armed conflict.
Ozempic, other weight-loss drug makers face lawsuits. Here's what we know
Pharmaceutical companies Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and Co. denied the allegations.
Eric Trump didn't say 'I don't even know Epstein's first name, so saying my dad was close to Jeffrey is a lie'
The alleged chyron spread from Mrs. Putin, a Facebook page that previously spread screenshots of fake Fox News chyrons.
August 22, 2025 * 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM * End the DC Occupation Vigil
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Don't fall for image showing 'humiliated' European leaders waiting in White House hall
On Aug. 18, 2025, Trump met European, EU and NATO leaders at the White House to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.
'Backlash' against Walgreens selling Hallmark cards 'exclusively for Black people' lacks context
Hallmark established the Mahogany brand of cards for "African American consumers" in 1991.
Eminem invited 'foster child Lily Tran' to perform 'Lose Yourself' with him onstage?
The story about Eminem supposedly pausing "mid-verse" and inviting the audience member onstage has several characteristics of misinformation.
Who is alleged ex-detective Duane Lee Proctor, who claimed Trump 'was not shot' in assassination attempt?
A meme featuring the former cop's name alleged Trump used a "blood capsule" to stage the July 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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