The Daily Ripple

09/01/2026

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⚠️U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu puts America's military generals on notice:

09/01/2026

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09/01/2026

https://grist.org/energy/how-chevron-played-the-long-game-in-venezuela/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily

Chevron met with Trump and spent millions lobbying him to continue operating in Venezuela. Now it is uniquely positioned to profit from that.

09/01/2026

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09/01/2026

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/08/congress/senate-unanimous-approves-jan-6-plaque-law-enforcement-00717799

The move comes after years of political squabbling over a plaque honoring law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol that day.

09/01/2026

Said by a convicted felon and adjudicated ra**st --

President Trump said his “own morality” guides his decisions on foreign intervention in a interview published Thursday, following weeks of scrutiny for U.S. strikes overseas. “Yeah, there is one th…

09/01/2026

President Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. will withdraw from dozens of international and U.N. entities, including the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UNFCCC. The move would make it difficult for a future presidential administration to rejoin the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement....

09/01/2026

Immigration agents have shot at least 9 people since September. All of them have been in cars.

09/01/2026

Hmm -- Renee Good killed by ICE in MN, trying to flee, deserved to die according to MAGA, but Ashley Babbitt killed Jan 6 trying to crawl through a broken interior window, in the Capitol, to get to lawmakers was a peaceful protester and victim. This is upside down.

And now more from ICE --

Oregon officials are opening an investigation into a shooting by federal agents in Portland that left a married couple wounded and sparked renewed outrage in the city over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown there and across the US.

09/01/2026

Good to hear he has changed his mind. Earlier this summer when The Daily Ripple met with him, he basically wasn't concerned about the changes planned by GOP.

Thursday evening, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), who represents the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, voted for an extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits.

09/01/2026

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/pa-health-officials-no-changes-to-childhood-vaccine-guidance-despite-cdc-update/article_df72e6a8-015e-4cd4-b34d-cf7b788f3ad4.html

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's reducing the number of vaccines it recommends for children, but Pennsylvania is standing firm.