Provide For The Common Defense (feat. Naveed Shah)

Thursday, August 28th, 2025

Today, two children have died and 14 other people have been injured in a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis; some FEMA staff have been placed on administrative leave after penning a letter of dissent; the FDA has approved the COVID booster but with huge restrictions; Big Balls and DOGE put your social security number on a nonsecure server in June; a Utah judge orders new congressional maps for 2026 in a victory for voting rights; Senator Susan Collins is heckled during a ribbon cutting; a license plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies amid concerns about the government’s motives; Democrats celebrate a special election victory in Iowa; the government inadvertently reset the asylum eligibility clock for Kilmar Abrego who has now filed a petition to seek asylum in the United States; prosecutors fail to obtain an indictment for Sandwich Guy from a federal grand jury; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Whistleblower complaint alleges DOGE uploaded all Social Security numbers to an unsecured server | ABC News

FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some kids and adults | AP News

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda | AP News

Utah judge orders new congressional maps for 2026 in another redistricting twist | NBC News

Flock Safety, license plate camera company, halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concerns including in IL | ABC7 Los Angeles

Sen. Susan Collins heckled by protesters at Maine ribbon-cutting event | NBC News

Democrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajority | ABC News

Grand jury declines to indict man who threw a sandwich at federal officer in D.C. | NBC News

Good Trouble
Your Good Trouble mission today, should you accept it, is to sign the statement in solidarity and support of the FEMA Katrina declaration:
SIGN THE STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT for the FEMA Katrina Declaration.

From The Good News
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