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Tuesday, May 19th, 2026

Today, Trump has unilaterally dropped his $10B lawsuit against the IRS and has set up a $1.7B slush fund to pay his criminal co-conspirators; the district attorney in Hennepin County Minnesota has charged ICE officer Christian Castro with assault and lying in the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis; a jury has dismissed Elon Musk’s claims against Open AI CEO Sam Altman; the House Oversight Committee will interview one of the prison guards on duty when Epstein died; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Latest Breakdown:
Retired Judge Blasts Trump's $1.7B Slush Fund for Allies | The Breakdown

Stories
Live updates: Three killed, two suspects dead in shooting at San Diego mosque | NBC 7 San Diego

DOJ sets up $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Trump drops IRS lawsuit | NBC News

House Oversight Committee to interview prison guard on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died | ABC7 New York

Minnesota county charges ICE officer in shooting during immigration crackdown | PBS News

Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman | NPR

Good Trouble
The next protest here opposing the "deathstar" 'Stratos' data center is by Indivisible, Saturday, 23 May at the Utah State Capitol, 11 am. 
Dump Data Centers · Indivisible

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