August 12th, 2026
ICE is buying electric-shock gloves, the death toll from Colombia’s earthquake continues to rise, a former Marine has been freed from Russia, Ken Paxton is intervening in a complicated surrogacy case, Samuel Alito faces questions over millions in fossil-fuel interests, and it was election night in America.
Links to everything in the episode:
ICE’s New Gloves - via AP News
Update: Colombia Earthquake - via CNN
US Marine Freed - via NY Times
Paxton Intervenes - via The Hill
Samuel Alito - via The Guardian
Elections in America- via AP News and NY Times
Colombia
Direct Relief Donations for Colombia
Venezuela