# Daily Episode 224 - This Week in Fascism #37

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Podcast: [Breaking Down: Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-down-collapse-1364764)
Published: 2026-08-21T11:00:00+00:00
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Sources: New evidence suggests White House took steps to punish Colorado over Tina Peters case Former DOJ Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer breaks down Todd Blanche’s 21-page memo expanding executive privilege . Blanche declines to pledge independence from the White House | CNN Politics Court allows Trump administration to access trans patients' records - LGBTQ Nation A Journalist Approaches 300 Days in ICE Detention With a Gunshot Wound ICE Refused to Give Detainees Medical Treatment After Gas Leak | The New Republic GEO ICE detention officials call inmate complaints about a gas leak was a 'hoax' after complaints of illness - Sentinel Colorado ICE is releasing people who are dying in order to avoid reporting their death Justice Department deploys tactic to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship | PBS News Hour : r/law Idaho must allow abortions to preserve women’s health, US judge rules | 1470 & 100.3 WMBD Trump Seeks Immediate Halt to Judge’s Penalties in IRS Case Trump’s DOJ could be held in contempt over unredacted Epstein files, judge says: ‘It’s not a threat. It’s a promise’ | The Independent Trump won't necessarily avoid financial discovery in lawsuit South Carolina Vote-by-Mail Restrictions Deemed Unconstitutional Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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