# Daily Episode 229 - This Week in Fascism #38

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Podcast: [Breaking Down: Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-down-collapse-1364764)
Published: 2026-08-28T11:00:00+00:00
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Sources: Supreme Court Sides With Trump for Now on Mail Ballot Curbs - Bloomberg Half the Country Sues to Stop Trump’s Dangerous USPS Mail Ballot Rule | The New Republic Trump Pardons of Fraudsters Cost Victims Nearly $2 Billion | The New Republic Trump Administration Ends Corporate Ownership Reporting Rule, Orders U.S. Records Deleted Texas Secretly Started Torturing Trans Prisoners By Forcibly Detransitioning Them ‘a Few Weeks Ago’ Federal judge strikes down Rubio's immigrant visa freeze on 75 nations | Fox News 20260814175803632_TRUMP_Petition for a Writ of Certiorari.pdf (PDF) Trump admin says Kennedy Center 'cannot be saved' without his name Trump administration is preparing to revoke visas of up to 200,000 foreigners | AP News Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’ 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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