Good morning, this is Really American. It is Saturday, August 29, 2026. Before we get to the news, hit that ❤️ and restack this one. Every restack puts this reporting in front of readers the MAGA propaganda machine would rather never see it.
We have a lot to get into this morning. Trump spent Friday night attacking a female reporter for writing that he is skipping Ground Zero, then confirmed her story in the same post. Kash Patel’s FBI has quietly loosened its hiring standards for applicants with criminal pasts, such as prostitution and bestiality. A federal judge is running out of patience with Trump’s attorney general over the Epstein files. And three Stars and Stripes journalists are suing Pete Hegseth for firing them over their reporting. Let’s get into it.
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