ICYMI: August 17, 2026

Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from `a credible source, not some far right, fake news cesspit.Today’s blog or the failed, ‘Trust Me, Bro” nonsense as a source.

Breaking News:

BREAKING: Federal officials have paused a controversial construction project linked to President Donald Trump's southwest border wall through Big Bend National Park in Texas.

USA TODAY (@usatoday.com) 2026-08-17T19:21:28Z

Updates:

President Trump threatened military action against US ally Oman if its negotiations with Iran interfere with U.S. efforts to reach a deal with Tehran.

USA TODAY (@usatoday.com) 2026-08-17T18:01:04Z

Tyler Boebert, the 21-year-old son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., was arrested Sunday on felony charges stemming from an explicit video that authorities allege he recorded when he was 18 with a 17-year-old girl.

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— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Justice:

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Minnesota to provide access to its statewide voter registration data. Another victory for my firm and our clients.DOJ is now 0-23. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/minnes…

Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-08-17T18:46:07.758Z

The Worst and Most Corrupt President Ever:

“Rumor Has It….”

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— Sky Marchini (@sky.skymarchini.net) August 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM

From Natalie, With LOVE …

With the growing attention being given to Trump handler/confidante Natalie Harp, I looked up this November 2024 Times article which captures some of the relationship …

“You are all that matters to me,” she wrote in one of the letters, which were seen by The New York Times. The letters’ authenticity was confirmed by two people with direct knowledge of them.

“I don’t ever want to let you down,” Ms. Harp wrote, thanking Mr. Trump for being her “Guardian and Protector in this Life.”

In another letter, she told Mr. Trump that she wanted to get back to “that synergy” she used to have with him, where “we’d talk about everything and nothing.”

“I want to bring you joy,” she wrote, “to feel like we can get through a day without ever having to talk ‘work.’”

At the White House, Ms. Harp is likely to serve a role unlike any presidential adviser in modern history.

Fuck You and Your Ballroom:

Trump: "The people that are opposing the ballroom are people that in my opinion are very disloyal to our country. Very very disloyal to our country."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) August 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM

President Trump proposes protective "Golden Ballroom" enclosing the entirety of Washington DC.

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— Missing The Point (@missingthept.bsky.social) August 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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