Week of August 24: CDC Chaos, National Guard Drama, and RFK Must Resign

The Lonely Liberal

A whirlwind week in health, media, trade, and national security. We break down what’s confirmed, what’s disputed, and why it matters.

Stories covered:

• CDC shake-up: Susan Monarez reportedly fired about a month after being sworn in
• Senior turmoil at CDC: three additional officials resign
• RFK Jr. says HHS will reveal “the cause of autism” in September
• RFK Jr. claims he can spot kids with “mitochondrial challenges” on sight
• Reports the Pentagon is planning to send military forces to Chicago
• Ongoing threats to deploy the National Guard to major U.S. cities
• National Guard assignments in Washington, D.C., now include trash pickup and cleanup
• The U.S. reportedly takes (or explores) a ~10% stake in Intel
• Trump urges the FCC to revoke ABC/NBC “licenses” or charge higher fees
• Appeals court rules parts of Trump’s tariff use illegal
• Trump says the U.S. would accept 600,000 Chinese students as part of a trade deal
• Denmark is angry at the U.S. over alleged spying/influence operations in Greenland
• Executive order targeting flag burning (and the First Amendment questions it raises)
• U.S. military mobilization/posture around Venezuela
• “Trump goes missing” rumor watch and what actually happened
• Tulsi Gabbard's post allegedly exposed the name of an undercover CIA officer

Plus: context, legal guardrails, and the real-world impacts behind each headline.

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