The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for August 5, 2026. Nothing new from August 4, 2026, but we added 8 events that erode our democratic ideals from earlier dates to the archive — 96 so far this month, 1495 in total. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

This day in history

We haven't recorded anything for August 4, 2026 yet, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in history.

As it turns out, the archive holds nothing from any prior August 4 either — a quiet date all around.

Filling out the archive

We're steadily backfilling the archive — working backward through the record so the timeline is complete, not just current. These are older events we archived yesterday. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• November 3, 2021 — Mississippi prison healthcare contractors delayed woman's cancer diagnosis for a decade, concealed result until days before her release
• May 20, 2025 — FTC issued sweeping records demand to media-rating firm NewsGuard following chairman's public criticism
• November 19, 2025 — Braselton, Ga. police chief misused Flock camera network roughly 600 times to stalk ex-girlfriend; charged with stalking
• January 11, 2026 — Border Patrol agents choked and dragged Honduran cook from car, knocked him unconscious during St. Paul gas station arrest
• March 3, 2026 — ICE deported deaf 6-year-old and his family to Colombia during a routine check-in, without his hearing devices
• June 23, 2026 — HHS created new pathway to share TANF recipients' Social Security numbers and immigration status with DHS
• July 17, 2026 — ICE detained Chicago Public Schools custodian Josue Pire Hidalgo and family at scheduled asylum appointment
• July 30, 2026 — ICE agent pepper-sprayed 72-year-old NYC protester filming enforcement operation in Inwood

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