Susan Cooper aka Buzzedition
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NEW: Democratic-led states are urging SCOTUS not to intervene in a judge's block on Trump's mail voting order, arguing a pending federal appeals court ruling will soon make the issue moot. The DOJ wants SCOTUS to lift the block now, rather than wait for the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals to rule.
Blue states urge Supreme Court to sit out Trump’s anti-mail voting order fight for now
There’s no reason for the Supreme Court to intervene to lift a judge’s bar on President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order with a federal appeals court poised to act, Democratic states argue.
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The grand jury concluded that Castro fired a shot through a front door, with two toddlers in the house. But Trump's DOJ doesn't care about the shooting, they're just pissed because he lied so vividly (attacked with a snow shovel!) and got caught on video. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#1 in United States v. Castro (S.D. Tex., 7:26-mj-03103) – CourtListener.com
Indictment from District of Minnesota, Minneapolis Division as to Christian Jeremiah Castro, filed. (ced7) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/4/2026: # 1 Certified Copy of Indictment) (ced7). (Enter...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · yesterdayDO NOT CELEBRATE THE MEEK FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST ICE AGENT CHRISTIAN CASTRO. They are a mockery of justice. Prosecutors were all set to charge Castro with a much more serious criminal civil rights violation, but Trump stooges at Main Justice refused to sign off. www.propublica.org/article/doj-...
So Dems are being harassed about Hasan Piker’s comments, which weren’t actually antisemitic… but Republicans and Trump don’t have to answer for Musk’s creepy and blatant antisemitism? zeteo.com/p/will-repub...
After decades of service to our country, a career that started as a Navy pilot & finished as a three star admiral, Nancy Lacore was removed from her position w/o cause. Now she's running for Congress in #SC01 to put her experience, her values & her voice to work for you. #BlueWaveIn60Days #Pinks
Lev Parnas’ Florida congressional campaign paid a cleaning company and makeup artist thousands of dollars for services they don’t appear to provide — raising questions about whether funds were used for personal expenses. https://www.notus.org/money/lev-parnas-congress-money-payments-fec-florida
Lev Parnas Used Congressional Campaign Funds to Pay Cleaning Company, Makeup Artist
Parnas’ campaign told regulators it paid the Florida companies for “PR services” and “strategy consulting.”
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‘They’ve Done Everything Right, and They’re Still Being Detained’ How aggressive federal policing of immigrants in Key West has ravaged the island community — and brought neighbors together to help. Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Ain’t no way. Not even as assistive tech.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · yesterdayNot mentioned in the article or the blog post, but this is the midpoint for later iterations when Google just watches you all the time and you don’t have to manually note where your items are. (not kidding) www.theverge.com/tech/987339/...
Here's the Polling USA House Model For Aug 30 Democrats at 231 seats (-3) Republicans at 204 seats (+3) (% Change With Previous Model Update)
Meanwhile, in Florida: James Uthmeier, Florida’s AG, has aggressively wielded the power of his office against duly elected officials he believes stepped out of line. After he was a focus of the Hope Florida grand jury report, it was a different story. Democrats want to impeach Uthmeier…
Democrats want to impeach Uthmeier, but accountability may rest with the voters
Uthmeier, now under fire for his role in the Hope Florida scandal, has previously threatened mayors, county commissioners, and state attorneys with removal from office for failing to meet his legal st...
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That should be enough time to find the blood sacrifices and scrolls needed to cast the spell.
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · yesterdayComer says McConnell's staff hopes Mitch will be back when the Senate returns in 11 days. www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/p...
The rule of law doesn’t reboot after Trump. We must demand investigations and prosecutions for corrupt officials who got rich while Americans paid the price. Letting Trump’s crew walk tells the next crew they can loot, lie, and hurt people without consequences. #CostOfCorruption #USDemocracy
BREAKING: OpenAI releases new Astra model, and Greg Brockman of OpenAI says he believes it has achieved AGI
DHS just released a privacy assessment for its new surveillance tool, 'Helix.' But it is one of the few privacy assessments made this year. In fact, DHS failed to make similar assessments public for a range of ICE surveillance tools. @laurenleharper.bsky.social explains:
As privacy oversight slows, Secret Service reveals surveillance tool
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JD Vance can rage at Abdul El-Sayed for invoking Usha all he wants, but AES's larger point is 100% correct: JD really has made craven compromises with vicious MAGA racists. For JD to submerge all that to his personal ambition really is disgraceful. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2149...
What JD Vance’s Eruption of Rage over Usha and El-Sayed Really Reveals
Vance is posing as a chivalrous defender of his wife. What he’s hiding is the craven compromises he’s made with the racist and white nationalist elements within the MAGA coalition.
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USPS spending resources it does not have to comply to this shows delivering ballots and mail in general is no longer their priority. There are packages that get ping pong back and forth between distribution centers for weeks and they think they're competent or care enough to verify these ballots?
Unitary Executive theory in practice: Trump orders Postmaster General to block large numbers of likely Dem voters and the Postmaster follows that order. SCOTUS will be AOK with this in spite of it being obviously unconstitutional (only states control voting procedures)
Trump doesn't want Americans to have a right to vote out our leaders. He doesn't believe we should have any freedom or rights.
Paul Waldman@paulwaldman.bsky.social · 2d agoIt really sounds like we're hurtling toward a crisis here. The USPS seems determined to disenfranchise MILLIONS of Americans, and there is no reason to believe the Supreme Court won't let them do it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...
DOGE cut USAID and killed 600,000…many of them children It’s estimated millions will die by 2030 The Trump regime cut a monitoring program for landslide hotspots in Nepal 1,100 people lost their lives in a landslide last week They’re killing people all over the world. This was always the plan.
The Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal | CNN
In January 2025, the Trump administration cut off a grant to a long-running program that aimed to identify and monitor landslide hotspots in Nepal.
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Elon Musk's America PAC spends Susan Collins $170,224.29 Ken Paxton $124595 Mike Rogers $25605 Husted $105,675 Dan Sullivan $17235.00 (Will go through the House races tomorrow too sleepy to do them now) docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...
Schedule E for Report FEC-2010598
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The Midterms Heist Trump wants to restrict vote by mail & Mullin warns that ICE may be sent to the polling places anntelnaes.substack.com ON SUBSTACK anntelnaes.substack.com
Kim Mulkey essentially kicked a Ukrainian player off the team so she could replace her with a Russian. Sounds about right for Kim Mulkey who is hardcore MAGA.
Jack Young@jackgyoung.bsky.social · 2d agoUkrainian center Kate Koval details leaving LSU after recruitment of Russian player. Some ppl think LSU women’s BB coach Kim Mulkey is a POS — and it would be hard to argue against that point. www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
Yup. Bannon spelled it out.
Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · 2y agoFrom February 2017! Bannon’s Goal: A Deconstruction of the Administrative State. There’s a reason so many members of Trump Cabinet have spent their careers undermining the agencies they’re now running https://washingtonmonthly.com/2017/02/24/bannons-goal-a-deconstruction-of-the-administrative-state/
House Democrats have a dire message for USPS Inspector General Tammy Hull amid new whistleblower claims: “Millions of voters could depend on your ability to quickly and thoroughly investigate the Postal Service’s apparent misconduct,” the lawmakers warned 👉 https://demdock.com/3UwYOJu
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's latest effort to deny birthright citizenship by torching a "distorted" interpretation he used to justify an executive order.
Judge torches Trump's 'distorted' reading of Supreme Court's birthright smackdown
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's latest effort to deny birthright citizenship by torching a "distorted" interpretation he used to justify an executive order.In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman from the District of Maryland granted a preliminary injunction h...
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So it looks like Trump’s 2025 “executive order” prohibits the use of any voting machine that prints ballots with bar codes on them, but his 2026 “executive order” on mail-in ballots requires that outgoing mail ballots be sent in envelopes with bar codes on them. Why? Do we love ‘em or hate ‘em?