If we ever get an MLB team, it should be called The Portland Murder with the mascot being a crow

"Democratic turnout for House primaries in a majority-Black Tennessee county surged to the highest level in a decade Thursday, the latest sign that redistricting may be energizing Black voters across the South..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Voter turnout surges in Tennessee after Black-majority district is erased

High Democratic turnout for House primaries in Shelby County, which includes Memphis, is the latest sign that redistricting may be energizing Black Southern voters.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h ago

LMAO -- Cassidy wants credit for "almost" voting no on Blanche

New: Flock planned to use cameras in hundreds of thousands of Uber, Lyft, and delivery driver vehicles as a way to collect more license plate data. Pitched the idea to an Attorney General. Would basically turn Uber/Lyft into roaming surveillance vehicles www.404media.co/flock-pitche...

Flock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles

A Flock presentation shows the company planned to use around 350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers to collect license plate data for its surveillance system.

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or the most bought people on the planet. or, you know, both

Jeremy Caradonna@jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social · 3d ago

America is ruled by the dumbest people on the planet. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Remember folks, this was ALWAYS about polluters and the threat posed to them by climate action: #ScienceUnderSiege

Ogles lost his primary tonight.

The president's authority as "commander in chief" refers to the military only. The president cannot use executive orders to expand the definition of who is eligible for birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. The president's aide saying these things is a virulent white nationalist.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

Stephen Miller: "The president is using his authority as commander as chief to sign an executive order using the new ruling the Supreme Court issued to expand the definition of people who are ineligible for birthright citizenship. That includes, for example, alien enemies ... "

A staggering 55 people have died in ICE custody since Trump's return to office. But the agency's official death toll record-keeping doesn't account for people like Prisciliano, whose health deteriorated in detention but died shortly after the agency released him from custody to be hospitalized.

The Deaths ICE Doesn’t Count

Prisciliano Trejo Ricano passed away in the hospital days after being released from detention.

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The fight for voting rights didn't end in 1965. It's happening right now, in your state, on your ballot. Your voice is the most powerful thing you own — but only if you use it. Check your status, show up and take action. #DefendTheVote

It's factually incorrect to characterize corporate front groups like Third Way as representing the "party's middle" when in fact they anchor the far right edge of the Democratic coalition

404 is doing the lord's work tracking the new AI surveilance web

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 4d ago

New from 404 Media: around the country, cities are ditching Flock. But in many cases, immediately replacing Flock with Axon cameras. These clamp to an existing streetlamp so harder to spot. May be harder for public to know what cops are using the cameras for www.404media.co/cities-are-d...

The historic lodge is the second to be placed under evacuation orders as the Grasshopper fire grows. https://mrf.lu/21Gk_

I love this message for both of them. Keep it up.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Max Miller on why he's staying in the race: "When we go back to 2015 and 2016, & people in the media looked at President Trump, & everyone came out with allegations. Dozens of women, dozens of crazy allegations, dozens of nasty criminal misconduct. And you know what he did? He stayed in the fight."

Oregon has set a record for the worst fire season in history, with 2m acres burned, and 2 months before the return of fall rains. Climate change is here. It looks like scorched forests, fires that encroach on major cities, & lost commerce and recreation. My video report from smoke fouled Portland

This is what climate change looks like: @timdickinson.bsky.social reports from Portland, Oregon, amid wildfire smoke that serves as a harsh reminder that we can still make better choices.

With the people’s power to effect change on the line, Missouri voters showed up to defend their rights. And in November, when abortion rights are on the ballot, they’ll do it again.

The NAACP has released a statement while the Tarrant County Commissioners Court considers a proposal today that would cut the number of Election Day polling locations nearly in half "Let's call this what it is… voter suppression"

Aerial photos show destruction by wildfires in Spokane. Three wildfires have destroyed more than 700 structures and forced tens of thousands to flee to safety.

Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "

Issue for Rs is stocks have been soaring under Trump - corporations and the wealthy got a fresh round of tax cuts, many getting massive refunds after scotus nuked his global tariff regime, regulations nixed - but consumers / voters very unhappy. K-shaped $ -> K-shaped politics

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · 6d ago

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Exclusive: We obtained a leaked playbook that Flock gives to cops to coach them on "how to speak to city council" to avoid getting their contracts canceled. Includes strategies like "own the narrative" by talking to mayor "before public comment periods" www.404media.co/own-the-narr...

‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech

"This document shows a coordinated effort from Flock Safety to compel law enforcement agencies to convince our elected leaders to represent their interests as a company rather than the interests of co...

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I spoke to @whitehouse.senate.gov about fires at the Department of Justice, and those ravaging the West.

The Trump Administration Fails to Put Out Fires, Both Environmental and Legal

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says the Department of Justice has gotten itself into a "deep, deep mess."

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Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.

Great @nicoleeinbinder.bsky.social scoop here that raises all kinds of questions www.businessinsider.com/flock-camera...

Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police in one California town

Flock sent 1,427 alerts to Roseville police over two years, flagging cars as stolen or used in a felony. In 71% of them, Flock read the plates wrong.

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John Cornyn & Thom Tillis issue a joint statement announcing they will support Todd Blanche for AG. He's now in good position to clear the Judiciary Committee tomorrow and head to the full Senate.

I can't stress enough what a crisis this is. Trump's own intelligence agencies concluded that Iran attacked Minnesota's critical infrastructure and Trump is saying that it's Minnesota's own fault and denying it was Iran. The federal government won't defend blue states in a literal war.

U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)

Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.

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look at the Timbers, man. selling tickets. securing corporate sponsorships. being “politically divisive”. how. do. they. do it.

Tom@twd3pdx.bsky.social · last wk.

Tifo from section 99. Whoa. #rctid

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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