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Here is Trump's blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms

We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime.

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Operation Midway Blitz started one year ago yesterday. I wrote about what it was like to follow Greg Bovino and Border Patrol from Chicago to Charlotte, New Orleans, and Minneapolis.

Notes From an ICE Chaser

I followed agents from Illinois to North Carolina to Minnesota. To my surprise, they loved my coverage.

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Possibly the most American news of all time

Prison inmates donate more than $4,000 to pay children's school lunch debt

Residents at the prison contributed $3,810 of their own money, while Kansas Department of Corrections employees added another $457.

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It's after midnight, but I just finished a new essay laying out the details of Trump's blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms. It will be sent out to Democracy Docket subscribers in the morning. Subscribe now to receive. demdock.com/4w6emld

Dolly Parton invested the royalties she earned for writing ‘I Will Always Love You’ in Nashville’s Black community www.washingtonpost.com/arts-enterta... "This is the house that Whitney built" - DP 🥺🙏

President Donald Trump wants to interfere with mail voting during the upcoming midterm elections, and he’s betting the U.S. Supreme Court will let him. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Explainer: The battle over Trump's bid to restrict mail voting hits a pivotal point. Where things stand and what comes next

"By issuing this final rule, the Trump administration has flouted the court’s injunction."

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I am recording an emergency podcast right now to explain what just happened in the Supreme Court and what to expect next. It will be posted soon. My advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket’s YouTube Channel. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...

Political Cartoon of the Year!

Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact/

One of my favourite social media corners: #libraries & #librarians getting creative. Who ever said libraries are dull, books boring & librarians frightening ... & how old were they? 😉 From buechereienwien.bsky.social to Yarra Libraries, they're the life & soul of the party! #GoodMorning, everyone

If Angie Nixon is a radical then call me a radical too.Because this acceptance speech is 🔥🔥🔥!

Let me be direct: I don’t believe you want CNN and CBS News to tell it straight down the middle — I believe you would turn them into OANN if that’s what it takes to get the movie studios you covet. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

My open letter to David Ellison

You argued that the American people have misjudged you — that they are wrong about what is in your heart and mind. I want to be clear: I don't care what you think or feel. What I care about is your ac...

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: Harmeet Dhillon just announced the DOJ will deploy 1,000 election observers for the midterms. The DOJ wants you to think this is business as usual, but I break down why this deployment is laying the groundwork for what comes after Election Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZjB...

BREAKING: Trump DOJ Announces 1,000 Monitors to Watch You Vote

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Community rallies around Virginia woman who stared down barrel of ICE gun

Supporters rallied behind a woman who had a gun pulled on her in an encounter with ICE in Falls Church. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

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Four takeaways from a huge primary Tuesday: www.semafor.com/article/08/1...

Four takeaways from a huge primary Tuesday

Not every one of Tuesday’s primaries can be called yet, but the big trends are clear.

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Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

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They're probably hoping you won't hear about this. But tomorrow in TX, Tarrant County officials meet to vote on a GOP plan to cut almost HALF of Election Day voting locations, plus 8 early voting locations, some of them on campuses. Not hard to guess why. fortworthreport.org/2026/07/30/t...

Tarrant County considers cutting 140 Election Day polling sites for November

County commissioners vote Aug. 4 on proposed reductions to the number of early voting and day-of sites for the midterms.

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Early voting starts in just one week, Saturday August 8, 2026. Make your plan to vote, bring your family and friends, and let’s build a stronger future for Florida’s 21st, together. #VoteEarly #EarlyVoting

California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record @blancabegert.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record

New batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar.

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NEW: Trump says he’s not against withdrawing Blanche’s nomination, and Tillis says “looks like they weren’t being honest when they said [the slush fund] was inoperative.” Glad I haven’t dropped my lawsuit! news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/m...

‘Mueller, She Wrote’ Podcaster Sues DOJ Over $1.8 Billion Fund

The host of the “Mueller, She Wrote” podcast sued the Justice Department Thursday over its creation of the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” saying the federal government failed to follow requ...

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I “finally” saw the odyssey. In Dolby at century city. I liked it a lot. Actually kind of mythological and philosophically deep. A little too much sub woofer transducer in the Seats but otherwise excellent. I had to give up the idea of seeing it in 70mm imax before the deluge of online discourse.

The 100 milliseconds between you and the world – Oliver Sacks on perception www.themarginalian.org/2026/07/25/o...

The One Hundred Milliseconds Between the World and You: Oliver Sacks on Perception

“If the doors of perception were cleansed,” William Blake wrote, “everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” But we are finite creatures, in time and in space, and …

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Farewell to saxophonist Plas Johnson, who played the iconic tenor sax solo for the "Pink Panther" title theme. He said: "We only did two takes, I think... When we finished, everyone applauded, even the string players. And that's saying something. They never applaud for anything." #filmsky #musicsky

“I think he’s a despicable toad, rat, bald, ugly, fat piece of shit who probably exploded for good reason.”

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🚨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 InfoWars endorses the #MAJA movement's mission to rename Austin to JONESTOWN for the late Alex Jones, who popped like a balloon.

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The United States is aging like never before in its history, and the consequences go far beyond pension systems or healthcare.

The Unforeseen Consequences of America's Massive Aging: Gerontocracy, Wealth, and Marginalized Youth - Sinaptica

The United States is aging like never before in its history, and the consequences go far beyond pension systems or healthcare. An analysis from Yale explores wh

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This is a BIG red flag. Ahead of the midterms, Donald Trump FIRED all members of the independent Election Assistance Commission—people confirmed unanimously by the Senate to make sure we have free and fair elections. We can't let Trump rig the next election.

Trump administration fires members of independent election group - The Boston Globe

The move comes as President Trump seeks to cast doubt on the outcome of the upcoming midterms and impose control over how ballots are counted.

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If you’re not alarmed you’re not paying attention. www.propublica.org/article/fede...