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K🤦‍♀️𝙑@kv417.bsky.social · 2d ago

House Democrat Demands Investigation of Eric Trump-Linked Robot Company Pursuing Armed Humanoids for the Military Source: Combat Rated share.newsbreak.com/j75rx5y4?s=i16

House Democrat Demands Investigation of Eric Trump-Linked Robot Company Pursuing Armed Humanoids for the Military - NewsBreak

A San Francisco robotics company that counts Eric Trump as an investor and chief strategy adviser has confirmed it intends to pursue armed versions of its

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Natalie Korach@nataliekorach.bsky.social · 7d ago

Scoop: HuffPost staff grilled leadership in a tense all-hands Wednesday, as Byron Allen has yet to address employees about layoffs that eliminated more than 1/3 of BuzzFeed’s workforce "Morale and trust for many folks is in hell," one staffer told me www.status.news/p/buzzfeed-h...

Byron's HuffPost Hatchet

Inside HuffPost’s tense post-layoff town hall on Wednesday, shaken staffers demanded answers about the cuts and questioned Byron Allen’s vision for the BuzzFeed-owned newsroom, Status has learned.

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🇨🇦 ELBOWS UP CANUCK! 🇨🇦@comeoncomet.bsky.social · 7d ago

Hey Texans who think Paxton is your guy... he's a cheater... in more ways than one. #VoteBlue #VoteForYourOwnSelfInterests meidasnews.com/news/new-pho...

New Photos Show Ken Paxton's Team Presented an Invoice for His Home Renovation with Fabricated Dates

Photos of an invoice submitted as evidence during Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2023 impeachment trial show that his defense team presented a document

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Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · last wk.

NUCLEAR CASH President Trump, his family and his circle of advisers have monetized crypto, the predictions markets, the data center boom & rare-earths mining. Now they are seeing there's money to be made in a new vector: The nuclear industry. The NYT takes a look www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit. (Gift Article)

In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.

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Hamed Aleaziz@haleaziz.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW: The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired visas as they travel through airports, according to documents obtained by The Times and interviews with lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

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Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · last wk.

Stopping Trump’s election sabotage means preparing for all of the threats we could face — and being ready with community power, not panic. We're organizing in all 50 states so every eligible voter can cast their ballot and have it counted. We are democracy’s strongest line of defense.

SHARE UNITED STATES 2026 ELECTION DEFENSE SCENARIOS: INDIVISIBLE HANDS OFF OUR VOTE BEFORE ELECTION DAY Attempts to silence voters begin long before polls open - from voter purges and sudden rule changes to attacks on voting infrastructure. The most important thing to know is that we are not powerless - we can organize to defeat these efforts and ensure every eligible voter can cast their ballot and be counted. Swipe through the scenarios — and start building the relationships and plans your community will need in 2026. Indivisible's Hands Off Our Vote will have tools to help you every step of the way. This series is adapted from Freedom Trainer's "Election Defense Scenarios." Election procedures vary by state and may change quickly. Confirm current information with state and local election officials and seek qualified legal guidance when needed.CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION VOTER ROLL PURGES Eligible voters could discover they are no longer registered. Officials may use inaccurate data to remove voters from the rolls or challenge their eligibility at the polls. Purges fall hardest on Black voters, voters of color, and infrequent voters. But a purge doesn't have to become a lost vote. Check your registration regularly and help others do the same. Make sure voters know their options if their names are missing. Join voter purge phone banks to help protect those most at risk. INDIVISIBLE HANDS OFF 2026 Election Defense Scenarios OUR VOTEID REQUIREMENTS CLOSE TO ELECTION The ID you've always used may not be accepted. New or inconsistently enforced voter ID rules could leave eligible voters confused, unprepared, or incorrectly turned away. These barriers are especially likely to affect voters who are older, low-income, students, naturalized citizens, or using a married name. Learn your state's current ID rules and help your community obtain ID now. 2026 Election Defense Scenarios INDIVISIBLE HANDS OFF OUR VOTEDROP BOX SABOTAGE / BOMB THREATS Drop boxes or voting sites may be damaged, threatened, or temporarily closed to create fear and confusion. The goal: make voting feel unsafe and convince people to stay home. Vote early. Know where to find accurate, official updates. Report problems immediately, share verified alternative locations, and help voters safely change their plans. 2026 Election Defense Scenarios INDIVISIBLE HANDS OFF OUR VOTE
Connect with Jacob Soboroff@connectwithjacob.bsky.social · last wk.

To “restore order” in Memphis, Trump deployed the Safe Task Force – a hodgepodge of 2,700 local, state and federal officers. It resulted in the deaths of four men in the last two months. People in Memphis feel “abandoned," says @jhollymc.bsky.social, Editor of Tennessee Lookout. #ConnectwithJacob

Four killed in two months: How ‘Safe’ is Trump’s Memphis Task Force?

Despite touting it as a success, Donald Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force has resulted in the deaths of four people in two months. In 2025, the President deployed 2,700 officers, including hundreds from...

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Connect with Jacob Soboroff@connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 2w ago

Initially created for counterterrorism, police fusion centers have gained “extremely wide jurisdiction," says @brennancenter.org's @faizapatel.bsky.social. With “access to broader pools of information" & "very few rules governing how that information is used.” #ConnectWithJacob

NEW: The federal government has your data — and there's not much you can do about it

Police fusion centers are intelligence hubs created after 9/11 to share information among local police, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal agencies. Brennan Center’s Faiz ...

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The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2w ago

“Their names were scratched off or taken off a list in the Pentagon. To me, it is abhorrent, it’s criminal.” Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social (Ret.) fights back tears as he describes the military’s last roll call, and what it means to erase four fallen soldiers from the Pentagon’s casualty list.

ACLU@aclu.org · 2w ago

BREAKING: In another win for our democracy, a federal court shut down the Trump administration's unlawful attempt to seize Kentucky voters' sensitive information. The DOJ is now 0 for 17 in voter file grab attempts across the country. We're not stopping.