GOP BACKS DOWN Republican officials were faced with a massive backlash from outraged voters who packed the meeting room - and two overflow rooms - to demand that their voting locations remain open. -- @roberthubbell.skystack.xyz @democracydocket.com www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

GOP backs down from suppression scheme in Texas after voter outrage

The plan changed at the last moment, when Republican officials were faced with a massive backlash from outraged voters

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All eight of the city's Flock safety cameras were stolen after thieves cut down the poles and removed the equipment.

Winona Police: All 8 Flock cameras stolen, poles cut at base

WINONA, Minn. (WXOW) — All eight of the city's Flock safety cameras were stolen after thieves cut down the poles and removed the equipment.

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Here's a video I made using DeFlock to show how he was tracked:

Uber is a bad company www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...

It's one thing to have bad opinions on here, whatever, but I really don't want to hear about how antisemitic al-Sayed is from people paying the world's richest Nazi so they have extra characters to tweet about it

A candidate is outspent 11 to 1. Wins. So pundits frame it as a loss. Whatever.

Oh I used to work with Allison! She is lovely and served well on the Newton City Council. Good luck Allison!

Progressive Mass@progressivemass.bsky.social · 7h ago

Our members voted, and we are proud to endorse @environista.bsky.social for the 10th Middlesex. #mapoli

I rarely say this, but good for the FBI nypost.com/2026/08/05/u...

FBI opened probe into whether Trump was Russian agent after he fired James Comey, newly revealed memos show

WASHINGTON — The FBI opened an investigation into whether President Trump was “wittingly or unwittingly” acting as a Russian agent when he fired then-Director James Comey in 2017,…

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I am very proud to earn this endorsement and I look forward to working alongside to fight for real progressive change in our state!

Progressive Mass@progressivemass.bsky.social · 7h ago

Our members voted, and we're proud to endorse @daniel-lander.bsky.social for State Senate. #mapoli

Our members voted, and we're proud to endorse @evanforcambridge.bsky.social for the 25th Middlesex. #mapoli

Our members voted, and we are proud to endorse @environista.bsky.social for the 10th Middlesex. #mapoli

Our members voted, and we're proud to endorse four progressive incumbents four re-election: Tamisha Civil for District 2 @councillordolan.bsky.social for District 3 Paul DePalo for District 7 Tara Jacobs for District 8 #mapoli

A third detainee died after being held at Delaney Hall, according to Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ), who said the death wasn’t disclosed to the public by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because the agency recently changed how it reports deaths of detainees. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/04/t...

A Third Delaney Hall Detainee Has Died, New Jersey Congressman Says

Rep. Rob Menendez said ICE confirmed details of the death, which took place weeks ago, to him during an oversight visit to the facility on Monday.

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Abdul El-Sayed has won, NBC News says. And there are other wins for the left in Michigan: —William Lawrence wins his U.S. House primary. —A DSA-backed candidate is leading a Democratic incumbent for state House. —Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of Uncommitted, leads for state Senate.

Pretty sure when you win the election it's a big election night. Pretty sure when your party's leadership all endorses the loser, it means the leadership is out of touch with the electorate.

Politico@politico.com · 14h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

Just as his lord and savior would

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

Fahrenheit $451. “Anthropic took printed books and scanned them… They then disposed of the original printed copy… Along the way, Anthropic’s vendors had already sliced the spines and edges of the books, to scan them more easily before destroying them.” Adding a clause to my will against this.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 9h ago

Why is Anthropic destroying books? | Kathryn James

Imagine being a US Senator pretending to care abt the child rape of the Epstein files; and then hiring Todd Blanche to help protect the rapists.

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

Congratulations to everyone who worked their asses off for something that any semi-decent and ultimately self-interested government should have done in penance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...

Education Dept. to Wipe Out Student Loans of 170,000 More Defrauded Borrowers (Gift Article)

The sprawling case, centered on students defrauded by for-profit schools, has now become the largest class-action settlement in American history.

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They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 20h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Suddenly, the House Ethics Committee is in the middle of the midterm elections, as the normally secretive panel announced Tuesday that it was looking into allegations of domestic abuse and illegal drug use by GOP Rep. Max Miller (Ohio). Full story: punchbowl.news/article/hous...

Ethics is now a key player in the midterms

Suddenly the House Ethics Committee is in the middle of the midterm elections.

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Two wins for abortion rights: Voters in Kansas and Missouri easily defeated ballot measures that could have threatened abortion access in their states

Jackson police are investigating the death of an unidentified Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a vacant home in Mississippi’s capital city on Monday night. www.mississippifreepress.org/black-woman-...

Black Woman Found Hanging in Tree Behind Vacant Home in Jackson, But Details Are Sparse

Jackson police are investigating the death of a Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a home in Mississippi's capital city.

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NEW: Voters have rejected Republicans' scheme to unseat the Kansas Supreme Court's Dem-appointed majority and overturn abortion rights. Amendment 1 would have let the GOP replace the system of a nominating commission, gubernatorial appointment, and retention elections with direct partisan elections

"Bell’s backing from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and other pro-Israel PACs led to his re-election spending to be seven times higher than efforts to re-elect Bush."

Wesley Bell beats Cori Bush in Democratic primary for St. Louis congressional seat • Missouri Independent

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell staved off former Congresswoman Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, ending the most expensive candidate primary in Missou...

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Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

Two more GOP amendments go down to crushing defeats, both in MO. #4 would have made future ballot initiatives impossible to pass by requiring winning a majority statewide *and* in each congressional district. #5 would have eliminated the state income tax.

Capybaras keep their chill while crashing Brazilian legislature apnews.com/article/braz...

Capybaras keep their chill while crashing Brazilian legislature

Capybaras have been making surprise visits to a Brazilian state legislature. These chill rodents strolled into the legislative building in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, last week, catching lawmakers off guard.

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