Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, admits errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan, NOT VANDALISM, caused the pool’s blue liner to peel and break loose. Atlantic is being paid $14.7 million. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...

Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage

The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.

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PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.

BREAKING: Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton was attacked by an armed individual who lunged at her during a campaign event at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown. 1/

Georgia woman files class action suit against Flock Safety An Atlanta-headquartered technology company is facing a sweeping federal class-action lawsuit alleging its nationwide vehicle surveillance network violates the privacy rights of millions of everyday drivers.

Georgia woman files class action suit against Flock Safety

Lawsuit claims automated database exposes innocent drivers to illegal stalking, tracking.

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30 years is a long time to keep buying the same lies. Maybe this will be the year that they finally wake the fuck up. 🤞

I was never a big fan of Ulta due to its aggressive tactics to get your info when trying to make a purchase. But now they are a definite no-go zone for me.

Shoppers outraged after learning Ulta Beauty stores are allowing Flock cameras

The beauty retailer’s social media pages are flooded with criticism from shoppers angry over its use of Flock cameras

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NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...

Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say

A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

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That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547% The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.

WTF!?! 🤬 😤 “Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, took the unusual step Tuesday of rescuing GOP leaders' own agenda in the face of a conservative rebellion.”

Democrats shocked after 2 members cross aisle to help Republicans

Speaker Mike Johnson nearly lost control of the House floor — again — because of a group of disgruntled conservatives.

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Milo Yiannopoulo June 2025 “There is one concrete thing we must insist on this administration delivering… We have got to deport millions and millions and millions of people. Without that, nothing else matters." Milo Yiannopoulo September 2026 👇🏽

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Apple Maps has caved too and changed it to “Lake America.”

I was wondering if Canada was making it feasible for Haitian-Americans formerly protected under TPS to come here. Very glad to see that appears to be the case. I hope we accelerate supports and streamline this process.

Haitian TPS holders leave for Canada, taking skills and resources gained in Mass. with them - The Boston Globe

In all, more than 10,000 Haitians in the Massachusetts workforce who contributed roughly $480 million a year to the local economy are being forced out, according to an immigration policy organization.

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“Authorities have said that Tyrin Johnson turned toward guard members with a gun while running from them in the early morning hours after the Fourth of July holiday .. But according to an autopsy report shared by Johnson’s family, a single bullet went in the right side of his back…”

Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back

An autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back. The report that Tyrin Johnson’s family shared with The Associated Press on Thursday contradicts accounts...

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Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida

A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.

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CIA director flies unannounced to Moscow to hold talks, source says www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...

CIA director flies unannounced to Moscow to hold talks, source says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not have information about the U.S. government aircraft that landed in Russia.

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Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again (Official Video)

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Add alfalfa sprouts to your ABSOLUTELY THE HELL NOT list. Salmonella or E. coli, and in some cases BOTH. Oh my 😳

North Korea is good. Canada is bad. Coal is good. Solar is bad. Measles is good. Vaccination is bad. Child rapists are good. Childcare is bad. Pointless wars are good. Universal healthcare is bad. Anyone supporting the unrelenting chaos of the #GOP deserves zero respect. #RemoveTrump

“The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, as well as its publisher and a reporter, the editor said. He said he was dismissed for insubordination after an interview he gave that objected to potential censorship by the U.S. military.”

Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview

The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, as well as its publisher and a reporter, the editor said. Erik Slavin, editor-in-chief of the military newspaper that is partly ...

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Just posting this because, as of yesterday, the US national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time. The GOP: the party of fiscal responsibility. 🥴

NEW: A judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce grand jury materials for review in camera (behind closed doors) in the case against Don Lemon et al to see whether there are grounds to dismiss based on alleged prosecutor misconduct. DoJ has until 8/25 s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”

ICE has now published a notice outlining plans to spend $20 million on a product called G.L.O.V.E., short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter.