Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party's progressive wing in a battleground state. bit.ly/4wHDgbm
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Trying to add sanity back into the world that has lost its grip with reality
Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the U.S. territory with no relief in sight.
Puerto Rican cities hit with water rationing measures as record dry conditions persist
Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the U.S. territory with no relief in sight.
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Mike Sacks on SCOTUS stance on NLRB: Has now said that those agencies shall not be independent anymore, and the members of those agencies can be fired at will by whatever president is sitting, regardless of whether they've done anything that would constitute cause under the statute.
Priya Sarathy Jones: Without a driver's license, there is no way for you to be mobile, for you to get a job, or for you to really be able to function in society.
Popok: They didn't tell him in advance they were going to dismiss the indictment, which explains why a very fiery Donald Trump sat at his desk in the last 24 hours and said, "Jeanine Pirro folded like a cheap umbrella." Takes one to know one.
Trump's election night embarrassment; Dems rally behind Abdul-Sayed following his win; MAGA Mike backs Max Miller amid horrifying allegations; NM sues DOJ over Epstein; and more. Your midday update is here:
Wednesday News Updates: Election Night Updates, House GOP Implosion, + More – 8/5/26
Your midday update is here
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JUST IN: Trump is scrambling to stop the BBC from digging into the finances of his business empire after a judge ordered him to hand over records in his $10B defamation lawsuit against the network.
The Trump Regime attempting to deport eyewitnesses to the murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, incl. Jose Trinidad, who says Lorenzo didn't ram an ICE vehicle or run over agents. LULAC's Juan Proaño on what is being done to protect Lorenzo’s family & the Latino community. youtu.be/wF3ulAZP0kU?...
Trump UNDER FIRE After Trying to SILENCE ICE MURDER Witnesses!?!
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After WIRED contacted Meta about the ads, they were removed for violating policies on child sexual exploitation. However, the researchers kept finding more of the ads—including duplicates of those reported. Hours before we published, they found another 30, including multiple that were 'live' ads
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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Our story details how, researchers at the @ttp-updates.bsky.social stumbled across a batch of ads—including face swapping a minor into a sexual act—after publishing a report on "nudify" ads on Meta last week. The researchers reported the findings to US clearing house, NCMEC
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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However, the measure would not have applied directly to citizen-led referendums, like the recently-rejected redistricting bid aimed at blocking the GOP’s new gerrymander. More on that effort below👇
🗳️ MISSOURI BALLOT MEASURE Missouri voters rejected a ballot measure to limit their own ability to pass amendments to the state constitution. The proposal, which fueled extraordinarily high turnout in last night’s election, was part of a broader GOP effort to slash Missourians’ voting power.
Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution
Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure,…
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📄 Rogers’ record: ❌ Pushed false claims of a stolen 2024 election in Michigan ❌ Praised Trump’s recent primetime tirade against elections ❌ Advocated for recruiting off-duty and retired cops to serve as poll watchers to intimidate Detroit voters
🗳️ MICHIGAN SENATE Trump-endorsed candidate Mike Rogers won the Republican primary election for an open U.S. Senate seat. If elected, Rogers will flip a key seat and be another Trump ally in the Senate who could help pass more voter suppression measures, including the stalled SAVE America Act.
Mike Rogers, GOP convert to election denial, wins Michigan GOP Senate primary
If elected, Rogers will flip a key seat and be another Trump ally in the Senate who could help to pass more voter suppression measures, including the stalled SAVE America Act.
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📄 James' record: ❌Promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 election ❌Personally blamed Benson for his loss in the 2020 U.S. Senate race ❌Vowed to carry out Trump’s anti-voting agenda in a key battleground state
📄 Benson's record: ✅Pushed back against Trump’s repeated false claims of voter fraud ✅Refused to hand the DOJ Michigan’s private voter data ✅Used millions of dollars in election funds to send absentee ballot applications to all of the state’s 7.7 million registered voters during the pandemic
🗳️ MICHIGAN GOVERNOR Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s chief election official and a critical opponent of Trump’s anti-voting agenda, won the Democratic nomination to be the state’s next governor. She will now face Trump-endorsed candidate Rep. John James, who opposes virtually everything she stands for.
Michigan election chief Jocelyn Benson to face prominent election denier in governor’s race
Benson has been a frequent target of election deniers and anti-voting activists, who falsely accused her of perpetuating voter fraud during subsequent elections in the Great Lakes State.
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After being contacted by WIRED, an Apple spokesperson says that it has removed MaskAI from the App Store for violating policies against nudification apps, and the company has “always strictly prohibited apps designed to generate, distribute, or consume pornography.” www.wired.com/story/meta-r...
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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🗳️RESULTS: Last night, Michigan and Missouri held primaries in critical races that could determine the future of democracy. 🧵From a win for citizen-led initiatives to a key contest that could move the needle on the SAVE America Act, here are the results you need to know👇
ECU President @tiffanymuller.bsky.social was on The Campaign Workshop's podcast, How to Win a Campaign, to talk about all things corruption and ways to root it out. Here's a snippet:
Popok: Judge Williams in Miami has the fate of Todd Blanche and his future, I think, in the palm of her hand.
NEW: Trump is speaking today at a casino owned by a company battling lawsuits alleging its properties failed to stop the trafficking of a 9-year-old girl and other victims. The suits allege negligence and inadequate security. Our latest:
Trump to Speak at Casino Owned by Company Facing Lawsuit Alleging Failure to Prevent Trafficking of 9-Year-Old Girl
The ownership group is battling multiple lawsuits involving sex trafficking victims
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It’s a direct attack on rule of law from the highest levels, aimed at permanently ending US Constitutional democracy and imposing a dictatorship. Always has been. Anyone who tries treating it as something else—as if they’re dealing with mistaken impressions rather than lies—gets egg on their face.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h agoIt's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
Just 90 days until the midterms Democrats say they’re expanding the battlefield As Trump’s numbers flounder youtu.be/KgLioDOq5dw?...
🚨 Trump gets election news he FEARED in Michigan!
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Progressive Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed has won the Michigan senatorial primary election. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and former health officer for Detroit, ran on promises to address his state’s dire public health crisis.
Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster
Michigan has been at the epicenter of the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks. The progressive Democrat talks to WIRED about how he would tackle the forces behind them if he’s elected.
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