Lyall C. Storandt
@ls24hrgrind.bsky.social
On the run from a boring life…
“Ring+ will be the premier destination for original streaming content, with powerful new programs like Blue Honda Civic Turns Around In Driveway and Some Lady Walking Her Dog,” said Ring founder and top executive Jamie Siminoff
Ring Launches Streaming Service
HAWTHORNE, CA—Providing customers with an expansive and growing library of premium content, smart doorbell manufacturer Ring launched a new streaming service Wednesday. Company officials said Ring+, ...
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A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course was pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump's visit and had a stash of illegal weapons in his car and home, authorities said. https://to.pbs.org/4fXLrco
Man arrested at Trump's California golf course faces illegal weapons charges
A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course was pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit and had a stash of illegal weapo...
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Virginia health officials have confirmed the state’s first known case of locally acquired dengue fever
Virginia resident has state’s 1st locally acquired case of dengue fever - WTOP News
Virginia health officials have confirmed the state’s first known case of locally acquired dengue, a viral disease usually associated with international travel.
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New Mexico's attorney general has sued the Trump Justice Department over its refusal to share unredacted documents from its files on Jeffrey Epstein — arguing that the Trump admin is obstructing the state's criminal investigation of Epstein.
Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. The Defense Department’s second in command hastily gathered top military and defense acquisition officials for a meeting Friday night to discuss ways to quickly address a shortfall of U.S. weaponry — after he got an angry phone call ..” www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
San Antonians love their jalapeños, so check your favorites to make sure they are not distributed by Coast Citrus. The CDC says the peppers were grown in Sinaloa, Mexico and distributed primarily to Mexican-style restaurants or by wholesale. Read More👉 ebx.sh/upHaFE
We are like two months away from a Congressional hearing into whether other teams should be allowed to play defense against Sophie Cunningham
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h agoJD Vance on Sophie Cunningham: "We cannot save the US unless you have people of courage who are speaking their mind ... I would tell Sophie, 'keep going'"
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%. (Published May 2025)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
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Within hours of the primary result, Democrats elites are rallying around winner Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Haley Stevens plus Schumer, Gillibrand/DSCC, Whitmer, Slotkin, Gary Peters, Jim Clyburn all swiftly embraced him. He faces Trump-endorsed Republican Mike Rogers this fall.
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
ICE has now spent over $2.2 BILLION on purchasing 4 private prisons from CoreCivic, with the company banking half a billion dollars on the most recent sale. Of course, ICE will not actually operate these facilities; CoreCivic keeps the contracts to run these places for the foreseeable future.
He was arrested at DFW Airport after visiting Dallas for a meeting.
ICE detains 'teacher of the year' winner at Texas airport
He was arrested at DFW Airport after visiting Dallas for a meeting.
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NEW: Over the last few months, Meta has run dozens of paid ads that included AI-generated CSAM. The ads, some of which were linking out to “nudify” apps, targeted men in the US, UK, and a dozen European countries. Some were running in the last few days
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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The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there. https://to.pbs.org/3Sdv0kg
State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe
The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of...
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Mike Rogers wants us divided. But there is so much more that unites us than sets us apart. The power is ours. This land was made for you and me.
Rice University will extend its free tuition program to students from families earning between $100,000 and $200,000 each year.
Rice University Extends Free Tuition to Families Earning Up to $200K
The announcement comes less than a year after the Houston university opened a new $76M home for its art department.
hyperallergic.com
Michigan winemakers have a new climate worry: More wildfire smoke
Michigan winemakers have a new climate worry: More wildfire smoke
While “smoke taint” from last month’s hazy skies isn’t an immediate threat, grape growers say it comes on the heels of a growing season already fraught with climate extremes.
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Fair question! I use the periods to avoid slandering the Alberts, Albertos, and Alfredos of the world. I use a lower case "i" to devalue the industry's claim of "intelligence," because "A.i." is not sentient. And I add the quotes because the whole thing is an inaccurate, bogus marketing term.
Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 4h agoCurious: why do you type “A.i.” with the quotes and cases?
Join Michigan Democrats and me in Detroit this Friday, August 7th, as we kick off the general election and lay out what's at stake. We only have 90 days until Election Day - and it's going to take all of us to deliver a better future.
General Election Kickoff with the Statewide Ticket · Team Michigan
Join us in Detroit as Michigan Democrats kick off the general election! On Friday, August 7, our full statewide Democratic ticket — Jocelyn Benson for Governor and Abdul El-Sayed forU.S. Senate, alon...
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The White House has been actively engaged in pushing to delay an impending ban on intoxicating hemp, sources tell NBC News.
Republican lawmakers complain about White House’s hemp push
The White House backs a three-week delay on an impending ban on intoxicating hemp. The ban would hit a business run by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ family member.
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Happy Birthday to a real one! As Anthony Edwards celebrates today, we are throwing it back to earlier this year when he faced off in a little friendly one-on-one with @barackobama.bsky.social.
Trump weaponizes FCC to ban new foreign-made connected solar inverters
Trump weaponizes FCC to ban new foreign-made connected solar inverters
The FCC added foreign-made connected power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, cutting off the federal authorization new models need to be imported, marketed, or sold in the US. It’s aimed at the radios inside modern inverters, not the power electronics. And it lands on a market where US factories are on track to supply just 40% of combined solar and battery demand next year, according to testing firm Intertek CEA.
electrek.co
Wow! @menendez.house.gov says that the EXACT scenario I flagged two months ago, where ICE "releases" someone having a medical emergency solely so their death won't be recorded as occurring while in custody, happened last month at the infamous Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, NJ.
Matt Shuham@mattshuham.bsky.social · yesterdayDays before the death of Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo, ICE officials did not report the death of another man who’d been detained at Delaney Hall — because they had technically “released” him in the middle of a medical emergency, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) alleged. www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
After three decades in statewide office, Greg Abbott suddenly has plans to “keep Texas affordable.” What’s he been doing for the past 30 years?
NEW in TX: Galveston County is quietly planning to change its district maps between the primary & November election. It's a dangerous test that, if not stopped, could be repeated elsewhere in TX to undermine the will of voters, a new legal filing warns. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
A Texas county is quietly planning to swap voting maps between its primary and November election
If allowed to proceed, it would likely be the first time Texas voting maps are changed between the primary and general elections.
democracydocket.com
