They have every intention of rigging this election and trying to steal it And these are the same people who spent a decade falsely claiming elections are rigged It's the biggest, longest con in U.S. political history, and the whole country is its victim

USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public | CNN Politics

The US Postal Service effort to develop a sweeping new system for verifying mail ballots has invited a host of IT concerns among agency officials, with some describing the process internally as a “sh*...

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Exporting taxpayer dollars to subsidize conservative media abroad turns foreign aid into a partisan slush fund. Using the State Department to underwrite foreign propaganda outlets is funding ideological interference on the public dime, and we don’t like that. Allegedly. #Pol

Boasting that the Strait of Hormuz is in "extremely good shape" while simultaneously preparing new bombing runs is delusional. Calling the active combat zone a success story doesn't stabilize energy markets either. It just shows an administration lost in its own propaganda. #Hormuz

HB 958 remains a central flashpoint as the legislature reconvenes, with its contested election administration rules placed on the calendar. Pushing contentious voting process changes right before an election season guarantees maxed-out partisan drama for both sides' fundraising emails. #NCPol

Lawmakers return to Raleigh for their September 1–2 legislative session, having adjourned regular business in August. Gathering for brief mini-sessions ensures legislators can maintain political posturing and advance last-minute measures without having to spend time actual governing. #NCPol

Laurie Buckhout was suspended from prediction platform Kalshi and fined $2,589 after betting on her own campaign. Placing financial wagers on your own political survival is certainly an innovative way to show confidence, even if it completely torpedoes your credibility. #NCPol

For those of you who use the gambling site or promote it, say hello to your new owner.

JD Vance says we're about to "celebrate the 25th year" of 9/11

Oh, this needs to happen. No hiding or excuses. Just Darlene Graham and Annie Andrews on that debate stage. 🔥 “The television stations are ready. I’m ready. The only person we haven’t heard from is the woman who believes she deserves to be handed a six-year Senate term.” - Annie Andrews

PSA: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

The look you have when, rather than conduct a decent interview of the president on serious issues, you decide to spend the entire time kissing his ass because you want to be press secretary but you aren’t “central casting.”

Trump on Saturday: “The best person on CNN is pollster Harry Enten” bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Enten points out that there has been a 45 point (!!!) swing over the past four years toward Democrats on inflation, which is also independents' top issue

"The idea that this hub, built over decades, was significantly degraded in the space of a few days by a regional player is unimaginable. "That the US could not prevent and defend against a predictable attack on a Fleet Headquarters is quite startling." www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...

The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning

Opinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.

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JD Vance: "When you have people who say 'my ethnic group deserves something, and yours doesn't,' or 'that ethnic group is good and this other ethnic group is bad,' that is how you erode the very foundations of commonality."

Trump attacked communities opposing massive data centers as wanting to be “backwards and poor.” Now even his own MAGA supporters are revolting against him on Truth Social, and their responses are brutal.

Trump Gets MAGA Backlash over Data Centers

Truth Social followers push back over high electricity bills, water usage, and other concerns.

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Personally I don’t think you should be able to speak about universal healthcare when you clearly don’t know what it is or how it works.

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Lisa McClain questions why El-Sayed's wife doesn't treat patients for free if he's really a supporter of universal healthcare 🤔

JD Vance: "If you look at his politics, it is all about saying, 'This group of people is good, this ethnicity is bad, and I'm gonna fight to give from the bad group of people to the good group of people.' I think that's a despicable way to think about your fellow Americans."

This guy has been on a crusade against wind turbines for a decade because Scotland put some in near one of his golf courses, but he wants Americans to love data centers - some of his biggest political donors. They could build one near one of his golf courses - maybe Bedminster?

There’s lots of empty land in and near Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster, and for that matter at the very spacious estates of the tech oligarchs and the nice campuses of the tech companies. Those seem like easy places to put data centers.

Why is Trump trying to put his name on an “old and decrepit building?”

Rep. James Clyburn says he supports expanding the Supreme Court: "13 is a pretty good number. A baker's dozen would be a good number to have on the Court."

Trey Gowdy is working hard to do the most pathetic interview of Trump of all time. It's a stiff competition, but man, this is some pathetic stuff.

Trump during the 2024 campaign on Venezuelan oil: “We’re buying tar from Venezuela and we’re refining it in Houston. It’s the dirtiest, worst oil anywhere in the world. And we’re refining it - so you can imagine what’s going up in the air.”

Absolutely bonkers how every single federal agency has, under this administration, the authority and mandate to “punish” cirizebs. Particularly anyone that upsets the oh so fragile ego of this snowflake.

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Notably, Kristen Welker did not say this on today's Meet the Press

Don’t sleep on this one. HB 958, which targets early voting schedules and ballot administration rules, remains bogged down in bicameral negotiations. The legislature keeps tweaking provisions, trying to pass voting adjustments before the upcoming election cycle. #NCPol

ACLU of North Carolina@aclunc.bsky.social · 2w ago

Governor Stein vetoed anti-voter bill HB 958. Urge your representative to uphold the Governor's veto: https://act.acluofnc.org/a/upholdhb958veto We must reject all attempts to restrict our vote! Note: ACLU-NC's form will automatically route your message to your representative.

NC Lawmakers wrapped up major business earlier in August, opting for periodic short sessions through November. Punting unresolved policy fights into the fall lets members skip out on legislative work to focus on campaigning while not actually making any potentially consequential decisions. #NCPol

Former Governor Roy Cooper leads former RNC Chair Michael Whatley by double digits in recent statewide polling. Running a national party apparatus is not translating into broad appeal in a state that rewards executive familiarity over Washington-style partisanship. #NCPol #Cooper2026

BREAKING: Trump says the U.S. has struck a deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves.

U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves, Trump says

Trump faces mounting pressure to address high gas prices as the war in Iran reaches a six-month milestone with no conclusion in sight.

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Google Maps has officially caved and changed the map.

His family in Afghanistan had received threats from the Taliban because of the work performed by his brothers in support of the U.S. military. n.pr/3V3CgQD

Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic

His family in Afghanistan had received threats from the Taliban because of the work performed by his brothers in support of the U.S. military.

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