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Historian whose parents met at a Democratic convention.
The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
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Depicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother’s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.
What a surprise, the alleged abuser was jacking himself up on testosterone.
They're probably hoping you won't hear about this. But tomorrow in TX, Tarrant County officials meet to vote on a GOP plan to cut almost HALF of Election Day voting locations, plus 8 early voting locations, some of them on campuses. Not hard to guess why. fortworthreport.org/2026/07/30/t...
Tarrant County considers cutting 140 Election Day polling sites for November
County commissioners vote Aug. 4 on proposed reductions to the number of early voting and day-of sites for the midterms.
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Comments due TOMORROW (8/3) 🚨 NOAA is fast-tracking Pacific deep-sea mining, threatening fragile abyssal ecosystems. Only 8 comments have been filed! Talking points: birdsmatter.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/t... Comment here: www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAA-... #DefendTheDeep #StopDeepSeaMining
11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
Implementing a reliable process of tracking recycled materials will provide Americans with accurate information on plastics used in the products they’re buying. Consumers deserve the truth when making choices among competing products.
Senate Dems introduce plastics tracking bill
The legislation comes as House lawmakers continue their push to advance industry-backed bills on recycled-content claims.
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Grateful for leaders like @jonathanscott. I had the honor to join him on a tour of his family’s home that he is rebuilding with fire-proof, termite-resistant, and earthquake-resistant materials, one of the first of its kind in this community.
They could not look guiltier if they tried. If Mitch is dead/incapacitated, These people should be in prison for fraud/racketeering. They’re defrauding the people of Kentucky for their salaries at the VERY least. @govandybeshear.bsky.social #MissingMitchMcconnell
“We want to keep vote by mail. We want to protect it. We want to expand it,” said Jonathan Smith, president of the 200,000-member APWU, which launched a campaign in April promoting it and is opposed to turning the Postal Service into an election administrator. “Why? Because it works.”
Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player as the midterm elections approach. President Donald Trump is seeking greater control over mail balloting while a change to how the agency…
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ICE agents threatened to beat up a Seattle small business owner, married to a citizen, with NO criminal record unless he signed a "voluntary" departure. I'm told there were cameras in the room. I'm demanding any video and that Eduardo be brought home immediately.
Senator Patty Murray@murray.senate.gov · last wk.On Thursday, ICE needlessly detained Eduardo Aguirre Esparza, a local Seattle small business owner with no criminal history. This is a man who is married to an American citizen and with deep ties to our local community who was working hard to pursue a legal pathway to lawful permanent residence.
Sean Duffy's son-in-law accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from John Cafaro, the owner of the company responsible for the botched Reflecting Pool renovation.
Colored boxes are days that included time at his properties this year. The ones with dots are rounds of golf. Hardest working president in the president business. www.pbump.com/projects/gol...
Wu Shaoping is exactly the kind of person for whom our asylum system is designed. He is here legally and currently in detention. The whole column is worth your time. Gift link: share.inquirer.com/Vfgp9k
Wu Shaoping escaped China’s repression, only to get busted by ICE in Pa. | Will Bunch
The U.S.’s reputation as a safe haven for the world’s dissidents takes another hit with Pennsylvania’s arrest of a Chinese human rights lawyer.
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Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's an excerpt -- take a minute to read the actual column and tell me what you think
'It's unbelievable': GOP senators lose patience as senator's absence ties agenda in knots
'It's unbelievable': GOP senators lose patience as senator's absence ties agenda in knots
GOP senators sounded off on Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) extended absence and suggested a rule change to claw back leverage, according to a new report from NOTUS.In a Thursday article, GOP senators discussed the key votes they're losing in Senate committees while McConnell has been hospitalized for...
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A federal judge has approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about US$3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot.
Judge approves a US$1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot
A federal judge approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay authors about US$3,000 per book.
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Holy shit, we're actually getting there. "UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample [—] In tests, MethylScan detected about 63% of cancers across all stages and roughly 55% of early-stage cancers." (from April) #ShareGoodNewsToo
UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample
The test could offer a more affordable approach to early disease detection.
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A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
@normornstein.bsky.social are there any mechanisms available to prevent feds from seizing ballots before elections are certified?
Trump's own file release tonight says Russia was working to attack Biden and boost Trump's re-election campaign.
This AP investigation into David Brouillette, the ICE agent who shot Durán Guerrero in Maine is genuinely horrifying. Long history of extreme mental illness, chronic violence agst spouses and kids, PTSD and heightened violence from mil service. apnews.com/article/ice-...
AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...
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THE TESLA DINER TAKEDOWN ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY There will be special guests, content creators, live music, free tacos, inflatables, pinatas, and so much more!!! 💥 SATURDAY JULY 25th from 5-9pm. 💥 7001 SANTA MONICA BLVD. LA
Secret Service agents 'fed up' with JD Vance's off-the-record family trips: report
Secret Service agents 'fed up' with JD Vance's off-the-record family trips: report
The Secret Service agents protecting Vice President JD Vance are feeling "fed up" with his hasty personal travel requests, according to a new report from MS NOW.Secret Service agents "groused" when they had to carry out Vance's recent requests for his family, such as joining a military helicopter cr...
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One of the most shocking data center developments in the country is families increasingly being pushed to sell their property for data center power lines, under threat of eminent domain.
Protesters gather outside Susan Collins' office following the deadly ICE shooting in Biddeford, Maine.
Voters are letting chatbots help fill out their ballots. The Trump administration has spent a year making sure it controls what the chatbots say. trib.al/GbrjkN8
Trusting Chatbots With Our Ballots (at the Worst Possible Moment)
Voters are letting chatbots help fill out their ballots. The Trump administration has spent a year making sure it controls what the chatbots say.
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Exclusive: Sen. Schiff’s office says newly uncovered documents show even more taxpayer money went toward giant Trump banners on federal buildings in DC.
Schiff Says Newly Uncovered Documents Show Additional Spending on Trump Banners Across Washington
Senator Adam Schiff's office says newly uncovered government documents reveal additional Trump administration contracts to produce and install large
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