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New in PN: @sethcotlar.bsky.social on historical roots of the new Red Scare "They’ve been saying civilization is on the verge of being destroyed since the 1950s. Somehow no one ever stops and thinks, 'Gosh, it’s been 70 years. I wonder if we’re wrong.' It’s memory-holed like religious cults do."

Seth Cotlar on historical roots of the new Red Scare

"If you look at the 1956 GOP platform, it reads like a center-left policy platform in a contemporary context."

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Flock cameras’ days are numbered. Across the country, communities are removing them city by city. Thank you to everyone who is standing up, speaking out, and fighting back against their expansion. Here’s the cities that have fought back and won! Denver CO, Austin TX, San Marcos TX, Evanston IL,

Six congressmen bought between $83,000 to $245,000 in SpaceX stock just before its IPO: -Jared Moskowitz -Gil Cisneros -Dan Meuser -John McGuire -William Timmons -John James Five serve on committees whose work impacts SpaceX's business. We must ban members of Congress from trading stock.

So, while you and your family are struggling to make ends meet, what is the President and his administration focused on?   Framing a former Olympic canoeist for “tampering” with the Reflecting Pool and "causing" damage that was... already there. It's bleak.

Witness in Reflecting Pool case conceded damage before canoeist touched water

David “Davey” Hearn was indicted this month and accused of damaging the pool. He has pleaded not guilty.

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Job-training for low-income Californians. A game-changing hydrogen plant. New battery plants and upgrades to our power grid. The Trump Administration ADMITS they canceled dozens of federally-funded projects because California voted against Trump. Unacceptable and illegal.

NEW: A nonprofit warned Congress that one of the CIA documents released during Trump's recent speech denigrating U.S. elections may have been created specifically to bolster false claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election. The group is now calling for a "thorough" investigation.

Did the White House order up a CIA document to support Trump’s claims on China election interference?

A nonprofit representing hundreds of former U.S. intelligence officials thinks so and called on Congress to investigate.

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“Two detectives, an Ohio county Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) caseworker, and a Cleveland Clinic physician met on Zoom to discuss how the 2-year-old daughter of a congressman and granddaughter of a US senator wound up with a broken collarbone... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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After ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Araujo, the FBI leaked to Fox News a claim that he was found with possible meth in the van. His family said it was a total falsehood; it was a bag of salt to be used to make an electrolyte drink. And they were right. It was not drugs.

Harris County District Attorn... • X.com
@Harris CountyDAO
We can confirm the substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van tested negative for narcotics/ illicit drugs.
We are not commenting further on the test results, as the investigation is pending.

Harris County District Attorn... 9.1h O
We have notified Salgado Araujo's family because we felt they had the right to know.

JUST POSTED: A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

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Reporter: Congressman Kean, why did you trade stocks while you were missing votes for more than three months? Kean: 🦗🦗 Reporter: No response, sir? Kean: 🦗🦗

NEWS: WV GOP Assistant Majority Leader Elliott Pritt has been arrested and charged with enticing a minor after allegedly grooming a 15-year-old through Roblox and Snapchat, then having her meet him in his classroom. GOP leadership won't call for his resignation.

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The Pentagon calls a soldier “seriously injured” only if he might die in 72 hours. ICE calls an agent with two restraining orders properly vetted. Same government, same trick: redefine the word until the numbers look clean.

Kash Patel uses government jets to attend concerts and sporting events. JD Vance asked that a $16,000+/hour helicopter take his young son to a golf lesson. These people are supposed to SERVE this country, not treat it like a personal luxury for their own frivolous use.

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The CDC is so underfunded now that it's like: "Just remove the three outer layers of lettuce, so you don't consume any feces, then wash each interior leaf individually, so you remove any hidden feces. Good luck!"