There's a rich scholarship on why facts don't change minds. There's an even richer scholarship on why even when you know the facts it doesn't alter our behaviors.

Cognitive biases and brain biology help explain why facts don’t change minds

Here are some reasons for the natural human tendency to avoid or reject new information that runs counter to what you already know – and some tips on how to do better.

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Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash

Politicians on the right and left are pushing back against Flock as more Americans voice opposition to the tech

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The title really says it all.

TODAY: Missouri Supreme Court BLOCKS republican redistricting, ICE is creating a voter list including who we voted for, and democrats reject bill keeping Supreme Court at 9. open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

Headlines for September 4, 2026

The Daily Beans podcast headlines sourced and cited

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Greater Lafayette Indivisible ❌ 👑@lafayetteindivisible.com · 4d ago

UPDATE on Stop Flock efforts in #Tippecanoe county: As of 9/4/26, the #WestLafayette #Indiana PD has refused to release Flock audit logs with no reason given. MIGHT THIS BE A NEWSWORTHY ITEM? @pinindiana.bsky.social @hoosleft.us @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social

NEW: ICE privatized health care for detainees, but the private company they hired hasn't paid the bills in almost a year - causing most private providers to cancel life-saving appointments. The VA used to cover this program, but Trump sold the $68M contract. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANds...

ICE is Delinquent on Medical Bills | Beans Talk

YouTube video by MSW Media

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🚨BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court blocked state officials from using Republicans’ new congressional gerrymander in this year’s midterms, after a grueling, nearly year-long battle by voters to have the final say on a map drawn up at Donald Trump’s request. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Supreme Court blocks GOP gerrymander, gives voters final say

Read more here.

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🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied a right-wing group’s request to force Michigan to place a proposed constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to vote on the November 2026 ballot. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Supreme Court denies right-wing group’s bid to force Michigan proof-of-citizenship measure on November ballot

The denial, issued by Justice Brett Brett Kavanaugh, likely means the measure is dead.

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Letter: AI-powered Flock cameras don't make our communities safer

Writer: There is credible research from experts that strongly suggests that using AI-enhanced surveillance cameras does not make communities safer.

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Mirror Indy@mirrorindy.org · 6d ago

Arts & culture reporter Mesgana Waiss spoke to four artists who are showing art at BUTTER Fine Art Fair for the first time. Some are subverting racist regalia to explore the experience of Black queer people. https://bit.ly/4x13k0b

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Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 7d ago

BREAKING: A U.S. Postal Service official has filed a whistleblower report alleging the agency is pushing ahead with a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement Trump’s order giving the federal government more control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking the plan.

“[T]he main takeaway for me is that the Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans. One-third of all Americans cast their ballots by mail, and the U.S.P.S. puts all of their votes at risk.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...

Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail (Gift Article)

A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last wk.

A Black Hawk helicopter. Elite SWAT teams. Last September, federal agents descended on a Chicago apartment complex in a massive show of force. The government claimed “terrorists” had taken over the building. That’s not what we found: propub.li/3T6mq7j

Donald Trump is trying to make it harder for you to vote and easier for him to cheat. Voting laws and rules will be in court every day between now and Election Day. Subscribe to Democracy Docket to get the most up-to-date information and analysis. No both-sides, just the truth. demdock.com/4w6emld

In less than 80 days, we are going to take back the House and stop the horrors of the Trump administration.

#StandUpForScience In a world of vaccine-deniers & science skeptics, be a Dolly. Here are five ways that Dolly Parton contributed to science. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Dolly Parton dies aged 80 — researchers celebrate her contributions to science

The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.

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👇 This. Is. Fascism. 🤮 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’

Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies

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HoosLeft w/Scott Aaron Rogers@hoosleft.us · 2w ago

First they came for the violent criminals, but it turns out that was only a few people. Then they came for the immigrants, and you looked away Then they came for the homeless Then the disabled Then their political opponents When will they come for you? When it's profitable.

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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 28

YouTube video by Lawfare

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Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 2w ago

At 4pm ET today, join @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @klonick.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social for a live discussion of a judge ruling the Pengaton's blacklisting of Anthropic unlawful, Trump’s mail-in voting executive order, and more.

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Tennessee Lookout@tennesseelookout.com · 2w ago

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Nashville International Airport officials announced plans Friday to rename the airport in Dolly Parton’s honor. Lee discussed the idea this week with Parton’s team after the legendary singer, songwriter and philanthropist died at age 80.