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Digital Brain@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 6d ago

A small act of kindness toward someone vulnerable just went viral, proof that you do not need grand gestures to make a real difference. Sharing food, helping a hurt animal, aiding a stranger, this is

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 6d ago

🚨BREAKING: California’s top election official demanded the (DHS explain how it concluded that thousands of noncitizens may be registered to vote in the state, bluntly questioning both the department’s results and how it obtained California voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘Serious doubts about the reliability of your data’: California bluntly challenges DHS over sweeping noncitizen voter claims

California has not provided its statewide voter registration list to DHS or any other federal agency. State law prohibits the disclosure of sensitive voter information, including Social Security numbe...

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 6d ago

I hear some say they haven't signed up for Democracy Docket because they don't want spam or endless solicitations. Democracy Docket doesn't sell its list. It doesn't solicit for products or services. It sends you the news and information you sign-up for. Try it and see! demdock.com/4w6emld

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 6d ago

I have been called an alarmist and worse by well meaning people who want to think it will just all be ok. The truth is it doesn't always end up ok and we can't pretend it will. Donald Trump is targeting Black voters and women to rig this election. We need to stand up, call it out and take action.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last wk.

James Comey has just asked a federal judge to dismiss the seashells case — alleging vindictive and selective prosecution. He claims that Trump compelled the U.S. Secret Service to surveil him after he posted that '8647' photo online.

Comey asks judge to ‘86’ seashells case, alleges he was surveilled at Trump’s direction

In his motion to dismiss charges that he threatened the president by posting a photo of sea shells, the former FBI director claims he had been surveilled by U.S. Secret Service.

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · last wk.

🚨BREAKING: A North Carolina Senate committee greenlit new voter suppression measures Tuesday, moving forward a bill that would make it easier to purge voters from the rolls and impose stricter requirements for registering to vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

North Carolina advances more voter suppression measures

The bill also reduces the early voting period for primaries, runoffs and special elections from 17 to 10 days.

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Simon Willison@simonwillison.net · last wk.

Hugging Face just published a highly detailed technical account of OpenAI's accidental cyberattack on their systems - it's wild how sophisticated this was: huggingface.co/blog/agent-i... Wrote up some of my own notes here: simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/28/...

Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Technical Timeline of the July 2026 Incident

We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3w ago

MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: JD Vance's security detail is 'fed up' with last-minute personal and family travel requests — including getting their young son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter. Some agents consider the requests an inappropriate or even unprecedented use of government resources.

Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests

Secret Service sources said the Vance family asks included getting their young son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter.

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3w ago

A federal judge has awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million in his defamation lawsuit against former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, who in 2023 accused Biden of soliciting a bribe from the Iranian government.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has denied the Department of Homeland Security’s request to pause her order shutting down use of its modified SAVE system to certify registered voters’ citizenship status. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

DHS citizenship database must remain suspended, D.C. judge says in scathing opinion

Sooknanan didn’t limit her ire to just DHS. She also took the judge in the Florida case, District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherwell II, to task.

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Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · last mo.

Todd Blanche's deadline to put up or shut up is tomorrow. It's true! @katiephang.bsky.social is a bad ass. Setting precedent and taking names. Check out our conversation about her case here. Never any paywalls. Ever. www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-major-wi...

A MAJOR Win for Independent Media Against Todd Blanche!

I'm still reeling from Judge Emmet Sullivan's 48-page ruling in Katie Phang's case against the Justice Department in the Epstein Files Transparency Act case. This is MASSIVE.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last mo.

NEW: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.

A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.

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