“When the government can track the everyday movements of citizens — to their workplaces, places of worship, doctors or protests — it exerts over private life a kind of power the Constitution does not allow…”

‘Constant surveillance is pushing us toward an authoritarian state’: voters demand regulation of Flock cameras

Citizens are protesting against license plate readers that have been linked to police abuses and privacy violations across the US. The issue has entered the midterms campaign

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@charlesgaba.com, any chance you can give another shout out to Ohio Dems running for state house to break the supermajority and limit their ability to override any vetoes by Gov Acton? It’s the best chance in at least a decade to do so.

Throw away the key. "Three brothers who exploited their wealth, proximity to celebrities and access to luxury real estate to help them drug and rape dozens of women are likely to face lengthy prison terms Tuesday when they are sentenced for sex trafficking." apnews.com/article/alex...

Women who accused Alexander brothers of rape to speak at their sentencing

Three brothers who exploited their wealth and access to luxury real estate to drug and rape dozens of women are likely to face lengthy prison terms when they are sentenced for sex trafficking.

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ai is great for *your* kids, though.

Silicon Valley parents want the tech they help build out of their children’s schools

Both private and public schools in tech regions are limiting the use of tech in classrooms. But will low-income districts be able to follow suit?

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One of the most toxic candidates in the entire country

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸@patriottakes.bsky.social · 18h ago

Texas GOP candidate Brandon Herrera laughs as podcast hosts mock Mexicans, implies people with Mexican heritage are ok with mockery, and says he thinks Hispanic slurs are funny.

Grand Rapids. You always, always bring the heat! Let's win this. 7 days.

Mississippi, we are 7️⃣ days away from Election Day! Make your plan to vote on November 3rd at ScottColom.com/vote today. #MississippiMatters

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Noah Wyle Is PEOPLE’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive! - Tom + Lorenzo

From ER heartthrob to THE PITT leading man, the 55-year-old star has given audiences plenty of reasons to swoon. But it’s his humor, charm, devotion to

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Campaign finance records indicate a GOP PAC may be giving money to its friends. Check out our latest edition of Indy Elections to learn what’s going on: buff.ly/Cmgcav5

Unraveling a money mystery with the Nevada GOP chair's PAC - The Nevada Independent

In today's edition: The NV GOP chair's PAC and a tangled money web. Plus: What we learned from David Flippo's (R) military discharge papers, money pours into Nevada's congressional races at the last…

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Is this important? No. Will it get under Trumpelthinskin's skin like fire ants? ABSOLUTELY! "...59 percent of American adults view Obama as a stronger role model for men, while only 37 percent said the same of Trump." www.alternet.org/barack-obama...

Trump suffers humiliating defeat to Obama in masculinity poll

President Donald Trump has suffered an embarrassing defeat to former President Barack Obama in a new national poll exploring masculinity.

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🚨BREAKING: Democrats asked a federal judge Monday night for a restraining order and temporary injunction to halt President Donald Trump and his administration from interfering in the upcoming midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Democrats ask for immediate block on Trump’s election interference schemes

The Trump administration continues “to unconstitutionally impose themselves upon election administration procedures” that belong to states, the Democrats said.

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Thank you, President Joe Biden and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...

Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Major Work on the Transformative Van Wyck Expressway Project

Governor Hochul announced the substantial completion of main line work on the transformational $1.4 billion Van Wyck Expressway Project with the opening of new managed-use lanes for taxis and high-occ...

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Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1986, President Reagan signed the Great Basin National Park Act, authored by a congressman named Harry Reid who would be elected to the Senate a week later. Days left of in-person early voting: 4 Days 'til general: 7

OUR 44th president. Let's finish what he started and guarantee healthcare for every American. 🇺🇸

I’m going to start a thread on our election work today. Today, we’ll be publishing a deep dive into Alaska rumors & following the DOJ’s latest efforts (in WA) to craft an illusion of widespread non-citizen voting, using arrests, press releases & threats to states as “pseudo events” to grab attention

The details: molawyersmedia.com/2026/06/30/u...

Professor reaches $1.9M settlement after being fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk - Missouri Lawyers Media

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville reached a $1.9 million settlement with a former professor who was fired after she criticized slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org

Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.

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The early voting blog is updated! Dems are rolling and outlook looks bleak for most Republicans in contested races. Gov's race is still up in the air and Election Day, where GOP does well, could save Lombardo and maybe others. Som perspective: thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-...

The early voting blog, 2026 general - The Nevada Independent

Using actual data from those who vote early, we track November's marquee races, including those for Nevada's governor, congressional seats and state Legislature.

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Our team is putting out articles faster than I can promote them. Here’s our latest, from yesterday afternoon, anticipating how the betting markets might contribute to rumoring in this cycle.

Kate Starbird@katestarbird.bsky.social · 12h ago

Our election research team put out an article today explaining how the prediction markets (e.g. Kalshi, Polymarket) — and social media posts featuring visualizations from those platforms — may feed election rumors & conspiracy theories around the U.S. midterms: uwcip.substack.com/p/what-to-kn...

The Paxtons’ blind trust invested $600K in a convicted fraudster’s new company. Experts say the trust wasn’t truly blind as the Paxtons reported losses from it on their taxes. Angela Paxton also sat on an affiliate’s advisory board for several years. with @texastribune.org

Ken Paxton's Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster's Company

The blind trust's investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general's financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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COMING UP: Preliminary hearing before magistrate judge Faruqui in the criminal case of former FBI agents charged with false statements to Congress and obstruction. Things could get very interesting... I'm here in the media room for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along!

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 6h ago

While you were sleeping: DOJ files superseding complaint, adds obstruction counts in case against former FBI agents Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides Preliminary hearing set for today at 11 am. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

THIS energy with ONE WEEK left 'til Election Day! @amyklobuchar.com @jocelynbenson.bsky.social

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social helped bring historic investment to Minnesota under his leadership at the Department of Transportation. He knows how to get work done to improve the lives of working people, and has never backed down in the face of Donald Trump. I'm honored to have his support.

While you were sleeping: DOJ files superseding complaint, adds obstruction counts in case against former FBI agents Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides Preliminary hearing set for today at 11 am. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Nobel Prize Laureates • Anwar Sadat (Egypt) • Naguib Mahfouz • Yasser Arafat • Ahmed Zewail • Mohamed ElBaradei • Tawakkol Karman • Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet • Ardem Patapoutian • Omar Yaghi

Election Day is 7 days away, and voters in New Hampshire and across our country are ready to put a check on Trump's callous, cruel, and incompetent administration.