The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sued the Department of Justice Thursday, seeking records about any plans to seize ballots, voting machines or other election materials before the 2026 midterms are certified. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Democrats sue Trump DOJ for records on potential ballot seizures in midterms

The complaint also points to DOJ’s removal of a longstanding election-prosecution manual that warned against taking election records from local officials before certification.

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🔴 Jason Arday: We Must Rage – Rage Against the Journalism of Cruelty The death of the academic shows the casual conversion of humiliation into entertainment by media outlets running on monetised hate and cruelty. Journalism cannot operate without scrutiny, writes @iainoverton.bsky.social

Jason Arday: We Must Rage – Rage Against the Journalism of Cruelty

The death of the academic shows the casual conversion of humiliation into entertainment by a media running on monetised hate and cruelty

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Appels d’Itamar Ben Gvir à des meurtres à Gaza : la France et l’Allemagne condamnent les propos du ministre israélien

Appels d’Itamar Ben Gvir à des meurtres à Gaza : la France et l’Allemagne condamnent les propos du ministre israélien

Le ministre de la sécurité nationale israélien a appelé à tuer « chaque nuit à Gaza (…) 30 ou 40 » personnes.

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A U.S. District Court ruled today that the Interior Department violated federal laws when it gave away federally protected lands to the King Cove Corporation to make way for a road in the Izembek Wilderness. The decision vacates the land exchange. wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/court-says...

Court says Interior’s Izembek land swap broke the law

Sole purpose of the land exchange is to facilitate construction of a road through the Izembek Wilderness

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This comes after rumors from Channel 13 that the US had blocked Israel from bombing in Syria over the past month. Clearly Israel bombed without getting the green light.

In Idaho last week, a federal district court struck down two state laws restricting doctors from providing essential abortion care to women with high-risk pregnancies—and declared the laws “outlier positions” that defy the constitution and the fabric of American history.

A Federal Court Just Struck Down Idaho Abortion Restrictions. The Win Could Set the Stage for a Bigger Fight at the Ballot Box.

When most people think about post-<em>Dobbs</em> abortion litigation, they assume every lawsuit is trying to overturn the Supreme Court's decision. But a groundbreaking case in Idaho charts a differen...

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So powerful to be in Trafalgar Square at the vigil. Rest in Power, Professor Jason Arday.

Tetyana Ogarkova nous emmène avec elle à la lisière, ces zones proches des lignes de front où elle s’est rendue, en van, avec son compagnon, le philosophe Volodymyr Yermolenko. Autrefois utilisé pour emmener leurs trois enfants en vacances, il fait désormais office de véhicule d’aide humanitaire.

Sentir battre le cœur des Ukrainiens avec Tetyana Ogarkova

Tetyana Ogarkova nous emmène avec elle à la lisière, ces zones proches des lignes de front où elle s’est rendue, en van, avec son compagnon, le philosophe Volodymyr Yermolenko. De cette expérience naî...

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: An attorney says his client suffered a brain bleed and traumatic brain injury after a violent ICE apprehension, then woke up in a hospital with no memory of what happened. His family didn't know where he was for days. Now his lawyer is demanding answers.

Lawyer Says ICE Detainee Suffered Brain Bleed After Violent Apprehension, Was Guarded by Agents Instead of Given Private Medical Care

MeidasTouch has obtained a detailed narrative from the attorney representing Jose Mejia Hernandez, describing a violent apprehension by immigration

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En cas d’accession à l’Elysée, la candidate du Rassemblement national promet la convocation d’un référendum pour réviser la Constitution et y inscrire les fondamentaux de l’extrême droite. Sa réforme braverait l’Etat de droit et menacerait la France d’une mise au ban dans le concert des nations.

Présidentielle 2027 : le référendum constitutionnel de Marine Le Pen, « un coup d’Etat sur le fond et sur la forme »

En cas d’accession à l’Elysée, la candidate du Rassemblement national promet la convocation d’un référendum pour réviser la Constitution et y inscrire les fondamentaux de l’extrême droite. Sa réforme ...

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After a 2011 sexual abuse scandal, the national sports organization AAU pledged to implement “historic child protection measures” for the hundreds of thousands of kids in its care. But ProPublica and @washingtonpost.com found that most of these reforms were never implemented.

A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened.

More than a decade after the Amateur Athletic Union promised to implement “historic child protection measures,” it still hasn’t done so, leaving hundreds of thousands of kids at risk. Some AAU athlete...

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60% of Alaska is federal land – we depend on federal employees more than almost any state. The thousands of workers who were fired managed our forests, fought for our fisheries, and supported our veterans. We need more opportunities in Alaska, not less. www.adn.com/business-eco...

Alaska lost federal jobs at one of the highest rates among states in 2025, report finds

By the fourth quarter of 2025, Alaska’s federal civilian workforce had lost 1,607 jobs, amounting to a 10.5% loss from a year earlier, according to a state report.

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Nevada to provide access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-22. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/nevada...

🚨 United States of America v. Aguilar

Learn more.

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Introduction: My name is Lance, I’m a Cherokee artist in South Dakota. I will share my spiritual paintings and works on this account, likes/reposts & follows are much appreciated. 🙏🏼 #art #indigenousart #artistintroduction #native #nativepride #indigenous #native #nativeamerican #painting #acrylic

Lake Mead lowest ever. Siberia hits 90. Vienna 105. Northwest on fire. Ocean heat record. Nothing to see here folks.

Lake Mead, the nation’s biggest reservoir, hits lowest level on record

The milestone is yet another sign of the escalating water crisis on the Colorado River, which scientists say is worsened by climate change.

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Surrounded by women, lawmakers, and advocate champions, Gov. Maura Healey signed landmark legislation ensuring full abortion access in MA. Women have the fundamental right to choose for their own bodies. Healthcare is a human right, period!

So illegal. And he brags about it.

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Waterloo scientists Dr. Brian Ingalls, Dr. Sara Sadr, and Dr. Marc Aucoin have engineered “tumor-eating” bacteria that can invade and destroy cancer from within. A potential breakthrough in cancer treatment research.

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The pointless National Guard deployment in Washington DC until January 2029 will cost approximately $1.4 billion. This amount could have funded the National Endowment for the Arts or the National Endowment for the Humanities for almost 7 years.

Guard Deployment To Washington Into 2029 Will Cost Roughly $1.4B

Hawai‘i will bring home its 27 members later this month after the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.

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NEW: Elvis Brooks was exonerated after 42 years in prison. Civil rights attorneys called his case an egregious example of a wrongful conviction. But the Louisiana Attorney General maintains he is guilty — and thus doesn’t qualify for any compensation from the state. with @veritenews.org

He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.

Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore...

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This footage shows a dolphin carrying the dead body of her 2-week-old calf. Learn more about this mother, whom researchers have named Fraggle, and what scientists say about such expressions of grief in animals: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/s...

Le nouveau coup de main d’Elon Musk aux influenceurs d’extrême droite français www.liberation.fr/politique/le...

Le nouveau coup de main d’Elon Musk aux influenceurs d’extrême droite français

Interpellé par une identitaire française, Elon Musk est intervenu pour réactiver des comptes d’extrême droite suspendus sur X. Si l’épisode n’est pas une première, il pose la question d’une forme d’éd...

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On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before it’s too late.🙂‍↕️

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Protests in Ukraine have prompted a chaotic series of changes at the very top of Zelenskyy's military command. @ozkaterji.bsky.social and @jimmyrushton.bsky.social discuss the shifts and what it means for the nation's war effort ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod

Who is really in charge in Iran? Want to know more? @gavinesler.bsky.social and Prof. Ali Ansari get into the details in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod

saying this not as a dig to Paul but as a general point, but it does worry me that we've ended up in a world where the two options are seemingly "leftist bubble" or "oh hey the nazis are here" - surely we should be able to have a politically heterogenous platform with tight rules on hate speech etc?

Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · 3w ago

The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4