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All but three Minnesota counties use electronic poll books. Anoka County is in the majority that relies on the secure method for tracking voter names and information on a roster. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
A Minnesota city is suing the state. Why? Conspiracy-fueled opposition to election software
One election conspiracist cast doubt on the software, calling an iPad with voter names a “black box” and saying “you don’t know what’s in it.”
democracydocket.com
$1.4B to deploy the National Guard into cities? On top of: -$1.5T for the Pentagon -$240B for ICE and CBP -$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet -$300M for Trump's ballroom -$100M for Trump's golf outings But nothing for working people.
Warren Decries $1.4 Billion Cost of Trump's National Guard Deployment in DC | Common Dreams
Cost of National Guard deployment in DC under Trump projected to reach $1.4 billion by 2029. Sen. Warren criticizes spen
commondreams.org
Many users ask how GeoLibre compares to the desktop GIS, cloud GIS, and web-mapping tools like QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Felt, and KeplerGL. I have added a new page to the documentation listing the detailed comparison among them. Check it out: geolibre.app/comparison
“The top 1 percent has put the American dream behind a paywall…Trickle-down economics is not a theory, it is a threat.” “We are getting screwed.”
How incompetent an engineer do you have to be that your rocket collides with the nearest object to Earth in the endless space of the universe?
@bsky.app Two things 1) when searching, names are cut off 2) how do I edit my interests?
Trump doesn't care about America If he did Jeff be looking forward instead of backwards
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3h agoThe Trump regime admitted in court filings that the cancellation of clean energy grants for Hawaiʻi was because the state voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, rather than the previously stated reasons of advancing energy needs or economic viability.
The Trump regime admitted in court filings that the cancellation of clean energy grants for Hawaiʻi was because the state voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, rather than the previously stated reasons of advancing energy needs or economic viability.
Trump Administration Lawyers Admit Hawaiʻi Funding Cuts Were Partisan
The admission about terminated clean energy grants emerged in recent court filings, confirming what many already suspected.
civilbeat.org
66-year-old Dale Schultz was killed in the In-N-Out shooting in Idaho. His wife Reinette was also severely injured in the shooting. The gunman used an AK-47. Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor the bill to #BanAssaultWeapons. 📞 (202) 224-3121 📝 secure.everyaction.com/tQceIFM-V0Ot...
BREAKING via WSJ A Senate panel investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci has obtained a copy of the iPhone he used while he was working at HHS. Full Story: on.wsj.com/454Q13z
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
Blackrock US Billionaire is using 13,000 gallons of water a day to keep his grass green and trees watered in Wessex, England, where drought has been declared. They just think they can use everything up because the rules only apply to you.
Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.
Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed
Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...
chicago.suntimes.com
“The Reflecting Pool mess is different from other Trump obsessions because it reveals just how immune to evidence and logic his beliefs have become, even when a trusted lieutenant wheels an entire box of supporting evidence into the Oval Office.”
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 12h agoTrump’s outburst over the Reflecting Pool is a sign of dangerous dysfunction in the Oval Office, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OMivBxpl
I wrote about how one of the central problems we have in the moment is that the wealthy have grown increasingly used to not facing accountability. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
The powerful keep escaping accountability. Here’s who enables them.
Philip Bump argues that political allies, investors and public cynicism allow wealthy and influential Americans to operate without accountability.
ctinsider.com
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
Six years ago today, Trump was promoting voting by mail.
An alleged cat abductor, torturer and killer is on the loose in Seattle and the city needs your help with info leading to their arrest and prosecution. There's a $5k reward for info that can identify this suspect. Contact Seattle Animal Control at (206)386-7387 and provide reference case #9600346.
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
This went a little different than his nightly interviews with Sean Hannity.
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Please send your grocery and fuel bills to: President Donald J. Trump The White House Washington, DC 20500
Home of the Brave@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 3d agoDon’t suffer from high prices in silence. Call 1-866-2PRICEY.
"But without the show being made public, major corporations really did spend millions sending Duffy and his family on some sweet vacations for no legitimate reason." www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
thebulwark.com
You could have voted to impeach in January 2000. Instead, you voted for no witnesses and no documents to be allowed at trial. You are a failed person, Cornyn.
Developers beware: these ad-tracking libraries will give up your users’ location data by default to third parties. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Developers: Beware of Ad Libraries that Betray Your Users’ Location
An EFF investigation identified several advertising software development kits (SDKs) that publicly acknowledge collecting and sharing users’ location by default when embedded in apps granted location
eff.org
Republicans: Women are too emotional! Republican Pete Stauber: [paraphrasing] (blubber blubber blubber) Tom Emmer is a sick, sick man!!! (Anger sobbing) Stauber wasn't this emotional destroying the BWCA. What was that about Emmer being close to death's door??? www.startribune.com/rep-pete-sta...
Rep. Pete Stauber raises questions about Rep. Tom Emmer’s health with Farmfest comments
Stauber said his fellow Republican is “fighting for his damn life,” but his office later walked back the comments.
startribune.com
The Russian Republicans have never done anything to help the American people and their families. They are only interested in Enriching themselves and that’s it.
