GOP = 💩 “The suit alleges that the new language is inaccurate because the measure wouldn’t stop Californians from voting, just from having their vote counted. It “regulates which ballots are counted, not whether a citizen may cast one,” the GOP argues.”

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

Even by GOP standards, this is nuts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Great show from 2002: the staff measures their testosterone & discusses what they believe the levels mean. Did they know how variable T measuring can be? Probably not. So much more to know & learn now with HRT access increasing. Hormones program us but our brains create much of our own reality.

This American Life@thisamericanlife.org · last wk.

Pete Hegseth has ordered everyone over 30 in the military to have their testosterone tested. That inspired us to rerun this classic episode where everyone on *our* staff tested their testosterone and compared results. It did not lead to workplace harmony. link.podtrac.com/iyht3kjx

Nondisclosure agreements between elected officials and developers seeking access to public utilities should be illegal. “To keep the project out of the public eye, Meta and Entergy used nondisclosure agreements with state and local officials.”

5 Things to Know About Meta’s Giant Data Center in Louisiana (Gift Article)

The road to the giant project was paved with secret meetings and an ever-expanding building plan.

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What will DJT do with this information

So alarming. An anonymous Admin official today: “We do not have enough [air defense and long-range munitions due to low supply and battle damage] to safely sustain operations, and I don’t think the White House is aware of that,” the official said.

U.S. teeters on all-out war with Iran after more troops are killed

A service member was killed in action in Iraq, and unidentified remains of a third person were found at the site of an Iranian missile attack in Jordan, U.S. Central Command said.

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I think the Governor of Kentucky has every right and responsibility to either see Mitch or declare the seat vacant.

No Kings. No Dictators. Only Democracy. #NoKings #Democracy #RuleOfLaw 🇺🇸

MyPillow Founder Not Registered to Vote in State He Wants to Lead President Trump endorsed Mike Lindell, a leader of the election denial movement, for Minnesota governor this week.

Wall Street has always chased an edge. Donald Trump just found a way to sell one. Truth Social is offering special access to Trump's posts seconds before everyone else—valuable time If you think the wealthy play by a different set of rules, this is exactly what that looks like.

Freshly cooked batch! 🔥 13 shadow fleet vessels were hunted down in the Black and Azov Seas on July 18 by Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine: 8 cargo ships, 1 tanker, 1 LNG carrier, 1 tugboat, and 2 floating cranes.

The GOP’s need to control gender (as a powerful political topic) is so predictable. How cis people think this will benefit them is devastatingly sad.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 3w ago

After targeting trans sports under Title IX for the past 4 years, the Heritage Foundation is now turning to destroying it for all women. It wants to replace women's varsity sports with yoga and "protect women's fertility" by ending many athletic opportunities. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Trump seemingly has a plan for the nation's election system: Dismantle it with a series of cuts, firings and threats, rather than a sledgehammer. “This is a concerted effort of death by a thousand cuts,” said one Dem county clerk. “Every day is another battle."

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Inside Trump’s remaking of American elections

The president remains laser-focused on an electoral system he claims is rigged — and his administration is uprooting entire chunks of the current structure ahead of the midterms.

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One thing I really like about Ossoff is his seriousness. He's genuinely disgusted here, not merely camera-disgusted.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

And the part that really killed me? Once I pulled them aside and took them to Jesus they settled down. Sadly, there is a type of man that will listen to another man before he takes a room full of women seriously. I do not like this. But we have to fight what is real, not what we wish was real.

How to help men pull their heads out of their asses

How can men help men do the work that men need to do?

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where have all the captions gone?

Donald Trump cannot cancel elections but he can try to make it harder for people to vote and easier for the GOP to cheat. That includes misuse of the federal government and inciting his MAGA mob of election vigilantes. We need to be ready to send up and protect elections.

Whatever version of our world that people like Kahn are living in (highly privileged), their perspectives are so limited and seemingly so unquestioned that they wield their power in wildly hubristic ways.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 4w ago

NY Tmes exec editor Joe Kahn said in 2024 that the issue of democracy's survival was not a top priority in his newsroom's coverage. Now Trump is sending federal agents to NYT reporters' homes to deliver subpoenas over coverage he doesn't like. I wonder if democracy is a priority for Joe now.

So, hey, everybody in the news business, could you maybe stop saying it’s being “tested” or “strained”? TYSM

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

Trump: "The Cease Fire is OVER!"

Governor Beshear needs to step in fast and determine the condition of their Senator, who is critical for the state. A phone call from McConnell directly will help, or Beshear sending a representative to visit and talk with his doctor. The delay in this makes it suspicious that everything is normal.

He cannot abide a functional Congress. A functional Congress would impeach and remove him.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 4w ago

The housing measure could become law on Friday without President Trump's signature, as he had 10 days to issue a veto and stop the measure. https://to.pbs.org/3R3pqjY

All 3 men inside of the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “‘reiterated that there were never any ICE agents in front of the van…They came in and started shooting from the sides.’” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers

Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.

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NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org

Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...

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"I think for women in the culture the pendulum will come back again, and there'll be another renaissance to push back against the oppression of the cranky old rich white guys. I hope I am alive to see that next revolution." Nancy Wilson (of Heart)

When men put up resistance to a more equitable society, women are more likely to opt out of the partnership. See South Korea where it is relatively mainstream for men to see feminists as radicals. One of the lowest birth rates of all.

Urban Land Rent 🇸🇴🚰@urbanlandrent.bsky.social · 4w ago

God DAMN lmao. Feminism most vindicated social movement in history?

Caving to MAGA hardliners, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the U.S. House will pass the SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump’s massive voter suppression bill, “one more time” through a budget reconciliation process. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Johnson says House will pass stalled SAVE America Act ‘one more time’ after latest Trump demands

The announcement came a day after Trump used his Independence Day speech to again call for the voter suppression bill.

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Congratulations right-wingers, now the soccer coach gets to check your daughter’s genitalia.

The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts Thursday blocked federal agencies from implementing President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order attacking mail voting before the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump order attacking mail voting, plan for national voter list

“The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” the judge wrote.

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Steve Hutkins, a retired New York University professor and a leading advocate for the USPS through savethepostoffice.com, told Democracy Docket that if the agency ultimately moves forward with the proposal, he believes “it will destroy the Postal Service.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘It will destroy the Postal Service’: USPS plan to crack down on mail voting spurs alarm

“It won’t just be tainted. Its whole brand will be destroyed," one leading Postal Service advocate told Democracy Docket.

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