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  • Rerun or sequel? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on end times fascism | How nationalists, theocrats and tech titans turned their backs on a shared future

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  • Rerun or sequel? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on end times fascism | How nationalists, theocrats and tech titans turned their backs on a shared future

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  • New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement

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  • They don't show any indication that they're going to listen to the judge.

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    New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement

    www.propublica.org /article/mail-voting-usps-officials-concerns-disenfranchisement

  • Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms | The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.

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  • I don't know or care what's down in their heart or heart or innermost thoughts. It doesn't really matter either. What matters is that they spend a huge amount of money promoting hate so that they will have a slightly lower tax rate

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    Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms | The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.

    www.nytimes.com /interactive/2026/08/28/us/politics/billionaire-midterms-donors.html

  • The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler | A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.

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  • It's not their first article on the topic.

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    The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler | A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.

    www.theatlantic.com /ideas/archive/2025/09/maga-hitler-anti-semitism/684078/
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    Before Deadly Floods, Trump Diverted Emergency Responders To Beautify D.C.

    www.levernews.com /before-deadly-floods-trump-diverted-emergency-responders-to-beautify-d-c/

  • Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail

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  • Basically all the crazy computer security problems start affecting ballots. You really don't want to do this if it can possibly be avoided. Particularly not in the US where you don't have any kind of universal way to identify people online in any kind of reliable way.

  • Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail

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  • It's on us.

    Start asking local officials to arrange for volunteer ballot delivery and print-at-home

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    Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail

    www.nytimes.com /2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html

  • For a Thirsty American West, It’s Either Cows or Humans

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  • All of the above, with there being a pretty wide variety of cooling designs in use. Most of the data center cooling water needs are actually in the power plants that supply them.

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    For a Thirsty American West, It’s Either Cows or Humans

    www.bloomberg.com /opinion/articles/2026-08-31/colorado-river-cuts-will-force-southwest-to-choose-between-cows-and-people

  • Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles

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  • It makes an absolutely huge difference actually. The presence/absence of a major right-wing propaganda outlet changes local opinion by about five percentage points.

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    Trump Is in Open Revolt Against the Constitution

    www.nytimes.com /2026/08/29/opinion/trump-mail-in-voting-constitution.html
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    Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles

    www.washingtonpost.com /national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/
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    Democrats to the Supreme Court

    Clyburn: Let’s Add Four

    talkingpointsmemo.com /edblog/clyburn-lets-add-four
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    Unsettling question raised over Trump admin's role in devastating Nepal floods

    www.rawstory.com /nepal-floods-2677795114/
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    Mail Voting in Turmoil: Your Questions Answered

    boltsmag.org /mail-voting-your-questions-answered/

  • Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed

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  • There's a reason Biden was appointing as many judges as he could

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    Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed

    apnews.com /article/trump-voting-mail-ballots-democrats-lawsuits-15cf1ec7dcdb8211bf6b624b75a7f4ab
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    $900 million from a canceled wind deal will benefit a Trump donor | Government settlement money is going to a Trump neighbor’s private equity fund.

    www.washingtonpost.com /business/2026/08/27/how-wind-projects-got-replaced-by-900-million-payday-trump-donors-firm/

  • Jailed ICE Agent Wanted in Minnesota Released in Texas

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  • This kind:

    Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

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    Jailed ICE Agent Wanted in Minnesota Released in Texas

    talkingpointsmemo.com /morning-memo/jailed-ice-agent-wanted-in-minnesota-released-in-texas
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    Trump’s Idiotic Trade War Is a Bigger Political Opening Than You Think

    talkingpointsmemo.com /edblog/the-backchannel/trumps-idiotic-trade-war-is-a-bigger-political-opening-than-you-think/sharetoken/6e6e3425-3503-4a65-9931-c4e0dc5e3f57
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    Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms

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  • Their plan is to block ballots before they get to voters, so you won't have a ballot in the first place

  • How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands

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  • The NYT now makes people register. That's why I have an archive link above. You do need JavaScript

  • Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences |The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more closely resemble those from World War II. The change could cost billions

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  • I think theyve been doing that periodically since 2017. Kind of run out here. The US is going to end up with a long-term capacity degradation because of this

  • Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight | The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left

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  • U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown

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  • They Spoke English, Wore U.S. Flags and Attacked Fishermen. Who Were They?

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  • If they're like historic use of letters of marque, what's special is that the fishermen had something of value, such as personal jewelery, which made it possible to kill them for profit

  • The King and His Shiny Objects

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  • Probably written by Josh Marshall himself. He's been around a lot longer than anything except Markov Chain generators.

  • Beth, the Beloved Vacuum of a 92-Year-Old Iowa Senator, Has Died

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  • Some like couches. Others prefer the suction of vacuum cleaners