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Dammit. The Sarah McLachlan music got me right in the feels 😭

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Live Redistricting Tracker: All the Republican Gerrymanders — and Democrats’ Counter-Moves Facing increasingly dire polls, President Donald Trump is determined to prevent Democrats from reclaiming the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. So he’s pressuring Republican-controlled states ...

here's where the national gerrymandering battle stands now (thanks, texas)

www.democracydocket.com/analysis/liv...

ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa Iris scanners, facial recognition apps, phone-hacking software and cellphone location data are among the agency’s recent technological purchases.

"But documents show that some of the technology may also be used to target what the administration regards as anti-ICE extremist groups."
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As we hit Day 31 of this Republican government shutdown, I wanted to put a few websites here that can serve as resources (some of which are regionally specific) to those in need and those who want to help:

feedingamerica.org/find…
cityharvest.org
foodrecoverynetwork.org

Johnson admits that Republicans refuse to fund SNAP because it would "reduce the pressure" on Democrats

WATCH — @balint.house.gov (D): “There are $5-6 BILLION sitting in a contingency fund. Trump is choosing to let people go hungry. Instead he’s more than happy to send $40 BILLION to Argentina, letting his own people go hungry.” @RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn

Worth remembering…

Two U.S. prosecutors suspended after describing Jan. 6 attack as ‘mob’ The suspensions come in the case of a 2021 Capitol rioter who faces sentencing for unrelated weapons charges.

Breaking news: The DOJ placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they filed a document in court that referred to the Jan. 6. attack on the U.S. Capitol as a “riot” carried out by a “mob,” two people familiar with the matter said.

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BREAKING: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to the air Tuesday night after ABC pre-empted it due to comments that the show’s host made in a monologue following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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Visualisation (maybe AI) of a planned event.

The White House on X: "SEE YOU ON THE SOUTH LAWN @UFC https://t.co/02HoAdxc9e" / X SEE YOU ON THE SOUTH LAWN @UFC https://t.co/02HoAdxc9e

Unfortunately, it is.
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One group calling for Jimmy Kimmel's ouster is Sinclair media. Even if you don't pay attention to media conglomerates, you probably remember Sinclair for this:

"If there are ten steps to autocracy and authoritarianism, there are ten steps to freedom and power." @staceyabrams.com reviews ways to push back on Donald Trump's regime.

Watch Jen’s full interview with Garry Kasparov here:

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Digital Eugenics and the Extinction of Humanity | TechPolicy.Press If we are to combat the AI industry’s push to build digital gods, we have to understand the ideology of the antihumanist project, writes Dr. Émile P. Torres.

www.techpolicy.press/digital-euge...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/wha...
www.project2025.observer

Připravte se na budoucnost: předvolební předplatné pro mladé do 26 let zdarma Vážení a milí přátelé, i když to zní jako klišé, nadcházející sněmovní volby opravdu budou mít zásadní vliv na naši budoucnost. Jejich výsledky logicky nejvíce pocítí nejmladší generace, protože její ...

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Deník N nabízí všem čtenářkám a čtenářům do 26 let předvolební předplatné zdarma.
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AI tool Xbow is one of America's best hackers - The Economic Times AI-powered cybersecurity tool Xbow has topped HackerOne’s US leaderboard, marking the first time an AI, not a human, leads in reported software vulnerabilities. Founded in 2024 by GitHub veteran Oege ...

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The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.

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Trump's Top 10 Grifts as President "Autocracy, Inc.", Trump Style

Read David Pepper’s list of Trump grifts open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

BREAKING: ICE is preparing to deploy tactical units to five cities run by Democratic leaders, according to two sources familiar with the planning of future ICE operations.

With math skills like this, it's no wonder Republicans get worked up about government spending...

"Data can be weaponized." @ronanfarrow.bsky.social talks with Jen Psaki about the red flags raised by the Supreme Court's ruling to allow DOGE access to Americans' Social Security data.

Opinion | This journalist was the real hero behind Joe McCarthy’s takedown Drew Pearson rebuked Sen. Joseph McCarthy early and often. History gives him little credit for it.

great, provocative column from larry tye on what it took to defeat the american nightmare of joe mccarthy and the ism that bears his name.

along these lines, may i also point you to the 2nd season of my podcast, “ultra”:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

(link opens warren's very punchy short report in pdf format)