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Ken Paxton, a serial adulterer, wants to be a U.S. Senator. He’s been indicted for felony fraud, impeached for corruption, accused by whistleblowers of abusing his office, tied to a donor scandal, and settled a retaliation lawsuit with taxpayer money ($3.3 million). “Republican Family values.”

This Anthropic/openai/DoD thing is weirder than anything I’ve seen in the history of tech and I have no idea what to make of it anymore, how bizarre

I don’t care what the rapists have to say. They are all lying to save themselves.

I care what the survivors say:

“This is why I’m saying Epstein could not have done all of this on his own. All these people knew what was going on.”

- Virginia Giuffre RIP

Quite a lot of us dummies out there

The Spectacular MAGA Breakup Rocking Georgia A Republican family feud is consuming three key races. Some worry it will hand Democrats a gift.

(WSJ) The conservative Journal profiles the chaos engulfing Georgia GOP races, with the potential result of handing the DEMs another victory in Georgia.

www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

Ryan Warner of Colorado Public Radio Podcast Episode · Colorado Soul Stories · February 27 · 1h 7m

I got to chat about trust in journalism, my formative years, and even my deepest fears on the Colorado Soul Stories podcast.

State Moves to Pass Law Allowing Veterans to Teach Without Bachelor's Degree Lawmakers in one southern state have successfully pushed a bill that could help boost a volatile teaching profession.

Alabama supporting Vets and solving a problem. (Frankly I’m a little surprised.)

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a man in a suit and hat is drinking from a bottle while standing in front of stairs . ALT: a man in a suit and hat is drinking from a bottle while standing in front of stairs .

Scouting America drops DEI to appease the Pentagon? Hello Hitler Youth!

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FEB 27: Pentagon–Anthropic Clash, Canada–India Reset, Pakistan–Afghanistan Escalation, Iran Talks Continue Factual information is our love language.

Please read ACTUAL NEWS

FEB 27: Pentagon–Anthropic Clash, Canada–India Reset, Pakistan–Afghanistan Escalation, Iran Talks Continue

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Renee Good, killed by immigration officer in Minneapolis, was "slow to anger, quick to love," her father says In a wide-ranging interview, her parents and siblings describe their hopes that Good's death can bring change to a deeply polarized nation

Renee Good, killed by immigration officer in Minneapolis, was “slow to anger, quick to love,” her father says

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Keep reminding them there’s a Bluesky setting that won’t let them post until they fill out the alt text

Anthropic responds to Hegseth. www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

What this means for our customers Secretary Hegseth has implied this designation would restrict anyone who does business with the military from doing business with Anthropic. The Secretary does not have the statutory authority to back up this statement. Legally, a supply chain risk designation under 10 USC 3252 can only extend to the use of Claude as part of Department of War contracts—it cannot affect how contractors use Claude to serve other customers.

shorter Anthropic: lol fuck you, you’re way out over your skis and we’re going to beat your asses in court

Screenshot of an X post by Ron Filipkowski stating, “The first US Cabinet happened in 1789,” quote-tweeting Secretary Sean Duffy, who posted “Best cabinet since 1776 🇺🇸” alongside a group photo of Cabinet members posing together in a formal room.

Why do they always confuse the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution?

Pentagon to cut ties with Columbia, Yale, Brown and others Hegseth accuses of 'wokeness' The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secret...

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So he's cool with states restricting ICE employees from getting state jobs. I am 🤷🏽‍♂️

For the time being, at least, our government has stopped going out of its way to *flaunt* its lawlessness. But we must not lose sight of the fact that the new status quo is hardly less outrageous. lnk.thebulwark.com/4r37bXP

Complaint has been filed in DC District Court seeking to forfeit Motor Tanker Skipper – crude oil tanker seized by US on high seas in 12/2025 + 1.8M barrels of crude oil cargo supplied by Venezuela.

As alleged, Skipper and cargo are forfeitable as property affording influence over IRGC-Qods Force.

Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees "The new policy turns the refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare," Judge Tunheim wrote.

BREAKING: Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees.

"The new policy turns the refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare," Judge Tunheim wrote.

Tonight, at Law Dork:

So let’s think about this.

A private company refused - on principle - to yield to the government’s demands.

The government then cancelled its contracts with the company and has set about destroying it

Does DHS Flack Tricia McLaughlin Believe Her Own Lies? She knows what her real audience wants to hear from her.

"Fact-checking does not fail because it is too weak; rather, it fails because it is aimed at persuasion on individual points of fact." Old hook, eternal point.

This is from Hegseth's post. I'm no expert in this authority but am I understanding correctly this would mean that any company which has ANY contract with the U.S. military (Google, Microsoft, etc...) is now required to immediately cancel their Claude subscriptions and must divest from Anthropic?

Voting rights groups sue Georgia for refusing to release voter purge records Without full access to the records, plaintiffs say they cannot determine whether eligible voters were wrongly removed.

NEW: Georgia removed nearly 471,000 voters from its rolls last summer — roughly 6% of all the state’s registered voters.

Now voting rights groups are suing, arguing the state is illegally hiding records about how the purge was carried out.

Students at Broomfield High School may have been exposed in Colorado’s latest measles case Students and teachers at Broomfield High School are among those possibly exposed to measles, as Colorado reports its second case of the year.

Students at Broomfield High School may have been exposed in Colorado’s latest measles case

Just out in the open and people still pretend we have a federal government. Lol

I saw that picture, remembered it, and thought, "what, the dogshit op-ed about how the Epstein files shouldn't have been released?"

No! She means her letter criticizing it, including: "Secrecy is the predator’s best friend. It is not a neutral tool of professional discretion." 🔥

Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish are instead hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.

Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish are instead hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.

Who are the ‘hidden homeless’? In Miami-Dade, they could fill Hard Rock Stadium Author Brian Goldstone spent years embedded with families experiencing “hidden homelessness.” The Herald sat down with him to hear more.

The official homeless count in Miami-Dade stands at roughly 3,500. In reality, it's closer to 66,000. Huge thanks to
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social
for chatting with me about who, and where, are the country's "hidden homeless." (gift link)

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

70-90% of guns used by the Mexican Cartel can be traced back to the United States. Many of the weapon arrive illegally from the US, mainly from Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas

Senators urge ceasefire in Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic Key lawmakers in charge of defense policy want both sides to extend talks to avoid a Friday evening deadline that could lead to sanctions for Anthropic.

BREAKING: Senators are urging ceasefire in Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO.