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“Democratic socialist Francesca Hong’s stunning loss in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday night revealed limits to the far left’s power — and is undercutting the narrative of an emerging insurgency,” Politico reports. “While progressive Peggy Flanagan cruised by 20 points in Minnesota’s Senate primary, and last week the further left Abdul El-Sayed squeaked through his […]

“President Donald Trump is looking for new policy pledges he can present to voters ahead of the midterm election, including potentially calling on Congress to cut capital gains taxes and create an exemption for certain home sales,” Bloomberg reports.

Victor Brauner, Christopher Columbus, 1938 #museumarchive #modernart

Not the partial solar eclipse, but where a telescope will be on St. Mark's. Photo by Kelley Ryan  New Yorkers may get a glimpse of a partial eclipse this afternoon as the moon passes between Earth and the sun.  According to NASA, the Aug. 12 event is a total sola...

Whales may not be the first thing Hudson Valley residents think about when it comes to safety, but the massive animals are becoming a real threat. Continue reading…

“In less than a month, Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison has exhibited a dizzying range of emotions as the goal line for the coveted $111-billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal has moved farther away,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “The tech scion initially exuded confidence that Hollywood’s biggest merger in decades was on a fast […]

“The New York City Council is investigating four prediction markets for alleged deceptive marketing practices and targeting minors, opening a new front in the bitter, state-by-state legal war over prediction-market regulation,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

CNN: “Since taking over DHS in March after Trump fired Kristi Noem, Mullin has accelerated efforts to make the department a central force in Trump’s crusade against purported widespread election fraud. DHS has pushed states to share their voter rolls for audit and vowed to withhold grant funding from those that refuse to adopt a […]

Open Channels News covers a WordPress supply chain attack, user preferences in plugins, and highlights WordCampUS in Phoenix.

Why MAGA wants children to get sick and die

A Hudson Valley post office that has served the community for more than 130 years has been abruptly closed, and now a U.S. Senator is calling on the Postal Service to reopen it. Continue reading…

Last week, an AI newsroom beat mainstream journalists—including WIRED—to a story about OpenAI and hacking. It’s just the beginning.

I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.

Details from recent court filings show that DOGE's influence within government—and potential conflicts of interest—extend further than previously known.