Gov. Kathy Hochul will fund legal representation for 1,400 unaccompanied immigrant children in New York. This comes after the Trump administration weakened these programs at the federal level.
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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump’s Cost-of-Living Crunch
Politico Poll: “The cost of living remains the top issue across the board, including a 54 percent majority of Trump voters. But many of those voters are sour over his handling of it — particularly those who backed Trump in 2024 but do not identify as MAGA.” “A 41 percent plurality of non-MAGA Trump voters […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Ex-Employee at Southern Poverty Law Center Arrested
“A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested in California on charges that she oversaw secret payments to informants inside of White supremacist groups, one of whom she was allegedly living with and had a romantic relationship with at the time,” CNN reports.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Wisconsin Governor’s Race Moves to Leans Democratic
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley (D) did just enough down the stretch of the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary to edge out far-left state Rep. Francesca Hong (D).” “Crowley enters the fall campaign as a modest favorite to hold the Wisconsin governorship for Democrats. If Hong had won, the race would have […]
Six Colors
• Jason Snell
TerminalWidget makes custom widget building easy

I’m a huge fan of displaying ambient information in my computer interfaces, which on my Mac tends to involve putting data about weather, solar power and the like in my menu bar, so it’s available at a glance.…
Techdirt
• Karl Bode
Trump Rushes To Stock FCC With Personal Lackeys, Refuses To Seat Dem Commissioners
When Trump FCC Boss Brendan Carr isn’t trampling free speech or harassing major networks for platforming comedians, he’s been illegally taking a hatchet to whatever’s left of media consolidation rules and telecom consumer protection oversight. While he’s been pretty effective at this, Carr would find it even easier to convene meetings and hold agency votes […]
The GitHub Blog
• Andrea Griffiths
Your contributors are AI-first now. Is your project?
AI contributors are already in your queue. AutoGPT maintainer Nicholas Tindle shares the repo instructions, gates, and boundaries that keep maintainers in control.
The post Your contributors are AI-first now. Is your project? appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
The WHO Blasts Trump’s New Vaccine Order
“Senior officials of the World Health Organization, including Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, criticized the Trump administration’s newest attempt to trigger an overhaul of U.S. vaccination policy on Wednesday, calling it politically motivated and contradictory to the best available science,” Stat reports.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
AOC Surpasses Newsom as 2028 Democratic Favorite
“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has moved ahead of California Gov. Gavin Newsom in early prediction-market odds for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination,” NewsNation reports. “As of Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez had an 18% chance of winning the Democratic nomination on Polymarket, narrowly ahead of Newsom at 17%.” “Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff ranked third at about 16%.”
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Conover Kennard
Donald Trump Unleashes At Least Six Lies In Under A Minute
Who Is David Crowley, the Man Who Halted Progressive Momentum? (wsj.com)
wsj.com/politics/elections/who-is-david-crowley-the-man-who-halted-progressive-momentum-5140974f
Minneapolis mayor proposes millions in cuts, over 100 job cuts and 11.3% property tax increase (startribune.com)
startribune.com/mayor-frey-2027-budget-proposal-layoffs-tax-increase/601876443?utm_source=gift
Exclusive | U.S. and Ukrainian Forces Went Head-to-Head in an Exercise. Ukraine’s Drones Won. (wsj.com)
RFK Jr. Is Taking On the Fuzziest Category in Food Science (theatlantic.com)
Doc Searls Weblog
• Doc Searls
Fendsday
Live and re-learn I've been a citizen of California for 41 years, and I learned here long ago that the narrow staircase-like parallel terraces on many ranchland hillsides were caused by cattle grazing on horizontal paths, because ungulates aren't climbers. I have seen cattle on some of these, so the story made sense. But my […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Save Mail Ballot Plan
“The Trump administration again on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene — and fast — to save President Trump’s plan for the U.S. Postal Service to place new nationwide limits on mail voting ahead of the November midterms,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “It did so after a lower court judge blocked the […]
The race for tech supremacy: The U.S. vs. China
Electrek
• Reinette LeJeune
Lectric XP Lite2 e-bike + largest $508 bundle from $999, Anker SOLIX 3,840Wh F3800 power station $1,800, EcoFlow, tools, more
Techdirt
• Daily Deal
Daily Deal: The 2026 Complete Linux Certification Learning Paths
Learn Linux from the ground up. LinuxPath training is a fun and interactive learning platform that lets you experience real-world applications in a highly qualified environment. Immerse yourself in a deep learning experience that increases retention of skills and knowledge, which will ultimately help you succeed on your certification exam. As you progress through the […]
The San Francisco Standard
• Jessica Blough
A second body-scanner company sets its sights on Union Square
As bodyhacking goes mainstream in San Francisco, Neko Health, founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek, files permits for a spot at 100 Stockton St.