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Tonight’s Primary Results

It’s another primary night. Voters went to the polls today in Florida, Wyoming and Alaska, with several important races that could help shape the November midterms. There’s also a special congressional election in California to fill the seat for former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). Here are the poll closing times and results, all times Eastern: […]

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Little Websites Everywhere.

@scripting.com - Dave Winer on Bluesky
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Trump wants to build a golf course in North Korea.

PRINT Magazine
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What Matters to Leah Umansky

Leah Umansky reflects on how poetry, creativity, love, community, and an openness to emotion have helped her navigate heartbreak, anxiety, joy, and life’s uncertainties while staying hopeful and deeply connected to others.

The post What Matters to Leah Umansky appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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Free film tomorrow night in Tompkins Square Park: 'Beast of the Southern Wild'

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"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research

"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research

US healthcare is broken. Under RFK Jr., the research agency working to fix it is, too.

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Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now

Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now

Tanks with defensive tech for shooting down drones are still proving vulnerable.

Political Wire
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Trump Pushes for Kim Jong Un Meeting This Year

“President Trump is pushing aides for a meeting as soon as this fall with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, U.S. officials said, seeking to revive a dramatic diplomatic quest from his first term to convince Kim to abandon his country’s nuclear weapons program,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

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Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies

New York Times: “Once again, President Trump is threatening his country’s own partners with everything from tariffs to bombs. Once again, he is fawning over a nuclear-armed tyrant deemed to be one of the biggest dangers to U.S. security. And once again, the world is left trying to make sense of a United States that […]

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Little Websites Everywhere.

michellebarker.co.uk/writing/little-websites-everywhere/

I am building a website, for work. It feels like a radical act these days. I am not using an LLM, I am coding with my own hands, wading through documentation, tinkering, reverse engineering, console logging my way to understanding. Learning new skills, refusing to hand them off to an unthinking machine.

Letters from an American
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This is What the Commander in Chief is Doing

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Ubaldo T. used to be fluent in violence. Now he writes verse and makes sure no one dies alone.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/18/how-one-man-overcame-gang-life-to-become-a-poet/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky

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Frozen Fruit Bars Recalled Nationwide

If you have Outshine Fruit Bars in your freezer right now, it's worth checking the package before you open it. Continue reading…

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Couple is podcasting from a boat to preserve San Francisco Bay history

A man and woman sit on a boat, with a dog behind them. The woman is wearing headphones and holding a microphone while smiling.
Mike Herz, founder of SF Baykeeper, and his wife, Kate Josephs, are sharing stories about the bay from their home upon the waves.

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Tiffany Doubles Down On Election Denial

After Tuesday's primary election confirmed Tom Tiffany as the Republican nominee for governor, Matt Smith of WISN's UpFront sat down with him for an interview. Smith raised the issue that Tiffany voted against certifying the 2020 elections and asked him whether he regretted...

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Van Orden Shifts His Campaign Focus To Fear And Smear

Two years ago, Drunken Van Orden ran on the themes of gas, groceries, and grandchildren. Just like DVO's liver, those did not age well at all. Gas is through the roof thanks to Trump's Operation Epstein Fury, of which DVO has been a strong supporter. Likewise, grocery p...

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GOP Leaders Roger Marshall And Ty Masterson Sound The Alarm About Drag Queens

Kansas GOP leaders Sen. Roger Marshall and Ty Masterson sound the alarm about the real menace in Kansas...drag queens. Forget tornadoes; the true threat to Kansas (and America) is...glitter and heels! Marshall and Masterson are showing voters how Republicans care about the...

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Subpoenas Issued in Dueling Dan Sullivans’ Race

“The federal investigation related to the dueling Republican Senate candidates in Alaska with the same name has entered a new phase,” NBC News reports. “A grand jury last week issued subpoenas to compel information from witnesses linked to the campaign of Dan J. Sullivan.” “The former schoolteacher who recently registered as a Republican is under […]

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Disney’s ABC Sues Trump’s FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast License

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Joe Flint, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (gift link): Walt Disney’s ABC has sued the Federal Communications Commission alleging the agency’s efforts to challenge its broadcast licenses and regulate its talk show “The View” are illegal and an effort to quash speec...

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Add your own stuff to Apple Wallet

Glenn Fleishman, art by Shafer Brown

Wallet on iPhone is a bulging catch-all. Apple stores all your payment card information there, and it’s an interface for adding and removing cards, as well as viewing associated details.…