Well, that was quick. 24 Democratic-led states and D.C. just sued to block the USPS’s new mail-voting rule, which was officially published today. The rule comes directly from Trump’s anti-mail voting EO and gives USPS new power over how mail ballot requests are handled ahead of the midterms.
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Bobby Welber
These States Are Getting The Most New York Transplants
New Yorkers aren't just moving out of state, they're heading to a few places in particular. A new analysis shows exactly where the biggest wave of New York transplants went Continue reading…
Ars Technica
• Jon Brodkin
Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"
Meta to impose daily limit on child social media use in deal with nearly every state.
Leaflet FAQ
What even is a leaflet???
404 Media
• Joseph Cox
A Student Said He Was a Hobby Plane Spotter. He Was Allegedly Taking Photos for the Chinese Government
Weiheng Zeng originally said he took photos of planes for an aviation fan website. Later he admitted a suspected Chinese government official had given him specific locations in the U.S. to go photograph.
McSweeney’s
• Devin Wallace
Why Aren’t People Moving to This Town with Cheap Housing and Literally Nothing Else
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• Andrea Thompson
Jeanine Pirro Keeps Abusing Her Power On Trump's Behalf And Now She's In Deep Sh-t
News – The White House
• The White House
Fifth Anniversary of the Attack at Abbey Gate
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION At 5:36 p.m. on August 26, 2021, a lone ISIS-K terrorist pressed into the crowd at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, and detonated a body-worn bomb. The terrorist was one of the thousands of prisoners released by the Taliban just 2 months earlier. As a […]
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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Visa Restrictions Will Worsen Strains on Economy
“Several Trump administration initiatives unveiled this week to restrict legal immigration — including a worldwide immigrant visa appointment pause and the cancellation of tourism and business visas — will harm the economy and workforce, experts say,” the Washington Post reports. Wall Street Journal: The Trump administration pauses immigrant visa applications.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Three Rating Changes in Texas Move Towards Democrats
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “The open Texas Senate race moves to Toss-up, as state Rep. James Talarico (D) leads in polls more often than not against state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who will need a rescue operation from national Republicans.” “Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), though much better-positioned than Paxton, is no longer in a […]
My Prison Hosted a Restorative Justice Program
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/25/my-prison-hosted-a-restorative-justice-program/
I read Alex Heath’s profile of OpenAI in Time. If you’ve been obsessively following this company, the article doesn’t have much new in it, but it’s a great overview of what this year has been like, and a little bit into the future.
Ars Technica
• Beth Mole
Catholic bishops tell Florida there's no religious reason for vaccine exemptions
The bishops' snub comes as the state continues to attack vaccines.
Time to Start Doing Feature Requests
On his blog, Brent writes about how we’ve fixed most of the bugs and now we’re starting to work on feature requests.
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
• Steve Schmidt
Dolly Parton’s final lesson for a divided America
As America mourns the loss of Dolly Parton, her life reminds us that love and kindness matter more than what divides us.
blog - aows
• Adrian Vila
Horse of the windmills
blog - aows
• Adrian Vila
Great conditions, very little time
After a very long and hot summer, I finally get some moody weather. But of course, it was precisely on one of the busiest days of the summer due to family.
WIRED
• Maxwell Zeff, Lily Hay Newman
OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers
The AI giant acknowledges that it could have done far more to prevent its AI agents from going rogue. But it still fails to explain why it didn't see this fiasco coming.
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• Conover Kennard