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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
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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
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Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"

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 Lab Notes
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Leaflet FAQ

What even is a leaflet???

404 Media Supports Webmention
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A Student Said He Was a Hobby Plane Spotter. He Was Allegedly Taking Photos for the Chinese Government

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
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Why Aren’t People Moving to This Town with Cheap Housing and Literally Nothing Else

If you’re so tired of expensive housing prices in your major city, then why don’t you stop complaining and move to this random town I found with some cheap houses for sale and exactly zero other amenities? No place is perfect. Sure, this city is in the middle of nowhere, isn...

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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Jeanine Pirro Keeps Abusing Her Power On Trump's Behalf And Now She's In Deep Sh-t

Former Fox News talking head turned US attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has made pandering to Donald J. Trump the epicenter of her entire career -- and now it very well may cost her that career as she now faces a serious bar complaint over allegations of ...

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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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Seated boy #rafaelzabaleta #expressionism

Political Wire
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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
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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 […]

@prisonjournalism.bsky.social - Prison Journalism Project
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My Prison Hosted a Restorative Justice Program
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/25/my-prison-hosted-a-restorative-justice-program/

Manton Reece Supports Webmention Valid
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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
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Catholic bishops tell Florida there's no religious reason for vaccine exemptions

Catholic bishops tell Florida there's no religious reason for vaccine exemptions

The bishops' snub comes as the state continues to attack vaccines.

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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
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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.

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Horse of the windmills

View fullsize View fullsize Galicia, August 2026. From the video Great conditions, very little time.

blog - aows
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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
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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.

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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Hegseth Fired A General Over A Kid Rock Investigation. Seriously.

According to new reporting from The Washington Post, Gen. Randy George was urged to abandon an Army investigation into an unauthorized helicopter flyby over musician Kid Rock’s Tennessee property shortly before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth abruptly removed George as Army ...