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“The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is eating into sales at U.S. fast-food restaurants, eroding a source of growth the industry long relied on,” the Financial Times reports. “The vast majority of those targeted for deportation are from Latin American countries — a crucial segment of the fast-food industry, with 35 percent of Latino people in […]

Illinois just signed a sweeping new electric bicycle law that, among many other changes, finally answers a question that has been hanging over the rapidly growing market for high-powered electric bikes: What exactly are we supposed to do with all of these 35 and 40 mph “e-bikes” that don’t fit into the normal three-class electric bicycle system?

#Mastodon (the band) - The Vanishing, from their new album that was released yesterday.

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Donald Trump's youngest son has always been a bit of a hermit. He's never been an overt fan of public appearances, and his mother, First Lady Melania Trump, has regularly described him as "shy." But what was once just a shy kid stuck in the cogs of his dad's massive public...

During Thursday's debate, Republican Congressman Jeff Crank was booed by the audience when he feigned not knowing Trump had just signed another executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America to punish Canada. During this segment, the debate host asked Democratic hope...

The Mahablog: Don't mess with the moose.

Emptywheel: A shoddy analysis was written by Peter Baker.

The Field Negro: The great American con.

Economic Policy Institute: The teacher pay penalty remained high in 2025.

The Beautiful Mess: No, MAGA, Dolly Parton was not one of you.

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In 2013, the courts ruled that Enbridge Pipeline 5 crossed the sacred land of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa and had to be rerouted. The rerouting project faced years of litigation as environmental activists and tribal communities expressed concerns that l...

Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.

“Billionaires and the companies they control have made up nearly all of the top individual donors this election cycle,” Forbes reports.

The Sun has likely passed so close to other stars in the past that it captured thousands of small interstellar objects from alien systems, reports a new study.

Jonathan Chait: “The lie is the elemental matter of the Trump administration. The value of lying is Donald Trump’s deepest belief. He built his celebrity image through shameless and constant deceit that permitted him to bounce from blunder to blunder while constantly reeling in new suckers. Lying is also what binds his loyalists to him: […]

“Roughly 200 accounts from a suspected Chinese bot farm have quietly tried to influence Americans to oppose AI data centers on social media,” Axios reports. “The U.S. and China are racing to build the world’s most advanced AI systems — and it appears Chinese propaganda has infiltrated American circles with the hope of slowing the […]

A new Global Strategic Group poll in Kansas finds Cindy Holscher (D) leading Ty Masterson (R) in the governor’s race, 47% to 46%. Kansas Governor’s Race Cindy Holscher (D) 47%   Ty Masterson (R) 46%   Global Strategic Group poll

Outstanding call quality and an excellent price point put these earbuds way ahead of pricier competition.

Astronomers will test equipment that, if it’s successful, will one day be crucial for discovering Earthlike planets.

Plus: Hackers target over 100 US water systems, ICE puts in an order for robot dogs, and you’ll never guess what “MrChildPorn” was arrested for.

Newt Gingrich is a national canker sore, a political version of herpes, but worse.

Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.

How to Claw Back Wealth From Toppled Autocrats.