A win! Minnesota’s Supreme Court rejected MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s latest attempt to force a recount after losing the Republican primary for governor by roughly 45,000 votes.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/29/mike-lindell-recount-bid-in-gop-governor-primary-loss-denied-by-minnesotas-highest-court
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Week Fourteen in 250 to 250
Last week was the fourteenth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
The San Francisco Standard
• Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez
A Flock employee helped block the SF Democratic Party’s anti-Flock vote
Plus: A YIMBY endorsement for District 8, a Newsom legislative deal is dead, and the Sunshine Ordinance saga continues.
The San Francisco Standard
• David Lombardi
49ers set 53-man roster: Who’s on the team and why changes are expected
John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan are still navigating complex maneuvers to ensure San Francisco has adequate depth at key positions.
Seated figures, 1884 #seurat #georgesseurat
Claude Code is like Victor Wembanyama, assuming you follow the NBA and are interested in first hand experience with CC as a programming partner for the last 8 months or so.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump’s Oil Grab Reprises Oil Industry’s Neocolonial Past
“President Donald Trump’s plan to seize direct control of Venezuela’s oil reserves is prompting warnings that the Latin American nation will become a modern-day resource colony akin to the so-called banana republics of a century ago — something that could create long-term risks for oil companies operating there,” Bloomberg reports.
EV Grieve
• Unknown
Sunday's parting shots
Claude Code is like Victor Wembanyama, assuming you follow the NBA and are interested in first hand experience with CC as a programming partner for the last 8 months or so.
Claude Code is like Victor Wembanyama, assuming you follow the NBA and are interested in first hand experience with CC as a programming partner for the last 8 months or so.
Memex 1.1
• jjn1
Monday 31 August, 2026
Burren View One of my favourite photographs. It’s taken from the northern shore of Galway Bay looking south to the ‘moonscape’ of the Burren in Co Clare. Quote of the Day ”The English hoard words like misers; the Irish spend … Continue reading →
Freshly Pressed - WordPress.com
• Natalie
My Month-Long Sojourn in Spain
http://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/2026/08/21/my-month-long-sojourn-in-spain/
Ordinary living in Spain and a few tips.
Roy Lichtenstein, Painting in Gold Frame from ‘Paintings’, 1984 #tatemuseum #roylichtenstein
Myles wants to go too
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Inside the Democratic Socialists’ War Over 2028
“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s potential run for president has exposed long-simmering divisions within the Democratic Socialists of America,” Axios reports. “The socialism movement’s leaders are increasingly at odds over who should speak for them, what policies they stand for — and whether to support AOC, whom some dismiss as more establishment than insurgent.”
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Polls Show Republicans Trailing in 8 Key Senate Races
Just two months from Election Day, Republicans are trailing in eight of the major battleground Senate races.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Pentagon Secretly Puts Military Influencers in Civilian Roles
“The Pentagon has secretly installed several conservative military veterans with large online followings in government roles, declining to disclose their assignments as they amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s viewpoints and attack those who scrutinize the Trump administration,” the Washington Post reports. “At least some of the influencers have been assigned to civilian roles that could […]
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• Ed Scarce
Susan Collins Christens A Boat, Humiliation Ensues
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• Kyle Orland
A 12TB Steam “teraleak” spills more than a decade of lost PC gaming history
Cut content from Portal 2, hints of Half Life 2: Episode 3, and so much more.