Republicans promised to "drain the swamp." Then they gave us an all-time high tide of Washington corruption, while the only thing they've drained is the Reflecting Pool.
Racket
• Jerard Fagerberg
How Michelob Golden Light Became Minnesota’s Signature Summer Beer
Our state's go-to macro lager is more than a lawnmower beer: It’s a testament to the quirks of Minnesotan life.
404 Media
• Joseph Cox
Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don't Destroy Them
“Is there any talk to redesign the Outpost to not look exactly like the Flock camera — I think it will help agencies with the optics while we batten down the hatches,” one apparent cop asked during a now deleted Axon webinar.
404 Media
• Joseph Cox
Podcast: We Spoke to an Amazon Worker Destroying Books for AI
A follow up to the Amazon destroying books for AI story, why a bunch of names keep appearing in AI-generated papers, and ICE's latest spending spree.
Electrek
• Jameson Dow
Republicans are about to raise your fuel costs by 45% during an energy crisis
The Department of Transportation says it’s ready to announce fuel economy standards that will raise average fuel costs by 45%, right as the world struggles with the effects of a war of choice that has spiked energy prices globally.
more…The Agony in the Garden, 1500 #sandrobotticelli #botticelli
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Democratic Candidate Once Arrested for Swallowing Crack
Ohio congressional candidate Brian Poindexter (D) “was arrested for allegedly swallowing a rock of crack cocaine at a traffic stop after he was stopped by police” in 1998, according to police records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
TorrentFreak
• Ernesto Van der Sar
RCN Urges Judge to Toss the Major Labels’ ‘Last’ Piracy Liability Lawsuit
Internet service provider RCN has asked a New Jersey federal court to reconsider a six-year-old ruling and dismiss the major record labels' piracy liability lawsuit. RCN argues that the Supreme Court's decision in Cox v. Sony wiped out the legal basis for the claims. With other "repeat infringer" cases against other ISPs already dropped, RCN says it is the last major label lawsuit of its kind still alive.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
The San Francisco Standard
• George Kelly
Firefighters work to rescue person from garbage truck in Union Square
A bystander flagged down the Recology driver, saying a person was yelling from inside the garbage truck.
The Overlook
• Overlook Staff
Woodstock Film Festival to Kick Off With ‘American Zoo’ in Catskill
The Woodstock Film Festival will begin its 27th edition with a screening of “American Zoo,” a documentary that examines the complicated history of the Catskill Game Farm. The Hudson Valley premiere will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the Community Theater, 373 Main St. in Catskill. A conversation with director Tim Travers […]
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Electrek
• Fred Lambert
Tesla settles fatal Autopilot fire truck lawsuit, avoiding jury trial
Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2023 crash in which a Model S on Autopilot slammed into a parked fire truck, killing the driver and seriously injuring his brother.
The confidential settlement, filed in California federal court, lets Tesla avoid a jury trial that would have put Elon Musk’s own Autopilot claims in front of jurors.
more…
Top USPS officials expressed concerns that new mail voting rules could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms, but the rules moved forward anyway, ProPublica has learned.
https://www.propublica.org/article/mail-voting-usps-officials-concerns-disenfranchisement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #USPS #MailVoting #Voting #Vote #Election #Midterms #Democracy #Trump
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Talarico Narrowly Leads in Texas Senate Race
A new Overton Insights/Texas Public Policy Foundation poll in Texas finds James Talarico (D) leading Ken Paxton (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 44% to 43%. Texas Senate Race James Talarico (D) 44% Ken Paxton (R) 43% Overton Insights/Texas Public Policy Foundation poll
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Bonus Quote of the Day
“If I had any clue that anything remotely like this was even possible, I would never have gotten involved in supporting Trump in the first place. And I’m very ashamed that I did.” — Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, talking to Piers Morgan after he was departed from the United States.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
The Hits Keep Coming
Paul Krugman: “To an important extent the economy’s resilience has depended on the widespread belief by investors and businesses that the Trump shocks are one-time events. Businesses can live with 10 or 15 percent tariffs, if that’s the new normal. The world economy can even manage in the face of significantly reduced flows of oil […]
Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Bob Dunn
Navigating Chaos in Tech Communities and New Approaches to SaaS and Sales
A candid conversation on contributor day turned hackathon, Cloudflare, product pivots, and the realities of founder led sales.
SCOTUSblog
• Kelsey Dallas
Why religion and education will be in the spotlight next term
SCOTUSblog
• Kelsey Dallas, Amy Howe
House to vote on number of justices
Plus, don’t forget to register your interest in attending the upcoming SCOTUSblog Summit.
They’re getting nervous about the blue wave. House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans will introduce a constitutional amendment today to permanently cap the Supreme Court at nine justices.
Thinking about...
• Timothy Snyder
Back to Colonialism
Lesson eight in my new lecture series