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Yesterday I was working in my home office when I suddenly remembered that the first IU football game of the season was on. So I went downstairs, turned on the TV, found the Indianapolis station carrying it (we still use an antenna here, 60 miles away), and started watching in time to see what I […]

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“The Trump administration on Sunday asked the Supreme Court yet again to allow its plans to restrict mail-in voting before the midterms, setting up what will likely be the final legal showdown for the president’s push to impose limits on mail voting before the midterms election,” the New York Times reports. “In an emergency application, […]

Politico: “It would take only a small shift — or a modest polling error in Democrats’ direction — to make this an election in which Dems are not just favorites but behemoths. If the environment gets bluer, the party can expand its targets, but national Democrats will also have to decide how to apportion finite […]

President Gerald Ford signs into law an extension on the Voting Rights Act, formally banning literacy tests and providing language assistance for minorities. 1975 reddit.com/r/History…_gerald_ford_signs_into_law_an_extension/ Summer in the City. Liverpool, UK 1975 reddit.com/r/TheWayW…_in_the_city_liverpool_uk_1975/

According to The New York Times, the tests were conducted in August and involved both military and civilian personnel. Investigators appear particularly interested in leaks concerning the war in Iran and shortages of critical munitions. Officials familiar with the investig...

Republican lemmings would rather march off a cliff than distance themselves from their corrupt, incompetent and apparently senile Dear Leader. On Saturday, Axios reported, “Most Republicans are too scared to bluntly tell Trump how unpopular he is.” So, even though his midte...

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds the president’s approval at 36%, while 60% disapprove. Key takeaway: Just 27% of adults aged 30 to 44 approved of Trump’s job performance, while 70% disapproved. president Approval Approve 36%   Disapprove 60%   Economist/YouGov poll · ±3.5%

“Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is lashing out at former aides who accused him of showing indifference toward his work and of routinely skipping constituent meetings, dismissing them as ‘disgruntled staffers’ pushing ‘smears’ to tarnish his reputation,” CNN reports.

A new NBC News Decision Desk/SurveyMonkey poll finds President Donald Trump’s approval at 36%, while 64% disapprove. Trump Approval Approve 36%   Disapprove 64%   NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey poll

“Senate Republicans in Dallas this week for the party’s unusual midterm election convention could use a good show,” Bloomberg reports. “Democrats see expanding opportunities with voters irate over the rising cost of living, the country mired in an unpopular war with Iran and President Donald Trump’s job approval polling at a low point. While House […]

“President Trump’s iconic hairdo has seemingly entered its dark age,” the New York Post reports. “The president, who is famous for his swooping golden-blond locks, was seen sporting an almost brunette look after Air Force One landed for his weekend getaway to Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on Friday.” “Trump’s darker mane set the internet […]

“Iran’s ‘proportionate responses’ to U.S. attacks are over, the country’s parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday, while acknowledging the economic impact of the war,” CNBC reports. Said Ghalibaf: “If they haven’t understood by now, they should understand before it’s too late that the rules of the game have changed and that […]

“House Democrats are planning for a slew of investigations targeting President Donald Trump, his Cabinet, and his family if they win the midterm elections,” Fox News reports.

Android folks, check out the beta of @gregmorris’s Micro Social app for Micro.blog. Google is picky about requiring testers before releasing an app, so even a quick download and poking around helps.

Seems clear from people’s fancy demos and my own testing that computer use and spacial reasoning in Astra are big steps forward. It can control Acorn and use selection tools to crop out complex areas, for example, very quickly. Mind-boggling.

Amazon service that Jeff Bezos called artificial AI is shutting down.

Portrait of Meyer de Haan by Lamplight, 1889 #gauguin #paulgauguin

The Valve, 1954 #popart #roylichtenstein

Dolly Parton's spirit was everywhere during the Tennessee Volunteers' season-opening football game on Saturday (Sept. 5.) Continue reading…