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Vance complains about the backlash to Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother:

"I've never once heard Vivek say, 'They ran an unfair TV ad against me'"

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Vance whines about the backlash to Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother:

"When you're mean to Amy Acton she sics the media and Democratic operatives after you"

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After our last post, we’ve heard from people reporting voting machine issues in South Carolina, Texas, and Tennessee. We haven’t independently verified these accounts. We also read Stella Parton’s account of having to correct her selection before casting her ballot in Tennessee.

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TENNESSEE VOTERS: Check your ballots carefully. Local news outlets are reporting complaints from early voters who say voting machines displayed candidates they did not intend to select.

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Fuck Vivek!

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I got this in email.

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🦍 Mitchellaneous #191: Memes and other found media

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Vance: Don't worry. I'm not talking about Jon Husted's ass! I'm not talking about it

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Vance defends Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother:

"The media and Democrats are obsessed because Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial that calls it like it is"

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Vance, frazzled by a protester, tries to make a joke:

"And we all know the people who haven't washed their hair in three months, they vote for Democrats, not for Republicans"

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Vance is loudly protested minutes into his Ohio rally

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Vance is loudly protested minutes into his Ohio rally

Electrek Valid
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Kia’s electric SUV and van are getting a new job as police cars

Kia’s electric vehicles could soon be the ones pulling you over. Kia converted the EV5 and PV5 into patrol vehicles as part of its push for greener police cars.

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Lucid’s 25,000 Bolt robotaxis will run on Nvidia’s self-driving software

Lucid’s European robotaxi deal now has a driver. Bolt announced today that its fleet of at least 25,000 autonomous Lucid vehicles will run Nvidia’s Alpamayo Stack self-driving software, starting with a data-collection program in Madrid in 2027.

That gives Lucid two robotaxi customers on two different autonomy systems: Nuro’s software for Uber’s Gravity robotaxis in the US, and now Nvidia’s for Bolt in Europe.

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You Got a Yes. Was It Persuasion or Manipulation?

You Got a Yes. Was It Persuasion or Manipulation?

Lessons I learned from Robert Cialdini and Zoe Chance about influence that you can feel good about.

Defector
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‘Digger’ Is Smug, Cynical, And Perfectly Timed

‘Digger’ Is Smug, Cynical, And Perfectly Timed
On the night of May 10, 1968, the most storied night in the last century of French of civil unrest, nearly 40,000 students faced off against policemen in the Latin Quarter of Paris—one of the largest crowds the city's swelling protest movement had yet assembled. Famousl...

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Music plays loudly over Vance's remarks in Ohio

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The Best Art TV Deals: Samsung Frame, Hisense Canvas, and More (2026)

Samsung's Frame and Frame Pro are both on sale, as well as some of our other favorite art TVs.

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Tiny People in a Big World is like a birdwatching guide,...

Tiny People in a Big World is like a birdwatching guide, but for people-watching. “I made this campaign to produce a book that will help you notice and appreciate the tiny people who pass through your big world.”

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How Do I Stop My Kid From Crashing Out Over Trying New Activities?

How Do I Stop My Kid From Crashing Out Over Trying New Activities?

Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector's Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com.

This week, Ray answers a question on how to deal with your child's tantrums over trying new activities.