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Columbus, OH

Chicago, IL

USA TODAY

Empty seats at the DNC sparked controversy online, but transportation delays caused by protests were the real issue.

Why were there so many empty seats at the Democratic National Convention? Here's why:

Texas State

The New Republic

The Republican attorney general of Texas sent armed police officers after Hispanic voters—some in their 80s—to intimidate, threaten, and destroy them financially by forcing them to hire lawyers to defend themselves, even though they are perfectly legal voters.It’s a manifestation of the new unofficial Republican slogan: “If you can’t win on the issues, cheat. And if cheating doesn’t get you over the top, intimidate!”As is the case with so many bad Republican ideas (outlawing labor unions, ending welfare programs, banning abortion, gutting women’s voting and economic rights, etc.), this one started during the failure of Reconstruction in the 1870s. White...

GOP: If We Can’t Win, We’ll Cheat. If We Can’t Cheat, We’ll Intimidate

I am white and married; a father and
businessman; and a gun owner in my 50s. I love my country, my Constitution, my
flag, my family, my Ford Mustang, and free markets. Anyone at a MAGA rally
would assume that I am a “real” American. And I am. And you know what? So is Kamala
Harris.   Who is calling Harris un-American?
Donald Trump himself, of course, has questioned her racial
legitimacy, as he did with
President Barack Obama. And just this week, the National Review’s Rich
Lowry wrote
in The New York Times that Harris is “a phony” who “doesn’t care about
the country” and will therefore lose the “character” debate against
Trump.  What evidence...

You Better Believe Kamala Harris Is a “Real” American

The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas at the Nova music festival, spoke at the Democratic National Convention. Rachel Goldberg-Polin talks with CNN’s Jim Acosta about an emotional moment on stage.

‘I was so shocked’: Mom who broke down on DNC stage speaks out

Georgia State

Earlier this month, the Georgia state election board voted to make it easier for county election officials to delay or refuse certification of election results. But internal emails obtained by Rolling Stone and American Doom reveal that the 3–2 vote along MAGA lines was fueled by a “wishlist” of documents to the board’s Donald Trump supporters from conservative county election officials.“Thank you all for agreeing to provide input on this proposed Rule for Certification Documents needed for Superintendents prior to certification,” Dr. Janice Johnston, a Georgia State election board member, wrote on May 12. “What documents and reports do you...

How Trump Supporters Conspired to Help Him Influence Georgia Election

Snopes

"Too bad we're not running for office, what A TEAM!" the letter read.

Fact Check: Trump Once Received Letter from Oprah Saying They'd Make a Great Political Team?

Crystal River, FL

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Akeena

One steak dinner that might have left a bad taste recently is Cody's Roadhouse in Crystal River. The restaurant, located at 305 SE US Hwy 19, was temporarily shut down following a state inspection that uncovered a series of violations.

Florida steakhouse closed again due to dead roaches, bad odors, live insects and roaches

Boston, NY

J.D. Vance was greeted by loud boos during an address to the International Association of Fire Fighters in Boston on Thursday—and that was only the beginning of an incredibly rough speech for Donald Trump’s running mate. “Thank you guys—” Vance said as he grabbed the mic to speak, only to be interrupted by loud booing from the audience. “Semper Fi guys,” Vance said, seeming to signpost his background as a Marine to get the hecklers to stop. “Sounds like we’ve got some fans and some haters, that’s okay,” he joked. “Listen to what I have to say here, and I’ll...

J.D. Vance Booed by Entire Crowd During Dumpster Fire Speech

Meta—the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp—has just hired Dustin Carmack, a former advisor to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s doomed presidential campaign and an ex-Project 2025 employee. Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic instructor and attorney Alejandra Caraballo revealed the news on X (formerly Twitter) Monday afternoon, providing screenshots from Carmack’s LinkedIn profile, which he has since deactivated. Meta has hired a former Project 2025 staffer and Ron DeSantis chief of staff as its director of public policy in the South. This coincides with a decline in moderation of anti-LGBTQ hate on Meta while limiting the reach of LGBTQ accounts. He...

The Project 2025 Refugee Who Slid Into Your Socials

Merced, CA

Before it had a name, the xenomorph of the Alien series had a nightmarish presence. Its gruesome and iconic life cycle, established 45 years ago in Ridley Scott’s Alien, is eternally disturbing. After erupting from a glistening yonic egg sac as a nymph with a scorpion-like tail, the creature attaches to the head of its victim. Then it impregnates the person, plunging a phallic organ down their throat through what appears to be its own mouth—a fiendish kiss. Next, it goes limp, drained by the act. Briefly. Soon after, it emerges engorged from the host’s chest, fatally barging through their...

Alien: Romulus Tried Too Hard To Be an Alien Movie

Los Angeles, CA

A police officer faces the camera in front of a cluster of tents, decrying an encampment’s “deplorable” conditions, particularly the smell. No one, he says, should have to “endure” its presence. A staccato string score crescendos. A swarm of officers readies a raid. One peels a tent from the ground. In this bluntly propagandistic video, published on the New York Police Department’s social media last May, NYPD deputy commissioner Kaz Daughtry congratulates his department on a night’s work clearing “lawless” student protesters from the Columbia University and New York University campuses. Another deputy commissioner, Tarik Sheppard, holds a bike chain....

Different Encampments, Same Police

Mediaite

Other “Republicans for Harris” members are expected to speak at the DNC, including ex-Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and the former Lt. Gov. of Georgia Geoff Duncan.
The post Ex-Trump Press Secretary to Address DNC, Says She Must Speak Out About ‘The Threat He Poses To Our Country’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Ex-Trump Press Secretary to Address DNC, Says She Must Speak Out About ‘The Threat He Poses To Our Country’

Arizona State

Glendale, AZ

WashingtonExaminer

Former President Donald Trump is speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Glendale, Arizona, in his first rally since the close of the Democratic National Convention. Trump is set to address supporters at 7 p.m. Eastern time at Desert Diamond Arena, where Vice President Kamala Harris held a similar event earlier this month. The Friday evening rally, which […]

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds Arizona rally with Turning Point USA and surprise guest

Donald Trump’s polling in Sun Belt states should have the former president shaking in his boots, according to one political analyst. Fox News released polling Wednesday from Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina, which found that Kamala Harris had significantly tightened the gap across the key states. Harris is now leading Trump by one point in Arizona, and two points in Georgia and Nevada. Trump has maintained a one-point lead in North Carolina, where the race is now considered to be a toss-up. The polling indicates that Harris has expanded the Democratic voting map since entering the race, putting the...

Devastating Fox Poll Should Be “Alarming” to Trump

Waco, TX

By now you’ve heard that Donald Trump’s campaign aides had a physical confrontation with an official at Arlington National Cemetery who tried to prevent them from filming in a restricted area, which apparently violated the law. This scandal worsened Thursday when the Army sharply rebuked his campaign. Democratic senators are getting involved, which could bring a fuller accounting. We talked to political scientist Jonathan Bernstein—author of a good new piece about this saga—who details how Team Trump’s actions are now signaling a larger deterioration of the rule of law and democracy. Listen to this episode here.

Trump’s Awful Arlington Cemetery Scandal Takes a Dark and Ominous Turn

J. Souza

A man has sparked heated debate online after deciding to take a solo trip for his 40th birthday, despite his girlfriend's financial struggles. The man, who has been dating his girlfriend for three months, shared his dilemma on a popular Reddit forum.

Boyfriend Taking Vacation Alone Since Girlfriend Can't Afford It Asks if He's in the Wrong

Montana State

Ohio State

Latin Times

The Democratic National Convention is just around the corner, starting next Monday in Chicago. But although celebrations are underway as Vice President Kamala Harris steps up to the party's leadership, some members of Congress may not be so cheerful, with threats looming large that they could lose their positions come November.

Democrat Sens. from Ohio, Montana and Nevada to skip DNC as polls show their reelection bids tightening

Detroit, MI

HuffPost

"They say, 'Sir, that’s unconstitutional,'" the former president said. "We’ll make it constitutional.”

‘We’ll Make It Constitutional’: Trump Again Calls For Jail Time For Burning American Flag

Insider

The ship's owner, Villa Vie Residences, said it was "humbled by the scale of what it takes to reactivate a 30-year-old vessel from a four-year layup."

Passengers on a round-the-world cruise now stuck at port have to get off every evening and stay at hotels while the cruise company tries to 'reactivate' the vessel

ABC News

Democrats at the party's national convention are excited by the prospect of sending the first woman and woman of color to the White House. They're just not touting it.

Despite history made at DNC, little mention of Harris' race and gender: ANALYSIS

For my entire adult life, Labor Day has prompted commentators to pronounce the labor movement dead. Occasionally you’ll see somebody argue that organized labor is regaining strength, but the evidence is always anecdotal. Final word must go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual report on union membership, which is perennially, relentlessly, dismal. Union density (i.e., the percentage of jobs covered by a union contract) is today half of what it was when those “labor is dead” commentaries started appearing in the early 1980s. In the private sector, union density is six percent, down from its historic peak of 34...

Labor’s Next Big Moment May Finally Be at Hand

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