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For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot.
#UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans.
Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
#UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans.
Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
Ken Paxton: The only thing that really saves us is that the Supreme Court came along and allowed Super PACs. Otherwise... I would be sitting here and never have a chance...
September 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot.
#UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans.
Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
#UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans.
Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
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🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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September 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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President Trump wants to soften one of the strongest legal protections American workers have: the right to hold an employer accountable when retirement savings are mishandled.
Here's what you need to know:
Here's what you need to know:
Wall Street Wants to Change the Rules for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.
Financial firms want a bigger piece of the $10 trillion in America’s 401(k) plans, and the Trump administration is planning a regulatory rollback to encourage less-regulated — and often riskier — inv...
www.propublica.org
September 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
President Trump wants to soften one of the strongest legal protections American workers have: the right to hold an employer accountable when retirement savings are mishandled.
Here's what you need to know:
Here's what you need to know:
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(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track.
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September 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track.
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Read the full story:
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
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September 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
September 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
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Mitch McConnell has gone 80 days without a public appearance. Even @profgalloway.com doesn’t vacation this long.
September 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Mitch McConnell has gone 80 days without a public appearance. Even @profgalloway.com doesn’t vacation this long.
Why do white women get treated with kid gloves? If she was black or brown they would have thrown her in jail for life. She deserves nothing less than life in prison. I don’t care how insane the defense makes her appear to be or that the system failed her. JAIL. FOR. LIFE.
September 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Why do white women get treated with kid gloves? If she was black or brown they would have thrown her in jail for life. She deserves nothing less than life in prison. I don’t care how insane the defense makes her appear to be or that the system failed her. JAIL. FOR. LIFE.
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September 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
www.propublica.org
September 1, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
(Published May)
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
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As I expected, Trump will not be replacing oil he took out of the SPR because of his Iran War with any oil from Venezuela. Another con from America’s Huckster.
August 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
As I expected, Trump will not be replacing oil he took out of the SPR because of his Iran War with any oil from Venezuela. Another con from America’s Huckster.
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The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting.
The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.
The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.
The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco
ProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting.
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August 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting.
The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.
The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.
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NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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August 28, 2026 at 12:12 PM
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
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"Time is running out, and justice delayed is justice denied. We need these accountability hearings happening now, not years down the road."
August 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"Time is running out, and justice delayed is justice denied. We need these accountability hearings happening now, not years down the road."
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Americans are now paying roughly 75% more for aluminum than the rest of the world.”
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August 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Americans are now paying roughly 75% more for aluminum than the rest of the world.”
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Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
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Here's what the charity does ⬇️
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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August 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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“We’ll grow our way out of it.” 🇺🇸
August 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
“We’ll grow our way out of it.” 🇺🇸
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More dog owners must see this...
August 26, 2026 at 12:10 AM
More dog owners must see this...
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Republicans call Texas and Florida the model. The federal data disagrees. Texans die by gun at nearly twice California’s rate. One in six Texans has no health insurance.
August 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Republicans call Texas and Florida the model. The federal data disagrees. Texans die by gun at nearly twice California’s rate. One in six Texans has no health insurance.
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More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...
More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended
Some voters dropped from Texas voting rolls may not be aware until they show up to cast a ballot. More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state's Voter
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August 26, 2026 at 5:19 AM
More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...
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Cartoonist: Pedro Molina
August 26, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Cartoonist: Pedro Molina
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“This isn’t a problem that started with the storm. We are a predominately Black city that tends to get ignored,” says Grammy award-winning rapper Freddie Gibbs as his hometown of Gary, Indiana remains without power after two weeks.
‘IGNORED’: Rapper Freddie Gibbs SPEAKS OUT on Gary, Indiana’s power crisis
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August 25, 2026 at 1:52 AM
“This isn’t a problem that started with the storm. We are a predominately Black city that tends to get ignored,” says Grammy award-winning rapper Freddie Gibbs as his hometown of Gary, Indiana remains without power after two weeks.
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I’m just gonna leave this here.👇🏽
August 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I’m just gonna leave this here.👇🏽
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So we're going to start arresting the men when their wives have miscarriages, right?
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Sperm with DNA damage might be the true cause of repeated miscarriages
New guidelines say testing sperm for DNA damage could help explain recurrent pregnancy losses
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August 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
So we're going to start arresting the men when their wives have miscarriages, right?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sper...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sper...