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Baltimore's nightlife is becoming a battleground as violent incidents spike late at night, prompting urgent calls for targeted policing strategies.

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Police say dirt‑bike and nightlife enforcement working, but capacity limits persist in Federal Hill
BPD described a 40‑officer Entertainment District and a small dirt‑bike enforcement unit that has seized nearly 100 bikes, but commissioners warned of concentrated late‑night spikes in Federal Hill where staffing constraints limit sustained saturation.
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September 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
2/ A peer-reviewed PNAS study matched real Facebook ad exposure to verified turnout. Exposure was linked to a 1.86-point drop overall and a 17.3-point drop among non-White voters in minority counties of battleground states.

You read that correct, 17% drop in turnout!

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September 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It's a big tent organization, it's the current battleground for correct ideas.
September 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Samuel Benson and Eric Bazail-Eimil of Politico reported that Republicans in battleground states—Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Texas, and even Florida—are on defense as their voters turn against the ICE agents conducting raids in the states.

From Heather Cox Richardson’s column.
September 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I would be happy to have my tax dollars spent on PSAs where Trump tells everybody in battleground states how great AI datacenters are.
It would be a genuine public service.
September 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
countering by scrutinizing and attacking these candidates' past religious comments, attempting to frame them as out-of-touch or heretical. This escalation signals a deeper realignment: faith is becoming a central battleground in the 2024 elections, with both parties vying for the soul of 🧵(2/4)
September 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM
British weather chat used to be a simple way to connect. Now it is becoming another part of the culture wars. #climatechange
How can we talk about this extreme weather now that it’s a battleground in the culture wars? | Andy Beckett
Weather forecasts once gave Britons something safe to chat about. Not any more, and that’s a problem for the experts – indeed, for all of us, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrapped up her upstate NY tour in Syracuse on Mon., meeting Mayor Sharon Owens & local Dem. & WFP members on how to get infrequent voters to the polls, per CNY Central.

The swing also took her to Buffalo & Ithaca, where she held a packed "Students vs. Billionaires"...
September 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Also vote in non-battleground races to make your voice heard!
Ignore the polls. Just assume EVERY battleground race is super close, assume they’re all a dead heat. Because that’s the truth. So why look at the polls? You already know what the deal is. All these battleground races are super, super close. Period. From here on out, ignore the polls. Vote.
September 29, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Ignore the polls. Just assume EVERY battleground race is super close, assume they’re all a dead heat. Because that’s the truth. So why look at the polls? You already know what the deal is. All these battleground races are super, super close. Period. From here on out, ignore the polls. Vote.
September 29, 2026 at 1:42 PM
B.C. Election: Surrey to be a key 'battleground'

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Surrey is a high-stakes city in this provincial election and it was where both the NDP and the Conservatives kicked off their campaigns. Read More

via Vancouver Sun https://ift.tt/rIGYg0X

September 29, 2026 at 06:00AM
September 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Things are so bad for Darline "I'm not that informed" Graham that John Thune is coming here to South Carolina to try to save her campaign by rallying normie Republicans for her.
Inside Thune and Barrasso’s midterm campaigning plans
The top two Senate Republicans are going to a slate of battleground and red states in the final weeks before the midterms.
www.politico.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Inside Thune and Barrasso’s midterm campaigning plans

The top two Senate Republicans are going to a slate of battleground and red states in the final weeks before the midterms.
Inside Thune and Barrasso’s midterm campaigning plans
The top two Senate Republicans are going to a slate of battleground and red states in the final weeks before the midterms.
www.politico.com
September 29, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Somalia and Somaliland: Signs of a New Proxy Battleground.
Foreign powers are no longer just investing or taking diplomatic positions.

www.controlthreat.org/p/somalia-an...
Somalia and Somaliland: Signs of a New Proxy Battleground
Somaliland is lobbying the United States to recognize its independence.
www.controlthreat.org
September 29, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I doubt this is what actually happens, but you would conceivably have battleground states of FL, KS, and SC.
September 29, 2026 at 12:17 PM