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The fears from this kind of story spreading could themselves suppress voter registration — and this exclusive also comes from Axios and not, say, NYT or WSJ
Kyle GriffinThe Trump admin is digging into the IP addresses of individuals who went online to register to vote. The FBI recently obtained the IP address of someone who registered online in South Carolina, according to documents first shared with Axios.
Wonder how this guy talks to MAGA congressman Max Miller, who allegedly assaulted his daughter and granddaughter
Aaron RuparMoreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
The supposedly biggest company in the world is now asserting its corporate interest in getting rid of a law that punishes people for using its products to generate fake nudes
Lora KolodnySpaceX-owned xAI, the developer of Grok, sued Minnesota AG to challenge a law coming into effect in the state that will ban "nudify" apps, use of these AI image generators to make non-consenting intimate images, aka AI deepfake porn of real people including minors. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/s...
After the official Iran war casualty database listed the four U.S. servicemembers recently killed in the Iran war, the Pentagon quietly removed their names and put them on a new list. That new list starts July 7, the day Trump notified Congress of a “new” conflict in Iran apnews.com/article/iran...
Politico’s @caldermchugh.bsky.social pulling the mask back on Josh Vlasto and Zach Moffat — the political operatives hired by tech firms to orchestrate hundreds of millions of dollars in MAGA-aligned crypto and AI super PAC election spending www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Big Tech’s Money Men Don’t Care About the BacklashMeet the two political brawlers unleashing the AI industry’s massive cash on the midterms.www.politico.com“dozens more medics being sent to the sprawling U.S. base in Landstuhl, Germany” www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
Iran War Latest: Trump threatens Iran, Houthis with "major military punishment" as war spreads to Red SeaThe U.S. moves more refueling planes to the Mideast and adds medics at a major military hospital as the war with Iran spreads to another key waterway.www.cbsnews.com“In December 2024, one month after Trump’s election, a Saudi firm named Dar Global announced that it would launch two Trump-branded developments in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital city.”
Zach Everson🚨 "Trump Bolstered Saudi Business Connections Amid Nuclear Discussions" @danalexander21.bsky.social for Forbes
But federal agents can shoot and kill someone in broad daylight without showing ID or being identified later
Aaron RuparScalise: "For God's sake -- you can't get pasta at Olive Garden without a picture ID! Why not be able to show a picture ID to vote?"
The FBI director is traveling to Russia weeks before the midterm elections. “His host is likely to be the FSB, the Russian security service that is heir to the Soviet-era KGB” www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
FBI Director Kash Patel plans Russia tripThe plans come as the U.S. and Russia have failed to come to terms on ending the war in Ukraine.www.politico.com“That law prohibits the president, vice president, White House staff and certain agency heads from directly or indirectly requesting that the IRS conduct or terminate an audit or investigation of any particular taxpayer.”
The Wall Street JournalThe Treasury’s top tax policy official was forced out after he warned that the White House risked violating a law prohibiting senior officials’ involvement in IRS audits. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Anyone know what this administration did about the millions of 150 year olds getting social security
Roger SollenbergerThe allegedly hundreds of thousands of noncitizens that the administration says it found were illegally registered to vote (no claims that even one of those people actually voted) are apparently all in red states
More of this from everybody everywhere
Mayor Zohran Kwame MamdaniThe beautiful game. The people’s game. Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates. Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Dokoupil: This is a vitally important topic and the president has a terrible track record on it
AcynWarner on CBS: I was embarrassed that the president went before our country and networks like yours carried this as news as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods. It is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to pushback on this.