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[?]ProPublica » 🌐
@ProPublica@newsie.social

In case you missed it:

Ken Paxton vowed to “stop at nothing to uncover and stop any illegal voting activity.” But experts say he may have violated state law by using an address where he no longer appears to live to vote in six elections in two years.

propublica.org/article/ken-pax

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    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
    @Nonilex@masto.ai

    officer in has history of behavior, family & records say

    The ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army vet who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood & never should have been given a & to streets, several of his close relatives told AP.


    apnews.com/article/ice-david-b

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      [?]ProPublica » 🌐
      @ProPublica@newsie.social

      NEW: After ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed Ken Paxton repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live, Democrats called for an investigation into whether the Texas attorney general committed election fraud.

      propublica.org/article/texas-d

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        [?]knoppix » 🌐
        @knoppix95@mastodon.social

        Florida police records allege an officer used DMV data and a license plate reader to track a woman he met before stopping her in traffic. 🚔
        Investigators say he knew the database access was unauthorized, highlighting surveillance abuse risks and the need for stronger oversight. 🔒

        🔗 404media.co/footage-shows-cop-

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          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          likely broke the by giving voters $1 million, board says [duh]

          Elon likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found.

          The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred 2 complaints to the Brown County DA’s office, which can choose to bring charges over violating the state law against .


          cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/el

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            [?]♾️🇺🇦 Skykiss will Vote » 🌐
            @skykiss@sfba.social

            The New York City Bar Association urges the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General of the United States. Read why here

            nycbar.org/reports/oppose-todd

            NEW YORK Mr. Blanche’s actions, both as Deputy Attorney General and as Acting Attorney General, have repeatedly demonstrated that his primary loyalty is not to the United States Constitution or the rule of law but to President Donald J. Trump, whom Blanche previously represented as a private attorney and whose personal interests he has continued to protect.

            Alt... NEW YORK Mr. Blanche’s actions, both as Deputy Attorney General and as Acting Attorney General, have repeatedly demonstrated that his primary loyalty is not to the United States Constitution or the rule of law but to President Donald J. Trump, whom Blanche previously represented as a private attorney and whose personal interests he has continued to protect.

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              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
              @Nonilex@masto.ai

              prosecutors announced Monday that they have obtained long withheld key evidence in their ongoing investigations into fatal of & during pitched protests against a federal enforcement crackdown in the state earlier this year & withheld evidence in the shooting of .


              apnews.com/article/immigration

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                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                Fantastic

                US judge voids Trump's settlement with IRS

                A US judge on Monday voided 's [totally illegal] with the ‌that gave him & his companies sweeping protections & initially set up a nearly $1.8 billion government ​#SlushFund to pay victims of so-called ​government weaponization.


                reuters.com/world/us-judge-voi

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                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                  Businessman who sold for resort in suspected of faking the deeds

                  A Miami-based businessman wanted in Albania for allegedly laundering is suspected of faking the deeds to land where wants to build a multi-billion-dollar resort, the country's fighting agency said in case files reviewed by Reuters.


                  reuters.com/world/europe/busin

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                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                    How Is Running From Afar

                    The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources & its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of power in the era.


                    nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/poli

                      [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                      @meganL@mas.to

                      Retired judges take part in march, citing threat to rule of law in America

                      youtube.com/watch?v=9z3eKsygyrc

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                        [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                        @meganL@mas.to

                        The Justice in Motion tour reportedly took inspiration from this 2020 march in
                        reuters.com/article/world/thou

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                          [?]Texas Observer » 🌐
                          @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social

                          Our top story: Not only does maintaining access to books and educational materials in preserve the intellectual freedom of incarcerated people, but it also makes facilities safer and reduces recidivism rates. texasobserver.org/prison-crack

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                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            Administration Sharply Cuts Protections for

                            The Trump admin Friday moved to open the of imperiled animals to , , , & other activities in what environmentalists characterized as the most severe erosion of protections for in half a century.

                            It did so by recasting a single word, “harm.”


                            nytimes.com/2026/07/10/climate

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                              [?]Frederik Borgesius » 🌐
                              @Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social

                              ‘EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of its “addictive design” on the physical and mental health of users.‘

                              theguardian.com/technology/202

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                                [?]Psyll Magazine » 🌐
                                @psyll@mastodon.social

                                Privacy policies are no longer just 'fine print'-they are complex legal maps of your digital identity. With some policies reaching 14,000 words, it is no wonder 56% of users skip them. We examine the regulatory shift toward plain language and the stiff penalties for companies that hide behind jargon.

                                psyll.com/articles/politics/po

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                                  [?]ResearchBuzz: Firehose » 🌐
                                  @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

                                  Reuters: Italy privacy watchdog fines Character.AI owner over age-check failures. “Italy’s data protection authority fined Character Technologies, the U.S.-based owner ​of generative AI platform Character.AI for ‌breaches of data protection rules, it said on Thursday in a statement. The service ​allows users, including minors, to chat ​with AI-generated virtual characters.”

                                  https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/10/reuters-italy-privacy-watchdog-fines-character-ai-owner-over-age-check-failures/

                                  [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                  @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                  I share my core philosophical positions on Substack.

                                  brywillis634737.substack.com/p

                                  See map and hashtags for content guidance.

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                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    tries to enlist other nations in fight, but some recoil
                                    
The secretary of state plans to convene foreign ministers in Washington next week. The event has unsettled some US & European officials.


                                    washingtonpost.com/national-se

                                      [?]Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐
                                      @LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

                                      🤗🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🤗*Happiness!* Exhortation!*Encouragement!*& Prayer!🤗🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🤗

                                      🤗🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🤗*& the peace of God!*which surpasses all understanding!*will guard your hearts!*& your minds in Christ Jesus!🤗🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🤗

                                      (Philippians 4:7)

                                        [?]Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐
                                        @LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

                                        🤗🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🤗*Happiness!* Exhortation!*Encouragement!*& Prayer!🤗🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🤗

                                        🤗🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🤗*& the peace of God!*which surpasses all understanding!*will guard your hearts!*& your minds in Christ Jesus!🤗🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🩵💜💙💗🩷🤍💎💠✨⭐🌟💫✝️☦️⛪🤗

                                        (Philippians 4:7)

                                          [?]Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐
                                          @LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

                                          *~*Happiness!* Exhortation!*Encouragement!*& Prayer!*~*

                                          *~*& the peace of God!*which surpasses all understanding!*will guard your hearts!*& your minds in Christ Jesus!*~*

                                          (Philippians 4:7)

                                            [?]Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐
                                            @LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

                                            🤗🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🩰🩰🩰🐷🐖🐷🐖🐷🐖🐷🐖💗🩷❤️🤍🩵💜🔴⚪🧑‍🩰💗🩰🩷🐷❤️🐖🤍🔴⚪🔴⚪🔴⚪🩵💜🧑‍🩰🩰🐷🐖💗🩷❤️🤍🔴⚪🩵💜🤗*Enjoy!*& Fulfilling the Law Through Love!🤗🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🩰🩰🩰🩰🐷🐖🐖🐖🐷🐖💗🩷❤️🤍💗🩷❤️🤍🔴⚪🩵💜🩵💜🧑‍🩰🩰🐷🐖💗🩷❤️🤍🔴⚪🩵💜🧑‍🩰🩷🐖🤗

                                            🤗🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🩰🩰🩰🐷🐷🐷🐖🐖🐖💗🩷❤️🤍🔴⚪🩵💜🤗*Owe no one anything!*except to love each other!*for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law!🤗🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🩰🩰🩰🐷🐷🐷🐖🐖💗🩷❤️🤍🔴⚪🩵💜🤗

                                            (Romans 13:8)

                                              [?]Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐
                                              @LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

                                              🤗🏖️🌊🏖️🌊🏖️🌊🏖️🌊👒👒👒👒💙🩵🤍💙🩵🤍💙🩵🤍💙🩵🤍🤗*Enjoy!*& Fulfilling the Law Through Love!🤗🏖️🌊🏖️🌊🏖️🌊👒👒👒👒💙🩵🤍💙🩵🤍💙🩵🤍🤗

                                              🤗🏖️🌊🏖️🌊🏖️🌊🏖️🌊👒👒👒💙🩵🤍💙🩵🤍💙🩵🤍🤗*Owe no one anything!*except to love each other!*for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law!🤗🏖️🌊🏖️🌊🏖️🌊🏖️🌊👒👒👒👒💙🩵🤍💙🩵🤍💙🩵🤍🤗

                                              (Romans 13:8)

                                                [?]Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐
                                                @LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

                                                *~*Enjoy!*& Fulfilling the Law Through Love!*~*

                                                *~*Owe no one anything!*except to love each other!*for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law!*~*

                                                (Romans 13:8)

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                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                  Judge orders be paid $5M plus interest after jury found sexually abused [raped] & defamed her

                                                  E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5 million that was set aside after a jury found 3 years ago that Trump sexually abused her in 1996 & defamed her after she publicly revealed the attack, a federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ruled Wednesday.


                                                  apnews.com/article/trump-e-jea

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                                                    [?]ProPublica » 🌐
                                                    @ProPublica@newsie.social

                                                    NEW: Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

                                                    The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
                                                    propublica.org/article/ken-pax

                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                      The admin, which has systematically rolled back since returning to office, has also gutted federal prevention efforts, slashing for programs & & even SUPPRESSING -funded reports aimed at reducing injuries & deaths.

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                        Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent , Suppressing Reports

                                                        As the admin works to expand gun rights, hospitals & community groups have lost funding, & reports on preventing firearm injuries have vanished from government websites.


                                                        nytimes.com/2026/07/07/us/poli

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                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                          The woman suspected in the attack that wounded a Ukrainian businessman has been found dead in , officials in that country said on Tuesday.

                                                          previously named the bombing suspect as 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska, who was born in Ukraine & recently resided in Germany. Her body was found with gunshot wounds to the head & pistol casings, according to police & the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office.


                                                          cnn.com/2026/07/07/europe/mona

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                                                            [?]ResearchBuzz: Firehose » 🌐
                                                            @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

                                                            Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]

                                                            https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/cal-matters-californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works/

                                                            [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                                            @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                                            This content is a NotebookLM summary of a YouTube video comparing Colombia and the USA. I don't add anything to the content, but I thought the summary was worth sharing.
                                                            open.spotify.com/episode/10aXf

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                                                              [?]Psyll Magazine » 🌐
                                                              @psyll@mastodon.social

                                                              Is the Right to be Forgotten dying? In the age of LLMs, your data isn't just stored - it's part of the model's DNA. Retraining a model to 'forget' one person consumes more power than some towns. Privacy is facing its toughest technical challenge yet.

                                                              psyll.com/articles/politics/po

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                                                                [?]ResearchBuzz: Firehose » 🌐
                                                                @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

                                                                Business Today: GoDaddy warns India’s fake website crackdown could damage the internet and privacy. “India is cracking down on websites that impersonate established brands. However, GoDaddy, the US-based internet domain seller, argues that its new court-ordered rules against fake websites could create privacy, security, and operational problems for website owners, not just scammers.”

                                                                https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/business-today-godaddy-warns-indias-fake-website-crackdown-could-damage-the-internet-and-privacy/

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