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politics Politics Trump’s Plan to Save Himself: Scapegoat His Coup Lawyers - Analysis
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    I put it in the title - Analysis

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  • politics Politics News: Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election
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    Trump’s Plan to Save Himself: Scapegoat His Coup Lawyers - Analysis www.rollingstone.com

    “John [Eastman] and Rudy [Giuliani] gave a lot of counsel,” one Trump advisor says ominously. “Other people can decide how sound it was”

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    Austrialia - Former childcare worker charged with 1,623 child abuse offences against 91 children www.abc.net.au

    The Gold Coast man, 45, has been charged with 136 counts of rape and 110 counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10.

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    Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials apnews.com

    A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors.

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    Florida watchdog group’s report raises questions about use of ‘ghost candidates’ www.tampabay.com

    Integrity Florida said there isn’t evidence of any ghost candidates in statewide races this year.

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    tech Technology OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation
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    I would love to think he put that much thought into it, but my gut says he just vomited at the mouth

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  • politics Politics Elon Musk’s Twitter bans ad showing Republican interrupting couple in bedroom
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  • tech Technology OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation
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    Why Venus? Why not Mars where it's a tad more hospitable? Plus throw in a trip to see the rovers

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    Houston ISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers at NES schools https://abc13.com/amp/hisd-libraries-librarians-media-specialists-houston-isd/13548483/

    Students at dozens of Houston ISD schools will return in a few weeks without librarians and to former libraries that have been converted into disciplinary spaces.

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    LGBTQ-welcoming UU church in Plano firebombed - Dallas Voice dallasvoice.com

    The front doors of Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano, 2875 E. Parker Road, which church officials say has been targeted by a hate group since at least June 25, were damaged early Sunday, July 23, in a firebomb attack, according to reports in the Dallas Morning News. The church went ahead with Sunday services […]

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    Analysis | 3 things we learned from new charges against Trump in documents case https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/27/new-trump-charges-documents-case/

    A vivid scene, Jack Smith's apparent attempt to call Trump's bluff, and the new third man's legal jeopardy.

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    A Giant Chunk of Peru's Coastline Is Getting Greener, But That's Not a Good Thing www.sciencealert.com

    Twenty years of satellite data show that a stretch of coastal desert extending south from Peru's north and into Chile is getting greener, but this is not good news.

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    Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark arstechnica.com

    The allergy, called alpha-gal syndrome, came to light a little over a decade ago.

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    palaeoecology Palaeoecology Your Legacy on Earth May Be a Plant
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    That was a very cool article thank you @fossilesque

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    That was a very cool article thank you @fossilesque

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  • news News July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record
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    What's awful is that in a few decades, this will be the coolest summer of this century

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    Trump’s Lawyers Meet With Prosecutors as Election Interference Charges Loom https://archive.is/6WpGB

    The former president’s legal team reportedly arrived at the office of Jack Smith, the special counsel leading the inquiry.

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    news News US grid operator PJM declares level one emergency amid scorching heat
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    Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

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    Texas A&M put professor on leave for allegedly criticizing Dan Patric… https://archive.ph/WciR7

    The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.

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    US GDP Growth Accelerates to 2.4%, Blowing Past Estimates https://archive.vn/2023.07.27-123920/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-27/us-gdp-growth-accelerates-to-2-4-as-consumers-show-resilience

    US economic growth unexpectedly picked up steam in the second quarter, boosted by stronger-than-forecast consumer spending and robust business investment.

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    US grid operator PJM declares level one emergency amid scorching heat www.reuters.com

    PJM Interconnection, the biggest U.S. electric grid operator, issued a level one emergency alert for Thursday as people crank up air conditioners to stave off the heat wave. The areas, parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

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    Child boxing match involving 9-year-olds being promoted in West Virginia bloodyelbow.com

    A promotion in West Virginia is hosting a child boxing fight involving nine-year-olds.

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    news News WATCH LIVE: House Oversight Committee probes UFOs and wider implications
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    WATCH LIVE: House Oversight Committee probes UFOs and wider implications www.youtube.com

    Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: [https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twGFind](https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twGFind) more from PBS NewsHour at [https://www.pbs.org/newshourSubscribe](https://www.pbs.org/newshourSubscribe) to our YouTube cha...

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    Rudy Giuliani concedes he made 'false' statements about Georgia election workers www.nbcnews.com

    The Trump ally's acknowledgment came in a filing Tuesday related to the 2020 election workers' lawsuit about baseless claims of fraud that he made against them.

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    McDonald's franchise in Louisiana and Texas hired minors to work illegally, Labor Department finds apnews.com

    Federal labor officials say the McDonald’s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states.

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    news News Texas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues
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    How we treat prisoners is a reflection of how that society views people...so this tracks for Abbot and Texas

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  • news News Florida approves conservative PragerU lessons for schools
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    They aren't teaching, they are incolcating a sense intolerance, bigotry and anti-intellectualism. That's going to be damn hard to over come.

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    Texas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues www.tpr.org

    The price rise hit prisoners seeking bottled water as temperatures eclipse the 100 degree mark in unairconditioned facilities. The state vendor asked to raise the price and two state agencies signed off.

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    Florida approves conservative PragerU lessons for schools www.tampabay.com

    A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

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    Inside the Republican effort to force millions of farm animals back into cages www.vox.com

    Decades of progress for animal welfare are potentially at risk.

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    fediverse Fediverse The Fediverse needs a popular agent
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    Why...why would you want that?

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    How Paramount buried a Vice documentary on Ron DeSantis at Guantanamo Bay | Semafor www.semafor.com

    New details in the mystery of a missing documentary.

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    Judge orders Florida to stop putting children in nursing homes www.theguardian.com

    State rebuked in 79-page ruling for ‘systemic institutionalization’ of medically fragile children

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    news News From searing heat's climbing death toll to storms' raging floodwaters, extreme summer weather not letting up
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    Welcome to the new norm

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    Missouri Cattle Producers Slash Herds Amid Worsening Drought https://flatlandkc.org/news-issues/missouri-cattle-producers-slash-herds-amid-worsening-drought/

    The worsening drought in Missouri is forcing livestock producers to sell off their cattle herds, decisions that will be felt at the supermarket cash register.

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    Injunction blocking Florida law targeting drag shows applies to all venues, judge says apnews.com

    A federal judge says that his order blocking a Florida law targeting drag shows doesn’t just apply to the restaurant that brought a lawsuit challenging it but other venues in the state.

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    Jan. 6 charges against Trump would add to his mounting legal peril as he campaigns for 2024 apnews.com

    Already facing criminal cases in New York and Florida, former President Donald Trump is in increasing legal peril as investigations into his efforts to cling to power after his election loss appear to be coming to a head.

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    politics Politics Trump is campaigning to establish ‘a presidential dictatorship’ historian Beschloss says
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    I am terrified he will get elected again

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    Hundreds of thousands of vote-by-mail requests erased from Florida's system https://nbc-2.com/news/2023/07/12/hundreds-of-thousands-of-vote-by-mail-requests-erased-from-floridas-system/

    Most everything has an expiration date, but one thing you may not have expected to expire was your vote-by-mail ballot.

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    politics Politics Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, records say
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    Abbott is a sick fuck.

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    How Texas Republicans are catering to election deniers in this county www.theguardian.com

    After Heider Garcia, Tarrant county’s elections administrator, quit, an election crimes taskforce was set up, but critics say it undermines confidence

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    Fuzzy invasion of domestic rabbits has a Florida suburb hopping into a hunt for new owners apnews.com

    A Florida neighborhood is having to deal with a growing group of domestic rabbits on its streets after a breeder illegally let hers loose.

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    Appeals court rules Catholic school can fire counselor over her same-sex marriage https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4099096-appeals-court-rules-catholic-school-can-fire-counselor-over-her-same-sex-marriage/

    A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that an Indianapolis Catholic high school was allowed to fire its guidance counselor because she is in a same-sex marriage. Shelly Fitzgerald was fired from R…

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    A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished nautil.us

    At first Adam Smith couldn’t believe his calculations. Then it sank in.

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    LGBT A place for the LGBTQ+ community My feelings right now for myself and all my LGBTQ fam
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    I love this!!

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    Mississippi AG Wants Info On Out-of-State Abortions, Gender-Affirming Care https://www.mississippifreepress.org/34705/mississippi-attorney-general-wants-info-on-out-of-state-abortions-gender-affirming-care

    Mississippi authorities need details on residents who get abortions or gender-affirming care in other states, AG Lynn Fitch said.

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    AAA pulls back from offering insurance in Florida, following Farmers www.cbsnews.com

    More insurance companies are fleeing the state because of the growing threat from natural disasters.

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    Republican prosecutors target corporate diversity programmes www.bbc.com

    State attorneys general threaten top US companies with legal action over race-based quotas.

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    Domestic Abusers Are Using Abortion Bans to Control Their Victims www.vice.com

    After Roe v. Wade fell, the National Domestic Violence Hotline saw a 99-percent increase in callers reporting that people were trying to control their reproductive choices.

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    Biden administration forgives $39 billion in student debt for more than 800,000 borrowers www.cnbc.com

    The Biden administration announced it would automatically cancel education debt for 804,000 borrowers, for a total of $39 billion in relief.

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    Amid a Wave of Antisemitic Hate Crimes, a New York Unit Offers a Model of Resistance www.vanityfair.com

    As the nation faces mounting extremism, a veteran observer of antisemitic violence follows a security team that combats threats against Jewish targets.

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    news News Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty | The White House
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    It's not common, this past week Biden has been in Europe meeting NATO

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    Operation Atlantic Resolve is the enduring US mission in Europe

    You don't call in IRR troops for NATO exercises

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  • tech Technology Apple removes AI-powered content generator impersonating Meta's Threads app after it appeared in top charts
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    I bet Flordia will have the first US climate change migrants

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  • AskKbin Moving to: m/AskMbin! did anyone else from the USA grow up being forced to say the pledge to the flag in school?
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    I attended a school board meeting recently and they asked everyone stand and recite before the meeting would begin. I got so many dirty looks for refusing.

    To watch a room full of adults look and pledge to a flag was comical and disturbing

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  • technology Technology Desperate or just business as normal?
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    Oh good, the Reddit will assume it's final form, just a stew of advertising and bots

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    He and Putin must have made a deal.

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    https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1672658370224873474

    Prigozhin said to avoid bloodshed he is turning colums around

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    Rostov livestream

    https://m.twitch.tv/Feshiar_

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    https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1672654091963576320

    This would align with Russian telegram reports that the Wagner convoy heading to Moscow has stopped. No confirmation from Wagner sources.

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    Video: Reported footage from Voronezh region this evening

    https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1672646373131395072

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    I think the Russian people are pretty ambivalent at this point

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    Residents of Moscow allegedly began to receive calls from unfamiliar numbers supposedly from PMC "Wagner" - residents are called to "support the Wagnerites and take to the streets,"

    https://twitter.com/warmonitors/status/1672639944802680835?s=46&t=9Cy08vjPXXmMsF0qgufFrQ

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    Neither, Wagner is a Nazi. Considering Russia has the largest stockpile of nukes this is a terrible situation

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    Updated map of coup

    https://t.me/rybar/48967

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