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Party bosses worked this scheme throughout the 19th century: rounding up drifters and drunkards, registering them at flophouses in swing districts and herding them to the polls on Election Day. Cunning politicos realized that by relocating just a few thousand voters, they could sway races, elect presidents, shape a nation of millions. Americans called it colonization — a fitting name in an era when political machines settled empires not overseas but in Manhattan or Sheboygan, Wisc.

“We’re stuck in another unnecessary war and inflation is making everything more expensive, but my opponent won’t talk about all that,” Kaptur says in one ad. “He’d rather lie about my record. Well, here’s the truth: I voted with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools, because parents know what’s best for their kids – and boys should not play girls’ sports.”

New Yorkers are eligible for a Fair Fares discount if their household makes no more than 150% of the federal poverty line — or $22,600 a year for a single person. The CBC argued that raising the threshold to 250% of the poverty line, or $39,900 for a one-person household, would do more to help the poor than making the buses free. The nonprofit estimated increasing the income limit would cost taxpayers $232 million a year, up from the $86 million the program currently spends annually.

New Yorkers are eligible for a Fair Fares discount if their household makes no more than 150% of the federal poverty line — or $22,600 a year for a single person. The CBC argued that raising the threshold to 250% of the poverty line, or $39,900 for a one-person household, would do more to help the poor than making the buses free. The nonprofit estimated increasing the income limit would cost taxpayers $232 million a year, up from the $86 million the program currently spends annually.

Which is awkward for European orgs who fear US clouds might leave the continent

Although the note’s authenticity has not been established, it contains an apparent reference to a line from a 1931 Little Rascals film that Epstein had used in at least two email messages, according to the trove of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice this year in response to the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act.

War tax resistance started long before the internet — in people’s living rooms, where you had to know someone who was already doing it in order to get involved. […] Last spring, Jacoby, who had never been a tax resister before, took over for an older woman who ran the group for 40 years.

video opens with the graves being dug.

Rosenberg said he spoke privately with his wife, his daughter and other close friends before recording the message and said he “didn’t sleep last night.”

Anthropic has argued that it was asking for reasonable assurances that its model would not be used for surveillance of Americans or in autonomous weapons, such as drone operations, that did not involve human oversight. […] If the firm fails to agree by 5:01 p.m. on Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would invoke the Defense Production Act, compelling the use of its model by the military and labeling the company a supply chain risk, according to a senior Pentagon official. That step would put Anthropic’s government contracts at risk.

The following nomination statement, which is addressed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the five-member body that is charged by the Parliament of Norway with selecting the recipient of the Peace Prize, has been prepared for submission on Friday.

At least 120 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike.

Pack the Union: A Proposal to Admit New States for the Purpose of Amending the Constitution to Ensure Equal Representation

Many incarcerated women and trans people are forced to choose between maintaining their dignity and health — or facing penalties.

Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated at the annual Kennedy Center Honors.

(schumer wasn't the defector this time)

Two days after the Guardian article published, the Maple Valley Township Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting, where they voted on a [freedom-of-speech] statement prepared by their attorney.

retreat from Zionism in Californian ethnic studies, ADL dropping non-antisemite discrimination articles, <28% fewer views of iCivics, Brown Uni removing high school history lesson plans...

[H]is whereabouts and actions in the months leading up to Mr. Thompson’s murder have largely remained a mystery. Some family and friends have said they were unable to reach him starting shortly after he returned from his backpacking trip to Asia, a trip that now appears to have been pivotal for him. [...] Interviews with fellow travelers and local residents, along with a review of Mr. Mangione’s writings and communications, suggest a shift from seeking human connection and community to isolating himself, and becoming increasingly preoccupied with how to make a statement about injustice.