<p>America’s Largest Landlord to Stop Using RealPage Rent-Setting Software, Makes Deal With DOJ<br>—</p><p>Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/greystar-realpage-doj-settlement-landlords-apartments-software?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/greystar-realpage-doj-settlement-landlords-apartments-software?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gre</span><span class="invisible">ystar-realpage-doj-settlement-landlords-apartments-software?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/rent/" rel="tag">#Rent</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/algorithm/" rel="tag">#Algorithm</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
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<p>Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal <br>---</p><p>The administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/florida/" rel="tag">#Florida</a> <a href="/tags/home/" rel="tag">#Home</a> <a href="/tags/mortgages/" rel="tag">#Mortgages</a></p>
<p>Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.<br>—</p><p>An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public. <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-vouchers-private-schools-conflicts-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-vouchers-private-schools-conflicts-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-vouchers-private-schools-conflicts-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/teaching/" rel="tag">#Teaching</a></p>
<p>A panel of experts tasked by Gov. Kathy Hochul to evaluate the needs of New York’s aging population has recommended that the state permanently fund and oversee guardianship services. The governor won’t say whether she will.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-guardianship-reforms-funding-oversight-hochul?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/new-york-guardianship-reforms-funding-oversight-hochul?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/new</span><span class="invisible">-york-guardianship-reforms-funding-oversight-hochul?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newyork/" rel="tag">#NewYork</a> <a href="/tags/ny/" rel="tag">#NY</a> <a href="/tags/kathyhochul/" rel="tag">#KathyHochul</a> <a href="/tags/elderly/" rel="tag">#Elderly</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#Nonprofit</a> <a href="/tags/guardian/" rel="tag">#Guardian</a> <a href="/tags/reform/" rel="tag">#Reform</a></p>
<p>To avoid some of the negative aspects of doomscrolling, avoid clicking on headlines that include words like may, might, could, possibly, projected to, etc. This isn't <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a>, it's speculation, less facts and more guesswork... a lot like <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a>. And of course it's filled with worst case scenarios to keep us clicking. Modern <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> profits from spreading misery, so be sure to remember that unimaginable things like <a href="/tags/peace/" rel="tag">#peace</a> and love are always always always possible.</p>
<p>Introducing the September/October 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine, with cover art by Adrià Volt, and stories by Michelle Pitcher, Julie Poole, Francesca D'Annunzio and more. </p><p>Become a member to get our magazine 6 times per year: <a href="https://texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/join/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/join/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.fundjournalism.o</span><span class="invisible">rg/join/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#disability</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a></p>
<p>“This is the most massive secrecy grab in <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> since the adoption of the Public Information Act.” </p><p>New today from Michelle Pitcher: A move to "standardize" <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a> personnel files could have devastating consequences for <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#transparency</a>. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-</span><span class="invisible">g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/txlege/" rel="tag">#TXlege</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a></p>
<p>Oregon liberals, opposed to nuclear power in the 1970s, created a complex process for getting new energy projects approved.</p><p>It’s now being used to stall developments in wind and solar — with a 76-year-old activist leading the charge.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/irene-gilbert-oregon-solar-green-energy-policy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/irene-gilbert-oregon-solar-green-energy-policy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ire</span><span class="invisible">ne-gilbert-oregon-solar-green-energy-policy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/solar/" rel="tag">#Solar</a> <a href="/tags/oregon/" rel="tag">#Oregon</a> <a href="/tags/cleanenergy/" rel="tag">#CleanEnergy</a></p>
<p>Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism<br>---</p><p>“The end goal was never to conduct a thorough, unbiased investigation,” said one DOJ lawyer. “The end goal was to file a damn complaint — or have something to threaten the university.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ucla-antisemitism-investigation-trump-doj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ucla-antisemitism-investigation-trump-doj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ucl</span><span class="invisible">a-antisemitism-investigation-trump-doj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ucla/" rel="tag">#UCLA</a> <a href="/tags/college/" rel="tag">#College</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a></p>
<p>The president, who has framed mental health as a national crisis, paused rules to hold insurers accountable for unlawfully denying coverage. And Congress cut funding to the agency that enforces insurers’ equal treatment of mental and physical health.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/mental-health-insurance-trump-rules?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/mental-health-insurance-trump-rules?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/men</span><span class="invisible">tal-health-insurance-trump-rules?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/biden/" rel="tag">#Biden</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis<br>---</p><p>The recent government shutdown, with families skipping meals and babies unfed, could have been a preview of what’s to come when Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill shifts billions in costs for the SNAP program to states that may not be able to afford them.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/food-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/foo</span><span class="invisible">d-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/snap/" rel="tag">#SNAP</a> <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#Poverty</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#Tax</a></p>
<p>I've heard about some jobs pushing their workers into using AI, but now students? </p><p>"The reach and pace of AI’s impact to society, including many dimensions of higher education, means that we at Purdue must lean in and lean forward and do so across different functions at the university."</p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2025/12/13/purdue-university-approves-new-ai-requirement-for-all-undergrads/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2025/12/13/purdue-university-approves-new-ai-requirement-for-all-undergrads/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltn</span><span class="invisible">ietzel/2025/12/13/purdue-university-approves-new-ai-requirement-for-all-undergrads/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a></p>
<p>For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.</p><p>Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-autism-environment-research-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-autism-environment-research-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rfk</span><span class="invisible">-jr-autism-environment-research-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>
<p>A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites.</p><p>“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tarrant-county-texas-polling-sites-early-voting-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tarrant-county-texas-polling-sites-early-voting-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tar</span><span class="invisible">rant-county-texas-polling-sites-early-voting-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/tarrantcounty/" rel="tag">#TarrantCounty</a> <a href="/tags/vote/" rel="tag">#Vote</a> <a href="/tags/elections/" rel="tag">#Elections</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#Democracy</a> <a href="/tags/voting/" rel="tag">#Voting</a></p>
<p>Microsoft is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of the tech giant’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no reference to the company’s China-based operations.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-china-defense-department-cloud-computing-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-china-defense-department-cloud-computing-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mic</span><span class="invisible">rosoft-china-defense-department-cloud-computing-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>
<p>Sen. Ron Johnson Endorses Book Touting Chlorine Dioxide's Unproven Health Benefits<br>---</p><p>Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy," one expert said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ron-johnson-wisconsin-chlorine-dioxide-pierre-kory-endorsement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ron-johnson-wisconsin-chlorine-dioxide-pierre-kory-endorsement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ron</span><span class="invisible">-johnson-wisconsin-chlorine-dioxide-pierre-kory-endorsement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/misinformation/" rel="tag">#Misinformation</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.</p><p>They finally got their wish.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-formaldehyde-risk-assessment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-formaldehyde-risk-assessment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-formaldehyde-risk-assessment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#Cancer</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>
<p>Newest <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#Substack</a>: READ THE REST & DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! <a href="https://blueamp.substack.com/p/dems-search-for-identity-psst-sherrod" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blueamp.substack.com/p/dems-search-for-identity-psst-sherrod"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blueamp.substack.com/p/dems-se</span><span class="invisible">arch-for-identity-psst-sherrod</span></a> - "As <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> search for identity, <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> & policies to reinforce the values the first 2 communicate to voters, they must lean into the roadmap Sherrod provided for yrs to win handily in OH. </p><p>Even ignoring the dingos of the rw echoes-phere & corporate <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> click bait ladies of the night, doesn't mean there’s not a problem. B/c there is, it’s a major & it’s one some of us have been screaming about for yrs"</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#senate</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a></p>
<p>After reporting by ProPublica revealed industry connections among Transportation Department regulators and showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations, Sen. Maria Cantwell is demanding answers.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-oil-gas-pipeline-ethics-questions-senator-cantwell?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-oil-gas-pipeline-ethics-questions-senator-cantwell?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dot-oil-gas-pipeline-ethics-questions-senator-cantwell?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#Transportation</a> <a href="/tags/industry/" rel="tag">#Industry</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a></p>
<p>She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. </p><p>Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.</p><p>==</p><p>Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election (and a protege of lawyer Cleta Mitchell, who tried to help overturn those election results), has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security in which she’ll help oversee election security.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#election</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/heather-honey-dhs-election-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-26" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/heather-honey-dhs-election-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-26"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hea</span><span class="invisible">ther-honey-dhs-election-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-26</span></a></p>
<p>Trump’s Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats<br>==</p><p>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s targeting of Democrats is legally questionable, experts say, but it’s helped to further his career nationally: “The more outrageous you are, the more you are going to attract the attention of Donald Trump.”</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#missouri</a> <a href="/tags/fbi/" rel="tag">#fbi</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-ag-andrew-bailey-trump-fbi-sam-page?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-27" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/missouri-ag-andrew-bailey-trump-fbi-sam-page?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-27"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mis</span><span class="invisible">souri-ag-andrew-bailey-trump-fbi-sam-page?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-27</span></a></p>
<p>"Trump & Thune About to Rip Away <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> Care & Whig-ify the <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> Jan 1 - <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/trump-and-thune-about-to-rip-away" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/trump-and-thune-about-to-rip-away"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/trump-and-thu</span><span class="invisible">ne-about-to-rip-away</span></a> </p><p>"There are certainly no lack of examples of their glib dishonesty and putrid amorality. But one that perfectly sums up the Jonestown GOP Caucus is their nonchalance at allowing enhanced Obamacare subsidies, the only way millions of Americans can afford healthcare, to just disappear. Like Mike Johnson’s testicles when <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> enters the room"</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#maga</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#congress</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a></p>
<p>"We’re learning a lot, I’m going to be honest with you."</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/767421/taco-bell-ai-drive-thru-trolls-glitches" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theverge.com/news/767421/taco-bell-ai-drive-thru-trolls-glitches"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theverge.com/news/767421/t</span><span class="invisible">aco-bell-ai-drive-thru-trolls-glitches</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/tacobell/" rel="tag">#TacoBell</a></p>
<p>"All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English language came through again."</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-2025-rcna247864?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-2025-rcna247864?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m</span><span class="invisible">erriam-webster-word-of-the-year-2025-rcna247864?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub</span></a></p><p>Via <a href="https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/technology-shjum1jiz/-/a-ZLm0KjdvTRmKVI6U2lMGPQ%3Aa%3A43591897-%2F0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/technology-shjum1jiz/-/a-ZLm0KjdvTRmKVI6U2lMGPQ%3Aa%3A43591897-%2F0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/tec</span><span class="invisible">hnology-shjum1jiz/-/a-ZLm0KjdvTRmKVI6U2lMGPQ%3Aa%3A43591897-%2F0</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/slop/" rel="tag">#slop</a> <a href="/tags/wordoftheyear/" rel="tag">#WordOfTheYear</a> <a href="/tags/wordoftheyear2025/" rel="tag">#WordOfTheYear2025</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a></p>
<p>Immigrants in Alabama Can Face Harsher Sentences Than Citizens for the Same Crimes<br>---</p><p>A review of more than 100 court cases found some immigrants saw harsher punishments, even when they have fewer prior convictions. Defendants in these cases said they believe their citizenship status tipped the scales of justice against them.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/immigrants-alabama-harsher-sentences-citizens?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/immigrants-alabama-harsher-sentences-citizens?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/imm</span><span class="invisible">igrants-alabama-harsher-sentences-citizens?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/alabama/" rel="tag">#Alabama</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a></p>