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Voters in one Romanian town will choose between three mayoral candidates called Vasile Cepoi.News from Elsewhere... (BBC News)
A new survey of election law in all 50 states apparently destroys House Speaker Mike Johnson's claims about Vice President Kamala Harris' eligibility for the ballot.Travis Gettys (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
Cat Ladies
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) slams JD Vance for denigrating voters:
“My God, they went after ‘cat people,’ good luck with that! Turn on the internet and see what cat people do when you go after ‘em.”
“It would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.” pic.twitter.com/g9Rrh0xvWs
— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) July 25, 2024
Word-up! Muffin and her littermates are an army, and cats and their people do not take prisoners.
This guy is really good, btw:The more you watch @Tim_Walz the more you like him. I think he would be an incredible VP. Watch him destroy Republicans talking points below ⬇️
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— David Hogg 🟧 (@davidhogg111) July 26, 2024
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Cat Ladies Word-up! Muffin and her littermates are an army, and cats and their people do not take prisoners. This guy is really good, btw:Mock Paper Scissors
The CDC’s wastewater monitoring program has detected a “very high” presence of the virus in nearly half the countryCara Lynn Shultz (PEOPLE)
Der Rückzug des Landrats aus Mittelsachsen zeigt, wie perfide die Strategien der extremen Rechten inzwischen aufgehen. Vor allem, weil die demokratischen Parteien nicht zusammenstehen.Ann-Katrin Müller (DER SPIEGEL)
Beschimpft und bedroht: Was Lokalpolitiker in der Corona-Krise erleben - Nachrichten aus dem Rems-Murr-Kreis - Zeitungsverlag WaiblingenAlexander Roth (Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen)
Wood pellet production has skyrocketed across the U.S. South to feed the European Union’s push for renewable energy to replace fossil fuels. But many people who live near manufacturing plants believe they make air dustier and residents sicker.JAMES POLLARD (AP News)
“No matter where you go, there you are.” -- Buckaroo Banzai.driftglass (Crooks and Liars)
"This is a potential opportunity to send a strong message to society and humanity."Elizabeth Howell (Space)
Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK army chief
I am afraid Putin will see this as a bargain.Gen. Sir Roly Walker said he'd based his estimation on the "current rate of attrition of dead and wounded" faced by Moscow's forces in Ukraine, according to UK media. [...] "If they carry on as they are, it would probably take the Russians five years to grind their way to their minimum objectives of the four oblasts," he added, referring to Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia.Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK army chief
Gen. Sir Roly Walker said Russia's minimum goal of taking four oblasts would, based on current attrition rates, cost it more than 1.5 million troops.Matthew Loh (Yahoo News)
The court decided that same-sex couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples. South Korea does not recognize same-sex marriage under the law, so the ruling is major progress in extending the protections and rights which same-sex co…Elsie Carson-Holt (LGBTQ Nation)
Keys were labeled "DO NOT TRUST." Nearly 500 device models use them anyway.Ars Technica
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