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GOP Rep Tom Kean Jr.’s whereabouts and condition have been a mystery in his New Jersey congressional district.
Now they are becoming a source of growing alarm for his party in Washington,
where Republicans fear his prolonged absence could cost them his swing seat
— and possibly their House majority.

Kean has not voted in the House since March 5.
His district, one of the most affluent in the nation, is also one of the country’s most competitive,
a seat Re…

He hasn’t been seen in Congress for months. Now Republicans are worried.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s New Jersey district is among the country’s most competitive, and his absence from the House since March has sparked increasing alarm in his party.

If your stated goal is to make computing into a “utility” (aka subscription) you can only obtain from Big Tech and if your entire industry is comprised of rentiers, it makes perfect sense to also make actually owning a general computing device as expensive as possible.
As far as Big Tech is concerned, this is a feature, not a bug.
It’s capitalists acquiring capital and pricing it out of the reach of those they want to make dependent on them.
Also: fuck these people.

LOL Outlook Cloud whatever animates confetti and marks the words when you have "congrats" in an email ... most important feature ever! xD

#SCOTUS

Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski,
fed up with being kept in the dark on combat operations,
is quietly drafting legislation that would force Congress to take a potentially explosive vote
on whether to formally authorize using military force against Iran.
Such a move signals deep fractures within GOP ranks just months before midterms.
"Ms. Murkowski described the move on Thursday as an act of desperation
to try to put some parameters around the o…

Fed-up Senate Republican may trigger explosive vote to rein in Trump
Sen. Lisa Murkowski may throw down the gauntlet, taking aim squarely at the Trump administration's Iran war, according to a report.The Alaska Republican, fed up with being kept in the dark on combat operations, is quietly drafting legislation that would force Congress to take a potentially explosive...

We can’t compete, so we’re banning them, citing a security risk. This seems to be a recurring theme. Cameras, drones, and now routers. Note: Starlink Wi-Fi routers are currently the primary consumer routers made in the USA.
FCC Bans Imports of New Foreign-Made Routers Over Security Concerns https://ground.news/article/fcc-bans-imports-of-new-foreign-made-routers-over-security-concerns_170d08

Conservative voter fraud hunters pitch new computer programs to state officials (Jane C. Timm/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/conservative-voter-fraud-hunters-pitch-new-programs-state-officials-rcna263738
http://www.memeorandum.com/260318/p13#a260318p13

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has ordered a combat readiness inspection of the country's armed forces,
the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced on October 11.
The move comes amid growing concern in Europe over suspected Russian sabotage operations
and repeated violations of NATO airspace by unidentified drones.
The Belarusian military is implementing a "set of measures" to bring select units to their "highest level of combat readiness&qu…

Belarus launches military readiness check as security concerns grow
The Belarusian military is implementing a "set of measures" to bring select units to their "highest level of combat readiness" under Alexander Lukashenko's direct orders.

Insider trading is of no concern to the Trump administration.
Federal prosecutors have charged Gannon Ken Van Dyke,
a 38-year-old active duty Army soldier involved in the planning and capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro,
with using confidential intel to win $400,000 on Polymarket predictions related to the raid.
But Donald Trump practically shrugged off the illegal activity while speaking with reporters Thursday evening,
suggesting to the room tha…

Trump Has Mindblowing Reaction to Insider Trading on Maduro Capture
Donald Trump mused that the world has become “somewhat of a casino”—but didn’t seem too put off by the idea.

The supreme court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives.
The court’s order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competition . It was kicked off last year by Donald Trump urging Republican-controlled states to redraw their lines and was supercharged by a recent supreme court ruling severely wea…