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In Ukraine, democracy finds its fiercest defenders: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/18/in-ukraine-democracy-finds-its.html

Holy Shit! There's a Democratic Socialist running for Governor of Wisconsin.
(I've traded emails with Hong and like what she's been doing and what she stands for. She's got my vote.)
https://www.wpr.org/news/madison-francesca-hong-democra…

Madison Rep. Francesca Hong joins Democratic primary for governor
Madison state Rep. Francesca Hong has launched a bid for governor, joining a growing primary field for the Democratic nomination.

När skratten tystnar dör demokratin. FCC:s hot mot ABC:s sändningslicens på grund av ett skämt är ett allvarligt symptom på hur oberoende institutioner systematiskt monteras ner i USA.
https://carlheath.se/nar-skratten-tystnar-dor-demokratin/

So…is governor abbott planning to assassinate Texas state legislators?
Next step after locking Nicole Collier in the capital, right?
Not even 1st state legislator in U.S. assassinated this year.
At what point does “don’t mess with Texas” flex its strength and stop abbott?

Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave
First, Texas House Democrats refused to meet in their legislative chamber in an act of resistance.

🧼 From 'MMS' to 'aerobic oxygen,' why drinking bleach has become a dangerous wellness trend
https://theconversation.com/from-mms-to-aerobic-oxygen-why-drinking-bleach-has-become-a-dangerous-wellness-trend…

From ‘MMS’ to ‘aerobic oxygen’, why drinking bleach has become a dangerous wellness trend
Chlorine dioxide, sold as a “miracle” cure under names like MMS, is not medicine. It’s toxic, unregulated and can be fatal. Here’s what you need to know.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Dinosaur Jr.:
🎵 Feel the Pain
#DinosaurJr
https://whatsupwiththekids.bandcamp.com/track/dinosaur-jr-feel-the-pain
https://open.spotify.com/track/6xUMt58RCX98m7g0KcMwAS

This is a court order is a clear violation of the 1st amendment.
If the case were about misrepresentation than it makes no sense to order that the $$ not be sent out of state, but that those same $$ can be used within the state of Texas.
"Judge restrains Beto O’Rourke’s group from sending funds to Democrats outside Texas"

As Democrats walk out, Republicans advance judicial nomination of Emil Bove
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday morning to advance Donald Trump’s controversial judicial nominee
Emil Bove -- amid objections from Democratic senators,
who walked out of the hearing in protest before the vote.

Bove, a top Justice Department official nominated to serve on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, must now be approved by the full Senate.

Bove faced whistleb…

As Democrats walk out, Republicans advance judicial nomination of Emil Bove
Bove, a top Justice Department official and Trump’s former personal defense attorney, was nominated to serve on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

Letter from the House Democrats to the new interim #NASA administrator observing "a fringe, extremist ideology emanating from the White House Office of Management and Budget" and expressing "nothing but contempt for its goal of dismantling our nation’s space agency": https://democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/SST RM Lofgren and Foushee - Letter to Interim Administrator Duffy - FY 25 Impoundments - 7.16.25.pdf

Assessing the Reliability of LLMs Annotations in the Context of Demographic Bias and Model Explanation
Hadi Mohammadi, Tina Shahedi, Pablo Mosteiro, Massimo Poesio, Ayoub Bagheri, Anastasia Giachanou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13138

Assessing the Reliability of LLMs Annotations in the Context of Demographic Bias and Model Explanation
Understanding the sources of variability in annotations is crucial for developing fair NLP systems, especially for tasks like sexism detection where demographic bias is a concern. This study investigates the extent to which annotator demographic features influence labeling decisions compared to text content. Using a Generalized Linear Mixed Model, we quantify this inf luence, finding that while statistically present, demographic factors account for a minor fraction ( 8%) of the observed varianc…