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swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

FCC Chair Brendan Carr says taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring Trump are not improper; ethics experts and lawmakers from both parties have criticized the ads (David Shepardson/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-fcc-chair-s…

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

Baked Spinach And Artichoke Dip #plantbased

Baked Spinach And Artichoke Dip
Make this baked spinach and artichoke dip for a tasty vegan showstopper made for dinner parties and gatherings

After Fraud Accusations, a Young Entrepreneur’s Rise Ends in Tragedy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/nyregion/mohamed-coulibaly-scam-mali-nfl.html

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens
Bauhaus:
🎵 She's In Parties
#Bauhaus
https://djvampire.bandcamp.com/track/bauhaus-shes-in-parties-special-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/2RQkcg3BPdm8wJDVbrFRzr

For my latest article for Inquirer.net, I decided to talk about something light and fun and it is the daily puzzle game #Gerrymandle. Your aim in the game is to create electoral districts so that your political party wins more districts than other parties.

Gerrymandle: A fun way to steal elections
MANILA, Philippines - Do you still play Wordle, that viral word game that came out in 2021 then got bought by The New York Times in 2022? I still solve Wordle every day—on hard mode!—and have

So, I'm (as often is the case) looking at social media - mostly dominated by the looming election in Aotearoa NZ. The main sentiment seems to be a handwringing: "Oh won't someone think of the poor hard-done-by rich folks!" They reckon they're being demonised and their hired political parties are using their donations to kick up a big stink in the algorithm (on those shitty platforms that let you buy exposure).

Across the country, federal judges are calling out Department of Justice lawyers, questioning in unprecedented ways whether they can be trusted to tell the truth or uphold centuries-old legal norms.
From Washington, D.C., to Rhode Island to Oregon, federal judges nominated by presidents from both parties, including Donald Trump, have zeroed in on what’s called
“the presumption of regularity.”
It essentially means that judges must presume that the government
— whether…

Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.

Which Vancouver parties support proportional representation?
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 12, 2026
https://www.fairvote.ca/12/09/2026/which-vancouver-parties-support-proportional-representation/
In the 2022 Vancouver municipa…

Which Vancouver parties support proportional representation?
Where do Vancouver's parties stand on proportional representation?

The US over the past two decades has basically been this meme. Whether it's allowing corporations to run rampant and monopolies to flourish, war-mongering by both parties (and the stupid endless wars started by republican presidents), not actually prosecuting politicians & rich people who do war and other crimes (looking forward, not backwards? Seriously?), investing heavily in "natural" gas infrastructure, oil extraction, & car infra instead of renewables.. All toward…

I can't imagine wanting to talk to a chatbot, let alone getting emotionally attached to one, but then I'm uninterested in open-ended talking in general. Communication should be precise, pertinent, and brief. (No, I am not fun at parties, and I tend to avoid them.)

It's actually FOUR foreign parties now.

Don't be fooled by the story going around that my house parties are no fun because I play all my music on laptop speakers. It's completely bassless.

Great news from Sweden: with almost all votes counted, the red-green parties have indeed defeated the right-far-right alliance, most probably by 176-173 seats!
They will form the government coalition now.
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/om/val-2026

The judge in the Paramount-WBD antitrust case holds off on approving a settlement until parties respond to concerns outlined in a letter by Senator Cory Booker (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/judge-paramount-state-ags-set…

Judge Questions Legal Points of Paramount's Settlement With States at Hearing
The judge overseeing the antitrust case filed by 12 state AGs seeking to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger questioned the parties about their settlement.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Bauhaus:
🎵 She’s in Parties
#Bauhaus
https://madamedarkwavethecematerylovers.bandcamp.com/track/bauhaus-she-s-in-parties-remix-by-the-cemetery-lovers
https://open.spotify.com/track/2jzwBN6HfhW99saMHpYkBx

Lawmakers from both parties have challenged the administration’s interpretation of the War Powers Act timeline.
Thomas Massie, a Republican House member from Kentucky, responded to the updated numbers in an X post, writing:
“Let me explain this absurd ruse:
The Pentagon is pretending there have been two Iran wars separated by a brief cease-fire.
“The reality: By going more than 90 days without congressional authorization,”
the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, “IS…

Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database update
Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded

#politics
all politicians lie.
they have to.
they have no choice.
if they don't lie, their parties don't win.

A German court says Meta is liable for fake ads posted by third parties on Instagram and Facebook and orders it to remove such content and pay damages (Linda Pasquini/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/german-cour…

Pretty cool how the US government has a broken two-party system, and both parties have decided to commit political suicide at the same time.

Democrats and Republicans are pressuring TV stations in opposite ways over the rates they charge political parties and super PACs for ads after a court ruling (Andrew Solender/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/28/midterms-2026-democrats-republicans-ad-rate…

Scoop: Dems and GOP squeeze TV stations in ad rate war
How stations respond will effectively decide whose money goes further in the 2026 election.

Le terme « libéraliser » est en fait « privatiser » pour satisfaire des actionnaires et non les voyageurs. On va se retrouver avec le système anglais. Zero investissement sur l’infrastructure, suppression des lignes non-rentables et augmentation des tarifs.
#sncb #belgique

No, the Centre Party is not a left wing party, the name's a giveaway.
And the Social Democrats now bear little relationship to the founding ideas of the 2nd International.
Sweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government | Government News | Al Jazeera

Sweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government
Magdalena Andersson will likely face several challenges as she tries to get Sweden’s other left-wing parties to unite.

Folks, am I real? @… https://infosec.exchange/@Epic_Null/116913940973597376

Etta Baker emerged among the foremost practitioners of acoustic Piedmont guitar fingerpicking,
an open-tuned style not far removed from bluegrass banjo picking;
However, for decades only relatives and friends ever heard her play, as she confined her performances solely to family gatherings and parties.
She finally made her initial recordings in 1956, joining her father and other family members on a field recording titled Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians; …

Fourth Circuit Panel, on 2-1 Party Line Vote, Holds That Political Parties and Joint Fundraising Committees are Not Entitled under FCC Rules to Get the Cheapest TV Ad Rates that Must Be Offered to Candidates; Next Stop SCOTUS - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/2026/fourth-circuit-panel-on-2-1-party-line-vote-holds-that-political-parties-and-joint-fundraising-committees-are-not-entitled-under-fcc-rules-to-get-the-cheapest-tv-ad-rates-that-must-be-offered-to-can/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Bauhaus:
🎵 She’s in Parties
#Bauhaus
https://madamedarkwavethecematerylovers.bandcamp.com/track/bauhaus-she-s-in-parties-remix-by-the-cemetery-lovers
https://open.spotify.com/track/2jzwBN6HfhW99saMHpYkBx

It must be galling to him that we no longer have the pre-Reagan pre-cable FCC regs and station norms that empowered the POTUS to monopolize the media in primetime.
I expect that many non-olds don’t even realize that was a thing. Once upon a time all TV was broadcast and most was network-affiliated or network-owned, and those all took the feed from the White House when it was offered. There was no escape... @…

Scott MacFarlane on Twitter
Brutal response from FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez to Trump's call for ABC and NBC to be stripped of licenses "It is ridiculous to call for broadcasters to lose their license simply for making the same editorial decisions they've made under presidents of both parties. Those editorial decisions are protected by the First Amendment, and the FCC has no authority to punish a station for refusing to air a blatantly political speech. This is a naked attempt to bully broadcasters, and the FCC should ha…

Well uh I host dinner parties. And I have a Discord.
#community

Is emoji interpretation just a "fun" summer topic, or does emoji misinterpretation ever become serious, like in court discussions? - In face there have been several cases both in North America and Europe where emoji meanings were negotiated in court! I keep a collection of them because it's a nice intersection with my alter ego, the "forensic" linguist. For example, in cases from Canada and Bavaria, judges had to decide whether a thumbs-up 👍 in a chat was meant as a signal of agreement (to a contract or contract amendment), or whether (like the senders argued) it constituted only an acknowledgement of receipt of the message. In both cases, the context was super important - how did the parties interact before, what else was said in the chat, etc. Interesting! #emojis #linguistics #WorldEmojiDay

Democrats notch win in TV ad rate case (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6053531-political-parties-super-pac-television-ad-lowest-unit-charge/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260826/p121#a260826p121

Am Wochenende steigt in #Dresden wieder die #bespoked bike fair und ich hab keine Zeit hinzugehen! 😭
https://bespoked.cc/shows/dresden

Bespoked Dresden 11 - 13 SEPTEMBER 2026
Dresden International Airport - 0+ independent makers. Talks, rides, films, parties.

"The Wisconsin Bike Fed asked all Gubernatorial candidates, from both parties, if they would be willing to participate in a policy questionnaire related to cycling, recreation, and active transportation..."
https://wisconsinbikefed.org/advocacy/

Distinguishing Among Candidates in the Busy Race for Governor - Wisconsin Bike Fed
We provide these full responses, as well as a two-part summary of... 1 Read more about Distinguishing Among Candidates in the Busy Race for Governor

Like practically all far-right parties, Reform UK want to stop climate action. Perfectly aligned with fossil fuel interests, and could well be related to their murky financing.
Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves
https://www.

Pretty good showing from the Count. Entirely unsuprised that Farage makes up some bullshit to avoid being on the stage of his own media circus.
Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election that major parties boycotted: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y40d11zewt
> The Reform UK le…

A federal appeals court sets aside an FCC notice that would have let political parties and joint fundraising committees qualify for lowest broadcast ad rates (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/08/federal-appeals-court-blocks-fcc-g…

Federal appeals court blocks FCC guidance on political ad rates
The case centered on the “lowest unit charge” requirement for broadcast campaign ads before elections.

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

Als ich Mitte der 1990er Ingenieurwesen studierte, gab es Kommilitonen, die anstatt selbst zu denken sich Versuchsauswertungen oder Hausarbeiten von höheren Semestern „ausgeborgt“ und abgeschrieben haben. Schnell und bequem. Ich habe schon damals vorgezogen, selbst zu denken, auch wenn das mitunter mühsam und steinig war, allerlei Recherche in der Bibliothek erforderte, und verschiedentliche Parties dabei auf der Strecke bleiben mussten.
Heute gibt es LLMs. Noch schneller, noch schlech…

«Your End-to-End Encrypted Messages:
Aren't As Secure As You Think
Here's what end-to-end encryption protects—and what it doesn't.»
I know, this is not a new topic for most of you here, but you can forward it outside of the Fediverse ;)
💬 https://lifehacker.com/tech/en…

Your End-to-End Encrypted Messages Aren't As Secure As You Think
Messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and iMessage all offer end-to-end encryption to protect your communications from third parties. But it isn’t foolproof.

How concerns about AI became an important midterms issue, with candidates adding AI and data center policies to their websites in ~40% of races across the US (Washington Post)

The unexpected issue dividing parties and midterms candidates
More candidates talk about artificial intelligence or data centers on their campaign websites than mention Israel or manufacturing, according to a Post analysis.

this week’s grateful deadcast covers a favorite topic: the feral young dead of 1966. we use the new july ’66 fillmore auditorium release to get into the san francisco ballrooms, wild acid parties at rancho olompali, lost owsley tapes, the dead’s 1st single & more. https://www.dead.net/deadcast/independence

"Yet the system is falling apart as it is. Yes, the AfD (and the far right in general) is a fundamental threat to liberal democracy, but so is the fact that a sizeable and growing part of the population no longer feels represented by its politicians. While many still come out to vote for democracy, they increasingly vote against a party rather than for one.
"

The AfD’s win in Germany is a dark day for Europe. Time is running out to stop the far right
This party is among the most extreme in Europe. To protect our democracies, liberal parties must urgently change their tactics, says Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today

With most of the votes counted, Sweden’s national election remained too close to call on Sunday night,
with left-wing parties holding a lead of just a single seat according to a partial tally by the election authority.
https://www.

Swedish election: centre-left parties lead by just a single seat with most votes counted
Race too close to call and may take days to become clear despite early exit polls suggesting left bloc win

'Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali said: “Once again, the establishment parties are all trying to outdo each other when it comes to who can be the most xenophobic, who can punch down the hardest to the most vulnerable in our country, and who can cut the most support from disabled people."
Campaigners slam Reform’s new war on disabled people | Morning Star

The Steam Frame is released. At a shockingly high price range, but that's RAM for you in these post-ai days.
This means improvement on Linux VR in general with all the latest patches. The home-room is updated, the menus all looking fancy and new. Even if you got an old Vive.
Even more exciting than that, Steam have agreed to serve my place in the wait-queue so one might even arrive here in the coming weeks and thank goodnes it's after payday. If it was a week ago I might have had to give up my place.
Sounds like the Alyx updates intend for that game to run on the machine stand-alone, which would be nice. Able to take that big old complex game on the road to demo at parties.
Anyway. I'm poor again and dunno how long the wait for the package will be, but looking forward to seeing it.
God I hope it's not shit and rescues us from the Facebook-dominated market since they bought Oculus.
#vr #linux

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

Tell the city administrator that infrastructure co-ordination is NOT optional and there will be one group responsible, no discussion, no debate, here is your order. That group checks with the departments, province and utilities on what is coming up for the next 12 to 18 months. Also, if there is an emergency they are consulted so that ALL parties are informed.

Democrats running for office turn sharply against their own party (Andrew Solender/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/25/democrats-midterm-ads-2026-corruption-parties
http://www.memeorandum.com/260925/p97#a260925p97

“Many…have argued against voting for the worst offenders on this list even where it means a Republican takes the seat. A Republican victory costs the community one seat for one term. A worst-offender victory teaches the party’s consultant class…that throwing transgender people under the bus is a winning strategy, and that lesson would be applied everywhere… One seat can be won back. Losing both parties cannot.” Sound analysis.

The Guide To Anti-Trans Democrats In The 2026 Elections, By State
These are the Democrats that LGBTQ+ people may wish to avoid this election cycle.

The most potent force in US politicsis anti-establishment fury at a system seen as rigged against average working people.
AI has become Exhibit A.
Until recently, both parties largely avoided criticizing the wealthy corporate elites that funded their campaigns.
In politics as in nature, one does not bite the hands that feed.
Trump Republicans have instead aimed populist fury at immigrants, LGBTQ people, Black and Latino people, “communists”, Muslims, so-called “woke”…

AI is generating a new wave of economic populism. It could be a tipping point
It’s becoming obvious to many Americans that corporations have been raking it in while workers take it on the chin

RE: https://mastodon.social/@philipmolloy/117336681688621015
Absolutely this! From the post:
> Linux users today run high-end workstations, gaming rigs, modern laptops and dedicated media and audio systems. We buy expensive hardware, pay for premium services and care about UX, integration and software that actually takes advantage of the machines we're running it on.
Absolutely this. It's why I got a @… Lemur Pro (10). It works so well and runs for many hours.
And yes, software keeps improving, thanks to multiple parties investing in it. 💝

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

If the other parties could stand aside for a Martin Bell-like character for Clacton that would be hilarious.

Senator John Fetterman said last week he would formally switch his affiliation if Democrats make opposition to Israel part of their official platform.
It’s the first time the Pennsylvania senator has laid out a scenario in which he would jump ship.
Fetterman’s colleagues have doubts about his ability to win a Democratic primary.
One Democratic senator, who requested anonymity to speak freely, expressed anxiety over the prospect of an unexpected party switch by Fetterman.

Fetterman's Ultimatum Is Giving Some Democrats Anxiety He’ll Switch Parties
The Pennsylvania Democrat warns he will leave the party if it officially changes its platform regarding its stance toward Israel.

Far right poor result in Sweden, thankfully, but the centre left has moved in their direction.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/13/sweden-gener…

Sweden election: exit polls project centre-left government and bad night for the far-right – live
Initial projections put centre-left opposition bloc at 51.3%, with 46.8% for rightwing parties; result worse than expected for far right Sweden Democrats

SCOTUS rules via an emergency order that political parties are entitled to the same low-cost TV ad rates as candidates, giving an advantage to Republicans (Abbie VanSickle/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/supreme-court-republica…

Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in TV Ad Fight
Republican groups had asked the court to clear the way for political parties to pay the same low-cost ad rates as candidates, a move that could undercut a Democratic advantage in the midterms.

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

A German court says Meta is liable for fake ads posted by third parties on Instagram and Facebook and orders it to remove such content and pay damages (Linda Pasquini/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/german-cour…

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MAKS23/117134019298781886
Interesting... 😇
So ... When one of the parties involved stops the subscription you have nothing left...
🤔🤔

Trump’s well-documented ability to destroy everything he touches has come for what should have been the easiest of tasks:
making the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence fun.
If there is one thing the world’s oldest democracy is good at, it’s throwing Independence Day parties,
hosting outdoor concerts, and filling out state fairs with charmingly schlocky entertainment and ice cream stands.
Producing the Great American State Fair in Was…

Trump wrecked America's 250th in DC, but other blue cities will save it
Christina Aguilera, Chris Stapleton and Jelly Roll — real stars — headline July Fourth parties in liberal towns

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

As I’ve written before, there’s no distinction between politics and the car industry in Germany. Three state governors from different parties are once again calling on Europe to allow the internal combustion engine free rein. To be honest, they're incapable of thinking.
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/alle-meldungen/meldung/pid/drei-autolaender-eine-gemeinsame-botschaft

RE: https://assortedflotsam.com/@NewsBot/117292106166829744
We allow multiple parties if and only if they all support the dictator and the dictator's policies.

"What is clear is that at least 88 people died. ... Far-right parties, already driving the agenda on migration across Europe, weaponised the story."
"By Monday the vast majority who arrived in Ceuta had gone back to Morocco. None attempted to reach the Spanish mainland or to abscond towards any other country’s borders. Of those left stranded on the streets of the city, many were unaccompanied children."
The events at

The events at Ceuta ​show ​how Europe’s ​hard ​right ​now ​set the ​tone​ on immigration
The narratives of the right are seeping into mainstream EU policy, and Spain finds itself increasingly isolated in its humanitarian stance on borders

An association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups
are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year
for their roles in an investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election.
A legal brief by the FBI Agents Association is one of five filed by outside parties in the last week in support of the agents,
who were terminated as part of a broader personnel purge by FBI Director Kash Patel

Fired FBI agents get broad support in lawsuit against Trump administration
An association of thousands of FBI agents is backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election. A legal brief filed by the FBI Agents Association is one of five filed by outside parties in the last week in support of the agents. They were terminated as part of a broader personnel purge by FBI Director Kash Patel that has targeted employees wh…

CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism, and how Americans see parties in today's economy (Anthony Salvanto/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-socialism-economy-political-parties-opinion-poll/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260816/p36#a260816p36

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

Californians are deeply pessimistic about the direction of the state and nation, expecting tough economic times and are sour on both major political parties, according to a new poll.
Nearly 80% of likely voters say
14 statewide propositions and dense wording make the ballot overwhelming,
shortly before mail-in voting begins for more than 23 million Californians.
Likely voters are split over a one-time wealth tax on billionaires and rival measures that could nullify i…

California voters frustrated by length of November ballot, state and nation's direction
Californians are deeply frustrated with the length of the November ballot, which includes 14 propositions, and gloomy about the direction of the state and the nation, according to a new Public Policy Institute of California poll.

Bloody Keynesians. Trash the planet, put us all at greater risk, squander public money
Burnham "says he wants to use higher defence investment to boost economic growth."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/…

Farage launches preemptive attack on Commons standards committee, claiming it won’t judge him fairly – UK politics live
Reform UK leader also tells the Daily Mail he did not anticipate main parties would not stand candidates in Clacton byelection

Senators in both parties say the odds are rising of another government shutdown in September
after Trump demanded that GOP leaders abolish the filibuster or face a spending showdown and another shutdown.
Trump blindsided GOP leaders on Monday when he warned there could be another shutdown if Senate Republicans don’t abolish the filibuster,
which would allow them to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act and spending legislation without any Democra…

"If democratic parties do not develop inspiring manifestos for what they want to achieve in government, liberal democrats will refuse to come out to vote and the far right will win a majority of votes – even if they represent only a minority of the population.
Developing such manifestos will require realism from politicians, but also from the media and voters."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/07/afd-win-germany-far-right-europe-democracy

So Korean institutions -- government, private sector, political parties -- treat data breaches the way they should be treated. The latest incident: the Democratic Party of Korea publicly apologized *within 3 days* for a breach exposing data from over 17k members.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/My1ltsiw0jY

the thing that pisses me off is that the parties responsible will never be held to account. we'll just go "i guess that happened" and shrug.

Report: Letterboxd's owners have held early talks with potential buyers, including Netflix, Sony Pictures, Paramount, and PE giant TPG (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/letterboxd-sales-talks-netflix-sony-paramou…

Letterboxd in Sales Talks With Netflix, Sony, Paramount and Others
Letterboxd has reportedly held exploratory sales talks with Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures and other parties.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
Bauhaus:
🎵 She's In Parties
#Bauhaus
https://djvampire.bandcamp.com/track/bauhaus-shes-in-parties-special-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/2RQkcg3BPdm8wJDVbrFRzr

New midterm battleground takes shape as parties build election armies (Eric Mack/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-midterm-battleground-takes-shape-parties-build-election-armies
http://www.memeorandum.com/260811/p48#a260811p48

"However, a US intelligence report in 2021 ... conducted under John Ratcliffe, Trump’s then-director of national intelligence and his present CIA director, found China attempted to collect information on US voters, public opinion and political parties going as far back as 2008. Typically, such data is publicly available and cannot be used to alter votes."
Did China steal 2020 US election data, as Trump claims? | US Elections 2020 News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/17/did-china-steal-2020-us-election-data-as-trump-claims?traffic_source=rss

With elections scheduled across Europe next year,
the striking success of the Alternative for Germany, could be a harbinger of further far-right victories,
according to analysts,
as well as a template for how they can be engineered.
Its populist, anti-immigrant message echoes those of nationalist leaders in Britain, France, Italy and Spain,
all countries where voters harbor many of the same grievances as those in Germany.
French voters will elect a new pr…

AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Sends a Signal to Europe
A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year, analysts said.

I think the commissioning parties have the prevention of delays as their main objective with this study as well, but the link isn’t made clear between this recommendation and that desired outcome. And, afaik, this German control mechanism is not yet actively in use anywhere; it's still a mess.

Washington’s battleground 3rd District is a high priority for both parties.
The district went for President Trump in 2024 while reelecting moderate Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Gluesenkamp Perez, a centrist who was first elected narrowly in 2022 and has made a name for herself by sometimes breaking with her party,
successfully fended off primary challengers on Tuesday to advance to the November ballot.
Republican Braun, a retired Navy captain, won the other sp…

The rise of Rush Limbaugh and Fox News,
and before them, grifter television evangelists,
turned out to be critical in blocking the country’s movement toward equality and true representation,
instead bringing democracy to the brink of collapse.
The U.S. disaster is currently mirrored around the world by ascendant authoritarian parties and movements.
Something larger is going on,
and as always, it’s worth paying attention to the very particular history of …

Trumpism as social contagion
It isn't just propaganda ops. Authoritarianism spreads person to person.

In tight House races, suspicions swirl around third-party candidates (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/15/tight-house-races-major-parties-prop-up-third-party-spoilers/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260915/p26#a260915p26

Deadline to file as a candidate for Clacton passed, and full list of candidates announced.
I heard a rumour that Farage failed to file in time, but that seems not to be true.
Twenty independents, Three candidates from the Monster Raving Loony party, a bunch of small parties, and the two fore-runners: Nigel Farage and Count Binface
Thirty Four candidates at an election is a British record.
One clear unity candidate. Every vote for the Count counts!
#clacton #countBinface #farage

Netanyahu's Likud to request election committee bar Arab parties from running | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-908588

The Alternative for Germany party dominated a crucial state election on Sunday, according to near-final results,
but fell short of the absolute majority needed to become the first far-right party to govern part of the country since the Nazi era.
If those results hold, the AfD, as the party is known by its German initials,
could still assume power in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in the coming weeks,
depending on the negotiations among rival parties that have vowe…

Germany’s Far Right Just Misses Majority in Crucial State Election
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, trounced its rivals but was left unsure if it will be able to govern in Saxony-Anhalt. The result shocked Germany.

Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on ⁠the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the strait of Hormuz,
and ⁠a joint announcement ⁠is being finalised
provided certain third parties do not interfere, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail ⁠Baghaei said on Wednesday.
Baghaei added that any such agreement between Iran and Omanwould not, by ⁠itself, guarantee security in the strategic waterway.
The proposed deal between Iran and Oman would ‌give…

Understanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran says
Joint statement with Oman is being finalised, but Tehran says deal alone would not guarantee waterway’s security

A sour, anti-incumbent mood is sweeping across the nation
in what political analysts say is an especially troubling sign for Republican control of the House and Senate,
given Trump’s slumping approval rating.
Rising voter anger with the status quo has hit both parties,
with eight House incumbents
— five Democrats and three Republicans
— losing primary races this year
in addition to two GOP Senate incumbents, Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and John Cornyn …

The last recommendations are on the need for a flexibility market – but that flexibility has already been sacrificed as a result of those earlier points, restricted to a single purpose.
That may not matter much to the commissioning parties, but it does matter to EV drivers and the energy system.

Andi Tepelena, a prominent activist and art curator organizing the 2026 civic protests in Tirana, Albania
made these remarks to emphasize the deepening political crisis.
He stated that m
"the regime has activated an army of patronage Nazis to tarnish the protest,"
but added that this battle has been won by the citizens and their supporters.
Tepelena stressed that protesters are united around the demand for the removal of the government and a profound c…

"We have won the war with the patronageists who try to dirty us", Andi Tepelena on the protest: Parties must be re-formed, or they will end up in the dustbin of history
Following the protests taking place in the country, Andi Tepelena has stated that, in his opinion, the civic movement has managed to withstand the attempts to discredit it on social networks and by organized political structures. He stated that, “the regime has activated an army of patronage-fascists to tarnish the protest”, but added that this battle has been won […]

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Bauhaus:
🎵 She's In Parties
#Bauhaus
https://djvampire.bandcamp.com/track/bauhaus-shes-in-parties-special-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/2RQkcg3BPdm8wJDVbrFRzr

The unexpected issue dividing parties and midterms candidates (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/14/ai-becomes-major-election-issue-first-time-data-shows/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260814/p56#a260814p56

For Populist Democrats, a Movement Fueled by Anger at Both Parties (Robert Draper/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/democrats-populists.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260913/p30#a260913p30

Reform UK's Nigel Farage beats a slate of fringe candidates in election boycotted by major parties (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/britain-politics-farage-binface-clacton-election-reform-uk-16f5c7deff9de672c1c9b1950513b52f
http://www.memeorandum.com/260814/p12#a260814p12

Exclusive: Newsom shows fundraising muscle for state parties (Alex Thompson/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/02/newsom-fundraising-democrats-2028
http://www.memeorandum.com/260802/p61#a260802p61