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A woman who said she had been in a relationship with GOP Rep. Cory Mills has accused him of threatening to release nude videos of her after she broke off their relationship, according to a police report.
GOP Rep. Mills accused of threatening to release nude videos of ex-girlfriend
Lindsey Langston, winner of the 2024 Miss United States contest, filed a police report in Florida. Mills denied wrongdoing.
politi.co
August 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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According to federal documents, Jared Wise shouted at the rioters battling police:

“Yeah, fuck them! Yeah, kill ‘em!” “Kill ‘em! Kill ‘em! Kill ‘em!”

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
August 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Eddie Palmieri has died at 88. The legendary pianist and bandleader was “our most vital link between the mambo and salsa generations, a devotee of Afro-Caribbean musical traditions, and a visionary innovator across genres,” Carina del Valle Schorske wrote, in 2024.
Eddie Palmieri Says Don’t Call It a Comeback
The eighty-seven-year-old pianist, bandleader, and Jazz Master is a living link between mambo and salsa—and he’s never been busier.
www.newyorker.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Strongly agree with the takeaway here that the ultimate goal needs to be increasing the size of the House and having proportional representation.

The size of the House has been artificially capped for almost a century.

prospect.org/politics/202...
The Redistricting Mess Shows How Our Election System Doesn’t Work
With our winner-take-all elections, the ideal of a ‘fair’ map is impossible. Proportional representation is the only answer.
prospect.org
August 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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DelBene: They’re scared they can’t keep a majority because they’re not standing up for the issues the American people care about.

We should be making sure that voters pick their representatives—not politicians picking their voters.

They know they can’t win, so they’re trying to rig the system.
August 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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August 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Some U.S. radiation specialists have begun offering low-dose X-ray therapy for benign conditions such as arthritis, plantar fasciitis, Peyronie’s disease and thick raised scars, or keloids.
Low-dose X-ray treatment is being used for arthritis, plantar fasciitis and other benign conditions
X-rays — low dose and therapeutic — are being used for noncancerous, benign conditions like plantar fasciitis, arthritis and Peyronie’s disease.
wapo.st
August 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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The right is trying to deploy its usual terror tactics against Texas Democrats and the state of Illinois. It won’t work.

With millions of people’s voting rights on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher. This is the type of bravery and fight we need from Democrats:
August 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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At least nine states are considering mid-cycle redistricting efforts in an attempt to gerrymander new congressional seats.
Texas Battle Triggers National Gerrymandering War—These States Could Redistrict Next
At least nine states are considering mid-cycle redistricting efforts in an attempt to gerrymander new congressional seats.
www.forbes.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM