Political Reporter and Enterprise Editor for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. [email protected]
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Unsolicited scandal management advice:
At least try to sound more concerned about the substance of the dirty deed than on how it came to light.
Re: "Show gratitude."
What? "Thank you soooo much for this barrel you're trying to put me over?"
Kushner "told Zelensky that he should pause the strikes because he and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff were dedicating a lot of time, energy, and jet fuel to mediating with Moscow...A 30-day pause on refineries would be a way for Ukraine to show gratitude"
wsj.com/world/ukraine-pauses…
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NEW: My latest is available to all. We took down the Democracy Docket paywall this week, so we’re sharing it with everyone.
Read and share.
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There was a no bill today in federal court, and Tuesday is the day that a federal grand jury has heard testimony in the Cassidy Hutchinson probe.
WaPo is confirming it was indeed a failed attempt to indict Cassidy Hutchinson:
washingtonpost.com/national-…
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After Elon Musk posted on X saying he had throttled Ukraine’s use of Starlink after it was used for offensive attacks, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) says the billionaire’s ability to wield that power is “beyond disturbing to me.”
“It cannot and should not be the case that a tech oligarch, a private citizen, who has that much control over our national security, who is unaccountable, who is unelected, with zero transparency, is making life and death decisions on the battlefield in systems that our service members and our partners and allies rely upon,” he adds.
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Dear @katiezacharia — speaking as the world's leading expert on short White House tenures: turn off the news and go enjoy your family. In time you’ll realize that the Universe did you a major favor.
Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark, just released a statement opposing live-streaming the execution: "Hassan’s goal was to become a martyr. The last thing we should be doing is offering him the public platform to become one ..."
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Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA):
"At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early.”
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Watch, and Vote! Even if you don’t love all the candidates or have strong opinions on every issue, voting is the lifeblood of democracy, and you must use it or lose it. Free, unpredictable elections are a rare gift, do not squander them or take them for granted.
Political dissidents know what dictatorship looks like up close. Less than four weeks before the midterms, they have a message for Americans: vote like you’ve waited your entire life for the chance. thenextmove.org/p/we-came-to…
I don’t know enough to tell if the Illinois River thing is even a blip on this governor‘s race radar. But the results show Drummond losing badly in eastern Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Governor Primary Runoff 2026 Live Results: Gentner Drummond vs. Mike Mazzei nbcnews.com/politics/2026-pr…
Oklahoma Governor Primary Runoff 2026 Live Results: Gentner Drummond vs. Mike Mazzei nbcnews.com/politics/2026-pr…
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I heard a great term for skilled professionals who have to clean up the mess that AI has made at the behest of higher ups who thought it could replace them.
Slop janitor.
This piece is about skilled animators, but applies more broadly. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension. wired.com/story/mississippi-…
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We. Use. Auditable. Paper. Ballots.
Even if tabulation machines are vulnerable (a predicate I don't accept), and even if connected to the internet (not true), then any manipulation would still be revealed in post-election hand counts.
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"Armed with generative AI, a B student can produce A work while turning into a C student." -- Nicholas Carr
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Pres. Trump on ceasefire with Iran: "To me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum...They're sick people. They're led by sick people. They're viscous violent people. If they had a nuclear weapon they'd use it. As far as I'm concerned it's over."
