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[Ryansmith @Ryansmithlw]

The paid smear campaign against Taylor is officially underway. They're trying to target her lyricism right before the Songwriters Hall of Fame and her new song coming..Brace for impact

[Lynnez 🌊♥️🇺🇸 Rib Gone Rogue @RibGoneRogue]

California takes so long to count votes because here, we are allowed to vote by mail so we don't lose our pay in order to exercise our Consitutional right to vote. We also check every ballot signature that comes in from our 23.1 MILLION registered voters. There have been 71 cases of voter fraud total in California in 8 years and they have been prosecuted. Red states should try this instead of suppressing votes and letting voter fraud go unchecked.

#DemsUnited

[Nicole Minét @mouvement33]

What is the "Red Mirage" in CA elections?

It's the early-night illusion where Republican candidates surge ahead on election day votes, only for the lead to evaporate as mail-in and absentee ballots are counted in the following days, flipping results blue.

This isn't random. And it's not rigged. In-person votes are counted first. They lean heavily Republican. Mail-in ballots, which skew strongly Democratic, are counted after in-person ballots, creating an illusion that red leads mysteriously dissolve once the mail-in ballots drop. Voters see the mirage. Then reality sets in.

[Sammi🦋 @StoriesBySammi]

The federal government just banned bison from public land in Montana.

Not cattle.

Bison.

Interior Secretary Burgum revoked grazing permits for 950 bison
on 63,000 acres of federal land in northeastern Montana.

The reason?

Bison raised for conservation don't count as livestock
under a 1934 law.

Bison raised for meat and milk? Fine.

Bison raised to restore a native species to its native land? Get out.

Meanwhile, cattle ranchers across the West keep grazing on your land.

For $1.69 a month.

One cow. One calf. Thirty days. $1.69.

On land that belongs to every American.

The Cheyenne River Sioux. The Coalition of Large Tribes —
50+ Native nations. Defenders of Wildlife.

They all filed formal protests.

They called it exactly what it is.

"DEI for cows."

The bison have until September 30 to be gone.

Who decided cattle belong on public land more than bison do?

#DemsUnited

[Variety @Variety]

"60 Minutes" legend Steve Kroft says the news program has become "disastrous" under CBS News boss Bari Weiss.

“It’s the highest rated news program on television, and it has been that way for more than 50 years. The audience was up about 9% last year. Why would you mess with that?" he asks in an interview that's airing after Scott Pelley and other journalists were fired from the show.

https://t.co/P88WxWJPSa

[Geoff Bennett @GeoffRBennett]

NEW: Former 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft says Scott Pelley spoke up "not just for himself ... I think he was doing that for Sharyn Alfonsi, who was fired. And for Cecilia Vega, who was fired. And for Tanya Simon, who was fired. And for Draggan Mihailovich, who was fired. All of these people are incredibly good journalists, and the kind of people you would need if you wanted to continue to put a program like 60 Minutes on the air, and now they are gone." More tonight on the @NewsHour

[Gramps @GrandpaHarris65]

Don't assume a BLUE WAVE is coming. If we don't show up in numbers in November no wave will come.

Don’t forget to show up.

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[femiiiiii. @femiiiszn]

i hope the next global trend will be empathy and critical thinking.

[Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk @LACountyRRCC]

Many voters choose to return their Vote by Mail ballot on Election Day. Those ballots are valid and deserve the same level of care, security, and verification as every other ballot cast in the election.

Taking the time for work ensures every eligible vote is counted accurately.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

The #WordOfTheDay is ‘engender.’
https://t.co/gMIBPOQytR

[kcginger @kcginger13]

They’re Taylor’s album covers.

[IRT Media @IRT_Media]

After 15 hours, the hostages have been released and are safe. Emotional moments as family members hug each other, pray, and thank God their loved ones are okay. #BreakingNews

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Scott Pelley issues new statement after being fired by CBS for opposing their pro-MAGA bias:

“New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them.

Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done.

Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.”

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

#BREAK: CBS NEWS has terminated Scott Pelley's contract.

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

BREAKING: A man with a bomb allegedly strapped to his chest has taken at least one hostage inside a Chase Bank in Bakersfield, California, prompting lockdowns nearby. Police say they are actively negotiating.

[Alex & Books 📚 @AlexAndBooks_]

Just a friendly reminder that libraries are free.

Not “free trial” free.
Not “free with ads” free.
Not “free if you give us all of your data” free.

But free free.

[Taylor Swift Updates+ @chartstswifty]

“I Knew It, I Knew You” collector’s edition CDs have been restocked on Taylor Swift’s US store.

🔗 https://t.co/WoRSKcIvCz

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Hackers say they hijacked tons of high-profile Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

• They simply asked the AI to change the email associated to the account after using a VPN to spoof the page's location

• Accounts associated with Obama and the U.S. Government were included in the hack

• Meta claims the issue has been resolved

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

If capitalism is so great, why do corporations need tax breaks, subsidies, exemptions, grants, bailouts, legal protections, and trade barriers to survive? And when ordinary people ask for help, why is it suddenly called socialism?

[soup🍓 @thrluv]

the problem is we were taught to fear the witches & not the men who burned them