NYC car thieves are getting more sophisticated. So are the cops hunting them.

Jacked up car with tires stolen or removed on side of street, Queens, New York. Of the seven major crimes in the city, grand larceny…

‘The Odyssey’ is epic but the discourse is not | Engagement Party

Friday Roundtable: Link Reductions July-August

Link will have a few maintenance reductions in late July and early August. On Sunday July 26 all day, the Crosslake part of the 2…

How a Paid Expert Reversed His View of a Notoriously Flawed Prosecution in the Rape of a Bestselling Author

The post How a Paid Expert Reversed His View of a Notoriously Flawed Prosecution in the Rape of a Bestselling Author appeared first on ProPublica.

How Minnesota members of Congress use taxpayer-funded franking

Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach leads the delegation in the number of franked communications. The post How Minnesota members of Congress use taxpayer-funded franking appeared…

New U of M study says driving above the speed limit costs you — and doesn’t actually save much time

While drivers say that speeding saves them precious time, University of Minnesota researchers found that is not really the case. The post New U of…

Trump’s primetime speech: ‘exaggerated claims’ and ‘conspiracy theories’

Trump’s Explosive Diarrhea of the Mouth

Trump delivers an incomprehensible prime-time address to push election interference conspiracy theories, both old and new. Dan and Jon attempt to make sense of the…

Trump has no good escalation options left against Iran

In a moment of brazen hubris in the Oval Office last year, US President Donald Trump railed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He accused Zelensky…

Colorado’s drought isn’t impacting water access to fight wildfires, officials say

Response teams for the Willow, Aspen Acres and Ferris fires say they’re not running into issues finding water to fight fires. Here’s how they do…

Are more than 80% of wildfires started by humans?

Yes. Humans cause roughly 84% of wildfires in the U.S., University of Colorado researchers found in an extensive review of wildfire data. 

Press Council defends classroom, streetlight projects, leaves key questions unanswered

THE Nigerian Press Council has defended its role in overseeing hundreds of millions of naira worth of classroom and streetlight projects captured under its portfolio…

Coloradans are worried about affordability and say elected leaders aren’t doing enough to help, new poll shows

76% of respondents to this year’s Pulse Poll, conducted annually by the Colorado Health Foundation since 2020, said they were worried about being able to…

View from the Hill: Has Hanson flown too close to the sun for some One Nation supporters?

From walking the streets of London with Tommy Robinson to going to luxury fashion shows in Italy, Pauline Hanson may be testing her supporters’ patience.

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Trump Lies About 2020 Election Interference and Election Vulnerabilities | Beans Talk

MeidasTouch Full Podcast – 7/17/26

Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Deals from our sponsors!  The…

Brooklyn Reformers Set to Oust Embattled Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

On primary night in June, democratic socialist wins in New York congressional races garnered national attention, but lower down on the ballot, a quieter sea…

Trump’s FBI Panics as WH Scrambles

FBI Director Kash Patel likely breathed a sigh of relief when Sen Graham’s death took him off the front pages and his likely firing over…

AI needs human hands. Indian workers fought back

In Delhi’s factories, labourers are resisting efforts to train their robot replacements on the most human of actions