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Do you support or oppose renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America? — All adults — Region — Gender — Politics — Age — Race — Strongly support — 9% — Somewhat support — 10% — Somewhat oppose — 10% — Strongly oppose — 51% — Not sure — 19%
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MacRumors and The Guardian, more at Techmeme »
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Desperate to appear strong, Trump shows pathetic weakness — This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 — Remember “Sharpiegate,” a relatively inconsequential but uncommonly stupid episode from Trump's first term?
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Daily Mail and Reuters, more at Techmeme »
Nia Prater / New York Magazine:
Trump Personally Bullying Apple to Make It ‘Lake America’ — Over the weekend, Google announced that it would comply with Donald Trump's executive order directing the official renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” at least for those using Google Maps in the United States.
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Deadline, The Independent, Washington Post, TechCrunch, CNN, Mediaite and One America News Network, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’ — The president has backed the construction of data centers, but most Americans oppose building them near where they live — WASHINGTON—President Trump warned Monday that communities that don't embrace data centers will …
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New York Times, Washington Examiner, Tom's Hardware, Forbes, The Post Millennial and Grabien
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump: Communities that reject data centers will end up ‘backwards and poor’
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The Hill, MeidasTouch, New Republic, NewsMax.com, Mother Jones and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles … The Pentagon has secretly installed several conservative military veterans with large online followings in government roles, declining to disclose their assignments as they amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's viewpoints …
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The Hill, MS NOW, The Independent, New Republic, Alternet.org, Reason, Talking Points Memo, Military.com, NOTUS and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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NBC News:
Trump voters express rare frustration with the president: ‘He went against some of his promises’ — NBC News traveled to eight of the country's most competitive House districts and found that while some Trump voters are still die-hard supporters, others want him to refocus.
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The Parnas Perspective
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Reuters:
Trump posts AI video of Iran's Kharg in ‘smithereens’, no evidence of attack — U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video clip that he said was Iran's oil hub Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, hours after the two countries traded attacks for the first time since July.
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Associated Press:
US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
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Politico:
Poll: Working class voters are still up for grabs — Republicans and Democrats are fighting over working class voters. Americans don't believe the rhetoric. — Fifty-five percent of Americans think politicians are just trying to win votes when they say they will help the working class …
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NewsMax.com, The Portland Press Herald and Alternet.org
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
One out of six Trump voters says they wouldn't vote for him again
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
The Cruelty Comes to Springfield — Six months in, the war in Iran is suddenly hot again. The U.S. military said Sunday it had bombarded Iranian troops on Larak Island who were trying to launch mines into the Strait of Hormuz, killing several people. Iran responded by firing …
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New Republic and Washington Examiner
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Ex-Congressman George Santos Receives Kalshi's First-Ever Lifetime Ban — Decision comes after federal regulator alleged Santos made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address — WASHINGTON—Kalshi said on Monday that it would ban former Republican …
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New York Times, Wired, NBC News, New York Post, Washington Examiner, The Hill, NOTUS, Business Insider, Associated Press, CBS News, CNBC, Reuters, UPI, New Republic, Mercury News, Quartz, The Independent and NewsMax.com, more at Techmeme »
Zak Hudak / CBS News:
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 commemoration invite scrutiny of past remarks — As the nation prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001, Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, may be facing the risk of renewed scrutiny and fresh political attack.
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Axios and NewsMax.com
Gillian Brockell / American Prospect:
‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far — This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter. Sign up for it here. — For the first few hours of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight over the Atlantic Ocean …
NBC News:
House returns from five weeks away with a top priority: Avoid a government shutdown — The Republican-controlled chamber plans to vote on a bill to prevent a shutdown before the November election. It may also vote on censuring a Republican and Russia sanctions.
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Federal News Network, News Talk 105.9, CBS News and The Hill
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Pentagon erupts over classified leak of Iran war dissent — In today's issue: — ▪ U.S. strikes Iran after monthlong pause — ▪ Trump touts Venezuela oil deal — ▪ House back in session — ▪ GOP midterm convention frustrations — Close — Thank you for signing up!
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NOTUS, The Guardian, The Independent, New Republic, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Hegseth chose loyalty over leadership — and has crippled the military — The Iran quagmire wouldn't have happened under Trump's first-term military leaders. — It was obvious from the start that appointing Pete Hegseth — a former Fox News weekend host — as secretary of defense …
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MS NOW and Drezner's World
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
How the Right Could Actually End Birthright Citizenship … early last year, a woman named Liza and her husband were busy preparing for the birth of their child. On top of the normal stresses of pregnancy, they faced another, less typical concern: that their baby would be stateless.
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Slate and SCOTUSblog
NBC News:
Pro-AI group jumps into the data center fight with new ads aimed at reshaping public opinion — The nonprofit group Build American AI is launching a multimillion-dollar ad campaign in Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin to promote its data center agenda. — One of the largest pro-AI groups involved …
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Axios and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat. — A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support.
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Foreign Policy, Fox News and France 24, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election — At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest. — In Michigan and Minnesota …
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Washington Examiner
New York Times:
More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Cycle, and They're Getting Tossed — State officials say they worry about the Postal Service's ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.
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NewsMax.com, New Republic, NOTUS, Los Angeles Times, Tallahassee Democrat and Votebeat
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Conspiracy Nut Fronting Trump's $2.3B Flub Revamp Revealed — CRACKPOT CONTRACT — The public face of DHS's self-deportation competition made a name for himself by role-playing as a jihadist. — EXCLUSIVE — A Donald Trump official who promoted birther lies has been made the public face …
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Alternet.org
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Exclusive: Bessent calls for less regulation to help small banks — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a case for lighter financial regulation at the G20 finance ministers gathering Monday, arguing to CEOs that post-crisis rules have squeezed small banks, according to remarks first shared with Axios.
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New York Post, CNBC and Quartz, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Nonstop Russian Drones Make for Dangerous New Phase of War in Kyiv — The nearly constant air raids, a shift from years of largely overnight attacks, have left residents exhausted and on edge. — Russia has turned to a terrifying new tactic in its assaults on Ukraine …
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Fox News and Los Angeles Times
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