1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (188+ words) A self-described “history nerd” whose “happy place” is inside library archives, Westervelt opens her narrative by recounting how the American Petroleum Institute, the oil industry’s U.S. trade association, came into being. Collective amnesia about deteriorating conditions is also seen…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1528+ words) The Justice Department sent letters demanding 30 states led by both Democrats and Republicans retain all 2024 election files, threatening their top election officials should they fail to do so. The letters order states not to destroy or dispose of any voting…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1114+ words) The New York Times reports that Marshall, who is facing reelection in Kansas in November, sued over 700 patients for failure to pay medical bills, with 81 of them getting arrested as a result. In some cases, Marshall had bank accounts garnished,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1451+ words) A Thursday report from the Inspector General states that former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer went to a strip club while on the job, even forcing her driver to rain dollar bills on one of the dancers. The report further details…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1761+ words) A federal whistleblower has alleged that the development and deployment of the USPS system has been rushed and haphazard, and could result in voter disenfranchisement ahead of the general election. Despite a court order barring the Postal Service from continuing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (979+ words) Flock Safety, the company behind the dystopian surveillance systems popping up in U.S. cities, is training law enforcement officers to use its products to surveil “No Kings” protests, 404Media reported Thursday. In November, Caity Peak, Flock’s director of market management, led a…...