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California: the high-tech society that can’t (or won’t) count ballots

Jun 4, 2026Right

California takes forever to count ballots. And there's no excuse.

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Onlookers rejoice as federal court slaps down Trump’s attack on mail-in ballots

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Onlookers rejoice as federal court slaps down Trump’s attack on mail-in ballots

A federal court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to limit the use of mail-in ballots for the upcoming midterm elections, sparking a chorus of celebration among Trump administration critics.On Saturday, The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to block a lower court order that prohibited the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from carrying out the president’s executive order on mail-in ballots. Signed in March, Trump’s executive order would require states to send the federal government a list of all its voters it plans on sending absentee ballots. The USPS could then refuse to deliver mail-in ballots to any voters not on the list, essentially forcing states to fork over private and detailed voter information to the executive branch.With Trump’s efforts to restrict mail-in ballots hitting another hurdle on Saturday, a number of onlookers celebrated, including Kristen McKnight, an advocate for survivors of abuse and a retired clinical psychologist.“Good news,” McKnight wrote Saturday in a social media post on X.Craig Goedecke, an amateur weather observer and retired photojournalist, not only celebrated the federal court’s decision Saturday, but argued that the ruling boded poorly for Trump’s other top priority, the SAVE Act, his controversial voter ID bill.“Back the F off from our mail ballots. Your SAVE Act crap is over. The First [Circuit] Court denied your request to allow the USPS to move forward,” Goedecke wrote Saturday in a social media post on X.“It’s illegal. Our election. Our votes. Our mail-in ballots. Not yours. You are not rigging our election… and the Senate is not passing it.”Good news.👇 https://t.co/zRdfxQkw8I— Kristen McKnight (@kristenmcknight) July 25, 2026

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Beloved SoCal restaurant serving iconic California cocktail to close after 50 years

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Beloved SoCal restaurant serving iconic California cocktail to close after 50 years

An iconic harbor restaurant In Orange County has promised to leave the recipe for its signature cocktail before they close their doors for good, as longtime fans mourn the upcoming closure.

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Maine Dems pick Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner and take on Susan Collins in high stakes Senate race

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Maine Dems pick Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner and take on Susan Collins in high stakes Senate race

The special nominating convention in Bangor served as a coronation for Jackson, who essentially locked up the nomination earlier this week.

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'Scammers being scammed': High-rollers seeking Trump pardon met with brutal surprise

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'Scammers being scammed': High-rollers seeking Trump pardon met with brutal surprise

Wealthy criminals seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump are running into a brutal surprise, according to the New York Post.Not only have convicted criminals with deep pockets been confronted with "staggering" seven-figure prices for a bid at a Trump pardon, but some of them aren't even being pardoned despite paying up, the Post reported Saturday."The majority of the people paying big bucks are not getting what they want," Mark Osler, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas, told the Post. "A lot of them are scammers being scammed."According to the Post, Louisiana rapper Boosie BadAzz, whose real name is Torence Hatch Jr., "learned that lesson the hard way." He paid lobbyists $600,000 to help him obtain clemency from Trump for his felony gun possession charge. However, his pardon never came, and Hatch Jr. sued the lobbyists, the Post reported.Another example mentioned in the Post's reporting is Fred Daibes, who was convicted in 2024 of bribing former Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife with gold bars in exchange for Menendez's assistance with a bank fraud case. Daibes paid $1 million to a lobbying firm run by Keith Schiller, a former Trump bodyguard, but a pardon for Daibes has not materialized since he was sentenced to seven years in federal prison in January 2025, per the Post."They say don't play a player," Osler said. "A lot of them seem to be getting played right now."According to the Post, lobbying firms are charging large sums for help obtaining "executive relief."

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