2026-06-24T14:41:22Z https://nostr.now Jason Lefkowitz https://nostr.now/npub1xcd25kjcyklpruxtxy0n2x4k886y75y8j6y7haksrkhrtlaju0hsmtyvjh https://cdn.vmst.io/accounts/avatars/112/312/820/915/842/022/original/1210e22670e68e39.jpeg https://cdn.vmst.io/accounts/avatars/112/312/820/915/842/022/original/1210e22670e68e39.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvdwjyzv69vhjjxkpyyqpgz3kcrnxxtvjdxuneq3up0lgugva3k5qzyqmp42j6tqjmuy0sevc37dg6kculgn6ss7tgn6lk6qw6ud0lkt377au82h4 &#34;According to Zack Rosen, founder of California YIMBY and the Abundance Network, the problem with politics is Americans being too involved. Bemoaning the rise of small-dollar political donations in fundraising documents leaked to the Prospect, Rosen is blunt: &#39;Small dollar internet fundraising makes politics dumber.&#39; Rosen misses what he considers to be a bygone era of elite dominance. <br/><br/>Rosen and his allies have no need for small-dollar donations or mass-membership politics: They come to do political battle with $260 million annually (yes, each year!) from billionaire benefactors.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://prospect.org/2026/06/12/new-documents-detail-nine-figure-silicon-valley-funded-abundance-movement/">https://prospect.org/2026/06/12/new-documents-detail-nine-figure-silicon-valley-funded-abundance-movement/</a><br/><br/>#USPol 2026-06-14T01:30:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrk3vlqmp9ahuxu0uzdju44x9jsgwvhp3400nlgd6zme9rnkngdrgzyqmp42j6tqjmuy0sevc37dg6kculgn6ss7tgn6lk6qw6ud0lkt377jkenxt The thing I did not anticipate about the future was how dumb everything would be 2026-06-11T00:22:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsddttncgssrhwaac90h2p22efkxcdy793ezdx5c792qjcls79qdxszyqmp42j6tqjmuy0sevc37dg6kculgn6ss7tgn6lk6qw6ud0lkt377aven8r &#34;A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the felony conspiracy count against the remaining defendants in the &#39;Broadview Six&#39; case, further winnowing a politically charged prosecution that is now down to misdemeanor counts of impeding an immigration agent.<br/><br/>&#39;Congratulations, you all are no longer charged with felonies,&#39; U.S. District Judge April Perry told the four defendants.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/broadview-six-dismiss-charges/">https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/broadview-six-dismiss-charges/</a><br/><br/>#USPol 2026-05-21T20:06:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9d92aeqncfeamd8py90xy76hnpf4xvvvgpn80kmx5rvtstpltjwczyqmp42j6tqjmuy0sevc37dg6kculgn6ss7tgn6lk6qw6ud0lkt377g0tgtx Well this has gotta be creepy as fuck<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/empty-waymos-invade-atlanta-neighborhood-circle-cul-de-sac-hours-with-no-passengers/CSNV2G5CZFHHFP6BOH6YF5RCFU/">https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/empty-waymos-invade-atlanta-neighborhood-circle-cul-de-sac-hours-with-no-passengers/CSNV2G5CZFHHFP6BOH6YF5RCFU/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.vmst.io/media_attachments/files/116/576/408/249/561/914/original/307b6fb9d6c9cce7.png"> <br/> 2026-05-15T03:14:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsptr5ddcwqvvx2xlqn6zwxy6ysjt8wkgen58wjdjc9zx6g6lksj4szyqmp42j6tqjmuy0sevc37dg6kculgn6ss7tgn6lk6qw6ud0lkt37707fl5v &#34;We need a more disenthralled, realistic view of the role of the legal profession, what it is, and what it has to offer because corrupt forces have used that legal knowledge mystification to steal power from democratic self-government. And democratic self-government, not the gamesmanship of legal professors and judges, is what our system is and must be based on.&#34;<br/><br/>🎁 <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/yes-the-fancy-lawyers-are-the-problem-across-the-board/sharetoken/0d3b7291-d437-4f28-b2aa-45ee59a619b3">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/yes-the-fancy-lawyers-are-the-problem-across-the-board/sharetoken/0d3b7291-d437-4f28-b2aa-45ee59a619b3</a><br/><br/>#USPol 2026-05-13T20:04:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvv3nl0u66a6aza0pdy0y29ls2vkkfcaphlzyyynlhvl74rf3fdqgzyqmp42j6tqjmuy0sevc37dg6kculgn6ss7tgn6lk6qw6ud0lkt377ue0hp4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp32f52v56dv97ug8zzfxa2qduc6kdfkx5jmz587urzr2643h4r0q67773p'>nevent1q…773p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had to go.<br/><br/>The Museum of the Dog is a charming little space a bit less than a block from Grand Central. It’s two and a half floors of art of, about and occasionally by dogs. You can breeze through it in about an hour. It’s well kept and well organized. If you like dogs and happen to be in New York, it’s a fun, inexpensive diversion.<br/><br/>There are also a few interactive exhibits. One takes your picture and tells you what dog breed you most closely resemble. My results were… unflattering<br/><br/><a href="https://museumofthedog.org/">https://museumofthedog.org/</a><br/><br/>#DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://cdn.vmst.io/media_attachments/files/116/432/587/333/609/484/original/f1a7a704af20f877.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-19T17:39:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjq7ncjqzg4dapvlescptutgphrqk55jra8jxe7c82thg79c9lrszyqmp42j6tqjmuy0sevc37dg6kculgn6ss7tgn6lk6qw6ud0lkt377rfmlhj &#34;Voters in a small Missouri town, unhappy with the city council’s approval of a $6 billion data center, struck back at the polls last week, ousting all four incumbent council members running for reelection.<br/><br/>The rout of half the Festus City Council was fueled by a surge in voter turnout and widespread frustration with the data center approval process.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/missouri-city-council-data-center-00867259">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/missouri-city-council-data-center-00867259</a><br/><br/>#USPol 2026-04-13T17:06:14Z