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Flipboard News DeskA new month, a new set of elections in the U.S. <a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bolts</a>'s <a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@taniel</a> breaks it down, from the election to replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly in northern Virginia on Sept. 9 to a Georgia state Senate seat in an area that went for Trump by more than 30 percentage points last year.<a href="https://flip.it/w5ep_t" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/w5ep_t</a>Bolts is now on <a href="https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Flipboard</a> and you can follow them there or here via their federated account, <a href="https://flipboard.com/@BoltsMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@BoltsMag</a>.<a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USNews</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USElections</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalElections</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Virginia</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Georgia</a>

NHL NewsSan Jose Sharks, City of San Jose to spend $425 million on SAP Center <a href="https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/160690/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/160690/</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#california</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CentralCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CentralCoast</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Hockey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hockey</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/LocalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalNews</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NHL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NHL</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NorthernCalifornia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthernCalifornia</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SanJose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanJose</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SanJoseSharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanJoseSharks</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SanJose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanJose</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SanJoseSharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanJoseSharks</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SantaClaraCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SantaClaraCounty</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sharks</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sports</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseChalkbeat Detroit: Amid questions over ChatGPT use, Detroit school board candidate withdraws. “A candidate for an open seat on the Detroit public school district’s board withdrew her name from consideration as questions arose about the use of ChatGPT in her application materials. The Detroit Public Schools Community District confirmed that Traci Ricks withdrew her application on Wednesday. […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/01/chalkbeat-detroit-amid-questions-over-chatgpt-use-detroit-school-board-candidate-withdraws/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/01/chalkbeat-detroit-amid-questions-over-chatgpt-use-detroit-school-board-candidate-withdraws/</a>

Toni AittoniemiThat’s pretty damning; Here are some excerpts of the leaders from the community worst hit by floods from a few years ago.They rejected ”Biden’s money” which was supposed to go into a flood warning system and funneled most of it into law enforcement instead. They called also the money ”communist” and coming from a ”tyrannical government” 🤔<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nowthisimpact/video/7525901027653078286" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@nowthisimpact/video/7525901027653078286</a><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#texas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#floods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/localpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localpolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/diagonalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diagonalism</a>

The Turtle<a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@randahl</a> this sounds like the town I grew up in.In the 2000s, the Republican candidates for village board weren't sufficiently right-wing for the taste of a bunch of people (some of whom I knew), so they registered as Democrats, ran as Democrats, beat the Republican slate of candidates, then immediately switched back to being Republicans.I stopped bothering to follow any news from that town ever again. Fuck'em.Not naming names.<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/localpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localpolitics</a>

Ruben ZondervanRZ Notes #3/2025 - "Mocking XR is easy but protest strategy still matters, and local politics even more." <a href="https://rzondervan.substack.com/p/notes-32025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rzondervan.substack.com/p/notes-32025</a>After a prelude mocking the "media expertise" of <a href="https://mastodon.nl/@extinctionrebellionnl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@extinctionrebellionnl</a>, I argue that message matters, that method is not a side-note, and that engaging in local politics might have a higher return on investment than the spaghettification of climate protests.<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateAction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/localpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localpolitics</a>

nixSt. Louis Ward 8 Residents - Here's a good short article on the alder candidates. Alecia Hoyt continues to stand out to me here, as the only one that mentions traffic calming.<a href="https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-06-27/candidates-8th-ward-st-louis-board-aldermen" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-06-27/candidates-8th-ward-st-louis-board-aldermen</a><a href="https://social.coop/tags/stl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stl</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/stlouis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stlouis</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/missouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#missouri</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/mo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mo</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#election</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/localpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/alderman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alderman</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ward8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ward8</a>

AnneArchy Annecandidate for local city commission came to the door last night with a zine in hand about what he believes and will prioritize if elected. the zine not only mentions a focus on mutual aid and community support but also that he is anti-fascist. This is the way!<a href="https://glammr.us/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/LocalElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalElection</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/Antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antifascist</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/Zines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zines</a>

Flipboard Culture DeskHuntington Beach, a traditionally conservative California town with a MAGA city council, voted last night on the future of libraries. Voters were deciding on two measures: One that would overturn a committee of council appointees charged with reviewing children's books; and one banning privatization of the city's public libraries. Both measures passed by large margins. Here's LAist's explainer if you'd like more detail.<a href="https://flip.it/gtLOkf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/gtLOkf</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookBans</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/HuntingtonBeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HuntingtonBeach</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

Dr Craig DalȝellCommon Weal Daily BriefingLocal Authorities are facing unsustainable budget black holes that could be easily closed if Holyrood was willing to give them the powers to do it.<a href="https://www.commonweal.scot/daily-briefings/briefing-s3rcy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.commonweal.scot/daily-briefings/briefing-s3rcy</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScottishPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tax</a>

Judy AndersonNew England has direct democracy for town government in many towns. Which means that anybody can go to town meeting where we decide on the budget and zoning laws and pretty much anything in the town. There are committees that figure out the important bits, and there's a board of selectmen and various other elected boards, but it's the people who actually get to decide.It's a bit of a zoo. Because anybody can get up and object to something and make an amendment -- and they do! And then they object to the meeting moderator's call of the voice vote and make us all have a standing vote. But, it is still kind of cool, despite everything taking way longer than it ought to. We were there for five hours on Monday night and four hours on Tuesday night.Of course, in some ways it's really "non-representative democracy", because a lot of people don't go, because it's not convenient for them to be awake until midnight (it wasn't really convenient for me, but I stayed anyway), or they just don't care enough to spend their evening sitting around the high school auditorium listening to people drone on about this or that planning board initiative.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TownMeeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TownMeeting</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewEngland</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/localPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localPolitics</a>

A.Stringer"<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NIMBYs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NIMBYs</a> would be quite happy to bulldoze a quarter-mile of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/countryside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#countryside</a> if it means they avoid a single truck driving up their road each day for a few months."<a href="https://martinrobbins.substack.com/p/i-visit-britains-most-expensive-farm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://martinrobbins.substack.com/p/i-visit-britains-most-expensive-farm</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/localpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localpolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/localplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localplanning</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/planninglaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#planninglaws</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a>

FlipboardThere might not be anything on the ballot that captures headlines in the way “Wisconsin vs. Musk” did in April, but there are still consequential elections taking place in the U.S. <a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@taniel</a> and Alex Burness of <a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bolts</a> break down who can vote for what this month. It’s almost all local — mayoral races, school boards and ballot measures — and local elections matter. <a href="https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/guide-to-elections-in-may-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/guide-to-elections-in-may-2025/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalNews</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nebraska</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oklahoma</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pennsylvania</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

\ˈthē-ˈˈärd-ˌvärk\It's election day. The beard's ready. I'm ready. <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalElections</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a>

\ˈthē-ˈˈärd-ˌvärk\New <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LoopsVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoopsVideo</a>. Sharing one of my election campaign videos for the record, not because I think anyone here can vote for me. <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalElections</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Staffordshire</a> <a href="https://loops.video/v/7Yy4s2r2J4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://loops.video/v/7Yy4s2r2J4</a>

\ˈthē-ˈˈärd-ˌvärk\Finding strength in the wisdom "joining a political party is not like a marriage, you will not agree on everything; it's more like a bus journey where you get on the one going closest to your desired destination". I really struggled with the idea of campaigning and canvassing for Labour following the recent welfare reforms. But knowing, from Jeremy Hunt's own words, that the Tories would have gone much further, is a small consolation. <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a> <1/..>

Field Full of FirefliesOur U.S. Rep (D) is holding a meeting tonight fairly local to me and one of my parents' aides called me out of the blue this morning to tell me this, and when I said we were planning to go, she said that we might see her there. Several other people have mentioned this as well, people who don't do this kind of thing in general. I think it's going to be packed, and it will be interesting to see how it goes. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a>

StrumMelksham, Wiltshire: The Conservative Club and, across the street and a *little* to the left, the Liberal Club. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Melksham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Melksham</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ConservativeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConservativeClub</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LiberalClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiberalClub</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a>

Different ThanWanna see what a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#republican</a> politician is taking away from this mess? My ex attended a virtual town hall with our rep Nick Langworthy (R-NY23) and typed up notes. The surprisingly weasely: - Said Trump's fed funding memo was "opaquely worded" and "could have been more artfully worded and specific."- "refuse to politicize" the two airline crashes. Waiting for investigation info.- RE: J6 pardons: "I would not have issued pardons to those that were violent."- Claims "Trump does not want to strip medicare"The rest: - “This is the agenda that the country voted overwhelmingly for"- “Elon Musk is working for the government as a volunteer, to get America back on the right track”- On cuts to USAID: "Unless you're part of a transgender education program in the middle east, you probably don't have anything to lose.” - Musk's destruction of government: "There has been nothing unlawful done."- Local farm labor force impacted by ICE detentions: only "high-value targets" and people who are a "known threat to community by their own criminal record" are being apprehended.- Local orgs like Head Start posting "hyperpolitical messages" on social media saying they were "ceasing operations". “There was a quick rush to shut down services, I can't help but be suspect to as to why, but you can probably do the math on that."- Sanctuary cities: "NY and San Francisco have prioritized the criminal over the taxpaying citizen", but with Trump, "the world knows that he means business". - Mexico & Canada sent troops to the border b/c of tariff threats: "The world has gotten the message that America's borders are closed”.Just dumping this here. Reminding myself that he is *less* MAGA-jihadist than some reps. And he's still a complete bootlicking ass.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musk</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/localpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localpolitics</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#local</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NY</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WNY</a>

Hopeful Humanizer<a href="https://mas.to/@Barbramon1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Barbramon1</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@benroyce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@benroyce</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@504DR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@504DR</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@johnlogic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@johnlogic</a> <a href="https://talkedabout.social/@AlliFlowers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AlliFlowers</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@bolson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bolson</a> As someone who is deeply involved in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grassroots</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/localpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localpolitics</a>, I couldn't agree more! And a lot of it is inglorious, back office work. But I'd rather use the energy I would have spent complaining to contribute to a better tomorrow.

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