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Damn Democracy Docket, and any other website, demanding my email to view their content. However, contrary to the headline a statute governs list maintenance and the time period for removals. So, wtf is the basis for DOJ's position?

The 90-Day Quiet Period Before Federal Elections

The NVRA limits when States can conduct a general list maintenance program. Under Section 8(c)(2), States must complete any program that systematically removes the names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters no later than 90 days before a primary election or general election for federal office. In other words, once an election for federal office is less than 90 days away, processing and removals based on systematic list maintenance must cease. And, if a State's federal primary election occurs less than 90 days before a federal general election, the State must complete any systematic-removal program based on change of address for the federal election cycle no later than 90 days prior to the federal primary election: no further systemic activity may take place between the primary and general elections.

This 90-day deadline applies to State list maintenance verification activities such as general mailings and door-to-door canvasses. This deadline also applies to list maintenance programs based on third-party challenges derived from any large, computerized data-matching process. However, the 90-day deadline does not preclude removal of a registrant's name at the request of that registrant, removal due to the death of the registrant, or removal due to a criminal conviction or mental incapacity of the registrant as provided by State law, nor does the deadline preclude the correction of a registrant's information. 52 U.S.C. 20507(c)(2)(B).

www.justice.gov

@#3

Are MAGA like moths to the Pres Trump flame?

Aimee Mann - The Moth
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Verse 1]
The moth don't care when he sees the flame
He might get burned, but he's in the game
And once he's in, he can't go back

He'll beat his wings till he burns them black
No, the moth don't care when he sees the flame
No, the moth don't care when he sees the flame
...


Mississippi Residents Sue xAI Over 'Near Constant Noise' From Data Centers
www.pcmag.com

... The gas turbines at data centers run by Elon Musk's xAI are so loud that it's like being around a 'jet engine' at all times of the day, the lawsuit claims. ...

Meanwhile, rural America seems to be turning against data centers ...

Nebraska County Bans Data Centers For Up To A Year
www.gadgetreview.com

... Otoe County suspends permits for up to a year after Google-Tenaska project would need 1,000-3,000 megawatts of power ...

Will corporate CapEx (Capital Expenditure, a.k.a. infrastucture) spending result in enough profits to offset that spending?

Oracle investors seem to have an opinion ...

Stock Market Today, June 11: Oracle Falls After AI Spending Guidance Sparks Cash Flow Concerns
finance.yahoo.com

... Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), an enterprise software and cloud services provider, closed Thursday at $184.10, down 8.53%.

The stock dropped after its fiscal Q4 earnings beat was overshadowed by guidance for sharply higher AI-related capital spending and negative free cash flow. ...


So, over a 6% increase in the producer price increase?

www.investing.com


Latest Release Jun 11, 2026
Actual 6.5%
Forecast 6.4%
Previous 5.7%

The Producer Price Index (PPI) measures the change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers. It is a leading indicator of consumer price inflation, which accounts for the majority of overall inflation.


@#12

US producer inflation posts largest annual gain in 3-1/2 years as energy prices surge
www.reuters.com

... Producer Price Index increases 1.1% in May, above expectations for a 0.7% gain.
Goods prices, mostly energy, account for nearly 80% of the rise in the PPI.

Wholesale goods prices excluding food and energy post largest monthly gain since April 2022.

Weekly jobless claims increase 4,000 to 229,000. ...



@#3 ... Scrabbled? ...

scrabble - verb
www.merriam-webster.com

...
3a
: scramble, clamber

3b
: to struggle by or as if by scraping or scratching
scrabble for survival
...



@#8

The rich now own a record share of stocks (2024)
www.axios.com

... Percentage of U.S. households' equity and mutual fund shares owned by the wealthiest 10% of the population: 92.8% ...

[see the article for the graph]


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