@JamesEBriggs

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Not every city has a remnant of a canal which helped break its state’s financial back…but Indianapolis does. And it’s lovely.
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Media is changing at AI speed: the open web deteriorating, search shriveling, LLMs rising, hyper-personalization surging, old revenue models breaking. •AI threatens to finish what the algorithms started: wholly upending journalism as we know it axios.com/2026/10/24/axios-a…
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NEW: Scott Presler allowed multiple out of state GOP operatives to use his home in Pennsylvania to vote in the '24 election. Those operatives then left the state. Election lawyers say this could be in violation of PA voting laws. via @BrendanHartnett thebulwark.com/p/gop-operati…
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In the latest poll for the Indiana Secretary of State race, here’s what happens when undecideds are pushed to decide. Poll texted 757 likely voters from Oct. 19-21, margin of error +/-3.8%
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Arkansas taxes do not mess around. Holy shit
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"Bayh runs well ahead of the rest of the Democratic ticket" Just imagine how far ahead Blythe Potter would be by now.
NEW QUANTUS INSIGHTS INDIANA STATEWIDE POLL | October 23, 2026 Our latest survey finds Democrat Beau Bayh leading Republican Max Engling by three for Indiana Secretary of State, while Republicans Elise Nieshalla and Daniel Elliott lead the Comptroller and Treasurer races by six and eight, with less than two weeks remaining until Election Day. 📊 Secretary of State Ballot 🔵 Beau Bayh (D): 41.6% 🔴 Max Engling (R): 38.6% ⚪️ Undecided: 12.7% ⚪️ Greg Ballard (I): 4.1% ⚪️ Lauri Shillings (L): 2.1% — Bayh +3.0. With leaners allocated: Bayh 43.3% / Engling 40.4% (+2.9). 📊 State Comptroller Ballot 🔴 Elise Nieshalla (R): 42.1% 🔵 Jessica Bailey (D): 36.5% ⚪️ Undecided: 14.3% ⚪️ John Schick (L): 2.9% ⚪️ Another candidate: 1.8% — Nieshalla +5.6. With leaners: Nieshalla 45.4% / Bailey 37.4% (+8.1). 📊 State Treasurer Ballot 🔴 Daniel Elliott (R): 44.4% 🔵 Coumba Kebe (D): 36.3% ⚪️ Undecided: 13.9% ⚪️ Another candidate: 1.4% — Elliott +8.1. With leaners: Elliott 46.2% / Kebe 38.4% (+7.8). –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 📊 The Split Ticket Bayh runs well ahead of the rest of the Democratic ticket, and the gap is his personal vote. Women back him by 10 but lean Bailey by 3 and Kebe by 1; Independents are Bayh +8 but Nieshalla +4 and Elliott +3. Roughly one voter in seven is undecided on each ballot, and most stay undecided when pushed. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– October 19–21, 2026 · 757 likely voters · MoE ±3.8 Full report and methodology: quantusinsights [dot] org/polling
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Just such a fun chart here from @greg_ip. If only we could tease out some meaning. Ah, well, nevertheless. 🤣
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Similar vibes today
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"An IndyStar review of government data found the FDA has received more than 4,000 reports of problems with Cook’s filters, including malfunctions, serious injuries and 37 deaths." Deeply concerning @AllyBurris report on one of Indiana's largest companies. indystar.com/story/news/inve…
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Who would have thought someone who doesn't believe in free speech or the rule of law would have been a bad fit for the ACLU? Really shocking stuff here! Anyway I'm sure lessons will be learned. indystar.com/story/news/poli…
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NEW: The ACLU of Indiana is in turmoil after several of its most influential civil rights attorneys submitted their resignations in protest of the organization's direction under its board and incoming leader, multiple sources told @indystar . indystar.com/story/news/poli…
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One of the coolest things the @indystar politics team does, IMO, is our statewide reporting tour! This year, we traveled to four Indiana communities outside the "Indy bubble." Here's my dispatch from Floyd County. It's an area near Louisville with fascinating local politics.
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