Heap o' Links Tue Aug 4, 2026

Pennsylvania Voter Roll Purge Wipes Out Tens of Thousands Democrats in Just One Week
Wipes Out Tens of Thousands Democrats — it's a start-mw

Bartlesville City Council Votes 3-2 to Continue ALPR Program
On a 3-2 vote Monday, the council approved a committee's recommendation to continue a contract with Flock Safety for the next year, but reduce the amount of cameras from 10 to eight. The two cameras from Flock would be replaced by two from Axon Enterprises for a period of five years.

A bipartisan pushback against automated license plate readers is misguided.
Every technological advance brings both benefits and risks. Banning technologies in anticipation of harms that have yet to materialize is the wrong approach to policymaking. Where a technology presents genuine risks, policymakers can act to mitigate them. That’s the approach we should take with Flock and other ALPRs. Hmmm…

h/t A♠ Morning Report

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BREAKING: Spain deploys IRON HAM, the Bacon Squad’s latest weapon to regain control of Ceuta. pic.twitter.com/8c6rSXCeSd

— Dr. Clown, PhD (@DrClownPhD) August 3, 2026

h/t BlazingCatFur

The man who phoned in Canada's most famous UFO sighting became the face of the mystery
The Oct. 4, 1967, event is considered Canada's most famous UFO incident, said UFO researcher Chris Styles, who has written books on the topic — in part because of the large witness pool, what authorities said at the time, and the subsequent paper trail left behind.