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Rundown of yesterday's VA election..
@90for90.bsky.social · 7h ago🚨Virginia primary voters pick congressional match-ups “Virginians cast their ballots Tuesday in an unusually-timed primary that…determined several of Virginia’s most closely watched congressional matchups for the November election.” @mschmidtrva.bsky.social virginiamercury.com/2026/08/04/v...
🚨A (D) candidate has filed to run for Va. SD 24 in 2027. SD 24 includes York Co., Williamsburg & Poquoson cities, & parts of Newport News & James City Co. This SD will likely be considered the “most flippable district” for the Dem senate caucus in the 2027 cycle. www.vpap.org/offices/stat...
Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Progressive El-Sayed Wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary—Results Much Closer Than Expected
Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
forbes.com
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donavan McKinney wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Michigan's 13th Congressional District.
The Governor of the state cannot find out if an elected public official is alive or dead?
Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
Talarico’s argument is simple: Stop treating marijuana like a crime. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it. Stop wasting police resources on low-level marijuana offenses. Clear the records of people whose lives have been derailed by nonviolent marijuana convictions.
While the latest headlines hint at yet another ceasefire deal, the Dept. of Defense plays games with the true number of dead & wounded. @markhertling.bsky.social delivers his blunt assessment of what's going on in Iran & why each loss of life is more than just a number. youtu.be/rTamGFJPfAU?...
FURIOUS Retired General TORCHES Trump Over WAR With Iran!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
🚨Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid in vulnerable N.C. Congressional district amid accusations of workplace sexual impropriety www.axios.com/2026/08/05/c...
Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation
Edwards faced heavy scrutiny for his treatment of young female staffers.
axios.com
Mike Johnson told Politico that he's standing behind Max Miller despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him. Pro tip: if Mike Johnson is for it, do the opposite.
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out of the Democratic Senate race a month before the primary, endorsed Abdul El-Sayed www.politico.com/live-updates...
McMorrow endorses El-Sayed as he holds edge on Stevens
"Whatever differences there were between the candidates in this race, those differences are nothing compared to the contrast in November, she said."
politico.com
When they conclude she committed suicide, understand she most certainly did not.
Black Woman Found Hanging in Tree Behind Vacant Home in Jackson, But Details Are Sparse
Jackson police are investigating the death of a Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a home in Mississippi's capital city.
mississippifreepress.org
UPDATE: Today 35 former federal judges filed a comprehensive opposition to Donald Trump’s expedited motion to stay in the case of Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service. Simply put, members of the legal system are trying to put a stop to Trump's ongoing corruption.
Wow. Awesome review in The Progressive Magazine of “The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn.” The great Matt Rothschild breaks it down. Check it out! progressive.org/magazine/the...
The People’s Historian
Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States, has found the perfect biographer in Dave Zirin.
progressive.org
🚨It’s time to call them “Concentration Camps” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘What they’re doing qualifies as torture’: new details of ICE force-feeding revealed
Exclusive: cases of Afghan man, Ukrainian man and Saudi woman show repeated nasogastric tube insertions and lack of legal representation
theguardian.com
There’s no actual alternative to polling but I just don’t believe they capture public sentiment in any reliable way anymore
🚨Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation over harassment claims ”A former state lawmaker, he ousted Rep. Madison Cawthorn in the GOP primary in 2022…” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation over harassment claims
“After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign,” Edwards, R-N.C., said early Wednesday after mounting pressure over his conduct toward two female staffers.
nbcnews.com
My eyes have rolled so far back I can see my ass.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19h agoBREAKING on MS NOW: Susan Collins says she's voting against Todd Blanche's nomination to be Attorney General.
Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · yesterdayToday's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...
Once again. It's simple! The only reason that the Epstein files have not been published is that they incriminate the president of the United States, and those others who are in a position to stop them from being released.
So now the next step is to find out what Capital One's months-long anti-money laundering review by professionals with decades of law enforcement experience discovered about Trump's 300+ accounts...
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 22h agoPhang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."
🚨Virginia primary voters pick congressional match-ups “Virginians cast their ballots Tuesday in an unusually-timed primary that…determined several of Virginia’s most closely watched congressional matchups for the November election.” @mschmidtrva.bsky.social virginiamercury.com/2026/08/04/v...
Virginia primary voters pick Mizusawa to face Warner, finalize key US House races • Virginia Mercury
Virginians cast their ballots Tuesday in an unusually-timed primary that settled a statewide Republican contest for the U.S. Senate and determined several of Virginia’s most closely watched congressio...
virginiamercury.com
On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before it’s too late.🙂↕️
🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters have rejected a ballot measure to limit their own ability to pass amendments to the state constitution — a proposal that fueled extraordinarily high voter turnout in Tuesday’s election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution
Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure, not...
democracydocket.com
This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.
60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals
Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity
mediaite.com
Happy birthday to an actual President, Barack Obama. 💙
