New: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to create a pretext to search a man's car for weed. Their justification? He drove from Wisconsin to Michigan, a “known source state for marijuana as it is legal there,” and Flock showed he "travels to Michigan frequently." www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...

Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed

"The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads.

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How desperate is the Navy getting? I'm 5-8 years older than Homer Simpson was when he joined the Navy Reserve in "Simpson Tide" (Season 9 Episode 19) 😳

I have a master's degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, I've studied the 'Odyssey' in Ancient Greek, and I've been writing about the ancient world for over a decade. This is my exhaustive review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. #Odyssey #classics talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...

An Ancient Historian's Breakdown of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' - Tales of Times Forgotten

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is perhaps the most highly anticipated new film of the 2020s. It has already received near-universal acclaim from film critics and earned more at the box office in its ...

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Nice oil tanker you got there. Sure would be a shame if it hit a mine, or if someone's drone just happened to fire a missile into it. Maybe you could pay this very reasonable "environmental fee" and we could see if that might make you feel safer. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters, in one of th...

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Texas Democrats should take note.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h ago

Haley Stevens says she will fully support @abdulelsayed.bsky.social

Haley Stevens says she will fully support @abdulelsayed.bsky.social

I guess shame still exists in the Republican Party... so long as someone's behavior actually threatens their hold on a Congressional seat 🙄

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 7h ago

NEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”

I don't have strong opinions on the Voyager ships. Except Neelix and Kes. WTF. And Chakotay and any of the women he made eyes at. All my homies hate Chakotay.

So, uh, a candidate who suspended his campaign a month ago is winning a landslide against a Trump endorsed candidate because of anti-Muslim prejudice against a guy who is not Muslim (and I guess probably also just regular racism). How often does a candidate who suspended their campaign win?

The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 14h ago

Seems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.

The English language has evolved and spread across the globe over more than 1,500 years all so that the exact collection of words in this headline could exist

Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 17h ago

Jelly Roll announces performing hiatus to 'heal' following divorce from Bunnie XO

Just a reminder here. The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east 17 days after Germany in September 1939.

Adam J Schmidt@adamjschmidt.com · 18h ago

They lost, just like the Confederacy. Clear it down. notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/04/r...

They lost, just like the Confederacy. Clear it down. notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/04/r...

Russia condemns Poland's "sacrilegious" demolition of Soviet monument

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AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

NEWS: Former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has endorsed Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for re-election Flake: “I’m still a conservative Republican. But character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution.”

Oil prices are sliding and stocks are rallying after Scott Bessent said a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come "today or tomorrow." -WSJ

Lucy Pulls Football from Charlie Brown

ALT: Lucy Pulls Football from Charlie Brown

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this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d ago

Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.

I don't even know what to say. This is real, this is true, so, like, thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. This took over 25 years to happen so if there's any lesson here it's either "keep at it, who knows" or "many people are divorced"

www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol... Why would the New Yorker do a soft focus "Platner holds uneasy mirror up to America's veteran problem" while ignoring his PMC time? Seems like an important piece of his puzzle not shared by the vast, vast majority of the combat veteran community.

The Complications of Graham Platner’s Veteran Identity

How much of Graham Platner’s behavior should be read through the lens of what combat did to him, and how much of it is simply who he is, independent of war?

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Trump administration admits cancellation of Maryland energy grants was political

Trump administration admits it axed energy grants because Maryland voted against him

Department of Energy attorneys admitted in recent court filings that it cancelled grants, including over $80 million for Maryland projects, based on how states voted in the 2024 presidential election.

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Penicillin was not, in fact, the first antibiotic.

Having Pete Hegseth's 3rd wife, who gave birth to a child with him, while he was still married to his 2nd wife leading a military spouses group certainly is a choice. thehill.com/policy/defen...

Iranian officials say that while there will be no tolls charged the agreement includes a “service fee” to cover the environmental impact of the shipping, security for the cargo ships and tankers, and staffing. Revenues would be divided equally between Iran and Oman, two Iranian officials said.-NYT

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, people familiar ⁠with the data told Reuters.

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Distal Echoes #Art by Daniel Andersson

CATO argues Bill Pulte could not legally serve after Jay Clayton was confirmed, so everything Pulte did in the last week (like firing a bunch of people) can be challenged. www.cato.org/blog/william...

William Pulte Served Illegally as Acting Director of National Intelligence for Nearly a Week

William Pulte purported to act as the director of national intelligence for nearly a week after Jay Clayton was confirmed as his successor. That violates the plain text of the Vacancies Act.

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Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.

I think in one sense I agree, but I think it's probably worth noting that paramilitary sub-state violence has a tendency to tilt toward escalatory non-discriminatory violence as people seek to eliminate any potential security rivals. So I think it's fair enough to call for cooler heads to prevail.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d ago

I think today's liberals in the US are used to a social environment where pogroms are rare and don't realize the role armed self defense plays in that state of affairs www.history.com/articles/red...

Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...

What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?

Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.

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