Adi Weiss
@adiweiss.bsky.social
Freelance editor, author, independent researcher, history nerd, policy nerd, poet, news and political junkie, knitter, collector of quotes. Word for 2026: intentionally consistent.
“I’m going to grow up without a father” - 12 year old Ashley Corejo, whose Dad Edwin Jovanny Lopez Corejo died in ICE’s Delaney Hall. Jovanny was diabetic and the family says he was denied consistent access to his meds, something we hear from many Delaney families.
Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood. — William Howard Taft
I’ve had an odd fascination with William Howard Taft for decades. Happy to see there’s a new bio by Walter Stahr coming out in November.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Missouri Voters Reject Measure to Limit Their Ballot Box Powers (Gift Article)
The state’s conservative Legislature had put the measure on the ballot that would have enacted citizen initiatives only if they won majorities in each of Missouri’s eight U.S. House districts.
nytimes.com
Hmm, how to turn this and the Gnome Brew into needs rather than wants. www.amazon.com/Genuine-Fred...
Amazon.com: Genuine Fred CAPYBARAHHH Tea Infuser, Cute Capybara Design- For Loose Leaf Tea, Flexible, Easy to Clean Silicone, Fun Gift for Tea Lovers, Clever Kitchen Gadget : Home & Kitchen
Amazon.com: Genuine Fred CAPYBARAHHH Tea Infuser, Cute Capybara Design- For Loose Leaf Tea, Flexible, Easy to Clean Silicone, Fun Gift for Tea Lovers, Clever Kitchen Gadget : Home & Kitchen
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History Notes August 5, 1861: President Abraham Lincoln and Congress impose a 3 percent income tax on people earning more than $800. August 5, 1914: The world’s first electric traffic signal is placed on the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street in Cleveland, Ohio.
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES (SOUND ty @out5p0ken.bsky.social & @thejenniwren.teamlh.social ) DAY 04 AUGUST 2026 📢IMPORTANT MESSAGE 📢 TRUMP'S WAR on WOMEN Please take a moment to listen& share Todd Blanche speaking to WH FAITH OFFICE NEW GOAL Get Rid of DOBBS EVERY STATE NATIONWIDE ABORTION BAN
Edwin Lopez Cornejo died Aug. 1, his family said. Cornejo's mother blamed her son's death on him not receiving medications needed to treat his diabetes. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Another detainee dies at controversial NYC-area ICE facility
Edwin Lopez Cornejo died Aug. 1, his family said. Cornejo's mother blamed her son's death on him not receiving medications needed to treat his diabetes.
usatoday.com
Susan Collins says she will vote against Blanche’s confirmation. We’ll see.
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
Let me introduce you to Septima Poinsette Clark. open.substack.com/pub/awordple...
Septima Poinsette Clark:
"The Mother of the Movement"
open.substack.com
@kristygreenberg.bsky.social tells it like it is.
Kristy Greenberg@kristygreenberg.bsky.social · yesterdayStop the false equivalence. No other President sued his own government to secure immunity for himself and his family, created a fund to reward cop beaters, and demanded prosecution of his political enemies. Trump’s weaponization of DOJ is unprecedented and you just endorsed it.
Well…yes. You CAN rein in the president. Try…reading the Constitution and CHECKING the executive. My God.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
And it begins! First deaths reported as cyclospora outbreak continues in the US www.actionnews5.com/2026/08/03/f...
First deaths reported as cyclospora outbreak continues in the US
Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite, state health officials announced Monday.
actionnews5.com
Full story here. More info on this case will likely emerge in the days and weeks to come, even as ICE and DHS try to cover it up. newjerseymonitor.com/2026/08/03/i...
Mom ‘heartbroken’ over death of son detained at migrant jail Delaney Hall • New Jersey Monitor
Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, who was detained at Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall, died in custody on Saturday, his mother said.
newjerseymonitor.com
Protesters at Delaney Hall mourn the death of Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, 39, a diabetic who died in ICE detention. His mom says he was denied his medication. Spending time outside Delaney, we hear the same story again & again from families: their loved ones are being denied care & medicine.
History Notes August 4, 1790: Alexander Hamilton creates the Coast Guard to intercept smugglers. August 4, 1873: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, Custer and his 7th Cavalry clash for the first time with the local Lakota Native Americans.
www.politico.com/live-updates... #USDemocracy #ProudBlue Cornyn and Tillis surrendered to Trump and Todd Blanche proving once and for all that once you sell your soul to Donald Trump, he always own you even if he ruined your political career Cornyn and Tillis:Chickenshits to the very end
Cornyn, Tillis confirm they will vote for Blanche
The two holdout Republicans said their deal could assuage other GOP senators, too.
politico.com
History Notes August 3, 1936: Track-and-field star Jesse Owens, one of 18 Black athletes on the US team at the Berlin Olympics, wins his first of four gold medals—the most of any American at the Games. Back at home, only white Olympians are invited to the White House.
Using the White House as a billionaire ballroom for Trump donors is disgraceful. Our tax dollars belong to healthcare, roads, and bridges, not to a private fund for Trump family members to enrich themselves.
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