Michael Planey
@airplaney.bsky.social
Transportation consultant and engineer. He said “Kid, it's not me, it's this town” So I rail against that feeling when it comes
Well, the FCC Commissioner has made the decision, first announced in an op-ed in Breitbart, stating that a regulatory body does not have to observe laws made by Congress if they don't feel like it. Every month is new and unprecedented territory. docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...
whoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation
www.rawstory.com/smartnews/co... maga-tight….
'No way to assuage them': Cornyn blows off Epstein survivors after giving Blanche a pass
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) dismissed the concerns of survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein just moments after he voted to allow acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to get a full v...
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The deficit this year alone is over $2T. Trump has, in just 5.5 years, added $10T to the national debt. I’m sure the GOP is all over his wasteful spending though, right?
“The fight isn’t over yet.” Jeffrey Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky says Todd Blanche’s confirmation effort is “depressing,” but she’s not giving up. Don’t let the Epstein files disappear from the conversation. Survivors deserve justice. ⚖️ #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
“Our government has become the largest human trafficking organization in the world.”
Prisons in the sky: Human trafficking at Hanscom airport fueled by complicity with ICE
Jared & Laurie Berezin, co-organizers of Bearing Witness @ ICE, August 2nd 2026
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I know that they've neutered the SEC and that FINRA isn't riding to the rescue either, but I'm having a hard time understanding how an announcement like this isn't simply fraud.
George Pearkes@peark.es · 22h ago$SPCX doing a little pre-earnings pump. The designs are very funny, near as I can tell they're planning to put unshielded Vera Rubin racks directly into vacuum. Good luck dumbasses. www.spacex.com/spacexai/sta...
For those interested in more on this "BREAKING" story, here's a link to the story in POLITICO last night by @alicemiranda.bsky.social & myself on Blanche's comments in a private call with anti-abortion activists www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
politico.com
Strict Scrutiny Podcast@strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 21h agoOn Todd Blanche: (1) his written statement on the weaponization fund is a meaningless joke and (2) the danger(s) he poses to abortion access: m.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAY...
Sen. Jim Banks refers to American citizens as "the babies of invaders" and compares them to Nazi spies and terrorists
Ken Paxton failed to disclose he secretly purchased real estate worth millions of dollars in Hawaii, Florida, and Utah. Experts say this is a direct violation of Texas state ethics rules.
Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
bloomberg.com
"The Army has used up 'virtually all' of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts"
EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about th...
reuters.com
New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."
404media.co
Don't miss this vile story: MAGA is raging at DHS chief Markwayne Mullin for admitting migrant farmworkers can beneft our economy. This means his devotion to ethnic cleansing is in doubt. He must be excommunicated! I wrote about the collapse of MAGA mythology here: newrepublic.com/article/2138...
Several small towns in the Shenandoah Valley have gotten rid of our Flock surveillance cameras, because people gave a shit and SHOWED UP.
Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 2d agoAs everything seems to crater around us, I want to impress upon you that there is ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO. Billionaires and their politicians want us to believe that we are helpless. We are NOT. If something makes you mad, find out who's responsible and CALL THEM. Tell others to call.
The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships to colleges across the state, with many would-be freshmen finding out only weeks before their move-in date. Nick Judin reports:
‘Soul-Crushing’: 170 Foster Students Denied Scholarships at Last Minute Across Mississippi
The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships weeks before classes begin due to lack of funding.
mississippifreepress.org
President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
trib.al
Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history & then it's Monday & we get more Profiles in Cowardice.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2d agoJohn Cornyn & Thom Tillis issue a joint statement announcing they will support Todd Blanche for AG. He's now in good position to clear the Judiciary Committee tomorrow and head to the full Senate.
Axios: The Senate unanimously passed a resolution declaring that Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker who aided Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of underage girls, should never receive a presidential pardon. Great, now do Trump! #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
Indira Gandhi was ousted in an election Milošević was ousted in an election Pinochet was ousted in an election Orbán was ousted in an election Chun Doo-hwan stepped down after an election There are several examples in post-colonial Africa
Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · 4mo agoNope. Nope. Nope. This post is just two false statements.
Exclusive: We obtained a leaked playbook that Flock gives to cops to coach them on "how to speak to city council" to avoid getting their contracts canceled. Includes strategies like "own the narrative" by talking to mayor "before public comment periods" www.404media.co/own-the-narr...
‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech
"This document shows a coordinated effort from Flock Safety to compel law enforcement agencies to convince our elected leaders to represent their interests as a company rather than the interests of co...
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In the guide, Flock tells the story of how they were able to overcome public opposition and opposition from the city's privacy commission to keep their cameras in the city:
NYT is covering for Trump 2 on the diarrhea lettuce the same way they did for Trump 1 during covid. 'Underlying health issues' is their favorite phrase to wave away responsibility from the people in charge
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d agoBreaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.
Scoop: The Trump administration is sending a letter to college presidents asking them to pledge a series of policy changes by the end of the year. Unlike last year's Compact, this effort was devised with input from higher ed leaders. Free link to my exclusive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
McMahon Asks US Colleges to Pledge Campus Reforms by End of 2026
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is sending a letter Monday to the leaders of US universities asking them to commit to a slate of campus reforms by the end of 2026 in the Trump administration’s lates...
bloomberg.com
When did institutional courage go extinct?
Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · 2d agoSo no I'm not surprised by: "the administration’s latest move was developed in partnership with university leaders, primarily the Association of American Universities, which represents dozens of top research institutions including all eight Ivy League colleges." 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Me on the AAU "The AAU claims to be comprised of America’s leading research unis...But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares
Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.
insidehighered.com
So under this Supreme Court's treatment of U.S. law and presidential power, Joe Biden couldn't forgove my student loans, but perhaps Donald Trump can forgive his own tax debt. Wild.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d agoFLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
Republican senators looked like they were standing up to Trump over his self-serving "settlement." But a deal between the DOJ and John Cornyn lets Trump keep immunity from owing taxes on any returns filed before May 19. A potential windfall for Trump worth millions www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Gets To Keep Tax Immunity Under DOJ Deal With Republican Senators
The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” might be dead, but President Donald Trump still gets out of paying any back taxes he might have owed.
huffpost.com
Republican Senators cave to Trump again. They'll make his personal lawyer the Attorney General without stopping Trump's "license to steal" lifetime audit protection. Trump and his family will get many millions of taxpayer thanks to Republicans' failure. Incredible corruption.
Arthur Delaney@delaneyrules.bsky.social · 2d agoRepublican senators looked like they were standing up to Trump over his self-serving "settlement." But a deal between the DOJ and John Cornyn lets Trump keep immunity from owing taxes on any returns filed before May 19. A potential windfall for Trump worth millions www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
