This is incredibly upsetting. And like so many things in this administration - no real process, no responsiveness, no transparency, no clarity - I'd bet they don't even know what they're doing as they drive heavy equipment out there.

Our Public Lands & Waters@publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 18h ago

The destruction of the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park has begun. #bigbend #nationalparks #publiclands #protectpubliclands #bigbendnationalpark

Salmon have returned to Redoubt Falls near Sitka in massive numbers. Thank you to all that helped make this happen.

Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

chicago.suntimes.com

Must. Attack. Shoe. ☠️

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.

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…

Every single Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota (including Mike Lindell!) makes clear that if Trump tried another Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities, they would support his efforts to brutalize residents

Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats

huffpost.com

Uggi’s morning started by waiting impatiently for me as I brushed my teeth. The way he lingers in the hallway, staring at me, is not creepy AT ALL. A picture 🧵

You have my attention, Central Market

“The Saturday Night Massacre was awesome and we should do it more.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

Q: What message does it send if Trump fires a US attorney because she determined there was not sufficient evidence to charge four people with a crime? BLANCHE: If he fires a US attorney, it turns out he's allowed to do that because he's the president

Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

This is basically the implicit argument to trump made about January 6. I haven't been punished for it so it can't have been that bad

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h ago

Rep. Max Miller on Newsmax: "If any of these things were true, I would be in prison"

Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 16h ago

Spoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.

The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson

Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.

theatlantic.com

You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

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

Stevens called to concede.

They Spent $60 Million. And They Lost.

Power to the people!

thegodshow.com

As my husband said, "putting the White in White Oak."

Jenny Staff Johnson@htownjenny.bsky.social · 16h ago

Special to Houston live music fans: White Oak music call is hosting an event for Ken Paxton tomorrow, in case you wanna let them know how you feel about that. 

🚨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

I somehow do not think "my ex-wife is the bad guy because she took the kid to the emergency room for a broken collarbone" is gonna go the way he thinks.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h ago

Rep. Max Miller: "When I was reported for child abuse of my daughter for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan."

TAPPER: Hold on -- hold on, 'cause I'm not done with the list of women who have accused you of violence. Are all three of them lying? REP. MAX MILLER: Yes. And I'm not getting out of the race because in 2016, President Donald J Trump faced the most extreme allegations in the world ...

"Reluctantly," a federal judge dismisses the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy cases. Trump DOJ "excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle." "The court cannot write a different ending," he adds. buff.ly/NvVKnaW

NEW/EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank failed to promptly report to US authorities more than $250M in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein, including funds used to pay women in Russia & other Eastern European countries, according to a new report from @wyden.senate.gov 🎁 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

Today is the day on which Ray Bradbury's “There Will Come Soft Rains” (pub'd 1950) takes place. It’s a short elegaic story about a smart home slowly dying after its owners are wiped out in a nuclear extinction event. Re-reading it now, I’m feeling softly sucker-punched by what it has to offer us.

Public service announcement: if you make cinnamon toast with a little ground cardamom mixed into the sugar, it will be so much better. 👹

On a little known beach at the tip of S Texas, Elon Musk hosts the international media, American politicians and random celebrities to watch the blast-off of Space X’s first generational starship.

weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

let's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?

The news story about Donald Trump being desperate for immunity for tax fraud & the news story about Donald Trump being kicked to the curb by Capital One for widespread money laundering are RELATED.

Twin Falls shooter social media recap: - Big fan of Musk, Massie, RFK, Hegseth - Angry at immigrants and China buying land/property - Had a tourism business in Arizona collapse in the pandemic - Appears to have been looking for a job with DOGE or ICE

DuendeonFuego@duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hey can we get someone to archive this? Don't think it'll be up long. The X account is here x.com/mrccwilliamsjr

extreme income inequality is bad for a lot of reasons but today the one i'm mad at is people having the wealth and power to force me to live inside their delusions