Amanda Scott
@amandascott2023.bsky.social
Jungian. Cinéphile. Lawyer. Chess fanatic. CEO NanoApps Medical, Creative Dir. Alias... I read a lot. “The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.” Charles Bukowski
“Everything is good around them” except the local power grid, the water table, and the utility bills.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 15h agoTrump: "I think any community that turns down AI is making a big mistake ... data centers, if you look at the state, everything is good around them"
Trump’s Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution. The El Paso facility’s power plant could emit as much planet-warming carbon dioxide in a year as 360,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles over the same period. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution
nytimes.com
oh cool so you created 5 million new jobs for those people right?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayRollins: "For those who love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be on food stamps, it's a pretty big win when we've moved 5 million people off food stamps, y'all."
Sen Whitehouse explains that trumps DOJ is withholding "302" files. One is 32 pages of agents notes from interviewing a 13 or 14 YEAR OLD that TRUMP abused.. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayWhitehouse: "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 ... "
In other words, going from a constitutional right (Roe) to a constitutional state by state decision (Dobbs) to a constitutional rule of no abortions. What is the DOJ/legal underpinning for that? There isn't one. Ladies & Gentlemen, your lawless soon-to-be AG. 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
Framing matters. @democracydocket.com gets it right. @washingtonpost.com shows how we ended up in this mess in the first place.
The US 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 the military’s readiness for future conflicts. The expenditure leaves the US vulnerable to attack.
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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Iran is attacking Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota. It’s *almost* as if they got their list of targets from Trump. 👀
A question, though: investigative reporters can move mountains, unearth treasures. Cf, Sy Hersh and My Lai, the Boston Globe's "Spotlight" series, etc. So why has no US journalist been able to discern the physical and mental status of Mitch McConnell for the past fifty days?
Howard A. Rodman@rodman.bsky.social · 2w agoMark your calendars: August 3 is the date that Mitch McConnell, who'd been recovering splendidly from a fall and mild pneumonia, suddenly takes a turn for the worse.
every single time this happens the next reporter should ask the same question. and then the next. and the next. he’s not going to cut off access. he craves attention too much for that. call his fucking bluff.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"
How is Texas AG Ken Paxton able to own a 5-bedroom, 3-story “modern luxury” Oklahoma lodge worth over $1.6 million on a $153K government salary? Asking for a friend who’s still waiting on that public servant lifestyle. 🤔
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.
Dear Trump: Canadians Help Fight American Wildfires All The Time The problem isn’t Canada. It’s climate change. www.huffpost.com/entry/canada...
The Trump Administration Blamed Canada For Wildfires… Here’s What IT Didn’t Mention
The problem isn’t Canada. It’s climate change.
huffpost.com
"Elvis" Has Ominous New Warning For Canada In Sunday Evening Threat Canada could face some form of penalty over smoke from the nation’s massive wildfires. Trump also withdrew (again) an offer for Canada to be part of his $$$ “board of peace” scam. www.aol.com/articles/tru...
The US National Debt has now crossed $40 trillion dollars. That's an increase of nearly $4 trillion since Trump took office. Remember those campaign promises about cutting spending? Remember how DOGE gutted education, highways, health care, and other areas? So, where is all that money going?
It guarantees further extortion; this is a continuous business model for criminals. Once they receive a payment, they know the tactic is effective. Guess what happens next?🤔 bsky.app/profile/bria...
Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social · 4d ago"I will never understand why these huge corporations refuse to acknowledge objective reality: paying Trump doesn’t buy you anything. All it does is teach him that you’re willing to pay, and next time, he’ll get you to pay more."
And the chances of another golden FIFA Peace Prize? Zip. Donald Trump, the US president, a close ally of Infantino’s, revealed he had not been consulted on Infantino’s plan to line his pockets. I guess he has never heard of Joshua Kushner either. www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...
Resign or we’ll vote to oust you: Europe’s threat to Infantino
The all-powerful UEFA has delivered a strong statement in opposition to the recent dealings of the FIFA president.
smh.com.au
"Nothing Moves the Needle." For me, this is one of the most successful attempts to explain what's happened to the fourth estate as Trump and his movement try to wreck it. The essay is long, but worth it for the way writer Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social redescribes the crisis in journalism.
Craig Unger@craigunger.bsky.social · 5d ago@noupside.bsky.social @jayrosen.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social The ground journalism was built to stand on stopped being solid under everyone at the same time. Find out why investigative reporting can't touch Trump the way Watergate touched Nixon! craigunger.substack.com/p/nothing-mo...
“the boss wants this money" from @wsj.com, a deep dive into the extortion operation run out of the White House gift link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising Operation
Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.
wsj.com
The President of the United States repeatedly lying about American citizens and trying to lock them up in a pathetic attempt to cover up a botched renovation of the Reflection Pool that wasted millions of taxpayer dollars should be a much bigger story in the news.
It has to be embarrassing to be MAGA after spending weeks blaming “vandals” for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage, only for the Trump administration to admit in court that it was caused by a “flawed installation” by the contractor.
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
Hopefully this episode marks the beginning of the end of Infantino’s reign at FIFA www.ft.com/content/5840...
Fifa abandons $20bn stake-sale plan after global backlash
Gianni Infantino says it was ‘clear’ project created divisions not in interest of organisation’s initial objective
ft.com
Gianni infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup to private equity and Kushner/Trump family after massive pushback. The plan would have increased his pay packet from £4.5m to £47m. Such people can't protect the game or supporters. Sack the FIFA board.
Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world
independent.co.uk
