Demand Justice has been all over this problem. "At a time when Trump intends to interfere with the midterm election and pay out taxpayer money to rioters, the Senate cannot and must not enable these attacks on democracy by supporting a single loyalist judge," says its chief, Josh Orton.

Murphy also tore into Trump's court picks “playing this game” where they avoid telling the truth about J6/the 2020 election to get a plum court seat. "You traded a piece of your soul to occupy this seat. You will tell yourself that it was a small price, but the cost will be your credibility.” 🔥

Here's a copy of the letter that went out today from these former J6 prosecutors to all senators: big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files...

“This is not a problem of perspective or political persuasion. It is a fundamental question of competence," former asst U.S. attorney Sean Murphy said today on Cap Hill. Murphy is one of 12 former fed prosecutors who wrote to senators today, raising red flags about how dangerous these nominees are.

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

holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!

When he was Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers (the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan) publicly took the position that "you can't have your privacy violated if you don't know your privacy is violated." Colbert had some fun with that: crooksandliars.com/cltv/2013/10...

Colbert Savages NSA And Rep. Mike Rogers In 'See No Evil' Segment

Colbert Savages NSA and Rep. Mike Rogers in 'See No Evil' Segment

crooksandliars.com

BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.

I'd love to hear why my book White Flight -- which won prizes from the Southern Historical Association and the American Political Science Association -- was deemed not good enough for students at Texas A&M.

King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 17h ago

Only a matter of time before Texas forces @kevinmkruse.bsky.social to drink hemlock. www.aclutx.org/press-releas...

jesusfuckingchrist

Oregon senators warn prediction markets allowing betting on wildfires could incentivize arson

A public report urges the CFTC to ban prediction market contracts on destructive wildfires, raising concerns over public safety and potential arson.

kptv.com

The Survivors’ Truth Commission meets today, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. MDT to present its interim report and walk through its mission investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/08/04/e...

Epstein Truth Commission to present interim report Wednesday - New Mexico Political Report

By Kevin Hendricks The Survivors’ Truth Commission — formally the House Special Investigatory Committee — meets Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. in State Capitol Room 307 to present an interim report and ...

nmpoliticalreport.com

Keeping people constantly deployed has a mounting cost. www.ms.now/news/conditi...

Moldy showers and no soap: Military families are outraged by conditions on USS Lincoln

The aircraft carrier's long deployment in the Iran war is raising concerns that the sailors and Marines on board are facing poor conditions, low supplies and fatigue.

ms.now

this should go over well i the general

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

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

🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇

I’m telling you this as a political scientist. The person who is electable is the one who is elected. This can and does change over time. Any and all speculation about “electability” is either puffery or anxiety and is often both.

Julia Azari@juliaazari.bsky.social · 16h ago

One way to be safe is to never write an electability take

This just in: more than four thousand sexual assault lawsuits.

Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’

The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.

nytimes.com

Springtime was Eric Swallwell and Tony Gonzalez, and Congress seems to have an inexhaustible supply of abusers.

And of course to hear about Todd Blanche is to hear about Jeffrey Epstein and all the ways the Trump Administration is dancing around Trump's long association with the serial rapist/trafficker.

It's demoralizing living in a nonstop Abuse-a-thon: we've had to learn the sordid details of so many men's abhorrent behavior; I mean this summer has been Graham Platner, Andrew Tate, Jared Leto, Max Miller, plus the horrific L.A. rape-murder of the child by the rapper, to name a few lowlights.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds.

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 · 15h ago

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

Johnson's brain is gone gone

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h ago

Ron Johnson: "All these sports team fell into line, didn't use their brains like Aaron Rodgers did, they forced their players to get injected. Some of those players are grievously injured. They dropped unconscious on the field of play."

Coda: www.offmessage.net/p/27-thought...

Brian Beutler@brianbeutler.bsky.social · 5h ago

Twenty-seven thoughts on the Michigan race, and the unofficial end of a brutal primary season. www.offmessage.net/p/27-thought...

I wrote up Whaley's race and my thoughts on her primary opponent's transphobic bag of tricks. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

Michigan's election dispute reveals how name-change laws are weaponized against trans people | Xtra Magazine

Efforts to list a Michigan statehouse candidate's deadname—from within her own party—reveal the indignities baked into ID systems

xtramagazine.com

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 7h ago

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

This is the way. This is ALSO what "Vote blue no matter who" means.

Big "Barack HUSSEIN Obama" energy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

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…

This is how it's done. Fight it out in the primary, and then link arms to defeat the common enemy in the general. Great demonstration of post-primary leadership from @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social.

Here's what we learned from the DOJ monitors here in Michigan yesterday: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

The Trump administration sent federal monitors to the Michigan primary. Here’s how it went.

Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities.

votebeat.org