The Republican "solution" for Social Security is an unaccountable commission that rubber stamps benefit cuts like increasing the retirement age. Hell no! @wyden.senate.gov

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YAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! GET THE BLACK VOTE OUT!!!

Donavan McKinney Defeats Shri Thanedar In Michigan Primary

McKinney’s win is another victory for the progressive insurgency toppling incumbent Democratic lawmakers.

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The United States Treasury: An ATM for the Rich and Powerful

Data centers don't make OUR lives better. What magagop plans or acts do? Put datacenters in gated communities, on tech bros' campuses, not on farm or public land, near poor people, or tiny municipalities. Enough w tech bro domination www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c... #v4v #dv1 #usDemocracy

Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution (Gift Article)

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Last year’s Republican budget megabill is devastating rural Virginia. Twelve clinics and hospital services have closed since it passed all in rural communities that can least afford to lose care. This is what happens when your rural health care is gutted to fund tax cuts for billionaires.

…We need to win this Senate seat, because Elissa Slotkin deserves a partner like Abdul in the U.S. Senate.”

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…

Good for her. Good for the party and good for her longterm career too.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 5h ago

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…

Congratulations to Donavan McKinney on winning his congressional primary, unseating a millionaire AIPAC stooge! Donavan is a former union member fighting to get money out of politics, a green new deal, and union jobs. @donavanmckinney.bsky.social @detroitdsa.bsky.social

the vibes are rancid

The primary is over I congratulate El-Sayad Now is TIME only 90 days out ... Michigan, UNITE PLEASE MICHIGAN, YOU ARE SO IMPORTANT So unify ..BEAT MIKE ROGERS... This won't be easy But please FOCUS on ISSUES THAT UNITE

Donald Trump used up all of our long-range missiles to drive up our gas prices. What a genius!

Democrats are consolidating as predicted. Excellent. Whitmer, Stevens, McMorrow and even Schumer rally behind Abdul El Sayed. He can and will beat Rogers who is weak and tied to an unpopular Trump and GOP. All gas.

Democrats have legislation that will make Social Security solvent for as far as the actuarial eye can see without cutting benefits. Where's the Republican proposal? It doesn't exist. - @whitehouse.senate.gov

⚠️ Democrats in array: Schumer, Gillibrand, and Whitmer coalesce behind El-Sayed

“The president is fighting a fraud crisis.” Is this the same president who demanded IRS immunity and whose Capital One accounts were closed because of money laundering?

She stumbled. She got back up. She finished. At 80 years old, Natalie Grabow became the oldest woman to finish the Ironman World Championship. Some victories aren’t about finishing first. They’re about refusing to quit. 💜 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance

...this isn’t really about Trump or Blanche, who are, let’s be honest, behaving in predictable ways. The more telling thing to watch here are the impotent Republican senators who naively believe they have actually done their jobs. www.notus.org/perspectives...

What Is Wrong With the Republicans Who Said Yes to Blanche?

It might be about as useful as a screen door on a submarine, but acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally rescinded the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” which was a prerequisite for wi...

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Every elected Republican is now a Max Miller Republican. Hang that around their necks every damn day.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

Three years ago, the Biden White House attacked me for saying "Democrats should be fighting on every possible front — filing a flurry of lawsuits and exerting public pressure through the media." "The president's team wants to be more selective in picking legal fights." I feel sadly vindicated.

www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/w... The reality is that #Trump started an unnecessary war in which now #Iran can determine the ending of the war! It won’t be a smooth ending by no means and will probably have long lasting effects and just another country that will seek revenge years to come. #Blues

Live updates: Gulf official says 50-50 chance of Iran-Oman deal on Strait of Hormuz by Friday | CNN

President Donald Trump had said the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened “very soon” or Iran would be “hit very hard.” Follow for live updates.

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The Reflecting Pool saga is a perfect diorama of how right-wing media turns Trump’s fantasies into public reality, and then tries to quietly conceal the wreckage once the facts catch up.

Jeanine Pirro's Reflecting Pool reckoning

The former Fox News star couldn't sustain Trump's fantasy. Her downfall is classic MAGA tale

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Air quality. I grew up in the Los Angeles basin in the 70s and 80s and remember having to stay inside because the smog was so bad - Stage 2 smog alerts, they were called. Apparently they haven't had one of those since 1988. Haven't had a stage one smog alert since 2003.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08... Todd Blanche should never be confirmed. Repost #Blues #BluesResist #BSC1

Trump Live Updates: Blanche’s Confirmation Faces New Opposition

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here's today's post: "Max Miller fucking sucks. Republicans don’t care" — because they fucking suck, too. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

Max Miller fucking sucks. Republicans don’t care.

because they fucking suck, too.

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in 2016 Elon Musk said he would build a fully automated factory in Fremont, California for the upcoming Model 3 and he then spent on the order of $2 billion on production lines that didn't work, forcing Tesla to assemble cars by hand in a tent but sure, now he's gonna do it on the moon

The $30 million AIPAC wasted in Michigan, wasted trying to help Haley Stevens, could have been used to fully fund and deliver 6 million malaria nets to sub-Saharan Africa. Or, it could have fully paid for universal free school breakfasts in Mississippi, America's poorest state.

apnews.com/article/mili... Absolutely disgusting. #AbolishIce #Blues #BluesResist

AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.

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Halfway through the week, furriends. 🐾 I got my paw out if you need a little extra support to hold onto. You don’t have to carry everything by yourself. If today feels heavy, just know you’re not alone. I’ll be right here cheering you on every step of the way. ❤️ #corgi #corgicrew #dogsofbluesky