A.P. Brown
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Front Range Colorado resident/ West Coast native, formerly ATL & PNW. Essayist, music critic, home baker, whiskey and barbecue enthusiast.
a reason that Stevens lost and other AIPAC candidates are losing despite the huge infusions of money is that Dem voters don't want to vote for a candidate who is funded by the same org who will immediately turn around and fund the Republicans
Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social · 6h agoAIPAC: "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November."
The direct line between what happened to Mamie Till Mobley after Emmett was killed and what’s happening to this woman now is becoming a circle. A dot, actually.
Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 1h agoChristine Wells Wonsley, the mother of Nolan Wells, has learned that the Mississippi Board of Nursing opened a professional misconduct investigation against her following an anonymous complaint, the family’s lawyer said. www.mississippifreepress.org/nolan-wells-...
"If you attack the Persians you will destroy a great empire."
Travis@someforeignfield.bsky.social · 5h agoThe US began this war by demanding Iran give up its ballistic missiles, and has instead given up its own (non-nuclear) ballistic missiles
what happens when you barely step on your pets tail?
"Hoskins and Brattin told reporters the books were inappropriate for young children and alleged that LGBTQ+ book readings are part of a larger effort to groom children. "'If this is not illegal, we want to file bills to ensure this is illegal in the future.’”
Missouri Republicans threaten to cut library funding over ‘rainbow story time’ event
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins says he intends to block state and federal funds from reaching Daniel Boone Regional Library after its Columbia branch read LGBTQ+ picture books aloud. One st...
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Hey.... like we said, age verification laws would be used as excuse to attack queer content, I just didn't expect it to be used this way, but hey more evidence for why you should be against it.
Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · last wk.The Missouri Attorney General is threatening librarians with arrest over an LGBTQ+ story hour for kids, suggesting that a picture book about gay dinosaur dads is "pornography." The Secretary of State says he'll pull funding if the event happens, citing the state's new age verification law.
“I pray my dick get big as the Eiffel Tower so I can fuck the world for 72 hours…”-ass statement.
Peter Gleick@petergleick.bsky.social · 2h agoElon Musk thinks he knows the price of some things but he understands the true value of nothing.
Was not expecting Katie Porter to respond to this challenge so directly www.instagram.com/p/DbqiSVCSbo_/
Katie Porter on Instagram: "🚨Under hyped book alert 🚨Terrific debut novel by new publishing house of Pod Save America/Crooked Media. Read Woodworking by Emily St. James. Excellent book club pick! ⭐️⭐️...
71 likes, 10 comments - katieporterturnsthepage on August 5, 2026: "🚨Under hyped book alert 🚨Terrific debut novel by new publishing house of Pod Save America/Crooked Media. Read Woodworking by Emily S...
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Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 2w agoKatie Porter spend all your time promoting woodworking by Emily st. James challenge 2027
all the truck virtually anyone will ever need (there's one around the corner and I want it very badly)
Bring a Trailer@bringatrailer.bsky.social · 2h ago38k-Kilometer 1995 Subaru Sambar Pickup 4WD 5-Speed at No Reserve
Heads up. Milei introduced his Thiel-aligned “Super RIGI bill” in an op-ed, “opening with “praise for the Dutch East India Company.” As noted by others, the Dutch East India Company was granted a “commercial monopoly, its own army, currency & legal system, & the power to declare war.” 7/31/26 … 1/
This is why I remain a fan of shame and stigma if directed up rather than down. Many people who want power are bad and they should see that people like them are excluded, isolated, and face consequence for being bad
If ever there was a better example that different people are taking very very different lessons from this political moment here you go
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h agoMax Miller on why he's staying in the race: "When we go back to 2015 and 2016, & people in the media looked at President Trump, & everyone came out with allegations. Dozens of women, dozens of crazy allegations, dozens of nasty criminal misconduct. And you know what he did? He stayed in the fight."
For the past five months the only refugees the USA has accepted are white South Africans fleeing equality & safety meanwhile they are disappearing or strapping ankle monitors on any Haitian they can get ahold of. It needs to be understood how thoroughly connected these two things are.
“every class where the final was something you studied for with flashcards” 😤
Jillian@nogoodwyfe.bsky.social · yesterdaysince they seem to think AI mostly replaces memorization and sorting based activities why are they not going on and on about how cooked STEM researchers are. every class where the final was something you studied for with flashcards. how is it always history & literature & creative arts
When living in Ohio with my caretaker, they made it nearly impossible to get it with their work schedule - demanding an in person interview during work hours. But simultaneously, I wasn’t eligible at all not being able to work. This resulted in neither getting it. Whic I believe was the point.
Ohio Capital Journal@ohiocapitaljournal.com · 21h agoMore than 1 million Ohioans are not getting essential safety-net benefits for which they're eligible, according to a new analysis by the Urban Institute ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/04/m...
Today on Phantom Island: @highkin.bsky.social joins me to discuss what Tom Dundon's history with the Carolina Hurricanes does (and doesn't) tell us about how things might play out with his new acquisition - the Portland Trail Blazers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
What does the future hold for the Portland Trail Blazers and Tom Dundon?
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A little update on, you know, that whole cancer thing: www.patreon.com/DavidAvallon...
Recovering | David Avallone
I shared this on Facebook... but I'm now strong enough to double-post on Patreon: always a sign that recovery is going well. I'm home. It w
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I was alive and well in 2007 while this man danced on Brittany Spears’ proverbial grave. Ive seen him tear down many a woman. I pray someone shows him more mercy than he has spent his entire career depriving others of.
Life & Style Weekly @lifeandstyleweekly.bsky.social · 8h agoPerez Hilton has been transported to a Florida hospital after a disturbing livestream in which he appeared to commit self-harm, per multiple reports.
Senator is actually one of the jobs where your views on foreign policy matter most and it's a genuinely incredible thing that the Democratic candidate for Michigan is someone who wants to end aid to Israel, Egypt and the UAE and not a mindless drone who wanted to give Netanyahu another $20B.
Taking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 5h agowe should hear MAHA out about this they might be onto something
Kelsey deserves. And while A’ja is bounds ahead defensively at least the stats look comparable. Worth remembering that A’ja and Kelsey were picks 1 and 2 of their draft class. #wnba
Deadria@deadria101.bsky.social · 4h agoJuly Players of the Month: Kelsey Mitchell A’ja Wilson
really fascinating OnPoint today about women's clothing sizes... 20 some years ago a student selected this for her final reporting/data project and did a good job... then several months later, the NYT did a story about it with a great interactive, though it was in Flash i believe and can't find.
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This is why no Dem should ever waste a breath on these people. They're all brain stem, zero critical thinking ability. Tens of millions of disenfranchised Progressive votes out there for the taking and the DNC is spending $10000000000 a year courting people with the minds of racist goldfish.
Raw Story@rawstory.com · 10h agoFamilies of sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are raising urgent concerns about deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has now spent nine months at sea and five consecutive months in combat operations.
My overdraft is only $2500, so I have never seen my account do this before, but sharing on the off chance that folx in a position to help might be more inclined to do so with evidence of how financial precarity is currently at a breaking point, despite my best efforts as a disabled trauma survivor!🙏🏾
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