Gary Longsine 📱
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Liberal science is how we discover what's true, and what's not. Information security *is* national security. Free Birdseed podcast, for people who make software. InfoSec NatSec
"You are ... continuing to adopt the president's distorted and inaccurate illusion" about Jan. 6 + the 2020 election, Blumenthal scolded St. John, who sat silently. "It indicates a lack of independence," he says. "I think that lack of independence is disqualifying for you to be a judge."
And right on time, another Trump court pick -- Anna St. John, up for a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit -- will only say Biden was "certified" president in 2020. Blumenthal: Was the Capitol attacked on Jan. 6? St. John: "I want to be very careful with my language...."
As we speak, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yelling at Trump's asst AG nominee D. Adam Candeub for repeatedly refusing to say if Joe Biden won the 2020 election. "You are showing cowardice," shouts Booker. "That's the Q, are you gonna choose truth or Trump?"
In April, for ex, Demand Justice lashed 3 Dems on the judiciary panel who voted to advance S.C. district judge nominee Sheria Clarke despite her refusal to say Biden won in 2020 or that the U.S. Capitol was attacked on Jan. 6, 2021. Those 3 Dems: Dick Durbin Sheldon Whitehouse Chris Coons
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...
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“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
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"MAGA Warrior" Who Says LGBTQ People Aren't Human Wins Missouri US House Primary With Trump's Backing - Joe.My.God.
Politico reports: Marine veteran and GOP state Sen. Rick Brattin will take on Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in Missouri’s newly-gerrymandered 5th District, making him a likely new member of Congress...
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Dehumanizing us isn't anything new: but the baseline was that we're sick, mentally ill, and need to be cured. Their new shift is that we're not even human. The first you would try to "fix," the second you would eradicate, like an infestation. www.joemygod.com/2026/08/maga...htt
"MAGA Warrior" Who Says LGBTQ People Aren't Human Wins Missouri US House Primary With Trump's Backing - Joe.My.God.
Politico reports: Marine veteran and GOP state Sen. Rick Brattin will take on Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in Missouri’s newly-gerrymandered 5th District, making him a likely new member of Congress...
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#MusicHistory On this day 1966, The Beatles released their groundbreaking 7th album, Revolver, one of the most inventive, influential & endlessly fascinating albums ever recorded. The unforgettable cover was created by Klaus Voormann, who combined line drawings with photographic images of the band.
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders. Aluminum is an ADJUVANT. It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine. That’s it.
GOOD NEWS! A new cancer treatment has demonstrated unprecedented results in a large trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors.
“In the most serious case, an agent powered by Mythos tried to insert malicious code into an open-source software project on GitHub, a platform used by software developers, having decided that it would help the model pass the evaluation.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to trick developers
AI Security Institute says models by OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk
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Loved getting to join @anamariecox.com & @mike-eagle.bsky.social for this conversation on @pastduepodcast.com! So appreciated getting to talk about freelancing, multiple jobs, and myths of “hard work,” ambition, & worthiness, and appreciate them centering all kinds of discussions like this.
What If Working Harder Was Never Actually the Answer? with Rainesford Stauffer
Podcast Episode · Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle · July 22 · 55m
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“Aaron F. Farinacci, of Spokane, was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, the biggest of three blazes that have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.”
You won't regret clicking on this beautifully told story by @lsommer.bsky.social about the Pacific Ocean and how the Trump regime is opening some marine monuments to commercial fishing.
These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections
The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, spar...
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Geostationary orbit will be abandoned for Low Earth Orbit .... 🧪 🔭
Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink
EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.
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Eric Trump has spent four years insisting Capital One owed his family an explanation. He finally got one. It's not going great. 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/twelve-day...
Twelve Days Before Trump’s Bank Cut Him Off, Somebody Wrote A Memo
Capital One hasn’t released it. The Trumps’ own lawyers described it in a filing nobody read. Plus 25 states in court over the tariffs, and the nurse ICE picked the wrong fight with.
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Interesting passage in the mea culpa on antisemitism from Tory council candidate at centre of selection row, supporting the view - fiercely denied by most on left at the time - that Corbyn was a magnet drawing antisemitic cranks into Labour.
🟧 Warning: structural ash can contain unknown chemicals and toxic substances from synthetic building materials and household contents. The most significant exposure route is generally inhalation of resuspended dust through routine & cleanup activities. Use safety guidelines for PPE as is possible.
Michael Patmas, MD@drpatmas.bsky.social · 22h agoLESSONS FROM LAHAINA open.substack.com/pub/exposed/...
Ron’s not wrong, and yet it seems also to be true that the current organizing principle of the Republican Party is that the secrets of a dead pedophile must be protected at all costs.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h agoIt was over for Max Miller politically when he said his wife couldn’t have been abused because she offered to make him dinner 6 days later. He may not have known it when he said it, but that was the end. You have to be a sick bastard to come up with that as your defense.
Give Ukraine what they need to win. We promised we’d defend them. We’re breaking that promise. Stand with #Ukraine! 🙏🏻🇺🇦🫶
Tetїana@tpspindel.bsky.social · 13h agoIf you wonder why Ukraine keeps asking for Patriot missiles, this is why. 14 people were killed and 22 injured in russian ballistic missile strikes on the Kyiv region this night. Air defense saves lives, but only if it has missiles to fire.
“I recently had a mind altering experience with a gorilla. Her name is Koko.” — Robin Williams youtube.com/shorts/KaCnb...
A Gorilla Who Learned To Sign, Helping Us Understand More About Animals | Koko the Gorilla
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Imagine you run for office, then the president who is still popular in your party picks your opponent so you throw in the towel. You go home and decide: well, at least I can relax now. You stop worrying about all the bullshit. And then election night comes around and it turns out you're the nominee.
