Gonna go out on a limb here and say racist cranks who write for extremist white nationalist websites like VDARE should not, in fact, be confirmed to top roles in the Department of Justice.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know

This is what MAGAts just can’t comprehend. Normal Americans are tired of this shallow prejudice and ignorance. We want our country’s ignorance and hatred eliminated. El-Sayed is the beginning of the road to democracy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h ago

El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"

Trust me, I know from experience as do many other veterans, just putting on a military uniform does not imbue intelligence. It's still the man or the woman wearing the uniform who has the integrity, and the intelligence to differentiate between good and evil. Or not.

Very gracious and classy announcement.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 8h 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…

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

Agree With DL Hughley.......

I am not embarrassed or apologetic for myself and all Americans who want to help & be close partners with our Canadian neighbors, and who just want to see that worthless, infantile pedophile in a casket in the ground. Not someday, but by sundown.

Lorna Suzuki@authorlsuzuki.bsky.social · yesterday

Thank you to Mexico & Australia for sending your fire fighters to aid us when our closest physical ally threatens to fine or tariff Canada even as smoke from Washington & Oregon blow into BC. We send fire crews & our Super Soaker water bombers when the USA is on fire. TACO issues threats. Sad...

This is both holarious and illuminating, an actual real-world look at AI in action. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

These Employees Like Their A.I. Boss. Its Shop Is Kind of a Disaster.

A new study of a bot running a first-of-its-kind San Francisco store finds it is really friendly, but not very smart.

nytimes.com

Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...

Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet

Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.

nytimes.com

Not much of a loss.

Miaganga@miaganga.bsky.social · yesterday

Your astonishing artifact for the week is a crystal clear quartz tool found at a Neanderthal site in France. 🏺🧪

Rock crystal scraper: 45,000-year-old Neanderthal tool that shows they had an 'eye for beauty of form and color'

A chance find of rare rock crystal tools a century ago paved the way for a better understanding of Neanderthals today.

livescience.com

🧪 Absolutely fascinating! So many questions: Does it also reproduce? Philosophically, other than its physical characteristics would the new "child" really be the same, with its old memories & experiences, or a new creature? Would it ultimately dominate the world? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘When you kill it, it doesn’t die’: the jellyfish that has cracked the secret of immortality

Turritopsis dohrnii has the ability to turn back into a baby jellyfish and grow up all over again

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Anything to stop and/or disrupt the pure insanity of this stupid border "wall", an infantile money pit that loser GOPers have drained, for no plausible reason. School children can show how ineffectual it is, & the destruction of environment is criminal. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Crews building Trump border wall in drought-hit New Mexico ordered to stop drilling wells

Residents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearby

theguardian.com

This is the sad truth. It is going to take years of elbow grease & hard scrubbing to remove the stain that is the current #GOP. The trump cultism is now embedded so deeply into the #Republican Party that it is irreparably harmed. We need an intelligent conservative party just as political balance.

Biggie@biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Should be reposted every month....Speak Truth....

"The fire, which started in the Nine Mile Falls area before jumping the Spokane River and advancing through homes and property has grown to 4,318 acres, giving it the largest footprint of the trio of fires that make up the Spokane Fires Complex." www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

Wildfire burns Knothead trails as it moves into Little Spokane River Natural Area

The Knothead Loop trail area is burning Monday morning above the Little Spokane River Natural Area as the Autumn Lane fire made a run overnight.

spokesman.com

CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)

What a surprise. Every sycophantic, infantile, ass-kissing #Republican must be kicked out of office in November. Every one of them, everywhere. There are no decent members of the #GOP, no-one with ethics or integrity. Let them all be a "Mitch". www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...

Trump Live Updates: Blanche Wins Over G.O.P. Holdouts; Iran Denies Direct U.S.-Iran Talks (Gift Article)

nytimes.com

Amazing story, the book will be great reading. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

The August Coup by Robert Service review – the drink-soaked collapse of the Soviet Union

This brilliant account of attempts by the old guard to take back control captures the ludicrousness of it all beautifully

theguardian.com

Of course Amazon Prime just happens to say this is "unavailable", I wonder why. Unions need to shed their mob history & influence, & workers need to wake up everywhere & "union up"! If not, we'll just succumb further under capitalism's evil thumb. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement

John Sayles’s 1987 film, which dramatizes a 1920 labor conflict, shows how class solidarity can overcome prejudice

theguardian.com

This guy was brave & did everything right, especially the training. I only fear there will be others who now will be "wannabe's", w/o the training. I wish there were no handguns in this country, if only all gun owners were as responsible as he is. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Man who returned fire at In-N-Out gunman had done firearm training after 2021 mass shooting

Police credited Jordan Salinas with limiting number of victims in attack on restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho

theguardian.com

This is very well-said, one of the best comments I've ever seen. Everyone should paste this to their desktop, and every law enforcement location should have it in their training and posted on every wall...drilled into every LE person's head repeatedly.

Citizen Techie@bluecitizentechie.bsky.social · 2d ago

Police work is easy only in a police state.

You cannot debase these sick, stupid #Republicans more than they will debase themselves, just for their moment in the sun, what they crave in their empty lives is attention and power. That's why he's a domestic abuser, always will be. A stupid, worthless bastard.

Trump's 'Noble' Peace Prize@laboomer68.bsky.social · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller not dropping out after domestic abuse allegations. Miller's former father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, blasted him as a "danger." www.axios.com/2026/08/02/m...

I just had to share it...

The genocidal criminal Netanyahu was a far-right ignorant threat to the world for at least 40 years. I remember when he re-emerged in corrupt Israeli politics back then, & I thought this will not end well for the Mideast, the US, or the world. He should be on trial, hopefully convicted, of genocide.

Voice4Justice@voices4justice.bsky.social · 3d ago

The callousness, detachment, lack of empathy and absence of conscience he showed toward a young woman whose heart had been shattered are the same qualities he has displayed toward bereaved parents and the families of hostages since October 7.”

Wonderful concept put into action! And a fascinatingly wonderful young lady making it happen...look at the faces & lit-up eyes of those kids!

Dashingclaire@dashingclaire.bsky.social · 4d ago

The magical #book trolley #Baltimore 📚💙 ✏️🖤

Bernie Sanders on Fetterman: "He's way out of touch with the people of America"

This is an administration willing to inflict real harm on ordinary people to protect its own power….

The man endorsed by Sarah Huckabeast in this video is Arkansas state Rep. Austin McCollum. McCollum was arrested today on charges of aggravated assault against a family or household member, first-degree false imprisonment, and third-degree domestic battery. www.nwaonline.com/news/2026/au...

TACO trumpy...yet again. Surprise. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Trump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from Tehran

President claims delay is ‘subject to being able to rapidly make a deal’ as intervention by Saudi crown prince is revealed and Iran warns neighbours

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