When a news outlet claims to have the "inside" story and its report makes a certain person look good, you can guess who served as an anonymous source. I'd wager it was Jeanine Pirro – or one of her aides, in order to give Pirro deniability.

Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro (Gift Article)

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.

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Republican voters in western NC gave us Madison Cawthorn and then replaced him with Chuck Edwards. Obviously character and decency isn’t something that matters very much to them.

Racism will never bring down the cost of groceries or gas.

All the people trump kills everyday are not ever coming back. When does it end?? Why did Republicans vote for him after he killed a million with covid. Now here we go again. Why do Republicans kill so many people?

So much this

You can never just move on from this, even after he's gone. Without punishment and ostracism for everyone who has participated in his crime spree over the last 18 months you can forget it- we're all just treading water until the next tyrant

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterday

“.. Trump has leveraged his control of the federal government to instead escape the scrutiny that every other modern president, not to mention every other regular taxpayer, has been subject to.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...

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.'"

Every wonder why a super processed food product is cheaper per unit than fresh fruit and veggies in many stores? Have you also noticed the amount of grossly unhealthy people are around? Coincidence? I used to be one of the grossly unhealthy people. It is a long journey, not a quick fix.

Susan Collins is the Queen of the Meaningless Vote.

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 21h ago

Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.

It ended the way we knew it would. So why the charade? Cornyn & Tillis tanking Blanche, a MAGA nominee, would mean being blacklisted from K Street. Staging a delay let them pretend to have principles, while ultimately falling in line to protect their lucrative future lobbying careers.💸 #Blues

Three of the most unpleasant looking mutants you've ever seen in your life: You wouldn't want a doctor in charge, would you?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h 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 a Juvenile Gouldian finch it takes about 5 to 8 weeks to complete its physical color transition during the juvenile molt. The entire color change process typically starts around 3 to 4 months of age. Live in grasslands and open savanna's of Northern Australia

Bearded reedling 15cm They live in temperate regions of Europe and Asia, their diet shifts from insects in the summer to reed seeds in the winter. Males have a blue-grey head with a striking black "moustache" and bright orange-brown body. Females are a simpler buff-brown without moustache.

GM #BlueSky #Blues #ProudBlue #DV1 #DOOR #GTS ☕️🌞💙☮️🐺 📋Plan📋 ✅ Drink coffee ✅ Spread positivity ✅ Pretend we know what's going on ✅ Repeat as necessary Find hope in the chaos, laugh at the nonsense, and have enough coffee to fake adulthood for another day. #MindYourWile Smile😁 Laugh😂 Love❤️ Live🤪

Politics feels corrupt because it is. Billionaire mega-donors aren’t just buying yachts and jets — they’re buying power, and they’re using that power to rig our political system. jamestalarico.com/issue/corrup...

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

10/ Michigan decides whether Democrats take back the Senate, so this seat is worth a fortune to them. Your job is simple. Do not fall for the fake outrage. Check who is paying for what you see. Keep talking to Stevens voters. Stay sharp, stay loud, and stay together.

9/ Do not buy the spin that El-Sayed is the easy opponent Republicans wanted to face. Their own leaked memos, reported by Ken Klippenstein, call this kind of populist “uniquely dangerous” in a general election. Watch what they do with their money, not what they say on cable.

1/ 🧵 The most expensive Dem. Senate primary in US history just ended. El-Sayed won anyway, outspent 11 to 1. The billionaires who lost tonight aren’t done. They’re about to switch sides & fund Mike Rogers instead. Here’s the playbook they’re about to run. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

10/ When you know the play, it loses its power. A discouragement ad only works on people who do not see it coming. So talk to the Stevens voters in your life, name the trick out loud, and encourage them to show up & vote for AES. Watch the money, not the message they paid to put on your screen.

9/ Here is the move for Abdul El-Sayed, and he is sharp enough to see it. Go find Haley Stevens voters now, before the ads & other nudges hit. Tell them plainly. You are about to see posts pushing you to stay home or back Rogers, from the same billionaires who spent $54 million to defeat AES.

The establishment is terrified of social democrats, Mamdani has proven things can be better.

credit where its due, very classy statement obviously meant to bring her supporters over

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…

On the campaign trail Trump said he would never let anyone touch Medicare. On 01.01.2027 the subsidy program for Medicare Part D that helps keep Rx prices down is set to expire. #RepublicanMedicareCuts can be reversed, but we must win the House and Senate. We have 91 days LFG!!

☁️ Yesterday evening, a giant hole suddenly opened in the clouds over Mount Hood, Oregon. Known as a Fallstreak Hole, this rare phenomenon forms when supercooled cloud droplets freeze into ice crystals, leaving behind a dramatic circular opening in the sky.

Trump is screwing Seniors! If you are over 65 voting for Trump is a statement that your health no longer matters to you as your medication will skyrocket in price. #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance #RisingBlue

LA Times: Trump finds a new way to screw Medicare members — hiking their drug bills. Mehmet Oz is canceling the Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration, potentially doubling monthly drug costs for 11 million seniors. I'm now one of those seniors! 😠 #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

A monstrous waste of money.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 13h ago

Unfathomable

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When I was in Canada, I saw this Mexicaanse roodmus - House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), adult male; what a beauty 😊 #VancouverIsland #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching