When he was Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers (the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan) publicly took the position that "you can't have your privacy violated if you don't know your privacy is violated." Colbert had some fun with that: crooksandliars.com/cltv/2013/10...

Colbert Savages NSA And Rep. Mike Rogers In 'See No Evil' Segment

Colbert Savages NSA and Rep. Mike Rogers in 'See No Evil' Segment

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omg I found the picture ❤️

ECP@ecppdx.bsky.social · 20h ago

Years ago I coined the milleneuve, which is a unit to measure how horrible the sky color is based on Villeneuve films. Blade Runner 2049 is around 900mn. Today is around 250 I'd say. (It's a very scientific scale.)

NEW: Meta reviewed, approved, and ran more than 50 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads. They ran for nine months. Some were live this week. After WIRED asked about them, researchers found ~30 more

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.

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NEW: Trump is speaking today at a casino owned by a company battling lawsuits alleging its properties failed to stop the trafficking of a 9-year-old girl and other victims. The suits allege negligence and inadequate security. Our latest:

Trump to Speak at Casino Owned by Company Facing Lawsuit Alleging Failure to Prevent Trafficking of 9-Year-Old Girl

The ownership group is battling multiple lawsuits involving sex trafficking victims

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Deploying troops or armed federal agents to election sites is illegal under federal law. And voters have the right to vote free from fear and intimidation. Here is what you can do to protect your vote if federal agents show up at your polling place. bit.ly/4wpSGAH

Vote Safely in 2026

Sending troops or ICE officers to the polls is illegal. Here’s how you can protect your vote and your community’s voice, even if federal agents unlawfully show up.

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🧵🧵🧵 A scandal that hardly anyone knows happened is Trump giving traitor Michael Flynn $1.25 million in your tax money. Flynn, Trump’s 1st national security adviser, pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI but was pardoned by Trump. He sued, alleging "weaponization," and DOJ paid him in March. 1/4🧵

Justice Dept. Settles Flynn’s Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $1.25 Million (Gift Article)

The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.

nytimes.com

UK artist @aledthompson.bsky.social is doing a really fun series of birbs and they did a magpie for me, so I embroidered it for my sister! I did add a little length to the tail from the original, but I love how it turned out!

This feels like a huge story that I suspect will just be another story everyone breezes past because everything is a huge story But also, holy shit

Justin Ling@justinling.ca · yesterday

Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...

This will get a fraction of the attention that Zohran Mamdani got for calling Netanyahu a war criminal.

Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · yesterday

Depicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother’s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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New in PN: Moderate Democrats have a choice to make "They can spend the next three months reinforcing Republican messaging about their party & making it less likely Dems take power. Or they can put the 'battle for the soul of the party' off for a while and do what they can to help their party win."

Moderate Democrats have a choice to make

Do they want to help their party win, or do they want to whine about the left?

publicnotice.co

Legacy media vs pro-democracy media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket today. demdock.com/4w6emld

I missed this the other day. "The ending of the tours comes after a volunteer tour guide was featured in a New York Times article detailing President Trump’s gutting of the iconic cultural institution." I hate him so much. He fills me with bile. It cannot be good for me.

f the new york times@fnyt.bsky.social · 2d ago

Retribution is a hell of a drug (07/30/2026) f the nyt

Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...

What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?

Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.

thebulwark.com

the mets have traded francisco lindor and juan soto to the savannah bananas for their #11 prospect

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration’s ban on nonpartisan groups helping newly naturalized U.S. citizens register to vote — finding the ban was likely driven by intentional discrimination against new citizens www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Court blocks Trump ban on voter registration help for new citizens, finding likely intentional discrimination

Senior Trump administration officials have repeatedly portrayed immigrants' political participation as an electoral threat.

democracydocket.com

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

"It's about protecting women's sports which, by the way, I hate more than anything in the world."

Sonicscrewdriv4@sonicscrewdriv4.bsky.social · 2d ago

What sort of delusional BS is this??? www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...

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

RFK Jr. Cooking Show Features Easy Weeknight Meals Using Ingredients Already In Own Body https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-cooking-show-features-easy-weeknight-meals-using-ingredients-already-in-own-body/

@nbcnews.com featured me in its "Great Americans" series. The story reflects my passion for broadening Americans' perspectives through travel. As we celebrate our nation's 250th, one of the best ways to appreciate America is to understand the world beyond it.  www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...

Great Americans: A conversation with travel writer Rick Steves

Tom Llamas has the story of Rick Steves, who has inspired millions of Americans to travel abroad which he says makes America a better country.

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This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.

Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic

The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.

axios.com

So basically an adversary could attack any blue state and Trump wont care because he doesn't see himself as the President of the "United States" Without a doubt the most worst president we've ever had. Anti-republic, anti-democratic, anti-constitutional just devoid of basic dignity

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota."

This is a great way to build a pattern collection with a free design every month! If you love blackwork or are interested in starting, this is a great way to do it! Highly recommended! #embroidery

Peppermint Purple@peppermintpurple.bsky.social · 5d ago

Want Discounted Charts and early access to desifns and free Stitch-A-Long files? Join the club - this is my version of a Patreon and can be your stitching treat for less than the price of a coffee per month ! https://peppermintpurple.com/pages/join-the-club #craftsky #crossstitch #blackwork

Humanitarian assistance cuts aren’t abstract. They mean fewer vaccines, less food, and many more preventable deaths. Americans have a moral responsibility to help people less fortunate than ourselves, especially since we only spend 0.24% of gross national income on humanitarian aid.

Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)

A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

nytimes.com

“The world's richest man is also one of the world's most vociferous and vocal bigots," says Chris Hayes.

Musk to pour millions into GOP races as his extremist posts draw new scrutiny

YouTube video by MS NOW

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The crucial information here isn't about Blanche, who will continue on as Acting. It's that Trump REALLY REALLY REFUSES to commit to abolishing the January 6 Slush Fund or to giving up any part of his above-the-law get-out-of-audits-free card. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

Trump Says He May Drop Blanche’s Attorney General Nomination, for Now

President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two holdout Republicans, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.

nytimes.com

Six congressmen bought between $83,000 to $245,000 in SpaceX stock just before its IPO: -Jared Moskowitz -Gil Cisneros -Dan Meuser -John McGuire -William Timmons -John James Five serve on committees whose work impacts SpaceX's business. We must ban members of Congress from trading stock.