Absolutely fascinating framing here. There's never gonna be anyone who did it like Rupert Murdoch ever again

Miles Klee 🦉@milesklee.bsky.social · 1h ago

folks the California Post has done it again

No one should criticize me, however bad my takes, or else I'll become right wing and the Athletic and the NYT will write about what an oppressed hero I am.

I've had three colonoscopies now, and they caught stuff before anything turned to full cancer. The prep isn't fun, but the procedure is under general anesthesia and painless. If you're of age, get it done!

Jessica Luther@jessicawluther.com · 19h ago

Well, I am of colonoscopy age now and I got my first-ever one yesterday. The prep wasn't fun but not as awful as I'd imagined. My appt was at 6am on Monday, I was home just after 7am. There's no recovery except catching up on the sleep you missed. So, if you need a nudge to get yours, this is it!

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…

New "white genocide in South Africa" just dropped

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 7h ago

Literally indistinguishable from The Onion.

It’s true, in the past I would have had multiple editors in my inbox asking me to write about the Cunningham stuff. I haven’t gotten a single assignment request. Trans writers used to be tokenized to write about these things but now that the topic is “mainstream,” those bylines go elsewhere.

Sydney Bauer@sydney-bauer.com · 22h ago

I need people to understand that for the last half decade that there’s been an ecosystem of trans folks in sports media who have worked unpaid to serve as experts for context, sources and educators on what it’s like for trans athletes, in hopes of potential bylines and contacts. That’s dried up.

If we’re going to keep Michigan’s Senate seat blue, the Democratic Party needs to embrace El-Sayed. In the coming months, he needs endorsements from Obama, Biden, Harris, Whitmer, even Schumer. Find common ground. It’s all hands on deck.

It Wasn’t a Blowout, but El-Sayed Won. Get Behind Him, Democrats.

It’s an earthquake to have Bernie Sanders’s candidate defeat Gretchen Whitmer’s candidate in Michigan. But the real goal is to keep Donald Trump’s candidate from winning this seat.

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Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party's progressive wing in a battleground state. bit.ly/4wHDgbm

Breaking News: The progressive Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, a victory for the left in a crucial state.

Michigan Election Results Live Updates: Abdul El-Sayed Wins Democratic Senate Primary

Dr. El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, narrowly defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a bitter campaign dominated by the politics of Israel.

nyti.ms

Supporters of Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow, join us to defeat Mike Rogers and the Trump agenda!

Whenever you read a hot take from Politico that casts Dems in an unflattering light, remind yourself that the owner asked the executives to pray for Donald Trump’s reelection. It’s propaganda.

We're just going to keep doing 2020 again until all the wrong stuff is true: defector.com/were-just-go...

We're Just Going To Keep Doing 2020 Again Until All The Wrong Stuff Is True | Defector

In a bunch of ways, there is no real percentage in remembering what things were actually like during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond all the uncertainty and suffering and death,…

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side note: it is such a tell that transphobes insist on using “trans” as a freestanding noun so they don’t have to say the word “people” alongside it

i should add- breaking the collarbone of a baby who is the granddaughter of a REPUBLICAN US SENATOR is not a bridge too far for republicans. max miller is the villain in this story but bernie moreno looks like a feckless loser, allowing his party to carry on this way. what a pathetic bunch.

This is kindergarten logic. “We like it when it our athletes take a stand for a good cause, yet we don’t like it when they’re bigots or crackpots?” Uh, yes?

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 8h ago

Aaron Rodgers spoke out about Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sophie Cunningham spoke out about transgender athletes. Caitlin Clark chose not to weigh in. Three different approaches, one common result: criticism. Steve Buckley on how athletes can't win on social media: nyti.ms/3Sa9A7D

Republicans HATE when voters vote.

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 6h ago

MAGA’s rage over “radical” Democrats went into overdrive after Abdul El-Sayed won the most expensive Democratic primary in history.

El-Sayed: People shouldn't starve to death or die from lack of access to health care. GOP, media: He's a far Left radical Muslim gay commie trans Marxist DEI CRT terrorist who probably watches women's sports, eats vegetables, and has EMPATHY for people.

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 6h ago

The NRSC makes it clear how they will attack Abdul El-Sayed, calling him by his full name "Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed" and tying him to Hasan Piker. #MISen

Follow live results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/283906

The math isn't hard, folks, it's like third grade story problem level. Then again, that's asking a lot in this country.

God@thegodshow.com · yesterday

Republican Senators are voting to confirm Trump’s lawyer to be AG when it just came out that Capital One shut down Trump’s accounts under suspicion of money laundering and Trump wants exemption from being investigated for tax fraud. THESE PEOPLE ARE CRIMINALS.

Republicans: "Listen. Sure, he broke a toddler's collar bone and did other domestic violence, but pointing that out is just a Demoncrat distraction from President Trump's brilliant thousand-year Reich. TDS is much worse than rape, pedophile, murder, treason. We cannot lose a House seat."

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds.

The shoddy thinking behind this piece is embarrassing and makes zero differentiation between athletes taking a stand for equality and inclusion vs bigotry. Plus, it lumps MAGA and TERFs with Civil Rights icons. This is lazy, ignorant, and morally reprehensible from my ex-employer.

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 8h ago

Aaron Rodgers spoke out about Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sophie Cunningham spoke out about transgender athletes. Caitlin Clark chose not to weigh in. Three different approaches, one common result: criticism. Steve Buckley on how athletes can't win on social media: nyti.ms/3Sa9A7D

It's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...

So much this

The winner of the Michigan Democratic primary for U.S. Senate will face Trump underling Mike Rogers who lives in a nearly 5,000-square-foot mansion in south Florida.

Sally Tato@sallytato.bsky.social · 8h ago

The Democratic U.S. Senate race in Michigan remained too close to call early on Wednesday Aug. 5, with Abdul El-Sayed of Ann Arbor clinging to a narrow lead over U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham. www.freep.com/story/news/p...

In World War One, the advent of the tank -- particularly the 1917 Battle of Cambrai -- was a way to end the slaughterhouse of infantry-led static trench warfare. Airpower and specialist stormtrooper squads also came of age just as drones are an inflection point reshaping modern war.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 9h ago

Russia and Ukraine are producing ever larger numbers of innovative aerial weapons, hoping for a breakthrough as ground combat is largely frozen.

Shri is so fucking weird, and I'm sure he'll linger on the near-fringe of Michigan politics

Decision Desk HQ@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 12h ago

DDHQ Race Update (est. 78% in): Michigan US House 13 Democratic Primary Donavan McKinney (D): 52,524 (51.7%) Shri Thanedar (D): 49,161 (48.4%) Follow more results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/283920

he won by the same margin as Trump, which represented "a huge mandate" back then.

Politico@politico.com · 12h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

“YesCymru announced the goal at the National Eisteddfod…saying it wanted to establish a clear timetable around which supporters could organise and build public backing.” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 👉 www.nation.cymru/news/yescymru-sets-2032-target-for-welsh-independence-referendum/ #Annibyniaeth #indyWales #Yes2032

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