“The Reflecting Pool mess is different from other Trump obsessions because it reveals just how immune to evidence and logic his beliefs have become, even when a trusted lieutenant wheels an entire box of supporting evidence into the Oval Office.”

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 5h ago

Trump’s outburst over the Reflecting Pool is a sign of dangerous dysfunction in the Oval Office, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OMivBxpl

Since Trump came back into office I've been waiting to see on WHICH case, which instance of abusive prosecution, DOJ first invoked the language in Trump v. US that lets POTUS prosecute whoever he wants. It appears to be @katmabu.bsky.social's case, Broadview 6. emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/d...

DOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh - emptywheel

In the 18 months that Trump's former defense attorney Todd Blanche has run DOJ, he has yet to rely on Trump v. US, the SCOTUS precedent giving the President unbridled authority to dictate individual p...

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In an interview to Chinese outlet CGTN, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said that Slovakia is ready to help build closer China-EU ties and provide a favorable environment for Chinese investment in the bloc.

A Christian.

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 53m ago

Far-right pastor Dale Partridge says that Germany was "attacked from within by grossly immoral Jewish forces during the Weimar Republic," which naturally made Nazism "extremely appealing": "This Nazi movement terrified the Jews because it represented a powerful form of Christian nationalism."

Three years ago, the Biden White House attacked me for saying "Democrats should be fighting on every possible front — filing a flurry of lawsuits and exerting public pressure through the media." "The president's team wants to be more selective in picking legal fights." I feel sadly vindicated.

The Survivors’ Truth Commission meets today, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. MDT to present its interim report and walk through its mission investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/08/04/e...

Epstein Truth Commission to present interim report Wednesday - New Mexico Political Report

By Kevin Hendricks The Survivors’ Truth Commission — formally the House Special Investigatory Committee — meets Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. in State Capitol Room 307 to present an interim report and ...

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This is outrageous.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 6h ago

🧵🧵🧵 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🧵

A nine year old girl.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4h ago

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:

You could think, this Hawaii Supreme Court justice should mind his own business. Or you can recognize how bad the situation must be for him to have devoted a share of a decision to warning about the U.S. Supreme Court's hard-right turn.

A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court

In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.

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Trump has said "gas is coming way down" weekly for 5 months straight now. The national average holds at $4.08 per gallon.

Call your Senators and let them know to BLOCK BLANCHE. He's coming for your reproductive rights.

Reproductive Freedom for All@reproductivefreedomforall.org · 3h ago

@katiephang.bsky.social lays out how nominee for AG Todd Blanche is saying the quiet part out loud: The Trump admin will use every lever they can to restrict abortion, in every state. Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on Blanche. 📞 888-380-2711 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vXNF98NXAjg

DOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/d...

DOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh - emptywheel

In the 18 months that Trump's former defense attorney Todd Blanche has run DOJ, he has yet to rely on Trump v. US, the SCOTUS precedent giving the President unbridled authority to dictate individual p...

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👀😬

New Scientist@newscientist.com · 3h ago

Flame-generated thunderstorms known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds can make wildfires even more intense, and they are expected to become more common in Europe

They are truly scared of all Muslims. Like, deathly afraid.

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 ... "

“ICE detained Rodriguez Caglianone at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as she attempted to travel to North Carolina to watch the FIFA World Cup on July 19 w/friends.” “They handcuffed me like a criminal,” she said. She has no record and formerly held #TPS 👇🏽 #AbuseofPowerWatch

Abuse of Power Watch@abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 3h ago

📍 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀: Ex-ICE detainee says elderly, pregnant and sick individuals were treated like “animals in a zoo” while in immigration custody. “There were people that had cancer. They did their first chemo before they were in, and they were not allowed to get their second chemo.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

It’s a good line.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 4h ago

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.

@nmdoj.bsky.social’s complaint alleges that "the federal government has refused, without adequate legal justification, to share records that could help investigators identify witnesses, corroborate evidence, and determine the full scope of crimes that occurred in New Mexico."

I'm going to assume this is a misprint, but who knows at this point? www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

God bless my nerdy kids watching the election results. Lol. Tear of pride.

Let me guess: he doesn’t do his own laundry

Important read. I’m pretty confident that the vast majority of humans do NOT choose to burn up & starve on an unlovable fiery planet. Why are we letting these profit-obsessed death cult freaks decide the future for all of us?

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12h ago

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This footage shows a dolphin carrying the dead body of her 2-week-old calf. Learn more about this mother, whom researchers have named Fraggle, and what scientists say about such expressions of grief in animals: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/s...

Chipotle isolated a single source of Jalapeno peppers contaminated with Salmonella. They figured it out. RFK Jr. can’t

“I’m going to grow up without a father” - 12 year old Ashley Corejo, whose Dad Edwin Jovanny Lopez Corejo died in ICE’s Delaney Hall. Jovanny was diabetic and the family says he was denied consistent access to his meds, something we hear from many Delaney families.

Sad day for America. But we have so many of those now. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

‘The court cannot write a different ending’: Judge reluctantly drops final Jan. 6 case

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Jocelyn Benson, who has cultivated a national profile during two terms as Michigan’s secretary of state, on Tuesday won the Democratic nomination for governor, The Associated Press said. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

RIP: My Dear Helen I'm so very distraught that I can't respond to posts right now. Hug your dog (or kitty) tonight and tell them that you have it from a credible source, that Helen was the very best pup in the whole world.

🗣️ Say it louder for the people in the back: We need to give up on nostalgia for the past. Donald Trump has decimated the government in some profound, irreversible ways. The only way forward? Building something newer and better, Marc Elias says. Watch below👇 https://demdock.com/4w4O9mk

NEWS: Trump just bragged about gutting endangered species protections so oil drilling, logging, development, and even military training can expand with fewer restrictions.

Trump Announces Rollback of Endangered Species Protections

Trump: ”The United States of America is going to BUILD again.”

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