Boocoos
@boocoos2.bsky.social
Insatiable learner dying of curiosity. My favorite pastime is conversation with intelligent people. Seeker of truth, honesty, kindness and anything new to me. ❌lists/starter packs
A court just struck down background check and registration requirements for silencers, short-barreled rifles & shotguns because Trump and Congressional Republicans slashed proven safeguards. They would rather enrich their gun industry CEO campaign donors than keep Americans safe.
Nearly every one of El-Sayed's issue positions is supported by a majority. In fact, his stands are the center of American politics today. Saying he is far left/left wing is just so old. The center of American politics has moved over the last 30 years, and El-Sayed's position are center now.
Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think
Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise.
theatlantic.com
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · He was facing censure for sexual harassment. Not that that ever makes a difference to republicans.
Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12h agoAnother GOP incumbent not seeking re-election. They’re all panicking about the midterms.
Democrats are ‘united by a common purpose,’ Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say in joint statement
Top Democrats set aside qualms and embrace progressive Abdul El-Sayed
theguardian.com
Mike Johnson Would Prefer Not To The House speaker doesn’t want to get involved in the Max Miller scandal—or anything else that might seem like part of his basic duties as a leader. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Mike Johnson Would Prefer Not To
The House speaker doesn’t want to get involved in the Max Miller scandal—or anything else that might seem like part of his basic duties as a leader.
theatlantic.com
A nice @boltsmag.org write-up of last night’s huge victory for democracy in Missouri. They cover these state referendums better than anyone else. Via @pascalsabino.bsky.social boltsmag.org/missouri-rej...
Missourians Reject Measure That Threatened to Kill Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives - Bolts
Missourians on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted against a measure to restrict direct democracy, while state officials are trying to block even more citizen-led reforms from the November ballot.
boltsmag.org
Rep. Delia Ramirez is correct. Immigrants generate BILLIONS for our economy! @ramirez.house.gov
“We’ve got the world’s biggest economy, not because of real estate developers but because of science and decades and decades of the federal gov’t investing…some in gov’t don’t believe in science and don’t believe in the investments to stay in that leadership position.” -Sen Mark Kelly #DemsAbroad
Many people in the bar are saying the near miss happened because the helicopter exceeded the FAA’s all-you-can-eat weight limit. www.npr.org/2026/08/05/g...
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts
This is the only state that was banning people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.
boltsmag.org
Trump: "And as illegal aliens go home, the cost of rent, groceries, and other staples is coming down very fast ... it was a word they devised -- 'affordability'"
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is officially over, turning more than 300,000 people into targets for ICE. trib.al/8noPxhV
Trump’s Deportations Turn Into New Horror With End of TPS for Haitians
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is officially over, turning more than 300,000 people into targets for ICE.
trib.al
The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there. https://to.pbs.org/3Sdv0kg
State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe
The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of...
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66-year-old Dale Schultz was killed in the In-N-Out shooting in Idaho. His wife Reinette was also severely injured in the shooting. The gunman used an AK-47. Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor the bill to #BanAssaultWeapons. 📞 (202) 224-3121 📝 secure.everyaction.com/tQceIFM-V0Ot...
James Talarico explains what he meant when he said, "Keep Jasmine Crockett's name out of your mouth." Real leaders build coalitions. Ken Paxton wins when they fall apart. @jamestalarico.bsky.social is the leader Texas deserves. #SheShed
Hackers linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service intercepted hotel Wi-Fi worldwide to steal officials’ and executives’ data. The SVR-linked Midnight Blizzard “collects intelligence in support of Russian foreign policy interests,” the Insider reports.
Hackers linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service intercepted hotel Wi-Fi worldwide to steal officials’ and executives’ data
Russian state-linked hackers have been breaking into hotel Wi-Fi networks around the world to steal data from corporate employees on business trips, according…
theins.press
New images of the Sun so detailed you can almost see its face! Textbook Kelvin–Helmholtz instability patterns in images with resolution of ~20 km. With quotes from @manicule.bsky.social and @hannahschunker.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/science... ☄️ ⚛️ 🔭 🧪
We've never seen the Sun in this much detail before
The highest-resolution imagery of the Sun's surface ever taken reveals dizzying currents, and clues about our star's magnetic fields.
abc.net.au
1/2 🚨 SHARE! The NM Truth Commission's 1st interim public report on the #Epstein Zorro Ranch investigation (119 pp): ⚖️ t2m.co/zNa6BTvL 👉 Meanwhile...NM AG Raúl Torrez sues *Todd Blanche's* DOJ after having asked *10 TIMES* for files w/o receiving them...obstruction. #EpsteinClass 🧾 t2m.co/QN7XBHdn
New Mexico attorney general sues DOJ over Epstein files he says are needed for state probe
The New Mexico AG has sued the DOJ to force the release of unredacted Epstein files he says are necessary to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes in his state.
abc7ny.com
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)@repstansbury.bsky.social · 4h agoToday the New Mexico Truth Commission issued their first interim public report on their investigation into the Epstein case in New Mexico and Zorro Ranch. There is a long way to go & we will continue to stand with survivors. You can read the report here: static1.squarespace.com/static/6a075...
#Fascism and #WealthTransfer, #USA. Taking from everyday Americans to give to ultra rich corporations.
Blue Oleta@blue-oleta.bsky.social · 6h agoApple got a $2.2 billion tariff refund check. Amazon got $600 million.: Walmart got $10 Billion. So basically they got to raise all the prices then cash in?
youtu.be/NER-itANFcY?... Thank you, Parkrose Permaculture! Global neighbors, here are the supplies (6:54), (8:03) How-to-Build 🫶 #Canada, #Spain, #Europe, Todo los gentes - Smoke particulates are dangerous @parkroseperma.bsky.social
$32 Air Filter Hack as Wildfires Blaze Across The West
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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Last night, 41-year-old Dr. Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan. What he overcame is not just politically significant. It is historic. And we must understand why so we can duplicate it nationwide. My latest: www.qasimrashid.com/p/dr-abdul-e...
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's Win Isn't Just Historic—It Proved Something Many Thought Impossible
The primary was tough. The general will be vicious with Trump's MAGA pick Mike Rogers already running a shameless culture war campaign — here's how we win again
qasimrashid.com
State department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and Cameroon
US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum
theguardian.com
Tuberville: "If we don't straighten out this country's voting and immigration system, we're not gonna make it. It's gonna be over. I'm gonna go back to Alabama and hey, we might build a 30-foot wall around our state."
