Bookish gal
@bookishgal.bsky.social
Librarian, wanna-be author, cat woman, progressive independent, reader of YA, love my audio books read by anyone English, Scottish, Welsh, or Irish, traveler.
This is terrifying!!! We are being surveilled and the world can watch for free! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8nMHLQR/
In March 2026, YouTuber Benn Jordan reported that a number of Flock Safety cameras were accessible and live-streaming directly on the open internet. The findings raised questions about how the camera ...
TikTok video by Flock’n Since 1984
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In Texas, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare cleared the meeting room, silencing public opposition to the GOP plan to eliminate half of the battleground county’s Election Day voting locations before the midterms.
This went a little different than his nightly interviews with Sean Hannity.
A civilian medical plane went down after an experimental US military GPS jamming test reportedly disrupted its radar. Every person aboard lost their life. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
Please cite the original sources. Wired does a great job these days, no reason to link to Yahoo, who just uses that source in their article. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...
A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
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YOU COULD HAVE VOTED NOT TO CONFIRM HIS LAWYER AS AG! You literally had that power, you coward.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
How far would you go to right a wrong? ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is a spooky adventure story for younger readers involving a Scottish family mystery and the haunting of the ruined Dunmore Park, shown here. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple: www.kenlussey.com/h46c/index.h...
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...
Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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My favorite morning news program is touting Trump Accounts! WTF!!!! I hate that man and everything he stands for. This will somehow make him more money. www.12onyourside.com/2026/08/03/h...
How Trump Accounts work and who qualifies for the $1,000 federal deposit
A new U.S. Treasury program offers tax-advantaged investment accounts for children, with a $1,000 federal deposit for eligible kids. Here's how it works.
12onyourside.com
A sweet little girl with autism brought her stuffed puppy to the dog show. One of the judges noticed her, came over, and asked if she’d like to show her dog too. What followed was pure magic. Original post
El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250
"On Saturday, Trump began selling access to his social media posts to Wall Street trading firms milliseconds before they go public..." Making trump up to $100,000 a month. August 4, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
open.substack.com
"new state laws and safety codes are reclassifying these plug-in kits as standard appliances — meaning renters can finally treat home solar like a simple toaster oven, plugging a personal power plant into any wall socket and cutting electricity bills by up to 25% with zero landlord approval."
Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states
Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states to make it available.
energiesmedia.com
Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎
A former producer of CBS News’s 60 Minutes is interested in launching a rival current affairs show featuring journalists and production crew members who left the network now spearheaded by Bari Weiss, according to a report. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Ex-60 Minutes boss wants to create rival broadcast with fired staffers: report
A new current affairs program is reportedly being pitched to streaming giants and could involve talent frozen out or dismissed by controversial CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss
the-independent.com
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
muellershewrote.com
The President promotes Scotts Miracle-Gro in the middle of an Oval Office event: The best grass you can get. Scotts, you know Scotts? Scott's Miracle-Gro, they're doing it. They do great grass. I got to give him a plug because they did the White House for free.
The In-N-Out Burger shooter comes from a family immersed in Trump propaganda. The shooter loved General Flynn, Elon Musk, and RFK Jr. He was pro-natalist and wanted to join ICE, but didn't have a college degree.
Andrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸@andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 4d agoThe shooter at the In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho that killed 3 people and injured 2 people is a Republican, white male. Shocked.
We need to get this wan out of office. She is 💯 pro-Israel and pro-genocide. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8nNPN8k/
Help me beat her. Just 16 days until the election. Donate: www.elijahmanley.com #fypシ #browardcounty #politics
TikTok video by Elijah Manley
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You can be arrested, tortured, and made to confess to a crime that never happened.
Max Miller released audio recordings of conversations he has with his ex wife. In one of them, she accuses him of clandestinely recording their conversations. “I have never recorded our conversations” he says, while recording their conversation. This is domestic violence. Ask me how I know.
‘I spent a week crying. I’ve never had an injury in my life!’ Why do so many fitness fans end up needing surgery?
‘I spent a week crying. I’ve never had an injury in my life!’ Why do so many fitness fans end up needing surgery?
From the 47-year-old runner who needs a double hip replacement to the 27-year-old CrossFitter with a ruptured ACL, those who push their bodies too hard often regret it. What are the lessons for the rest of us?
theguardian.com
