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Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. The Defense Department’s second in command hastily gathered top military and defense acquisition officials for a meeting Friday night to discuss ways to quickly address a shortfall of U.S. weaponry — after he got an angry phone call ..” www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
GOV. ABBOTT: ".. Our top priority is to protect Texans’ safety and quality of life. .. Any project that fails to comply .. must be denied connection to the Texas grid. Simply put, Texans must come first.” #Texas www.texastribune.org/2026/08/03/t...
New Texas data center projects frozen until state audits them
On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.
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On the one hand, there have been near-weekly stories abt munitions shortages since weeks b4 war started, so Trump is lying that he wasn't warned. On the other hand, Whiskey Pete refuses to answer Congress abt it in hearings Trump watches, so he earned this. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This may be more concessions from Trump to get Iran to agree to a deal.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 13h agoThe United States has removed counterterrorism sanctions from two aircraft and three airlines with links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to details posted to the U.S. Treasury Department's website on Wednesday. ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine, an official at Ukraine's military intelligence agency said.-Reuters
Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources.-Reuters
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters, in one of th...
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Imagine a fellow draft dodger like Bill Clinton, posting an image of him in uniform, wearing more medals than Patton or MacArthur. Fox News would’ve spontaneously combusted
Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 8h agoThis guy never served. He faked an injury to avoid the draft. None of his children have served. He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers." He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling. This is more than usually repellent.
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...
Honestly is anyone surprised? I'm not. This is what you get when you elect a criminal who wants to be king to be President. Project 2025 told us exactly what was going to happen. And here we are.
So you can’t afford groceries, gas, healthcare, utilities, or your mortgage. But hey, I got gold horses.
Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More (Gift Article)
President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
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Trump’s outburst over the Reflecting Pool is a sign of dangerous dysfunction in the Oval Office, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OMivBxpl
Apple 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?
Trump's ongoing lies about Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan's administration of elections aren't going unnoticed.... by the voters of Detroit and Wayne County A boost for Abdul El-Sayed As I discussed with @hcrichardson.bsky.social today ====>
The problem is, even if there is a process, it relies on people being transparent and the senate enforcing the rules. And that is clearly not going to happen in this regime.
How come Mitch McConnell is still getting paid to be a senator, but Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and Ted Kennedy are not?
General Bone Spurs McRapist: “Hey you guys—whoever you are—-did you know that ‘draft dodger’ has a D in it? Most people don’t know that.”
Newser: Washington’s US attorney's office dismissed vandalism charges against three more people. The reversals follow an internal finding that the "widespread damage" to the pool's blue lining stemmed from shoddy contractor work, not vandalism. #ProudBlue #Pink #SheShed
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
This went a little different than his nightly interviews with Sean Hannity.
WAPO: “.. Trump has directed contractors to redo weeks of work on his planned White House helipad, frustrated with its appearance and questioning whether the slope of the White House lawn needs to be changed ..” @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Full video from Scott MacFarlane here: youtu.be/LihmQTs8c6c
Trump LOSES IT on Pirro in OVAL OFFICE TIRADE!
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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MacFarlane: We are near the new gold-plated statues the Trump administration unveiled near Memorial Circle, Memorial Bridge, and the Lincoln Memorial. It’s really, really gold.…