Prepare for an insane explosion of Islamophobia between now and November, from the same people on the right (and center!) who pretend to be exercised by the rise in anti-Jewish bigotry. The hate will be off the charts and make the anti-Zohran campaign look tame. Mark my words.

Apartheid, human rights abuses, war crimes, and genocide are Israel's primary "values" in fact.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 39m ago

Fetterman says America has a responsibility to Israel because Israel has "progressive values"

He paid off traitors because he wants to create more of them. His plan is to overthrow democracy and enslave us

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 2h 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🧵

Of course he is, fascist don't view domestic abuse as a crime; it's the man's prerogative as women and children are not people, they're resources to be owned, exploited and disposes of as they see fit. No one else's business.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3h ago

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

I missed this on Tuesday, but it definitely reinforces what I wrote Monday: www.lawdork.com/p/blanche-co...

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · yesterday

BREAKING: Sen. Dick Durbin accuses Todd Blanche of lying under oath. He says Blanche told him in his office — with witnesses — that the slush fund was a mistake. In his confirmation hearing, Blanche denied that remark.

I think some Democrats need to be strapped into a "Clockwork Orange" rig and forced to watch Jan 6th footage until they get it.

Walker Bragman@walkerbragman.bsky.social · 11h ago

And this is why people hate the Dem establishment. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

Who ever is this guy’s PR team they need to find new work or they’re working for his opponents because this is about the worst crisis management I’ve ever seen.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

Rep. Max Miller on his ex-wife: "It's sad to see that the only person this affects is our daughter, someone I don't think she cares about very much"

Carbrains enabling carbrains to the determent of all.

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · yesterday

A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)

It really seems like Tate knew his extradition was coming so he set up this whole The Matrix is going to kill me!" deal well in advance with a video and his lawyer's talking points here. Mo, the UK isn't going to London Tower his rapist head off his dumb ass, hopefully prison for life.

Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social · 2h ago

andrew tate's lawyer: he's being sent to the uk for execution

Thank you, Michigan. I love you from the bottom of my heart!

MAGA agrees that it is the Greatest Economy in the World until they buy stuff then it's FUCKIN' BIDEN'S ECONOMY!!!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 12h ago

Trump: "Then they say, 'On the economy, Trump is at 42%.' I shouldn't be at 42%. We have the greatest economy maybe in the history of the world."

Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.

Suddenly, everybody needed it most of the time. A thing they had never needed before became a necessity. - The Gods Must Be Crazy

Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 6h ago

My answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.

Death camps are made to kill people and ICE and Trump and his fascist party know that. Democratic leadership should really understand they're on the list of future inmates and might want to do something about that now.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 4h ago

ICE Is covering up the actual number of deaths caused by their inhumane detention conditions and practices. www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...

Huh. I wonder what the real reason is? MAGA loves sexual harassment so clearly that's not it.

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 3h ago

A MAGA congressman has announced that he is abandoning his re-election bid after the House Ethics Committee ruled that he had sexually harassed two young female staffers.

“Great news organizations like CNN and CBS News are here to tell it straight down the middle.” —David Ellison Journalism is not the midpoint between truth and a lie. If you don’t understand that, you shouldn’t be allowed to buy a news organization.

Paramount CEO Says CNN and CBS News Should ‘Tell It Straight Down the Middle’ as He Explains His Personal Politics

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison broke his silence on the legal action taken against the merger between his company and Warner Bros. Discovery. In a new op-ed for ‘The New York Times,’ Ellison wro...

people.com

Once again it looks like the general consensus on Bluesky, The Knows Things App, was bang on while the right wing echo chambers were flopping around like a cod on an escalator.

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 9h ago

Abdul El-Sayed has won, NBC News says. And there are other wins for the left in Michigan: —William Lawrence wins his U.S. House primary. —A DSA-backed candidate is leading a Democratic incumbent for state House. —Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of Uncommitted, leads for state Senate.

That’s a lot of votes. Presidential-level turnout in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

Yeah, there’s the real Joe Walsh.

Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media

Klarna and all the other "Buy now pay later" loan "services' are based on this exact thing. Stancil again just goes up and down in my estimations, his next peak better be something else.

nora@downtownkitty.com · 18h ago

and we’re supposed to believe this guy understands the economy?

SARS-CoV-2 did not come from a lab. There is no evidence pointing to laboratory origins. There’s been a massive disinformation campaign to convince the public otherwise. It’s scary how effective that campaign has been.

Has Asshole Smith ever spoken about "protecting women, protecting girls" in any other context at any other time?

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 18h ago

Did we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?

The Christian right has a decades-long record of using panics about porn and kids to enact censorship laws that eventually come to restrict adults' political, religious, and commercial speech. They want to ban VPNs and have a Great Firewall here. Don't fall for the lies about SCREEN Act.

Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · 18h ago

If SCREEN were to pass, you'd be required to scan your face and upload an ID to access this site because it allows "harmful" material. This affects you even if you don't care about sex work or porn.

I liked the first episode of "The Westies", about to watch the second, I feel like it's one of those you have to watch the first three to decide if it's worth watching the rest. I am optimistic!

Fascists do love their long knives.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h ago

whoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation

honestly can't stress enough, as a former family law attorney, how depressingly common Max Miller's behavior and words are, right down to the petty fixation on custody procedure and rules when faced with allegations of shocking violence.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h ago

Rep. Max Miller: "When I was reported for child abuse of my daughter for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan."

Miller is a piece of shit. But be cautious about calling family photos of nude toddlers "CSAM." I've written about lives ruined over allegations that turned out to be harmless photos of kids taking a bath or running naked through the house. Moreno is already calling for prosecutions, here.

Max Miller’s lawyer admits to accidentally releasing ‘private images’ of daughter

Lawyers for ex-wife Emily Moreno said possible “Child Sexual Abuse Material” was included in a trove of documents the Ohio lawmaker publicly posted.

politico.com