AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊
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Longtime CA/originally PGH/now NV Leader @SwingLeftReno Politics/fashion/art Fighter for American democracy NO DMs unless I know you IRL #Resist #Steelers #VoteBlue
David Ellison "is using one of the world’s biggest and influential media platforms to gaslight the public on his use of CBS News to promote right-wing propaganda, and he is banking on misleading the world so he can increase his power and influence" Don't buy it: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
David Ellison says he won’t ruin CNN like he ruined CBS News
The CEO of Paramount Skydance has overseen the skewing of CBS News’ coverage.
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“Dozens of police officers accused of using license plate cameras to track women Allegations of personal surveillance and stalking have been made against at least 50 officers”
Dozens of police officers accused of using license plate cameras to track women
The main tool being misused is Flock Safety, a network of roadside cameras that scan and catalog billions of license plates each month. The firm says its...
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Dear David Ellison and Bari Weiss, FUCK YOU: people.com/sharyn-alfon...
Sharyn Alfonsi Worked on a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment About Epstein’s Shady Banking Practices That Never Made It to Air: Report
Before Sharyn Alfonsi left 60 Minutes, she worked on a story about Jeffrey Epstein’s banking practices that never made it to air, according to a new report released by Sen. Ron Wyden. A spokesperson f...
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SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏
No, it is not appropriate to blame Biden for the problems that Trump caused And no, it would not be helpful for you to continue to blame Biden for the problems that Donald the Terrible created:
Heartland Signal@heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 21h agoRep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) was met with jeers and boos at Farmfest after trying to blame the Biden administration for Trump's tariffs: "I'm sorry, is that appropriate? ... Let me speak, that would be helpful ..."
MAGA: SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! Also MAGA: apnews.com/article/mili...
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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As a #Steelers fan, I am VERY unhappy that this jagoff is our QB for some reason FFS:
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h agoRon Johnson: "Aaron Rodgers was smart enough to take ivermectin when he got covid ... unfortunately, more people didn't follow him. We wouldn't have had as many of athletes falling unconscious, sometimes dead on the field of play. You've seen the video reels of this happening in 2021."
“A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote ‘so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state,’” Senator Patty Murray...'Those were his own words to anti-abortion extremists':" newrepublic.com/post/213939/...
Blanche Privately Vows to Take Down Abortion Rights Next
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is promising to roll back abortion rights in every single state.
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number of Black elected officials in local governments in the South more than quadrupled between 1962 and 1980 as a result of the Voting Rights Act. During the same time period, public infrastructure spending per person doubled in Black communities across the South open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
The Supreme Court Shredded America’s ‘Most Powerful’ Law
The Voting Rights Act turns 61 on Thursday, but a recent ruling by the Supreme Court has left the landmark legislation gutted. On this anniversary, we examine the legacy and future of the VRA.
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"the Republican Party has an abuser problem. no, strike that. the Republican Party would have an abuser problem, if it had any moral center at all — but it doesn’t. the GOP doesn’t give a fuck about the violent shitheads in their midst:" open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
Max Miller fucking sucks. Republicans don’t care.
because they fucking suck, too.
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Let’s level set. MICHIGAN is a must-win if we want to flip the Senate. A word caution: This race was tighter than many predicted. El-Sayed needs Stevens supporters in the general, so it’s not smart strategy to keep them angry. Welcome them. Focus on issues. Time is short, so healing must be quick
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · 20h agoWith his ridiculous claim about nonexistent vandalism at the Reflecting Pool, Trump is either trying to gaslight us or, more likely, he’s gaslighted himself: he’s told himself so many lies that he has lost all sense of what is actually happening. presswatchers.org/2026/08/the-...
"Trump said he hopes Rep. Max Miller is 'able to work it out' and that he 'feels badly for him,' when asked for comment on Miller" Donald the Terrible feels badly for the abuser Not for the abused Let that sink in 90 days until the midterms: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: Democrats Sweep GOP-Backed Initiatives, Trump Embarrassed in Michigan, UFC Loses $30 Million on Trump Fight
Good morning everyone.
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"Texas environmental regulators signed off in just 20 days. They approved another project in three days. And an even larger data center power plant, also gas-burning, won approval in just two days. All without public notice" And THIS is why state & local elections matter 90 days until the midterms:
Mia Farrow@miafarrow.bsky.social · 6h agoTrump’s Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution. The El Paso facility’s power plant could emit as much planet-warming carbon dioxide in a year as 360,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles over the same period. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
Whatever Girl Bye
Alt: Boy Bye
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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 7h agoNEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”
Funny how that "key word" only applies to Republicans Funny how "credible" isn't the key word Funny how self-proclaimed Christians can countenance violence 90 days to go until the midterms...
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h agoPure scum wrapped in fake piety.
This is for my fellow #Steelers fans...seven minutes & worth every second: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh8K...
Aaron Roger's is proof you can be a complete idiot. And still be a quarterback in the NFL
YouTube video by Blackboot Official
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"Democrat Ron Wyden...calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, greater oversight of wealthy clients and new penalties for bankers who ignore red flags" Do. It. Now. Gift link thx to @wonkette.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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Seems the real problem centrist democrats are facing right now is the people are being very clear that they want leaders who will solve their biggest problems, and centrist democrats really don't want to solve their biggest problems and hate the people for wanting that. It's a real pickle for them.
OH Sen. Jon Husted, who is in a tough election battle with former Sen. Sherrod Brown, was asked on Newsmax if he thinks Miller should resign. He said no. Husted: “Let’s focus on letting them sort through this on a family level.” I'll just leave this here: www.sherrodbrown.com
Sherrod Brown - Fighting for Ohioans
Sherrod Brown has always been a relentless fighter for the people of Ohio.
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Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h agoToday in Politics, Bulletin 433. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Moreno was asked by reporters why it took him so long to make a public statement about the abuse. He lashed out angrily: “I hope you never have to go through this situation, because you wouldn’t ask that kind of fucking question” -- My family HAS gone through it And so I know she deserved better 🤬🤬🤬
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h agoToday in Politics, Bulletin 433. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
"Trump and some WH aides are said to privately want Miller out of the race, according to a person familiar with the situation. Axios reported that Trump had called Miller to say that ‘things aren’t looking good.’” … Second source close to the WH: 'He clearly only cares about himself'"
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h agoToday in Politics, Bulletin 433. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
"JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America systematically failed to report Jeffrey Epstein’s suspicious transactions for nearly two decades despite knowing he was a convicted sex offender with ties to human trafficking" Big banks SUCK: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: Bombshell Epstein Report Reveals Trump/CBS Cover-Up of Money Trail, Military Runs out of Munitions, DOJ Drops More Cases
Good morning everyone.
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