To make what, out of what, how, and for whom?

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 8h ago

$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS

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 ====>

Artist: @kevinsiers.bsky.social

RFK Jr. vs hope.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 1h ago

RFK Jr: "I'm announcing that HHS has begun the decertification of Network for Hope, the organ procurement organization."

"What distinguished West Point is not that it claimed a monopoly on character development, but that it recognized technical competence without moral development can become dangerous." Many of our leaders lack both, but character might be most important.

Character Is Countercultural

On virtue, politics, and public service.

lnk.thebulwark.com

#ICEout

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 1h ago

El-Sayed: "Once a government agency like ICE is told it has impunity to do the worst things and violate the highest law of the land, which is the Constitution itself, I don't think you can reform or retrain. I think we need to start from scratch ... I think we need to abolish it."

Brutal. Effective. And @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social better win.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 1h ago

Sherrod Brown's U.S. Senate campaign releases a new ad scorching Jon Husted for slashing Medicaid: "You can't hug our daughter, take your picture with her, and then cut the care that she relies on."

The Trump regime is publicly thanking a creepy anonymous snitch for trying to get someone arrested and deported over erroneous immigration suspicions. The regime wants you to keep informing on your neighbors to please Big Brother.

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2h ago

Nothing to worry about, just a US attorney investigating people for deportation when suggested by rando X accounts

End of an Age Vibes as the DC GOP Hegemony Begins to Buckle talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/end-o...

End of an Age Vibes as the DC GOP Hegemony Begins to Buckle

The 2006 midterm is often viewed today as the ur-wave election. Indeed,...

talkingpointsmemo.com

www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/j...

The ‘first lady of Chicago jazz,’ Geraldine de Haas dies at 91

Along with being a talented singer in her own right, she was a tireless advocate for jazz in Chicago. A tribute concert for Duke Ellington she helped put on in Grant Park in 1974 became the foundation...

chicagotribune.com

Credit where credit is due

Evan Sutton@evansutton.bsky.social · 6h ago

I encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.

Not just Threads. I deleted every Meta account I had.

Dag.@3fecta.bsky.social · 3h ago

When people ask if I want to be on Threads, I let them know I am good here instead.

Meta is extremely bad.

Matt Burgess (WIRED)@mattburgess1.bsky.social · 4h ago

NEW: Over the last few months, Meta has run dozens of paid ads that included AI-generated CSAM. The ads, some of which were linking out to “nudify” apps, targeted men in the US, UK, and a dozen European countries. Some were running in the last few days

My energy?

Grant and Hepburn Dancing

ALT: Grant and Hepburn Dancing

static.klipy.com

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h ago

holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!

"So he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video" is a direct callback to this image that deserves a second life in this campaign

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 5h ago

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.

Donald Trump threatens massive airstrikes against Iran. Then he backs down. That’s not strategy. That’s weakness.

Albert Speer would be so proud! The Times takes us on an exclusive video tour of Washington remade in the image of Donald Trump. It furnishes a perfect demonstration of the psychopathology of fascist architectural design. www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

Inside Trump’s multimillion-dollar DC makeover — a visual guide

The president has grand designs for Washington, including a White House ballroom, independence arch and Dulles airport redesign. How much does it cost?

thetimes.com

Isn't it weird how the reaction to an Iran-Oman deal is much more "yay, peace, the economy will be fine from now on," and little-to-no "Iran effectively declared victory, utterly humiliating Donald Trump, so he'll probably end up bombing again, like last time"? Well, it's weird to me.

Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake just endorsed Democrat Jon Ossoff. Flake says he is still a conservative Republican, but character matters more than party. Flake warns Mike Collins would be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. #GASen #CharacterMatters

ONE NIGHT ONLY is a tough pitch, but it won me over thanks to its comedy and the chemistry between Turner and Barbaro.

'One Night Only' Review: Will Gluck Transforms a Dark Premise Into a Delightful Rom-Com

Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro are incredibly charming in the romantic comedy with a Purge-like twist, One Night Only.

thewrap.com

this should go over well i the general

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

Every single Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota (including Mike Lindell!) makes clear that if Trump tried another Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities, they would support his efforts to brutalize residents

A huge congrats to Abdul El-Sayed and the people of Michigan. It’s time for our party to unite and do everything we can to ensure Abdul wins and we flip the Senate. Let’s get money in your pockets and Medicare for All. And thank you to Haley Stevens for your service to your district and the country.

Congratulations Abdul!!!! I can’t believe I know a Democratic nominee for Senate! Or that this picture was 11 years ago. The idea of Abdul being in the Senate advocating for public health and access to health care, especially at a time when RFKJ is in charge at HHS, is incredible to contemplate.

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · last mo.

I don’t exactly have the power of an AOC endorsement, but I’ve known Abdul for quite some time and I would be thrilled to see him represent public health in the Senate. He was our class speaker when I graduated from undergrad (Go Blue!) and then I got to know him better when were both at Columbia.

El Sayed was not my first choice. But at this point, it doesn’t matter. We all need to rally behind him to keep Michigan’s Senate seat with the Democrats. Progressives need to do the same when a centrist Democrat wins a primary.  www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/p...

Live updates: Progressive Abdul El-Sayed will win Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, CNN projects | CNN Politics

El-Sayed defeats Rep. Haley Stevens, dealing a blow to the party establishment. Follow for the latest updates.

cnn.com

“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”

BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs

Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation

pitchfork.com

So mad for everyone, huge shoutout to @soundbitesnyc.bsky.social of Bill’s Indie Basement, I got so many great recs from him!!! Will be subscribing to whatever he does next

Leor Galil@imleor.bsky.social · 6h ago

“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”