The Pentagon is using a new method of tallying the number of U.S. soldiers killed and wounded in the Iran war that a U.S. government official said was “designed to obscure the count.”
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Old commie coming to be nearer the anarchists. Bad gardener.
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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
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‘They are murder victims’: Senator suggests US strikes have killed people who weren’t involved in drug trafficking | CNN Politics
The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House on Monday, following “a careful...
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El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
If you're having a tough day, I highly recommend giving your brain a break with the @explore.org livestream of Sea Lion Beach in British Columbia, where you will currently see piled-up sea lions in a snoozy cuddle puddle www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uoo...
in 2016 Elon Musk said he would build a fully automated factory in Fremont, California for the upcoming Model 3 and he then spent on the order of $2 billion on production lines that didn't work, forcing Tesla to assemble cars by hand in a tent but sure, now he's gonna do it on the moon
A European capital city, in a country that's an ally of NATO, spent this morning retrieving bodies, saving the wounded, grieving, & despairing at the US in particular for giving Russia the green light to murder when it wishes. Day 1624. Is the fight for good vs evil abandoned?
A new investigation reveals that at least 50 police officers from all over the U.S. have been caught abusing their access to Flock's automatic license plate reader database, including to stalk women. This is just one of the many reasons to get these creepy cameras off our streets.
ACLU of Wisconsin@acluofwi.bsky.social · yesterdayWisconsin is making national news because so many police officers have been charged or convicted with using the Flock surveillance network to stalk people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/02/how-police-officers-used-vast-network-cameras-spy-their-exes/
Several Women’s March activists were arrested inside the U.S. Capitol after holding a vigil honoring people they say died following encounters with ICE. Their message was clear: “Abolish ICE.” #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
The NRSC makes it clear how they will attack Abdul El-Sayed, calling him by his full name "Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed" and tying him to Hasan Piker. #MISen
A trans couple has been brutalized by a mob, and then the trans woman ended up being arrested afterwards, at a public bathroom in Louisiana. EITM writer S Baum investigates this horrible act of violence in our latest piece. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-coup...
Trans Couple Brutalized At Louisiana Park Bathroom, Then Charged By Police
An angry mob allegedly beat them. The police charged them. The municipality voted for one of the most severe anti-trans bathroom ordinances in the country.
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The U.S. Attorney believes that a "public rebuke" and an internal review are sufficient for egregious prosecutorial misconduct that put my family through hell. My seven-year-old is still having nightmares and panic attacks related to this case. Justice requires transparency and accountability.
Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 5h agoChicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed. From @schuba.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed. From @schuba.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed
Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...
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It’s bad. Ukraine is still effectively hitting both inside Russia and occupied Crimea almost daily, but Putin (as usual) is targeting population centers instead of legitimate military targets.
“Generative A.I. was not used to create or research any part of this magazine, that shit is for pathetic losers, smooth-brained dipshits, thieves and fascists.”
Phil McAndrew@philmcandrew.bsky.social · 4d agoHERMIT MAGAZINE #1 is now available as a downloadable PDF on itch for free / pay what you can. I've been working on this zine for a long time with a lot of help and contributions from friends!
Thomas777 is a neo-Nazi w ties to old school boneheads in the Chicago area. He's become a fash intellectual & took his carefully curated hipster costumes w him to Jared Taylor's annual AmRen conf - a gathering of white nationalists like Patriot Front - in 2023. Young bucks revere him as an old head.
Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2h agoIn that same interview, TC’s favorite “historian” talks about writing the foreword to a new book by Thomas777. That Thomas fellow (pictured below) has said that "Hitler will be remembered in 1,000 years as the warlord who prevented Soviet world domination."
In Tucker’s recent interview with his favorite Holocaust-denying “historian,” TC is shocked to learn that the Bolsheviks erected a statue to Judas in Moscow. The only problem is, there is no evidence that this ever happened. But who cares about evidence when you have a fascist narrative to push?
NEW from me: I think this is the perfect time to use Rachel Maddow’s oft-repeated phrase - ‘watch what they do- not what they say.’ Ignore Ellison's PR pitch, but look at what's happening at CBS News including directing reporters to add “facts” that did not exist. open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
David Ellison can’t be trusted with CNN
We've already seen how Ellison has wrecked CBS. Don't fall for his PR push on CNN.
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LAPD internal affairs continues to investigate itself for misconduct toward press at protests. My update totals on allegations closed since last summer. Only 2 of 38 acknowledge anything wrong (but no discipline). Meanwhile a federal judge found so much evidence he slapped LAPD with an injunction.
💢 🇵🇸 Israeli forces seized new areas in Gaza and continued violating the ceasefire with multiple gunfire, shelling and bulldozing incidents reported on Wed. No Palestinian deaths were reported by the end of the day, offering a rare reprieve to Palestinians amid Israel’s daily killings under the...
“THAT’S THE BEST YOU GOT?” Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social reacts to Republicans using his full name in a clearly bigoted effort to gin up racist, Islamophobic fear around his candidacy.
NEW: Meta has run dozens of paid ads that include explicit, AI-generated child sexual abuse material in recent months. Some as recently as this week. "These are ads that were reviewed, approved, and allowed to run by Meta, never encountering interference while the company collected the ad dollars."
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know
Regarding the Horror Writers Association (HWA) newsletter promoting AI usage, why why why do people keep using the term "gatekeepers" to describe those opposed to the use of LLMs in writing and art? The true gatekeepers are the billionaire tech bros whose companies push to normalize AI usage. 1/
Rick Moranis: Are You The Gatekeeper?
Alt: Rick Moranis: Are You The Gatekeeper?
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The Trump administration is looking into the controversial idea of empowering private companies to "hack back" at adversaries, a top DHS official said at Black Hat today.
The Ellison Bullshit machine CBS had to shovel their crap back from their LIES about Mamdani THEIR STENCH IS STRONG popular.info/p/update-cbs...
UPDATE: CBS News reverses course, airs story on 9/11 families supporting Mamdani
Last week, CBS News New York falsely reported that “thousands of 9/11 victims’ families are asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this year’s solemn remembrance ceremony.” The articl...
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Arthritis, damaged teeth, weight loss: Cinnamon is getting older and needs additional support!
If the campaign gets enough clicks, Cannelle will be fed, please come and click it's free.
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This feels like the very predictable outcome of Tucker Carlson's anti-Trump pivot: he's doing it to run in 2028.
Ohio Guidelines for parental conflict are written by the men’s rights organization AFCC — lead proponents of discredited “reunification therapy” where abused children are “alienated” and “reunified” with abusers absent all contact with the protective parents drcourt.org/wp/wp-conten...
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Sarah Rose@thesarahrose.bsky.social · 5h agoMax Miller’s story is wild when a broken clavicle and handprint bruise are *still* not enough for CPS to make a positive finding of abuse Without that finding, Moreno taking a kid to the ER without him, is counted against *her* in family court