Patsy Cline
@chompie97.bsky.social
Proud Liberal. Love learning & politics & art & poppies & ANIMALS & laughing! *TheResistance *ProtectWolves *Vote
Fred Wellman flew helicopters in Desert Storm, did three tours in Iraq, and came home to watch politicians cut VA funding while waving the flag for the cameras. He won the Democratic primary for Missouri's 2nd District. He's not done serving. #MO02
Congratulations to our endorsed primary candidates Abdul El-Sayed, Will Lawrence, Fred Wellman, Sean McCann, Abbas Alawieh, and Alabas Farhat for a monumental night in Michigan for the progressive movement. Now the work continues onto the general.
ELECTION WATCH Yesterday’s Primary Results In battleground district MI-07 William Lawrence secures the Democratic primary.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donavan McKinney wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Michigan's 13th Congressional District.
Roma tomato harvesting crew in Los Banos CA. It takes longer to fill a roma bucket vs round tomatoes, so the crew spends more time bent over, working in the hot, trapped humidity of the plant rows. The heat wears them out as they carry full 50lb buckets to the trailer. #WeFeedYou
CNN reports there are over a dozen blazes burning in the Washington-Oregon area as the Pacific Northwest faces its worst fire season in more than 30 years due to climate change. www.democracynow.org/2026/8/5/hea...
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Arson in Connection to One of Three Blazes in the Washington Area
In Washington state, authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of arson in connection to one of the three blazes that have devastated the Spokane area. The arrest came as firefighting crews continu...
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Italy to Place All 27 of Its Major Cities Under the Country’s Highest Heat Alert
Italy will place all 27 of its major cities under the country’s highest heat alert Thursday, as the country suffers its fourth heat wave this summer. In France, the weather office announced July shatt...
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The National Guard is continuing its deployment in Washington, D.C., through January 2029 at a cost of $1.4 billion, according to the Pentagon. www.democracynow.org/2026/8/5/hea...
National Guard to Continue Washington, D.C., Deployment Through 2029, Costing $1.4 Billion
The National Guard is continuing its deployment in Washington, D.C., through January 2029 at a cost of $1.4 billion, according to the Pentagon. The cost estimate was provided to Democratic Senator Eli...
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Three of the most unpleasant looking mutants you've ever seen in your life: You wouldn't want a doctor in charge, would you?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
Here's a supercut from Abdul El-Sayed's first post-primary news conference:
🥊 Abdul El-Sayed comes out swinging 🥊
YouTube video by Aaron Rupar
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🌱 #roseWednesday One of the roses growing in Wisley’s Hilltop Wellbeing Garden, Rosa ‘Reine des Violettes’. The Wisley team are doing an excellent job job of keeping everything alive and looking good but it’s tough! It takes me 3/4 of an hour and 1000 steps to water special plants with a can!
It’s official: @abdulelsayed.bsky.social wins the Democratic Primary for Senate! The People Prevail Over Corporate Profits Once Again!
The last birdcam video today features Ms Finch. #birds
🌊 Nearly 90 California lawmakers have sent a clear message: No new offshore drilling and continued strong protection for California’s iconic coast! 🧵
Happy birthday, Barack Obama! people.com/barack-obama...
Happy 65th Birthday, Barack Obama! Celebrate with These Throwback Photos of the Former POTUS
Former President Barack Obama turns 65 years old on Aug. 4, 2026. See the politician’s best throwback photos, from his childhood in Hawaii to college yearbook pictures.
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NEW: A federal judge just scheduled a trial for March 2027 to determine whether the potential Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger violates antitrust law — a timeline that could further delay the deal.
BREAKING on MS NOW: Susan Collins says she's voting against Todd Blanche's nomination to be Attorney General.
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · yesterdayToday's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...
California and other Democratic-led states told the Supreme Court that granting the federal government’s pending request for emergency relief on Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order would have “extreme” consequences just ahead of the fall’s midterm elections. www.ms.now/deadline-whi...
California and other blue states warn of ‘extreme’ risk in backing Trump election order
“The consequences of allowing such transformative changes to take effect so close to this fall’s elections would be extreme,” 23 states and D.C. argue.
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