Large US Cyclospora outbreak expands to 6 more states Although cases continue to mount, experts say it doesn’t necessarily mean that the outbreak is ongoing. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fGM9Mh 📷: benketaro / Flickr cc
Cindy Phyillaier
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Medical Librarian. Political junkie; blue dot in N.C. San Francisco native. Penn grad. Humor makes life bearable. #PostNews Don’t blame me, I voted blue all the way.
Chipotle restaurants pull jalapeños linked to Salmonella outbreak in Minnesota At least 75% of those sickened report eating jalapeños at the fast- casual chain. Read more: https://bit.ly/4wb3py3
Max Miller fucking sucks. Republicans don’t care. Jeff Tiedrich Aug 05, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
Max Miller fucking sucks. Republicans don’t care.
because they fucking suck, too.
open.substack.com
Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳
My new cartoon for The New Yorker
The New Yorker@newyorker.com · 10h agoToday’s Daily Cartoon, by Ivan Ehlers.
Whenever you read a hot take from Politico that casts Dems in an unflattering light, remind yourself that the owner asked the executives to pray for Donald Trump’s reelection. It’s propaganda.
This was money paid by consumers through higher prices due to tariffs. It is being "refunded" to the giant corporations that got the money from the consumers. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump administration has refunded 60% of $165bn taken in illegal tariffs
Government has so far returned $100bn to companies from levies that US supreme court struck down
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at the center of a new investigation launched by Sen. Ron Wyden. www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/s...
Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo
The Senate investigation includes RFK Jr. as well as the heads of Reynolds American and kratom company Botanic Tonics, asking for written responses and documentation by Aug. 31.
statnews.com
SCHWAB: “.. Stagflationary trend for #ISM Services PMI continues, with prices (blue) remaining in an uptrend and employment (white) in a downtrend.”
Trump: "We control the strait totally" (Trump is currently trying to negotiate to open the strait because Iran controls it)
HOW MUCH MORE WILL TAXPAYERS PAY?
Pat Bagley@bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 18h agoHe is not planning on leaving
