Completely right But also, Ossoff is RIGHT OVER THE TARGET or they wouldn’t be as mad as they’ve been
J.M. Berger@jmberger.com · 4h agoNever let yourself become inured to the fact that this is how the people running this country talk
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@crunchyfishtaco.bsky.social
fish tacos are the best tacos. i invented the internet. i should have specified my touchstones. soybean farmer.
J.M. Berger@jmberger.com · 4h ago
The guy who oversees the U.S. Forest Service called in a ton of extra federal firefighting support for a small fire near his mega-ranch in Idaho, even as many larger blazes burned elsewhere. Rage-inducing @washingtonpost.com investigation: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Top Trump official asked for more aircraft to fight a small fire near his Idaho ranch
Michael Boren, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, asked for more resources to contain a seven-acre blaze last month, officials said.
washingtonpost.com
The US-Iran MOU officially expires today (though it's been dead for weeks). Today was not only the date when ship traffic through Hormuz was supposed to be back to pre-war levels (the opposite happened)) they were supposed to have a nuclear deal too (why anyone believed that, I don't know).
Walked into my boyfriend’s office to find him complacently sitting on a stool because Marcel had stolen his chair.
But will no one think of Natalie forced to sleep in a locker room! 😫
Aaron Parnas@aaronparnas.bsky.social · 8h agoA U.S. Navy destroyer spent FOUR DAYS without working toilets, air conditioning or galley services after losing power in the South China Sea. The USS Benfold suffered a generator failure on July 24 while accompanying the USS George Washington to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Just another day where White House officials say the kind of shit that would've previously kicked off a months-long debate on civility
If you had to sleep in a bed with someone that was shitting themselves all the time you’d probably call it a locker room, too
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 9h agoTrump aide Natalie Harp spent a summer sleeping in the locker room at Trump's Bedminster golf club to remain close to him after she was denied a room.
i mean, no she didn't. like that may have been her assigned sleeping arrangement but i think we can draw the obvious inference here.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 9h agoTrump aide Natalie Harp spent a summer sleeping in the locker room at Trump's Bedminster golf club to remain close to him after she was denied a room.
I’ve made democratic backsliding a topic in multiple courses, with the US one of the most prominent examples (also Turkey, India, Hungary, etc.) I tell students the US in 2026 has competitive authoritarianism, mixed regime, or (referencing Orban) “illiberal democracy.” I do this because it’s true.
Cyberdyne Genealogy Dept@professormusgrave.bsky.social · 18h agoGathering notes for teaching intro US Politics (for the first time) and it is in fact hard to see how you would describe the 2026 presidency as anything other than an elected dictator.
Wwwwhhhhhheeeee!!!!!
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h ago* SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL TO REUTERS: IRAN HAS DECIDED TO SHIFT ITS POLICY FROM DEFENSIVE TO A 'FULLY OFFENSIVE' ONE * IRAN HAS SET A DEADLINE OF A FEW WEEKS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF MOU BY U.S. - SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL @reuters.com
It’s a searing indictment of the media that the family business run by the US president had *hundreds* Of bank accounts closed by Capital One based on suspicions that they were involved in money laundering And-especially since Trump is a convicted felon-it barely registered as a story
The U.S. president frequently threatening to bomb various countries—adversaries, partners, whatever—is bad. The fact that they react with “sure, buddy, whatever” is bad. Throwing away international credibility to posture for a domestic audience and assuage the president’s feelings of inadequacy.
Zhang Yufeng was the personal aid to Mao even as he declined neurologically due to his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Toward the end she was able to exclude the highest levels of the PRC from Mao personally, and would “interpret” his statements by reading his lips.
KPD Max von Sydnow@mpdeejay.bsky.social · yesterdayBlonde Zhang Yufeng
Happy Expiration Day of the Memorandum Of Understanding to those who celebrate (zero)
From WSJ an excellent study of an AI bubble about to pop. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-...
Why Big Tech’s AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems
Massive spending commitments for data-center leases and chips aren’t shown on companies’ balance sheets.
wsj.com
Big Tech: if we move all this spending off our balance sheets, maybe nobody will notice
A person without any govt position, who has numerous financial conflicts of interest, should not conduct US foreign policy. And that’s before we get to the fact that he uses this role to corruptly solicit money for himself. It’s wrong. Many seem to have accepted it, but I’ll never stop objecting.
Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan
The president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader.
nytimes.com
Putin's pet project must be something he is very proud of. Destroying the US without firing a shot.
Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2d agoPivot...not to Asia. apnews.com/article/airc...
Economist covers from three months before Trump took office, and three months after.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoMike Johnson: "We put in this Congress into place all the economic conditions to let the economy take off like a rocket, and beginning in the first quarter of this year that's what was happening, and then we got into the conflict with Iran ... that's the big headwind we have right now."