Republicans won’t stop a corrupt tyrant from unnecessarily shaking down American taxpayers, but they *will* stop women from getting necessary healthcare. What amoral jackholes.
Stephen King: guys, i'm really excited King: tonight we've got an actual, genuine humor writer to talk to us! Piers Anthony: oh gosh, steve! you Anthony: you flatter me! King: i uh King: i wasn't actually talking about you, piers Anthony:
"President Trump has directed contractors to redo weeks of work on his planned White House helipad, frustrated with its appearance and questioning whether the slope of the White House lawn needs to be changed"
Trump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work
Contractors have removed the granite seal that had begun to take shape in recent days, after the president complained about the slope of the White House Lawn.
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Since March, I've been following Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life around the country, shadowing her attempts to stop the flow of abortion pills. Get a sneak peek on this week's @revealnews.org, featuring @byninamartin.bsky.social @rebeccaggrant.bsky.social revealnews.org/podcast/medi...
The battle over abortion pills in post-Roe America
Abortion rates were expected to tank after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Instead, medication abortion became easy to get—and it changed everything.
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Artists, quote with your pink art!
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Artists, quote with your pink art!
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Texas Republicans know this is the year they lose unless they take active measures to suppress the vote. So that's what they're doing.
Jen Rice@jenrice.bsky.social · yesterdayLon Burnam, a former state lawmaker representing Tarrant County from 1997 to 2015, was carried out of the room by four sheriff deputies, who held him by his hands and feet: fortworthreport.org/2026/08/04/t...
Also we're about to reach the 300 unit sold stretch goal (only few more), would be cool if you get your own Olga plushie! Only 5 days to go! makeship.com/products/olga-plushie
Marko | Olga Plushie Out Now!@markoraassina.bsky.social · 4d agoThe hierarchy of power in the plushie universe is about to change.
Anthony Jeselnik is on The Downside with guest co-host Fumi Abe! Get early access to the episode on Patreon out soon.
It’s past time to BAN CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADING! No member of Congress [or the White House] should be trading stocks. Period. The American people deserve to know their representatives are working for them, not corporations and stock portfolios. It’s time to ban Congressional stock trading.
Texas A&M's broad new policy censoring instruction on race, sexual orientation, and gender has led to the removal of LGBTQ literature and history classes, a ban on the film Moonlight, and even censorship of the history of Fourteenth Amendment. We're suing.
'What Are We Even Doing Here?': New Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Race and Gender Topics at Texas A&M
Plaintiffs included four faculty members whose courses were canceled or not not offered.
chronicle.com
Marsha before Trump’s cover-up: “I will not stop fighting until all of Epstein’s records are released.” @MarshaBlackburn after Trump’s cover-up: 🤷🏼♀️ More on her refusing to help Dems track down bank records: www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
The GOP plans to cut Tarrant County's Election Day voting sites in half. One Democratic candidate for Texas House: a "voter suppressed, racially gerrymandered, poll cutting" county that sends letters to living people and declares them dead so they can't vote. The GOP can't win unless they cheat.
A new report says arcing from electrical equipment owned by the utility sparked the January 2025 fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes (via LAist).
Edison equipment caused deadly Eaton Fire, LA County Fire investigators conclude
A new report says arcing from electrical equipment owned by the utility sparked the January 2025 fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
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Our thoroughly corrupt electoral system.
#OtD 4 Aug 1980 the US-backed military dictatorship in South Korea handed down jail sentences of between one and five years to 30 people who had been involved in an insurrection of coal miners and their families in Sabuk the previous April stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1040...
BREAKING: A federal court dismissed the DOJ's attempt to illegally seize the private data of millions of Colorado voters. In 20 out of 20 rulings, courts have prevented the Trump administration from unlawfully accessing voters' private information.
a happy mail day! though my cat is dangerously interested in the Marrow miniature 💀 thanks @bonedustpress.bsky.social @benoitrc.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: A pro-democracy legal group sued Tuesday for access to public records that could shed light on a federal immigration agency’s involvement in President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Lawsuit seeks evidence of federal immigration agency’s role in Trump’s voter purge plans
Democracy Forward went to court after USCIS failed to disclose the public records, despite multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests about the agency’s involvement in Trump’s unprecedented a...
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On Monday, Aug. 3, Todd Blanche quietly took his 20th straight court loss in President Donald Trump's bid to force states to turn over voter data. The ruling began to emerge in the news after Blanche's nomination was advanced to the Senate.
Todd Blanche has lost 20 consecutive court cases — including 8 before Trump's own judges — trying to seize voter data before the midterms. Why is the Senate about to confirm him as America's top lawyer?
GOP judge uncorks damning warning for Todd Blanche as DOJ suffers another big court loss
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took his 20th straight court loss in President Donald Trump's bid to force states to turn over voter data before the midterm elections after a Republican-appointed federal judge threw out the case and barred him from refiling.U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer, a...
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Showed my 7yo this movie a few months ago and he still talks about it. I explained to him how it was done. He’s watched it 3 times again since. Essential cultural viewing, in my opinion.
Animation Obsessive@ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 2d agoRay Harryhausen's stop-motion skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts are amazing even now. He animated the sequence by himself for more than four months -- without computers or even an easy way to check his work. We're looking into how he did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/how-ray-ha...