Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.
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This is picture of Samuel Hall, ardent abolitionist, promoter of vaccines and first valedictorian of Marietta College.
#BlueWaveIn90Days While Ken Paxton is out GRIFTING...abuse of power and a long history of corruption... James Talarico shows up at a DALLAS FOOD BANK and helps out Americans are struggling That's why TEXAS VOTE for JAMES TALARICO He'll fight for you Go to jamestalarico.com BLUE WAVE
A congressman sent his staffer a box with a puzzle inside. Once she put the puzzle together it revealed a hand-written note inviting her on a date to an Adam Sandler show.
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Gluesenkamp Perez Introduces the Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act to Remove Predatory Sea Lions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez introduced H.R. 9637, the Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act, a bill which would allow Southwest Washington’s Indian Tribes to lethally remove Ca...
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Per what I was just saying about Glusenkamp-Perez: gluesenkampperez.house.gov/posts/gluese...
Gluesenkamp Perez’s Amendment Passes House Appropriations Committee to Investigate Overly Bright Headlights
Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s (WA-03) amendment to the FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill passed the House Appropriations Committe...
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🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw
Reup: Bc journalists simply are NOT reading the court filings closely enough to understand how bad the misconduct in the Davey Hearn case may be. What Did Jeanine Pirro Know and When Did She Know It? emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/w...
What Did Jeanine Pirro Know and When Did She Know It? - emptywheel
In a bid to get the indictment against him dismissed with prejudice, Davey Hearn reveals that DOJ misrepresented the circumstances of a "before" picture proving he didn't damage the reflecting pool.
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What's with the bobble head look from Discount Goebbels here? He's got tics that express his inner loathsomeness but this may be new.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
I'd love to hear why my book White Flight -- which won prizes from the Southern Historical Association and the American Political Science Association -- was deemed not good enough for students at Texas A&M.
King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 19h agoOnly a matter of time before Texas forces @kevinmkruse.bsky.social to drink hemlock. www.aclutx.org/press-releas...
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
“Now we have, in an instance in which elected Democrats and Democratic candidates are testing whether the misconduct used to indict them came from the top.”
emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h agoDOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/d...
Since Trump came back into office I've been waiting to see on WHICH case, which instance of abusive prosecution, DOJ first invoked the language in Trump v. US that lets POTUS prosecute whoever he wants. It appears to be @katmabu.bsky.social's case, Broadview 6. emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/d...
DOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh - emptywheel
In the 18 months that Trump's former defense attorney Todd Blanche has run DOJ, he has yet to rely on Trump v. US, the SCOTUS precedent giving the President unbridled authority to dictate individual p...
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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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Immediately following the deployment of all those robotaxis. And beaming in the self-driving software to all existing Teslas out there.
Michael McDonald@electproject.bsky.social · 6h agoSure Jan
All Minnesota’s fault
Dustin Volz@dustinvolz.bsky.social · 5h agoNEW: Cyberattacks on U.S. water supply now being reported in 12+ states and 100+ municipalities, though some may be unrelated to wave of suspected Iranian attempts. The nationwide threat follows years of ignored warnings and neglect to water systems. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
All you Trump backers who lie about supporting Ukraine…this is what you actually support. These Ukrainians are being killed partly through the policy choices of the Trump administration. The USA could have saved many of these lives but chose not to. www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/e...
Russian attack kills 17 in Kyiv region, Zelensky says | CNN
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital and nearby areas have killed 17 people and wounded dozens of others overnight, officials said, as both sides step up attacks on facilities that underpin daily life...
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The USA has helped maneuver Ukraine into this position, where the Russians will murder masses of Ukrainian civilians. Thanks to America! www.reuters.com/business/aer...
EXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says
The missile unit could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers.
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no, no, no Jake I didn't hit anyone. I've been minding my own business getting jacked up mainlining testosterone.
this wsj article is much better than the Times "showdown" article. but i resent the media gaslighting of this whole storyline, as though there was ever even the slightest question about why the pool bottom fell apart or that somehow Burgum had kept anyone in the dark. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Pirro’s About-Face in Pool Case Followed Prosecutors’ Private Concerns
The U.S. attorney defended the dismissal of charges in a meeting with President Trump, but people close to the president say it is too early to say whether Pirro’s job is safe.
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Colorado Republicans Attack Jewish Gov Candidate With AI ‘Cartoon Devil Horns’ Graphic talkingpointsmemo.com/news/colorad...
Colorado Republicans Attack Jewish Gov Candidate With AI ‘Cartoon Devil Horns’ Graphic
Colorado Republicans are using an image showing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser...
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Nice oil tanker you got there. Sure would be a shame if it hit a mine, or if someone's drone just happened to fire a missile into it. Maybe you could pay this very reasonable "environmental fee" and we could see if that might make you feel safer. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters, in one of th...
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So, the price of all goods going through the strait of Hormuz goes up like 10%? Also, wait till Iran wants to squeeze us or someone else some more.
Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 6h agoas noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.