🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters defeated a GOP bid to limit their ability to amend the state constitution. The measure was the GOP's attempt to diminish the power of voters who’ve used citizen initiatives to expand Medicaid and protect abortion access.

Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution

Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure,…

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lol eat shit

JUST IN: Missouri voters reject Amendment 4. The failure of Amendment 4 means future proposed constitutional amendments brought by the public will still need a simple majority of a statewide vote to pass:

Missouri voters reject Amendment 4, say no to making it harder to amend the state constitution

Because voters rejected Amendment 4, proposed state constitutional amendments brought by the public will still require a simple majority to pass once on the ballot.

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I am prone to hyperbole, but 4 and 5 aren't just going to lose. They're going to lose in historically bad fashion. #FullCollapse www.stlpr.org/government-p...

You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places (Gift Article)

The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.

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many of the data centers need as few as 10-50 permanent workers. they aren't software engineers making apps/services. it's $60k/yr people who can check if a hard drive failed and swap it out and monitor if a cooling fan fails even the one-time construction jobs aren't local, they bring in outsiders

‘We’re practically full’: Data center workers fill Eastern Iowa campgrounds

Campgrounds across Eastern Iowa are filling up faster than ever as thousands of out-of-state workers arrive to help build data centers across the region.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

“And now we learn that Max Miller threatened to reveal something about Bernie Moreno—in a text to him—that would allow people to “get to know you better than your wife does” after Emily Moreno accused Miller, per court filings, of abuse against her and their daughter.“

Michelangelo Signorile@msignorile.bsky.social · 6d ago

“Moreno won’t call for the resignation of Miller, his son-in-law, accused by Moreno’s daughter of domestic abuse. Is it MAGA loyalty, or is it Miller’s threat to uncover something about the senator?” www.signorile.com/p/is-rep-max...

a reminder to laugh at this guy badfaithtimes.com/ok-tough-guy/

OK Tough Guy

Stephen Miller wants you to tremble before him. Laugh instead.

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Rep Max Miller made a video smearing his ex-wife as a liar. He claims his daughter’s injuries happened at daycare. He blames left-wing media. And he sounds drunk. I’m not going to share the video. It’s triggering if you’re a DV survivor.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 4d ago

BREAKING: Max Miller - republican Rep from Ohio who is accused of beating his wife and child - is making an announcement on Twitter at 10 AM tomorrow. It better be his resignation.

He’s so full of shit.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3d ago

A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.

the Ohio delegation everyone youtube.com/shorts/OJeUs...

GOP senator silent as daughter accuses Republican congressman of abuse

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Ronald Reagan ignored the AIDS crisis—and his “dear friend” from Hollywood, Rock Hudson, who asked for help. Dr. Fauci jumped in and helped. Guess which guy the homophobic ghouls in the Republican Party revere today.

Hey Trump, Everyone on the whole planet knew you were lying about the reflecting pool the moment you spoke. The same goes for every other word out of your mouth. Resign. Now. Sincerely, 8.3 billion people

Start the clock. Now that Pirro has admitted the reflecting pool was Trump’s fault, who lasts longer? Pirro, or explosive diarrhea lettuce.

Trump is definitely going to poop his diaper when he learns that his own DOJ has officially, legally, admitted in court that the problems with the reflecting pool were not due to vandalism but due to the botched work of his hand-picked (no bid) contractor. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...

Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool (Gift Article)

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

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Everyone who promoted that lie should be thrown out of DC, including Trump. Everyone who went on the air defending it should publicly apologize. But we’ll just move on to the next way Trump targets innocent people to avoid saying he fucked up.

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”@ryanjreilly.com · 5d ago

BREAKING: The Trump administration has moved to drop its felony Reflecting Pool case against a former Olympic canoeist, admitting their allegations against David "Davey" Hearn don't hold water.

To the shock of absolutely no one. Another embarrassment to Donald Trump as he weaponizes the Justice Department to go after those he perceives to be his enemies — only to have to drop the charges.

Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

just incredible to watch the US president take Iran's side when my state's water systems are under cyberattack

The easiest possible layup for a President at war with another country would be to explain that they are attacking us. Trump won't do that because he views Minnesota as a bigger enemy than Iran.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota."

They could not look guiltier if they tried. If Mitch is dead/incapacitated, These people should be in prison for fraud/racketeering. They’re defrauding the people of Kentucky for their salaries at the VERY least. @govandybeshear.bsky.social #MissingMitchMcconnell

Some nice paintings of chip stands from a new book! And a detail of Canadian English: we usually use "fries" in this sense, except when ordering fish and chips, and in the names of these stands. Usually "chips" here are what the UK call "crisps". (gift link)

Paying homage to a Canadian summer staple: the humble chip stand

A new illustrated book is a love letter to 130 purveyors of roadside fries

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In the original Iron Chef voice... Lettuce!!!

GOLIKEHELLMACHINE@golikehellmachine.com · 6d ago

it’s legitimately fucking offensive to me as a taxpayer that this entire administration is run by people whose only goal in life is to be on television

LinkedIn added an "AI slop" button. The U-Turn is happening, expect to see a lot more of this from other tech companies.

Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

Despite all the accusations of crimes and cover-ups, the Trump admin has never actually prosecuted or jailed anyone. The supposed stolen 2020 election, Jan 6 deep state, Dr Fauci, etc. All of its is just theater for the base, revving them up. In the end, will undermine faith in gov and institutions.

"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt

AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.

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Dumbest possible timeline.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

TUBERVILLE: Fauci killed 9 million people FOX BUSINESS: Yeah. We can't prove that, right? TUBERVILLE: We can

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Kristy Greenberg@kristygreenberg.bsky.social · last wk.

Hurling F-bombs at an 85-year-old scientist who won’t fight back doesn’t make you tough. Staying silent after your own daughter accused Rep. Max Miller of holding a gun to her head, pushing her against a wall, and fracturing your granddaughter’s collarbone makes you a coward.

Idiots

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

"These injections cause death" -- Ron Johnson claims the covid vaccine is "the great government scandal of my lifetime"