holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!
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Exactly. MAGA's real objection to Markwayne Mullin was that he dared to suggest that with the right policy choices, immigrants benefit our economy. MAGA's whole mythology rests on the big lie that migration *cannot* be managed in the national interest by definition.
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · yesterday“Mullin let slip a very dirty secret indeed: By reforming governing processes, we can broaden legal pathways for immigrants to work in the US in ways that would benefit our economy and our country.” MAGA was furious. Yet more evidence that the purpose of “mass deportations” is ethnic cleansing.
"But the farce shouldn’t obscure the gravity—perhaps the purest instance of totalitarian abuse of the Trump years: the government cast a private citizen with no quarrel with Trump and no connection to the pool as the villain of a fiction, and moved to put him in prison for years."
Reflecting Pool Case: A Kafkaesque Debacle Even After the Dismissal
The dismissal of the Reflecting Pool prosecution was a forced retreat, and it leaves an ugly injustice unremedied. Plus, Talking Feds Substack hits 250 posts.
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Trump’s abortive push to save the slush fund, the collapse of the Reflecting Pool prosecution, Anthony Fauci’s return to the headlines, and more. @glennkirschner.bsky.social, #JohnMarshall, and @alivitali.bsky.social join Harry on an all-new Talking Feds. Link: youtu.be/eGoMj5q53Yw
Probably not the most corrupt thing Trump has done, but very possibly the most brazenly, undisguisedly corrupt thing he’s done.
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The Cosimo Matassa Story part two - Roots and Rhythms - 2026-08-02
The Cosimo Matassa Story part two
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Susan Collins is Soldier Boy’s fairy godmother. She was one of the main engines powering him.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 5d agoSusan Collins, who voted for $70 billion in no-strings-attached ICE funding, is now taking credit for securing new bodycams to distance herself from Trump and ICE. This is how Collins wins in Maine. Dems must go on offense on ICE to thwart this scam. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2138...
Trump's left hand (not the right one that is usually mangled) is discolored. Picture is from his cabinet meeting today. (Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty)
So much upsetting about the Fauci attacks. But it also demonstrates the COMPLETE absorption & normalization of hardcore lies and conspiracy theories by the political right (alas, same here in Alberta). Reality irrelevant. Rage & grievance dominate.
Patient ER wait times are skyrocketing, and doctors are burnt out. Here’s how we can fix it. Nova Scotia has found some solutions. Why aren’t they being used everywhere? by Douglas Sinclair www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
Patient ER wait times are skyrocketing, doctors are burnt out. Here’s how we can fix it
These solutions worked in Nova Scotia. Why aren’t they being used everywhere?
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A project about Edward Ball/The Times, Rawk Songs and Rootsy Tunes. - Attic Thoughts - 2026-07-28
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is demanding that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) prove his “capacity to serve” or resign his seat, ramping up pressure on the former Senate majority leader as his absence stretches into a seventh week.
Kentucky Gov. Beshear demands McConnell ‘prove capacity to serve’ or resign
The Democratic governor criticized the limited communication between the Republican senator and constituents after he suffered a fall.
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The victims of the horrific shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival at Seattle Center deserved to come home alive. Honor them by reading and sharing their stories. Give the shooters #NoNotoriety.
I’ve given you explosive diarrhea AND sky high gas prices
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump: "I've done more for you than your parents, okay? Your parents are okay. I'm not gonna knock to your parents, but I have been better to you than your parents."
Whether the threat is Donald Trump or separatism, investing in health care is a powerful response. There is something to be said for seeing health care as a defining, uniting force in this country, by Susan Delacourt www.thestar.com/politics/pol... via @thestar.com
Susan Delacourt: Whether the threat is Donald Trump or separatism, health care is a powerful response
There is something to be said for seeing health care as a defining, uniting force in this country, Susan Delacourt writes.
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Is it useful to measure “biological” v “chronological” age? [Spoiler: Nah❗] www.economist.com/science-and-... At the individual level, biological age tests mostly nonsense. It can also lead to harmful “biomarker chasing” (obsessing on wellness longevity BS). Advice ALWAYS same: #healthylifestyle
Is it useful to measure “biological” v “chronological” age?
You will get data, but perhaps not knowledge
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Last and best quote from this article. "Today, trucks will roll, cars will cross, and governments will begin collecting tolls. But the bridge will remain a monument to a broken bond that may take decades to fix—and may never be fully repaired."
David Moscrop@davidmoscrop.com · last wk.If there was ever any doubt, the Gordie Howe Bridge fiasco proves it: You can't trust Trump's America, or any deal within this administration's orbit. thewalrus.ca/the-gordie-h...
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Ottawa Alt-Country heroes Fiftymen put out three albums between 2002 and 2013. - Roots and Rhythms - 2026-07-26
Ottawa Alt-Country heroes Fiftymen put out three albums between 2002 and 2013. 2002 After Darkfall 2005 Balances + Sums 2013 Fiftymen
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Key. 👇 ‼️ Political polarization drives surge in anti-vaccine legislation across the US www.news-medical.net/news/2026071... @mattmotta.bsky.social: "Our work shows that state lawmakers affiliated with the Republican party are responsible for the overwhelming majority of antivaccine bills..."
Political polarization drives surge in anti-vaccine legislation across the US
Despite overwhelming evidence on the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine hesitancy intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic and has fueled skepticism towards other life-saving vaccines f...
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In the European view, the fact that Donald Trump could be elected president twice and still command over 35% popular support after engaging in depraved, reckless and corrupt conduct is stark evidence of long-term institutional disintegration inside the US. The country is no longer a desirable ally.
The depths of his ignorance will ever be truly understood.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "I owned the Miss Universe pageant. And Miss Venezuela always did very well in that pageant. So I know something about the country."
Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich, who is a convicted criminal, is asking a judge to grant her an exemption to her house arrest sentence so she can visit the Trump White House, go on a 7-day Caribbean cruise with Rebel Media and meet Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo star Rob Schneider in Arizona
Convoy leader Tamara Lich asking court's permission to visit White House, go on cruise | CBC News
Tamara Lich, a key figure in the 2022 convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for nearly a month, is back in town Wednesday to ask a court for permission to travel internationally, including goi...
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A project about Edward Ball/The Times, Rootsy songs, Rawk Tunes and some Jazz to take you to Midnight. - Attic Thoughts - 2026-07-21
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👇🎯 “But he can’t do that” was not a serious position in 2021 or 2025, let alone in mid-2026. We should put away childish things. bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 2w agoCrucial from @ryanenos.bsky.social: If you doubt Trump might try to seize ballot boxes, recall that not long ago it seemed outlandish that armed government militias would be roving our streets, killing people. On the pod, Ryan is so good on the danger of this moment: newrepublic.com/article/2132...
President Trump appeared to shake off FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he lingered onstage after presenting Spain their second World Cup trophy ever. Trump stood next to the team as they lifted the trophy. Read more: https://wapo.st/4w7QKg4
"Contemporary society faces complex and interconnected global crises. Prominent among them are the climate crisis driven by anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions and an epistemic crisis driven by rising misinformation in societal discourse." Yep. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Insights from climate psychology for misinformation research - Nature Human Behaviour
Climate change and misinformation are interconnected global crises shaped by tensions between individual, collective and vested interests. Drawing on climate psychology, we distil six insights for mis...
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The Riverside Records Story. Part two - Roots and Rhythms - 2026-07-19
The Riverside Records Story. Part two
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Preventing some Iranian villagers from getting drinking water does nothing to prevent the IRGC from firing missiles and drones. Water is a red line. I know those of you who hate the US military and US foreign policy won’t care about the difference, but it’s significant, with very bad implications.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 3w agoMore war crimes: In its fourth strike on water infrastructure, the US has destroyed two water tanks in Sirik, Iran, completely cutting off water distribution in all villages of the Bemani district and the city of Kohstak, the Hormozgan Water and Sanitation Authority says.