Mickey Rottinghaus

@golfsobad.bsky.social

A work in progress, but determined to be fearless about surviving this cruel world, and finding things to appreciate in it.

When someone feels "seen" connections are initiated. When someone feels "heard" inspiration is germinated. Being seen and heard can launch an individual forward into becoming a force in the universe, an impetus for change. It may be the "source of Good Trouble" John Lewis instigated. #GoodTrouble

The Haunted Bookshop@thehauntedbookshop.com · 18h ago

Guys, I'm breaking the thread for a moment. This should be a regular reminder: Make somebody feel seen. A nurse, a teacher, the dish busser at your favorite coffee shop, somebody with whom you share a slender but real connection. There will come a time when those moments are precious to you.

DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination as Attorney General. Todd Blanche led the Trump administration’s Epstein files cover-up. Instead of holding him accountable, they’re giving him a promotion. Shame on them.

A graphic with text that reads: "Todd Blanche led the Epstein files cover-up. These Republicans just voted to promote him." Below are the names, photos, and states of Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who voted to advance Blanche's nomination: Chuck Grassley, John Cornyn, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Thom Tillis, John Kennedy, Marsha Blackburn, Eric Schmitt, Katie Britt, Ashley Moody, and Darline Graham.

"...a 2024 report from the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that Iowa has a history of providing far less funding for its MFCU than states with comparable levels of Medicaid spending." iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/07/31/f...

Former state agency directors call new Medicaid fraud task force a 'sham' • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Two former state agency directors say a newly formed Medicaid fraud task force is a "sham" and "political theater.”

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When it comes to data centers, they should be carrying their own weight, not raising Iowans' costs for anything, & should respect the communities they want to move to. Bottom line - anything built in Iowa should be contributing to Iowa, not extracting from us. https://bit.ly/4hNhEFJ

Rob Sand wants to end data center tax breaks in new policy rollout

Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn have called for restrictions on data centers. Here's Rob Sand's latest policy rollout.

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#SanctionedTaxEvasion "...Blanche formally rescinded the fund. But no changes to the tax immunity part of the settlement. In fact, it wasn’t even mentioned. And then this morning, Cornyn and Tillis put out a statement saying they look forward to voting for him." open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

BREAKING: Trump Bank Accounts Closed Over Money Laundering Concerns, Cornyn and Tillis Surrender, RFK Melts Down on CNN, and more...

Top Stories for August 3, 2026.

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of the “Harvard Computers.” In the early 1900s, she discovered the relationship between the brightness and period of Cepheid variable stars. Her discovery gave astronomers a way to measure distances to galaxies and changed our understanding of the universe. #SheShed

Graphic about astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt. The text explains that although she was not allowed to use telescopes herself, she discovered the relationship between the brightness and period of Cepheid variable stars, making it possible to measure vast distances in space. Below the text are a black-and-white portrait of Leavitt and a graph illustrating her discovery. 
#SheShed #VivaHerAlliance

Partial federal funding has been approved for the western portion of the Rowe Creek Fire Complex—but the eastern portions of the fire in Wheeler County still need help. I’m continuing to fight for the FEMA funding needed for all of Oregon’s major fires.

#SanctionedTaxEvasion "...Blanche formally rescinded the fund. But no changes to the tax immunity part of the settlement. In fact, it wasn’t even mentioned. And then this morning, Cornyn and Tillis put out a statement saying they look forward to voting for him." open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

BREAKING: Trump Bank Accounts Closed Over Money Laundering Concerns, Cornyn and Tillis Surrender, RFK Melts Down on CNN, and more...

Top Stories for August 3, 2026.

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