To say “yes” to Christian Nationalism in any form or to culture war ... is to say “yes” to the offer Satan made to Jesus at the Mount of Temptation.

This is an astounding loss for the US if it comes to fruition. One of the biggest strategic losses the US has ever endured—perhaps biggest?—and all from a war the US chose to start for no reason, illegally.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2h ago

Iran and Oman have reportedly agreed that all ships transiting Hormuz have to go through an Iran-controlled corridor, and are finalizing tolls of 3, 5, or 7%. This would close off the path outside Iranian waters the US encouraged ships to use during the MOU, then started bombing again to keep open.

WSJ: “.. One problem Republicans face in this year’s midterm elections is that the socialist label has lost its sting. .. On Monday, Mr. Trump told reporters that U.S. oil companies are ‘making too much money.’ He took the words right out of Bernie’s mouth.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/soci...

That Musk has not been prosecuted for his decade-long campaign of stock fraud has been one of the great failings of US society.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 5h ago

SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS

The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson

Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.

theatlantic.com

I rarely say this, but good for the FBI nypost.com/2026/08/05/u...

FBI opened probe into whether Trump was Russian agent after he fired James Comey, newly revealed memos show

WASHINGTON — The FBI opened an investigation into whether President Trump was “wittingly or unwittingly” acting as a Russian agent when he fired then-Director James Comey in 2017,…

nypost.com

Oleksii Yukov, the head of the Platsdarm search and recovery team, has been killed.

Stolen valor. The American Legion, VFW, DAV, IAVA, etc., shouldn't tolerate it and they should demand its removal.

Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18h ago

This is a man who has a hard time looking in the mirror

Russian troops are barbarians. Coincidentally, the Trump administration will turn our professional military into this if given enough time.

CNN@cnn.com · 16h ago

A video circulating online shows a Russian drone hunting a Ukrainian vegetable vendor in Kherson. It is one of many incidents of Ukrainian civilians being attacked by Russian drones. CNN's Clare Sebastian reports.

Orgasmic, self-cleaning poop is very Pynchonesque at his most lurid.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 20h ago

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

Judge Mehta's J6 Requiem "That book is now closed. Today’s epilogue diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and ... officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy ... to buckle."

Never mind that niggling little matter of lack of authority under the statute…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h ago

Bessent: "Here at the Treasury, I had $168 billion of tariff revenues that we're gonna have to refund. So when the Democrats scream, "Oh, the refunds should go back to the American people!', well, the American people had it, it was in the Treasury and it was paying down the debt."

Corporate media in the age of monopolization isn’t worried about ratings or views, those are secondary to appealing to oligarchs and corporations who will supplement lost viewership in order to ensure control of mainstream discourse and the information diet of politicians and parties

It’s called eyewitness victim testimony.

Ali G Says Booyakasha!

ALT: Ali G Says Booyakasha!

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The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 20h ago

Tapper: "There are now three women who have accused you of violent behavior…Are all three of these women who don't know each other lying?" Rep. Max Miller: "Yes…It's all hearsay." Tapper: "It's not hearsay if it is firsthand testimony from women."

NEW: The Olympic canoeist pursued by the Trump administration seeks to permanently sink the Reflecting Pool case, saying Jeanine Pirro shouldn't be able to resurface it later:

Olympic canoeist charged by Pirro seeks to permanently sink Reflecting Pool case

Amid Trump’s criticism of the decision to drop the case, attorneys for David “Davey” Hearn said prosecutors shouldn’t be allowed to try to bring new charges.

nbcnews.com

As Republicans try desperately to make the public think democracy defenders are "communists," I thought I'd re-up this thread of mine from last year.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 12mo ago

How Trumpism is like Stalinism. A thread. 🧵🧵🧵 Many people make valid comparisons of Trumpism to Nazism. But I think MAGA authoritarianism bears more similarities to Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union – ruthless, paranoid, dishonest and determined to climb into every aspect of the lives of his people.

I was away for a few days and out of town - why'd the Senate rush to confirm Clayton as DNI if he wasn't going to be sworn in for a week. And what about the fact that the vacancies act doesn't allow that? (and that is Cato saying so) www.cato.org/blog/william...

William Pulte Served Illegally as Acting Director of National Intelligence for Nearly a Week

William Pulte purported to act as the director of national intelligence for nearly a week after Jay Clayton was confirmed as his successor. That violates the plain text of the Vacancies Act.

cato.org

Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.

“My guy wants to put a data center in your backyard either to give himself gender-affirming care and make a muscle video, or to portray me as a…hero?" Abdul El-Sayed reacts to Republican Mike Rogers' AI ad showing him, Mamdani, AOC, and Bernie as communists inside a Trojan Horse:

And shockingly, Cornyn voted against this bill.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 24h ago

Nothing?

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

bloomberg.com

Inbox from House Ethics: The Committee is reviewing allegations Rep Max Miller may have engaged in domestic violence and abuse or illegal drug use... Committee notes that the fact that it is investigating and publicly disclosing its review, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred.

I think about Bob a lot when I read about companies pressuring developers to outsource their own jobs to Anthropic. https://progenius.io/articles/software-developer-outsourcing-empire-bob-china

Bob the Developer Who Outsourced His Entire Job to China — ProGenius

Bob earned hundreds of thousands a year by paying Chinese developers a fifth of his salary to do his work. It only unravelled when IT flagged his VPN.

progenius.io

“There was no reference to Jewish people, no religious message, no dog whistle, and no hidden meaning,” Pond said in a written statement. “Phil Weiser does not receive immunity from political satire because of a personal fact I did not even know.”

Sean Pond. Montrose County Commissioner, District 3 spond@montrosecounty.net County office: 970-252-4531 Cell: 970-650-0981 320 S. 1st Street, Suite 300, Montrose, CO 81401 Montrose County — www.montrosecounty.net/directory.as... If you petition him for redress of grievances, pls do so peaceably.

Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · yesterday

Montrose County Commissioner and Fmr US Senate GOP primary candidate Sean Pond, who created the horned image of Phil Weiser circulating in various forms among Colorado Republicans, tells me he was unaware Weiser is Jewish.

Depicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother’s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.

The Idaho National Guard public affairs chief is listed on their website as LTC Christopher Borders. If you choose to petition this government office holder for redress of grievances, please do so peaceably and with respect.

NPR@npr.org · yesterday

Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home. n.pr/4wyjw9S