This is my favorite genre

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 5d ago

A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.” trib.al/oZwZMR9

Aside from weird phrasing, one whole day sure seems super family oriented. Very supportive of the wife and plenty of bonding time with baby. L Let's just laugh and laugh.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

JD Vance: "The president called me the first full day Alec was alive, the day he was born, and he says, 'You should take some time off.' And I said, 'Mr President, I've got a meeting with you tomorrow. And he said, 'Yeah. Take some time off. Like today.' Hahahahah!"

I want to encourage GOPniks to run with this line. It did wonders for the Biden admin.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

KUDLOW: Why is it people don't know there's an economic boom? It's not showing up in any of these numbers! How is that possible? TUBERVILLE: Our economy is really good if you look at all the factors

🧵 1/ @osoff.bsky.social is dropping some biblical knowledge that aligns perfectly with the corruption of Trump and his administration. Greed, power and loyalty to a wannabe king is what’s driving the MAGA Republicans. #SheShed #Pinks #VoteForOsoff

I wasn't up on any of this, but I take a personal interest, as the owner of a 1973 sunburst strat that I've had for about 40 years

Maria Bustillos@mariabustillos.com · 6h ago

Private equity strikes again: Fender's sudden decision to enforce its copyright on the 1950s Stratocaster design, 70-odd years later, is creating havoc in the guitar world. Misha Angrist has an absorbing account at @flaminghydra.com flaminghydra.com/issue-622/

Gawd he's at it again. And it's bleeding through my mutes. Must not give into temptation to interject, the little twirps have never been on a budget, much less poor.

Loki: Don't. Just don't.

Alt: Loki: Don't. Just don't.

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media when maga wins an election: we must travel the country and speak to these voters and extend empathy to them and give credence to their bigotry and false beliefs media when the left wins an election: is this the end of the american experiment

Big Oil faces a clear choice — help ease the burden for families or exploit Trump’s war of choice to generate profits. I’m demanding answers on why Illinois families are paying huge prices, how these companies are profiteering, and what steps they’ll take to provide relief.

I deactivated my X account two years ago, and I just got email notifications after all this time. Nothing for two year, and suddenly it was active again. I just deactivated it again.

These pricks are raised in a bubble of privilege & immunity, told their entire lives that it's their right to have whatever they want & dominate anyone lower on the class or gender totem pole. They can not simply pivot, one day to the next, to a plausible attitude of regret & contrition. They can't!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

🤯 Rep. Max Miller's interview with Jake Tapper was one of the most self-destructive things I've ever witnessed on cable news. Here's the whole thing:

No matter the margin the story is that Haley Stevens got $70M of support, more than $30M of it from a single organization, and still lost.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · yesterday

30,000,000 dollars

Wait, go back to actually getting search results, not having it pop up when I hit something by accident, telling me what it misunderstood, and not having to correct people arguing with me, on a daily basis, misinformation about our contract? Please, how would I bear it.

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · yesterday

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

that draft dodging motherfucker

Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · yesterday

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

Welp

CNN@cnn.com · 18h ago

Federal aviation officials are investigating an air-traffic safety incident Tuesday involving the military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump and another aircraft, according to Reuters news agency and air-traffic control audio reviewed by CNN. https://cnn.it/4fF8s51

Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."

New hobby just dropped.

Aidan O’Brien@aidanobrien.bsky.social · 19h ago

First, you tell me to get a hobby; now it's an “appropriate hobby”.

Absolutely nobody knew who Riley Gaines was when she was swimming for Kentucky -- there wasn't a whole arena booing her at that time.

The good news is many are calling for him to resign now and local GOP leaders want him to drop out of the race. So far Edwards won't. That's fine, his opponent outraised him 9:1 last quarter and already had a possibility of winning despite our gerrymandering. avlwatchdog.org/edwardss-ree...

Edwards’s reelection campaign may not survive censure for “inappropriate conduct” with female staffers • Asheville Watchdog

Suddenly the Republican Party— locally and nationally— has its own Graham Platner crisis. Can Chuck Edwards (R-NC 11) survive a sexual-conduct scandal of his own? Or will his party here at home sacrif...

avlwatchdog.org

So many Republican male lawmakers have been accused of physical and sexual violence against women that the report about this guy, who harassed his employees with unsolicited gifts, inappropriate comments, and demands for dinners, seems almost quaint. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

House Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Chuck Edwards Likely Violated Sexual Harassment Rules

The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.

nytimes.com

I haven’t done this in a few years, but due to budget cuts I wasn’t able to order any new supplies for my classroom, so I am sharing my Amazon wishlist. I teach in a self-contained ID classroom for kids with severe disabilities. Even just sharing this would mean a lot to me. Thanks!

Check out my list on Amazon

amazon.com

Priceless. 😆

mike taddow@miketaddow.bsky.social · yesterday

this man should get combat pay bc he was FIGHTING here

There are no trans women in the WNBA. There are no trans women NCAA basketball players. Hell, who knows if there are even any trans girls playing HS basketball.

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · yesterday

Did we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?

@ggold328.bsky.social you have changed. I was a bit confused for a minute. 😆

Fed. judge holds DHS in civil contempt of court for refusing "intentionally and not in good faith" to provide plaintiffs with phone images they intend to use to prove DHS was racially profiling people arrested in Los Angeles without reasonable suspicion. Order from July 28, unsealed today.

"The Rand corporation says it is now over $70 trillion that the rich have stolen from the working class. That’s also the essence of the Democrats’ 'affordability' message and needs to be repeated as often and as widely as possible." Wealth Inequality. The Class War. Late Stage Capitalism.

I have long been baffled by the fact that I (a misanthropic gamer recluse who posts on Bluesky ffs) qualify as a catch in this day and age, but the fact that society keeps coming up with brand new ways in which I'm a catch over the market average really blindsides me some days.

Nikolaj Bill@nikolajbill.bsky.social · yesterday

I remember a coworker in her late twenties saying this on how dating was so difficult. I was not surprised by her first two complaints: general anger issues and having few outside hobbies. I WAS surprised at her mention of how many men apparently don’t wash their hair or butts.

On Thursday, I'm talking with Ramón Mendez Galain, the guy who helped Uruguay decarbonize (see story below). Got questions?

He got an entire country running on clean energy. Can he do it again?

Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.

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Thom Tillis once again lied and re-traumatized sexual assault victims to give him cover for confirming a sexual predator to the cabinet. He must like it.

Andrea Devon@andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · yesterday

“The fight isn’t over yet.” Jeffrey Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky says Todd Blanche’s confirmation effort is “depressing,” but she’s not giving up. Don’t let the Epstein files disappear from the conversation. Survivors deserve justice. ⚖️ #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

bloomberg.com

Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase likely violated federal anti-money laundering laws by failing to properly screen and report payments from Leon Black to Jeffrey Epstein, and underreporting Epstein’s suspicious activity to the Treasury Department.