Their Essential Command
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As someone living in Kyiv, I’m begging you: Please help us stop this. Almost every night, russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting civilians, homes, and warehouses. We can’t stop these missiles because we don’t have enough Patriot systems. People are dying.
Maryland may be late to the mid-decade redistricting push, but Democrats in Annapolis have arrived. The state’s existing 7-1 gerrymander could become an 8-0 one in 2028, ousting the lone Republican, if a voters approve a state constitutional amendment.
Maryland Democrats ask voters to let them redraw congressional districts
The state’s existing 7-1 gerrymander could become an 8-0 one in 2028, ousting the lone Republican, if a voters approve a state constitutional amendment.
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Judge Wise finds that ICE coerced a 20-year-old Tongan man — admitted legally to the country three years ago — to sign a document accepting deportation, despite no criminal record or immigration proceedings against him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and I spoke about this last week. It’s both absurd and dangerous. More than a generation has passed since the Cold War. Yet the Trump regime wants Americans to believe communism is the “greatest threat.” How many people actually believe this nonsense?
Home of the Brave@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 3d ago@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social: " Rubio cited this to build his case [on left-wing terrorism], 'Between 1971-1972, the FBI counted 2,500 bombings on American soil by left-wing actors'… I wasn't even born yet." @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: "Those people are not organizing terrorist cells right now.
New Mexico's attorney general has sued the Trump Justice Department over its refusal to share unredacted documents from its files on Jeffrey Epstein — arguing that the Trump admin is obstructing the state's criminal investigation of Epstein.
In China, an unsecured police dashboard provided a rare look into how foreigners are tracked using vast amounts of private data.
How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners
An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.
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NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin reshuffled military commanders, including those associated with logistics and Russia’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), against the backdrop of Ukrainian strike campaigns that these services have failed to defend against. (1/7) Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar080526
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
The right has created its perfect trans athlete: defector.com/the-right-ha...
The Right Has Created Its Perfect Trans Athlete | Defector
A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN…
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Good for her. Good for the party and good for her longterm career too.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 14h agoA gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
Interesting analysis of Grokipedia by @noupside.bsky.social . What does it mean for AI-based encyclopedias--are they going to wind up as abandonware?
Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 13h agoGrokipedia appears not to have updated any articles since April 24. @noupside.bsky.social and @rer.bsky.social explore why it matters that the encyclopedia hasn’t edited itself or processed edits from humans in more than 3 months. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/grok...
"If you came across these headlines as a non-sports fan, it would probably be fair for you to assume that there's a trans woman playing in the WNBA, or at least one at a high level in college." Well said, @laurentheisen.bsky.social. Numerically a nonissue, but manufactured for politics and bigotry.
The Right Has Created Its Perfect Trans Athlete | Defector
A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN p...
defector.com
Part of this feels like the modern c-suite revulsion (see: movie studios) towards actually making anything. Every modern company is an accounting trick with a logo attached; producing product is the place where the scams break down and reality intrudes. Execs focus hard on not letting that happen.
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 3d agoFinally, there's an *economic* coin-trick: "AI will destroy jobs." Sure, yes, AI is destroying jobs. But there's a vast difference between "You got fired because an AI can do your job" and "You got fired because your boss was convinced that the AI can do your job, even though it *cannot*." 45/
Exactly. Because "right down the middle" isn't a journalism term at all. It's a political tool for naming and framing criticism. As Christiane Amanpour put it:“Our job is to be truthful, not neutral.”
Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian
Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
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Good reading about the broligarch-Republican alliance. B plus a beautiful closing video by Dea Matrona! open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans
And Democrats should make the most of it
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RAPIDAN: “Do you see an imminent deal to reopen Hormuz?” “No.”
This is why this is not just about Max Miller. It’s about “devout Christian” House Republican leadership who is standing with this guy because they crave power above all else. It’s the culture of MAGA and it comes straight from Trump. Vote them out.
the ceasefire plan is, was, and will forever be a lie intended to get the international community to pretend things were getting back to normal and that there was therefore no longer a need for mass protests or sanctions or any consequences for israel
The Associated Press@apnews.com · yesterdayIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed.
The U.S. trade deficit, the difference between how much the country imports and how much it exports, narrowed a bit in June, but it remains only slightly lower than before President Trump took office despite more than a year of tariff upheaval.
U.S. trade deficit isn’t much lower than before Trump took office
Trade deficits narrowed slightly in June but are just a little less than in 2024.
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New: police are being explicitly told to hide the fact they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them. Basically, do not mention this in official police reports. If the tech is completely legal and acceptable, like law enforcement say, why hide it? www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."
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The Democrats' midterm ad practically writes itself.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
An FBI counterintelligence agent has been charged with amassing about $1 million worth of cryptocurrency, largely by making unauthorized withdrawals from a criminal target overseas, according to court papers.
F.B.I. Agent Is Accused of Stealing Cryptocurrency
The agent confessed to making unauthorized withdrawals from a criminal target overseas, according to court papers.
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Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
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NEW: I just introduced a bill that would crack down on Trump’s new $100,000/month fast feed of his market-moving Truth Social posts. We must stand up against his rampant corruption.
We disgrace ourselves as a nation each and every day Donald Trump remains in office. The drafters of the United States Constitution provided a remedy for a criminally insane president like the one we have—impeachment and removal ...
"The Trump administration admitted that it terminated nearly 300 federal research grants 'solely because' the projects were connected to states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024 and had two Democratic senators in office, according to court filings." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration concedes it canceled research grants in blue states
The administration said 284 research grants were canceled because they were in states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024.
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Earlier tonight, @michellegoldberg.bsky.social read *another* quote from this weirdo that reflected the same general sentiment. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
San Antonio-area congressional candidate calls children 'cum trophies' in latest controversy
Brandon Herrera (left) and former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz clasp hands at a San Antonio rally during Herrera's first failed House run. Brandon
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FYI the states that generate the most wind power are Texas, Iowa, and Oklahoma
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "Any country with windmills is a loser"
