Be thankful for high gas prices is a hell of a closing message for the midterms.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump on his Iran war: "You have a higher gas -- it's a very inexpensive price to pay for what we've done. Remember that. It's a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more."
Rough week to tell people that your application to join the FBI finally went through.
Some of those that work forces Are the same that fuck horses
Mediaite@mediaite.com · 4w agoFBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’
What a bunch of fucking cowards.
Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 4w ago“Everyone considers it fucking nuts.” Inside Apple, I'm told "not a soul" supports Donald Trump's Lake Ontario rebrand to "Lake America," but the company is also resigned to making such concessions to avoid the White House's rage. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/apple-maps...
I mean Dre has functionally been an AI since the mid-nineties. Man’s been taking credit for others’ beats since the Death Row era
Gizmodo@gizmodo.com · last mo.Dr. Dre Says He Uses AI to Produce Songs https://gizmodo.com/dr-dre-says-he-uses-ai-to-produce-songs-2000802009
Apple: ~$2.2 billion Nike: $986 million FedEx: ~$800 million Amazon: $640 million General Motors: $500 million Giant corporations are raking in millions in tariff refunds and getting even richer. But remember: corporations passed tariff costs on to you. Where's YOUR refund?
It's ENSO-forecast day at NOAA — the perfect day for an ENSO announcement of our own. Starting next week, we're taking baby steps toward rebooting the ENSO Blog, which ran on Climate(.)gov from 2014–2025. 🌎️🧪 [1/4]
WaPo had learned nothing from their coke dealers. First time is always free!
Washington Post Opinions@postopinions.bsky.social · 2mo ago"The filibuster is an artifact of an earlier era. That is what makes it valuable." This link will allow you to access this column by Ramesh Ponnuru for $2 — no subscription required: https://wapo.st/4qnzq4V
Hassett then shuffled off camera in his oversized shoes
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoKevin Hassett on Trump: "He doesn't really have much patience for yes-men"
Lost his fastball and now all he can do is throw hanging curveballs right over the plate
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoTrump: "I think any community that turns down AI is making a big mistake ... data centers, if you look at the state, everything is good around them"
Local man in disbelief after purported Wallet Inspector takes his cash
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoCornyn: "As to the idea it could be revived in the future, I think it's highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the DOJ. And I think Mr Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived and in this case we have no alternative but to take his word" 🙃
Steph Curry hit hardest
Jordan Grimes@cafedujord.bsky.social · 2mo agoYIMBYs, a new moment of triumph is upon us! Atherton, the Silicon Valley enclave that prohibits all but single-family homes, one of the most exclusionary towns in the country, has just received its first multifamily housing project (ever!) under @scottwiener.bsky.social’s SB79!
I really think this Max Miller story should be getting more media coverage. NYT with a story out as well today. Get this fucker out of Congress www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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Anyone trusting this guy with their money is fucking insane
Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · 2mo ago“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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