Jayne, attempting irony
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RN and Obnoxious Feminist She/her Apparently, I am “Spawn Point” in my child’s phone
El-Sayed on Vance: Is that Peter Thiel's boy with that Ohio charisma? The last thing that he said that made any sense was Hillbilly Elegy—after he said that Donald Trump had no business being president of anything. And then he decided to suck up to power.
"We love our troops don't we folks support the troops our brave men and women in uniform stand for them stand for the troops their sacrifice inspires us" it was all bullshit this entire time. A joke to all of them
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 15h agoTRUMP IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN DETAINS 50+ FAMILY MEMBERS OF U.S. TROOPS: AP
Again, kick back. Have some dinner. Crack open a drink. Go for a run. This will be a long night. But don't text your ex.
Listen to Todd Blanche—Trump’s nominee for AG—tell faith leaders that the Justice Dept is working with the White House to stop the shipping of abortion pills into banned states. “We will have victory, victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,” he said.
The Pentagon is using a new method of tallying the number of U.S. soldiers killed and wounded in the Iran war that a U.S. government official said was “designed to obscure the count.”
A MAGA congressman released police records, private recordings and his two-year-old daughter’s medical information to save his campaign. He says the files prove his innocence. His Republican former father-in-law says they prove he is unfit for office. #MaxMiller #GOP #Congress
A MAGA Congressman Released His Family’s Most Private Records to Save His Career—What Was Inside Left Washington Horrified
Rep. Max Miller says he wanted the public to see evidence proving that allegations against him are false. What he released instead has intensified a political and personal scandal involving accusat…
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The Iran War’s Forgotten Captives: Sailors Trapped in the Persian Gulf Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...
Sailors Working in Strait of Hormuz Are Caught in Crossfire of Iran War (Gift Article)
Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months.
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In short: it hasn't been possible for a while really for the USA to 'win' this war (barring unforeseen events), but it is still very possible for Iran, the GCC, the Middle East, and/or the global economy to *lose* this war and lose it badly. 'Mutual ruin' is always an option in war.
Trump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"
Four university presidents, "Andrew Martin at Washington University in St. Louis, Michael Crow at Arizona State University, Douglas Girod at the University of Kansas, & Ronald Daniels at the Johns Hopkins University" collaborated in the latest attack on higher ed. www.chronicle.com/liveblog/her...
Trump Has Released a New ‘Call to Action’ for Universities. 4 College Presidents Helped Draft It.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a letter Monday imploring colleges to adopt a series of familiar-sounding reforms — this time, in partnership with leaders in the Association of American Univers...
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They have received written assurances from the wallet inspector and are ready to proceed.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3d agoJohn Cornyn & Thom Tillis issue a joint statement announcing they will support Todd Blanche for AG. He's now in good position to clear the Judiciary Committee tomorrow and head to the full Senate.
A prediction, but also analysis about what's going on. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but you can't be surprised when there's obviously a cover-up here — and one we've seen variations of before. (And continuing, with Trump.) www.salon.com/2026/08/03/m...
Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate
The likeliest reason for the Kentucky senator's ruse is also the most pathetic
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Really been amazing throughout the process how “should the attorney general be a former personal attorney to the president who has overseen a bunch of failed political prosecutions” just does not matter at all to the entire GOP caucus.
Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 3d agoYou’d have to be a fool and/or desperate to get to yes to accept this, so it’ll probably be enough to get him confirmed. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
"Well, if they'd send us more guys and maybe bomb the hell out of the North, they might, uh, they might give up."
Ian TB@iantb.bsky.social · 3d agoWell, crowdsourcing a war plan is certainly a first: www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
You know what really bothers them. "California’s population is one of the most diverse in the nation."
California's Population
More people live in California than any other state. Growth has slowed dramatically over the past quarter century, but the state’s population is still one of the most diverse in the nation.
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And this @politico.com story from 2021 rightly points out Miller's abusive past and his family's billionaire wealth and long-time Republican connections in Ohio, so it was all known to Bernie Moreno before his daughter's wedding: web.archive.org/web/20211105...
‘He’s a Great Guy’: Trump’s Favored Aide Has Troubled Past
Sources say Max Miller has a history of aggressive behavior that includes slapping his ex-girlfriend, former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.
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www.jpost.com/american-pol... trump could benefit significantly from Trump Media and Technology Group's new venture, which will charge subscribers $100,000 to see his posts before other Truth Social users….
Wall Street can pay for early access to Trump's Truth Social posts | The Jerusalem Post
Trump could benefit significantly from Trump Media and Technology Group's new venture, which will charge subscribers $100,000 to see his posts before other Truth Social users.
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Every time Bash had RFK pinned down, she pivoted to, "but I really want to move on." Corporate media types are absolutely terrified of real confrontation with fascists, preferring instead to put up just enough of a fight to mimic "tough journalism" without doing real damage to their MAGA friends.
Folders are being deleted from the Max Miller Dropbox dump. I didn't even get a chance to look at the "start here" folder. It would be very amusing if it was being deleted by randos because he sent out an editable link.
Sen. John Kennedy on Trump's blatant reflecting pool lies: "The president says it was caused by vandals. I don't know if he really believes that or it's part of his political messaging or he's just thinking out loud ... he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought."
Very much worth remembering, as Miller accuses his wife of being crazy and making up lies to paint him as an abuser, that he dated Stephanie Grisham years ago and she accused him of physical abuse back then.
BASH: How do you prepare for next pandemic? RFK Jr: We did almost everything wrong B: But what about now? K: We need to protect our rights B: ? K: During covid we dismantled our rights B: But I'm asking what *to* do K: You were part of the problem B: You want to sit here and attack me?
I cannot rest from discourse. I will see that film again tomorrow. I will drink life to the lees. Again I will enjoy greatly, will suffer greatly, both with those that love me, and in Pleasantville NY. I am become a meme. Film showing: burnsfilmcenter.org/booking/the-...
The Odyssey : Jacob Burns Film Center
The Odyssey, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Christopher Nolan, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Odysseus, Greek, Classic, Antiquity
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“.. The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to U.S. President Donald Trump's family business.” @reuters.com $COF www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The inevitable result of "RELIGIOUS LIBERTY" vaccine exemptions: punishments against religions that support vaccines.
Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 4d agoNEW: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, facing ethics inquiries for misconduct, has threatened to strip state scholarships from Catholic schools unless the Church rewrites its vaccine doctrine. It is an unprecedented attack by an American state on the religious liberty of the Catholic Church.
maybe instead of comparing palo alto to mississippi you could compare impoverished areas of california to mississippi and you could see that democratic governance indeed produces measurably better outcomes for the poor?
