Today the UK is putting into practice aggressive restrictions on trans people using toilets and changing rooms. This follows a complex legal/political mess over two years. The UK was among the best countries in Europe on LGBTQ rights; now it's among the worst. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...

The End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic Collapse

It's never just one minority.

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On August 11, 2025, life in D.C. changed overnight. A year later, with the National Guard set to be on our streets until 2029, we want to hear from D.C. residents: What questions do you have about the ongoing occupation of our city? More questions for you in our full survey:

Reflecting on a year under federal occupation

On August 11, 2025, life in D.C. changed overnight as President Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of National Guard troops and federal law…

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BREAKING: Susan Collins cited our report on Blanche's promise on a private call with religious activists to restrict abortion pills in announcing today she will not vote to confirm him. www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

Alice Miranda Ollstein@alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW from @joshgerstein.bsky.social & me: As his confirmation to lead DOJ hung by a thread last week, acting AG Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Yeah, I'm totally over-reacting to think these folks would happily throw people in camps.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h ago

Sen. Jim Banks refers to American citizens as "the babies of invaders" and compares them to Nazi spies and terrorists

My new investigation into a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT reveals numerous red flags—and some very disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before his attack on Florida State University www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0... 1x 🧵

Inside a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT

A year of chats reveals glaring red flags—and disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before a rampage at Florida State University.

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Russian femboy politician gets 10-day sentence for wearing ‘extremist' rainbow shirt ➡️ https://bit.ly/45vSvrJ 📷 SOTAvision

Wildfires in Spokane and other areas in eastern Washington displace tens of thousands of residents and destroy hundreds of buildings, including many homes.

The Spokane wildfires in maps and photos

Three wildfires have burnt hundreds of buildings and forced thousands of evacuations in the Washington city.

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We just got back from Delaney Hall and we can confirm that Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo died on Saturday while in ICE’s custody. More on what we heard today at Delaney:

I’ve been notified of another death in ICE custody. This is the 55th death under Trump’s second term and the second reported death at Delaney Hall in less than 8 months. We must end the use of these deadly private prisons and reform our country’s cruel detention policies.

A third detainee died after being held at Delaney Hall, according to Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ), who said the death wasn’t disclosed to the public by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because the agency recently changed how it reports deaths of detainees. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/04/t...

A Third Delaney Hall Detainee Has Died, New Jersey Congressman Says

Rep. Rob Menendez said ICE confirmed details of the death, which took place weeks ago, to him during an oversight visit to the facility on Monday.

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Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.

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.

good old historic palo alto - where they did things like make a park for "palo alto residents only" so that the poors & POC who they'd redlined out of buying homes there wouldn't be able to visit it. & it wasn't until a lawsuit in 2020 that it opened to everyone. such a rich history!

tweety fish@sifu.tweety.fish · 2d ago

I'm not going to QT but there's a silicon valley NIMBY complaining about maintaining the historical character of Palo Alto and man that place should look like fucking singapore. Market cap of tech companies based in and around there is like $14 trillion and it's full of fucking bungalows? So broken

The wealthiest 1% have found a way to eliminate their taxes. Here’s how the world’s biggest hedge fund makes that happen. Read The Big Take ⬇️

World’s Biggest Hedge Fund Teaches the Wealthy How to Slash Taxes to Zero

Cliff Asness’s AQR is riding an anti-tax wave to become the world’s biggest hedge fund.

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Trump's new hustle is one step shy of just having Wall Street bring him suitcases of cash. slate.trib.al/TvTP9Yt

Trump’s Team Is Selling Early Access to His Truth Social Posts. It’s Every Bit as Corrupt as It Sounds.

We couldn’t believe this was real when it was announced. Now, it’s official.

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Opinion: All but the most brainwashed among us knew this was a desperate fiction spun by an addled, aging narcissist. And we were right.

Trump administration can't govern. He can't even fix a pool. | Opinion

It takes a special kind of stupid to turn the rehabbing of a monument like the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool into a presidential scandal.

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Breaking: Another victim, Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, has died in ICE custody at Delaney Hall prison after being denied vital medication and family visits. Depriving sick detainees of care until they die is murder by neglect. We demand complete transparency and justice for Edwin! 🎥 Statuscoup

‘Disturbing’ footage shared by a California ICE detainee surfaced amid wider complaints about conditions in detention centers. See the video here

ICE detainee reveals video of drinking water apparently contaminated with worm-like creatures

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Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

We can't solve a housing crisis without building more housing. Today we broke ground on the Casanova Residence, which will soon be nearly 100 affordable and supportive homes with on-site services for New Yorkers. Every new home is a step toward a City that everyone can afford.

Things are going great. Why do you ask?

@GottaLaff@gottalaff.bsky.social · 2d ago

ABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"

NASA researcher Heidi Becker has photographed sublime sights around Jupiter that have never been seen before, from its ghostly rings to the dark sides of its moons. And she does it all with an instrument that wasn't even designed for photography

Jupiter’s deepest mysteries were hidden in shadow. Now we can see them | New Scientist

NASA researcher Heidi Becker has photographed sublime sights around Jupiter that have never been seen before, from its ghostly rings to the dark sides of its moons. And she does it all with an instrument that wasn't even designed for photography

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Jobs!

Grant Marek@grantmarek.bsky.social · 2d ago

🚨 Journalism Jobs Alert 🚨 @sfgate.com, the largest media site in Calif., is once again HIRING! Looking for: - ✍️ Deputy Managing Editor, News Division - 🌲 North Coast Contributing Editor (part-time) - 📹 Social Video Producer (part-time) Quick 🧵 on what we're looking for 👇

We’re way past the banana republic. It’s rotten banana republic at this point.

Every country has Republicans

Manya Koetse@manyapan.bsky.social · 2d ago

Chinese viral AI videos are turning foreigners into villains, flooding Chinese social media. They depict foreigners as threats to China’s social, moral, and national order. Strong, confident Chinese people confront, violently beat, and humiliate them in defense of their country. See more below🧵

It’s Day 50 of Missing Mitch.

Was in active fire territory earlier. One of the three fires in Spokane County is burning nearly 4k acres and swept through trails in Riverside State Park.

Corrupt former NYC Mayor Eric Adams - now a Big Tech employee - traveled to Wisconsin to tell residents "whether you like it or not, AI data centers are going to be here." They responded: "No they're not. Boo. Go home. Steal our water? Get off the stage. Get outta here. Put them in your backyard."

Do you have any idea how unpopular your industry has to be to get the governor of Texas to pause approvals of your newest facilities? Abbott just halted all data center approvals in his state until they're properly vetted: www.texastribune.org/2026/08/03/t...

Texas data center projects must stop until state audits them

On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.

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People should look up “phosphorus bombs” And what phosphorus does to living human tissue

Human Rights Index 💙@humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 2d ago

According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, Israeli forces used phosphorus bombs yesterday on two locations in southern Lebanon. The attacks caused fires in olive groves and pine forests, burning more than 120 hectares in Yaroun alone.