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Elliot Forhan (he/him)

@forhanforohio.bsky.social

Nicole’s husband. Candidate for Ohio attorney general. Lawyer, former state rep. Tax the rich. “Happiness depends on freedom, and freedom on courage.” Donate! 🙏 https://secure.actblue.com/donate/elliot-forhan-1

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 7h ago

The Senate has confirmed nearly 60 Trump-nominated election deniers to the judiciary. The attorneys who prosecuted the Jan. 6, 2021 rioters want them to stop. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Jan. 6 prosecutors urge Senate to stop confirming Trump's election-denier nominees

“The institutional denial of truth — especially by potential federal judges — is dangerous, yet it’s become all too clear that President Trump expects his nominees to provide evasive answers about bot...

democracydocket.com

Better Things Are Possible@internethippo.bsky.social · 38m ago

The modern Republican Party has completed its transformation into antebellum Democrats. A party of insane white supremacist aristocrats supported by broke rubes who can feel superior about the circumstances of their birth and nothing more. No merit top to bottom

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h ago

LOMBARDO: So I know the pastor spoke about Officer Abdelnabi-- TRUMP RALLY CROWD: *Boooooo* LOMBARDO: No. We're not booing him. He's the officer that passed away here recently

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 2h ago

Sending love to my Arab and Muslim friends right now. I see the Islamophobia and racism you're experiencing right now. It's not okay. And this Jewish woman says you're awesome and I'm proud to stand with you. (The only thing I'm mad about is not being able to vote for Mamdani OR El-Sayed.)

Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · 10h ago

The conventional wisdom is the Democrats' big climate law failed to deliver votes and then died. That's wrong. My new study finds its factories moved 2.5 million votes—more than Trump's margin. And the law's still alive. My latest in @theatlantic.com. Gift link! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think

Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise.

theatlantic.com

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 11h ago

Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

chicago.suntimes.com

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h ago

If you read memoirs of great military leaders, you know that a surefire way to instill loyalty among your troops is to throw your deputy under the bus for your own screwups.

Back at Camp David, as he was confronted by Trump over the bare weapons stockpile, Hegseth defended himself and blamed his deputy, Stephen Feinberg, for the shortages and for not ensuring Trump was fully apprised of the issue, both persons familiar said.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h ago

Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Trump’s frustration over the Iran war boiled over at Camp David last week, where he demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Adam Gurri@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 2h ago

Every time www.liberalcurrents.com/editors-note...

Editor's Notes: Trump Is a Crook, and the Concern Trolling Over Fraud Is Beneath Contempt

This administration has gutted the machinery of anti-fraud enforcement and pilfered the country on an unprecedented scale.

liberalcurrents.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

JD Vance: "If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer"

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 8h ago

JUST IN: Trump is scrambling to stop the BBC from digging into the finances of his business empire after a judge ordered him to hand over records in his $10B defamation lawsuit against the network.

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William Lawrence@wewill2026.bsky.social · 5h ago

We will win in November because nothing beats a face-to-face conversation, and we've got the ground game to reach voters where they're at. While Tom Barrett collects checks from corporate PACs and passes tax breaks for billionaires, we will fight for working class Michiganders.

DB Maggi@dbmaggi.bsky.social · 4h ago

Three lions held at the Tokyo Zoo have died from heat stroke. Four lions remain so ill that they're unable to stand up. The average heat index in Tokyo in July was 110°. We’re just 1.4C of global heating, but on track for 3C in the next few decades. All life on Earth is in mortal danger.

In mid-July, the zoo's lions began exhibiting symptoms of appetite loss and reduced physical activity - possible symptoms of heat stroke. By July 22, 10 of the facility's 16 lions were showing such severe symptoms that they required treatment. Despite the zookeepers' efforts to cool the lions with sprayed water and to replenish lost fluids with intravenous drips, 3-year-old Mugi died on July 28, followed by I1-year-old Ichigo on July 31, then 15-year-old Ruena on Aug. 2. On Monday, the zoo said that four of the lions who had been unwell had shown signs of recovery, but that three remained so ill that they were unable to stand. "We are continuing to administer intravenous fluids, liver tonics, and vitamins, as well as treating their pressure sores," the zoo's statement said. According to Japanese meteorological authorities, the maximum daily temperatures in Tokyo averaged 90 degrees in the month of July. But when the month's average humidity level of 77 percent was accounted for, the average heat index, a measure of how hot it really felt, rose to over 110 degrees.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h ago

ICE has now spent over $2.2 BILLION on purchasing 4 private prisons from CoreCivic, with the company banking half a billion dollars on the most recent sale. Of course, ICE will not actually operate these facilities; CoreCivic keeps the contracts to run these places for the foreseeable future.

Andrea Castillo @andreamcastillo CoreCivic has sold told two more detention centers to DHS, in Minnesota and Kansas, for $734 million. Company says more sales possible: https://ir.corecivic.com/news-releases/news-release-details/corecivic-sells-two-additional-detention-facilities This news follows the sale of two ICE facilities in California last month for $1.5 billion: https://latimes.com/politics/story/2026-07-07/dhs-buys-two-california-immigrant-detention-centers-for-1-5-billion ir.corecivic.com CoreCivic Sells Two Additional Detention Facilities | CoreCivic, Inc. The Investor Relations website contains information about CoreCivic, Inc.'s business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts. 3:15 PM · Aug 5, 2026 · 239 ViewsCoreCivic Sells Two Additional Detention Facilities August 5, 2026 Follows Sales of Two Detention Facilities in California BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (CoreCivic or the Company) announced today that it has completed the sales of its 1,600-bed Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota and its 1,033-bed Midwest Regional Reception Center in Leavenworth, Kansas to the United States of America and its assigns, by and through the Department of Homeland Security for an aggregate gross sales price of $734.0 million, including $495.6 million for the Prairie Correctional Facility and $238.4 million for the Midwest Regional Reception Center. These purpose-built facilities were specifically designed to care for individuals in a secure environment. After federal and state income taxes of approximately $182.2 million and transaction costs, the Company anticipates its net proceeds from these asset sales to be approximately $522.5 million. The Company currently expects to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include debt reduction and the repurchase of the Company's common stock.
Nithya Raman@nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 7h ago

Los Angeles is in the worst housing crisis in our city’s history. We cannot solve that crisis unless we build. That’s why I’m proud to have earned the endorsement of the Western States Carpenters. Together, we’re going to make it easier to build the homes Angelenos need.

Shibley Telhami@stelhami.bsky.social · 3h ago

In his stunning victory, El-Sayed has also ignited an electoral transformation on Israel/Palestine. This has been a long time coming. In 2014, I wrote this article in Foreign Policy, looking ahead: "America Has a Plan. And, No, It Isn't One That Israel Would Like." foreignpolicy.com/2014/03/02/a...

America Has a Plan. And, No, It Isn't One That Israel Would Like.

New poll shows that if the two-state solution collapses, U.S. public favors democracy over Jewishness.

foreignpolicy.com

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 8h ago

Shri Thanedar's politics - broadly left of center on domestic US politics but with a huge carve-out for Hindutva - actually makes him the closest non-Jewish analogue to a certain kind of American Jewish politics.

Joohn Choe@joohnchoe.bsky.social · 8h ago

This is the context for Thanedar and Modi. It's not just "is Thanedar pro-India," this is a simplistic phrasing of the foreign influence question for a country numbering 1.477 billion souls. The question is perhaps more properly "which India."