Let's talk West Virginia water real quick, from growing up with rotten-egg smelling sulphur water to billion dollar infrastructure needs, rhetoric vs reality, practical policy vs moral imperative, Gov Morrisey's listening tour, and more @heardtell.bsky.social 👇 heardtellmedia.com

If you are a Democrat this is the worst of all outcomes: AED wins but barely, the hype machine of a blowout was exposed, the establishment & base aren't happy, DSA will insist this is their moment, and it'll be all hell dealing with it. Pain a'comin' www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

How El-Sayed won the contentious Michigan Senate Democratic primary

Abdul El-Sayed won with a populist platform buoyed by voter discontent with establishment Democrats and Israel.

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Let's talk West Virginia water real quick, from growing up with rotten-egg smelling sulphur water to billion dollar infrastructure needs, rhetoric vs reality, practical policy vs moral imperative, Gov Morrisey's listening tour, and more @heardtell.bsky.social 👇 Heardtellmedia.com

This is a good example of why Democratic Party justifiably wants New Hampshire out of going first and South Carolina and Nevade moved up. Not only candidates but the machinations of a campaign like polling need to be able to ID & engage diverse areas & demos accurately, especially to win nationally

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 15h ago

Looks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe

Reporting by the great @caitycoyne here "listening tour" is one of the politispeak words that sounds good pitched in a meeting by folks who have never had rotten-egg smelling red sulpher come out of a tap "Listening tour" is a PR move, they need action westvirginiawatch.com/2026/08/04/a...

After years of pleas to address water crisis, Morrisey begins two-day Southern WV listening tour • West Virginia Watch

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that he will be taking a brief listening tour to hear about the persistent water issues residents face.

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Sarah Stook writing for @ordinarytimes.bsky.social "Overall, it’s more mature and intelligent, with a focus on loneliness and companionship. It also reminds us why everyone loves Spider-Man- the box office numbers don’t lie. He’s like Godzilla or Batman. You just want to see him..."

Got to talk WV politics, Gov Morrisey's self-made TANF mess that is becoming a rally point for his GOP rivals, fundraising do's/don't, rehashing COVID via Fauci, and more w/the great @daveallen-radio.bsky.social on WV Metronews Midday www.youtube.com/live/GWz4lOT...

WV Political Breakdown with Andrew Donaldson, Plus Open Line West Virginia!

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Mornin' you stark raving heathens

“Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all.” ― Abraham Lincoln

Declan Donnelly: But Also, Stay Humble

ALT: Declan Donnelly: But Also, Stay Humble

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We joke about not reading the comments Read these comments about the great loss the @ordinarytimes.bsky.social community feels in remembering the great @mikeschilling.bsky.social who we have lost, but his writing that was creative, insightful, & always subversively funny remains for us to read

Ordinary Times Remembers Mike Schilling - Ordinary Times

Over 250 posts and thousands of comments Mike Schilling's insight, wit, and humor were a wonderful addition to Ordinary Times

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Again, and try to pay attention this time: Jeanine Pirro didn't drop the case because of lack of evidence, she's gone to court with similar cases and lost recently. She dropped it because the defense would be entitled to discovery of the pool debacle the boss couldn't tolerate

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "Jeanine Pirro made a mistake. It was vandalism."

ICYMI Always an adventure in news & information when @daveallen-radio.bsky.social has me on to talk the TANF mess WV Gov Morrisey finds himself in & election ramifications thereof, Anthony Fauci, future of political parties, badly timed fundraiser announcements, and more for WV Metronews Midday

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Well, this is a hell of a day.

Andrew Donaldson@four4thefire.bsky.social · 2d ago

Our friend @mikeschilling.bsky.social has passed on, but he leaves an amazing amount of written knowledge, insight, and especially his unique wit and humor @ordinarytimes.bsky.social Join all of us from OT in remembering him, and read a few things he left us to enjoy too

Our friend @mikeschilling.bsky.social has passed on, but he leaves an amazing amount of written knowledge, insight, and especially his unique wit and humor @ordinarytimes.bsky.social Join all of us from OT in remembering him, and read a few things he left us to enjoy too

Ordinary Times Remembers Mike Schilling - Ordinary Times

Over 250 posts and thousands of comments Mike Schilling's insight, wit, and humor were a wonderful addition to Ordinary Times

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Be WV Metronews Midday at the top of the 2pm ET hour to talk news of the day with Dave Allen. Watch or listen at this here link right here Wvmetronews.com

That headline isn't just wordplay, part of the materials released is Miller's then-wife confronting him over his needle stash from shooting up www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

‘Platner on steroids’: Max Miller abuse claims have Republicans silently sweating

The Ohio lawmaker denies the allegations as an Aug. 5 deadline to drop off the ballot approaches.

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The @ordinarytimes.bsky.social community remembers @mikeschilling.bsky.social ordinary-times.com/2026/08/03/o...

Ordinary Times Remembers Mike Schilling - Ordinary Times

Over 250 posts and thousands of comments Mike Schilling's insight, wit, and humor were a wonderful addition to Ordinary Times

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I am very sad at the passing of long-time @ordinarytimes.bsky.social contributor and community member @mikeschilling.bsky.social after a long illness. A clever and insighful guy usually writing about baseball history or music. Here is one example at the link. He will be missed

The Beatles: Sex and The Single Album - Ordinary Times

Since The Beatles "White Album" came out, people have been saying a single-album version would be a masterpiece. Let's do that...

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We did a whole thing on dips in Garde Manger last semester in community college culinary school & this was one. I love artichoke dip but folks who dont like the chunks this is good option. Make artichoke pesto then dippify it up baked w/herb & cheese topping #blueskysupperclub

They should use this video to train people to identify an abuser and how they talk when cornered and caught

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"

The DSA folks aren't nearly as close to widespread electoral success as they think they are, but one thing that would greatly increase their chances is a GOP that cries wolf nonstop over socialism while enabling historic corruption by their own party leaders Maybe don't do that

Hailey Upton: This Is Not Gonna End Well

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And it barely makes a ripple www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe

The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to the president's family business.

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Sitting on youngest youngin's parent orientation zoom before she's off to NYC for schooling and having all the feels...

King Regis & Lunafreya: Letting Go in Kingsglaive

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Morning you stark raving heathens

Cheese and chive omelet this morning. I made a shambles of the fold out but ate good. #blueskysupperclub

I am crushed for my friend and his beautiful family. Been a hard road for them. Please pray and keep good thoughts for Mike, their children, and family in these days of grief and celebration

Hal 10000@hal10000.bsky.social · 4d ago

Ok so its "which plating do you like better" time for #blueskysupperclub Scratched up chicken cutlets w/gnocchi and roasted tomato cream sauce So, which one you like better?

Very ugly day in American history when our country is attacked by a foreign government and the President refuses to call it what it is, let alone do anything about it, then blames his own countrymen instead Indefensible

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota."

Since President Trump loves to sanction other contries, some type of strong response against the Morocan government by the international community is certainly called for here since it is clearly another instance of weaponising migration, with heinous results in lost lives t.co/NlE2RTUlfd

And our President openly lied about yesterday, because that is where we are right now... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran

Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

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