This highlights a profound impact of Trump — the further normalization of violence against women. Trump got elected in spite of his long history of violence against women. He is not held accountable when he continues to abuse women. 1/2

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9h ago

Max Miller on why he's staying in the race: "When we go back to 2015 and 2016, & people in the media looked at President Trump, & everyone came out with allegations. Dozens of women, dozens of crazy allegations, dozens of nasty criminal misconduct. And you know what he did? He stayed in the fight."

it’s cool that if you turn on ESPN nowadays you’re fairly likely to see the 24th best QB in the NFL discussing the lab leak conspiracy with a man in a tank top

this is so funny. If AI disappeared tomorrow I'd save five minutes a day of clicking "report phishing" on slop emails, and half an hour a day of arguing with my children about why you should not "ask Chat" for eg a brownie recipe when Nigella's Domestic Goddess is RIGHT THERE

Alexander Glass@alexanderglass.bsky.social · 16h ago

I have one answer.

if establishment candidates want to start winning primaries again all you have to do is say that rich people have too much money and that youll prosecute trump admin staffers and republicans that have broken the law

LOL. Abdul El-Sayed WON the Democratic Primary in Michigan despite being outspent 10-1! Amazing gaslighting here.

Politico@politico.com · 15h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

What he means is “I wish him luck in getting away with it like I’m always able to do”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h ago

Q: Any comment on Rep. Max Miller? TRUMP: I hope he's able to work it out. I feel badly for him.

BOOM. The AAUP is suing Texas A&M University System over their censorship policy that prohibits faculty from discussing topics & viewpoints related to race, sexual orientation, & gender. www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/... 1

The accuracy.

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d ago

Guys will listen to male influencer bullshit about needing to have a six pack and manipulate everyone and meanwhile women will go “you know who is the sexiest fucking guy I’ve ever seen?” and post this

I’m still trying to make my way through Golden Son which I am thoroughly enjoying but it stresses me out. They are getting ready for a huge offensive and I’m so worried. 😱😑 To sum up, books are the best.

I'm glad more people are coming around to it because Summer is obviously the worst season. I think most people think it's good only because that's when we had holidays as kids. Being hot sucks, there's nothing you can do at a certain point but wallow in your own sweat.

Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 3d ago

I cannot wait for fall weather. Summer is the worst season.

Donald Trump points to Iran's nuclear program as justification for this war, but he helped create this crisis by walking away from the nuclear deal negotiated by President Obama. The solution today is the same as it was in 2015: diplomacy, not war.

Don Beyer Urges Diplomacy to End Trump's War in Iran

YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer

youtube.com

The cynical part of me thinks Moreno finally spoke out because he's trying to save that congressional seat for republicans.

You ever notice how DJT wanted people to take some horse drug for Covid but as soon as he got it, he went straight to the scientists and medical care? 

Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com · 3d ago

Which brings me to my point Believe in science Scientists do the work

This is a story about the President and several of his hand-picked appointees all committing crimes and blatantly lying to the public while stealing public funds and abusing the criminal justice system, but the NYTimes describes the situation like they're recapping a soap opera.

Larry Glickman@larryglickman.bsky.social · 4d ago

Another example of the problem with the fixation with Trump’s putative emotions: here a story about the Trump administration’s corruption, incompetence, and venality is framed as one about Trump’s “wrath.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

I feel this!

Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 4d ago

Somebody DO something!!!!!!!!

I worry that most cynical among us, hopped up on 30 years of law and order rhetoric, will say "this is the system working: he didn't do anything wrong and now he's free." As if the terror and wide-scale publicity of an arrest and federal prosecution is not a horrible punishment in and of itself.

CNN@cnn.com · 5d ago

The Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj

It should haunt her everywhere.

She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail.

Senator Susan Collins, who supports abortion rights, endorsed Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for re-election.

nytimes.com

⚡️ UPDATE — Total humiliation for Jeanine Pirro (And Trump)

In a Friday night news dump, Trump DOJ affirms that its prosecution of an innocent Olympian was a cheap stunt to appease and reinforce Trump’s lies about the reflecting pool. Feds move to dismiss. Statement from Davey Hearn’s lawyers

They're really quick to build data centers yet slow to build housing. I'm sure there are lots of zoning details and issues, etc. But still.

We need a constitutional amendment to permit limits on campaign expenditures and prevent billionaires from buying elections. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans

Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.

nytimes.com

Funny how all the predictable downsides of AI (plus a few no one saw coming) materialized immediately but the still benefits are on the horizon…

This administration truly cannot live down the assessment that they'd all prefer to be podcasting than doing their actual jobs.

Brandy Zadrozny@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 6d ago

Someone posted this in slack and I actually thought it was The Onion. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

man I will just never get over the fact that the collective response to the pandemic, and an absolutely miraculous vaccine development, was to destroy public health in this country and smear everyone involved I generally take a positive view of humanity overall but it's so depressing

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

can't get over how well the free market regulates itself

Timnit Gebru@timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 7d ago

"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...

not sure how anyone can stay on an app thats fighting in court for the right to generate non consensual nudes of people, including children

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