This is an insane proposal—endangering a critical ecosystem on earth to launch rockets into space… many of them exploding on launch lately, one about to hit our moon. @nrdc.org @thirdactorg.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @doctorvive.bsky.social

Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 6h ago

Trump to remove protections for a critical wetland in Louisiana a place teeming with migratory birds and a wetland that protects against coastal flooding and storm surges But no more says Trump To enable building of a huge rocket site that will destroy the wetland www.eenews.net/articles/lou...

DHS is spending billions on domestic surveillance and data tools capable of targeting anyone, with little oversight or transparency. Congress must investigate how these powerful technologies are bought and used. bit.ly/4wx8EZO

DHS’s Domestic Surveillance, Data Collection, and Analytics Tools

Fueled by a budget boom, the Department of Homeland Security is expanding its technological arsenal, with little oversight or transparency around how these tools are used.

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“What would we do if we treated all of our kids as if they were all of our kids?” — @abdulelsayed.bsky.social in acceptance speech. And yes, if we governed for our children/all children, what a kind, healthy, wise world this would be. @votersoftomorrow.org @whenweallvote.bsky.social @indivisible.org

BREAKING — Mallory McMorrow has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan U.S. Senate race.

We are not the owners of Mother Earth. We are just her temporary custodians. And we are failing at our job. Say NO to deforestation in the Amazon and Congo Basin. #ClimateAction

“I will not stand beside someone who has allowed distinctly anti-American sentiment to enter our public dialogue.”—Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich. So much for "vote blue no matter who." Wild how Stevens took $60M in dark money from a foreign lobby, but its the brown guy Scholten calls anti-American

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” From the archives:

She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...

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Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.

A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US

Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…

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When billionaires conspire with fascists to capture media outlets, the impact on journalism isn't always obvious. In this case, we know about a story that CBS killed. In many cases, we never find out what they don't want us to know.

60 Minutes Quietly Killed Story About Epstein’s Shady Banking Tactics

Senator Ron Wyden sat for an interview with correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi about Jeffrey Epstein’s bank transactions. Alfonsi was fired for other reasons shortly after, and the story never aired.

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Stunning abdication. Stunning betrayal of US democracy at a moment he was free to defend it. @sifill.bsky.social @profmmurray.bsky.social @democracynow.org @jamestalarico.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Epstein survivor Dani Bensky: "There's always a glimmer of hope that somebody will do the right thing. I hoped that it would be John Cornyn, because he has been such a great advocate for putting sex trafficking rings away. To see that this is how he's going to end his legacy is really depressing."

Read it here if you haven't yet. Today is the very best day of all days to read it for the first time. short-stories.co/@raybradbury...

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…

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Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · yesterday

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

If you read nothing else about the Michigan Senate (D) primary today, read this on-the-ground report by @premthakker.bsky.social @zeteo.com — the big-hearted passion of @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, PA’s Chris Raab on radiant love, the gift of representing… @ms.now open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

First Draft: Michigan Braces for the Biggest Primary of the Year

Prem reports from Michigan on election day, where something astonishing is happening: Abdul El-Sayed, backed by a new leftist coalition, might be about to beat establishment candidate Haley Stevens.

open.substack.com

Music makes everyone feel something.

Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · 2d ago

And now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic

"Where the I.R.S. previously made a point of regularly auditing whoever occupies the Oval Office, Mr. Trump has leveraged his control of the federal government to instead escape the scrutiny that every other modern president, not to mention every other regular taxpayer, has been subject to."

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 2d ago

Tillis and Cornyn’s acceptance of a loophole-filled deal with Trump and Blanche reminds us that every prominent Republican politician who has stuck with Trump over the last decade is a traitor.

You know who has the most wind turbines in the U.S.? Texas. Then Iowa. And you know who has even more? China. You think they’re “losers” for having a cheap, clean, reliable, domestic source of energy? 🙄

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "Any country with windmills is a loser"

Libertarians used to say the only legit role for the federal government is national defense. Then Trump said nah. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

Opinion | Small Towns Shouldn’t Have to Defend America’s Water Supply From Iran

Local communities need Washington’s help to fight foreign hackers.

nytimes.com

I'm just going to keep screaming this until I'm hoarse, but until Trump the norm -- for 50 years -- was that sitting presidents had their taxes audited by the IRS and released to the public to show they were clean. But Trump refused repeatedly, and sued when his return was leaked, and now ... this

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d ago

FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.

“Conspiracy to impede or injure an officer” law increasingly used against ICE raid protesters. Meanwhile Trump seeks to reimburse J6-ers. @glennkirschner.bsky.social @aclu.org @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @maya4rights.bsky.social @democracynow.org @ms.now @ryanjreilly.com

leftylady.bsky.social@leftylady.bsky.social · 2d ago

United States of Russia

The speed of #climate change has accelerated dramatically in the last decade, from 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015 to 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years. And politicians still fiddle while we burn. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C p...

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Those who believe things like this are working hard at not understanding the finite options available to someone whose abuser has not been prosecuted, found guilty, etc. by the law. And how rarely those things happen to abusers, esp. high-status white male abusers.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations. If these accusations were true, I would be in jail — I would be. My former wife would not have been offering to cook me dinner and inviting me to playgrounds. Think about that."

“When corruption is the very foundation of a regime, those who battle it are extremists.” - Navalny

Endgame…

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · 4d ago

Peter Thiel has promoted the Sovereign Individual, which says that the shift from “mass democracy” to “individual sovereignty” can happen “invisibly” (and without a shift in public opinion) via tax-free zones & free ports & that the power of nation states will eventually splinter into fragments. 1/

“Criminals without borders have moved from hijacking businesses to hijacking nations. Some call them fascists; I avoid this term because being a fascist requires an allegiance to the state. To these operatives, the state is just something to sell.” sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/still-hidi...

Still Hiding in Plain Sight

A free excerpt of my history book about the future.

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“Chevron just announced its highest quarterly earnings ever. Shell clocked its second-highest quarterly profits. And while ExxonMobil's profits came in beneath what Wall Street analysts had expected, it still managed to double its earnings compared with this time last year.“ Tax them into oblivion.🤬

Oil companies report sky-high profits thanks to wartime crude prices

Chevron reported its highest quarterly earnings ever. Shell had its second-biggest quarter, and ExxonMobil doubled its earnings compared with the same time last year.

npr.org

$45,000 in lost wages, $7,000 vehicle damage from an ICE/DHS Kavanaugh stop (and $millions claimed in duress)… times so many stops across the US. Are US taxpayers footing this Trump bill as well? @aclu.org @votolatino.bsky.social @votevets.org @vanhollen.senate.gov @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social @ms.now

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 5d ago

Page 13: Kavanaugh justifies Kavaugh stops. Page 22: Plaintiffs describe the millions in damages they're claiming from a terrifying Kavanaugh stop, followed by a slew of DHS lies. Via @courtwatch.bsky.social. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“What seems to be important,” wrote scientist James Lovelock in a 1966 memo to Shell, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.”

Rebecca John@rebeccajohn.bsky.social · last wk.

As Shell faces a landmark climate lawsuit, "confidential" documents from the 1960s show British scientist James Lovelock warning executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels. See his June 1966 memo published in full for the first time with my latest for @desmog.com

I've been seeing a lot of people responding to this with "there ought to be a law," but importantly, we haven't needed a law for this sort of thing because no prior president wanted to be known as a leader who would literally kill people in their hour of need for not voting for him

Seth Masket@smotus.bsky.social · 7d ago

This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something

Thank you for an important compilation— how Dems had to clean up after Trump 1 and were swiftly making improvements…for families (including immigrants), environment, consumers… #2026 Midterms @aoc.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @jenpsaki.bsky.social @linakhan.bsky.social @vinguptamd.bsky.social

Brett Meiselas@bmeiselas.bsky.social · last wk.

The anger at Democrats for their fecklessness while Trump and Republicans systematically destroy the country is understandable, but it’s worth remembering that in the brief time they had a narrow majority over the past few years, they actually got a whole lot of important stuff done!