The $30 million AIPAC wasted in Michigan, wasted trying to help Haley Stevens, could have been used to fully fund and deliver 6 million malaria nets to sub-Saharan Africa. Or, it could have fully paid for universal free school breakfasts in Mississippi, America's poorest state.

Good morning ☕

And this is why people hate the Dem establishment. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

Arizona’s Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate

Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.

nytimes.com

Unbelievable. Republicans in the Senate are set to confirm Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, to be Attorney General even after he told them the deal the DOJ struck giving Trump and his businesses broad immunity from crimes still stands.

“Everything is good around them” except the local power grid, the water table, and the utility bills.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 13h ago

Trump: "I think any community that turns down AI is making a big mistake ... data centers, if you look at the state, everything is good around them"

THE $168 BILLION WAS TAKEN ILLEGALLY AND THE GOVERNMENT DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE IT BACK. Kill me I’ve wasted my life.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h ago

Bessent: "Here at the Treasury, I had $168 billion of tariff revenues that we're gonna have to refund. So when the Democrats scream, "Oh, the refunds should go back to the American people!', well, the American people had it, it was in the Treasury and it was paying down the debt."

This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.

If only it hadn’t been illegal. 😞

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h ago

Bessent: "Here at the Treasury, I had $168 billion of tariff revenues that we're gonna have to refund. So when the Democrats scream, "Oh, the refunds should go back to the American people!', well, the American people had it, it was in the Treasury and it was paying down the debt."

Bessent is fine with deficits to fight needless wars, it’s only deficits to pay for healthcare or education that bother him

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h ago

BREAKING: Republicans are no longer worried about deficits and debt Bessent: "I'm not as bothered by it ... if '26 is flat to slightly up, this isn't wasteful social spending "

Decision Desk HQ projects Rashida Tlaib wins the Michigan US House 12 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 9:07 PM EDT

So now the next step is to find out what Capital One's months-long anti-money laundering review by professionals with decades of law enforcement experience discovered about Trump's 300+ accounts...

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 20h ago

Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."

Pure scum wrapped in fake piety.

Congratulations to Rashida Tlaib on winning her congressional primary! As the first Palestinian-American woman elected to congress, Rashida continues to fight for Detroit and international solidarity. @detroitdsa.bsky.social

Trump: "Everybody saw the vandalism. All you have to do is look at the tape." (There is no tape. Trump is nuts.)

Cutting Medicare Part D subsidies isn’t “fiscal discipline.” It’s a prescription for higher drug costs, more untreated illness, and greater long‑term healthcare spending. Seniors deserve stability, not surprise hikes in essential medication costs. #RepublicanMedicareCuts

The U.S. Senate is about to advance the nomination of a man who has helped Trump unconstitutionally evade releasing the Epstein files, and tried to use federal funds to pay insurrectionists. If the purpose of the U.S. Senate is to defend against tyranny, it has failed in its purpose.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "

#ncpol

In These Times@inthesetimes.com · 24h ago

AI data centers could raise electric rates in Northern Virginia by 25% by 2030. Nationwide, data centers are already helping push power bills up faster than the cost of living.

NEW: The DOJ hit a significant milestone — its 20th loss out of 20 in its sweeping legal effort to access state voter rolls after a judge dismissed its case against Colorado. The court ruled the department did not provide a sufficient justification for needing the rolls, as required by federal law.

Trump DOJ now 0 for 20 after judge dismisses Colorado voter roll lawsuit ‘with prejudice’

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is zero for 20 in its lawsuits seeking to obtain state voter rolls, after a federal judge dismissed its case against Colorado Monday.

democracydocket.com

#ncpol How NC leaders ignore the public. #shameful why would @ncgovernor.bsky.social do this?

Lisa Sorg@lisasorg.bsky.social · yesterday

“It is shameful to sign away public trust while residents are left to ask basic questions about our energy, wells, water, wildlife, and our health." Richmond County officials secretly crafted the deal w Amazon then sprang it on an area burdened by pollution insideclimatenews.org/news/0408202...

More invasion of our privacy!

ACLU@aclu.org · 2d ago

The Senate is considering a bill that would empower the federal government to spy on customers at retail locations across the country. This isn’t about countering theft, it’s about getting our data and aiding the Trump administration’s deportation campaign. Tell your Senators to vote NO.

"The Army has used up 'virtually all' of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts"

EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, ​raising concerns about th...

reuters.com

OMG! #JohnCornyn just confirmed that we no longer have co-equal branches of government.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

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

Todd Blanche will get a full Senate vote, likely this week. And it looks to be yet another episode in the series, “Is Completely Implausible Deniability Enough for at Least 50 GOP Senators to Shirk Their Duty?” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Blanche clears key nomination hurdle after deal wins senators' vote

Todd Blanche cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday on his path to nomination for U.S. attorney ​general, as Republicans voted to advance him out of committee on a party-line vote. But questions persist ab...

reuters.com

US Rep. Chuck Edwards: “What if I skip votes and help you decorate your tree once you get home tomorrow?” Staffer: “Are you sure?” CE: “I am beyond thrilled that you’ll let me help you, I can hardly contain myself!! And Yes, I’m sure about skipping votes.” #ncpol

yedois@yedois.bsky.social · 2d ago

Appendices A and B below include supporting documentation - texts, emails, etc Appendix A: ethics.house.gov/wp-content/u... Appendix B: ethics.house.gov/wp-content/u... #ncpol #nc11

The House ethics panel recommends censure for NC congressman Chuck Edwards over sexual harassment violation #ncpol

Ethics panel urges censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards over sexual harassment violation

The findings follow Axios' reporting that Edwards singled out two young female staffers for special attention.

axios.com

“It is incumbent upon us to get to the truth as to what was really happening,” Carmon said. “It seems every week, something new is uncovered.” #ncpol #elections ncnewsline.com/2026/08/03/n...

NC auditor’s liaison advised county elections board members on how to fire directors • NC Newsline

Former NC auditor's office liaison Dallas Woodhouse sent GOP elections board members in at least two counties a guide to firing directors.

ncnewsline.com

No one wants AI or data centers everywhere. Stop forcing this crap down our throats! #ncpol

Lisa Sorg@lisasorg.bsky.social · yesterday

“It is shameful to sign away public trust while residents are left to ask basic questions about our energy, wells, water, wildlife, and our health." Richmond County officials secretly crafted the deal w Amazon then sprang it on an area burdened by pollution insideclimatenews.org/news/0408202...

“It is shameful to sign away public trust while residents are left to ask basic questions about our energy, wells, water, wildlife, and our health." Richmond County officials secretly crafted the deal w Amazon then sprang it on an area burdened by pollution insideclimatenews.org/news/0408202...

Inside the Secretive Deal for a $10 Billion Data Center in Rural North Carolina - Inside Climate News

Residents say they were left out of the decision-making process for a project that includes hundreds of polluting diesel generators.

insideclimatenews.org