GrayLemur
@graylemur.bsky.social
Retired federal antifraud litigator Vivid blue Dem|Political junkie|Atheist|Champion of LGBTQ+, Black lives, women’s freedoms, immigrants, and disability rights|Reader of everything. Uninvited DMs=instant block.
New in PN: Moderate Democrats have a choice to make "They can spend the next three months reinforcing Republican messaging about their party & making it less likely Dems take power. Or they can put the 'battle for the soul of the party' off for a while and do what they can to help their party win."
Moderate Democrats have a choice to make
Do they want to help their party win, or do they want to whine about the left?
publicnotice.co
Wow - please read this brief note on climate change.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 10h agoThat sounds hot. Is it hot?
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.
I've been irate at how little national coverage the killings of four Black men in Memphis by federal agents have gotten -- and even how little in Tennessee. The root? State lawmakers who wholeheartedly approve of the occupation of Memphis.
Crickets: Four fatal shootings by Memphis Task Force and little coverage from national news • Tennessee Lookout
Four men have been shot and killed in Memphis by agents with the Memphis Safe Task Force. Does anyone outside the city care?
tennesseelookout.com
Vassar College just settled a class action brought by 84 female professors, alleging they were paid less than their equally-qualified male counterparts. WTF, Vassar, founded as a women’s college?!?
If there's a way to make people's lives worse and more expensive Trump's gonna do it every time
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last wk.BREAKING WSJ: The Trump admin plans to end a subsidy program that helped hold down premiums for Medicare drug plans — a move that could leave many seniors facing higher rates for their prescription coverage next year.
After Emily Waldorf was denied care for a life-threatening miscarriage, her mother and stepfather, who considered themselves “pro-life,” were outraged: “If I took my dog to a vet and it had this problem, that dog would get better treatment.” (Published May)
She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.
Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.
propublica.org
A shapeless, nagging terror has gripped kremlin rulers since time immemorial: the fear of discovering that russia lacks meaning and coherence: a fragmented empire of peoples Moscow colonized in a hurry, forever searching & never finding a unifying national idea www.realclearworld.com/articles/202...
Russia's War and Putin's Choice
This article first appeared in German in Neue Zürcher Zeitung Few medieval figures loom larger in Russia’s origin story than Yuriy Dolgorukiy, the prince credited with founding an outpost o
realclearworld.com
Comey’s photograph of sea shells reading “86 47” was at most “political hyperbole,” his attorneys argued.
James Comey Argues ‘86 47’ Charges Not A ‘True Threat,’ Wants Them Thrown Out
Comey’s photograph of sea shells reading “86 47” was at most “political hyperbole,” his attorneys argued.
forbes.com
When the community note proves that the reason the initial post made him sound like a piece of shit is because he's a bigger piece of shit than the initial post made him out to be.🤷♂️
TCarlson@tcw123.bsky.social · 3mo ago#VOTEROUTREACH #ElectionsMatter #Virginia Manassas Virginia Virginia Elections: Getting Ready for the Midterms Virtual event Join from anywhere Mondays Jun 8, Jul 13, Aug 10 6 – 7pm EDT Each meeting is different and builds on the next. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Hinted at in this @tomtomorrow.bsky.social strip from a few short (but long-feeling) years ago… thenib.com/the-blitheri...
The Blithering Idiot | The Nib
The world’s richest man buys his favorite website.
thenib.com
100 days to go, folks! Tempus f-n Fugit! If any of you are like me, it feels like it was just New Year’s. Now, 7 months later, it’s only 100 days until Election Day! If you haven’t checked your registration lately, now would be a great time to do it! Register! Vote! Bring many friends! iwillvote.com
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We need MAJOR reforms to fix what Republicans have broken over recent decades. We can only do this by defeating them in large numbers in every election going forward, starting on November 3. Tell ALL of your friends. Iwillvote.com
This should be a much bigger story. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality stepped into a fight over powering AI facilities with natural gas turbines. It could shape the industry’s future.
politico.com
Aaron Parnas reports on the major new Epstein news.
Trump ORDERED to Hand Over Unredacted Epstein Files in MAJOR Blow, the TRUTH is COMING!!
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
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Phang: Judge Sullivan found, in both fact and law, that the acting attorney general conceded he violated the law—a law that is intended to bring sunlight and transparency to one of the worst crimes, indeed multiple crimes committed by multiple perpetrators, in American history.
Mexican man killed by truck while fleeing ICE was in U.S. legally on tourist visa. "According to the Miami Herald, [28-year-old Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán], from the Mexican state of Guanajuato, had only been in Florida for two days when he died..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man killed in ICE ‘encounter’ was on vacation in US with tourist visa – reports
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán ran into traffic and killed by semi after federal officials approached him at Florida gas station
theguardian.com
Another long night. But I am just going to end the day by leaving this here.
