Polling is hard these days. and I don't know what campaign internal polls were showing, but something went badly wrong in Michigan with the public polls. Gives one pause about trial heat matchups with Rogers too.
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Anne Frank was arrested on this day in 1944. History rarely returns wearing the same uniform, it returns asking the same thing of ordinary people: Will you sit down and look away? Or will you stand up and fight? #Resist
This guy, and his family, are Marco Rubio's literal sugar daddies.
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 21h agoAlfonso Fanjul Jr., who helped build one of the world’s largest sugar empires after fleeing Fidel Castro’s communist takeover of Cuba, has died. He was 89.
A lot going on here. First, Miller looks shaken. Or drunk. Second, he comes off every bit the creep that he seems to be. Saying he isn't dropping out because Trump didn't drop out after being accused of sexual assault is a hell of a choice. And third, he doesn't appear to know what hearsay means.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 23h agoTapper: "There are now three women who have accused you of violent behavior…Are all three of these women who don't know each other lying?" Rep. Max Miller: "Yes…It's all hearsay." Tapper: "It's not hearsay if it is firsthand testimony from women."
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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No way this guy is operating under advice of counsel.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 23h agoMax Miller: When I was reported for child abuse, for my daughter, for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days, and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan
The same old Susan Collins charade. As soon as a controversial nominee or a bill has enough votes to pass, she announces she will vote no when it doesn’t matter. She never casts a deciding vote against Trump. Now she will claim this shows how she is so “independent.”
Election nights are when “experts” who’ve never reviewed an internal poll, produced an ad or crafted a field plan tell professionals who’ve done all these things what they did wrong.
Cable news is never more self-satisfyingly awful than on election nights.
Just a few days ago, Senator Moreno was asked if his daughter's alleged abuser should drop out, and he responded, "I don't know."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayMoreno on Max Miller: "My daughter lives in constant fear of this man ... you can't fathom what that makes me feel like when the dad's number one job is to protect your kids... if there's any minimum standard for being an elected official, he feels to meet it. I don't care about the politics at all"
Outrageous. God help us if another pandemic hits with lunatic moron RFK Jr. "in charge." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
CDC expands largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states
Missouri reported a dramatic jump in cases in the past week. Six states have joined the outbreak linked to lettuce from central Mexico, according to people familiar with the investigation.
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Hard to imagine a time when stock market performance was more disconnected from the economic reality of 99% of Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...
Stocks Open at Record High as Oil Falls on Hopes of Iran Deal
The price of Brent crude oil fell sharply
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I'm willing to bet one of many reasons Trump is pissed about Iran getting drawn out is that it's prevented him from mounting some kind of operation against Cuba, which he and Rubio absolutely want to do. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
US sends more intel assets to Cuba
The move is one of several actions by the Trump administration to squeeze the communist regime in Havana.
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In a sea of incompetent men, another (also incompetent) woman about to get fired by Trump.
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d agoNEW: Jake Taylor from MSNOW says Jeanine Pirro just arrived at the West Wing. Uh oh! Methinks her days are numbered!
I'm surprised by this from Pochettino's standpoint, thought he'd be going back to club soccer. www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
Mauricio Pochettino returns as USMNT coach on new deal through 2030 World Cup
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Liberty Biberty jumped the shark a while ago. Now there's a dumb little fuzzy head character. Make it stop.
So Trump still gets a tax crime get out of jail free card. Garbage deal. Tillis and Cornyn compromised when they didn't have to. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny.
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The man endorsed by Sarah Huckabeast in this video is Arkansas state Rep. Austin McCollum. McCollum was arrested today on charges of aggravated assault against a family or household member, first-degree false imprisonment, and third-degree domestic battery. www.nwaonline.com/news/2026/au...
One would think this would end Miller's political career, but in today's GOP, who knows? www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Rep. Max Miller denounced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, his former father-in-law
“I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake,” the senator said.
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This movie was boring and dumb the first 12 times I saw it. www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...
U.S. agrees to pause attacks on Iran subject to ‘rapidly’ making deal, Trump says
The president said the U.S. was “locked and loaded and ready to go” but that he agreed to cancel attacks “subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL.”
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Salary cap anyone (who isn't a Dodger fan)? www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Dodgers land Tarik Skubal in blockbuster trade with Tigers
The first-place Dodgers have finalized a trade to acquire two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Tigers, sending Zyhir Hope, River Ryan and Brady Smith to Detroit, sources told ESPN.
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