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 ... "
A civilian medical plane went down after an experimental US military GPS jamming test reportedly disrupted its radar. Every person aboard lost their life. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
Sophie Cunningham is getting booed every time she touches the ball here in Minneapolis
I've been trying to get this shot of the Blue Angels passing by Seattle's Space Needle for years. Finally at the right spot today, even though I'm about five miles away out in the middle of Puget Sound! 😁
a republican congressman allegedly broke his two-year-old daughter's collarbone and he somehow hasn't been run out of congress. there really is no bridge too far for these ghouls.
‘Platner on steroids’: Max Miller abuse claims have Republicans silently sweating
The Ohio lawmaker denies the allegations as an Aug. 5 deadline to drop off the ballot approaches.
politico.com
@ProudSocialist "This is barbaric. New video released of ICE agents kidnapping a teenage boy in Glendale, CA. The teen can be heard crying out for help and crying for his mother as ICE takes him away. 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗜𝗖𝗘. @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
“Ms. Moreno, the daughter of Senator Moreno ... has said that Mr. Miller scalded her chest and stomach by throwing hot water from a skillet at her body; held a gun to her head; pushed her against a wall and hit her head; and fractured their daughter’s collarbone and bruised her shoulder. ...
After every milestone in Jacob Tsimerman’s award-winning math career, he asks himself: Is math really how I want to spend my life? Every time, the answer has been yes. But this time, now with a Fields Medal around his neck, the answer may be different.
Jacob Tsimerman Wins 2026 Fields Medal for André-Oort Conjecture Proof | Quanta Magazine
Determination and effort propelled Jacob Tsimerman to the top of the math world. But now that he’s won a Fields Medal, he worries that the field is in jeopardy.
quantamagazine.org
On Thursday, ICE needlessly detained Eduardo Aguirre Esparza, a local Seattle small business owner with no criminal history. This is a man who is married to an American citizen and with deep ties to our local community who was working hard to pursue a legal pathway to lawful permanent residence.
Ossoff: "The price of admission to the president's service seems to be proof you're willing to lie for him. Maybe you saw Jay Clayton refuse again and again under oath to affirm Donald Trump's defeat in 2020, or Pete Hegseth ... There's something uniquely despicable about lying a nation into war"
bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph.
NBC's kristen welker was caught laughing it up with Stephen Miller. Stephen Miller who architected the family separation policy. Stephen Miller who pushed the Muslim travel ban. Stephen Miller who oversaw the killing of Americans by ICE agents. This is why independent media is crucial.
I don’t get why they are shaking hands with someone who doxxed their own family. All a fame and nothing has any meaning?
Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2w agoWolf Blitzer just presented the Wall Street Journal an award for uncovering Trump's ties to Epstein and reveals Trump doxxed the journalist's home address in his lawsuit causing her to move. Trump is sitting humiliated on stage as Karoline Leavitt comforts him.
Maine is in absolute outrage! Protesters took over Senator Susan Collins’ office chanting "VOTE HER OUT" after an ICE thug brutally executed a 26-year-old Colombian man. We demand immediate accountability for this state-sponsored murder! Enough is enough!
AOC: I said this a couple of weeks ago: I would not be surprised if, when ICE funding started up again, we would start to see more civilian deaths at the hands of ICE. And that’s exactly what has happened. We didn’t see things like this happening with the same degree when we froze ICE funding.
Memphis is under siege from the federal government. This is hideous.
Second Person in a Week Killed by Federal Task Force in Memphis
Tennessee authorities are investigating both shootings involving agents working with the task force in Memphis.
nytimes.com
I was raised to not speak ill of the dead. In therapy, I learned that speaking honestly about the harm done is more important than protecting the dead. Lindsey Graham caused more harm to this state than anything else in my lifetime. His legacy is hatred and brutality. Now, SC can move forward.
It’s like when your food is taking a long time to come out so your server brings some free bread to apologize for the wait.
Mitch McConnell reminds us why we need to keep asking this question. People on both sides of the aisle support age limits, and term limits, for elected office. If that’s what the public wants, why are politicians so unwilling to make it happen?
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