ICYMI: Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday that he will be taking a brief listening tour around the state’s southern coalfields to hear about the persistent water issues residents in the region face, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social.

After years of pleas to address water crisis, Morrisey begins two-day Southern WV listening tour • West Virginia Watch

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that he will be taking a brief listening tour to hear about the persistent water issues residents face.

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If you are asking this question it is self explanatory.

AL@jebushchrist.bsky.social · 4h ago

why is it screaming

A nightmare worse than Schrödinger’s Strait is Calvin’s Strait and it does appear we are all going to Get What We Deserve

scotian@scotian.bsky.social · 6h ago

broke: naval freedom of navigation woke: naval calvinism

“We’ll hear about this state primary for years” better not be true. This BETTER not be true.

TPM@talkingpointsmemo.com · yesterday

The increasingly acrimonious Senate primary between Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and public health official Abdul El-Sayed draws to a close tonight, and with it, the biggest battle yet of the moderates versus progressives proxy war. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/michiga...

Amazing to me that Sturgill Simpson had the best 2026 anti war song in 2016. Makes sense. Dude’s a veteran and maybe things haven’t changed like they should. “I done Syria, Afganistan, Iraq and Iran North Korea, tell me where does it end” as opening lines sure does drive that point home.

Sturgill Simpson - Call To Arms [Live on SNL]

YouTube video by Johnny Blue Skies

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Listen it’s either this or we accept this conflict doesn’t end until Trump is out of power.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 5h ago

I can’t believe Iran saying they think they’ve got Oman on board with their plan to thwart US war aims is being treated as successful peace talks or an American accomplishment, even a little. That is crazy-making to me.

Actually similar to what people on ketamine will tell you during their trip tbh.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 6h ago

$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS

The most, or perhaps only effective thing DOGE did was kill an unfathomably large number of black and brown children.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · last wk.

Agree with @jamellebouie.net that it's pretty clear Elon Musk wanted to eviscerate USAID *for the purpose of killing as many African people as possible.* Mass death wasn't an accidental byproduct of his "deep state" paranoia; it was a key mission of DOGE. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...

"Forced to revert to older technology, the medevac pilots got disoriented and crashed, no survivors" is actually pretty damning to say about pilots, you might as well just say the words "Death By Skill Issue"

I haven’t even taken my meds yet before I start screaming about strong partisanship and weak parties. Join me, won’t you? I need you.

Gigan, Therapod Enthusiast@gigansprogress.bsky.social · 7h ago

I wake I take my meds I scream about strong partisanship and weak parties I sleep I wake

Hines wins Dem nomination in 10th Congressional District primary, will face Bouchard michiganadvance.com/2026/08/04/b... By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social

Hines wins Dem nomination in 10th Congressional District primary, will face Bouchard • Michigan Advance

The match up for November in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District is all but set, as U.S. Army Captain Michael Bouchard Jr. and attorney Christina Hines secured their respective party’s nominations ...

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Will Lawrence emerges as victor in MI-7 Democratic Primary michiganadvance.com/2026/08/04/w... By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social

Will Lawrence emerges as victor in MI-7 Democratic Primary • Michigan Advance

At the end of a contentious three-person race, Lansing-area political organizer William Lawrence has won the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District.

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Moss secures Democratic nomination in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District michiganadvance.com/2026/08/04/m... By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social

Moss secures Democratic nomination in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District • Michigan Advance

State Sen. Jeremy Moss has emerged victorious in a four-person race which will more than likely determine who will fill U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens’ empty congressional seat come 2027.

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Benson handily wins Democratic gubernatorial primary over Swanson michiganadvance.com/2026/08/04/b... By @kdailey.bsky.social

Benson handily wins Democratic gubernatorial primary over Swanson • Michigan Advance

The Democratic side of the race was far less competitive, with Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson taking a nearly 70-point lead, as of the race being called, over Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson i...

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Median UK voter in 2026, as predicted by Hugh Laurie some decades ago:

A watercolor that I made #art #watercolor #painting #illustration

This is a good example of why Democratic Party justifiably wants New Hampshire out of going first and South Carolina and Nevade moved up. Not only candidates but the machinations of a campaign like polling need to be able to ID & engage diverse areas & demos accurately, especially to win nationally

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 16h ago

Looks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe

Again, replace Trump with Roomba and you’ll both be happier and better informed.

Larry Glickman@larryglickman.bsky.social · 9h ago

Yet another story framed around Trump’s supposed anger rather than his incompetence. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

If you can doge a land to sea cruise missile, you can navigate it! We’ll start with drones and work up to those youtu.be/dc3fF9cTLgM?...

Wrenches And Balls - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | CC Movies

YouTube video by Comedy Central UK

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Isaiah Bishop@isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 8h ago

So is hormuz open for real

convincing michiganders to get behind aes because his name is abdul THE sayed and it’ll piss off ohioans

He does and it’s crazy that people don’t see this.

NERV IRB Coordinator@professormusgrave.bsky.social · 13h ago

I like to imagine Mike Pence, personally, just has the ability to decide any election

“Have you seen this man?”

Richard J@preachypreach.bsky.social · yesterday

Worst game of Guess Who? “Was he a secret Nazi?” “Did he murder his wife?”

Expect her minions in DC media and Maine media to dutifully portray this as a bold move when it's the same old story if Thune needed her, he'd have her. See, for example, Brett Kavanaugh Any Hill reporters who uses "🚨 Breaking News" on an expected Collins vote is pretty much on her comms team

Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · 21h ago

Susan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics

This, to me, is Bluesky

USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST@blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 21h ago

I dare you to try to cross the border

This is not what happened. The crew died because they made a series of poor decisions and weren’t prepared to operate in the conditions that they were. This isn’t a personal hit to that crew, it’s a condemnation of the medevac / aviation vendor’s standards.

Rev. Poppy Haze 𓅋@poppyhaze.bsky.social · yesterday

So the US military killed everyone on a medevac plane by testing a GPS weapon. futurism.com/science-ener...

[out of breath] i saw the signal in the sky, i came as soon as i could, here, the meme

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2d ago

Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, is one of a number of Democratic candidates who view politics as an extension of faith.

Faced with one last chance for the slightest bit of redemption after confirming rapist Hegseth and lying to his victim, Tillis obstinately chooses eternal damnation.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Tillis: "Everybody has this view that they are as pure as the driven snow and it's the other side that has a problem. I think we both have a problem, folks. If you want to talk about weaponization, take a look at Biden, take a look at Obama, take a look at Crossfire Hurricane ... "

Varmints, the lot of them. Regardless of their whimsy.

Cozca@cozca.bsky.social · 3d ago

Sooooo cute! An eagle and a fox just hanging out in Alaska.

Thanks. Yes, that's what I was trying to say, but took too long to get there. Our politics community is strong, and I'd love for us to expand into new communities. Science and sports have already taken off. Birding, gardening, K-pop, we're open to all (except nazis and jerks).

Imagine if the lesson we learned from the "everything wrong with kids is because of screens" blowback is not that some other, singular and tidy explanation is the cause, instead, but that the whole industry of singular, tidy, behavioral-scientific explanations for complex problems is, well, stupid.

We’ve Been Blaming Screens for Anxious Kids. A New Study Points to a Completely Different Culprit

Nope, for once it’s not the phones. Psychologists say something else is to blame for rising perfectionism.

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