I think this is something we have to rethink really hard. ALL the US use of these munitions, except for a small amount sent to Ukraine (but no more), has been in wars of Donald Trump's choice. If we don't start wars, we don't use them. This is worth reading.

Running on Empty - Lawyers, Guns & Money

I have a follow up to Cheryl’s post on munitions at 1945: The economics of munitions stockpiles have always been fraught, and the increasing sophistication of missiles has made calculations even more ...

lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

Who knew ridiculously long deployments and demanding op tempos run a ship and crew into the ground!

Patrick Chovanec@prchovanec.bsky.social · 50m ago

Keeping people constantly deployed has a mounting cost. www.ms.now/news/conditi...

Why anyone is willing to invest in companies run by this man, especially after seeing how he “managed” DOGE, is beyond me. What does that sentence about 1000x the earth’s economy even mean? For starters, with what raw materials?

George Pearkes@peark.es · 44m ago

NEW: Cyberattacks on U.S. water supply now being reported in 12+ states and 100+ municipalities, though some may be unrelated to wave of suspected Iranian attempts. The nationwide threat follows years of ignored warnings and neglect to water systems. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...

Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect (Gift Article)

Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.

nytimes.com

Something that’s gotten way too little attention in the craziness of the WI gov race is that basically none of the D candidates have spent much on TV, but conservative SuperPac has spent millions boosting Hong. www.wpr.org/news/gop-ads...

GOP-funded ads attack Hong as too liberal. Dems say they're trying to boost her profile.

Some Democrats, including Francesca Hong's opponents, say the GOP's $2.2 million ad buy is aimed not at tearing Hong down but at building her up with the Democratic primary electorate.

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I encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.

Gift link. 😬 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...

Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution (Gift Article)

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They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 15h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

In one deposition, “a woman’s father, from whom she is estranged, learned that she had been sexually abused as a child and had an abortion, her lawyer said in court filings.” Thanks, Uber.

Dawn Xiana Moon@dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 12h ago

"In one case, Uber petitioned a judge to force a woman to turn over details about sexual abuse she experienced as a child by a family member and family friend." "In another, a lawyer for Uber asked a woman whether she had been wearing underwear on the night in question." Absolutely vile.

Seems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.

Hey guys, Perez Hilton performed self-harm and may have attempted a suicide on TikTok and screenshots are flying around, so if you are sensitive, go put "Perez Hilton" in your mutes right now.

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

Based on current returns, Stevens needs at least +20 margin out of Wayne to close the gap. Could narrow based on the e-day - absentee breakdown She’s at +1 right now

😳

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18h ago

This just might be the most psychotic act of sexual harassment I’ve ever seen. Not the worst per se, or most menacing but in terms of sheer insanity it’s really up there.

I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.

I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.

“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d...

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There’s always a you know what!

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 15h ago

SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision

Republican power grabs in Kansas and Missouri are going down in flames with 18-25% of votes reported so far. Missouri's Amendment 4 aimed to make citizen-initiated constitutional amendments practically impossible. Kansas' Amendment 1 was designed to flip the state Supreme Court to ban abortion

Aaron F. Farinacci, of Spokane, was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire.

Spokane wildfire suspect previously convicted in father’s killing

Aaron F. Farinacci, of Spokane, was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire.

oregonlive.com

They got people dying in camps now and they’re happy about it. bsky.app/profile/joho...

Jonathan Howard@joho.bsky.social · yesterday

These guys are freaking out over their own imaginations again.

I especially loved the part where Trump called him to say it was going to be a tough race and he might not pull it out, and he replied by reminding Trump of the "resilience" Trump had shown on a similar occasion. 😳

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h ago

🤯 Rep. Max Miller's interview with Jake Tapper was one of the most self-destructive things I've ever witnessed on cable news. Here's the whole thing:

good times for the Ohio GOP

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h ago

whoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation

They know voters hate this shit. So they wait until Blanche has the votes for Collins to come out against him. So she can claim to be a moderate. So she gets reelected. So she can spend the next two years voting for more Todd Blanches.

Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · 19h ago

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

If you’ve used up “virtually all” of your stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles then you are well past raising concerns over readiness for future conflicts. You are, in fact, in a state of unreadiness until your stocks can be backfilled.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

"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"

Miller is a piece of shit. But be cautious about calling family photos of nude toddlers "CSAM." I've written about lives ruined over allegations that turned out to be harmless photos of kids taking a bath or running naked through the house. Moreno is already calling for prosecutions, here.

Max Miller’s lawyer admits to accidentally releasing ‘private images’ of daughter

Lawyers for ex-wife Emily Moreno said possible “Child Sexual Abuse Material” was included in a trove of documents the Ohio lawmaker publicly posted.

politico.com

I also think that "I am a politician accused of wrongdoing by several people, and the police are not investigating; ask yourself why not" will play the way he seems to think.

ex-Lethality Jane@lethalityjane.bsky.social · 19h ago

I somehow do not think "my ex-wife is the bad guy because she took the kid to the emergency room for a broken collarbone" is gonna go the way he thinks.

more deaths, destruction, and chaos caused by the absolute fucking idiots at DOGE

Philip Gourevitch@pgourevitch.bsky.social · 20h ago

Before stephensi arrived in 2013, Djibouti was on the cusp of declaring malaria eradicated. In 2012, there were just 27 cases. Two years later, cases shot up to nearly 1,700... and in 2020, there was an explosion: more than 70,000 cases. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

Heatwaves reaching the upper thermal limits of mammals Poor lions, poor residents of Tokyo And yes, we should be worried and yes we know what to collectively do

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · yesterday

“Three female lions died of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo's Tama Zoo, ​the first heat-related deaths among the facility's lion ‌population in its 62-year history. The lions, aged 3, 11 and 15 and all born in the zoo, showed signs of severe dehydration ​and multiple organ failure in post-mortem exams”

Here’s a juicy in-the-Oval-Office rundown of what happened between Pirro, Trump and Burgum, if you’re into that sort of thing. Gift Article. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro (Gift Article)

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.

nytimes.com

😳 🤮

Jacqueline Antonovich@jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 19h ago

Do not, under any circumstances, check to see what this is about.

True. Although I wish people would ask more questions about the idea that Platner’s story has something to do with our willingness to offer second chances to people who messed up. He never took responsibility for what he did. His video when he dropped out was all about HIM.

GenXJamerican🇯🇲🇺🇸@genxjamerican.com · 20h ago

Even if you’re sick of hearing about Platner, the piece is useful to read. It’s more nuanced than its subhead suggests, and than Perlstein’s commentary on it. The idea that combat service “tends to turn men into broken, hateful people” has numerous counter examples.