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“I was a-trembling, because I’d got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: “All right, then, I’ll go to hell.” – and tore it up. —The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Todd Blanche pledges to work to introduce a federal abortion ban that will supersede any state law permitting abortions... Any senator voting for him is supporting this. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
politico.com
They're probably hoping you won't hear about this. But tomorrow in TX, Tarrant County officials meet to vote on a GOP plan to cut almost HALF of Election Day voting locations, plus 8 early voting locations, some of them on campuses. Not hard to guess why. fortworthreport.org/2026/07/30/t...
Tarrant County considers cutting 140 Election Day polling sites for November
County commissioners vote Aug. 4 on proposed reductions to the number of early voting and day-of sites for the midterms.
fortworthreport.org
Todd Blanche’s Midnight Confirmation Gambit Doesn’t Actually Rewrite Trump’s Deal meidasnews.com/news/todd-bl...
Todd Blanche's Midnight Confirmation Gambit Doesn't Actually Rewrite Trump's Deal
And the "concerned" senators and much of the media are falling for it.
meidasnews.com
Todd Blanche’s nomination to formally lead the Department of Justice appears to be back on track after two Republican holdouts signed off on a deal giving President Donald Trump and his family immunity from Internal Revenue Service audits. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP senators sign off on corrupt immunity deal from IRS audits for Trump and sons
Todd Blanche appears to be on track to lead the DOJ after Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) agreed to the plan.
democracydocket.com
Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians. What to know, who is involved, and how you can act. bookriot.com/arkansas-act...
Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas
A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians.
bookriot.com
"It is obvious that the Kennedy Center is being gutted. While everyone is being distracted by the drama of the removal of the name and the tarp cover-up, the interior is quietly being gutted and readied for some sort of renovation or just plain demolition." open.substack.com/pub/mbmatthe...
The Art of the Distraction: The Gutting of the Interior of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Look here at the tarp, not here inside the buildings!
open.substack.com
Trump is spending… -$95M for “D.C. Beautification,” including $5M to paint bronze horses gold -At least $300M to construct his ballroom -Nearly $15M to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Meanwhile, millions of Americans can’t afford groceries, gas, or healthcare. Priorities.
Exclusive: Daphy Michel, from Haiti, was dropped off in Pittsburgh in 20F temperatures wearing summer clothes. She froze to death. Another ICE homicide. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Family to sue after woman released from ICE custody froze to death
Exclusive: Daphy Michel, from Haiti, was dropped off in Pittsburgh in 20F temperatures wearing summer clothes
theguardian.com
My father, a senior citizen with significant hearing loss, has been dealing with this since May —the thing leaves messages, starts talking before the beep, and gives inaccurate info. More than once he has driven 20+miles round trip to pick up prescriptions that were not actually ready. 😡
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3d ago“The AI assistant, which Kinney Drugs named Burt, after its founder, was built by a third-party AI pharmaceutical company, Synerio. In the pharmacy’s terms, Kinney Drugs states that ‘Burt may not be accurate, complete or up-to-date and may be misleading or contain errors and omissions.’”
Florida’s MAGA Attorney General sends a letter threatening Florida's Catholic bishops over their failure to embrace MAGA doctrine about vaccinations.
Florida’s MAGA Attorney Threatens to Defund Catholic Schools Over Vaccine Mandate
Florida’s attorney general gave the bishops until August 7 to accept vaccine exemptions their own doctrine calls dishonest. Nearly nine in ten of the state’s Catholic school students sit downstream.
open.substack.com
The Trump administration has begun removing signage from both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments following its decision to shrink the monuments.
President Trump decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers, worth almost $7 billion, after a game of golf with Finland’s president. The question, experts say, is how many the U.S. really needs. nyti.ms/4hK355K
BBC: “It sounds like you’re saying 1 Jewish life is worth hundreds of Palestinians.” 🇮🇱 SETTLER: “Ten Million.” BBC: “That just sounds racist.” 🇮🇱 SETTLER: “Yes.” Full: www.bbc.com/news/article... (he’s a *lawyer* who thinks the only laws are the Bible & God gave them the land)
They lied about the whole thing and now admit the contractor screwed up the Reflecting Pool installation. And because they were in a rush to indict to please Trump, they presented false evidence to a grand jury. meidasnews.com/news/doj-see...
DOJ Seeks to Dismiss Charges Against Olympian It Indicted for "Vandalizing" the Lincoln Memorial.
meidasnews.com
Robert Reich wrote today about the 'enshittification of America'. Everyday is another big dump. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 5d agoThe timing is literally impossible to ignore. @eastendjoe.bsky.social
You see a headline like this – 'The Trump Administration has announced an overhaul to the rules governing a critical piece of Civil Rights-era legislation.' – and you think, 'of course they did.' apnews.com/article/comm...
Regulators propose overhaul to law governing how banks lend to low-and-middle income communities
The Trump Administration has announced changes to the Community Reinvestment Act, a law that requires regulators to document how well banks do in lending to low-to-middle income neighborhoods.
apnews.com
The Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj
The Godfather: Wet My Beak Iconic Quote
ALT: The Godfather: Wet My Beak Iconic Quote
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Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d agoFour-byline alert: 🚨 “.. no sitting American president has ever raised these amounts for his pet projects. .. Trump has been demanding large checks .. telling executives and lobbyists that their companies should give $25 million or $50 million.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.
Oh look, the Commerce Department quietly announced 7 new equity stakes in private companies. Brought to you by the people fighting "communism." https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6000186-commerce-ai-chips-stakes/
Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies
The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seve…
thehill.com
You can't make this up: the Trump administration is arguing in court that even a cancer diagnosis isn't enough to claim an exemption from his draconian new Medicaid work requirements. Sickening — and all to fund even more tax cuts for the ultra-rich.
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said. (Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
propublica.org
Just saw Meta’s optimistic new commercial about how "the future is for everyone” and noticed that the background music is David Bowie’s song “Five Years,” which is about a mass extinction event in which everyone will be dead in 5 years.
1.2M views · 39K reactions | Meta has always believed in giving people the power to share, connect, and shape your world in the ways you want. As we enter this next wave with AI, we continue to believe the future is for everyone. We're focused on giving every person the tools to reach your full potential and making sure the benefits of technology are distributed to everyone. | Mark Zuckerberg
Meta has always believed in giving people the power to share, connect, and shape your world in the ways you want. As we enter this next wave with AI, we continue to believe the future is for...
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Outgoing Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are reportedly undecided about Todd Blanche's nomination for AG. A single GOP "No" vote in committee this Thursday could tank Blanche's nomination entirely. Call and tell them to reject Blanche: (202) 224-3121
The wealthiest 1% of US earners now own 50.1% of US equity and mutual fund holdings. To put this into perspective, their ownership stood at 40.1% in 1990 and 39.6% in 2001.
GOP House member--and fmr Trump advance man--allegedly -threw boiling water on his then-wife -held a gun to her head -broke his daughter's collarbone. She's 2 -abused abuse a fmr Trump WHer too When a reporter asked him about it , he threatened to block their # www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
Domestic Abuse Allegations Rock Max Miller’s Ohio House Race
Representative Max Miller, a Republican, is facing accusations of abuse from his ex-wife in a bitter family feud that might put his otherwise safe seat in play.
nytimes.com
