Four weeks later, the Trump admin approved a tariff exemption for diamonds from Belgium, a country with a sordid history of exploitation and financial shenanigans, raising serious questions of international influence-buying. It's being called a "cartoonish bribe." www.rawstory.com/trump-bribe-...

'Cartoonish bribe' alleged after Trump hands out sudden tariff exemption

Democrats have a lot of questions for President Donald Trump's White House about a sudden about-face on a tariff exemption after the president was gifted a garish and expensive custom ring. expensive ...

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If only there had been some indication that Donald Trump was garbage.

When the Big Beautiful Obituary happens and there's party across the land, the GOP will try to shame us. Talk to the hand. ✋

Newsom: "That $400m Qatari plane? That's not a $400m gift. It cost you $936m. That was what was appropriated as he's cutting food stamps and cutting your Medicaid. He put a billion dollars in the Pentagon budget to retrofit his private plane because that's going with him after the presidency ... "

This is how you know we need a wealth tax

Food and art baked into a yummy package. 🫓 A stunning, traditional Uzbek bread known as Patir - a dense and celebratory flatbread. The bread is meticulously decorated by hand with detailed patterns stamped into the center and a sculpted, flower-like border. It is then baked in a tandoor oven.

How Fox News is trying to cover up the Rep. Max Miller alleged domestic abuse scandal They've given the story 6 minutes of total coverage since July 28 -- with zero mentions in primetime. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/how...

How Fox News is trying to cover up the Rep. Max Miller alleged domestic abuse scandal

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El-Sayed: "Notice how they used my full name, in echoes to exactly what they did against President Obama. At the end of the day, it's not radical to believe people should be able to afford their groceries, they should have healthcare, that the president should not be able to deny elections ... "

I went looking for old anti-vaccine propaganda and expected an interesting historical curiosity. Instead I found arguments from 1802, 1885 and 1920 that would barely need rewriting to circulate online today. That raises a rather disconcerting question.

Relatedly, this useful @emptywheel.bsky.social timeline shows that Pirro moved to drop the case right after David Hearn made request for grand jury testimony. It sure looks like Pirro's office doesn't want more scrutiny of how they got grand jury to indict. emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/w...

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Even though David Hearn has been exonerated, his legal team says they're still seeking access to full grand jury transcripts, including instructions given to jurors leading to indictment. They think this could reveal that prosecutors misled the grand jury: newrepublic.com/article/2141...

Mark your calendars: August 13 at 1 p.m. ET. The public can call in and listen as a federal court holds a hearing over the Justice Department’s compliance with court orders involving the Epstein files.

New in PN: How everyday Americans are forced to fund Trump's corruption "A Public Notice-American Doom analysis shows Trump is spending nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars to fund his many renovation projects. Meanwhile, Trump and his family’s crypto schemes have raked in more than $2.25b."

How everyday Americans are forced to fund Trump's corruption

On top of his self-dealing, taxpayers are spending billions on his vanity projects.

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Cartoon by Jeff Danziger

Walk Hard is such an underappreciated movie.

January 2026: SoftBank donates $50 MILLION to Trump's library. March 2026: Trump announces a huge land deal for SoftBank's data center in Ohio. SoftBank is building what could be the LARGEST data center in America. More Trump corruption as costs increase for you.

Ogles lost his primary tonight.

I saw someone refer to homeschooling as “trickle down stupidity.” Immediate addition to my lexicon.

Rest in peace to Country Joe McDonald, the legendary singer-songwriter, activist and frontman of Country Joe and the Fish, who has died at 84.

What the fuck is he even talking about?

"I'm running for congress to bring business sense to Washington" Yeah you aren't qualified then Government ain't business Step aside

It’s time for Ashley Moody to come clean.

I’ll just leave this here. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Rick Scott tries to rewrite history on $1.7 billion Medicare fraud controversy

The Republican U.S. senator and former Florida governor cast himself as a victim of “political persecution” outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial.

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Story of many many Americans lives.. the medical stuff shouldn’t be political But somehow that has become Toxic too????

Absolutely astounding Rick Scott of all people is holding a hearing on Medicaid fraud. In 1997, federal agents raided Columbia/HCA offices over widespread allegations of Medicare and Medicaid overbilling, false cost reports, and illegal physician kickbacks...Scott was CEO

Jeezus f**king Christ... In essence that ruling says that any time your side doesn't win an election, just ransack the capitol, and everything will be okay...

US judge grants DOJ request to dismiss January 6 cases against Oath Keepers

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday granted the U.S.

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Boomerangs are supposed to have 2 or 3 wings. Here is what happens when you test 1 through 6.

The tariff refunds you paid for went out in June. What did you get besides higher prices? Not a damn thing. finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...