The understated elegance of the White House & DC’s civic architecture isn’t an accident. It reflects a deliberate vision of government: a republic where institutions outlast individuals, public service outweighs personal grandeur, & dignity comes from purpose, not ornamentation. That’s lost on Trump

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 22h ago

MacFarlane: We are near the new gold-plated statues the Trump administration unveiled near Memorial Circle, Memorial Bridge, and the Lincoln Memorial. It’s really, really gold.…

Not all heroes wear capes 🫡✊💪

Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 3d ago

Possibly the greatest single male athletic performance of all time Original post

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces hit Wildberries again amid deadly trade of strikes with Russia #Ukraine

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces hit Wildberries again amid deadly trade of strikes with Russia

Drones attack warehouse of Russian retailer as at least 13 killed in latest cross-border exchanges; EU force boards Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker. What we know on day 1,622

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We know what he sees…

Bernie Moreno finally breaks his silence on Miller, the Trump regime's civil war over the Reflecting Pool case, Trump's latest retreat on Iran, new reporting on Capital One's anti-money laundering review of Trump's accounts, and much more. Your weekend bulletin is here.

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 431

… Rep.

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The “Why would a woman I’ve made worry that I will hurt her if she displeases me cook to placate me?” question is only asked by the least self-aware domestic abusers.

Donald Trump's health is deteriorating and the coverup isn't fooling anybody. Rick Wilson discusses how Trump's team are desperately hiding his frailty on The Trump Report.

Hey, get in line behind *millions* of people, including Native Americans driven from their land and slaughtered, kidnapped Africans who were enslaved and lynched, women treated like property, LGBTQ people demeaned and treated like they didn’t matter, you crybaby, self-indulgent loser.

Hinojosa: That is Greg Abbott’s record. That’s why the polling shows people want change. They know Greg Abbott. They know he’s been there 12 years, and they will not elect him to another four. That’s the opportunity we have in this election.

We didn’t ask you to release a diary. We demanded you release the Epstein files. We even passed a law.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services is pathologically lying, gaslighting psychopath.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

RFK: "You are saying nonsense." Bash: "I am not saying nonsense, excuse me?…This is not productive. " RFK: "You're talking nonsense…You were scaring people." Bash: "Why are you saying that?" RFK: "Because that was the job of CNN." Bash: "Okay, stop."

Phang: "The fact that it's taking France and England and other foreign countries to be able to launch investigations, and yet our American DOJ is sitting on it doing absolutely nothing, including not cooperating with those foreign nations, is such a big red flag."

❗️A large group of Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones has flown to attack Russian regions and temporarily occupied territories.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Khmara: Ukraine will increase the economic cost of the war for Russia by 50 times #shorts #Ukraine

An aerial view from an airliner shows the Russian Wildberries logistics hub near Samara engulfed in flames, with a vast plume of black smoke stretching across the landscape.

Trump has drastically weakened and debased the United States. To get through this we will have to listen to our friends. (Lesson 16 of "On Tyranny"). www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...

Opinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’

Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?

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❗️Destroyed 🇷🇺Russian Wildberries warehouse in the settlement of Novosemeykino, Samara Oblast, after a nighttime attack by 🇺🇦Ukrainian drones.

Stop calling the $1.8 billion an “anti-weaponization fund.” Call it what it is: A bribe to proven domestic terrorists to strike again if needed.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3d ago

President Trump said on Saturday that he would revive a proposal for a $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund that would compensate his supporters if the Senate fails to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.

Bottom line: we have spent about 2 percent to 4 percent of our TOTAL defense spending to help destroy one of our big three enemies…. This is a “good deal” in terms of an investment. But there are so many who lie, or don’t understand what is happening.

Thread (1 of 5). Time to set the record straight, MAGAs will say “fake news” but it’s not, and the truth is the truth. A thread on US assistance to Ukraine. Total U.S. defense spending from full scale invasion to today: (Feb. 2022–mid 2026) ~$4.2–4.5 trillion Cont...

1 of 2 Ukraine used a new drone in this mornings attacks on Russia.

Like moths to the light, 13 orc Molniya strike drones come from far to get zapped by Wild Hornets interceptor drones The 411th UAS Brigade swatted putler's junk from the sky Support air defenders—join our fundraiser⤵️ $500 = named STING + strike video This funds equipment needed by air defenders

Armed Maidan: Ukraine Resists ruzzian Genocide@armedmaidan.bsky.social · last wk.

5 of moscow's Shaheds had an unseasonably hot summer after meeting your named STING interceptors🐝 Well done, 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, for well-done Shaheds! You too can burn your message into crazy putler's junk $500 = strike video with your fire-breathing STING🔥

Local residents drive past the burning Saratov oil refinery following today’s drone attack.

❗️Operators of the 🇺🇦Ivan Franko Group continue to destroy 🇷🇺Russian logistics on the front.

More footage from Novosemeykino, Samara region, Russia.

Follow-up: Iran just called BS and said Trump lied again. They reaffirmed once again that ships can only cross the Strait via IRGC-approved route with permission. Same old story, different day.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d ago

Trump again backs down, claiming Iran (and others) are begging for a deal so he can cancel the attack. Same old story: “locked and loaded” threats, then pause for talks on Hormuz and nukes. Get it DONE… until the next time.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

❗️Additional footage of the large-scale fire at the Wildberries logistics hub in 🇷🇺Novosemeykino​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A clear view of the massive fire engulfing the 176,000-square-metre Wildberries logistics hub in Novosemeykino, Samara region.

Footage filmed while driving past offers a clear view of the massive fire engulfing the 176,000-square-metre Wildberries logistics hub in Novosemeykino, Samara region.

A vast wall of black smoke from the burning Wildberries logistics hub spreads over Samara, swallowing the city’s skyline.