David Ellison tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his New York Times essay in brutal comments to us, pointing to the Paramount chief's disastrous record at CBS News. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

The Ellison Credibility Crisis

The Paramount boss tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his Times essay in brutal comments to Status, pointing to his disastrous record at C...

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Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds.

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

Water is returning to the African Sahel. After the catastrophic droughts of the late 20th century, aquifers from Senegal to Ethiopia are refilling, water tables in Niger have risen four metres, and Lake Chad has swollen to ten times its mid-1980s size. Yale E360 buff.ly/SUrDAnL #ShareGoodNewsToo

After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel

Warming has brought extreme rain to the parched Sahel, which is seeing aquifers refill as monsoons grow stronger. But heavier downpours alone cannot explain the groundwater revival, say hydrologists,…

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Rick Scott: "We want people to get healthcare, but ... "

Rick Scott on spending: "Government is the problem. It's not the Iran war." (Who is waging the Iran war?)

Trump: "Then they say, 'On the economy, Trump is at 42%.' I shouldn't be at 42%. We have the greatest economy maybe in the history of the world."

Trump on Venezuela: "They had the tragedy the other day with the problem, as you know. That was a terrible problem. The uhhh, earthquake I guess you would call it." (The quake was in June)

You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Oh my god I think I found the video.

CSketch@csketch.bsky.social · yesterday

As a State Senator, I requested an audit of the very suspicious circumstances of the 2023 $4.9m settlement between Huntington Beach and the Pacific Airshow.

Judge orders Huntington Beach to comply with state audit into Pacific Airshow settlement

In May 2024, the California Joint Legislative Audit Committee directed Parks to audit a settlement Huntington Beach leaders struck with Pacific Airshow LLC in 2023.

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TAPPER: Hold on -- hold on, 'cause I'm not done with the list of women who have accused you of violence. Are all three of them lying? REP. MAX MILLER: Yes. And I'm not getting out of the race because in 2016, President Donald J Trump faced the most extreme allegations in the world ...

🤯 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:

🤯 Max Miller's interview with Tapper is an utter trainwreck 🤯

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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.

The Fae: so we’re going to take you away from here and— Me: I accept! The Fae: and you won’t remember anything and you will not return for a century— Me: I ACCEPT HARDER

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.…

NEW: The US Army is about to sign a landmark, first-of-its-kind deal to equip its forces with LASER WEAPONS. The official announcement could come as early as this week for the anti-drone systems. By me in @wired.com ... www.wired.com/story/landma...

RAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side w/Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter &, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? T: It's a House matter. It's a family issue too

oh cool so you created 5 million new jobs for those people right?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Rollins: "For those who love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be on food stamps, it's a pretty big win when we've moved 5 million people off food stamps, y'all."

The Mississippi Sound along the Gulf Coast "will be a dead sea within a generation" without corrective action, Mississippi Sound Coalition Manager Gerald Blessey warned a group of U.S. congressmen and officials on July 28.

Mississippi Sound ‘Will Be a Dead Sea’ Soon Due to Spillway Openings, Coalition Warns

Advocates warn that the Mississippi Sound  will be “a dead sea within a generation” without corrective action.

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The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Depicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother’s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.

SCOOP! Chipotle becomes the latest Mexican quick-service chain linked to a foodborne illness outbreak... Chipotle pulled its jalapeños from Minnesota restaurants after it learned the peppers may be linked to salmonella. 🎁🔗: @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chipotle Pulled Jalapeños Tied to Minnesota Salmonella Cases

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. removed jalapeños from multiple stores in Minnesota after learning the peppers may be linked to a salmonella outbreak in the state that’s sickened 110 people.

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Cong. Miller's Answer is due to be filed on or before August 13, 2026. His response to the Motion for Temporary Restraing Order is due on or before August 17, 2026. And his response to our lengthy and detailed discovery requests are due on or before August 19, 2026.

Mark Zaid, Esq@markzaidesq.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today we filed for a Temporary Restraining Order against Cong. Max Miller (R-OH) on behalf of former Trump Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham.

Enten: "This is the best looking polling for Texas Democrats in a Senate race since really the 20th century ... Talarico is doing 9 points better than O'Rourke [in 2018] ... this could be very, very real. Democrats have a real shot in Texas."

Serious question: What does the president think a "red city" is? Like, what city would that be, exactly?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common? They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty. Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty. It's really all of them."

I remember @melissagiragrant.com wrote a great piece about this a while back:

The Mothers Leading the Battle Against Trans Student Athletes

Their tactics mirror those employed by white mothers who fought school integration: disguising bigotry with pleas to protect children.

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Elizabeth Spiers@espiers.bsky.social · 2d ago

I was surprised at how prevalent it is was when I went back to AL to do some reporting. And the parents are driving it, not the kids. The people who can afford to do this are usually white

the obsession with trans women in sports is, apart from the abject bigotry, a symptom of how we take amateur sports participation way too seriously in this country.

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.