Trump is trying to pull off a US-style version of the Tiananmen Square Massacre coverup where everyone in China who remembered what happened on June 4, 1989 knows *exactly* what they must not admit and is utterly terrified to speak the truth. I never imagined seeing such abject cowardice in the US.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

😮 Trump's nominees are the most pathetic men in the world 😮 During a hearing, Blumenthal made Trump nominees squirm by asking them who won the 2020 election -- a question they refuse to answer -- but then Schiff upped the ante by asking them *who won the 2016 election.* Here's a supercut:

I testified in Judge Mehta's courtroom. I told the truth. A jury convicted. The system worked. Then the people running the executive branch decided the outcome was inconvenient and started tearing it down from the inside. That's not the courts failing.…

SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know

BLUMENTHAL: Judge Cook, was the Capitol attack on January 6? COOK: I hesitate to use the word 'attack'

DURBIN: You wrote an article in which you claimed 'Black inmates are most like to become sexual aggressors.' Why should people of color believe you've changed? CRONAN: I co-authored the article. I haven't re-read it in a long time. DURBIN: Do you believe it? CRONAN: I'm not in a position to opine

Face it. The Court is captured by right-wing billionaire interests, just the way railroad barons used to capture the railroad rate commissions, or mining barons the mine safety commissions. Look up “regulatory capture” or “agency capture.” thehill.com/opinion/judi...

Just admit it: The Supreme Court is political

Let’s face it, the Supreme Court has dug itself into a hole, and it just keeps digging.

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I’m glad the President has his priorities straight.

Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

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Today is the start of the "quiet period" before the midterm election, a longstanding legal protection for eligible voters. Forty-four states, plus Washington, D.C., are banned from doing mass purges of voter rolls within 90 days of a federal election under the 1993 National Voter Registration Act

A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are pushing to reinterpret it

There's a ban on most states systematically purging voter rolls within 90 days before Election Day. Republicans are pushing courts to reinterpret that longstanding protection for eligible voters.

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This is the guy in charge of overhauling the Pentagon's security clearance program. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Oh look, another far-right extremist at the Pentagon

He oversees defense intelligence and security agencies and helps shape military operations.

motherjones.com

“the president has encased himself in the hard amber of irrationality that inevitably surrounds authoritarian leaders. He has become detached from reality—and that detachment is extremely dangerous.” (Gift article) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous

The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.

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The Reflecting Pool saga is a perfect diorama of how right-wing media turns Trump’s fantasies into public reality, and then tries to quietly conceal the wreckage once the facts catch up.

Jeanine Pirro's Reflecting Pool reckoning

The former Fox News star couldn't sustain Trump's fantasy. Her downfall is classic MAGA tale

salon.com

One year from now, I don’t want to hear members of Congress acting shocked about the damage Todd Blanche does as the United States Attorney General. They know exactly what they’re voting for, and they had a chance to stop it. Consider them complicit because that’s what they are

I can’t believe Iran saying they think they’ve got Oman on board with their plan to thwart US war aims is being treated as successful peace talks or an American accomplishment, even a little. That is crazy-making to me.

Let's all sit with the fact that the president wants to jail some random person who is self-evidently innocent. It's not surprising, but it's amazing that much of the media is almost completely disinterested in this fact.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h ago

It's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...

Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats

huffpost.com

NEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”

"Jeanine Pirro faced a choice that all President Donald Trump's team members confront sooner or later: Do they live in his world, or the real one?" writes Stephen Collinson. | Analysis https://cnn.it/3RLopxm

Here's what we know so far about claims that circulated around the Ceuta crisis. #TheCube

How misleading information spread during the Ceuta crisis

Here's what we know so far about claims that circulated around the Ceuta crisis.

l.euronews.com

In a social media post, Prince Ali said that during the World Cup — where Jordan made its debut in June — he was told if he endorsed FIFA President Gianni Infantino “it would go a long way to helping our FA out.”

Former FIFA Vice President Prince Ali accuses Infantino of 'blackmail'

In a social media post, Prince Ali said that during the World Cup — where Jordan made its debut in June — he was told if he endorsed FIFA President Gianni Infantino “it would go a long way to helping our FA out.”

l.euronews.com

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Jim Stewartson, Antifascist@jim-stewartson.bsky.social · yesterday

Donald Trump is psychotic. This is not an insult. He has literally lost his connection to the objective world. He has collapsed into himself, and he has taken his regime, and his nation, with him. “Psychosis is a state of absolute narcissism” —Erich Fromm www.mind-war.com/p/the-presid...

Unbelievable. Republicans in the Senate are set to confirm Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, to be Attorney General even after he told them the deal the DOJ struck giving Trump and his businesses broad immunity from crimes still stands.

Anyone know how Neera Tanden is doing right now?

Pete Hegseth's pick to be the Army's top officer is in jeopardy after losing Republican support due to a lack of experience as a four-star general on.wsj.com/4z4VCEP

Exclusive | Hegseth’s Pick for Top Army Job Is Losing GOP Support

Some lawmakers and experts say Gen. Christopher LaNeve lacks experience at the four-star level.

on.wsj.com

BREAKING South Korean police raided the Starbucks national headquarters Wednesday, the chain's local operator told AFP, after allegations a disastrous advertising campaign defamed activists slain in famous pro-democracy protests

Remember, if you see someone stealing copper from a data center, no you didn't. youtu.be/xCzkSyAAf4M?...

Suspects steal $100K in copper from data center site

YouTube video by FOX 5 Washington DC

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America’s ambassador to Italy has spent much of the summer hosting parties on his $450m superyacht. That has some critics questioning whether displays of fabulous wealth make for good diplomacy

In Italy, America does business on the ambassador’s yacht

A billionaire diplomat’s floating statecraft

bit.ly

Marine One took off from the White House Tuesday afternoon, but air-traffic controllers hadn’t halted commercial flights at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as required under safety protocols, people familiar with the matter said.

Exclusive | FAA Investigates Marine One Safety Incident in Washington

The president’s helicopter took off from the White House despite commercial traffic flying at Reagan National Airport.

on.wsj.com

A federal judge held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt for allegedly slow-rolling an order to turn over phones used by immigration agents during operations in the Los Angeles area last year.  W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...

Judge orders daily fines against Homeland Security in case over LA immigration sweeps

A federal judge held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt for not disclosing the cellphone records of immigration agents in Los Angeles.

calmatters.org

TRUMP: I watch your show all the time. Sometimes I tape it and watch it. It's okay. I don't know what they call it today. They used to call it TiVo. Maybe they still do. But I love TiVo or its equivalent GALLAGHER: DVR