Greg Sargent looks deeply into court documents about the Trump regime's outrageous spying on nonviolent anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota. In one case, it appears that an undercover federal agent tried to entrap protesters with talk of illegal "direct action."

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h ago

Trump's covert surveillance of anti-ICE protesters is much worse than we thought. I dug into this and found that DHS agents secretly spied on over a dozen meetings of left-leaning groups, all protected by First Amendment. The details are unnerving. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2144...

That's how you do it: you strategically create controversy around subjects you want attention on. The other side does it constantly. But here's the thing: it only works of Ossoff gets backup. Other Dems need to start asking, "why don't they want to talk about her work for Trump?"

Just weighing in from vacation to note the obvious: Ossoff's use of "Natalie" in that address was a brilliant way to play the attention economy. It works *because* it drew controversy -- by drawing controversy, it drew eyeballs & ears to a story Trump doesn't want in the news.

I wonder if any stuck-in-the-90s dems will dimly perceive how one obviously deliberate but casually presented line in a speech forced the media to start reporting a two year old story www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...

Natalie Harp, Trump’s Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side. What Exactly Does She Do? (Gift Article)

President Trump’s White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side. What, exactly, does she do?

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Definitely worth all the social costs

Texas Dillo@dillo.media · 13h ago

"we can learn so much from these betting sites"

"And that's why, I, Mark Kelly, will continue to vote to confirm the dictator's nominees for life tenure on the federal bench & senior executive administrative positions in the federal government" bsky.app/profile/mcop...

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 21h ago

Sen. Mark Kelly: "The president didn't like what I said. I basically told members of the military, ' You've gotta follow the law.' Donald Trump said I should be hanged, executed, prosecuted. The guy couldn't even get the order right. He's not really good at dictator."

Take a future Hegseth presidential bid seriously. A pure culture war candidacy by a former Fox host with Christian nationalist ties makes much more sense than a Rubio run which strikes me as a total fantasy without a real constituency. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Hegseth travels to Iowa in his ‘personal capacity’ amid 2028 speculation

Officials familiar with the defense secretary’s thinking believe he is considering a run for president or some other office after his time in the Trump administration ends.

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Exporters keep forgetting to eat Trump's tariffs. Non-fuel export prices were up 0.4% in July, 4.5% year-over-year www.bls.gov/news.release...

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes summary - 2026 M07 Results

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These guys really want to have this conversation? OK. What’s the legitimate reason she‘s the president’s constant companion, by his side 24/7? Does the president need round the clock medical assistance?

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · yesterday

The pearls are being clutched so hard they're turning into dust.

Take their money. link.apnews.com/click/470775...

the depths of how pathetic james carville is continue to be explored. he went on misogynist racist fox news host jesse watters' show last night to attack el-sayed and other progressives.

The incredible reaction to Jon Ossoff saying just one word about our emperor's new clothes -- "Natalie" -- shows what Democrats can do if they just speak the truth about what all of us can see with our own eyes

wow, it's amazing how little coverage this has gotten. like...not that we know this is right, but there's a feasible world in which El-Sayed just wins without much fuss.

Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · 3d ago

Michigan - Senate Polling: 🔵 El-Sayed: 50% 🔴 Rogers: 44% GBAO / August 10, 2026

Hey Alaskans, how many campaign mailers are you getting per day? How many video ads? Want less of em? Vote YES ON 1 to restore state campaign finance limits by August 18th. This is what it feels like to have none at all. Pass it on. #akleg #alaskasky

I have to say it does seem like, "the president and his wife are separated because of his very public adultery and now he's sleeping with an aid who is fifty years his junior" would be a bigger story in most admins.

This is a very dangerous lunatic. RFK Jr: “The polio vaccine "killed many, many more people" than polio ever did.”

Air Force Major Jason Watson tells Erin Burnett President Trump is 'flagrantly violating the Constitution' and he hopes his actions 'inspire Americans to act.' #ImpeachConvictRemove www.cnn.com/2026/08/17/p...

Airman arrested after protesting Trump in uniform speaks out: Trump ‘has failed us’ | CNN Politics

In a CNN exclusive, the airman who was arrested last month on the steps of the U.S. Capitol after calling for President Trump and Vice President Vance’s impeachment and removal from office over the wa...

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The only answer he ever has about why he is favoring North Korea over our ally South Korea is that Kim Jong Un personally likes him, as if that is a good thing or even true.

Don’t be evil didn’t last long.

404 Media@404media.co · 2d ago

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

Good Morning, And then there’s this‼️ while Americans struggle.🖕

A US president making decisions ‘based on his very good relationship with Kim Jong Un’ would have ended political careers just 10 years ago.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d ago

For the first time in US history, America betrays South Korea, one of our closest allies for over 75 years. These exercises in various forms have taken place every year since 1974.

@gilduran.com said something that kind of blew my mind “Why would anyone trust tech oligarchs to share in abundance when they claim it will happen? We already have abundance. Have they shared that?”

Help me keep my job: Subscribe to your local paper, Fairbanks! #AlaskaSky

Carrie Nash@carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 3d ago

attention Fairbanks! www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...

We just passively accept the fact that Democrats poll lower than syphilis like there is nothing they can do about it.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d ago

Defenders of Jeffries note (correctly) that he keeps different constituencies in his caucus happy, and that's why he's in charge. But do those House Democrats realize that voters can't stand him and aren't going to be motivated to donate/canvas/vote for a party with him as the head?

They want you to become comfortably numb to their death cult The lethal drone attacks by Trump's CIA on innocent Ecuadoran fisherman is one of the worst war crimes from a criminal regime There needs to be justice. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cia-...

We need to care about Trump’s CIA murdering fishermen on the high seas | Will Bunch

Reports that CIA drones attacked fishing boats off the Galapagos Islands may be Trump's worst war crime yet.

inquirer.com

"we welcome anyone who recognizes the danger Trump and his extremist MAGA agenda pose to hard-working Americans who can no longer afford basic goods because of his immoral and unnecessary war..." come on man, 'take the question and pivot to an attack' is not that hard

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

WELKER: Do democratic socialists belong in the Dem Party? JEFFRIES: What I can say is I do not support defunding the police, I do not support open borders, I do not support abolishing the Senate. We're focused on actually solving the problems hard-working American taxpayer want us to solve ...

The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”

Alaska deserves better than a senator who protects the Epstein Class. Alaska deserves better than Dan Sullivan.

Best Twitter riposte of the day.

Stephen Miller deserves to spend the rest of his natural life fighting a legal system charging him of crimes he didn't commit in a language he does not speak, alone, and without counsel: publicnotice.co/p/stephen-miller…

Stephen Miller's secret campaign against helpless kids

That it's happening in the shadows doesn't make it less of a moral blight.

publicnotice.co