Quote of the Week: “‘Company destroys two million books’ is not a headline that generates sympathy.” - ISBNdb archive.is/gVKp7

The OIG report “highlights the obvious: Corporations — not small immigrant-oriented healthcare providers, or undocumented immigrants illegally taking benefits — are responsible for the vast majority of alleged fraud in the American health care system.”

Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez@ramirez.house.gov · 2h ago

Big corporations and their lackeys in the Trump administration scapegoat immigrants to divert attention from their theft and abuse. While they lie to us about the problem they are the ones stealing from working people. Plain and simple, they want us divided and distracted while they rob us.

Four Black men murdered by federal agents in Tennessee

Holly McCall@jhollymc.bsky.social · 2d ago

I've been irate at how little national coverage the killings of four Black men in Memphis by federal agents have gotten -- and even how little in Tennessee. The root? State lawmakers who wholeheartedly approve of the occupation of Memphis.

RIGHT HERE. EXACTLY THIS⁉️⁉️ THIS IS THE STORY….that should illustrate quite clearly HOW FUCKED this is & their use. They used the tracked trips to then leverage for probable cause. What in the entire fuck? @gregdoucette.bsky.social You see this? 👀

404 Media@404media.co · 4h ago

NEW: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to determine that a man “travels to Michigan frequently,” where marijuana is legal, then back to Wisconsin, where it is illegal. They then used his travel across state lines as tracked by Flock as part of the probable cause justification to search his car.

If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future. The @theguardian.com just published an amazing piece about my book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy." Coming August 18! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

theguardian.com

“The US military is using Newport docks and other Welsh infrastructure. This has nothing to do with defending Britain and everything to do with servicing America’s wars". Welsh media covers our exposé on a US ammo ship quietly docking in Newport, Wales👇 nation.cymru/news/bomb-sh...

Bomb ship mystery: US military vessel docks in Newport as questions grow over Wales' role in Iran conflict

Nation Cymru staff Anti-war campaigners have raised concerns over reports that a US military ammunition supply ship, the MV Sagamore, docked in Newport, south Wales, on Friday 24 July 2026. According ...

nation.cymru

Stolen. Not "hijacked" Stolen.

Dr. Jeff Masters@drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 5h ago

Florida had nearly $200 million to expand electric vehicle charging across the state. While other states used their share of the federal EV charging money to install plugs along highways, malls, etc., Florida didn't, since "the private market has already done enough to serve everyday vehicles.”

What Did Ancient Rome Look Like? A 3D Virtual Tour of the City During the Second Century AD | Open Culture www.openculture.com/2026/08/what...

What Did Ancient Rome Look Like? A 3D Virtual Tour of the City During the Second Century AD

The description 'open-air museum' has often been applied, in various senses both positive and negative, to the country of Italy in general and the city of Rome in particular.

openculture.com

Well, that's awful.

hi all. I'd really appreciate it if you listened to, shared, and perhaps even left a (good?) review of my podcast. the point is to highlight the amazing work in medieval studies being done right here in the US, as well as how the medieval continues to haunt modern America --> AmericanMedieval.com

American Medieval Podcast@americanmedieval.bsky.social · 7h ago

Friends, Romans, skeeters, its new episode Wednesday. CONSPIRACY THEORIES!!! @elisewang.bsky.social joins the pod to talk about medieval origins and modern myths. #medievalsky 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

You're clearly not from the South

George Lombard Jr. made his Major League debut last night for the Yankees & homered for his first hit. His brother, Jacob Lombard, made his pro debut at Class A w/the Marlins & homered for his first hit. What a day in that family! George Lombard Sr. is a former MLB player & bench coach for Tigers.

MLB@mlbbot.bsky.social · 20h ago

George Lombard Jr.'s first big league hit is a HOME RUN!

We have to read foreign press to get actual news. Enjoy it while we still can.

Alejandro Fernández@alexgfb.bsky.social · 9h ago

Atención, cosnpiranoicos, esto tiene tela: "Aparentemente, Irán atacó informáticamente a los sistemas de agua en siete estados de la unión." "También aparentemente, el gobierno de ese país no dío a conocer abiertamente la noticia." Lectura de verano: #BBC cc @josetellaetxe.bsky.social

The U.S. is run by vengeful ghouls.

Project Salt Box@projectsaltbox.com · yesterday

NEW: CBP is shopping for a contractor to track down people the US has deported to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala and collect unpaid immigration fines — debts that can top $1.8 million a person.

Estados Unidos cancela la visa de la embajadora de Brasil en medio de tensiones diplomáticas dozz.es/uwt0wi

Estados Unidos cancela la visa de la embajadora de Brasil en medio de tensiones diplomáticas

dozz.es

Love this

@pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 22h ago

by Ishmael Randall

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

bloomberg.com

Swap in a few words and the NBA’s recreated this classic Onion headline

Mike Vorkunov@mikevorkunov.bsky.social · 2d ago

A new medical study says there is a link between an increase in minutes played in the games before an Achilles tear and a player suffering that injury. The NBA said that no relationship exists, according to its own internal research. Free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...

More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.

On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before it’s too late.🙂‍↕️

Holy shit

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21h ago

The crash of a civilian plane near Roswell, NM, in May appears linked closely to the US military testing new technologies in the area... something which is a persistent problem for civil aviation in the SW and exposes the military's indifference to the threats they are creating.

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

bloomberg.com

Vending Machine.

Saw this, and need to repeat it here. We need more people reading more books. All the time. Fiction, non-fiction, science, history, biographies and autobiographies... books helped create civilization, and will help sustain it. Too many people aren't reading enough.

Coincidence.

Middle East Eye (Unofficial)@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · yesterday

BP profits more than double amid high oil prices - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bp-profits-more-double-amid-high-oil-prices

It's 50 years since Niki Lauda's horrifying Nürburgring crash began F1's greatest comeback story. But the tale of what happened in the race is also one of remarkable courage, as @thebishf1.bsky.social details: go.motorsportmagazine.com/3UatrnE

'It was the day Niki Lauda almost died. Who remembers a frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win?'

Niki Lauda's blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it's easy to overlook what happened in the race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt's masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring

go.motorsportmagazine.com

They're saying the quiet part out loud now. The Cuban people can have electricity as soon as they surrender the island to the U.S. I have to admit, I do appreciate them saving me the time of decoding their bullshit. A whole bunch of stupid is currently lifting the veil on what the U.S. does.

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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.

Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.

muellershewrote.com