New: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to create a pretext to search a man's car for weed. Their justification? He drove from Wisconsin to Michigan, a “known source state for marijuana as it is legal there,” and Flock showed he "travels to Michigan frequently." www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...

Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed

"The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads.

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Exclusive: Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at the center of a new investigation launched by Sen. Ron Wyden. www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/s...

Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo

The Senate investigation includes RFK Jr. as well as the heads of Reynolds American and kratom company Botanic Tonics, asking for written responses and documentation by Aug. 31.

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Looks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe

Schumer/Gillibrand on @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's nomination: "Democrats are united by a common purpose: putting a check on Donald Trump by defeating his Republican enablers and taking back the Senate. We look forward to working with Abdul and Democrats across Michigan to win this seat in November."

Abdul El-Sayed will win Michigan’s Democratic nomination for US Senate, the Associated Press projects, defeating US Representative Haley Stevens in a massive victory for the party’s progressive wing.

Abdul El-Sayed will win Michigan Senate primary, AP projects, in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing - The Boston Globe

The seat is pivotal to Democrats’ chances of flipping the Senate in November.

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Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party's progressive wing in a battleground state. bit.ly/4wHDgbm

AP Call: Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party's progressive wing in a battleground state

The problem with the Politico piece this morning is that is feels absurd to cover an apparent victory with a “not the night they wanted” headline. Still, there is truth in the point below. A very close race was unexpected and that complicates things for anyone watching the race for deeper signals.

Sharon Machlis@smachlis.bsky.social · 5h ago

Expectation last week was that El-Sayed was going to win by double digits. Big polling miss in that heavily watched race is skewing perceptions.

when companies did everything by paper they needed a mailroom and an army of interns. now they need a kubernetes

we're on the cusp of seeing the highest ever national average this late in the year- 2022 was the previous record 8/5/22: $4.069/gal 8/5/26: $4.066/gal In the next couple days, 2022's average will likely fall below the same day in 2026, leading to the highest late-summer average.

great article, all-time classic diagram

Julia M. Rohrer@dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 6d ago

New blog post! Odds ratios are...a bit weird. Here I explain two problems (interpretation, non-collapsibility) and provide some simple recommendations for improved reporting. www.the100.ci/2026/07/30/r...

Tonight we find out whether Michigan voters are bluesky posters or bluesky replyers

Protease inhibitors to fight AIDS; acid rain and the ozone layer are vastly improved; violent crime is demonstrably lower than in the 1980s, whatever your uncle posts on Facebook

Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 15h ago

So this is basically one of the entry points to becoming a reactionary

Based on current returns, Stevens needs at least +20 margin out of Wayne to close the gap. Could narrow based on the e-day - absentee breakdown She’s at +1 right now

THE $168 BILLION WAS TAKEN ILLEGALLY AND THE GOVERNMENT DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE IT BACK. Kill me I’ve wasted my life.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h ago

Bessent: "Here at the Treasury, I had $168 billion of tariff revenues that we're gonna have to refund. So when the Democrats scream, "Oh, the refunds should go back to the American people!', well, the American people had it, it was in the Treasury and it was paying down the debt."

ooooookkkkaayyyyyy buddy

Current Affairs@currentaffairs.bsky.social · 2d ago

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

🤯 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 🤯

YouTube video by Aaron Rupar

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I read the Blanche call with IFA as the Trump administration panicking that they are losing evangelical support www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’

The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.

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Earnings before the costs of doing business is straight out of Columbia’s Uni Ben Graham School of Value Investing

*SPACE ADJUSTED EBITDA* wtf is going on?!!?!?! Is this a joke

I love that Cat Power's response is so insane that it makes you overlook just how crazy the post is that she's replying to.

kate bush’s husband@airbagged.bsky.social · yesterday

Cat Power is antivax

Wow, does she work for Netflix?

Eric 👨🏻‍💻@eman41.bsky.social · 23h ago

This passage makes me want to just log off and throw my phone in the river. The discourse on this has officially reached its end

New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...

‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."

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Oh wow. Bending Spoons is basically the graveyard for companies that once mattered. Didn't think Airtable had reached that point, but...

Harry McCracken@harrymccracken.com · yesterday

Fingers crossed this isn’t bad news for people who use Airtable, such as me. In particular, I’d like to see the product continue to evolve and improve. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/bending-spoons-to-buy-airtable-for-1-28b/

"I believe that news should be based on facts and truth." Buddy, you put a person atop yr other news org who has zero news or TV experience, is trying to force administration talking points & lies into coverage, & is hiring inexperienced &/or incompetent leaders. No evidence you like facts or truth

Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · yesterday

"While I was silent, others were happy to write my story for me. No more." - David Ellison, chief executive of Paramount Skydance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/op...

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects...

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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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So far by my count he’s wrecked the rose garden, the east wing, and the south lawn. When he eventually leaves office, will there be a blade of grass left on the site?

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social · yesterday

Scoop: Trump has ordered workers to redo weeks of work on his planned White House helipad new WaPo photos show how past work was removed over weekend Trump is contemplating changes to White House lawn's slope, raising bigger Qs about project and cost