BREAKING on MS NOW: Susan Collins says she's voting against Todd Blanche's nomination to be Attorney General.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) sparked outrage Tuesday after being captured on video agreeing to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein – only to snub them moments later. "They sat in his office for 45 minutes before his staff told them he wasn’t coming."

Outrage as GOP senator caught red-handed standing up Epstein survivors: ‘Beyond cowardly’

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) sparked outrage Tuesday after being captured on video agreeing to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein – only to snub them moments later.In a video published Tuesday by Cheyenne Hunt, a progressive attorney and political activist, Tillis could be seen confronted by prominen...

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"I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees..."

Yes, why?

No words needed 🎯

Watching your pets get old is terrible. They never stop being cute, happy little puppies, but their bodies just start giving up on them. Chaotically happy to see you and gasping for air bc their hearts can no longer cope with the excitement. I hate this part.

My mom and grandma told me about this. It happened in Los Angeles. The last streetcar ran in 1963.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d ago

Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.

Two senators on their way out the door. Nothing left to lose. Total leverage. And they traded it for a memo. A piece of paper. Cornyn and Tillis folded like lawn chairs, and everybody knew they would. Again.

Best friends 😊

BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit

Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...

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I picked up almost as much from the library as I did from school—real history, not that polished nonsense we were fed!

Real American heroes

BREAKING: Max Miller - republican Rep from Ohio who is accused of beating his wife and child - is making an announcement on Twitter at 10 AM tomorrow. It better be his resignation.

Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.

Sen. Hawley threw a fit about Fauci making money while he was in office. Here is Hawley’s net worth since taking office in 2018.

Crazy FIFA plan to sell stake in the Football World Cup to a private equity firm founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared. It is about money and bungs, nothing to do with supporters. Get rid of FIFA leaders.

World Cup: Uefa furious at Fifa plan for private investment in tournament

Uefa and Prime Minister Andy Burnham criticise proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.

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Sandra can you open the [freakin] door we kinda got a situation out here..

“Iran is a country run by religious extremists, y’all!!!”

Why does every person that blasts music from their car have shitty taste in music?

Hey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.

This meme is actually based on a real scientific finding. Researchers studying howler monkeys found that males with larger vocal organs producing deeper, more powerful calls tended to have smaller testes, while species with larger testes tended to have less-developed vocal organs. So, there ya go.

Cannot get over how electable just drifting away from a constituent who asked you a challenging question makes you.

Has a single reporter asked Trump publicly and directly why, if he's so convinced there's rampant voter fraud, he just gutted the agency that secures elections and fired the people whose jobs were to keep our elections safe? Seems like a pretty clear and obvious question.

Wild

Alex Pettis’ mom’s message. 💚 We can’t believe it’s already been six months.

After a light show, each drone flies itself back to an exact spot in its charging case, guided by GPS/RTK coordinates loaded before takeoff. No manual handling for thousands of units.

If Miss Iran had just done better in Trump’s Miss Universe pageant maybe he would have known not to start a war with Iran

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump: "I owned the Miss Universe pageant. And Miss Venezuela always did very well in that pageant. So I know something about the country."

Just sayin’: Now is a great time to show your appreciation for the incredible Katie Phang by subscribing to her podcast, Sidebar with Katie Phang, wherever you get your podcasts. Maybe even leave the show a 5-star review if you have a second.

The FCC is demanding certain ABC stations file license renewals earlier than they're otherwise scheduled to in apparent retaliation for Jimmy Kimmel's jokes about the Trump administration. Help us flood the FCC with comments objecting to this attack on freedom of speech and freedom of the press.