All of the economic balancing tests used by the Roberts Court should be viewed with suspicion
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.gov · 4h agoFace 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...
the whole 'nothing has gotten better' discourse is of course fucking stupid in a million ways, but I just wanted to note that average dog lifespan in the United States has increased by two years since 2000.
This is a real challenge. One solution is taxes. The other solution is to seek recovery from those that have done the looting and to let nothing stand in our way.
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 4h agoI fundamentally do not know how to square the politics whereby Democrats will essentially have to tell the American people that because they (the voters) made an extremely stupid decision, they need to lower their expectations substantially for the foreseeable future, but here we are.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong visits the Wright Brothers' home and cycle shop at the Greenfield Village Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, 1979 Happy #BicycleBirthday, Neil! August 5 (1930-2012)
From the AP: Brazilian capybaras enter chambers of local legislature
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
Why is it not front page news on every major media outlet that the United States commander in chief had hundreds of his bank accounts frozen for money laundering??????
I’m sure it’s happened before but I can’t recall a candidate winning a statewide nomination while being outspent ~9:1
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 14h agoUnfathomable
President Donald Trump’s administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families, an AP investigation has found.
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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Released 60 years ago today, The Beatles launch Revolver in Los Angeles.
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Megan Wachspress@meganwachspress.bsky.social · yesterdayEverything is Gender, but *specifically* SCOTUS's understanding of the presidency across doctrines reproduces the doctrine of coverture, with Congress as the feminized object. One of those "it all clicks into place" articles... papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
End of an Age Vibes as the DC GOP Hegemony Begins to Buckle talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/end-o...
End of an Age Vibes as the DC GOP Hegemony Begins to Buckle
The 2006 midterm is often viewed today as the ur-wave election. Indeed,...
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I’m a fan of Henry Justice Ford. But, we need to remember that Andromeda was an Ethiopian princess.
What a solid, simple public health measure. How we vote in November will determine whether such sanity might be allowed in Texas.
Jacqueline Antonovich@jackiantonovich.bsky.social · yesterday"The new tool makes it easier for parents & community members to view annual vaccination rates at individual schools — not just at the state or county-level like before — boosting transparency & giving families a clearer picture of how well protected their children’s classrooms are"
Good on these girls for speaking up and making this film. As for the boys, these are terroristic threats and need to be treated seriously. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rape threats part of misogyny Tyneside schoolgirls face
A group of teenagers make a film describing their experiences, ahead of changes to the curriculum.
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In Texas, this summer and last have brought deadly, destructive floods. Fire is an eternal threat. Hurricane season now lasts into November.
Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · yesterdayMy editor asked me to write about what happened to summer:
On the Iran war, a huge difference between Jewish Americans and Israelis: Majority of Jewish Americans, 62%, including 72% of women and three quarters of those under 35, oppose the Iran war. jewishvoters.org/wp-content/u...
Everyone should know who Borlaug is. This is the legacy Musk and Trump destroyed.
KC@kcwinters.bsky.social · 2d agoTom Vilsack, former Secy of Agriculture & former gov of Iowa, profiles Dr. Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born scientist whose Green Revolution transformed global agriculture, saving more than a billion lives from famine in this 250 to 250 from @hcrichardson.bsky.social& team. youtu.be/JF46O8BgTq0?...
Yeah, that’s what happens when you do crimes.
alexjungle.bsky.social@alexjungle.bsky.social · 2d agoMike Johnson: “If we lose the midterms, the Democrats will go after the president’s family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, and the rest of you who have committed crimes.” Exactly the same angle Andrew Tate is trying to pull now to appeal to Trump and MAGA
Cynicism is Donald Trump’s friend. Don’t give in. “We need to be realistic about the fight ahead,” Marc Elias says, “but we also need to insist that the courts do their job. And in this case, that means restraining a president who is out of control.” Join our fight: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
Won’t be fooled again
Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 3d ago“The moment in which we find ourselves is not without precedent. For nearly 150 years, antipathy—if not outright hostility—toward grassroots activism that takes aim at the status quo has been the norm.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-third-re...
