Ukrainian forces failed to shoot down a single Russian missile Wednesday during Moscow’s latest aerial bombardment of Kyiv and the surrounding region. It was the third major ballistic attack on Kyiv in a week.

Ukraine fails to stop any missiles overnight, after Zelensky says no interceptors remain

Ukraine relies on U.S.-manufactured systems as its only means to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles. The Ukrainian president said partners’ delays in supplying interceptors were causing “horrific c...

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lot easier to average out "what do likely voters in the state think as a whole" then "who is eligible to vote in a dem primary and likely to vote"

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 13h ago

What is truly "shocking" about the polling miss in Michigan is that it is completely average for a primary "The expected error on the margin between two primary candidates in a race for governor or U.S. Senate is a whopping 13.0 points." blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/2026-texas...

UPDATE: OK, it's been called by the AP, NY Times & DecisionDesk. ✅ Abdul El-Sayed: 740,950 (48.48%) Haley Stevens: 726,057 (47.51%) Mallory McMorrow: 61,250 (4.01%) Margin of victory: 14,893 votes. I presume this will narrow slightly more in the end, to perhaps ~14K or so.

Trump: "Everybody saw the vandalism. All you have to do is look at the tape." (There is no tape. Trump is nuts.)

So much this

Another GOP incumbent not seeking re-election. They’re all panicking about the midterms.

Facts suck, if you're delusional and in a cult.

lol

Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 12h ago

New overnight: Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros’ office says the “Broadview Six” prosecutors have self-reported the events of the tainted prosecution to the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility as it argues against a special counsel. Full filing: cst.brightspotcdn.com/98/58/82c837...

Listen, it’s a tiny price to pay for giving one of the worst regimes on earth control of one of the most important waterways.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 23h ago

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

Horrible. Make it stop! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places

The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.

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It's very very strange to be in a situation where Jeanine Pirro is the sane and responsible one!

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h ago

It's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...

Hearn’s attys allege a National Parks Service Damage Assessment dated before indictment showed preexisting peeling and damage at numerous locations throughout the pool. 2/2

Reflecting Pool defendant David Hearn, responding to Jeanine Pirro’s motion to dismiss, seeks dismissal *with prejudice.* Trump’s & Burghum’s conduct after dismissal show case’s political motivation & danger of harassment & re-prosecution. 1/2 www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

And I'm sure it is no surprise that Sharyn Alfonsi’s 60 Minutes story that investigated the Epstein money trail somehow disappeared after Alfonsi was fired. Wake up America we are witnessing a massive cover-up

I liked America better when we were forgiving of immigrants and cynical about rich people. I also liked it better when people liked the rebel alliance and hated the Empire.

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18h ago

August 4, 2026

“If you are tasked and paid by a Russian state entity to say something, that is not freedom of expression. That is subversion by an enemy state.” open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...

France Moves to Expel a Russian Propagandist

Will the move set up a court battle to test the line between freedom of expression and protection of the constitutional order?

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The decisive failure of GOP referenda in Kansas Amendment 1 and Missouri Amendment 4 yesterday is yet another reminder of something I've been saying for a while: Voters, even Republican voters, now regularly despise and repudiate GOP attempts to use them to destroy democracy.

Trump energy chief lied to Congress about canceled clean energy funds, lawmakers allege

Trump energy chief lied to Congress about canceled clean energy funds, lawmakers allege

Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Gabe Amo are asking the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against Energy Secretary Chris Wright, accusing him of lying to Congress about $7.6 billion in clean energy grants canceled in blue states.

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Exactly. This vote is purely for political benefit to her Senate campaign. Collins wouldn't vote no if it held any weight.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds.

"Whether we like it or not, the future of jobs lies in largely non-traded, labour absorbing activities such as retail, food services, hospitality, care and other personal services. The Left cannot evade this reality."

Dani Rodrik@drodrik.bsky.social · 13h ago

My thoughts on where Andy Burnham’s (and the Left’s in general) priorities on the economy should be futureoftheleft.substack.com/p/the-left-m...

www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

What David Ellison Is Really Up to

The sudden burst of friendly voices and platforms from the Democrat side of the aisle appears to be part of an anti-AG plan.

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You could have voted no on Blanche. Idiot.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.

The SCREEN Act is the biggest threat to your right to free, anonymous speech, ever. That this bill is very likely to be signed into law should send a chill down everyone's spines. Within the next month (or sooner), it will be the single most talked about topic in America - and rightfully so.

Unfortunately the Missouri vote doesn’t matter because elected officials can just invalidate elections anyway.

Missouri secretary of state blocks referendum seeking to undo the GOP’s redrawn congressional map

Opponents of last year’s redistricting push tried to put the issue on the ballot, but the secretary of state said the effort was unconstitutional.

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Republican power grabs in Kansas and Missouri are going down in flames with 18-25% of votes reported so far. Missouri's Amendment 4 aimed to make citizen-initiated constitutional amendments practically impossible. Kansas' Amendment 1 was designed to flip the state Supreme Court to ban abortion

🤯 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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She's one of a couple republicans told she can vote no. If she weren't up against Troy Jackson, she'd totally confirm Blanche.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · yesterday

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