The LA Sheriff’s Dept is just so consistently unhinged. If they’re repeatedly putting so much effort into seemingly attempting to frame one of their own sergeants, it really does not inspire confidence in their criminal investigations of civilians www.latimes.com/california/s...

Top commander of elite L.A. County sheriff's unit leaves job amid dishonesty probe

An internal memo reviewed by The Times said Cmdr. Oscar Barragan, who oversaw the special enforcement bureau at the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, was recommended for discharge after violating poli...

latimes.com

@catgyoung.bsky.social #medsky www.ovid.com/jnls/pidj/ab...

The last time the US produced income & wealth inequality at these levels was during the Gilded Age/Roaring 20s. Historians & social scientists identify two commonalities between a century ago & now: the overlapping influences of Christian nationalism & capitalism. kettering.org/economic-ine...

Economic Inequality: How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy

KF Research Fellow Andrew L. Whitehead traces the connection between Christian nationalism and growing economic inequality in the US. The implications are more than economic—they can lead to democrati...

kettering.org

HIV prevention has changed dramatically; stigma hasn't news.asu.edu/b/20260804-h...

The president of the United States is the pettiest bitch who has ever lived.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 5h ago

The Trump regime admitted in court filings that the cancellation of clean energy grants for Hawaiʻi was because the state voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, rather than the previously stated reasons of advancing energy needs or economic viability.

It's here! The @popassocamerica.bsky.social Call for Papers for its 2027 annual meeting is officially live! Lots of great topics. Start thinking about your submissions!!! paa_acgi.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT...

Get to work

ALT: Get to work

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Interesting article. It argues that because formal disciplinary processes in police departments produce paper trails, many departments are actively shifting to informal discipline processes to frustrate records requests. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

“he was confronted by Trump over the bare weapons stockpile, Hegseth defended himself & blamed his deputy, Stephen Feinberg, for the shortages & for not ensuring Trump was fully apprised of the issue” Throwing underlinings under the bus for your own incompetence will go over well in the military.🙄

Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns

At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages.

washingtonpost.com

Good for her. Good for the party and good for her longterm career too.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 14h ago

A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…

This is the most loser-coded image imaginable, big "villains in an '80s breakdancing movie" energy

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 14h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

work what out

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Q: Any comment on Rep. Max Miller? TRUMP: I hope he's able to work it out. I feel badly for him.

Judge Wise finds that ICE coerced a 20-year-old Tongan man — admitted legally to the country three years ago — to sign a document accepting deportation, despite no criminal record or immigration proceedings against him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...

Good riddance. If he had any honor he would leave now, but Mike Johnson needs his vote so Republican sexual harassers need to stay around. Probably want to keep young female staffers away from him though.

The reality is that this is exactly what Trump wants. He wants to force Ukrainian capitulation and this is how he wants to do it.

Families have always been the primary caregivers for the sick, but children who act as caregivers face unique burdens and challenges. That this scenario exists is a clear sign of massive policy and structural failures.

The U.S. Relies on Family Caregivers. Millions of Them Are Kids. (Gift Article)

The modern health care system requires the work of caregiving to fall to whoever else lives in a household — even if they’re kids.

nytimes.com

Run that on a loop in the TikTok feeds.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Trump: "I think we should be given an A+ on the economy"

Q: Any comment on Rep. Max Miller? TRUMP: I hope he's able to work it out. I feel badly for him.

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Max Miller’s lawyer admits to accidentally releasing ‘private images’ of daughter

Lawyers for ex-wife Emily Moreno said possible “Child Sexual Abuse Material” was included in a trove of documents the Ohio lawmaker publicly posted.

politico.com

Todd Blanche doesn't believe in the rule of law. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis don't care. www.lawdork.com/p/blanche-co...

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d ago

BREAKING: The nomination of Trump's former personal lawyer to be Attorney General just advanced to the full Senate. Judiciary Republicans caved: All 12 Republicans voted in favor of Todd Blanche. All 10 Democrats voted against.

Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."

“.. it’s one thing for Trump to have a personal fascination with one of the world’s most expensive metals. It’s another for the president to flaunt it at a time when many Americans are struggling to pay rent ..” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

That isn’t how I would describe them. Unless you only mean the bad ones.

If we weren't so broken, divided and led by corrupt rapists, this would be the biggest story of the week. But barely a blip. apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says

Capital One closed President Donald Trump’s accounts in mid-2021 after flagging financial activity that resembled money laundering.

apnews.com

This is bullshit, and if Cornyn and Tillis say this is enough, their earlier claimed concerns were also bullshit.

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 3d ago

NEWS: Todd Blanche says he is rescinding his May 18 order establishing the “anti-weaponization fund”

When we don't adequately fund public universities, and instead force students to take out loans, what we as a society are really doing is borrowing money from the younger generation—their hard-earned future income—to fund a necessary project that benefits us all: building an educated society.

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d ago

1. This is bullsh*t & an epically stupid policy completely detached from any empirical evidence: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 2. We could simply avoid this entire issue by <all together now> Funding. The. Damn. Public. Universities. Like. We. Used. To: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

This is the exact bill Republicans in Minnesota tried to pass: genital exams for 7 year olds to play t-ball. Absolutely sick

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

This better be a key talking point in every single contested congressional seat come November.

Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)

The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.

nytimes.com

"Democrats need to make this next week as visible and painful as possible for the GOP." www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-sheep-...

GOP Sheep to the Midterm Slaughter

Todd Blanche’s confirmation will be bad for the country—and a gift to Senate Democrats.

thebulwark.com

"In 2024, Edwards held a ceremony and awarded Donald Trump with a French Fry Certification Pin, an award that Edwards created (this is an honorary award, and not an actual certification given by the McDonald's Corporation)." - Eds wiki page ... www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Donald Trump given McDonald's award in hurricane-"obliterated town"

A congressman gave Trump the award in recognition of his Sunday campaign stop in a town devastated by Hurricane Helene.

newsweek.com