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Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 2h ago

Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 13h ago

We all know he wants to have a country in his name, even if it's just a Sharpie dictatorship 🎨 by @theomoudakis.bsky.social for the @thestar.com

Trump: "We control the strait totally" (Trump is currently trying to negotiate to open the strait because Iran controls it)

Jenn@jennburrill.bsky.social · 6d ago

Banks are offloading $15bn of debt tied to a Google-backed data centre in Texas leased to Anthropic The bond carries a speculative-grade rating, which is only effective after fully built, meaning investors will have to shoulder risks of construction delays & cost overruns ✏️ @financialtimes.com

Banks to offload $15bn of debt for Anthropic data centre backed by Google

Bond sale could free up lending capacity as mega AI deals stretch Wall Street financing limits

ft.com

Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped during testing & hacked multiple organizations "The ‌breaches signal that AI’s expanding capabilities are already fueling the security threat experts have long feared ‌and that even top developers can be caught off-guard by flaws their models can exploit"

Canadian financial intelligence officials: An industry of services converting crypto into large sums of cash has opened a gaping hole in the global bulwark against dirty money and international organized crime ✏️ @icij.org

Canadian intelligence flags crypto-to-cash services as ‘knowingly facilitating money laundering,’ document shows - ICIJ

An internal report obtained says that crypto brokers are moving millions while dodging rules to guard against dirty money.

icij.org

Jenn@jennburrill.bsky.social · 19h ago

Not just politicians in Texas, it's also Universities who undervalue women... 100 courses in women's, gender & sexuality studies slated to be removed from the core curriculum at the University of Houston, as colleges around the state try to appease the right-wing culture war. ✏️ @texasobserver.org

University of Houston Nixed Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas' Crusade Against Higher Ed.

College administrators wrongly hope that anticipatory obedience will satisfy a GOP-run Texas Legislature that is increasingly hostile toward education.

texasobserver.org

GOP displaying its view of women: Brandon Herrera, running as a Republican to represent Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, is facing fresh controversy... A video of him referring to children as “cum trophies” & dismissing the political opinions of mothers

After reporting $258,000,000 in financial irregularities, due to shortfalls related to the new universal childcare program, Kimberly Gonzales says she was fired "Our client correctly — doing her job — stepped in to set the record straight... She lost her job for doing her job” ✏️ @sourcenm.com

Former NM state agency budget director alleges shortfall, retaliation related to universal childcare • Source New Mexico

A former New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department official sued the agency, alleging she was fired after voicing concerns.

sourcenm.com

Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 2h ago

New Mexico measles outbreak in 2025 cost almost $5.4M to contain: Research

More than $53,000 was spent per measles cases, the study found.

krqe.com

NEW: An ICE flight headed for Moldova turned around over the Atlantic Ocean yesterday and flew back to an ICE hub, returning 15 hours after it left. We don’t know why. Video I obtained from the scene shows 11 exhausted and shackled people disembark. gillianbrockell.com/why-did-this...

Why did this ICE flight turn around over the Atlantic Ocean?

Video shows 11 exhausted and shackled people arrive back at ICE camp airport 15 hours after they left.

gillianbrockell.com

El-Sayed is arguably the first to prove that the @sanders.senate.gov formula — attacking billionaires, corporate influence, & the party establishment, while backing sweeping social welfare spending like Medicare-for-all — can win over voters who once backed Trump ✏️ @vox.com

Abdul El-Sayed’s win tees up the first true swing state test for the Bernie left

Left candidates have romped in blue state primaries. A Michigan general election will be a different challenge.

vox.com

Vox@vox.com · 2h ago

Abdul El-Sayed has won the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary — beating back $30 million in AIPAC spending and endorsements from top Democrats. So the next question is: Can El-Sayed beat Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers?

Zoe Tillman@zoetillman.bsky.social · 2h ago

"diminishes the gravity...denigrates the work...excuses criminal acts..." The judge who handled the Oath Keepers Jan. 6 prosecution expressed dismay at how it had all unraveled under Trump, even as he acknowledged he lacked authority to override DOJ's choice to wipe the slate clean buff.ly/WgAx5pq

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon at 8700 km per hour creating a crater 18 metres wide and 4 metres deep It launched last January carrying the Hakuto-R spacecraft from ispace – which, ironically, also crashed into the moon during an unsuccessful landing attempt ✏️ @newscientist.com

SpaceX rocket crashes into moon at 8700 kilometres per hour | New Scientist

A rocket launched last year is thought to have smashed into the lunar surface this morning, creating the moon's newest crater

newscientist.com

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days."

Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 6h ago

Not worried about putting you in debt, as long as they are making money 💰💰💰 🎨 by Monte Wolverton

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h ago

BREAKING: Republicans are no longer worried about deficits and debt Bessent: "I'm not as bothered by it ... if '26 is flat to slightly up, this isn't wasteful social spending "

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h ago

He’s Saruman without the intellect and fashion sense.

Citizen Jane @rivergoat.bsky.social · 15h ago

Raymond Norman@raymondnorman.bsky.social · 16h ago

The motion vacates the remaining cases against eight Oath Keepers members. abcnews.com/US/judge-rel... via ABC News App

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h ago

🎨 by @danboriscreates.bsky.social

RAPIDAN: “Do you see an imminent deal to reopen Hormuz?” “No.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 13h ago

🎨 by Matt Golding

Trump: "We control the strait totally" (Trump is currently trying to negotiate to open the strait because Iran controls it)

Ton van Heemst@bloemendaal.bsky.social · 10h ago

U.S. military crowdsourcing ideas to determine what to do next in order to push Iran into a deal that is to Trump's liking... The email that went out from Centcom read: "We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran"

Pentagon is emailing military experts and asking best way to 'punish' Iran: Report

Is the Trump administration's strategy hinging on crowdsourcing ideas?

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Just love this one by @mluckovich.bsky.social - The #art of an #editorial #cartoon with a little joke on #Trump #MAGA #USA and the failed #Blitzkrieg - Bombs, rockets and drones didn't do the job. The #Islamofascist ayatollahs are still firmly in the saddle. #Iran

Michigan has linked 2 deaths caused by cyclosporiasis These are the 1st fatalities associated with a 9-state outbreak connected to iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms The CDC reports 18,000 cases in 45 states & 423 hospitalizations Chose a different kind of lettuce 🥬 🎁 link @nytimes.com

Two Deaths Linked to Cyclospora Outbreak in Michigan (Gift Article)

The patients had “significant underlying health conditions,” health officials said.

nytimes.com

Jenn@jennburrill.bsky.social · 5d ago

"Pirro’s decision to withdraw the indictment was self-protective: She might be trying to head off disciplinary action that could result if grand jury testimony or other internal materials are made public... she had ample access... to evidence showing the damage had been caused by the contractor"

Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.

nytimes.com

Pirro has dismissed the case against Davey Hearn for vandalizing the reflecting pool, saying that there's no way vandals could have caused the damage.