This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
Lady Ballers but even dumber? They really only have one joke.
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 22h agoJFC! Clay Travis: "I am putting in an application to get a WNBA franchise for my home, Nashville. It’s going to be the most inclusive team that has ever existed. Only trans. Only men who identify as women on the team. Our motto: one love, two balls. The Nashville Balls... The best women are men."
And he's using a comparison between cis men and cis women to make an argument against trans women. One of the goals of these types of stunts is to get people to broadly accept the idea that cis men and trans women are the exact same. And you can't have a conversation that starts there.
Davey Hearn was facing up to 10 years over a pool that looks identical in the govt's own before & after pictures We put those pictures in front of the court the day after his arraignment The Interior Dept's explanation does not hold water The full sequence, on @cnn.com👇 -TN
Reality is less important than what the trader standing next to you thinks it is. The animal spirits are feral.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterdayAll-time high. @cnbc.com
"His opponent, Jamie Ager, a farmer and self-described “mountain Democrat,” has raised over $3 million to date. Mr. Edwards has $940,000 in his campaign coffers." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
House Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Chuck Edwards Likely Violated Sexual Harassment Rules (Gift Article)
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.
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The challenge, though, is that for vaccines to be effective, we need people to get them even if they haven't spent decades studying the immune system and evaluating all evidence. Which means we need people to trust scientists, even if they know nothing about science themselves. 1/
Marc Veldhoen@marcveld.bsky.social · 2d agoI'm a full Professor of Immunology and fully vaccinated. I didn't get vaccinated out of obedience, but after decades of studying the immune system and evaluating all evidence. Calling that "lack of critical thinking" is not an argument. It's ideology masked as pretend intellect.
1. Nothing stops them from recreating it. 2. There's nothing in this about the broad Trump IRS immunity.
This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot
Max Miller was the candidate that replaced Anthony Gonzalez, one of the 10 Republican Congresspersons who voted to impeach the President.
stripping OMB of the ability to dole out grants is an enormous win, this nukes the SAVE act, it prohibits further ICE bailouts, adding a "no, really, trump can't break already on-the-books laws regarding elections the federal government doesn't run" clause would be both unnecessary and unproductive
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 3d agoPatty Murray and Chuck Schumer decide to strike a “bipartisan” deal with … checks notes … Susan Collins to fund the Trump regime through December which appears to not to any include any safeguards against Trump’s meddling with midterm elections.
Never forget that *three days after the WGA & SAG/AFTRA joint strike ended* Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed striking union members to collect unemployment
Karl Bode@karlbode.com · 5d agodipshit nice sneak peak of the sort of media policies you can expect under his presidency
"“Newsom’s office has encouraged Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office, which has independent authority to file such suits, to find a resolution out of court.”" Keep your greasy fingers out of it, Gavin.
The Hollywood Reporter@thr.com · 3d agoGovernor Gavin Newsom is concerned about the antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 state attorneys general led by California against Paramount‘s $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, and what it will mean for the entertainment industry, according to The Wall Street Journal.
You can read about it here! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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There are a lot of Ohio Republicans in the news right now and it can get confusing. I'm here to help.
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When the abusers say those things, it's a marriage of convenience between gaslighting and DARVO. (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Abuser, a standard abuser rhetorical approach that is also how the Trump Administration operates, with government as gaslighting abuser.)
I once had a longtime criminal defense attorney tell me he felt guilty people often said “there’s no way this could have happened because of X, Y and Z,” instead of ”this did not happen because I did not do it.”
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
Not for nothing but "if he were guilty he'd be in jail" is how we got a second Trump presidency.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations. If these accusations were true, I would be in jail — I would be. My former wife would not have been offering to cook me dinner and inviting me to playgrounds. Think about that."
"At El-Sayed headquarters, one volunteer, Stellan Muller, told me that if his candidate loses the primary, he’d prefer Rogers in November: “It feels more and more like the victory of the Democratic establishment represents a darker future than continued Republican victory.”" (sigh)
Dana Milbank: I Was Prepared to Dislike Abdul El-Sayed. Then I Came to Michigan and Spoke to Him.
He has a message that all Democrats could learn from.
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Seems suboptimal to have Republicans discussing the leader of their party and the country like they're trying to convince the school principal not to expel their child with a behavioral disorder.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoSen. John Kennedy on Trump's blatant reflecting pool lies: "The president says it was caused by vandals. I don't know if he really believes that or it's part of his political messaging or he's just thinking out loud ... he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought."
The judge should drag him into court to say this on the record. Pirro and her staff were subject to ethics rules and contempt restrictions. They couldn’t suborn perjury. Burgum and Trump are posting on social media. They can lie with impunity there.
Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 4d agoOh my. Pirro v Burgum is on people. (Cannot see how they both stay in their jobs)
Not only did they absolutely beg for this, they made it so that “merit” was synonymous with being white so now you’re stuck with precisely the kind of moron who believes that. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
I can't stress enough what a crisis this is. Trump's own intelligence agencies concluded that Iran attacked Minnesota's critical infrastructure and Trump is saying that it's Minnesota's own fault and denying it was Iran. The federal government won't defend blue states in a literal war.
U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)
Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.
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Jeanine Pirro wrote in a court filing that damage to the reflecting pool’s sealant was actually the result of a “flawed installation.” www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/t...
Pirro moves to drop case against Olympian, says Reflecting Pool damage caused by 'flawed installation'
President Donald Trump had touted the Reflecting Pool update, one of many renovations in D.C. he ordered ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations.
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When I offered my amendment to kill this slush fund, Republicans said we should accept Trump's word that it was dead. We knew they were wrong. This is why. Even in the middle of an illegal war, with prices rising, Trump wants to send your tax dollars to criminals & save his sweetheart tax deal.
The "compromise" is to limit the audit immunity to Trump and the boys, and to past returns? Come the fuck on. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Trump Threatens to Withdraw Blanche as Attorney General, Dealing Blow to Nomination
President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.
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Thick smoke from the Woodside Fire is causing hazardous air quality in Sonoma County early on Friday. See real-time conditions near you:
California Air Quality Map: See air quality near you
This map shows ratings for the Bay Area and California, updated every 10 minutes.
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