Erica Schwartz is confirmed 51-44 to be the Director of the CDC. Tim Kaine voted yea. This is his 44th yea for a Trump nominee this session.

Fascist Dem Tracker@fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 2d ago

ArsTechnica did not have great things to say about Schwartz's Senate hearing where she stated the US should leave the WHO, wouldn't commit to unpublishing sections of the CDC website that falsely claim that vaccines cause autism, and generally avoided direct answers.

Here's the end of the 1953 EC Comics adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains," first published in Weird Fantasy #17.

🎶 The more you know 🌈⭐️

FlockHopper | Flock Camera Avoidance Routing

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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic - 🇺🇸 THE TOP-SECRET TRUTH ABOUT TRUMP AND THE REFLECTING POOL - Brought to you by the patriotic Inner Hive, including long-time member Leo MT and new member EvilTwin1955. Join us at bit.ly/theInnerHive - Read it right here👇

Lost in all the election news — Israel just imprisoned an American teen. Soldiers raided Adam's family home in the West Bank right before his sister’s grad party. The soldiers were shown his US passport and apparently didn’t care, disregarding it. As they took him, they blew kisses at his mom.

Israel Has Imprisoned a 16-Year-Old Palestinian-American Boy for Two Weeks

Adam Karakrah is one of at least two Americans in Israeli prison – both held while Trump hosted Netanyahu for the eighth time.

zeteo.com

Three years ago, the Biden White House attacked me for saying "Democrats should be fighting on every possible front — filing a flurry of lawsuits and exerting public pressure through the media." "The president's team wants to be more selective in picking legal fights." I feel sadly vindicated.

I hope everyone is enjoying the shortest, coldest, most affordable, and most disease- & disaster-free summer of the rest of our lives.

Dr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️@obialik.bsky.social · 12h ago

A sentence I would rather never hear, yet here we are: "Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly". #ClimateChange 🧪 Link: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL118804​

ICE agent Christian Castro has been jailed in Texas for more than two months as Minnesota awaits Gov. Greg Abbott's approval to return him to face felony charges.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott holds the keys to Minnesota’s prosecution of ICE agent in shooting

Christian Castro has been jailed in Texas for more than two months as Minnesota awaits the governor’s approval to return him to face felony charges.

bit.ly

Ring Launches Streaming  Service https://theonion.com/ring-launches-streaming-service/

El-Sayed: "They think they want to use my whole name against me. Mike, listen man, If you can't say the name -- it's Abdulrahman -- keep the name out your damn mouth."

Barry Smith's drawing of Bran Mak Morn looks like Miles Davis in the 1970s after some trad-jazz diehard has told him that this new funk direction is utter garbage.

El-Sayed: "Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can make himself feel a little more manly by making an AI video ... he's a guy who went back to Florida so he could lick every single boot Donald Trump owns to bet for his endorsement."

Smol Paul and his new sidekick Smolla Paula: the wobbly monochrome partnership in crime we all need right now. Thank you so much for contributing to our fundraiser so we could make this happen -- I can't stop laughing at their little faces!

for the first time in two and a half years, a new note was played in this organ performance today!

The practice of Baltimore police officers using their cars as weapons is nothing new baltimorebeat.com/the-practice...

The practice of Baltimore police officers using their cars as weapons is nothing new

A recent viral video of a Baltimore Police officer attempting to run down a young man with his car in Park Heights drew immediate condemnation from city and police department officials, but the…

baltimorebeat.com

Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

chicago.suntimes.com

Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

The cameras really shouldn't have been out that time of night. What were they wearing? 💀

Capitol One shut down 300 accounts belonging to Trump because they were flagged for potential money laundering. That was 2021. Imagine if this were Biden. How would America react? But yes "liberal media."

There Will Come Soft Rains day was yesterday. Today, August 5th 2026, it ends. ➛ thisisnthappiness.com/post/8241101...

(The actual accusation that is supported by the article is that Talarico may have been slow updating his voter registration after moving out of his parents' house)

ProPublica@propublica.org · 14h ago

NEW: After James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of committing voter fraud, ProPublica and @texastribune.org found that the Democratic Senate candidate may have voted in up to five elections using an address where he no longer lived.

Pharma exec who pushed the COVID lab leak theory is in line to take on Fauci’s old job: report Dr. Steven Quay is poised to become the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, according to a new report www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Pharma exec who pushed COVID lab leak theory poised to take Fauci’s old job: report

Dr. Steven Quay is poised to become the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, according to a new report

the-independent.com

They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · yesterday

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

I'm calling it: "Start smoking" is going to be mainstream MAHA / Republican health advice by 2028. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Bay Area Children Set Up Adrenochrome Stand On Side Of Road https://theonion.com/bay-area-children-set-up-adrenochrome-stand-on-side-of-road/

Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4w ago

A friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting?

The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding

The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding

All over the United States, ordinary people are risking their freedom to take a stand against data centers in their communities.

futurism.com

If they can send even a single scientist to prison over something that plainly did not happen, they can imprison anyone for anything at any time for any reason. Those are the stakes. You don’t hear that from legacy publications like NYT.

An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to Donald Trump Jr. said it received at least $100 million from Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration. (Published June)

An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.

An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major polic...

propublica.org