"So he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video" is a direct callback to this image that deserves a second life in this campaign

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 9h ago

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.

Trying out the features in Claude for education. Join me as I see how it "helps" me write a research paper. My chosen topic: "AI and education". /1

As Jane shows, telling students it’s OK to use AI for brainstorming or outlining is telling them to use AI to think and write for them. It is to also telling them to cheat and helping them cheat.

Jane Rosenzweig@janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 12h ago

Trying out the features in Claude for education. Join me as I see how it "helps" me write a research paper. My chosen topic: "AI and education". /1

Judge Mehta's J6 Requiem "That book is now closed. Today’s epilogue diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and ... officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy ... to buckle."

The U.S. House Ethics Committee said it had opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Republican Rep. Max Miller as the embattled Ohio congressman faced pressure from Trump and escalating criticism from his former father in law, Ohio Sen. Bernie Morenohttps://to.pbs.org/4yXblFB

House Ethics Committee opens investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Ohio Rep. Max Miller

Before the Ethics Committee issued its statement Tuesday, Miller said he was requesting an investigation into the allegations by his ex-wife "to clear my name."

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An oil spill from a sanctioned tanker off Oman is expanding dramatically, reaching shorelines and spreading far out to sea.

Oil spill from grounded tanker off Oman expands sharply, satellite images show

An oil spill from a sanctioned tanker off Oman is expanding dramatically, reaching shorelines and spreading far out to sea.

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BREAKING: A US judge granted the US Justice ‌Department's motion to dismiss January 6 prosecutions of members of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia, according to a court filing reut.rs/457JSU8

Cartoon by @jimbenton.bsky.social.

No pick-up in hiring yet, but we may have already hit bottom on job openings.

Ben Casselman@bencasselman.bsky.social · yesterday

The ratio of job openings to unemployed workers has ticked back over 1:1. Suggests that (in the aggregate) it has gotten a bit easier to find a job, though still nothing like the "Great Resignation" heyday of 2021-22.

New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...

‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."

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In Waltham, we've been pushing to turn an unused office park into 1200 new homes that are desperately needed around here. Our mayor vetoed the project. We put pressure on our city council & last night, they overturned the veto. The people win. Make noise. It gets things done.

Want to see in real time what's been happening to public school enrollment in your school district? Through @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social, we've just released a school enrollment tracker for Massachusetts, allowing you to explore the data yourself. wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...

Massachusetts School Enrollment Dashboard

This interactive dashboard examines the gap between the predicted and actual enrollment in Massachusetts public, private, charter, and home schools.

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Amazon's Whole Foods did not violate US labor law by prohibiting employees from wearing clothing and accessories that said 'Black Lives Matter' or 'BLM,' the NLRB ruled on July 31 reut.rs/4xbqr8S

"During the Biden administration, the US opened several foreign missions, all of ​them in the Pacific region, where the US is competing for influence with China. China has a diplomatic presence in St. George's, Nagoya and Medan."

US State Department to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say

The U.S. ​State Department has notified Congress that it plans to close five foreign missions in a rare downsizing of ‌America's global diplomatic footprint, according to people familiar with the noti...

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"Only ⁠16% of Democrats support military and economic support for Israel, while 57% oppose it, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll. Among liberal Democrats, more than 80% said reducing or eliminating that support was either important or essential for any liberal; only 18% ​said it was not important"

Shifting left, Democrats see universal health care, taxing the rich as 'essential,' Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Liberal Democrats now make up a clear majority of their party ​and view universal healthcare, greater abortion access and higher taxes on the rich as essential political positions, underscoring how De...

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"US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say... the falling missile supplies could limit the U.S. ability to deter adversaries, including Russia and China." #TIARA

EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, ​raising concerns about th...

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bring back shame www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

How Can We Live Together?

Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

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A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d ago

Everywhere should be a hostile place for Republicans. They should not be able to find a friend anywhere. They should lose all their professional and familial relationships. They should be blocked from signing up to social media platforms, clubs, and yard sales. They should be ejected from fairs.

Massachusetts joins with 22 other states to sue the Trump administration to challenge a federal rule that would change the Affordable Care Act.

22 States Sue Federal Government on New Healthcare Rules

Massachusetts joins with 22 other states to sue the Trump Administration to challenge a federal rule that would change the Affordable Care Act.

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Trump’s illegal war in Iran is a gift to his Big Oil friends who bankrolled his campaign with the promise of raking in profits. Turns out it's the one promise he actually delivered on. Meanwhile, Americans are paying over $4 per gallon at the gas pump and suffering from rising energy costs.

Steve Rattner@steverattner.bsky.social · 2d ago

While Americans struggle with rising gas prices and inflation, big oil is making billions from the Iran War. Oil industry profits have more than doubled in just a year, reaching their third highest level in history.

Every court victory matters, but some are sweeter than others. Congrats to the Elias Law Group team and our client Senate Majority PAC for this well earned victory for free speech and the 1st Amendment.

national security requires letting the largely-unregulated gas center turbines powering Elon Musk's fifth-placed AI software disproportionately funnel toxic chemicals into minority neighborhoods

Trump wants the power to stop the public from suing polluters

Trump's DOJ says citizens should no longer be able to enforce environmental laws.

arstechnica.com

"No additional staff have been hired to help with the implementation of the new Medicaid requirements as the state grapples with a budget crisis." nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...

Nebraska becomes first state to disenroll Medicaid recipients under new work requirements

The first work requirement-related disenrollments begin in Nebraska on Saturday. While the state Medicaid director estimates this will impact 200 Nebraskans, advocates are concerned that the number wi...

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Senator Cornyn can call it whatever he likes, but Blanche's May 19 directive prohibiting investigations or sanctions against Trump & Family is not an "audit settlement," or a settlement of any kind--it's a blatantly unlawful, unilateral immunity shield. www.texastribune.org/2026/08/03/t...

Cornyn reaches deal to scrap DOJ anti-weaponization fund

Cornyn said he will vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination after the acting attorney general formally rescinded the fund and clarified the scope of a tax audit shield for President Trump and his ci...

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rich right wingers and corporations actively destroyed online public spaces where scientists, journalists, educators and progressives could communicate semi-free of harassment then when those internet refugees naturally coalesce in any remaining spaces they get yelled at for being in a bubble

Bluesky’s new CEO wants to grow it all

Bluesky is many different things in a trenchcoat.

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“.. Bank of America says the market's reaction to Kevin Warsh resembles an emerging market facing a credibility shock.” @weisenthal.bsky.social

This is banana republic stuff - we all know that, right?

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

FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.

Todd Blanche & Jeanine Pirro run the 'Trump' Justice Department now && Davey Hearn's case is what that looks like in practice Charges brought, evidence ignored, five filings to undo it @democracydefendersfund.org will keep meeting them in court, case by case -TN

Yesterday's temperature topped 105° in Fresno. "Carlos" and team were working in the watermelons. "Our team is paid piece rate. The more boxes we fill the more we make. The person closest to the truck has the hardest job so we switch off. This is exhausting work." #WeFeedYou

remember how the press and politicians were obsessed with "racing China to 5G?" The claim was you had to give AT&T and Verizon everything they wanted on policy or we'd be stuck in the stone age. It ended with China offering better, faster, cheaper, 5G and U.S. 5G being shitty and expensive. 🗽

The US might lose the AI race to China. Should Americans care?

Everyone in Silicon Valley and the Beltway is freaked out about Chinese AI, but there’s less consensus on what to do about it.

yahoo.com

Warsh has enlisted the "very best minds" to remake the Fed. Missing from every task force: anyone representing regular people or labor. But the Fed doesn't need a new task force to hear from the public—it already listens. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

The Fed Needs to Start Listening to Normal People

In his campaign to remake the Federal Reserve, Chair Kevin Warsh has engaged what he calls the “very best minds.” Yet there is a conspicuous absence from the various task forces he has created: anyone...

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