Congress has largely looked away from this admin's mafia-like corruption. But that may be changing. January could be a chance to reset, and last week, Sen. Curtis (R-UT) called for investigations. My piece in today's @thehill.com maps out top priorities for investigation: thehill.com/opinion/cong...

Americans don’t trust Congress to fight corruption — here’s how to change that

Congress must assert its oversight of the executive branch, not to pursue political agendas, but to establish the facts and ensure accountability.

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Let's get serious. If the Army were drafting Pete Hegseth, they'd send him to the Group W bench.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Hegseth: "It's worth saying again so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that -- no fatties no trannies no beardos no weirdos no wimps no radicals. Just warriors."

Nevada Says Every Single Voter DHS Flagged as a Noncitizen Is Actually a U.S. Citizen

Nevada Says Every Single Voter DHS Flagged as a Noncitizen Is Actually a U.S. Citizen

Nevada election officials say all 185 voters whom DHS identified as confirmed noncitizens are actually U.S. citizens, according to The New York Times. The post Nevada Says Every Single Voter DHS Flagged as a Noncitizen Is Actually a U.S. Citizen first appeared on Mediaite.

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Today in Proud Dad Moments (tm): ips-dc.org/philanthropy...

Gilded Giving 2026: Philanthropy Under Oligarchy - Institute for Policy Studies

Gilded Giving 2026: Philanthropy Under Oligarchy

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Who is this, "Candy," and why does he know them on a first name basis?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

"Fraudulent commercial driver's licenses are handed out by candy"

The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks.

"To be fair, we did NOT topple the regime, we did NOT free the oppressed citizens of Romulus, and we did nothing to ensure Romulan leadership would stop developing tricobalt torpedoes. We did, however, reinstate the terrible treaty I canceled, except now the terms are even worse." buff.ly/j5GOwHT

Our War Against the Romulans Was an Overwhelming Success

“Now, to be fair, we did NOT topple the regime, we did NOT free the oppressed citizens of Romulus, and we did nothing to ensure Romulan leadership would stop...

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Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

Happy 60th Birthday #StarTrek !

‘I suggested maybe a lighter touch’: William Shatner on Star Trek at 60

The actor and others involved with the phenomenon speak about the legacy and progressivism of a much-loved science fiction TV series as it reaches an important milestone

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It's a genuine, grim contest among Hegseth, RFKJr, Bondi/Blanche, DHS/ICE crowd, Vought, Miller, Marco, Kash, Bessent, Burgum, McMahon etc (incl Musk + JDV) for who has wrought most damage, most lastingly, in most lackey-like way But gutting the world's most powerful military will be Hegseth's mark

Soon, Trump will sign an XO declaring the words “yes” and “no” have been changed to “America”

Alexandra Petri@petridishes.bsky.social · last mo.

the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA

More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state’s Voter Suspense list ahead of the fall’s contentious midterm elections. Texans still have time to check if they’re registered to vote before the October 5 deadline. Here’s how.

More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended

Some voters dropped from Texas voting rolls may not be aware until they show up to cast a ballot. More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state's Voter

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"If elections don’t go their way, I have no idea what efforts they might try to do to prevent duly-elected members of Congress from being seated. I don’t know what they will do to interfere with the counting and certification process." www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

WA to sue again over mail ballots after Supreme Court sides with Trump

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said Washington state is poised to sue again over Trump's executive order to restrict mail-in ballots.

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I wonder if the Republicans are now happy about Alaska’s ranked choice voting system. In theory, the lesser Dan Sullivan’s second place votes will go to the other Dan Sullivan. RCV makes this kind of rat f@#%ing irrelevant.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last mo.

A long-shot candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator in Alaska will be on the ballot in November. That could be a problem for the GOP.

You mean they passed up "Freedom Fries Lake?"

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last mo.

This idiocy isn’t just coming from Trump on Truth Social. It’s coming from the entire Republican Party.

#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Dem. appointees, #SCOTUS has *granted* the Trump administration’s request to freeze a district court injunction that had blocked the mail-in ballots executive order. But Trump’s EO remains blocked by a different injunction in a different case—at least for now:

Another voting rights disaster brought to us by the lawless US Supreme Court.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · last mo.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of midterms.

On August 24, 1995, Microsoft released Windows 95 for retail sale.

Look at every authoritarian society, A hallmark is to treat segments of its population as less than human. Trump and his lackeys are now doing that with undocumented people, including babies and little children. They are doing it for Muslims and other people of color. It is a national disgrace.

As one of the people on the original Excel programming team and a former Excel engineering manager, I say, "Spreadsheet people are the best people!"

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · last mo.

People can’t just say this for literally years now and have the products it creates only positively affect spreadsheet people. Most people have profoundly negative experiences with this product because its utility remains pretty niche but targeted to the capital class.

SEATTLE @ NE 50th Street overpass 💙💙 Proud of my people 💙💙 p.s. They know these photos were taken and will be posted so don’t come at me with any nonsense. Just appreciate the commitment to saving our democracy.

I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam"

First steps: •Make sure you're registered + dbl-chk every 1-2 wks between now & Nov •Cast your vote AS EARLY AS YOU CAN •Ask everyone you know (especially if they're in MI, OH, AK, TX, IA, NC, or GA*) to do the same *(@indivisible.org's mnemonic for this is MOATING 😊) Hands Off Our Vote toolkit:

These wins are important. But remember, what they can’t achieve through district court rulings they’re going to try and achieve through the USPS, which is planning to withhold mail-in ballot processing for any state that has not turned over its voter rolls to the federal government.

Teaching critical thinking: What evidence do you have to support your claim? How do you know that evidence is true? Have you considered the opposing evidence? How do you know that evidence is false?

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Just heard about the mass shooting at Seattle Center. If you were at Bite of Seattle, please check in with your loved ones so they know you're safe...

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De superrike holdt ikke egne løfter, dét gjorde oljefondsjefen

Bill Gates fikk milliardærer til å love å gi bort store deler av formuen sin. Men de fleste har så langt ikke holdt egne løfter. Ett unntak er Nicolai Tangen, sjef for Oljefondet.

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