BIG PLOT TWIST in TX: Tarrant County's GOP officials, faced with intense public outrage about huge cuts to the battleground county's polling locations in November, have decided to delay their final vote on the plan so more polling places can be added

Jen Rice@jenrice.bsky.social · 2d ago

They're probably hoping you won't hear about this. But tomorrow in TX, Tarrant County officials meet to vote on a GOP plan to cut almost HALF of Election Day voting locations, plus 8 early voting locations, some of them on campuses. Not hard to guess why. fortworthreport.org/2026/07/30/t...

Outraged Tarrant County voter asking GOP officials lots of good questions about cuts to polling locations that they have not answered:

Lon Burnam, a former state lawmaker representing Tarrant County from 1997 to 2015, was carried out of the room by four sheriff deputies, who held him by his hands and feet: fortworthreport.org/2026/08/04/t...

Tarrant County judge removes attendees during public meeting about voting site reductions

Former state lawmaker Lon Burnam was carried out of the courtroom by sheriff deputies after O’Hare called speakers disruptive.

fortworthreport.org

They're back from O'Hare's meltdown recess, now with a nearly empty room

In TX: Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare just CLEARED the meeting room, kicking out public speakers who are opposed to the GOP plan to cut half of the battleground county's Election Day voting locations for November:

okay so we actually have extremely funny footage of the serena hypothetical featuring literal serena, where all the dude perfect guys at once try to return a serve and mostly get clocked with the tennis ball

Tennis Trick Shots ft. Serena Williams | Dude Perfect

YouTube video by Dude Perfect

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I came to share this exact story! I was (barely) on my high school team, but once played with a friend’s teen sister - an int’l transfer student who came to Canada to train w/ a tennis pro. And forget getting a single point - I couldn’t even return her serve! It was like a bullet.

Another botched job wapo.st/4fYGqQW

so...the worst of both worlds

New York Magazine@nymag.com · yesterday

Appointed U.S. senator Darline Graham is running away from her brother Lindsey Graham’s legacy as she runs for his seat. She wants to be known as the heir to Lindsey but the ideological servant of Donald Trump.

This is craaaazy. And they all just stand there.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"

What, you say serial harassers Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are taking steps to encourage *more* harassment? How utterly not shocking.

Task & Purpose@taskandpurpose.com · yesterday

Army ends anonymous reporting for harassment complaints trib.al/oQU93m2

You could have voted no on Blanche. Idiot.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Happy Primary Day, Michigan!

Discworld QOTD, from The Light Fantastic

Micah@rincewind.run · 2d ago

Discworld QOTD, from Small Gods

Horrifying footage from Kherson: A Russian drone hunting down Mr. Yurii, a vegetable seller, as he set out produce at 6:30am. His wife fled. He stayed by his van, pointing at his goods, showing he was unarmed — the operator kept attacking anyway. He was hit […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

The fact that this man and this situation is STILL so normalized - putting the whole world in danger, to the point of compromising all that's good about humanity - just to further greed, lust, ambition, and proximity to power - it's astounding. It renders me speechless. I am without speech.

Three things about Trump that are unmistakable: 1. He is increasingly disconnected from reality. 2. He is increasingly desperate to convey grandiosity and avoid humiliation - this drives him. 3. His health - physical, mental, and neurological - is worsening, adding impatience.

Obligatory.

Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "

A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote against justice for Epstein survivors.

Good framing.

Kindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measure

Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ...

rawstory.com

This is devastating

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d ago

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...

NEWS: Former Trump press secretary and Rep. Max Miller's ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Grisham, has now filed a temporary restraining order against him

CATO argues Bill Pulte could not legally serve after Jay Clayton was confirmed, so everything Pulte did in the last week (like firing a bunch of people) can be challenged. www.cato.org/blog/william...

William Pulte Served Illegally as Acting Director of National Intelligence for Nearly a Week

William Pulte purported to act as the director of national intelligence for nearly a week after Jay Clayton was confirmed as his successor. That violates the plain text of the Vacancies Act.

cato.org

@saletan.bsky.social’s blow by blow analyses are always good, but this one is really keep if you think you’ll need to walk through with your MAGA uncle or you just need a reminder

Laure@laureanne.bsky.social · 2d ago

Why don't more journalists do detailed journalism, like @saletan.bsky.social @thebulwark.com does, and eviscerate lies? This is obviously an effort to vilify a Fauci, a national treasure, to stoke agitprop and witch-hunts to distract from Iran, costs, corruption... #Fauci #journalists #journalism

I didn't realize that CNN has a photojournalist who specializes in photos of female attorneys Trump might fire bc they didn't prosecute his adversaries corruptly enough.

Ok but does this mean Trump will take back his pardon for Jeanine’s ex-husband?

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · last yr.

This timeline sucks. www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-...

NEW: Amid AG confirmation battle, Todd Blanche assured anti-abortion activists that he's working to make Dobbs 'permanent in every single state.' Admin will act 'soon' to limit mail-order abortion drugs. w/ @alicemiranda.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’

The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.

politico.com