Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
@jqzee.bsky.social
Big Oil faces a clear choice — help ease the burden for families or exploit Trump’s war of choice to generate profits. I’m demanding answers on why Illinois families are paying huge prices, how these companies are profiteering, and what steps they’ll take to provide relief.
NEW: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's demand for Illinois voters' sensitive data. The DOJ is now 0 for 19 — and counting.
And now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic
Here in Illinois, we’re providing $400 to families who lost federal food assistance thanks to Donald Trump’s cuts to SNAP.
Illinois to send $400 food relief payments to thousands of families in August
The new $70 million program provides one-time $400 payments to eligible Illinois households that lost SNAP benefits under new federal work requirements.
stlpr.org
Suresh reports on his experience talking with hundreds of executives (and, more importantly, their subordinates) about what (if anything) AI is doing for business in an essay entitled "AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking": hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani... 11/
AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking
The reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively.
hermit-tech.com
Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social · 4d agoWorth the read. Every organization attracts people at the bottom who reflect the character at the top. Put Trump, Hegseth, Vance at the top and this is what you get. politico.com/news/magazine/2026/08/01/heritage-foundation-young-republicans-groypers-hiring-01006937
Worth the read. Every organization attracts people at the bottom who reflect the character at the top. Put Trump, Hegseth, Vance at the top and this is what you get. politico.com/news/magazine/2026/08/01/heritage-foundation-young-republicans-groypers-hiring-01006937
GOP Staffers Say the Party Has a Groyper Problem
Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young Republican talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism.
politico.com
He's a Christian fundamentalist who hunts demons and says he killed a man when he was seven.
The most extreme GOP candidate in the nation
He's a Christian fundamentalist who hunts demons and says he killed a man when he was seven.
motherjones.com
To preserve privacy in the digital age, high tech government surveillance tools — like reverse warrants — must be reined in. The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling to help protect our privacy, now our lawmakers must finish the job.
‘Reverse warrants’ should worry all Americans who value their liberties
Supreme Court and Delaware recently restricted reverse warrants, strengthening Fourth Amendment privacy protections.
thehill.com
Author @doctorow.pluralistic.net on @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social breaks down how surveillance pricing and algorithmic wage discrimination are affecting working families right now. Some companies are running experiments to see what the highest price or the lowest wage you'll accept. Watch now 👇
people on here will post anything. "charlie brown had class consciousness." no he didn't. that isn't true.
Barbara Longley Author (no DMs) 📎@blongley.bsky.social · 5d ago
Joan Baez painted a portrait of Dr. Fauci August 2020, featuring the word "TRUST" as a tribute to his scientific truth-telling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The viral artwork became part of her Mischief Makers 2 art exhibit and sparked a lasting personal friendship between the two.
Just an appreciation post for this guy. The COVID pandemic would have been far worse without Dr. Fauci's decades of experience as guidance through it. Had he been working under an adult president and not the child that presided over 2020, he would have saved even more lives without having to contend
Don't forget: Pedolf said on live TV to inject disinfectant & recommended ivermectin (which killed an unknown number of Americans)
