Juan Escalante
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North Carolina Republican Drops Re-election Bid After Ethics Rebuke Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staff members. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
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The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs apnews.com/article/medi...
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs
Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face higher monthly costs in 2027.
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Contact tracers and public health workers are astonishingly good at their jobs and would have excellent careers as PIs if they ever decided to leave the field.
Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details - KFF Health News
Yes, they’ve heard all the poop jokes. Public health staffers are painstakingly tracing the sources of this massive outbreak, combing through fast-food orders and lettuce purchases as they listen to p...
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We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
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RE: Kansas, look who had the idea. Corrupt Kobach. Now defeat him for AG this year: "two months after the 2022 abortion amendment failed, Republican Kris Kobach floated the idea of amending our constitution to popularly elect our state Supreme Court justices" kansasreflector.com/2026/06/09/w...
Who is pushing the constitutional amendment to change Kansas Supreme Court judicial selection? • Kansas Reflector
On Aug. 4, Kansans will again vote on whether to change the way in which we select our Kansas Supreme Court Justices.
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Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · yesterdayRepublican power grabs in Kansas and Missouri are going down in flames with 18-25% of votes reported so far. Missouri's Amendment 4 aimed to make citizen-initiated constitutional amendments practically impossible. Kansas' Amendment 1 was designed to flip the state Supreme Court to ban abortion
Expect her minions in DC media and Maine media to dutifully portray this as a bold move when it's the same old story if Thune needed her, he'd have her. See, for example, Brett Kavanaugh Any Hill reporters who uses "🚨 Breaking News" on an expected Collins vote is pretty much on her comms team
Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · yesterdaySusan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics
just going to re-up last week's post from @msignorile.bsky.social: Is Rep. Max Miller threatening to out Sen. Bernie Moreno for having sex with men? www.signorile.com/p/is-rep-max...
Is Rep. Max Miller threatening to out Sen. Bernie Moreno for having sex with men?
Moreno won’t call for the resignation of Miller, his son-in-law, accused by Moreno’s daughter of domestic abuse. Is it MAGA loyalty, or is it Miller’s threat to uncover something about the senator?
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdaywhoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation
The president told Miller—who worked as a presidential aide in the first Trump White House—that “things aren’t looking good,” and repeatedly said his re-election would be tough.
What Trump Secretly Told MAGA's Accused Wife-Beater Leaks
The president gave Max Miller a blunt message on a private phone call.
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ICE is beginning to outfit Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors after the Trump admin ended their deportation protections www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say
Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.
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the intentional abdication by Congress of nearly all of its constitutional responsibilities is at the core of most of our problems as a nation
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
This is the same person who, repeatedly across years, would tell D.C. leadership he was able to cut deals on #immigration and other issues. Not only did people believe him, the money spent on courting him would just flow...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Bizarre Texts, Gifted Guns, 30 Types of Ice Cream: Rep. Faces Censure Following Sexual Harassment Allegations talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-e...
Bizarre Texts, Gifted Guns, 30 Types of Ice Cream: Rep. Faces Censure Following Sexual Harassment Allegations
The bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Monday recommended that Rep. Chuck Edwards...
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The pedophile protector regime wants to force kids to beg for their lives alone in immigration court. Call your Member of Congress, tell them to demand HHS pay what they owe the lawyers representing 20,000 unaccompanied kids & let them keep doing their jobs. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Thousands of immigrant children risk losing lawyers after Trump aid cuts
More than 20,000 unaccompanied children risk going to US immigration court alone after federal funding cuts
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The House Ethics Committee recommended that the chamber censure Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-North Carolina) for what it characterized in a report released Monday as “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two young female staffers.
House panel seeks censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards over conduct toward female staff
Attorneys for the North Carolina Republican, who has denied wrongdoing, accused the Ethics Committee of reaching a rushed judgment and called its recommendation “extraordinarily harsh.”
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Federal judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit seeking full access to Illinois voter rolls chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...
Federal judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit seeking full access to Illinois voter rolls
Trump's efforts to obtain sensitive voter data have now failed in 19 states.
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How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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This is like JD Vance mansplaining Catholicism to the literal pope. Oh wait he does that frequently!
Liz - High and Inside@lizzierie.bsky.social · 3d agoI remember a couple years ago someone tried to mansplain The Handmaid's Tale to Margaret Atwood, oh to have the confidence of a mediocre man
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Multiple people are reportedly dead after an "an active shooter incident" near In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls on Saturday afternoon. Agencies from across the city and state have responded. www.ktvb.com/article/news...
Trump insists vandals damaged Reflecting Pool, blasts DOJ for dropped charge The president acknowledged “there may have been some contractor difficulty” but said he disagreed with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping a criminal charge against a former Olympian.
Trump insists vandals damaged Reflecting Pool, blasts DOJ for dropped charge
The president acknowledged “there may have been some contractor difficulty” but said he disagreed with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping a criminal charge against a former Olympian.
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Overnight, this plane flew to Senegal to refuel and has now made its first removal stop, to Sierra Leone. This is very likely the third third-country removal to Sierra Leone.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 6d agoThe imminent flight that I mentioned at the end of this story has taken off. Sounds like it’s going to go Senegal - Ghana - Central African Republic, with the latter two being third-country removals. At least one of the immigrants being sent to CAR is from Nepal.
i do not understand what the non-nefarious use case for this even is
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d agoNew from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
At the start of the Civil War, there were 4 million people who were enslaved in the US. Families were separated so some members could be sold to plantations in other parts of the country, including children.
TRUMP & RUBIO: SOCIALISTS ARE EVIL AND THEY ARE COMING FOR YOU! ALSO TRUMP & RUBIO: *working hand in hand with Venezuela’s regime*
According to the plaintiffs’ attorney, Davis falsely responded to “sworn statement interrogatory written questions” which asked her to list any transfers made in the last five years that were more than $2,000. “And she wrote none,” Gartland said. “That turned out to be a false statemen…”
Kim Davis Accused of Hiding Inheritance to Get Out of Paying $565K to the Gay Couple She Wronged
Former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is being accused of lying to the court about her inheritance to avoid paying more than $565,000 she owes to the gay couple whom she refused to issue a marriage license ...
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The good news is it wasn’t 10 years ago. The bad news is it was 11 years ago. The good news is it was the same day as the Great Arizona Llama Breakout
lol hey so this is racist 🤷🏿♀️
Rav@rvbdrm.com · last wk.What the fuck?? “While Mr. El-Sayed is fringy and radical, he’s also a Muslim man. Ms. Stevens is a white woman. This puts her at a disadvantage in the identity Olympics that internal Democratic Party politics have become.” www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
Growth overall came in below economists’ expectations, which were at roughly 2 percent.
Economy slowed in second quarter, while inflation improved
The economy slowed to 1.5 percent growth in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Inflation cooled to 3.3 percent, but stayed well above the Federal Reserve's target.
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"Farah Larrieux has lived in the U.S. for roughly two decades... Her refrigerator and cupboards are stocked with food because she fears leaving home and being arrested by ICE." "If I don't get mistreated by ICE at the detention center, I may be killed in Haiti."
Haitian TPS holders in South Florida brace for end of their legal status
Temporary protected status was given to Haitians after the 2010 quake because Haiti was deemed too dangerous for a safe return. In June, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end TPS.
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