Is it good when the secretary of defense is so fixated on making sure everyone is white and has tv ready abs that he forgets about munitions bsky.app/profile/carl...
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h agoOof. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This is the key takeaway: Haley Stevens got everything she could have asked for. AIPAC spent the most it ever has. The party pulled out all the stops. Millions were even spent to spread the false idea that the most popular president in modern US history endorsed her. And it still wasn’t enough.
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 13h agoAbdul El-Sayed’s win represents a big blow to the politics of bygone days. Because if one campaign can show that *that* much money and *that* much old guard support doesn’t guarantee victory, it cracks open what can be imagined. It widens the aperture of what’s possible.
The $30 million AIPAC wasted in Michigan, wasted trying to help Haley Stevens, could have been used to fully fund and deliver 6 million malaria nets to sub-Saharan Africa. Or, it could have fully paid for universal free school breakfasts in Mississippi, America's poorest state.
Mike Rogers wants us divided. But there is so much more that unites us than sets us apart. The power is ours. This land was made for you and me.
We're organizing to get money out of politics — and we are WINNING.
We proved it in Wisconsin. We proved it in New York City. We proved it in dozens of special elections over the past year. People power over money!
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 11h agoAbdul 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.
I'd love to credit whoever wrote this. No idea. But I'm 100% with its message. When I think of how the '80s ethos, "Greed is Good" has metastasized, it surprises and depresses me. Imagine having so many millions, hundred of millions, even billions & caring about nothing except your own vanity.
It really seems that his objective is to destroy our country.
Apple got a $2.2 billion tariff refund check. Amazon got $600 million.: Walmart got $10 Billion. So basically they got to raise all the prices then cash in?
In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname
I encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.
El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.
El-Sayed on Morning Joe today: He stated that his critiques go beyond the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arguing that the nation itself has "gotten so aggressive and, frankly, so bloodthirsty under his reign" Gee I wonder why AIPAC was concerned with him.
Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.
The United States Treasury: An ATM for the Rich and Powerful
Today, the Senate received a briefing on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. Here's the bottom line: We can & must do more to stop this. This war has already killed over 150,000 people & displaced over 14 MILLION. We must act NOW.
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
Trump: "We're taking a lot of oil from Venezuela -- billions and billions of barrels of oil. To the victor belong the spoils."
Trump: "Nobody knows that 'dumb' doesn't have a B" (Dear reader, it has a B)
Are we sure this isn’t Alec Baldwin on SNL? I am ☠️😂🤣
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h agois Trump rocking a wig, or what the hell is going on here?
Major congratulations to @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, @donavanmckinney.bsky.social & @wewill2026.bsky.social for their victories in Michigan. Proud to support them. (1/4)
@mit.edu and Morehouse represent! Chris is such a stand-up guy; it would be a delight to have him in Congress. I was lucky enough to meet him when he ran for @democrats.org vice chair.
Chris Jones@jonesforar.bsky.social · 6h agoPOLL: Jones 46%, Hill 43%. AR-02 is officially a 'District in Play.' The gerrymandered firewall is breaking. Arkansas is ready to flip the House. 🚀 #AR02 #BiggerTable #DistrictInPlay #ChrisJonesForCongress goodchange.app/donate/suppo...
Lombardo on Trump: "When the press and media runs him down, they think about 'he's taking care of his billionaire friends.' But those billionaire friends provide jobs. And unless you take care of them, those jobs are absent."
An immigration enforcement system that punishes people for the government’s own delay is a system which destroys its own legitimacy. People are being thrown in handcuffs and put in ICE detention despite having done every single thing the U.S. government asked them to do.
Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More (Gift Article)
President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
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"Pirro clearly wanted to spare herself any further scrutiny by the courts, but her motion to dismiss is comically inept, an attempt to paper over the fact her office charged Hearn based only on Trump's fevered imaginings. All it does is highlight how much she was willing to lie in the first place."
Jeanine Pirro crashes into the limit of Trump's lies
It's one thing to bullshit on Fox. It's another to lie in court.
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The association of European soccer leagues called for governance reform of FIFA on Wednesday, adding to the mounting pressure on president Gianni Infantino following his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.
European soccer leagues add to pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino amid 'crisis' meeting
The association of European soccer leagues has called for governance reform of FIFA. This adds to the mounting pressure on president Gianni Infantino following his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.
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BREAKING: Today, Ontario’s highest court confirmed the next step in the groundbreaking youth-led #Mathur case — a new hearing at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. PRESS RELEASE 👉 ecojustice.ca/news/ontario...
Pretty sure when you win the election it's a big election night. Pretty sure when your party's leadership all endorses the loser, it means the leadership is out of touch with the electorate.
Politico@politico.com · 20h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
