I don’t think it’s happened once (Perhaps McCain’s thumbs down on repealing the ACA could count, but putting that aside)

TPM@talkingpointsmemo.com · 2d ago

For a decade now, the illusion that Republican senators in whole or in part would rise up against the outrages of the Trump presidencies has animated political reporting even as the Senate GOP conference has chronically failed to rise to the occasion.

This has been pretty clear to anyone who has been paying attention The strategic defeat was set in stone in the first days and weeks of Trump’s war www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/w...

In Iran, the U.S. Appears Headed for a Strategic Defeat, Allies Fear

With none of President Trump’s aims accomplished and the Strait of Hormuz closed, U.S. allies see dysfunction and vulnerability from the war.

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This is a tragic & bizarre story. One week after Nolan Wells vanished in Mississippi and turned up dead days later, in a separate case in Michigan, Lonn Hartmann was found with multiple gash wounds in his neck Family & friends say may have been a hate crime www.fox2detroit.com/news/lonn-ha...

'He told us who did it': Music festival victim improving after brutal assault

Friends and family of the Metro Detroit man brutally assaulted at a music festival up north continue to see Lonn Hartman improve after he was found hanging out of his tent with severe lacerations arou...

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Corruption knows no bounds

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 4d ago

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to push forward with a fund to compensate his allies if two Republican holdouts will not support his nominee for attorney general. https://to.pbs.org/4cd7xX2

There is greater danger in this moment for reporters without major institutional backing, which is most of us now.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4d ago

A freelance reporter has been fighting a subpoena from the Trump administration seeking to force him to reveal his sources for a New York Times article about a failed top secret mission in North Korea, according to people familiar with the matter.

Peak corruption Investors would be wise to be careful about signing up for this, as it is very clearly criminal and could be prosecuted in the future

Bobby Allyn@bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 4d ago

Trump’s media company today began selling early access to the president’s posts on Truth Social for up to $100k a month to financial institutions. I talked to former SEC lawyers, who see the service as a violation of insider trading laws. And a Wall Street executive, who told me:

Make no mistake, this amounts to the brazen selling of insider information And would be considered as such — and criminal — in a future administration Are we reaching peak corruption? Or is there more to come? Reporting from @bobbyallyn.bsky.social at @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/08/01/n...

For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts

The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.

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Gambling is gambling Gamesmanship in how the gambling works and euphemism language like prediction markets doesn’t change that www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

New York sues Kalshi prediction market alleging ‘illegal gambling operation’

Calling it an ‘illegal, unlicensed gambling operation’, state seeks to halt Kalshi’s operations and force it to forfeit profits

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It’s been feeling this way lately for sure

Bjørn Ihler@bjornih.bsky.social · 6d ago

I think we will soon realize that we went from black and white TV to everyone carrying a 4k TV-studio in their pockets a bit too fast.

Either a failure due to to incompetence OR a marketing ploy to feed the hype bubble (“look how amazing our tech is”) take your pick… neither is good

Andrew Couts@couts.bsky.social · 6d ago

NEW: “We now have evidence confirming that both of the two largest AI labs have not only failed to contain their agents, but also failed to detect their jailbreaks in real time.” @lmatsakis.bsky.social & @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/anthro...

Trump absolutely cratering by many metrics in new CNN poll: 66% say he puts himself over country 61% disapprove of ballroom, arch, etc 57% say lacks sharpness to serve (!) 73% say he's out of touch w/regular people (!!) His personalist project is over. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2137...

We’ve Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage Trumpism

It’s all there in a new CNN poll, and it’s heartening to see: Large majorities are sick of Donald Trump’s vanity, venality, and megalomania.

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Reminder that on his last day of his first term, Trump awarded a commendation to Dr Fauci "in recognition of his exceptional effort on Operation Warp Speed"

Guess Sen. Moreno forgot that Trump was president at the time when Covid hit in 2020, and matter of fact, he was Dr. Fauci’s boss

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

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Forbes@forbes.com · last wk.

Bloomberg's mid-July headline, “SpaceX Slump Wipes Out $1 Trillion in Market Value From Peak,” illustrates the type of whiplash that can be present in Wall Street hype.

Nothing against Reuters but purely using it to illustrate a point. This headline could be from any time March til now Five months of the same story over and over and over

Reuters@reuters.com · last wk.

Trump cites 'good' talks on Iran, reiterates threat to hit targets reut.rs/3ReY0I4

Ouch

Dustin Moskovitz@moskov.goodventures.org · last wk.

IPO price discovery will be completed in approximately two months.

Here’s the remarkable footage of this

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social · 2w ago

Remarkable camera angle of President Trump as he listens to Wall Street Journal reporters receiving an award for their investigation into Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — which they pursued despite Trump’s threats and lawsuit.

This, among other moments tonight, really underscores the oddity of this event, and questions why it’s even needed And no, I’m not at the dinner

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Incredible scenes

NEW: Tesla’s founders are backing the anti-Cybertruck #electricvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

Tesla’s Founders Are Backing The Anti-Cybertruck

Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard dreamed up Tesla, then convinced Elon Musk to fund it. Two decades later, they’re backing TELO, a maker of pint-sized electric trucks.

forbes.com

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Forbes chief content officer Lane has left - Talking Biz News

Randall Lane, the chief content officer at Forbes, has left the business news organization. “We can confirm that Randall Lane is no longer with Forbes,” said a Forbes spokeswoman. “Forbes remains focu...

talkingbiznews.com

In this week’s @forbes.com InnovationRx newsletter with @thealexknapp.bsky.social: —the potential havoc of Trump’s tariffs on generic drugs —the companies preparing for a peptides bonanza —the lettuce giant and the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak —and more! www.forbes.com/sites/innova...

The Potential Havoc Of Generic Drug Tariffs

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the companies looking to cash in on the coming peptide bonanza, the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, Tempus’s acquisition of a cancer-testing company...

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Eryk Salvaggio@eryk.bsky.social · 2w ago

When you say “AI models went rogue,” you manage to skip the part where OpenAI manually removed its cybersecurity blocks and ran tests on a machine with a live network connection. Remember that when they insist they’re the “AI safety” people.

Lol when you don’t have much if anything to run on

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Scalise: "The Bolshevik takeover of the Democratic Party is in full swing, and communism is on the ballot this November"

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Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2w ago

More Americans have been killed in the Iran war Trump started than in the Afghan withdrawal Biden was handed and completed. The implications for America’s geopolitical situation is much worse with attacking Iran than leaving Afghanistan. But going by tone of coverage, one would think the opposite.

Can't get numb to this: The United States is stuck in a war it started, cannot end, and may further escalate to no avail, having dismantled its diplomatic apparatus, depleted its military stockpile, and destroyed its credibility. A historic strategic mistake harming millions in many different ways.

Coincidentally also my DUPR pickleball rating at the moment

Patrick De Haan@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 2w ago

LIVE national average $3.999/gal according to GasBuddy data... knocking on $4/gal

It’s a real stain on the career of Lionel Messi that his team was so violent, petulant and disrespectful after the World Cup Final match. As one of the goats, as a leader the team looks to should have gotten everyone to accept defeat with honor

The so-called ceasefire was, in significant part, an attempt by Trump to 1) avoid a War Powers Act vote and 2) game the markets some more. Republicans in Congress let Trump get these people killed.

Stars and Stripes@starsandstripes.bsky.social · 3w ago

BREAKING NEWS | Two U.S. service members were killed Friday in an Iranian attack in Jordan, bringing the total number of confirmed U.S. military deaths in the U.S.-Iran war to 16, U.S. officials said.

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Forbes@forbes.com · 3w ago

SEC filings show Taco Bell—and other restaurants—knew cyclospora posed a risk to their businesses and the public.

You don’t say

Bobby Allyn@bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW from me: Kalshi says it’s not a sports gambling app. Since the World Cup started, it’s taken in $40 billion in sports bets, 10 times more than what DraftKings and FanDuel are expected to see. www.npr.org/2026/07/17/n...