Nearly incomprehensible and absolutely heartbreaking (North Spokane on Monday.) thumb.spokesman.com/81o6ew8RVbLV...
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A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote “so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state.” Those were his own words to anti-abortion extremists. Senators who vote for Blanche are voting for an Attorney General who will attack abortion rights in EVERY state.
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.
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Big Brother is watching what career you choose: IRS data will be used to measure students’ salaries 4 yrs post graduation; degrees like social work or art will likely fall below a baseline and that degree will be ineligible for loans. newrepublic.com/post/213446/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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The proposition that the president of the United States is an adjudicated rapist isn't an argument. It is a fact.
Last weekend drove across Memorial Bridge for first time in months. Numbers suggest what a gargantuan waste this is. But until you see it in person, hard to grasp how completely amateurish, cheesy, lower-tier-casino it looks. Sort of like that notorious redo of 'Ecce Homo' in Spain in 2012.
BrooklynDad_Defiant!@mmpadellan.bsky.social · 2d agoIf this obscenely gaudy gold shit doesn't piss you off, you're not even paying attention.
There is little evidence that MAGA influencer Nick Adams’ nonprofit has provided the civics education it claims. A review of the organization's finances show that it has paid Adams and his mother more than half its recent annual revenue.
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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"We don’t have to continue overheating our planet . . .The only thing stopping us is politics . . .We the people can still win the climate war — even if today’s politicians & TV networks won’t admit it’s happening." www.seattletimes.com/opinion/majo...
Shame on TV networks, Democrats for ‘climate hushing’' | Opinion
By defending democracy and using its tools, we the people can win the climate war — even if today’s politicians and TV networks won’t admit it’s happening.
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Thank you to all the reporters working hard to keep people informed, even as they may be impacted by evacuations themselves.
Alexandra (Alex) Duggan@alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 4d agoThe front page of this morning’s Spokesman-Review, Aug. 2, 2026, the day after one of the worst wildfires in Washington state history. More than 600 structures, mostly homes, have been lost in the #OldTrailsFire. Read local news.
I know it's typical of him, but it's so utterly disgusting that the president has time to rant about 'vandalism' at the reflecting pool - but not a word of sympathy or concern for fire victims.
This thread - documenting the rapid growth of a new fire into Spokane, WA today - is terrifying. We’re used to wildfires in the Northwest but what’s happening right now in eastern Washington is not normal.
Spokane Rising@spokanerising.com · 4d agoHoly crap. Level 3 (GO NOW!) zone now includes urban Spokane, south of Francis to Wellesley. Level 2 (GET SET!) zone now extends east of Division. Not to be alarmist, but at this rate, it’s not inconceivable that the Old Trails Fire merges with the Fairview Fire.
“The climate we live in today is the least extreme climate you will experience in your lifetimes because of ongoing fossil fuel emissions.“
Ed Hawkins@edhawkins.org · 5d agoThe missing words in the climate conversation are not human-caused climate change, but fossil fuel emissions. By Hayley Fowler and myself: theconversation.com/was-this-hea...
BREAKING: In a major victory for Tribal Nations in Michigan, the state’s Supreme Court has overturned Enbridge's permit to build its proposed Line 5 oil tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge must now go back to the drawing board and re-apply for a permit.
Mass flash flood covered the entirety of Lewis County, WV & parts of neighboring Upshur County.💔 NO national media.🤷♀️ Trump administration has not been here. Community members are on their own for recovery.😔 @hcrichardson.bsky.social @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social @theguardian.com @thegodshow.com 🫶SHARE🙌
Woo!! Finally, people power wins! www.kuow.org/climate/2026...
Controversial Central WA gas power plant for data centers canceled amid activist backlash
A contentious plan to build a behind-the-meter gas power plant to meet growing demand from data centers in Central Washington has been canceled.
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This is morally monstrous behavior. These are ordinary, innocent people that Trump is condemning to suffering & death out of political vindictiveness. Every decent human being, regardless of political party, should condemn it. Where is the fucking *anger*? From the press? From civic leaders? Pols?
FEMA said yes to Democratic disaster requests. Trump killed them anyway.
President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.
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The full story in today's Popular Information:
The fake historian advising Trump's anti-Smithsonian crusade
Last Friday, President Trump released an executive order directing officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) informing visitors that the museum…
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“According to court documents, their daughter at one point told Ms. Moreno, ‘Daddy kill you.’” {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
Domestic Abuse Allegations Rock Max Miller’s Ohio House Race (Gift Article)
Representative Max Miller, a Republican, is facing accusations of abuse from his ex-wife in a bitter family feud that might put his otherwise safe seat in play.
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The bottleneck has halted more than 155 onshore wind projects, according to the American Clean Power Association. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/07/24/r...
State AGs join legal fight against Trump’s wind farm freeze • Washington State Standard
A coalition of state attorneys general has joined a lawsuit seeking to end the Trump administration’s halt of onshore wind projects in the United States. Last week, 18 states and the District of Colum...
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Too true, to our detriment: "We see climate change through the distorting lens of political gamesmanship & oil industry deception, rather than the clear harsh light of objective reality. Many political consultants advise candidates to avoid the topic altogether." www.seattletimes.com/opinion/ener...
Energy reliability is what we need to talk about when it comes to power | Op-Ed
The consequences of fossil fuel dependence are here. To respond effectively, we need an accurate sense of proportion about the risks around our decisions.
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Robert Kennedy Jr. purged the CDC's vaccine advisory committee and censored studies showing the benefits of vaccines. Today, we found out that measles cases hit a new record. This is exactly why we established the West Coast Health Alliance with Govs. Newsom, Kotek, and Green.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w agoBreaking News: The U.S. has recorded more measles cases in 2026 than in any other year since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. nyti.ms/4x0CLc2
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 7,400 cases across 9 states. The FDA just recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,300 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
The White House Correspondents Association is having a dinner for this man tonight.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoQ: You're talking about blowing up civilian power plants and bridges. Much of the civilized world would consider that a war crime. Do you? TRUMP: I won't respond to that question. Who are you with? Q: The New York Times TRUMP: I figured. The failing New York Times.
Everything in this government is for sale, no matter the cost to people - and science.
Paul Bleicher@pbleic.bsky.social · 2w agoAstonishing. RFK Jr. adds 8 members to a 6 member FDA advisory panel. 6 of them were sellers of peptides, and the 7th a compounding pharmacist. In an 8-6 vote with all 8 votes coming from these new panel members, the panel approved 4 peptides against the objections of FDA scientists.
(To quote @grist.org’s official haiku: A frog in water doesn’t feel it boil in time. Dude, we are that frog.)
Dems don't have to take Republican insults. They really don't. Some think they do, as if there's an unwritten rule. They want to rise above politics. But the more they do, the less restrained Republicans feel insulting them more. Point is, it's OK to take some things personally. Voters understand.
