Something telling: Blanche said the DOJ is working so the "Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state"—making clear they never saw Dobbs as giving abortion 'back to the states', but a tool to ban abortion nationwide

“There is currently no federal or state law requiring law enforcement to disclose the use of ALPR (automated license plate reader) technology during a traffic stop.” Good issue for VA to address next session, @abigailspanberger.com @ltgovhashmi.bsky.social @marcussimon.com @salimforva.bsky.social

Lord Malignance@lordmalignance.bsky.social · 19h ago

The government needs to know where you are at all times (other than you phone) and what you're doing. Who you're going to visit, where you shop, where you go to work, how long you stay at a friend's house. The government, and anyone who has access, needs to know this. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

Fascism is precisely about the elevation of violent thugs to power. The case of Max Miller is emblematic and very telling about what the GOP has become.

The right-wing bubble seals in the GOP with Max Miller

Live by the Fox hit, die by the Fox hit.

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Why does my browser (Ecosia) keep showing me AI previews in French when my settings are clearly set for English? Je ne sais pas!

Last year, Trump made over $2 billion dollars, more money than he has made in his entire life. Trump screws over Americans so he can get richer.

NEW: DOJ now says it was was snookered by Interior Department into indicting Olympian David Hearn when officials "clearly" knew of multitude of issues w/reflecting pool renovation by Trump's 'pool guy.' @USAttyPirro drops the case. More via @eperezibarguen www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

@ProudSocialist "This is barbaric. New video released of ICE agents kidnapping a teenage boy in Glendale, CA. The teen can be heard crying out for help and crying for his mother as ICE takes him away. 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗜𝗖𝗘. @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

"Well, that wasn't great ... fair to say Ossoff won that exchange" -- MS NOW reacts to Rep. Mike Collins crashing out and ending a press conference when asked question about his close ties to a prominent neo-Nazi

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn just added a “seems like AI slop” button to report posts that don’t feel human-written. It’s part of a broader push to get rid of AI slop on LinkedIn www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button

It’s also removing an AI “enhance” feature.

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Excellent work by Heated taking apart the very definition of a “useful idiot” - a so-called environmentalist (actually a Trump fan) doing the fossil fuel industry’s work for them by spreading dishonest propaganda against the solar industry.

The influencer teaching millions to fear solar

Alexandra Fasulo says she’s protecting farms and wildlife. Her campaign is becoming a blueprint for the fossil fuel right.

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This hearing is driven entirely by Elon Musk's algorithm. Not a single normie voter alive today has thought about Anthony Fauci for at least five years. On X this is a pressing issue - maybe the pressing issue - of the day. It doesn't matter at all.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

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

Meta is spending $600 billion+ to build out its AI model. That model is being aggressively integrated into platforms used by 3.9 billion people. This week, Meta announced its AI will be trained on content from Newsmax, the far-right website with a history of promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories.

This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 7d ago

“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Today in the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is gonna force a vote on an amendment that would ban the IRS + Treasury Dept from entering into agreements that grant someone immunity from tax audits -- a perk Trump just got in a shady settlement with IRS, signed by Todd Blanche.

The Supreme Court invited exactly this when it held that the president's attempt to conduct "sham" "investigations" was a core executive power immune from all regulation, including criminal prosecution, in Trump v. United States.

Deborah Pearlstein@debpearlstein.bsky.social · last wk.

"Secret Service agents who questioned the former FBI director James B. Comey were told to send details of the interview to Air Force One so President Trump could review them....One government document said that 'POTUS was requesting a copy of the interview notes to use in his 6pm press conference.'"

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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Keep this all in mind when you see any Democrat in Congress voting along the wishes of the Trump regime. Just cruel and heartless.

anon normielib@anonlis.bsky.social · 7d ago

Just today www.kptv.com/2026/07/29/f...

re-upping this too:

Aside from its many other problems, the idea Fauci was America's power-abusing covid dictator is somewhat complicated by the fact that he never had the power to do the things they're mad about. His recommendations bound nobody and were not particularly rigorously followed by the actual policymakers.

GOOD: A unanimous official statement condemning a pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell BETTER: Voting NO on Todd Blanche’s confirmation

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7d ago

FLAG: The Senate has just adopted by unanimous consent a non-binding resolution opposing a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell for any crimes related to Jeffrey Epstein.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice Lawsuit to compel New Jersey to provide the DOJ with access to its statewide voter registration data. Another victory for voters DOJ is now 0-18 in these cases. ELG remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-je...

🚨 United States of America v. Caldwell

Learn more here.

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Odd, how Republicans are so angry at the *pretend* notion that Dr. Fauci undermined our health but are not even slightly interested in RFK Jr’s *actual* undermining of our health.

This shows the gap between GOP & Dem. messaging. The Republicans NEVER stop pressing their false narratives. They bang the drums over & over. The Dems make their case & move on. They should have been non-stop pummeling Trump for Covid (and 1/6) for years, never letting anyone forget these sins.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

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

Let’s see how the world’s richest man is spending his money —

Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social · last wk.

SpaceX-owned xAI, the developer of Grok, sued Minnesota AG to challenge a law coming into effect in the state that will ban "nudify" apps, use of these AI image generators to make non-consenting intimate images, aka AI deepfake porn of real people including minors. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/s...

We actually had the 16th highest mortality rate in the world and it largely resulted from the ignorant asshats who were *resisting* the common sense protection measures Fauci was promoting like masking and distancing. What a colossal asshole.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

RFK Jr: "Because of Dr Fauci's leadership and other reasons, we had the highest mortality rate from covid of any country in the world" #OtherReasons 🙃

67 boat strikes 221 people killed EXCLUSIVE: Operation Southern Spear has not reduced the volume, availability, purity or price of cocaine arriving in the U.S., according to an internal DEA assessment and a closed-door Pentagon briefing for senators, and has made enforcement more difficult

67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.

The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.

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"Remigration" is the polite term for forced deportations of unwanted minorities and ethnic cleansing. The punishment for being a "traitor" is execution. But yeah, you've got to stay on Twitter for baseball highlights or some shit. I get it.

Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social · last wk.

the restore 'remigration' plan musk has endorsed would see 10 million brits forcibly expelled

Few things more responsible for where we are now than the bipartisan consensus amongst the powerful that the powerful must never be held accountable for their actions.

rich traditions@helldude.bsky.social · last wk.

you don't have to let this guy walk free among you

Admirable clarity @science.org

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2w ago

Whew, the editors of @science.org are getting real.

Excellent speech by @schiff.senate.gov adding up Trump’s blatant corruption to over $6 billion while detailing the many ways in which the costs of all this graft are borne by the American people.

Cost of Corruption: Ten Ways Trump is Profiting off the Presidency While You Lose

While Americans struggle to afford gas, health care, and groceries, Trump is doing everything in his power to profit off the presidency.

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