Just to make the point abundantly clear, Chris Wallace is now a paid advisor to an investment firm that has a large stake in Paramount and a vested interest in getting the Warner Bros. merger over the line. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Chris Wallace: States Are Playing Politics With the Law to Block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Deal

"I don’t believe government should use its powers to determine who owns a news platform or to control how that outlet reports the news," writes the former Fox and CNN anchor, who is now a paid advisor...

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PHOTOS: Dumpsters full of books showed up outside former Acero schools. Parents and teachers worked to salvage them

Day 216 of #365PhotoADay From the drive back to Utah, and quit ways before getting close to the Widemouth 2 wildfire near Fillmore #Utah, a massive cloud structure formed above the fires and could be seen from many miles away. #wildfire #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #LuminarEdit

When are polls tonight closing? —7pm local time (ET) in Virginia —7pm local time in Missouri, which is 8pm ET —7pm local time in Kansas (8pm or 9pm ET) —8pm local time in Michigan (8pm, mostly, or 9pm ET) —8pm local time in Washington (11pm ET) What to watch? boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Bolts staff writer Alex Burness explains how Southern states ignored a Reconstruction-era law and manipulated the criminal legal system to prevent Black people from voting. This year, that has finally caught up with one state: Virginia.

Trump and Republicans told women abortion should be “left to the states.” Now they’re advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination, who wants it banned in every single one. Don’t listen to what they say—watch what they do.

Democrats@democrats.org · yesterday

UNEARTHED AUDIO: Todd Blanche, Trump's nominee for Attorney General, is working to ban abortion in "every single state." Republicans in the Senate just voted to advance Blanche's nomination out of committee.

Still the Most Underfunded Diseaseat the NIH in 2026 #ME/CFS #pwME Video by ME/CFS Quotes (2022)

The Most Underfunded Disease at the NIH

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! The House Ethics Committee says it's finished an investigation into Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) and has "concluded there was substantial reason to believe Representative Edwards violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces."

“A few minutes of embarrassing CSPAN coverage, while the staffers themselves had to endure over two years of sexual harassment, is not comparable” Leaders of Democratic Women’s Caucus urge resignation - not censure - of Rep Chuck Edwards (R-NC) after ethics committee report

It’s literally that simple

Your brain uses about 20% of your body's energy. A study found people with Long COVID had lower energy in a key brain region, helping explain brain fog and fatigue. Creatine may help cells deliver ATP energy, but like any supplement, it's probably not the answer on its own.

Long COVID Study Finds Major Energy Deficits in the Brain - Health Rising

A long COVID study examining, for the first time, energy levels in the brain, found them to be depleted in a large region called the cingulate cortex.

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It's sort of wild that the US president declares war and announces peace deals 3-4 times a week now and it's just...barely even news any more? Could it be unhealthy? Who can say!

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2d ago

Update: No deal, back to war, Trump says.

Cat in back door window, Mason Street, Byker, 1971 by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen from her social documentary work in Newcastle, UK #WomensArt

Here's what I think about how Marco Rubio is doing:

As we recall the trauma caused by COVID in 2020, we should not forget COVID continues to harm. Many still suffer from Long COVID, people who mask are often harassed, and we haven’t scaled clean air infrastructure. If we truly acknowledge past harms, we should be working to create a better future.

if you hated covid "lockdowns" try long covid

Last year the NYT reported on how SEAL Team Six stormed into North Korea, accidentally murdered a bunch of fishermen, punctured their lungs so their bodies would sink & then stormed out. Trump is now trying to force one reporter to reveal his sources: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources (Gift Article)

A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.

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My response to Elon Musk.

Abby was the one that broke open the Max Miller story (and shame on NYT for not acknowledging that). Here is her original story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3d ago

I first got 1000+ pages of court documents from Miller & Moreno's custody case. Anybody can request these from Cuyahoga County. I reviewed those by myself, one by one—no AI involved!—and the filings pointed to police reports. I then sought those out separately and spent days combing through them.

Remember when summer was only three months long and wasn't the stuff of nightmares?

A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"

The Trump family said they were “debanked” for political reasons after Jan. 6—and used that to justify going hard into crypto. Turns out Capital One flagged them for money laundering. And then Blanche wrote the memo shielding the Trump family from IRS audits? Hm.

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4d ago

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Rodney, a double amputee, was forced to drag himself across the bathroom floor in ICE detention just to take a shower. Reasonable accommodations are a human right. Trump shouldn't get to choose where to draw that line.

As I said this morning on @connectwithjacob.bsky.social : If people are complying with ankle monitor requirements, they're demonstrating they'll also appear for court. If effective alternatives to detention exist, why are more than 77,000 people being held in immigration detention?

youtube.com/shorts/eL0nB... This is a very conservative tough sheriff in the county next to mine. I've seen British react video creators listening to his tough talk. Now look what he's saying.

Florida Sheriff Stuns MAGA With Immigration Reality Check 😳🇺🇸 #Immigration #Politics #News

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A multi-ancestry genome-wide association study meta-analysis across 2,563,755 individuals presented in Nature Medicine identifies 26 risk loci for fibromyalgia, including HTT, and finds genetic correlations with chronic pain and psychiatric and somatic disorders. go.nature.com/4q860Yp 🧬🧪

@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social: "Where's the political violence actually coming from today? It's not predominantly coming from opposition to the Trump regime and the government's policies — It's coming from the regime itself."

"It is neglect of the highest order to look children in the eyes and say: 'We knew how to protect you, and we didn't do it.'" - Violet Affleck speech at the United Nations on September 23, 2025 Source: archive.md/0chiK