Trump: "I don't want to kill people. I do not want to kill people. But ... "
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A federal magistrate judge in Florida ruled Tuesday Donald Trump must turn over detailed financial information to the BBC in his defamation lawsuit against the network. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/p...
RFK Jr: "I'm announcing that HHS has begun the decertification of Network for Hope, the organ procurement organization."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... The reason he wants to prioritize is to get 💰 for himself. #DonGrifts #Blues #BluesResist
‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push
Union exploring options to oppose program that would put US airport screening into hands of private contractors
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Reminder that you have until EOD August 6 (not the 7th as originally stated) to tell the Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee how you think data centers should be regulated. Also, remind them that even Texas now has a moratorium. datacenter.ac@oregon.gov
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El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
I rarely say this, but good for the FBI nypost.com/2026/08/05/u...
FBI opened probe into whether Trump was Russian agent after he fired James Comey, newly revealed memos show
WASHINGTON — The FBI opened an investigation into whether President Trump was “wittingly or unwittingly” acting as a Russian agent when he fired then-Director James Comey in 2017,…
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Great reporting from @sethklamann.bsky.social at the Denver Post, on the pressures that federal immigration judges are under to deny due process to detainees. It profiles one of the judges who was fired after she challenged the system. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
The Denver Post@denverpost.com · 10h agoBrea C. Burgie was the second Colorado immigration judge fired under the Trump administration in his second term, and she joins roughly 120 judges nationwide who have lost their jobs in the past 18 months, said Jeremiah Johnson, vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges
“But it’s the way this was done... ..FEMA threw out all of its workforce planning principles that it had been using for years, and these principles were designed to make sure it’s ready to respond to what happens in the country if there are multiple events.” federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...
GAO: FEMA staffing cuts lacked strategy, hit regional staff hardest | Federal News Network
FEMA lost roughly 4,500 staff over the past 18 months, with many regions losing 9% or more: "None of this was done with a thought behind the mission needs."
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🚨BREAKING: Voting advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday, asking a state court to quickly put a redistricting referendum on the November ballot as Missouri Republicans inch closer to thwarting voters’ efforts to block gerrymandered new voting maps. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri voting advocates sue after redistricting referendum rejected
Missouri voters have fought for nearly a year to put the gerrymander to a statewide referendum vote in November.
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NOTE: Schumer recruited Stevens specifically because McMorrow publicly declared she would not support him for Senate caucus leader. Stevens was the fourth person he asked.
Depleted arms. Lack of intelligent leaders. Decimated cyber security. We are ripe for invasion. newrepublic.com/post/213931/...
Fresh Panic as Pentagon Depletes Missile Stockpile in Iran War
The Trump administration is out of ideas on Iran—and out of long-range missiles.
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A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
A new Senate investigation says JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America processed massive sums tied to Jeffrey Epstein despite glaring red flags. Powerful institutions helped keep his operation running and every one of them must be held accountable. Follow the money, release everything.
25 states joined together to file a third lawsuit against the Trump admin’s efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. We’ve been here before. Last time, corporations were refunded $166B, while consumers were refunded $0. It’s Trump first, not America
Disconnect. "This is horrible! But this, the exact same thing, is okay."
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterdayGill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.
A guy went out to see what his dog was up to and discovered it happily playing with a capybara. Original post
Don’t say we didn’t warn you: Once religious schools accept taxpayer funding, politicians will use those public dollars to dictate their theology. The wall between church and state doesn’t threaten religion. It protects religion from government control, too.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · yesterdayFlorida AG James Uthmeier is threatening Catholic school voucher funding unless they weaken their vaccine rules. Because nothing says "religious liberty" like holding money hostage until Catholic bishops accept the government’s theology. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/florida-ag...
Apparently God’s legislative priorities include tax cuts for billionaires and taking health care and food assistance away from millions of Americans.
Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · yesterdayHouse Speaker Mike Johnson credits prayer for the passage of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill": "It was impossible. There was no way to reconcile everybody and get it all together and we came in here and prayed for a breakthrough and God delivered it."
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
Max Miller is only 37 and he’s already taking gender affirming hormone replacement therapy?
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24h agoWhat a surprise, the alleged abuser was jacking himself up on testosterone.
Smoke rising from Dubai's Jebel Ali Industrial Area following reports of several explosions. Possibly just an industrial accident, no official word from authorities as of now.
NEWS: Trump just bragged about gutting endangered species protections so oil drilling, logging, development, and even military training can expand with fewer restrictions.
Trump Announces Rollback of Endangered Species Protections
Trump: ”The United States of America is going to BUILD again.”
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Popular nut butter sold at Walmart recalled for possible salmonella contamination. Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter was distributed to Walmart retail stores in these 19 states: AL, AK, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, KS, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, OR, SD, TN, WA and WY.
Popular nut butter sold at Walmart recalled for possible salmonella contamination
Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter is being recalled for a possible salmonella contamination, according to the FDA.
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Chipotle said on Tuesday it had removed jalapenos from all its restaurants in Minnesota and other locations that received the product after identifying the peppers as a potential common ingredient in a salmonella outbreak under investigation by public health authorities.
Chipotle pulls jalapenos from some restaurants amid salmonella probe
Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Tuesday it had removed jalapenos from all its restaurants in Minnesota and other locations that received the product after identifying the peppers as a potential common ...
reuters.com