DAYUM! How unpopular do you have to be to LOSE to a guy who not only didn't run one ad, but he had actually SUSPENDED HIS CAMPAIGN?!!!! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
LOL he's gonna keep it for himself, you guys. We always knew that, but just putting it out there. Anyone who thought a luxury jet would be "on display" at some "library" he's never building is delulu.
Gran this screenshot because you KNOW the voices of division will lie and propagandize in an effort to divide Michigan Democrats before the midterms.
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h agoIn a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.
Republicans have plenty of other sugar daddies, Elon has already pledged to use his vast wealth to swing the election. But I'll take it. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...
Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet
Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.
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John Cornyn and Thom Tillis must feel real proud about elevating an Epstein obstructionist.
Forbes@forbes.com · 7h agoThe state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
Neon yellow-green pee is NOT healthy. It sounds like the worse people in America -- RFK Jr., J.D. Vance, Sean Duffy, Howard Lutnick -- are hell bent on killing themselves from kidney and heart disease. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/m...
I'm seeing talk about "so-called Democrats" angry over this race. The candidates are not. They're projecting unity. Remember, a lot of stuff you see on social media is manipulation, engagement trolls, bots and other propagandists trying to exploit division. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
Michigan Election Results Live Updates: Abdul El-Sayed Wins Democratic Senate Primary
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a bitter and expensive race that had divided Democrats. Both moved quickly to project party unity.
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"It’s no longer considered cool, even in an edgelord kind of way, to be tacitly embracing the Trumpian vision. It’s tired, and people are sick of it." Trad wives are over and good riddance to their annoying embrace of perfectionism and powerlessness. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/o...
Opinion | The Tradwife Illusion Meets the Anti-Trump Reality (Gift Article)
Nara Smith’s illusion meets the anti-Trump reality.
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new, from Renee DiResta: "How Matt Taibbi was groomed by Mike Benz in a Twitter Space, uncritically ate up a truly wild conspiracy theory, and started touting it in a congressional hearing as if he had evidence of “millions" of censored tweets" Read here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
When Matt Taibbi Met Mike Benz
How independent media turned an obscure political operative into a "whistleblower"—and his claims into government action.
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An excellent reminder of who Mike Rogers is. bsky.app/profile/stev...
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10h agoWhen he was Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers (the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan) publicly took the position that "you can't have your privacy violated if you don't know your privacy is violated." Colbert had some fun with that: crooksandliars.com/cltv/2013/10...
"...the El-Sayed campaign and their allies have deployed a tactic in this race that’s been used by Republicans in recent years, and not by us - flooding the zone with favorable polls to shape the narrative of the race." www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/hopium-am-...
Hopium AM - Michigan Senate Still Too Close To Call, Some Notes On Why The Polling Was So Off In Michigan, Let's Go Win The Midterms Everyone
I will be on live with the Contrarians at 915am ET this morning, paid subscribers gather tonight at 7pm ET
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LITERALLY the same. The same PR companies. The same astroturf front groups and sockpuppets. Anyone remember Rick Berman? The GOP PR strategist famous for creating phony front groups to fool the media into running fake "opinion" pieces by phony "experts"? southernbeale.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/j...
Just Another Phony Rick Berman Astroturf Front Group
[UPDATE]:On a whim I did a Google news search for Berman & Co. employee David Martosko. Looks like the media is still getting pwned by Berman’s tricks. Martosko is now masquerading as som…
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Stephen Moran.@moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 16h ago
Trump's appearance on Fox News last night was batshit insane. Just deranged. A firehose of contradictions and lies. Just shows how out of touch and insane he is.
I love that Dr. Fauci accidentally butt-dialed Barbra Streisand.
litzz11@litzz11.bsky.social · 14h ago“I am calling katie frequently to check on her couple time per day,” Fauci wrote in notes dated 9 May 2020. “She is very anxious about getting very ill since she is 10 weeks pregnant. Tonight she had an anxiety reaction. I calmed her over the phone.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“I am calling katie frequently to check on her couple time per day,” Fauci wrote in notes dated 9 May 2020. “She is very anxious about getting very ill since she is 10 weeks pregnant. Tonight she had an anxiety reaction. I calmed her over the phone.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Asking Anthony Fauci for medical advice then calling for him to be jailed? Katie Miller is the latest Maga hypocrite | Arwa Mahdawi
The vocal vaccine sceptic and wife of Trump’s deputy chief of staff turned to the former US science adviser when she was worried about Covid. Now, she’s claiming it was a cunning plan, writes Arwa Mah...
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So many Republican male lawmakers have been accused of physical and sexual violence against women that the report about this guy, who harassed his employees with unsolicited gifts, inappropriate comments, and demands for dinners, seems almost quaint. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
House Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Chuck Edwards Likely Violated Sexual Harassment Rules
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.
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Missouri voters reject Amendment 4. The Republican-backed measure, designed to make it far harder for citizen initiatives (like abortion rights, marijuana, etc.) to pass by requiring majorities in all 8 congressional districts, has failed. Simple statewide majority rule stays.
Those who ensure the wine gets made deserve our respect. #UFW ✊️
United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · yesterdayWA workers under UFW contract are clearing off leaves for better growth and production of the wine grapes. "Miguel" says: Chateau Ste Michelle cares about us. When temps reach 95° we're sent home. In hot weather they bring us in early so we can work when it's safer." #WeFeedYou
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
As predicted, Susan Collins comes out against Blanche. Don’t make too much of it. The R leadership okayed it b/c they have a vote to lose and b/c Collins in a tight race in Maine, in which Ds have won last several presidential elections. But they can’t lose another. All eyes on Cassidy and Murkowski
The wheels of the bus go 'round and 'round ... 'round and 'round ... 'round and 'round. The wheels of the bus go 'round and round ... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro (Gift Article)
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
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On the campaign trail Trump said he would never let anyone touch Medicare. On 01.01.2027 the subsidy program for Medicare Part D that helps keep Rx prices down is set to expire. #RepublicanMedicareCuts can be reversed, but we must win the House and Senate. We have 91 days LFG!!
Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."
Decent chance Elon is doing this to determine if the moon is or is not made of cheese.
Sky News@news.sky.com · yesterdaySpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon - here's what we know will happen
Ohhh! Victim-blaming! Groundbreaking. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...
Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’
The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.
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