El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
Gee, looks like when you panic about political trends and try to keep people from voting, they get mad. www.texastribune.org/2026/08/04/t...
Arrests made during Tarrant County meeting on voting site cuts
Lon Burnam, a former Texas House Democrat, was carried out of the meeting by deputies who told him he was under arrest.
texastribune.org
i think that everyone should know about the ways this government is trying to criminalize dissent and protest -- not because it should scare us into inaction, but because understanding how it works is how we stop it from working. wrote about it for @thenation: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans
Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important.
thenation.com
I remain hopeful that Bernie Sanders can win the 2016 democratic presidential primary
I haven’t done this in a few years, but due to budget cuts I wasn’t able to order any new supplies for my classroom, so I am sharing my Amazon wishlist. I teach in a self-contained ID classroom for kids with severe disabilities. Even just sharing this would mean a lot to me. Thanks!
Check out my list on Amazon
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I can’t believe they can show this on network television!
Up next on TCM@tcm-up-next.bsky.social · 19h agoFAMOUS BONERS (1942) — 7:45 pm ET — 10m (TCM Extras) John Nesbitt, Margaret Bert, Edward McWade; directed by Douglas Foster This short film looks at three instances of people who either caused or were the victims of errors. #TCM #TCMParty
DHS said pharmacy instructor Berhanu Kibret overstayed visa and arrested him at Dallas-Fort Worth airport
University of Maryland ‘teacher of the year’ detained by ICE in Texas
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Good news! A federal appeals court said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot freeze about $20 billion of clean energy grants awarded to several nonprofit groups, handing a defeat to the Trump administration. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
EPA cannot block billions in climate grants, US appeals court rules
A federal appeals court said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot freeze about $20 billion of clean energy grants awarded to several nonprofit groups, handing a defeat to the Trump adminis...
reuters.com
They're probably hoping you won't hear about this. But tomorrow in TX, Tarrant County officials meet to vote on a GOP plan to cut almost HALF of Election Day voting locations, plus 8 early voting locations, some of them on campuses. Not hard to guess why. fortworthreport.org/2026/07/30/t...
Tarrant County considers cutting 140 Election Day polling sites for November
County commissioners vote Aug. 4 on proposed reductions to the number of early voting and day-of sites for the midterms.
fortworthreport.org
Reading: We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social ift.tt/2aLBUJR
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it reut.rs/4fOpOLh
Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it
President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of "government censorship."
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Companies failing to act quickly enough on nature loss, UN says reut.rs/4fAXeOO
Companies failing to act quickly enough on nature loss, UN says
Companies and financial institutions are not moving fast enough to address nature loss despite the growing threat it poses to profits, economic growth and global supply chains, the U.N.'s biodiversity chief told Reuters.
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The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country's most pristine ecosystems. n.pr/4pSfqqC
These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections
The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.
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Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says reut.rs/4fGAgV6
Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says
Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels and aid shortages are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers — six in seven of those in need — the U.N. World Food Programme said on Tuesday.
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I've been asking reporters in Spokane how we can help and everyone says subscribe, subscribe, subscribe. The Spokesman-Review has been doing unreal coverage of the fires: www.spokesman.com
The Spokesman-Review | Local News, Business, Entertainment, Sports & Weather for Eastern Washington
Serving the Inland Northwest since 1883. Spokesman.com provides breaking and in-depth coverage of Spokane area news, sports and community.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan@alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 3d 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.
Bri is an IRL friend and deserves every penny of your help, please give generously as much as you are able
Bri Traquair⁷@brileigh85.bsky.social · 3d agoI’m still about $800 short on rent this month, and I’m really afraid of getting evicted before I have colostomy surgery on the 17th. Venmo is faster (rent is due on the 5th), but either is so helpful. Venmo: venmo.com/u/Brianna-Tr... GFM: gofund.me/f071c1d0f
It's an unconventional set list, but I'm interested to see where you guys go with it
unacceptable, especially after everything that's happened wrt taylor farms and corruption
Melody Schreiber@melodyschreiber.com · 2d agoThe FDA cyclospora page hasn't been updated in more than a week www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
"The Trump administration admitted that it terminated nearly 300 federal research grants 'solely because' the projects were connected to states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024 and had two Democratic senators in office, according to court filings." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration concedes it canceled research grants in blue states
The administration said 284 research grants were canceled because they were in states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024.
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I'm really glad that ESPN got rid of a talented and knowledgeable dude like Ryan Clark so they could pay a sleeveless punter more money so Aaron Rodgers could be on TV complaining about Dr. Fauci. What the absolute fuck is wrong with everyone
"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d agoPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
Public comment matters, folks!
Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d agoExclusive: We obtained a leaked playbook that Flock gives to cops to coach them on "how to speak to city council" to avoid getting their contracts canceled. Includes strategies like "own the narrative" by talking to mayor "before public comment periods" www.404media.co/own-the-narr...
