Seattle voters are currently approving the library levy renewal by nearly 72%.
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 16h agoGreetings from the Yes Seattle Libraries election night party at Reuben's downtown, featuring CM Dionne Foster.
You Can't Govern Unless You Win
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Science is not truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 16h ago
This went a little different than his nightly interviews with Sean Hannity.
I think “I am the protagonist of life” is the main psychological appeal of this kind of conspiracism. You risked nothing, you did nothing, and other real people are suffering the things you’re pretending to think are bad, but in the end you’re the great hero for surviving your imagination.
NEW: Judge Allison Burroughs in Massachusetts is *pissed* at DOJ. She does not hold back, calling out DOJ's bad-faith litigating in the TPS cases, in addition to the overarching "shameful cruelty" of what the Trump administration is doing. From her latest order in the Somalia TPS case:
![Leaving aside the shameful cruelty inherent in eschewing a “wind down period” for
people under threat of deportation, many of whom are productive members of our communities
who have lived here for years, built a life here, worked here and raised their families here, the
Court is mindful of both the Supreme Court ruling and the recent First Circuit judgment in this
case. That said, the Court will also not abdicate its responsibility to make thoughtful, wellreasoned decisions after affording all parties a full and fair opportunity to be heard. It is
therefore ORDERED that Plaintiffs respond to Defendants’ motion to lift the stay, [ECF No.
97], by 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2026. The Court further amends the scheduling order on
supplemental briefing, [ECF No. 82]. Pursuant to the amended schedule, Defendants’ brief is
also due by 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2026, and any reply brief by Plaintiffs will be due by
5:00 p.m. on August 6, 2026. The Court anticipates a decision on Defendants’ motion, which
will be accompanied by a decision on Plaintiffs’ emergency motion if the Court decides to lift
the administrative stay, early next week. Should Defendants return to the First Circuit prior to
that as they threaten in their motion, the Court will assume that it has lost jurisdiction, which will
delay its rulings.
SO ORDERED.
August 4, 2026 /s/ Allison D. Burroughs
ALLISON D. BURROUGHS
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Blanche has produced this capitulation on the Weaponization fund and the scope of the IRS immunity. Reportedly Cornyn has now agreed to support Blanche’s confirmation. I remain baffled that “OK I won’t follow through on the corrupt deal I made” is good enough for a US Attorney General nominee.
Yesterday we talked about what happened in Ceuta. Today, we know much more. Spain says the border is under control. The EU says no one reached mainland Europe. New questions are emerging about Morocco’s role. And an entirely different geopolitical story is beginning to unfold around Western Sahara.
I'll start. Secretary of Defense: Admiral McCraven HHS: Dr. Peter Hotez SoS: Hillary Clinton, just to watch their heads explode AG: Jack Smith Treasury: Jerome Powell Interior: Al Gore Energy: Daniel Yergin Agriculture: Vincent Smith Transportation: Hunter Biden, representing his dad
Google created an AI tool for users to doctor images on Google Earth—the latest instance of the AI industry undercutting its rhetoric about safety by launching products with little or no due diligence, @matteowong.bsky.social writes.
Google Just Torched the Credibility of Its Satellite Images
Google Earth was a boon for researchers—and then came the deepfakes.
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The U.S. controls billions in revenue from Venezuelan oil sales, but public records do not show how much reached Venezuela, where it was spent or how much remains. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-us-con...
American, British, French and German forces have withdrawn hundreds of troops and key air-defense systems from Erbil International Airport in a surprise 72-hour pull-out that has left the Kurdistan Region badly exposed to intensifying Iranian and militia attacks.- Rudaw
We didn't mean to adopt this one. She's still technically a foster, but she's been with us for seven months. She's a true feral dog. When we got her she had clearly just had puppies. For the first 5.5 months we couldn't even touch her. Slowly she's come around to pets. Her joy in life is car rides
Create a shadow cabinet. Every time Hegseth stands at pentagon podium to announce some wild holy war action, our shadow SecDef gets up at ours to explain what we’d do differently. Same with RFK vaccine announcements or supplement things. Create a constant contrast, counter narrate the presidency.
Lets crowdsource this. Add your own ideas to this list ⬇️ What a real opposition would do:
Ami Fields-Meyer@fieldsmeyer.com · 5d agoCreate a shadow cabinet. Every time Hegseth stands at pentagon podium to announce some wild holy war action, our shadow SecDef gets up at ours to explain what we’d do differently. Same with RFK vaccine announcements or supplement things. Create a constant contrast, counter narrate the presidency.
Elon Musk is at it again. He’s trying to buy the midterms, with Susan Collins at the center of his plan. Musk authorized his America PAC to spend up to $120 million backing Collins and other GOP candidates in at least eight states. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
All of the nurses, doctors, PAs, nurse's assistants, technical staff who treated patients during COVID were heroes. All of the maintenance staff, custodians, food services personnel, administrators and others who supported them were as well. And anyone who attacks Dr Fauci disgraces their work
Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · last wk.TMZ’s Harvey Levin Calls GOP Attacks On Dr. Fauci ‘Heartbreaking,’ Compares It to McCarthyism
🧵A few days prior to the Ceuta "invasion" at Lindsey Graham's funeral, Netanyahu was conversing with Rubio and Hegseth & pointed to a camera on them. Right wingers, Rubio allies in Congress, Trump, & Netanyahu are mad at Spain for criticizing Gaza occupation & refusing US air space access.
No you probably haven’t heard of it. Yeah so it’s a concept album. It’s about Anne Frank. Yeah. Yeah her. And it sounds like it was recorded inside of a tin can. No you’ll love it. You just gotta get past the part where he screams about Jesus for five minutes
Gift link, because you’ll want to read this whole thing: In a 19-page filing, [Pirro’s] office undermined everything Trump has been saying about damage to the Reflecting Pool. “The damage was the result of a botched installation and not vandalism,” her office wrote in a motion to dismiss the case.
How the Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Fell Apart
Federal prosecutors searched for evidence and found that “a botched installation” was to blame.
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NEW: Russian forces conducted a large-scale strike series against Ukraine on the night of July 29 to 30 that featured a particularly large number of missiles and aimed to exploit Ukraine’s shortage of ballistic missile interceptors. (1/12) Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar073026
How quickly can you guess this leader? #PeopleBehindTheMoment Something I promised earlier 😉 youtube.com/shorts/R878q...
How quickly can you guess this leader? | #PeopleBehindTheMoment
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Debt payments are rising not just because the debt is growing under Trump, but because the government has leaned on too much short-term borrowing. As it comes due, Washington must now lock in the higher rates the inflationary Iran War has created. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
A US-owned and operated, Marshall Islands-flagged LNG floating storage facility was struck by at least one UAV whilst at Damietta, Egypt - Ambrey
No, he didn’t. Swing voters switched from Biden to Trump because they thought Kamala was too far left, plus throw in misogyny & racism. www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
Poll: Undecided voters went for Trump, tagged Harris with left positions
The survey from Blueprint Strategies comes amid a fierce Democratic debate over how they lost.
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It's more important now that ever before!!! VOTE!!!
Liberals say that our democracy is on life support. They're wrong—our republic is on life support.
NYT: Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.