Luke Russell
@lukerussell.bsky.social
Freelance artist: Illustration, Print Media & oil painting. Sweatshop worker. Union supporter. SciFi/Horror nerd. Political junkie & history buff. http://lukerussell.myportfolio.com
Officials originally estimated the park would close for 18 to 24 months after potentially dangerous levels of lead and cobalt were found.
Charlotte park still closed 18 months after lead found. When will it reopen?
Officials originally estimated the park would close for 18 to 24 months after potentially dangerous levels of lead and cobalt were found.
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"If this is what it takes to get a rom-com greenlit these days, maybe we should just let them die. Death with dignity is surely a better fate for the genre than fascist capitulation." Zero stars for this piece of shit movie. My review of ONE NIGHT ONLY for @ebertvoices.bsky.social
One Night Only review: Pull out from this sex-negative rom-com
If this is what it takes to get a rom-com greenlit these days, maybe we should just let them die.
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There's an angle to the dwindling stockpiles of munitions that I haven't really seen covered... yes, Hegseth is incompetent. Yes, our military, following orders, looks incompetent. But we've been stockpiling this shit for decades. Where exactly did it all go?
This looks like a Universal Monsters exhibit in a wax museum burst into flames. Nosferatu, Wolfman, whatever that third one is...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
Not even the tip.
RogerEbert.com@ebertvoices.bsky.social · 2h ago"If this is what it takes to get a rom-com greenlit these days, maybe we should just let them die. Death with dignity is surely a better fate for the genre than fascist capitulation." @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social from her zero star review of ONE NIGHT ONLY:
North Carolina Republican Drops Re-election Bid After Ethics Rebuke www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Rep. Chuck Edwards Drops Re-election Bid in North Carolina After Ethics Rebuke
Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staff members.
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NEW: Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards says he's dropping his re-election campaign, after the House Ethics Committee recommended a censure for inappropriate behavior with female staffers.
Good riddance. And this is the creep who replaced Madison Cawthorn. That seat is cursed.
Politico@politico.com · 7h agoChuck Edwards says he will end reelection bid after censure recommendation
A paramilitary group plotted to overthrow the Constitution then conducted a violent attack on America. They were convicted in court of seditious conspiracy, and jailed. Then the leader they aimed to illegally install got power and let them out, their records wiped clean. The Jan. 6 attackers won.
Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers
The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”
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RFK Jr has a new cooking show. Are any Trump officials doing their actual jobs? | Arwa Mahdawi
RFK Jr has a new cooking show. Are any Trump officials doing their actual jobs? | Arwa Mahdawi
Shouldn’t the health secretary have his hands full with the cyclosporiasis outbreak, measles or rabbit fever? Not when there are crispy salmon cakes to prepare, writes Arwa Mahdawi
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THE $168 BILLION WAS TAKEN ILLEGALLY AND THE GOVERNMENT DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE IT BACK. Kill me I’ve wasted my life.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h agoBessent: "Here at the Treasury, I had $168 billion of tariff revenues that we're gonna have to refund. So when the Democrats scream, "Oh, the refunds should go back to the American people!', well, the American people had it, it was in the Treasury and it was paying down the debt."
The first woman to go to the moon is visiting her alma mater in late August. Here are plans, including how the community can celebrate the Artemis II astronaut in person.
Astronaut Christina Koch is coming home. How to see her at NC State celebration
The first woman to go to the moon is visiting her alma mater in late August. Here are plans, including how the community can celebrate the Artemis II astronaut in person.
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“These strange, balloon-like anomalies have captivated the public imagination for decades,” chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said of the unusually bulbous vessels officially known as Unidentified Floating Objects but colloquially referred to as “blimps” or “flying sausages.”
Pentagon Declassifies Files On Blimps
ARLINGTON, VA—In what may be the largest-ever disclosure of government data concerning the mysterious aerial phenomena, Pentagon officials announced Wednesday they had begun releasing a trove of forme...
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The thing about @walshfreedom.bsky.social is that he stands for absolutely fucking nothing. Just a craven opportunist dickweed who goes whichever way the wind blows and expects to be bathed and blown for making the journey.
The fact that this drooling pants-shitting whitewashing dipshit thinks these two things are remotely comparable really tells you who the fuck he is, doesn't it
The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress. https://to.pbs.org/4pVAKf1
National Guard deployment to Washington through 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, estimate shows
The cost estimate is for fiscal years 2027-2029 and came in response to questions from Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina after Milei remarks reut.rs/4xcplJW
Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina after Milei remarks
Brazil has informed Argentina's ambassador that bilateral relations have been downgraded to the chargé d'affaires level, a source in the Brazilian government told Reuters on Tuesday.
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The report coincided with the state filing a third lawsuit against President Donald Trump over import taxes.
Oregon paid nearly $3 billion in tariffs, hit harder than other states, according to new report
The report coincided with the state filing a third lawsuit against President Donald Trump over import taxes.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill says it has removed jalapenos from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could potentially be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating.
Chipotle pulls jalapeños from some restaurants as health officials investigate salmonella outbreak
Chipotle Mexican Grill says it has removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could potentially be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating.
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Trump’s outburst over the Reflecting Pool is a sign of dangerous dysfunction in the Oval Office, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues.
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
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They didn’t lose it - they threw it away
Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social · 19h agoGOP senators have lost the plot.
So was the non-existent "Great American Road Trip" a mere screw-up, or a Hans-Gruber-style heist dressed up as a cause?
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
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Lawsuits challenging Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will go to trial in March 2027, a federal judge ruled. The ruling is a win for California AG Rob Bonta, who had sought an April trial, while Paramount had asked for a November trial reut.rs/4wGe7gY
🤯 Rep. Max Miller's interview with Jake Tapper was one of the most self-destructive things I've ever witnessed on cable news. Here's the whole thing:
🤯 Max Miller's interview with Tapper is an utter trainwreck 🤯
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Nobody believes that the emotion of hatred is predetermined by DNA except eugenicists. Joe Walsh is pure white trash.
