Vote NO! For crying out loud. These Republicans are the wimpiest excuses for U.S. senators anyone has ever seen.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Most current Democratic leadership is from safe Dem areas like NYC and SF, and so they (and their staff) never learned how and why to attack. Instead, they focus their attention on intra-party disputes, where nice-guy disagreements are necessary. That doesn't work against Republican bloodsport.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 4d ago

However horrible you think the Tate brothers are, I promise, it's worse than that. It's insane that Dems aren't making a bigger deal of the GOP embracing these grotesque monsters.

Trump: Rep Max Miller (R-OH) did nothing that I didn't do myself...

Opinions may vary, but I think it's news that warrants attention when sitting president perpetrates a fraud and launches a public offensive against one of his own U.S. Attorneys.

Some might see this and assume it’s fake, but Trump actually published it. The White House perpetrated a fraud on the public, and after the DOJ was forced to abandon a baseless prosecution, Trump doubled down on the self-satisfying fiction he prefers to reality and threw Pirro under the bus.

Coffee, conversation, and community — I started the morning listening to what matters most to Idaho families. Thanks to everyone who joined us for breakfast today! ☕

Don Kettl: “The idea of a civil service was to have people whose expertise would carry over. They were responsible for administering the law and were accountable to the president...but couldn’t be dismissed because they were not of the right political stripe." youtu.be/IqhEF_a7nAU?...

Don Kettl on “loyalty to the president” replacing expertise in the civil service

YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol

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“Estonians have been able to pay taxes online since 2000. The United States was just getting there last year with IRS Direct File, a Biden-era pilot program that saved users time and money, but Trump killed it after lobbying by tax-prep and software companies.” www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...

Trump Is Making Government Worse on Purpose

Instead of seeking to simplify and improve citizens’ lives, this administration keeps creating new obstacles and burdens.

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An AMAZING bit in the complaint that SpaceX owned xAI filed is where they lament that the MN state law would result in really, really expensive fines for companies that don't stop enabling users to make AI deepfake porn basically. Here's a bite: xAI attorneys wrote...

SpaceX-owned xAI, the developer of Grok, sued Minnesota AG to challenge a law coming into effect in the state that will ban "nudify" apps, use of these AI image generators to make non-consenting intimate images, aka AI deepfake porn of real people including minors. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/s...

Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over law to ban 'nudify' apps

Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, is challenging a law that would ban so-called nudify apps in Minnesota

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John Oliver broke down the risks of Trump’s crypto ventures. We have been tracking these conflicts from the start. As DDF's Virginia Canter said, Trump’s crypto businesses are “a perfect vehicle to funnel money to [Trump] and his family to enrich them.”

John Oliver Returns to Expose Trump Family’s Shady Crypto Dealings: ‘We Badly Need Proper Guardrails’

John Oliver returned to “Last Week Tonight” after his summer hiatus and went deep on the Trump family’s sketchy crypto v

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The Mountain West News Bureau is the strongest it's been since I got here. Awards aren't the point, but I think these speak to the breadth, depth and ambition of our work. Our regional newsroom is growing, and if your station is curious, let's chat! www.boisestatepublicradio.org/station-news...

Mountain West News Bureau wins journalism awards for data centers, immigration coverage, more

The bureau and its partner stations take home Murrow, Public Media Journalists Association, National Association for Hispanic Journalists honors, and others.

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Mystery solved, thx replies. These are actually a Mariott brand, bunch of 'resorts' with same cabins everywhere, and this location is listing with generic Mariott corporate photos, not photos from the actual property www.marriott.com/brands/outdo...

David Burbach 🇺🇸@dburbach.bsky.social · last wk.

Considering a stay by Mt Adams, WA for a couple days hiking and photo while visiting PDX, but despite good reviews may rule it out because their listing photos are obviously AI (left, top R) ferns and lush decidious trees -- when it's obv ponderosa pine country (low R, guest pic)

Cruelty for racism's sake. People with TPS followed the process. They got permission to work. They became part of our communities, building their lives here over decades, in some cases. Even Ohio's GOP governor says this mass deportation is wrong. It only serves a white nationalist agenda.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · last wk.

TPS for Haitians officially expires tomorrow. ICE is planning big operations, with Springfield, Ohio among the targets www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-hai...

"A tsunami of trouble is coming for Donald Trump — and his enablers in and outside of government. That struck me when I appeared this week before Democratic members of Congress and their staff, who are getting ready to drop the boom should one or both houses of Congress flip."

Hang On — Accountability Is Coming for Trump & Cronies Like the Ellisons

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We need to talk about cyclospora. The team that was tracking it? Donald Trump and RFK Jr. cut it by more than 70%. The surveillance network meant to track it? The Trump Administration made Cyclospora reporting optional and didn't even bother telling the public until two months after they did it.

"The reforms are also at odds with the hysterical caricature of Mamdani being manufactured by Donald Trump, the Republican party, and rightwing media. The right has repeatedly depicted the mayor, and a wave of his fellow electeds from the [DSA], as raging anti-business radicals."

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 2w ago

The wild eyed radical communist continues to destroy capitalism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"Apparently aware of how horribly Trump’s speech was received, Jiang looked to defend her action by uttering this line: 'This night is all about the First Amendment. Tonight was a full display.' That is pathetic. " open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...

These are the two worst lines from the White House Correspondents Dinner—and they weren’t even from Trump

It's why we need independent media

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“The Pentagon’s Defense Casualty Analysis System website still lists only fourteen deaths as a result of the Iran conflict—even though the Pentagon’s press release in connection with the dignified transfer stated, ‘The deaths are related to Iranian aggression.’” www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-trie...

Trump Tries to Erase the Casualties of His War

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

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“Let me warn you that this issue gets a little weedy. That’s by design; the administration wants you to not understand what they’re doing, so you won’t notice you’re being disenfranchised and robbed until it’s too late.” www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...

Inside Trump’s Stealth Trick to Rig the Census—and Congress

The administration’s latest power grab is disguised as boring technical guidance.

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Big news here. After Salgado Araujo was killed by an ICE agent, *someone* leaked that a search warrant for the van showed FBI thought they might have seen drug baggies in it. The family said it was drink powder. Apparently the substance was tested and the family was correct.

"this should be obvious" I mean personally I think it's pretty obvious that if people are depending on lifesaving medication you are providing to them and you stop providing it to them with no warning and no alternative you bear responsibility for their deaths

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fuck you, Ian Bremmer, you abject ghoul.

NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

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.

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Alan Ritchson isn’t holding back: the Reacher star just accused Trump of being “into 13-year-olds” on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, demanding the unredacted Epstein files be released. “Everybody else should feel like I feel,” he said. 🔥 #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/AP45B9DIZSsO...

‘Reacher’ Star Accuses Trump of Being ‘Into 13-Year-Olds’ — The Daily Beast

Alan Ritchson blasted Trump in a new interview, demanding the release of the unredacted Epstein files.

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interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”

tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

Retribution 🎁 “…lawyer for the Energy Department conceded in a court filing, “284 terminated grants had a recipient location and/or at least one place of performance in a state that awarded its electoral votes to Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and has two Democratic-caucusing senators.” #pinks

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)

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.

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“It’s an embarrassment for them to have done this.” Vietnam Vets just got Charlie Kirk’s name taken off Vietnam Veterans Highway, leaving egg 🍳 on the face of congressional hopeful Rep. Johnny Garrett + TN Republicans who did it w/o telling them. Full: www.newschannel5.com/news/tdot-re...

Yoiks! Been like this all afternoon in different parts of the Treasure Valley

BREAKING: Justice Department agrees to withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters in leak investigation related to new Air Force One jet. Withdrawal of subpoenas follows hearing before NY federal judge, who indicated he was inclined to quash the subpoenas.

This is the guy accused of holding women ain’t their will, yes?

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2w ago

"No clingy purple blouses! No kitten mule heels! No Doris Day clam digger slacks! I'm being deprived of EVERYTHING! And yet, somehow, able to tweet about it . . ."