Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
Mark
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Democracy over Autocracy / Theocracy Socially liberal – Fiscally conservative Fitness for life: Eat whole foods & Exercise
as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10h agoReuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be unlikely to risk transit without paying."
Russia has discovered a new purpose for drones, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu writes: “Instead of avoiding civilians, Russian operators can now target them, as if they were playing a video game”:
The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson
Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.
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if he literally makes a new party called the American First Party, i will turn into the joker
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Bloomberg gift: (So, an agreement between Iran/Oman but leaves out Trump)
Iran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Route Reached With Oman
Iran said an agreement with Oman has been reached on a proposed route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a potential step toward a reopening of the critical waterway for energy supplies.
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The Most Powerful Men in America Are Eating Only Steak and Sauerkraut. Could I? (Quite an interesting diet, maybe beneficial, but too costly for most Americans) NYTimes share: #GutHealth www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/m...
The Most Powerful Men in America Are Eating Only Steak and Sauerkraut. Could I?
I ate like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a week. The results were fascinating.
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Republicans won’t stop a corrupt tyrant from unnecessarily shaking down American taxpayers, but they *will* stop women from getting necessary healthcare. What amoral jackholes.
IRAN HAS SIGNALED IT IS WILLING TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ BUT IS DEMANDING THE RIGHT TO COLLECT TRANSIT FEES, SECURITY GUARANTEES AGAINST FUTURE ATTACKS, AN END TO THE U.S. NAVAL BLOCKADE AND RELIEF FROM U.S. OIL SANCTIONS. - WSJ
US Treasury Secretary Bessent says a deal with Iran could be announced as soon as tomorrow. Bessent claims that the deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Seems likely that President Trump posted this ahead of Sec Bessent on his Truth Social account for paid subscribers of early Truth dumps.
Reuters reporting: The U.S. has used “virtually all” of its precision strike missiles during the war in Iran. Stockpiles on ATACMs and Precision Strike Missiles are almost depleted. And we have used about half of our Tomahawks, per new data circulating inside the admin. #IranWar
A typical El Niño event is to boost global average temperatures, coincident w/ riding on top of human-caused global warming. Because of the ongoing El Niño’s predicted record peak, it is even more likely that 2026 and 2027 will set records for the warmest years on record. www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/w...
What the ‘strongest El Niño on record’ actually means (for humans) | CNN
An unusually intense El Niño event is quickly gathering strength in the tropical Pacific. Over the next year or two, it will increase the likelihood of weather disasters … and increase the accuracy of...
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Trump's a bit unhinged b/c he cannot bomb his way to Iran's surrender. Every time he claims some new imminent negotiations w/ Iran, his claims are shot down by Iran, making him look stupid.
Spiro’s Ghost@antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 2d agoI mean this in all seriousness, this is a severely mentally ill & delusional person who not only should be removed from office under the 25th amendment, but he should be in a psych ward. This is pure insanity on so many levels. He lives in a fantasy world. He is unwell & has lost touch with reality.
CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)
Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran ‘unbelievably duplicitous’ and US blockade will continue until ‘deal or total surrender’ www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran ‘unbelievably duplicitous’ and US blockade will continue until ‘deal or total surrender’
US president lashes out on Truth Social after Iran denied it was in negotiations
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New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick estimates the Trump family has made close to $4 billion “off of the presidency” in about a year. What we will never know is how much laundered $$ flowed into the Trump Crime Family via crypto.
#InsiderTrading Trump Media has launched "Truth API" its new paid data service – $100k per mo – providing faster access to Truth Social posts from Trump. It gives firms "a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform’s most market-moving Truths," the company's CEO said in a press release.
Trump Is Trying to Rewrite the History of Slavery. "We live in a country with an unpredictable past.” This was a saying among the intelligentsia in the Soviet Union when I was growing up. We never knew which part of our history would be obliterated next." NYT -gift www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
Opinion | Trump's Smithsonian Attacks Are Attacks on America’s Future
This is how we decide who we are and who we want to be.
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"It Wasn’t a Civil War. It Was the Slaveholders’ Rebellion". Fascinating American history about how the term "Civil War" became common usage. There are direct parallels to how Trump has reframed Jan 6th insurrectionists as "martyrs and patriots". NYTimes share: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...
Opinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again.
To face our history, we must be honest about it.
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@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social had a very important role in exposing Max Miller’s behavior in Mother Jones and you should go read: www.motherjones.com/politics/202....
Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3d agoMax Miller said on X Live that "Journalism is supposed to ask difficult questions... and tell the whole story." Miller *repeatedly* declined to answer detailed questions from Mother Jones before we published our story.
This is why they’ll actually cut him loose. Not because he’s a woman-beating monster.
Well done by Dana Bash. -RFK Jr: You don't understand this. You're not a scientist. -Bash: Neither are you. Reminder of why it's a race among this guy, Hegseth, S Miller, R Vought, Lutnick, Bondi->Blanche, Noem->Markwain, Tulsi->Pulte, etc for WORST and most destructive mini-Trump.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago😳 RFK Jr's epic CNN crashout 😳 Dana Bash pressed RFK Jr on Trump's culpability for mishandling covid and the misinformation he pushes about vaccines, and the segment wound down with him getting mad and barking at her like a rabid dog Here's the full thing:
The Only Ice Cream Recipe You'll Ever Need cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016... NYTimes share:
The Only Ice Cream Recipe You’ll Ever Need • 5★
This silky, luscious and very classic custard can be used as the base for any ice cream flavor you can dream up. These particular proportions of milk and cream to egg yolk will give you a thick but no...
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The best part of this rant was millionaire Bernie Moreno telling the world that he was so infuriated sitting on his couch in 2020 watching Anthony Fauci save people's lives that he had no choice but to sell off all his many car dealerships and run for the Senate. #Hero #Saint #Self-Sacrifice
Sen. Bernie Moreno Attacks Anthony Fauci In Foul Rant: ‘Who The F**k Do You Think You Were?’
“It’s a total disgrace what you did to this country,” the senator from Ohio said. “I hope that, one way or another ... you answer for your crimes.”
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Seems like the Saudi's have grown less enamored of Trump.
Forbes@forbes.com · 5d agoThe Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund bailed on its funding of LIV Golf—and now the league's future is in doubt.
In its most recent quarterly financial report, Palantir reported $1.28 billion in total US revenue. Of that amount, $687 million came from U.S. taxpayer-funded agencies—an EIGHTY FOUR PERCENT INCREASE year-over-year. Cool. Cool … 1/
Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.
