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Former 60 Minutes producer. Fan of facts. And democracy. Tax wealth not work. Owned by a black cat. #DemCast 💙
Extra points for brazen creativity. Ogles gets the 2026 George Santos Award for resume fiction. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Tennessee congressman Andrew Ogles’s résumé is too good to be true
The freshman member of Congress has come under fire for embellishing his past. We found more examples.
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AI companies got elected officials to sign NDAs ??? WTF? The elected officials should never have been asked to do such a thing and should they never have signed them. The A.I. Giants Weren’t Prepared for This www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | The A.I. Giants Weren’t Prepared for This
Jasmine Sun, a writer covering technology, takes us into the backlash against A.I. data centers.
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“Last year a report from M.I.T.’s Project NANDA put a number on it, finding that 95 percent of enterprise generative A.I. pilots never delivered real results.” “I Helped Run Lululemon. Companies Need to Stop Kidding Themselves About A.I. “ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
Opinion | I Helped Run Lululemon. The A.I. Revolution Is a Hot Mess. (Gift Article)
The A.I. revolution is stalling because companies don’t want to admit that integrating the technology is expensive and slow and requires human effort.
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“A few minutes of embarrassing CSPAN coverage, while the staffers themselves had to endure over two years of sexual harassment, is not comparable” Leaders of Democratic Women’s Caucus urge resignation - not censure - of Rep Chuck Edwards (R-NC) after ethics committee report
WATCH — @redstateupdate.bsky.social (Murfreesboro): “Millions of people have already lost their insurance. And when this ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ kicks in after the midterms? Good Lord… How are they gonna say they don’t have enough money for Medicare when they’re painting statues gold?” 🤷🏼
Gift link Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
Opinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here. (Gift Article)
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
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Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. Use our database (just updated!) to more easily search these organizations’ finances 👇
527 Explorer — ProPublica
Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars flow through little-known political organizations called 527s. Use our database to explore who funds these organizations and how they’re spending their mone...
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Brandon Roberts@bxroberts.org · 5d agoI just published an update to our 527 Explorer of political nonprofits. We added over 500k new records since our last update in June. It's an election year, meaning I will be updating this every month until the election. Happy Friday! projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/
Gift link. “How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee (Gift Article)
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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NEW: Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG was spending that money on its stated mission.
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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(Sarcasm alert) Now that’s some charisma! Right up there with my old boss Ed Bradley. A persona made for print. Weiss seems to be assessing whatever Don Hewitt would do and doing the opposite. But I guess that’s her mandate isn’t it really?
W. Kamau Bell@wkamaubell.bsky.social · last wk.Ross Douthat has been hired by Bari Weiss to be a correspondent on SIXTY FREAKING MINUTES! I decided to repost my review of an episode of Ross’s New York Times podcast that he titled “Did Women Ruin The Workplace?” I stand by it.😬 wkamaubell.substack.com/p/did-the-ne...
How did a false allegation lead to Pete Buttigieg's separation from his kids? Our exclusive reporting shows how authorities did not take steps to vet the caller who left her contact. We found the caller who said she wanted to thwart his White House ambitions. Gift link: wapo.st/45ok5XP
Source of false Buttigieg allegation appeared ‘mentally unstable,’ records show
The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that prompted the ex-Cabinet secretary's separation from his 4-year-old twins was handled.
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Seen in DC this morning: one single man duck taping the reflecting pool.
Heads up: Taylor Farms lettuce is sold under these brand names: Marketside (sold at Walmart) Earthbound Farm (owned by Taylor Farms) Cross Valley Farms (owned by US Foods) Private labels for Target, Whole Foods (365), and Amazon Fresh. AVOID ALL OF THEM
I miss seeing Colbert on late night. I know it “wasn’t a format contemporary audiences care about” and whatever but he never phoned it in and it was always a bright spot in my day to watch his monologue.
I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
$100 to any reporter who asks him, "so you're saying Capitol Police should've shot dead everyone who breached the Capitol on January 6?"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHoman on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."
There’s a reason Brian Kemp worked so hard to try to beat Mike Collins in the Republican primary…
I’m endorsing @abdulelsayed.bsky.social today—because he is THE fighter Michigan needs in the Senate.
19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales died defending this country. Think about that while politicians demonize immigrants and terrorize Latino communities. Americans with names like Gonzales have always fought, bled, and died for this nation. RIP to her and Lt. Tyler Feehan. 🇺🇸
The New York Times reported Monday that dozens of U.S. service members were injured in three Iranian strikes last week that weren’t publicly disclosed by the Pentagon.
Pentagon Denies Hiding Injury Stats—After Report Dozens Were Hurt In Undisclosed Iran Strikes
The New York Times reported Monday that dozens of U.S. service members were injured in three Iranian strikes last week that weren’t publicly disclosed by the Pentagon.
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NEW: A second ex-wife of David Brouillette, the ICE agent who killed Joan Durán Guerrero in Maine, Lucinda Brouillette, issued a statement this morning. "If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes." /
youtu.be/QHPmRJIoc2k Fun time capsule. This concert was during the Johnson presidency. Tom Lehrer.
Tom Lehrer Full Copenhagen Performance
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gift link eBay stalked and terrorized a couple for writing about the company. They Were Terrorized by a Tech Company. When Will They See Justice? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/t...
They Were Terrorized by a Tech Company. When Will They See Justice? (Gift Article)
A newly available documentary, ‘Whatever It Takes,’ examines eBay workers’ plot to cyberstalk journalists and critics.
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Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files.
