so the guy responsible for the coverup of a serial pedophile's co-conspirators is going to be our AG, have I got that right?

$70 billion for ICE, and we're losing maternity centers in hospitals across Maine. Great job Sen Collins.

Troy Jackson@troyjackson207.bsky.social · 2d ago

Susan Collins always finds the money to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. But when our rural maternity wards are shuttering across Maine, she tells us we're on our own. Together, we can defeat her, we can save Miles Labor & Delivery, and we can create a state worthy of those who call it home.

The No Testicles Caucus does what it always does

Looks like Gavin Newsom is going to bat for California Forever, the Network State "tech utopia" project backed by Marc Andreessen and other tech billionaires. 70% of local residents oppose it. But the billionaires hired Newsom's favorite lobbyist. Welcome to Sacramento. nypost.com/2026/07/29/u...

Exclusive | Inside Gavin Newsom’s desperate bid to save billionaire pals’ dream city

Newsom has been quietly whipping support for California’s billionaire-backed megacity as it faces the loss of a key tenant.

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Republicans are trying to make the news cycle about anything other than Donald Trump and his incredibly unpopular domestic and foreign policy agenda. That’s why they set up this Fauci hearing. And everyone is taking the bait

"Earlier this month, hundreds of people filled a conference room in San Diego. These included Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Assistant Secretary of health Admiral Brian Christine, OpenAI executive Dean Ball and the attorneys general of West Virginia and Idaho."

Teddy Wilson@reportbywilson.bsky.social · last wk.

At Alliance Defending Freedom’s Summit, Church and State Are One

Great piece from @jamellebouie.net on the most prominent white supremacist influencer in the world, who is also the richest man in the world www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...

Opinion | Elon Musk Is a Menace to Society

Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?

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@joelmrubin.bsky.social the author of a fascinating new book ‘Saving Democratic Foreign Policy’ just joined me on Deadline D.C. with @bradbannon. Watch the podcast at www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfo1... @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @markgrimaldi.bsky.social

Talking Iran War & Democratic Foreign Policy with Joel Rubin

YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

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True. Plus killing Venezuelan sailors at sea with no due process.

Dr. Jack Brown@drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Attacking civilian targets is a war crime, and Donald Trump is a war criminal.” Sen. Ed Markey

Bob Deans Director of Strategic Engagement @nrdc.org just joined me on Deadline D.C. to say “We’ve living in a midsummer hellscape” because of climate change. Watch it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F72... @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @politicussarah.bsky.social

Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat, Strengthened by Climate Change, Sweep Across the U.S.

YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

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I noticed when the FIFA official brought the trophy over for Trump to take a look, he kept an extra tight grip on it.

To believe GOP senators would block Blanche is to assume someone in that caucus has something resembling balls. ain't gonna happen.

Exactly right. And it appears that Mr. Guerrero's killer was deeply troubled and should never have been hired by a competent LE agency. Ntm, Mr. Guerrero was not the man ICE was looking for, he just happened to be a Latino male at wrong place, wrong time. Total agency incompetence. Disgraceful.

Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈@rygraham.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Nothing will change without accountability, and in this corrupt administration, the reward for violence exacted on its perceived enemies is impunity. And unless that changes, these killings will continue." My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column.

"First, they came for the spinach." OMG, I'd burst out laughing but I had a salad last night and I don't want to provoke any reaction.

Rick Perlstein@rickperlstein.bsky.social · 3w ago

I coined "E. coli Conservatism" in 2007. Like much else, MAGA is what has come before, turned up up 11. ourfuture.org/20110603/e_c...

We can thank dark money for Tillis. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Source of Dark Money Revealed to Be… Dark Money

A recent IRS filing revealed a chain of dark money in North Carolina for the 2014 midterm election.

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Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social · 3w ago

Tillis prodded a rape survivor to go public with allegations against Hegseth, promising her that it would sink the nomination of a dangerous man to a powerful position. She did, at significant risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote in favor of Hegseth. He has always been a coward.

Great reporting from AP on ICE shooter in Biddeford. Infuriating. apnews.com/article/ice-...

AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...

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my god what lying sack of sh*t

Mabinty Quarshie White House Reporter @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social joined us on Deadline D.C. for a status update on Trump's war against Iran. Watch the podcast courtesy of my Executive producer @markgrimaldi.bsky.social at www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUK6... @masspolprofmo.bsky.social

Status Update on Midterm Senate Races; Trump's Turbulent NATO Summit

YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

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In times of crisis, some American leaders call us to the better angels of our nature. Then there's Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/bobby-char...

Bobby Charles' Two Repugnant Statements on Biddeford.

The Maine Republican Gubernatorial Nominee Has a Rare Capacity for Soiling Himself.

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ME GOP guv candidate Bobby Charles keeps trying to say something about Biddeford and finally arrived at an answer: how about we just go back to targeting Latinos? mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/bobby-char...

Bobby Charles' Two Repugnant Statements on Biddeford.

The Maine Republican Gubernatorial Nominee Has a Rare Capacity for Soiling Himself.

mauricecunningham153.substack.com

Excellent work @bradleyonishi.bsky.social re Hawley & Leonard Leo. Tidbits missed. Hawkey is ex Becket Fund, where Leo is on board. And widely debunked mifepristone report is from EPPC - a far right Catholic front w Leo & Robbie George on board. axismundinetwork.substack.com/p/axis-daily...

Axis Daily Brief | Josh Hawley Wants More Than an Attorney General

The Hidden Ties Between Josh Hawley and Leonard Leo, and the Fight to Outlaw Abortion through Exploitation of the U.S. Attorney General Confirmation Process

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ME GOP guv candidate Bobby Charles has bollixed two tries at a statement on the ICE killing in Biddeford. Before a third he should remember it is better to remain silent and be thought an idiot than to speak and remove all doubt. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/bobby-char...

Maine GOP governor candidate Bobby Charles has made two statements on the ICE killing in Biddeford. Before he makes a third he might remember that it is better to remain silent and be thought an idiot than to speak and remove all doubt. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/bobby-char...

Bobby Charles' Two Repugnant Statements on Biddeford.

The Maine Republican Gubernatorial Nominee Has a Rare Capacity for Soiling Himself.

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Deep-pocketed, dark money groups like Betsy Devos’ American Federation for Children, the Heritage Foundation, & the Goldwater Institute are pouring $ into lawsuits in a bad-faith attempt to throw Protect Education off the ballot. We need YOUR help to protect the signatures of over 420,000 AZ voters!

Some politicians have an amazing gift of grace in times of tragedy--think Ronald Reagan's address to the nation after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. Then there are craven hacks like Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/bobby-char...

Renowned political analyst @charliecookdc.bsky.social joined us on Deadline D.C. for a preview of midterm U.S. Senate madness. See the podcast courtesy of my Executive Producer @markgrimaldi.bsky.social at www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HM... @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social

Status Update on Midterm Senate Races with Charlie Cook

YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

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As Maine Dems try again, @bethreinhard.bsky.social reports 314 Action Fund $$$ against Troy Jackson. 314 was spending dark money for Nirav Shah & the $$$ came from dark money outfit DFER, underwritten by the anti-union Waltons and Charles Koch. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/koch-and-w...

Koch and Walton Tied Front Buys Its Way into Maine Governor's Race

Shah Donor 314 Action Donors Include Billionaire's Operation Democrats for Education Reform.

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The Globe printed a commentary by head of Pioneer Institute. As I explained before, neither the author of the Globe piece nor Pioneer's "Economic Research Associate" have any background in Economics. But Pioneer is superb at getting press mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/taking-pio... #mapoli

Taking Pioneer Institute Quasi-Seriously But Not Literally

(But As Pioneer's Take on the SJC Disqualifying Its Tax Cut Question from the Ballot Shows, We Should Really Not Take Pioneer Seriously or Literally)

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If Trump is at the NATO summit who is refereeing the FIFA World Cup games?