Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
George Smiley
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Please #BoycottX Move slow and fix things. @jamestalarico.bsky.social https://jamestalarico.com/ #VOTE #NOkings
MAGA is a mental illness. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Nice to hear a Screech Owl whinny from close by, even with the background of early morning car traffic. #Owls
DHS is hiring bounty hunters to find people in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras who have been removed from the country but still owe civil penalties. w/ @dell.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/dhs-is...
DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad
Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect.
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Shuffle put on Philip Glass String Quartet #4, and it was so lovely and interesting went looking for a video of it and found this instead. I only found the cd Brooklyn Rider recording of #4 by chance at our Public Library. So sorry all that media has since been removed. youtu.be/sFKEjhcWYmk?...
Brooklyn Rider - Lincoln Center Offstage - Philip Glass
YouTube video by Brooklyn Rider
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New female #Possum visiting the yard, we've been calling Toy or Wednesday. First sight she was perilously tiny to be on her own. Poked her head around a fence, looked like a rodent in whiteface with mickey mouse ears. Grown into a 'goth' style w dark eyes and black stockings. Magical shy creatures.
Rep. Vikki Goodwin@vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social · 2d agoJoin me in Houston on Saturday, August 8 for a Meet & Greet hosted by IAPAC with @ginafortexas.bsky.social @jon-rosenthaltx.bsky.social @poojaintexas.bsky.social Admission is free, but advance registration is required because seating is limited: bit.ly/4fsR2qX Light refreshments will be served.
One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · 2d agoBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
bloomberg.com
James Talarico on Texas officially banning THC: “Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst."
PSA promoting red flag laws explains the need and the procedure, and stresses the removal of guns is 'temporary'. Why shouldn't it be permanent? Things get bad enough to invoke all that, penalty should be one and done. Why futz around with it?
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.
The Tate Brothers' Should Be The Trumps' Second Epstein Scandal
The truth is much worse than most people realize, and they knew a lot of it.
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Wildfires in Spokane County, Washington, have destroyed hundreds of structures, scorched more than 5,390 acres of land and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people. nyti.ms/4hayFtl
I wasn't able to dip my tires in either river but it's always fun to get some miles in & enjoy the festivities. Thanks RAGBRAI for another great week.
I’ve been thinking about a couple I met, Larry and Wendy, from Galveston, Texas and how their postcards written by hand to people in North Carolina and Texas are acts of patriotism in these dark times.
Sunday thought: Real Patriotism
From Texas to North Carolina
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Interesting behavior from our Great Blue Heron friend at sunup on top of a tall Oak tree. Nice long beak scratch. #Birds
Ken Paxton said the Uvalde shooting was part of a “plan” by “God.” 21 elementary school children and teachers were murdered in the shooting.
What the Iranian attack confirms is that Trump is no longer capable of operating in the real world when it dissents from the Trump as God Emperor narrative. He can't process information that dissents from the narrative. Thus he cannot lead or protect us; and we are in danger bsky.app/profile/did:...
Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 4d agoWhere is our government? Trump? DHS Secretary Mullin? Is the American homeland under attack? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
'This would never have happened if trump was President.' 🙃 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran (Gift Article)
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
nytimes.com
Paxton is second to Todd Blanche for Corruption as an AG . Texans can Vote for Talerico and send a message to Republicans and Never Again nominate a Proven Crook, who won’t explain how he owns 15 homes on a $153,000.😱😱😡⚖️⚖️please repost to help Texans decide 🗳️🗳️🗳️🧢🧢🧢👊🇺🇸😎
Yeah, this is fine. Let's go gild statues and escalate some more wars. #ClimateCollapse www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLWN...
Western states face more water cutbacks as Colorado River shrinks
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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"U.S., Israel preparing to bombard energy-related targets in Iran, sources say" By Margaret Brennan,Jennifer Jacobs,James LaPorta July 31, 2026 www.cbsnews.com/news/us-isra...
