Kathy L Weiss
@middlechildtake.bsky.social
Middle child of seven, grew up in the '60s and have paid attention ever since. Writer/editor, granny to five, runner, humanitarian who knows we are more alike than we are different. I have a ❤️ for anyone touched by #ALS. Slava Ukraine! No DMs!
Business gets the refunds... So the #Tariffs were a tax on the American people: www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/t...
Trump admin refunds $100 billion in 'liberation day' tariffs
The Trump administration has taken steps to effectively re-create the IEEPA tariff regime using other legal authorities. They already face court challenges.
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Governor Katie #Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Arizona’s Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate (Gift Article)
Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.
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Oh, really? Economy: Manufacturing survey shows inflation worries ‘worse than pandemic era,’ adding to Fed pressure www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/m...
Manufacturing survey shows inflation worries 'worse than pandemic era,' adding to Fed pressure
The commentary pointed to a highly volatile environment in which purchasing managers were struggling to stay ahead
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Three Women, One Congressman Named Max Miller, and a Party That Looks Away open.substack.com/pub/mitchthe...
Three Women, One Congressman Named Max Miller, and a Party That Looks Away
His own lawyer told the court, he "just can't control himself."
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Bub-bye #ReproductiveFreedom: #Blanche pledges to make #Dobbs decision ‘permanent’ in every state thehill.com/policy/healt...
Blanche pledges to make Dobbs decision ‘permanent’ in every state
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders he is planning to roll back abortion access even in states that have laws protecting it. On a private call last week hosted by the Whit…
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What if depletion was always Trump's intent? www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/p...
Nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is “dangerously low,”...
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About 90% of #PancreaticCancers are driven by a gene called KRAS. It normally switches on and off as needed, but in pancreatic cancer, a single altered amino acid locks it permanently on, continuously signaling cells to multiply. "So this medicine, which is a pill, blocks the activity of it."
I say this is just more B.S. The markets are even saying IT WON'T HAPPEN: Trump: Deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come Wednesday thehill.com/policy/inter...
Trump: Deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come Wednesday
President Trump signaled late Tuesday that the U.S. and Iran were close to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil-shipping corridor. “It could happen. Tomorrow or the next day,” Trump sai…
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Substantiation of what we already knew: Trump’s deportation agenda raised prices, contracted local economies, immigration group says www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/t...
Trump's deportation agenda raised prices, contracted local economies, immigration group says
A report released Wednesday by the immigration advocacy group America's Voice argues President Trump's immigration policy is hurting the economy.
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Art of the Steal but not of the Deal: #AngryTrump Struggles to Understand #Iran’s Defiant Leaders Iran’s leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than Trump. You can read/share this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran’s Defiant Leaders (Gift Article)
Iran’s leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than President Trump.
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Why does Wyoming have more #Suicides? Guns, isolation and intolerance may play a role: You can read this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | The Suicide Crisis in Wyoming (Gift Article)
Wyoming has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation.
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Ha! I knew it was a fake trend! You can read this free if you have time; maybe you don't. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/o...
Opinion | The Tradwife Illusion Meets the Anti-Trump Reality (Gift Article)
Nara Smith’s illusion meets the anti-Trump reality.
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DIRTIER AIR DIRTIER WATER and YOU don't have a say: Trump’s Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution The president’s push for data centers is driving a boom in gas-burning power plants. Texas is leading the way. You can read this without a sub. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution (Gift Article)
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Dirtier air, dirtier water: The president’s push for data centers is driving a boom in gas-burning power plants. #Texas is leading the way. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...
Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution (Gift Article)
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Trump and "Russia, Russia, Russia"... Observers note that the story of Trump wanting #Immunity from #IRSAudits and the revelation that his bank activity mirrored that of #MoneyLaunderers might well be the same story. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
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Mobsters rule: Senate Committee Votes to Advance Blanche Nomination www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Committee Votes to Advance Blanche Nomination
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#Shameful: The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and #ArlingtonCemetery. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places (Gift Article)
The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.
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What if this was Trump's goal? U.S. has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/u...
U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, people familiar with the data told Reuters.
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Is this the most dishonest ad of 2026? Almost nothing in the ad is true. More than once, the ad attacks #Ossoff for positions that have actually been pursued by Senate Republicans. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Is this the most dishonest ad of 2026?
An opaque nonprofit affiliated with Senate Republicans, One Nation, has blanketed Georgia over the last five days with a new ad attacking Senator Jon Ossoff (D).
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They aren't even hiding it anymore. Pure #Corruption: www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Why is Trump Media selling early access to Trump's social posts?
The service reportedly costs up to $100,000 (£74,170) per month and offers access to posts from influential accounts milliseconds before they appear online.
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Are you living Trump's #GoldenAge? BP profit more than doubles as Trump blasts Big Oil for ‘making too much money’ www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/b...
BP profit more than doubles as Trump blasts Big Oil for ‘making too much money’
The result come after U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Big Oil for making "too much money" off higher fuel prices amid the Iran war.
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Troubled Waters: The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean. President Trump is rolling back their protections. apps.npr.org/troubled-wat...
These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections
The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, spar...
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Does creating MORE HOMELESSNESS make America great again, #GOP?? www.npr.org/2026/08/04/n...
Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold
Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people.
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While Americans suffer, higher oil prices propelled a quarterly earnings jump for Saudi Arabia’s energy giant, which used pipelines to work around disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...
Saudi Aramco Reports 33% Profit Surge Despite War’s Disruption (Gift Article)
Higher oil prices propelled a quarterly earnings jump for Saudi Arabia’s energy giant, which used pipelines to work around disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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NOPE! #CBS lost me in the #60Minutes debacle. You don't get another chance. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal (Gift Article)
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN
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They are still giving Trump #Immunity! The rebellion against Todd #Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the #IRS. Read/share this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
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At stake is $100 million+ Trump owes American taxpayers from previous tax shenanigans exposed in audits. There may be other irregularities, but under this order, we would not know: The order says the #IRS will not audit the tax returns of Trump et al before May 19. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 3, 2026
Just before midnight last night, news broke that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had rescinded the order of May 18, 2026, establishing a $1.776 billion slush fund for those who claimed that the D...
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Trump's meddling in DoJ: In the past week alone, President Trump’s interference has imperiled one criminal case, set the stage for sanctions in a second and hindered the confirmation chances of his pick for attorney general. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Trump’s Meddling in Justice Dept. Causes Problems of His Own Making (Gift Article)
In the past week alone, President Trump’s interference has imperiled one criminal case, set the stage for sanctions in a second and hindered the confirmation chances of his pick for attorney general.
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