Hell of a tale.

Cang Long: Questionable Profile@canglong333.bsky.social · 5h ago

For the record, I went to this temple in 2001 on a lark. There was this older guy I often saw get off at the station nearest to Guangxiao every time he and I rode the same train. So, I decided to follow. He was going here to meet someone. Not whom you would expect. At least i didn’t. 1/

Who knew ridiculously long deployments and demanding op tempos run a ship and crew into the ground!

Patrick Chovanec@prchovanec.bsky.social · 10h ago

Keeping people constantly deployed has a mounting cost. www.ms.now/news/conditi...

Somehow things that would have been a background gag in a Verhoeven movie are now just real

This guy never served. He faked an injury to avoid the draft. None of his children have served. He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers." He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling. This is more than usually repellent.

Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats

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TPS status for Haitians has ended. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

It was clear from the get go that Trump did not and does not understand Iranian psychology.

Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · yesterday

Foreign leaders can be so difficult when you kill their families and launch surprise attacks on their countries. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/

Our Team - BURKE LAW GROUP, PLLC

Our Team

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Politico@politico.com · yesterday

26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court

Just a few days ago, Senator Moreno was asked if his daughter's alleged abuser should drop out, and he responded, "I don't know."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Moreno on Max Miller: "My daughter lives in constant fear of this man ... you can't fathom what that makes me feel like when the dad's number one job is to protect your kids... if there's any minimum standard for being an elected official, he feels to meet it. I don't care about the politics at all"

And meanwhile the actual current HHS secretary is openly promoting sending children to work camps in lieu of mental health treatment but sure, imaginary quarantine camps that never happened are the real threat

Stay safe and dream soft. Tabby, Domi, and Bob out❤️❤️❤️ ⬇️A recap of today's news.

INBOX: @freedom.press has already documented more arrests or detainments of journalists in the United States in the first seven months of this year — 41 — than all of 2025, when they documented 35. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...

Incident Database

The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker is a database of press freedom incidents in the United States — everything from arrests of journalists and the seizure of their equipment to interrogations at the U.S. b...

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Not a big fan of the "sick, elderly and/or disabled people don't count" discourse that appears to follow public health disasters these days.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

Fun fact: when you go on disability, your tax withholding gets fucked and if you're distracted by surgeries, immobility, your life being ripped away, you might miss that for a year or 3. But the IRS is cool and lets you pay it back monthly with every nickel you don't need for basic survival.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d ago

FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.

Magical video by Mike Nulty (@nuttynulty on IG) of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) off the coast of Baja, swimming through reflective plankton or debris that look like stars. Space whale-shark! 🦈✨ Let's talk about /actual/ glowing sharks, the lantern sharks of family Etmopteridae. (📷: Mike Nulty)

Atlantic tropical cyclone activity remains low as we begin August, with Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) running about 75% below normal for this point in the season. While no tropical cyclones are expected over the next week, August typically marks a transition toward increasin... 🔗 hurricanes.gov

Thank heavens. Hurricane season needs to keep quiet this year.

National Hurricane Center@nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link · 4d ago

Atlantic tropical cyclone activity remains low as we begin August, with Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) running about 75% below normal for this point in the season. While no tropical cyclones are expected over the next week, August typically marks a transition toward increasin... 🔗 hurricanes.gov

America is now a joke country where citizens are arrested to cover up for the president’s lies on social media. We’ve replaced DEI with incompetence and protecting the egos of mediocre white men.

He despises Americans who don’t support him more than he despises a foreign country that’s killing Americans.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota."

Hackers have targeted water systems in several US states in a coordinated cyberattack that has caused some utilities to issue boil-water notices and switch to manual mode, taking their systems offline, according to US officials. https://cnn.it/4fw9Fvh

What I am hearing about from folks in uniform is a new secret vetting process where people in the Department of Defense are looking at someone’s social media history. Looking at whether they attended a Pride event or posted something on their personal Facebook page about Martin Luther King Day.

This could be some *really* good news from America's scientists, who are figuring out how to better predict hurricanes' rapid intensification as many as five days out.

NSF NCAR & UCAR@ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 6d ago

Such long-range predictions could potentially give local officials valuable time to make lifesaving preparations. news.ucar.edu/133083/predi...

This story is so insanely 2026 -- I can't say how many times we double-checked that we had the right domain because of how uncanny this all is. But it's true: CambridgeAnalytic(dot)Org is now an AI-powered zombie site churning out slop content about data, privacy, AI, tech, and pop psychology.

Ah

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 6d ago

The urgent need for new weapons is a major test for the Trump administration. The Defense Department is betting on Silicon Valley start-ups to replenish stockpiles amid the Iran war. Now the firms must prove they can manufacture at military scale.

... At their most vulnerable people are left hurting because of their neighbors' actions. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

Trump overrode his own agencies to deny 4 Democratic disaster requests

President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.

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man I will just never get over the fact that the collective response to the pandemic, and an absolutely miraculous vaccine development, was to destroy public health in this country and smear everyone involved I generally take a positive view of humanity overall but it's so depressing

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

This is so sad, and infuriating. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...

Trump Gutted the Kennedy Center. A Tour Guide Wants You to See It Anyway. (Gift Article)

In a dogged demonstration of love for a Washington institution, Sandy Weiswasser is among a few dozen volunteers still showing dwindling visitors a hollowed-out building.

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The space companies doing launches from Cape Canaveral would be OK saying, "Trust me, Bro!" instead of getting actual environmental reviews. Good thing tourism's not part of our economy or nothin'. (gift link) www.wsj.com/business/air...

Trump Administration Moves to Spare Space Companies From Environmental Reviews

The reviews study the impact of rocket launches and reentries on surrounding wildlife and their habitats, but industry officials complain they take too long.

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I spent five days in the hospital with this shit. It's awful.

Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · last wk.

We've got a massive measles outbreak. We've got leprosy cases. We've got flesh-eating bacteria. And now #Florida has a dengue fever case. Come on down, you tourists! www.tampabay.com/news/health/... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social