I think we need to brace ourselves for a new and more extreme outbreak of racism and Islamophobic slurs from Trump and the GOP as they head into a Fall election in which their prospects are deservedly grim. Hate is their stock-in-trade and they'll be slinging it big time.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h ago

Republicans didn’t take long to get the open bigotry going

Once was a man named Trump, Who made the White House look like a dump Putin was happy Netanyahu was happy The US looks like a chump

In Texas, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare cleared the meeting room, silencing public opposition to the GOP plan to eliminate half of the battleground county’s Election Day voting locations before the midterms.

Senator Ron Johnson objected.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.gov · 21h ago

I’m headed to the Senate Floor to ask my colleagues if we can all agree on this one, simple truth: climate change-driven extreme weather events are increasing at the same time that the government is dismantling weather monitoring and alert systems.

Anyone else think it’s weird that Trump alleged massive election interference by the CCP… but never really followed that up with any action? It should be abundantly clear these claims of election fraud are just a pretext to justify interfering in the midterms.

Someone is hungry

Congratulations!!!

CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦@corrina.sheshed.rocks · 2d ago

History isn’t made by waiting for permission. It’s made by stepping up to the plate! Congratulations to Denae Benites on hitting the first home run in Women’s Pro Baseball League history! ⚾💥 Every first inspires countless more to follow! #WPBL #WomenInSports #SheShed #ViVaHerAliance

Pretty concerning quote, isn’t it Senators Collins and Murkowski?

Well…yes. You CAN rein in the president. Try…reading the Constitution and CHECKING the executive. My God.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

This is why people don’t report domestic abuse. The cops love to say “This is a family fight” and “there are 2 sides to every story” until the abused party winds up dead.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

NN: The abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller -- Moreno says he should resign, but President Trump disagrees. Do you think Miller should step down? REP. JIMMY PATRONIS: No. I agree with the president. This is a family fight. Unfortunately, divorces are messy. There are two sides to every story.

Adjudicated rapist says what?

Kristy Greenberg@kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 2d ago

Trump on Platner: “Can you imagine if the Republicans had him?” “There's never been a guy like that that's run for office.” Trump on Max Miller: “He’s a good person…it’s accusations.” The double standard is glaring.

in which @annaleen.bsky.social asks us to dream big: “What if we gave public transportation the same amount of money that investors have given to AI? With billions of dollars, what could transit do? And how might it transform our cities and lives?” www.coyotemedia.org/funding-bay-...

A Modest Proposal for Funding Transit Instead of AI

In the ’60s, the Bay Area almost got a high-speed train from Marin to San Jose. What could happen if we dreamed big again?

coyotemedia.org

As co-authors, Peter and I occasionally have to provide headshots for events. We've narrowed the selection down to two that might work.

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So Tillis and Cornyn thought the 1.8. Billion dollar slush fun was so bad, that they will be willing to confirm the guy who came up with it. Huh

RFK jr's continual lies places the public at grave risk. Demand his resignation.

He’s an animal 🤬

Brown Eyed Susan@browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 2d ago

www.4029tv.com/article/bent... Another Republican prize arrested for beating up a family member. Just because Miller did it, doesn't mean they have to make it a trend. All parties are not alike

I don’t think people talk enough about the law school Mike Johnson was the first dean of, The Judge Paul Pressler School of Law, never opened because it had been named after a pedophile.

Just the fact that media calls it a “Weaponization Fund” shows utter failure to meet the moment. It’s like when you call Trump’s budget a “Big Beautiful Bill.” They get you to launder regime propaganda by creating a title that is a false characterization, which gets published.

A great country would have put Trump in prison by now.

NAVALNY: “Because of Putin, thousands of 🇺🇦 & 🇷🇺 citizens will die… Putin & his senile thieves are the main threat to Russia… the Kremlin is making you poorer… to save 🇷🇺 is to fight for the removal of Putin and his kleptocrats, and peace…” Sound familiar, Americans?

Sen. John Kennedy on Trump's blatant reflecting pool lies: "The president says it was caused by vandals. I don't know if he really believes that or it's part of his political messaging or he's just thinking out loud ... he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought."

The leopards are eating the faces on their own team in fealty to a lying, egotistical, emotionally deranged manbaby. I’m here for it. 🍿

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d ago

Doug Burgum Accuses Jeanine Pirro of Lying emptywheel.net/2026/08/02/d...

Strands #882 “Eyes on the prize” 🔵🔵💡🔵 🔵🟡🔵🔵

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Good morning and happy Sunday from a couple of old farts.

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