Until she died, one of my writers sent me a box of sugar cookies every December, even when we weren't working on books together. They were delicious. More than that, she never sent me (a Jewish person) Christmas-themed ones. No Christmas trees or Santas. Stars and moons! So touching.

The fact that he couldn't just say yes says everything

El-Sayed: "Once a government agency like ICE is told it has impunity to do the worst things and violate the highest law of the land, which is the Constitution itself, I don't think you can reform or retrain. I think we need to start from scratch ... I think we need to abolish it."

bsky.app/profile/chri... Gelatinous blobs aren't the only ones who got us to where we are today. Repubs thought they were jellyfish but instead are ocean waste. Democrats - WAKE UP!! FIGHT W/EVERYTHING YOU HAVE!!!

Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 13h ago

Nothing can constrain Trump? Warren: No. Republicans have the majority. They could constrain Trump on war, slimy tax deals, on his corruption. The list is long. But to do that, they would actually have to grow a spine. And so far, what we have around here is a bunch of gelatinous blobs. PabloReports

I'd love to hear why my book White Flight -- which won prizes from the Southern Historical Association and the American Political Science Association -- was deemed not good enough for students at Texas A&M.

King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · yesterday

Only a matter of time before Texas forces @kevinmkruse.bsky.social to drink hemlock. www.aclutx.org/press-releas...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... The reason he wants to prioritize is to get 💰 for himself. #DonGrifts #Blues #BluesResist

‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push

Union exploring options to oppose program that would put US airport screening into hands of private contractors

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THIS 👇 HERE, AS WELL.......

It really does come down to this. Vote, early and in person if you can.

After my visit to Dachau I’ll never forget the smell of fear and death. The walls share the terror of every person who died within those confines of that camp. The rooms of hair, gold teeth, purses, eyeglasses, wallets with lamp shades made of human skin will stay with me until the day I die.

I swear the goalpost for accountability gets moved every damn day with this administration open.substack.com/pub/harrydun...

They Dismissed the Case. Now the Only Footprint Left Is Ours.

I testified in Judge Mehta’s courtroom several times.

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While the gen-ai bros are a cult, the worsening of Google is not due to the introduction of llm per se (paradoxically llm could actually improve search), but by a conscious decision: more time you spend in a search more ads they can serve you www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...

The Man Who Killed Google Search

Wanna listen to this story instead? Check out this week's Better Offline podcast, "The Man That Destroyed Google Search," available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcasts....

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This plane landed in Myanmar about three hours ago. This is the third ICE flight to Myanmar this year. Burmese deportees in 2025 were immediately sent to a torture facility next to the airport, according to Myanmar Now. Weeks later, not all of them had emerged.

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2d ago

This likely ICE flight operated by Journey Aviation has taken off and appears to heading for an Asia removal. In May, this aircraft deported people to Myanmar.

From: wapo.st/4yUVsjf

This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the threats began.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s experience is emblematic of the climate facing jurists, whether nominated by Democratic or Republican presidents.

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Crusty, infected SMEGMA.

Linda@ggvotesblue.bsky.social · yesterday

Are you a parent? Would this have happened under your watch? Attorney says he "accidentally" released inappropriate pictures ONLINE of Max Miller's daughter...after Miller "accidentally" released them to the attorney.

📝 POP QUIZ: What is the presumption of regularity? The idea that courts should assume the government is acting in good faith. But the Trump administration so routinely violates that right, Marc Elias says. It’s due time judges operate from the assumption of bad faith. https://demdock.com/3S95i0d

So now the next step is to find out what Capital One's months-long anti-money laundering review by professionals with decades of law enforcement experience discovered about Trump's 300+ accounts...

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterday

Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."

You got that backwards, AND that is Russian propaganda meant to divide Democrats & “the Left” which they’ve spewed since they hacked Clinton/DNC c2015. The real fact is that CLINTON GAVE DNC CASH because they were in debt - NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND as RU trolls claim - cash which helped Sanders too.

When you grow up and learn how actual governing works.. you might have a brain that’s able to absorb facts. Until then.. no one gives a fuck about your nonsensical bullshit

MORE RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA, BOGUS SLANDER OF DEMOCRATS for Putin puppet pedo traitor Trump!Democrats impeached criminal Trump 2X + referred him for 90+ criminal charges, which became 4 DOJ Prosecutions of DJT. He was found guilty of 34 counts. Republicans/SCOTUS/Judge Cannon illegally blocked the rest!

There is pervasive corruption across our healthcare and agricultural systems that defy party lines. I meet with MAHA activists because a lot of their concerns are bipartisan issues that major corporations paint as partisan. The fight isn't left and right, it's top and bottom.

Did Stan Woodward Get Paid Via the Proceeds of the Money Laundering that Todd Blanche Immunized? emptywheel.net/2026/08/03/d...

Did Stan Woodward Get Paid Via the Proceeds of the Money Laundering that Todd Blanche Immunized? - emptywheel

Were any of the people appointed to high positions in the current administration beneficiaries of the money laundering Blanche is attempting to immunize?

emptywheel.net

All ok, thank you. The second time I’ve owed NYU orthopedic surgeons a huge debt and the zillionth one for docs and nurses generally. Actual miracle workers.

Haven't you heard? Tim from The Onion bought InfoWars domain and licensing, kicked Alex Jones COMPLETELY off the air, and the now is now ALL SATIRE, ALL THE TIME. It is truly EPIC! bsky.app/profile/real...

InfoWars@realinfowars.bsky.social · 3d ago

Breathe easy, InfoWarriors! Sen. Mitch McConnell just called in with a reassuring update from the space between life and death!

These people are deranged monsters, if you somehow had any lingering doubts. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The intense pressure facing Fauci, as GOP lawmakers push for his jailing

The 85-year-old doctor, once the head of the government’s covid response, now faces mounting congressional threats and legal risks.

washingtonpost.com

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Congress NOT to Let Polluters Off The Hook for Climate Damage . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Tell Congress NOT to Let Polluters Off The Hook for Climate Damage

Big Oil is trying to get Congress to give them blanket immunity for their climate crimes. As climate disasters like floods, fires, and hurricanes intensify, our communities are paying billions to dea...

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Futurism "We're not going to regulate anything." trib.al/e5iNrPA