SCOOP: After the Census Bureau issued a highly unusual report tied to a President Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau’s parent agency, the Commerce Department, cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, @npr.org has learned www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...

Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report

After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned.

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Aaron Sorkin kicking himself for not working this into The West Wing

Stephanie Carvin@stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 5d ago

Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.

One guy has a trifecta he's using to hide cops who killed our neighbors for protesting goons putting churro ladies in concentration camps. The other says stupid shit occasionally on a Twitch stream, where he spends like 90% of his waking time. I want my party's leader to fight only the first guy.

Immigrants want to work, pay taxes, and establish a safe and stable life in the US? "Country's full. GTFO!" But do we have the capacity for 185 million more homes' worth of gas power generation? "You bet! Carbon is the smell of progress!!"

molly taft@mollytaft.com · 7d ago

NEW: gas power in development in the US explicitly for data centers have nearly doubled in less than a year, soaring from 97GW at the end of 2025 to more than 189GW mid-2026, according to shocking new figures from @globalenergymon.bsky.social that's up from just 4 GW in 2024:

"Just buy your kids some books with millionaires' tax cuts. Simple"

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 6d ago

The future of Parton’s Imagination Library has become uncertain due to the quiet machinations of Republicans in the Midwest that have sought to unravel public funding for the cause. trib.al/Z9f1GpD

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

So, could a state declare its senator to be dead under state law and thereby force the office to be vacant? (Let's assume the deceased senator does not publicly object to this, but it's a different interesting hypo if they do.)

I think it should be allowed—with repayment plus interest, because, as they have just shown, I did not purchase the item, I extended them a line of credit secured by the digital item. (I also didn't lease or rent anything, because there was no defined term where I had right of quiet enjoyment.)

Timothy@landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 2w ago

I’ll die on the hill that digital purchases shouldn’t be legally allowed to be deleted, removed from user access, etc because at that point that isn’t purchasing a game or product but rather renting it Once you digitally buy a game or media you should get to forever own your copy no matter what

The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.

Hook and Squeeze

How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.

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The president is refusing to spend taxpayer money assisting Americans suffering from natural disasters solely because their states didn't vote for him. I know there are a thousand scandals at the moment, but this one deserves some more oxygen at every level.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 4w ago

Is this just business as usual in politics? No. Approval rates of federal disaster aid requests were about the same regardless of the state and did not vary much with the party of the President. This graph powerfully conveys the scale of the partisan discrimination now.

You don’t have to like this guy‘s politics to recognize that everyone who has insisted for decades that The Issues are almost all too complicated and too nuanced to explain to voters let alone address was lying to you.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 4w ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

The most predictable progression in the world... Tip to reporters who don't want to look like absolute tools: don't report on what Musk *says* as if it means anything at all.

🆕📰 | Which MLS club is giving fans the best value in 2026? Combining ticket prices, home form, attendance, and more, @nixedroar.bsky.social dove into the data to find which team in MLS is giving fans the best value www.thepostcincy.com/stories/yz4q...

Redbeard’s MLS Fan Value Index - 2026 Edition — The Post Cincy

Redbeard As the coasts are battered by heat waves and rising oceans, it’s a good time to live in the beautiful Mountain West. All the more so for fans of RSL , because the Sultans of Salt Lake (is...

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Fresh off getting the SEC to effectively undermine shareholder proxy voting so they retain total control regardless of what they do, tech founders are turning their eyes to the franchise, highlighting yet another reason why you should be very wary of Dems trying to bring these guys into the tent

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · last mo.

the tech bros are begging us to get very french with them fortune.com/2026/07/27/s...

Cutting money that provides food and health care but spending $300 million to permanently deploy the military to the streets of the capital in times of peace is tinpot dictator stuff

Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social · last mo.

What could up to 2k illegally deployed troop apartments cost, Michael? $148,000? Each?

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Bill Maher is one of the dumbest motherfuckers alive.

Daniel Loxton 🇨🇦@danielloxton.bsky.social · last mo.

If you’re in the mood to melt your brain, this gobsmacking Dunning-Kruger display is a wonder to behold

I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:

They want to be held in the highest regard -- a world filled with copaganda shows and Blue Lives Matter merch -- but they do not want to be held to the highest standards. Citizens must respect and revere the police, but when cops kill an innocent person, well, golly, that's just a big old oopsie.

Blue Heron Farm@blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've already stated my position that firing your weapon, for any reason, should be the end of your LEO career. Thanks for serving. I think going after the wrong person on a warrant should be the same result. Did both? Automatic prosecution for negligent homicide at minimum.

Lindsey Graham dead, world no worse: defector.com/lindsey-grah...

Lindsey Graham Dead, World No Worse | Defector

The Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died on Saturday, after what reports have called a “brief and sudden illness” following an official visit to Ukraine. He was 71. In 2003 Graham…

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They're continuing to kill people because this administration has told them that the people they're apprehending -- and those who defend them -- deserve violence, that no amount of violence is too much, and that no matter how egregious the abuse, they'll never be held accountable.

ICE agents involved in fatal Biddeford shooting, lawmaker says

It's at least the 11th fatal shooting involving an ICE or Border Patrol agent since President Donald Trump took office last year.

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But talking about US military action that ultimately failed actually *is* honoring Graham’s legacy

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

TAPPER: Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed. Is that true? TRUMP: It's open as far as we're concerned. Don't talk about it. Talk about the reason you asked me to speak.

When someone saw a slave catcher in the area during the Underground Railroad, they would blow a horn to warn people and others would come out of their houses and blow their horns too. Just like we do with our ICE whistles We are part of a tradition of resistance and I think that’s beautiful

the egg price thing under biden was all fake lol

Serenity now...

Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 2mo ago

Looking forward to the "You see, because the court ruled against Trump's argument that the 14th amendment isn't real, it's evidence that it's not right-wing; actually, it's pretty moderate" takes from the worst commentators out there.

I'll tell you one thing, any Democratic 2028 presidential candidate who says they're going to "restore balance" and not fire every last Trump appointee on every commission on their first day in office doesn't deserve a single primary vote

Friend, to a firework, your hands are the same. To a firework, your hands are bones and gelatin to be ripped through with incredible ease. Don't hold that lit firework, friend. Lite it safely and follow the manufacturer's instructions. That's how you have a safe and happy 4th.

No, see, "overruled 90 years of precedent in order to expand presidential power" is the way *critics* describe it. *Your* side says: resisting intrusion into core executive functions, protecting the sanctity of the separation of powers, and acknowledging that the precedent has been whittled away.

JD Vance made up a horrific and racist lie about a group of people, and now those people will be deported because the Supreme Court refuses to acknowledge, let along regard as disqualifying, the clear racial bias of this administration.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A big question is whether we'll now see major ICE raids or whether they'll do something more disguised, because ICE is toxic even in red areas. Either way, local press reports that this could mean an economic loss of up to $400 million. Way to own the libs, Ohio! newrepublic.com/article/2124...