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Yet another reason this mob fixer should never ever ever be confirmed as Attorney General of the DOJ
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11h agoQ: What message does it send if Trump fires a US attorney because she determined there was not sufficient evidence to charge four people with a crime? BLANCHE: If he fires a US attorney, it turns out he's allowed to do that because he's the president
almost home to kitties, after long train ride. another 30 minutes or so. whew.
Read it here if you haven't yet. Today is the very best day of all days to read it for the first time. short-stories.co/@raybradbury...
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…
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Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · 2d agoToday, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
slept some better in my coach seat compared to last week. glad i bought a pillow, but oh, my sore hips. at least the periods of dozing were deep enough for dreaming. now drinking coffee in the lounge car, watching sunrise over western kansas, waiting for phone to flip to MDT, relive the last hour.
American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea), growing on the edge of the Mississippi River near Ft. Madison, Iowa.
Dueling steam locomotives choose pistons at dawn. Dueling artists choose pastels at dawn.
Comfortably Numb@numb.comfortab.ly · 2d agoDueling theologians choose postils at dawn.
Dueling organists choose postludes at dawn.
𝙱𝚊𝚋𝚎 𝚁𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜@unfitz.bsky.social · 2d agoDueling pharmacists choose pestles at dawn
Dueling Italian cooks choose pestos at dawn.
Comfortably Numb@numb.comfortab.ly · 2d agoDueling theologians choose postils at dawn.
Mobster Blanche making the fix. Cornyn and Tillis, cowardly CYA move.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2d ago🚨Don't fall for it. Todd Blanche didn't rewrite Trump's controversial IRS deal. He released a late-night DOJ memo designed to help secure the votes for his confirmation. We read the fine print. Here's what it actually says. 👇
nothing like a 45+ minute delay before boarding a train for a 26 hour trip. for a while they were giving us estimates of how much longer. now they're not.
No wonder he's insisting the Republicans install his mob fixer at the DOJ. What I wouldn't give for a few sleeper Rs to join Ds and ashcan Blanche.
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d agoThe news story about Donald Trump being desperate for immunity for tax fraud & the news story about Donald Trump being kicked to the curb by Capital One for widespread money laundering are RELATED.
Yikes, she says, preparing to board Amtrak's SW Chief from Chigago to ABQ in a few hours.
Grant Tosterud@granttosterud.bsky.social · 2d agoStrong winds from a storm likely caused this train derailment Saturday, August 1, east of Lordsburg, NM. The derailment involved 39 train cars. There were no injuries to crew members or any threat to the public. Photos courtesy of Hidalgo County Fire Rescue District 1. #NMwx
students should get grants, not loans. all work should earn living wages.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 3d agoPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
I have been missing my fur-kids this week while in Milwaukee for a conference. However, I learned there’s a cat shelter right across the street from the UU church that has a visiting room where you can play with kittens. Pix in replies.
i'm in Milwaukee, let the conference begin. It's deliciously cool and there are gulls crying. must be abig lake nearby.
We are riding Zeno's train; we will never actually arrive in Chicago.
OUR VIEW: An administration determined to exploit public lands for private profit likely won’t care much about an outcry from the people whose heritage is being stolen. Yet not speaking out is not an option. Today is the last day to submit a comment for Chaco Canyon. sfnm.co/4fOuqBs
Last day to comment on Chaco Canyon protection
An administration determined to exploit public lands for private profit likely won’t care much about an outcry from the people whose heritage is being stolen.
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just had lunch with my new best friends in the dining car. new friends much better than OK expensive lunch. back to my seat and we are now traveling alongside the Mississippi! brief stop in Ft Madison in SE Iowa.
entering KC railyard. when I was a kid, I had recurring nightmares about trying to cross multiple tracks, falling down, hearing a train coming but not knowing which track it was on, can't move properly (sleep paralysis). anyone else have that dream?
Kansas is so very green. Another view out the back window, which is now covered with dusty splotches from last night's rain.
"If there is a question to ask, then, it is this: Why does Musk get a pass? Why do politicians, journalists and commentators treat his far-right racist radicalism as a sideshow rather than the core of his political, ideological and industrial project..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk Is a Menace to Society (Gift Article)
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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spectacular sunset in south-central Colorado, with more lightning and thunder around us as we head northeast into twilight
