Republican officials were faced with a massive backlash from outraged voters who packed the meeting room — and two overflow rooms — to demand that their voting locations remain open. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

GOP backs down from suppression scheme in Texas after voter outrage

The plan changed at the last moment, when Republican officials were faced with a massive backlash from outraged voters

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First it was Iran to push the Epstein files off the front page. Then, when the Iran war turned into a fiasco, it was back to the 2020 election and Covid. Every crisis needs a new distraction.

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There are landscapes that don’t ask for development — only guardianship. Some beauty is meant to be kept, not carved up.

Breaking: Georgia Voting System Flaw Allows AI Chat Bots to Discover, Reveal How Voters Voted: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2026 www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Breaking: Georgia Voting System Flaw Allows AI Chat Bots to Discover, Reveal How Voters Voted: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2026

Yes. It’s as bad as it sounds. We break more disturbing news in another exclusive interview on today’s BradCast in advance of our critical Midterm Elections — now less than 50 days before vote-by-mail...

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Beluga Whale Escapes Research Facility And Swims Hundreds Of Miles Back To Her Baby. It is wrong and immoral to hold beings of self awareness captive if they have committed no crimes.

The thing is, I think these are all fundamentally correct & completely reconcilable political economies of the contemporary.

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Heroes like Anthony Fauci make Republicans look like criminals

So they tried to destroy his good name. That's the story.

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Blanche should be disbarred along with Pirro and Bondi.

CLARITY Act still lacks the votes. Gallego hasn't committed to a final yes: the holdup is toothless ethics enforcement that expires in 2029, not real guardrails on crypto conflicts of interest. Close the loopholes or vote NO. (202) 224-4521 or indivisible.org/actions/stop... #CLARITYAct

Stop Trump’s Crypto Corruption - No to CLARITY Act

The Senate will be considering the CLARITY ACT, a Trojan horse for deregulation that would only help Trump, billionaires, and foreign governments profit at our expense. We need senators to block them.

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Crypto companies are the new pyramid schemes.

This Is A Pyramid Scheme No Its Called Multi Level Marketing

ALT: This Is A Pyramid Scheme No Its Called Multi Level Marketing

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Any crypto legislation that does not stop Donald Trump and his family from continuing to profit off of crypto is failing the American people.

Thank you to the outdoor industry for your quick response and standing up again for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. Once again, companies across the outdoor community joined together to defend the places that inspire millions of people to hike, camp, climb, hunt, fish, and explore.

"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936

‼️ Worth watching: A Russian man explains to his former compatriots why they bear responsibility for what’s happening in their country.

"Maria" is working in Coachella CA doing maintenance on the lemon trees. She wears thick gloves and sleeves to protect herself against the lemon thorns. She shares, "I will work any job to feed my children." Today Coachella temps are predicted to reach a high of 118°. #WeFeedYou

We must take control of the senate in 96 days and block every Trump nomination: officers, judges, and justices.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6d ago

FLAG: Trump just said he doesn't object to withdrawing Todd Blanche's nomination — keeping him in an acting capacity as AG — until after Sens. Cornyn and Tillis are out of office.

🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ has officially handed over UNREDACTED Epstein-related records directly to federal Judge Emmet Sullivan for private review following a court order in MeidasTouch host Katie Phang’s lawsuit.

Trump DOJ Hands Judge Unredacted Epstein Records After Katie Phang's Court Win

The Justice Department now says it delivered the records directly to the judge after Katie Phang successfully challenged the government’s Epstein-file redactions.

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Amen. #BookSky

It’s Ken Martin vs the Dem Establishment, the same folks who led us into this hellhole. They’re Big Mad they might lose their free money pipeline. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/08/...

1/ Wildberries sellers are generally blaming the Russian government, rather than Ukraine, for their losses. It's an interesting and striking dynamic, which Russian warbloggers say the Russian government itself has created through its suppression of bad news. ⬇️

🤯 WOW: Incredible showcase of modern Russian military power for Navy Day in Kaliningrad! Does anyone know what happened to the Russian fleet?

#Caturday #Blues #Rule9 #RuleNine #RuleIX #Impeach "Any House Member can use Rule IX to offer an impeachment resolution against the President, and the Vice President." @housedemocrats.bsky.social @removalcoalition.bsky.social @citizensimpeachment.com •► citizensimpeachment.com/rule-ix-and-...

House Democrats@housedemocrats.bsky.social · 2w ago

Donald Trump and Republicans could lower your healthcare costs, but they are CHOOSING to fund a costly and reckless war of choice.

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The White House Correspondents’ Disgrace

The WHCA sought to reconvene its annual dinner in celebration of press freedom. Instead, it handed Donald Trump a platform to attack the very journalists the organization exists to represent.

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Stay the hell away from Elon Musk and especially his cars, rockets and software….

Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star

This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen on the internet. Russia NEVER intended to return any occupied Ukrainian territories as part of a piece deal, and any such deal would have been a mere pause in their plan to possess ALL of Ukraine.

Russia no longer intends to return any occupied Ukrainian territories as part of a potential peace deal, Bloomberg reported, citing sources close to the Kremlin. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Kremlin no longer willing to return any occupied Ukrainian territory as part of potential peace deal, Bloomberg reports — Meduza

Russia no longer intends to return any occupied Ukrainian territories as part of a potential peace deal, Bloomberg reported, citing sources close to the Kremlin.

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Chinese researchers are advancing iron-based and sodium-ion #battery technologies as lower-cost alternatives to #lithium-ion batteries. By using iron and sodium (derived from common salt), they can reduce costs while improving supply chain security for large-scale #energystorage #ActOnClimate