I hadn't caught this, but the percent of the population who says "higher prices" are the reason their household finances declined in the last year hit the *all time* high in the UMichigan Sentiment data.
You could say Abdul El-Sayed won despite $64 million being spent against him… one may also wonder if he won *because* of it
There may well be active duty troops in the Middle East right now who have family members locked in ICE jails. Congress authorized Military Parole-in-Place specifically to avoid this situation. But the Trump admin has shown little care to families caught in this situation.
AILA@aila.org · 16h ago"President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda." https://bit.ly/4br4M4m
Note of gratitude to Gillian Brockell for staying on the beat and keeping visible systems behind heartwrenching videos. That purple line is a plane likely full of families being broken, people who'll be lost to others & themselves, even young ICE employees who'll bring their violence home to others.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · yesterdayThird long-range private jet ICE flight in one day. This one is headed for Africa, possible third-country nationals onboard.
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told me the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation: ow.ly/8xU450ZpaNp
Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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Portrait of Poly, fisherman at Kervillaouen - 1886 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10182
SCOOP: Kevin Warsh is considering reducing the number of Federal Reserve policy meetings. The Federal Open Market Committee has met eight times a year for decades. With @colbylsmith.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b... #EconSky
Warsh Considers Reducing Frequency of Fed Policy Meetings
The Federal Reserve has met at least eight times a year for decades. Reducing the number of meetings would represent the biggest change by Kevin M. Warsh since he became chairman.
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NYT: Musk preparing 9 figure spending campaign in support of Republicans in "swing" states like Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, and Texas.
Starting this month, kids can get Trump Accounts. But for some families caring for disabled children — who will need savings most as they come of age — the accounts could create big problems. That's because of outdated SSI asset limits; Congress should raise them. www.cbpp.org/blog/outdate...
Outdated SSI Asset Limits Pose Real Problem for Children With Disabilities Hoping to Benefit From Trump Accounts
Congress should raise SSI asset limits to prevent families from worrying that their efforts to save for their children’s futures will cost their children essential support from SSI and Medicaid as a r...
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OK! I have read the complaint in the "Grok (OK, fine, xAI) (OK, fine, SpaceX) sues Minnesota over obscene deepfake law" lawsuit, and I'm here to break it down. Link to the complaint below, so you can follow along. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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literally these are books that would be pulped if not bought for 10 cents on the dollar. do rare books sometimes make it into there? yeah, if someone is careless, but that's *upstream* of what happens on sale, not *downstream*. you fundamentally are rescuing something from the fucking pulper.
evil maid@lenazun.bsky.social · last wk.there's no need to get outraged by every single thing. book destruction is not some kind of sin. it's not like they're trashing rare editions. lots of books get pulped all the time. now you're just looking for ways to be mad.
The full story in today's Popular Information:
The fake historian advising Trump's anti-Smithsonian crusade
Last Friday, President Trump released an executive order directing officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) informing visitors that the museum…
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"Musk spends a large part of his free time fomenting violence and spreading the same hateful ideology that motivated some of the deadliest shootings and attacks ever to happen on American soil. It is that fact ... that ought to define his place in public life."
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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BREAKING The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm former U.S. Attorney and SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to serve as Director of National Intelligence. Clayton, who refuses to confirm that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, was confirmed along party lines.
“The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court on behalf of xAI against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison argues that the statute ‘imposes an overbroad, content-based ban on free speech and the tools of visual expression.’”
Elon Musk's xAI sues to stop Minnesota law banning nudification technology
Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company is suing Minnesota over a first-of-its-kind law that bans apps and websites that create fake, sexualized pictures of individuals, claiming it vi...
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Van Gogh painted Self-Portrait with Palette (1889) at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum. In the painting, he meets our gaze with intensity and fatigue. Behind the brush and smock lies not just the artist—but the struggle to stay whole through art.
Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days. There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.
Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last wk.My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
He's 36, and one of the dirtiest players in the league. Yet Draymond will make about as much as Josh Hart, Jose Alvarado, and Duece McBride ... combined.
Shams Charania Tweets@shamsbot.bsky.social · last wk.Draymond Green has agreed to return to the Golden State Warriors on a one-year, $27.7 million deal, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul tells ESPN. The contract is the same Green opted out of to give the Warriors flexibility to pursue LeBron James, but the sides land his return Tuesday.
This is the sort of thing the leader of Belarus would say, reflecting his vassal status.
Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · last wk.Trump on Zelenskyy’s claim that Russia is helping Iran target the US bases in the Gulf: “I’ll ask Putin. I don’t think they do and if they do, it’s been very unimpactful”
One of the most depressing things about this past decade, and the competition is stiff, is how drastically it has lowered my estimation of my fellow citizens.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · last wk.Trump is every reactionary psychopathology laid bare. I once thought, back in the mists of 2015, that people would see this--see the reactionary psyche for what it is--& be repulsed. But lots of people see it & experience it as validation, as authenticity or honesty. "I share that psychopathology!"
Another reminder, since no one in Congress appears to care: These strikes are a campaign of unlawful murders, and the Administration hasn't offered any plausible argument to the contrary. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
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