A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…

They do but it's gonna take ALL of us to ensure this information reaches as many voters as possible in #VA01. So don't rely on the nominee's campaign to do this work. Be part of the change - share the site far and wide! (Full disclosure: My wife and I made it.)

Share www.robsrecord.com with as many people as you can. Knowledge is power - and too many of our neighbors have been living in ignorance of Wittman too long!

Rep. Rob Wittman's record in Virginia's First District

See how he voted, and understand the consequences for everyone who lives and works in VA-01.

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Lord lead us not into temptation, especially when there's a drive thru.....and yes, I would like fries with that....

for any of you folks out there raising the next generation, teach your young men that life is better when you aspire to be the type of person who is loved rather than one who is feared. Sometimes its as simple as asking them what type of person that they want to be and have them write it down.

My favorite thing about being a Democrat is the party having to answer for every single person on the internet's every idiotic word while Republicans aren't held responsible for the actions of their actual no-shit senators and presidents.

Since I'm an old, older cinema helped shaped me and so here's a list of fairly topical films that translate well (IMHO) to our times 12 Angry Men Fail Safe 3 Days of The Condor All The Presidents Men The Oxbow Incident Dr. Strangelove Mississippi Burning Matewan Colossus: The Forbin Project /1

friendly reminder for those that have primaries tomorrow to please vote. Let your voice be heard at the ballot box. Not going to preach at you as to who to vote for, that's your call based on what you know right now, who will best serve you and your neighbors.

Isn't it amusing how effective well-timed propaganda can be on uneducated individuals. who might not have all the facts? And it seems Trump has figured that out—because he’s got a PhD in that department!

100% irrefutable scientific fact: If you are anti-Fauci but pro-this guy, you are a huge fucking asshole.

This is deadass every republican campaign ad here in the south. I'm not even REMOTELY JOKING.

Will someone please remind me how much of a payout Peter Strzok and Lisa Page got?

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BASH: Do you think the anti-weaponization fund is a good idea? JIM JORDAN: Well, it's no different than what Merrick Garland did with Peter Strzok and Lisa Page BASH: So yes

It should, but we all know the press won't actually, you know, PRESS him on this.

kind of reaching the point where curiosity that people have with ChatGPT and how it works has reached the point where I question why would anyone use a tool/product that Sam Altman is pushing? After what we have learned about Elon Musk, why does anyone believe that this would be different? /1

just casually speaking that if an AI product has allegedly "gone rogue" wouldn't you expect the company that developed said rogue product to pull the motherfucking plug and be buried under a bunch of lawsuits for putting out a shitty product? just saying a shrug emoji in response is unacceptable.

Interesting take about uses for data centers. Not benign.

🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

all politics is local and in the ongoing battle between dark money and small money, the beacons are lit and Gondor calls for aid.... balloon-juice.com/2026/08/01/i...

Balloon Juice - It's Up to Us Now – Four Directions in Nevada with an Angel Match!

Today we’re picking back up on the fundraising for Four Directions in Nevada. I do believe we’re on the right track at this point with supporting boots on the ground organizations until we get close e...

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Trumpflation: costs you more at the gas pump, costs you more at the drug store, costs you more to buy a house, costs you more to go to school, costs you more to buy insurance, costs you more more more as he and his family line their pockets.

Randall Gross@randallgross.bsky.social · 5d ago

While the Republican's oil supporters are raking in massive profits from the war, they are decreasing your health benefits next year. The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here’s how it could affect costs apnews.com/article/medi...

I've written a longer piece on the book that's been pulled due to "AI" use allegations, what that means particularly for newer authors, and what, if anything writers can do in the "AI" era to prove their work is their own: whatever.scalzi.com/2026/07/31/a...

Another Reason Not to Use “AI” For Your Writing

Back in February I did a long post about “AI” and why I wouldn’t use it for my own writing, and one of the reasons I gave was “the fact that ‘AI’-generated text …

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well, just humans doing human stuff... Not overly familiar with Tom's, so unsure if this is just confirmation bias for me, but like any tool, unless its used properly, well... granted for Amazon this is a rounding error, for u and me.. we could retire on it... www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

Amazon accidentally spent $1.8 million using Claude for menial coding task, went 860% over budget — 'catastrophically expensive' coding blunders discovered in internal Amazon AI usage metrics

A million dollar "whoopsie"

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Smol protest. I was a bad boy today, I updated my Linkedin profile and posted that I am no longer applying for jobs because the vast majority of them are using AI algos to screen apps and lets be honest, they're shitty gatekeepers and any org that is using them is NOT a place where I want to work.

#Pirate's_Playlist and after we've chewed on the past a bit, sometimes there's an incentive to move on, sometimes not gracefully... Nick Lowe - Stick It Where The Sun Don't Shine www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GVs...

Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine

YouTube video by Nick Lowe - Topic

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#Pirate's_Playlist since we're in Angst Central for the moment, we might as well wallow here for a moment because we can, sometimes pain has a memory marker all its own... Elvis Costello - Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8o...

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

YouTube video by Elvis Costello - Topic

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#Pirate's_Playlist Here's a random shot from a dude who could sing with all the feels. A song of regret and bitterness, the lyrics of abject loss... sometimes that catharsis comes to us thru a vehicle such as this... Roy Orbison - The Comedians www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHOA...

roy orbison - The Comedians - Mystery Girl

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I've said it before, but I think Shakespears Sister are highly underrated. youtu.be/JKBFFNvRO2M?...

Shakespears Sister - You’re History (Top of the Pops 1989)

YouTube video by London Records

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The good thing about Douthat leaving the Times for CBS is that his audience will get significantly smaller.

was feeling a tad nostalgic tonight busy feeling a few of my years, so while I had the chance tonite I made the sentimental choice to pop in The Hunt For Red October to catch the first film that Sam Neil did that came to my attention. Enjoying the storytelling and finding the cast to be... /1

One of the craziest things in American history happened once on July 27th. I wouldn't be surprised if you never heard it, but the story has everything and represents everything America is. But they'll never tell your kids. They sure didn't tell me 🧵