The Survivors’ Truth Commission meets today, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. MDT to present its interim report and walk through its mission investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/08/04/e...

Epstein Truth Commission to present interim report Wednesday - New Mexico Political Report

By Kevin Hendricks The Survivors’ Truth Commission — formally the House Special Investigatory Committee — meets Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. in State Capitol Room 307 to present an interim report and ...

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🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters have rejected a ballot measure to limit their own ability to pass amendments to the state constitution — a proposal that fueled extraordinarily high voter turnout in Tuesday’s election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution

Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure, not...

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EXACTLY 👇 THIS.......

Happy #WordWednesday, 📚💙 - today, a word about literary agents: terikanefield.com/traditional-... (Psst, agents, sharing the essay doesn't necessarily endorse the sentiments expressed, please don't reject my work when it gets to you!)

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

We can hardly wait. Our Congress passed a bill demanding that this happen, but they seem too corrupt/intimidated to follow up on it. We're hoping to replace most of them soon, but whatever you can do will be helpful & much appreciated. #ProudBlue

Facts suck, if you're delusional and in a cult.

This is so true. Texans you have to turn Texas back to blue. You have to want better.

📚💙 -- The best of all possible editions? Pshaw. Candide, or Optimism: A New Annotated Translation with Variorum Apparatus works.hcommons.org/records/dp95...

STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REFLECTING POOL INFIGHTING

And not before time … www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret review – the tales of abuse are utterly disturbing

Four women speak out about their underage experiences with the movie star and musician. Are the floodgates finally about to open?

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**°•.FAFO.•°**@fafo-ez-one.bsky.social · last wk.

The FBI has ADMITTED it has the Epstein Files redaction TRAINING VIDEOS that an anonymous FBI source told me about last year. TODD BLANCHE was required to release these under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. TODD BLANCHE is unfit to serve as Attorney General. VOTE NO. @judiciarydems.senate.gov

BREAKING WSJ: The Trump admin plans to end a subsidy program that helped hold down premiums for Medicare drug plans — a move that could leave many seniors facing higher rates for their prescription coverage next year.

Exclusive | Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy

Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.

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Laser focused on reducing the cost of living, from day one.

Wondering what to do this week in NYC? Whether you’re looking for live performances, movie nights, or a tennis match, there’s always something happening in your borough. Browse this week’s picks, then discover even more at nyc.gov/summer

"From Trump’s inauguration in January 2025 to April 2026 (the most recent month for which government data are available), residential electricity rates have risen by an eye-watering 18%..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

The bill comes due on Trump’s campaign promises about slashing energy prices ‘by half’

Candidate Trump said Americans should expect to see energy costs cut between 50% and 70% by July 2026. It’s July 2026, and you’ll never guess which way prices went.

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"More than 80 children and adolescents have been hospitalized this year for measles complications like pneumonia or brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities. There are no treatments for measles..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...

Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane

More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.

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It's a dog's life: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...

Not acceptable.

This refreshing ditty from Rosie O’Donnell after the WHCD after tRump ranted about her in his WHCD ‘speech’. “His approval rate is 30, his diapers always dirty, I think the guy’s insane..”—to the tune of ‘If I only had a brain’ from the Wizard of Oz. #ProudBlue #RosieODonnell #WHCD

Lost in days, but in the vortex of insanity for the next several generations. Buckle up. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/is-th...

Is Iran Really a ‘Forever War’?

With the United States and Iran now clearly back to “war” from...

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😕 says it all, really (From @justinjpearson.bsky.social )

On TV I've seen videos of these "dignified transfer" ceremonies for a long time, and prez visits to Walter Reed and other sites for wounded combat veterans. Never has prez from LBJ/Nixon to GWB/Obama/Biden dared put words in a dead American's mouth. Until now. Or made the event about himself

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2w ago

Imagine the round-the-clock outrage -- not just from Fox, but the rest of mainsteam media -- if Biden or Obama placed propagandist words into the mouths of dead soldiers just before their dignified transfer of remains.

A French model scout who introduced several young women to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home near Paris. Daniel Siad's body was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a suburb of the French capital.

Do you need another reason to oppose corporate personhood and insist anyone who represents you do the same? Here you go: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Trump Extends Pardons to Companies, Echoing a 17th Century King

The president is the first in modern US history to issue clemency to businesses, with nine so far in his second term.

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This summer's cyclospora outbreak took two months to trace. Mastercard patented a tool to catch outbreaks like it in 2014. Shelved, never used. www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

Mastercard Patented A Tool That Could Have Cracked This Summer's Cyclospora Outbreak. It Was Never Deployed

Finding the lettuce took days. Finding Taco Bell took two months. Mastercard patented a fix in 2014 and shelved it, chasing the wrong half of the problem.

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Trump went to war with Iran to keep it from developing nuclear weapons. But now he’s going make Saudi Arabia a nuclear power. This will haunt the US for generations.

Normally, scientists and laboratories get to work, do what they can to identify the source and limit the damage, and the outbreak passes without ever becoming a political story at all. Not this time. Today's Morning Shots, from @eggerdc.bsky.social and @martynwendell.bsky.social (link in reply):

It's a scam all the way down. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed implementation of food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

Matthew Cortland (they)@matthewcort.land · 3w ago

My pre-write turned out to be 70% a. CDC's comms have been wildly irresponsible; b. If I couldn't prove lettuce is not from Taylor Farms, I wouldn't eat it; c. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...