RagtopDriver📎
@ragtopdriver.bsky.social
Nothing like driving a ragtop! Fan of Miami Dolphins 🐬 , San Diego Padres, SDSU Aztecs, Miami Redhawks, Miami Hurricanes, San Diego FC
Yikes what is my Alma mater doing?
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3h agoMiami University: All academic departments at Miami to integrate artificial intelligence into the curriculum by 2027-2028 "If it's this embedded in the world, then it needs to be embedded in the learning and in the coursework" miamioh.edu/news/2026/08...
Pretty sure Obama and Seal team 6 killed Bin Laden not Rogers Also, not sure what terrorists he was hunting while in the Army (1985-89) stationed in CA.
Kramer & Jerry Seinfeld: Sounds Made Up
ALT: Kramer & Jerry Seinfeld: Sounds Made Up
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NEW: @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social obtained body cam footage from the investigation into Rep. Max Miller's alleged abuse. In it, Emily Moreno alleges Miller held her at gunpoint while she changed their daughter's diaper. It also reveals him downplaying their daughter's broken collarbone to detectives.
1% of the country owns more wealth than the middle class. Why? Because Washington spent decades fighting for the rich instead of working families, and Trump has taken it to a new level. November is our chance to elect leaders who actually give a shit about working people.
holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!
Yeah, show me the money! Eat the rich!
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.gov · 4h agoIt’s been 166 days since SCOTUS struck down Trump’s illegal tariff taxes & big corporations are getting their refunds. $2.2 BILLION for Apple, $600 MILLION for Amazon, $300 million for Nike. When are American families going to see the $1,700 they're owed? Return the money, NOW.
NEW: A court ruled that Big Tech companies like Amazon can't use an anti-hacking law to go after users and developers of digital tools, like Perplexity AI, that people use to improve their online experience. This is the right call.
And the San Diego Padres did indeed DFA German Marquez. This was the worst pickup in the offseason by A.J. Preller, although the verdict is quickly pending on Griffin Canning if and when Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove return from the IR.
RagtopDriver📎@ragtopdriver.bsky.social · 19h agoMarquez should be DFA candidate after this incompetent outing for Padres
Face it. The Court is captured by right-wing billionaire interests, just the way railroad barons used to capture the railroad rate commissions, or mining barons the mine safety commissions. Look up “regulatory capture” or “agency capture.” thehill.com/opinion/judi...
Just admit it: The Supreme Court is political
Let’s face it, the Supreme Court has dug itself into a hole, and it just keeps digging.
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Russia has discovered a new purpose for drones, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu writes: “Instead of avoiding civilians, Russian operators can now target them, as if they were playing a video game”:
The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson
Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.
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Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
NEW: What to make of Malik Willis' QB Tier ranking along with being placed behind a certain former Dolphins starter. www.si.com/nfl/dolphins...
What to Make of Malik Willis' Quarterback Tier Ranking
The NFL season is about to begin and the Miami Dolphins are in the midst of a new era. Tua Tagovailoa is out, Malik Willis is in. The Dolphins committed to Will
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The Trump administration has refunded about $100bn (60%) of the $165bn collected under the “liberation day” tariffs, after the Supreme Court ruled those levies illegal in February. Guess who didn't get refunds? We the People. Corporations pocketed the money.
Democrats have legislation that will make Social Security solvent for as far as the actuarial eye can see without cutting benefits. Where's the Republican proposal? It doesn't exist. - @whitehouse.senate.gov
Christian Nationalism On the Ballot in Tennessee: From calls to ban mosques to AI Crusader videos, two candidates are pushing Christian nationalist agendas to the forefront of Thursday’s Republican primaries. www.confrontthehate.com/p/executions...
Executions for Abortions? Deport Muslims? Christian Nationalism On the Ballot in Tennessee
From calls to ban mosques to AI Crusader videos, two candidates are pushing Christian nationalist agendas to the forefront of Thursday’s Republican primaries.
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El-Sayed: "Mike, I'm gonna say it right now, I know you're gonna say no because you're a coward: Five debates, alright? ... By the time we're done, you are not gonna have safe quarter from people holding you accountable to what you've done for them here in Michigan. We will send you back to Florida"
Albert Speer would be so proud! The Times takes us on an exclusive video tour of Washington remade in the image of Donald Trump. It furnishes a perfect demonstration of the psychopathology of fascist architectural design. www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
Inside Trump’s multimillion-dollar DC makeover — a visual guide
The president has grand designs for Washington, including a White House ballroom, independence arch and Dulles airport redesign. How much does it cost?
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NEW: The Miami Dolphins are going to be conducting player tryouts throughout the 2026 season as they try to find some hidden gems or simply build a database for future reference. Here's what to know about the latest group of tryout players. www.si.com/nfl/dolphins...
What to Know About the Latest Dolphins Tryout Players
The Dolphins had tryouts with five players today: T Dodji Dahoue from Eastern Michigan; DB Keenan Garber from Kansas State; DB B.J. Mayes from Texas A&M; G Mich
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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…
Time for all Dems to rally around Michigan's Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. This is a must-win state in the midterms.
JacqueBlue@jacqueblue.bsky.social · 16h agoIt's over! Kornacki called it! Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan! Okay Dems, Vote Blue No Matter Who!
Guess the prayer came a little too late after Chuckie finally got caught.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 11h agoNEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”
Marquez should be DFA candidate after this incompetent outing for Padres
This is important to note! Republicans scheduled their Medicare cuts for January 2027. They want to say, “Look! The Democrats took back the House and cut your Medicare.” If you know someone on Medicare, expose the Republicans' dirty trick. #USDemocracy #MomSky #RepublicanMedicareCuts
Gloria Pan@glopan.bsky.social · 23h agoThe Big Ugly Bill cut Medicare by $536 billion starting AFTER the elections. What kind of thoughtless idiocy cuts programs that seniors' lives depend on and thinks they won't notice? #MomSky #RepublicanMedicareCuts
Republicans like pathetic lame-duck senators Tillis and Cornyn admit that they cannot rein in Trump as Congress is rendered useless. Thanks to the highly corrupt MAGA Supreme Court, Donnie Dementia is now effectively an absolute monarch who cannot be touched. Lower courts are trying, though.
The California Democratic Party has officially endorsed a one-time, 5% wealth tax on billionaires that will be on the ballot this November. They're right to support it — and Gavin Newsom is wrong to oppose it. Here's why.
Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax
Billionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta
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