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!
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William Lawrence, a prominent environmental organizer who foregrounded his support for a data center moratorium, has won the Democratic primary in Michigan’s seventh congressional district in a victory for progressives.
This data center foe just won his Democratic House primary in Michigan
Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawerence will face incumbent Republican Tom Barrett in November.
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It’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.
Corporate America got billions of dollars in tariff refunds. Where’s your cut? | CNN Business
Apple got an estimated $2.2 billion tariff refund last quarter. Amazon got $600 million. Nike got $300 million. But American consumers who paid higher prices as President Donald Trump’s tariffs filter...
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SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know
A new investigation reveals that at least 50 police officers from all over the U.S. have been caught abusing their access to Flock's automatic license plate reader database, including to stalk women. This is just one of the many reasons to get these creepy cameras off our streets.
ACLU of Wisconsin@acluofwi.bsky.social · yesterdayWisconsin is making national news because so many police officers have been charged or convicted with using the Flock surveillance network to stalk people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/02/how-police-officers-used-vast-network-cameras-spy-their-exes/
🧵🧵🧵 A scandal that hardly anyone knows happened is Trump giving traitor Michael Flynn $1.25 million in your tax money. Flynn, Trump’s 1st national security adviser, pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI but was pardoned by Trump. He sued, alleging "weaponization," and DOJ paid him in March. 1/4🧵
Justice Dept. Settles Flynn’s Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $1.25 Million (Gift Article)
The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.
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A Wisconsin judge has ruled that absentee voting in the state discriminates against disabled voters — siding with groups that are seeking to force election officials to allow for electronic casting of ballots.
Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people
A judge has ruled that absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, siding with groups that are seeking to force elections officials to allow for electronic ballots.
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No congressional candidate in Democratic history ever had as much outside money dumped on them in one primary as Abdul El-Sayed. But El-Sayed has now survived the onslaught in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. Barely.
Michigan’s primary reckoning for the Democrats
Despite record outside spending, Abdul El-Sayed and a slate of left-leaning candidates triumphed over establishment and incumbent rivals.
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Bullshit!! Why does he feel the need to dig himself deeper every day? He's now claiming that the authorities are lying while implying that his daughter is incapable of communicating at the age of 2 1/2.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayMAX MILLER: She's 2.5 years old. She doesn't have the ability to articulate what you just said. TAPPER: But you just told me that she said she was scared to go to mommy's house. Now you're saying she's not capable of saying "Daddy kill you"? MILLER: What about due process?
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"These senators who got involved in trying to pretend they were going to block [Todd Blanche] actually made matters worse, because they have now endorsed the corrupt deal," said legal expert Liz Oyer of Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn.
'Backfired': Expert warns GOP mutiny against Todd Blanche just 'made matters worse'
President Donald Trump's attorney general pick, Todd Blanche, finally appears to be on track after Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Cornyn (R-TX) extracted some fairly minor concessions.But their entire blockade may prove to be for nothing, legal expert Liz Oyer told MS NOW's Alicia Menendez on Tue...
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Safeguarding Social Security for the next generation isn't just dollars and cents. It's about ensuring that Americans can live independently and with dignity. - @wyden.senate.gov
"The economy that we have today is not the economy we had in 1983...more of high earners' income and wealth now comes from sources that are outside of Social Security's traditional financing structure." - Rebecca Vallas, National Academy of Social Insurance
Ummmm..... he seems to be proving every day his unfitness, not only as a candidate, but as a father.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 8h agoThe representative, accused of horrific abuse against his ex-wife and daughter, insisted the photo wasn’t that inappropriate. trib.al/QCcC4M2
El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
JFC!!! If he does fire Pirro it will be because she wasn't willing to lie for the felon and present manufactured evidence in the case.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8h agoQ: What message does it send if Trump fires a US attorney because she determined there was not sufficient evidence to charge four people with a crime? BLANCHE: If he fires a US attorney, it turns out he's allowed to do that because he's the president
NEW: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to determine that a man “travels to Michigan frequently,” where marijuana is legal, then back to Wisconsin, where it is illegal. They then used his travel across state lines as tracked by Flock as part of the probable cause justification to search his car.
Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed
"The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads.
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Cutting Medicare Part D subsidies isn’t “fiscal discipline.” It’s a prescription for higher drug costs, more untreated illness, and greater long‑term healthcare spending. Seniors deserve stability, not surprise hikes in essential medication costs.
While the latest headlines hint at yet another ceasefire deal, the Dept. of Defense plays games with the true number of dead & wounded. @markhertling.bsky.social delivers his blunt assessment of what's going on in Iran & why each loss of life is more than just a number. youtu.be/rTamGFJPfAU?...
FURIOUS Retired General TORCHES Trump Over WAR With Iran!!
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Let's not lose sight of how abnormal this is. Trump is demanding prosecutions over Reflecting Pool fiasco even though his own DOJ has shown conclusively it isn't supported by facts or law. On the pod, @barbmcquade.bsky.social is brilliant on the bigger stakes here: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
Trump’s Fury at Reflecting Pool Mess Darkens as Damning New Leaks Hit
As Trump’s effort to jail people over his failed renovation starts looking even worse, a former federal prosecutor explains why this corruption of DOJ is so dangerous—and how to fight back.
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It looks as though Patel has finally crawled out from under the rock where he's been hiding.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8h agoQ: Director Patel, any update on the Guthrie case? KASH PATEL: *walks away*
ICE may expand its Boston footprint, but city and state leaders are pushing back as Massachusetts tightens immigration enforcement rules. http://www.wcvb.com/article/ice-boston-expansion-parking-spots/73355445
Seniors are having a harder time today affording everyday expenses than when President Trump took office, between soaring inflation and the president's failed economic agenda. Social Security benefits aren't going as far as they used to. - @hassan.senate.gov