The Argentinian imported beef was part of a deal Trump struck with Milei. The Food Safety and Inspection Service lost 9% of its staff during DOGE cuts last year. 2/2
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More on America’s food crisis: “While no illnesses or injuries have been reported as a result of eating the beef, the FSIS urges anyone with concerns to contact a healthcare provider. …anyone who still has the beef should either throw it away or return it to the place of purchase.” 1/2
Nearly 30,000 pounds of Argentine beef sold in Texas, Florida recalled by Miami-area company
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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Expel. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/petition-calls-for-us-ambassador-to-be-removed-from-canada/
Petition calls for U.S. ambassador to be removed from Canada
A petition set to be presented in the House of Commons this fall calls on the government to declare the U.S. ambassador persona non grata and remove him from Canada.
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Yesterday Mayor Mamdani endorsed a bill to force Amazon to employ its own delivery drivers, rather than outsource the work to subcontractors. The Prospect can report that Amazon's lead lobbyist on that bill is Chuck Schumer's daughter Jessica. prospect.org/2026/08/11/m...
Mamdani’s Taking On Amazon. His Opponent? Chuck Schumer’s Daughter. - The American Prospect
Legislation before the New York City Council would end Amazon’s subcontracting of delivery drivers. Jessica Schumer is the lead lobbyist against it.
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and the traditional phone-friendly version tinyview.com/this-modern-...
Everything is so stupid
TMW cartoon for August 11, 2026.
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It was a big story when Max Miller claimed he received death threats from a pro-Palestine commuter on I-90 last year. None of it rang true: how could threats be heard at high speed on the highway? We now know that many of Miller's accusations are suspect. Moe Tkacik recounts them:
Max Miller’s Endless Wars - The American Prospect
The Ohio congressman fabricated a wild story of death threats on Interstate 90 and casually destroyed the life of a constituent. It’s one of many accusations Miller, now facing a spousal abuse scandal...
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find someone who loves you like boomers love posting AI trash
Not only did Seth Moulton get special access to private defense tech company investments while serving on the House Armed Services Committee, he also made investments in a Chinese-owned defense firm before it was purchased by a leading donor. Bob Kuttner reports. prospect.org/2026/08/11/m...
More About Seth Moulton’s Conflicts - The American Prospect
He is well positioned to profit from the defense buildup.
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Thames Water is an absolute disgrace!😠 The govt must bring all water companies back into public hands (but leave the debts with the companies!!) All essential services are meant to be for everyone. They shouldn’t therefore operate purely on a profit/shareholder return! news.sky.com/story/uk-hea...
UK weather latest: Thousands of homes left without water - as 38C highs forecast and health alerts extended
The fifth heatwave of the summer is beginning, with 38C forecast later in the week. Firefighters are tackling a blaze in the New Forest for a third day. And health alerts have come into force in Engla...
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The techbros, just like their daddy trump, live for revenge. lonnie musk is another extreme example. His dark money "musk family foundation" does all kinds of shady shit.
Valley girl@thatvalleygirl.bsky.social · 8h agowww.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...
It's also important to consider this new feature in context of the recent comments made by the new leader of this platform. He specifically said he wanted to change the reputation of the site as having a progressive vibe. Also, there is already PLENTY of Sports content. Connect the dots, people.
The CEO of Bluesky Says He Wants Less of a Focus on Liberal Politics (and More Sports)
Some on Bluesky don’t seem to have noticed the “sports” part.
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Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · 12h agoAs the midterms approach, this new feature to mute reposts can also be used to mute political speech and organizing. Or it may do that as an "unintended" consequence. It may also drive away journalists and news outlets because others' reposts of their content will have less impact.
"Yes, we definitely want that [progresive reputation] to change. It is already changing.." And BSky will start monetizing this year. New features that no one asked for are to support these goals. People need to write down their red lines now. Wars, crumbling democracy, genocides. "More sports."
Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one s...
TikTok video by Decoder with Nilay Patel
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“They'll land the gear, claim to be peaceful oil drillers, provoke a confrontation which they’ll escalate into a violent one, the Press will paint the Americans as the victims ... and give Trump an excuse to invade and annex Greenland in order to “protect Americans and American interests.””
Trump Is Just One Slimy Move Away from Plunging Us into an Ugly Conflict with Former Allies — Esquire
No matter what he might claim, the president is much better at starting wars than ending them.
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How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington www.nytimes.com/2026... "willingness to skirt laws, expend millions of dollars, ignore facts and punish truth tellers in service of the president’s demands to put his mark on the capital" even tariffs played a role 🙄
How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
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Pace Robert Benchley, there are currently two types of people in the world: the kind who see other people as the *problem*, or see other people as the *point*. I think the whole point of existence is the coolness, weirdness and friction of other people. People like Zuck … do not.
Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · yesterdayBanger after banger after banger in Zuckerberg’s delusional AI fever dream essay www.404media.co/mark-zuckerb...
Burned out former junkie with negative scientific credentials tells us how it is...
max@bluebookvalue.bsky.social · yesterday”noticing” eh don’t like that
NEW: Private intelligence firms are selling dossiers about critics of artificial intelligence and the data centers powering them, including trying to peddle them to federal regulators. It's the latest effort to cash in on spying on those who dissent from government action. Dan Boguslaw reports:
Private Intelligence Firms Are Selling Dossiers on AI and Data Center Critics - The American Prospect
Along with federal law enforcement agencies, private companies are now surveilling opponents of Big Tech.
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5/ Here a subscription is required. (I increasingly find The Financial Times my most valuable one-stop daily news shopping source.) Here is a small taste of the long-ish essay (which sweeps in Dick, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Musk, Zuckerberg, Trump, Andreessen, Thiel, & Altman, among others):
2/ The history of the Kardashev Scale, the Soviet postage stamps, the pellucid prose -- it's all terrific. But I especially loved this:
It should actually be illegal for anywhere to have checkout before midday.
This. Share this with anyone who may be suckered by the deceptively-named "Third Way". Utterly consistent with how we ended up with corporate ownership of the country: dark money, market-tested messaging, legally-blessed secrecy. Don't be fooled. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-moroni...
