So, I completely understand secreting POTUS away from a credible assassination attempt. But leaving the entire Air Force One crew, press pool, etc. to play decoy is some sick shit.
Noah Shachtman@noahshachtman.bsky.social · 19h agothe manliest
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Got my Juris Doctor on Twitter. On Here now.
Noah Shachtman@noahshachtman.bsky.social · 19h ago
If you think you were a token in academia, just wait until you figure out why you are on the anti-woke beat at The Atlantic.
If the DSA be local let them get vocal If the DSA be national Ooh, buddy. Irrational
Cooper Lund@cooperlund.online · 21h agoAh, I see that people are discovering the DSA paradox: Local chapters can be very competent challengers to the Democratic Party but the national org has been largely captured by kooks, encouraging the independence of local chapters.
Lotta hilarious details here. wapo.st/4i1OByh
Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat
The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.
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WHO IS LEAKING THIS? (We thank you!!) "In Ankara, Trump boarded the old Air Force One jumbo jet in view of television cameras. He was secretly shuttled minutes later to a smaller plane — an Air Force C-32A — via an airport catering truck typically used to load meals and other supplies preflight..."
Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social · 21h agoSTUNNING: Trump left the White House press corps in Turkey as a decoy to be attacked by Iran—and instead flew out on a secret plane: wapo.st/4i1OByh
When Elon took over Twitter he told investors he'd triple ad revenue within 5 years. It's now been almost four years... and he's wiped out 2/3rds of the ad revenue (basically revealed in footnotes to SpaceX's earnings).
Techdirt@techdirt.com · 22h agoSpaceX’s Earnings Show Elon Wiped Out Two-Thirds Of Twitter’s Ad Business When SpaceX filed for its IPO, we went through the S-1 to point out just how far off the mark Elon Musk's... https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/10/spacexs-earnings-show-elon-wiped-out-two-thirds-of-twitters-ad-business/
Damn. For a split second, I thought Aaron meant he was out of office. Nope. Out like a light.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayholy shit Trump is OUT
I am once again tapping the sign to remind you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free news how and where you are able to
CNN@cnn.com · 3d agoTwenty-five years after the mayor of New York City became the champion of America's grief and resilience at the time of the 9/11 attacks, families of those killed are split on whether the current mayor should attend the annual remembrance. https://cnn.it/4zkKYdc
Ross Douthat's enemy for his whole pundit career has been women who get abortions and knowing that allows you to save a lot of time
I'm glad @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app is on vacation this week because this bullcrap would make her blow a gasket.
Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 4d agoIn this interview with his favorite outlet, Justice Alito confirms what we already knew: that he's not retiring this year. www.wsj.com/opinion/just...
Trump takes a break from fear-mongering about communism to brag about seizing the means of production: "We had a problem with Intel. And we settled the problem. They gave us 10% of the company. That was worth $12 billion."
Wages? Stagnant. Jobs? Don’t exist. Doritos? $8. Lettuce? Diarrhea. Wife? Left me. Libs? lol owned
George Pearkes@peark.es · 4d agoPayrolls -23k vs +80k est / +57k prev -103k net revision U-3 UER 4.1% vs 4.2% exp / 4.2% prev U-6 UER 7.9% vs 8.0% exp / 7.9% prev LFPR 61.4% vs 61.6% est / 61.5% prev Avg hourly earnings +0.1% MoM vs +0.3% MoM est / +0.3% prev
Healthcare workers belong in hospitals, not detention centers. Over 100 nurses rallied outside Maine Medical Center in Portland on Aug 5, forcing ICE to release Debora Kapisha on Aug 6. Organize, speak out, and demand permanent protection for essential workers. 🎥NowThisImpact
no, actually, an executive order cannot "expand the category" of people excluded from birthright citizenship, we literally just went through this www.axios.com/2026/08/06/t...
Just 3 weeks ago, JD Vance tried to use the Marine Two helicopter to send his 9-year-old son to a golf lesson. The helicopter costs between $16K-$25K per hour to operate and is paid for by American taxpayers. He has also used it for multiple recent “house hunting” trips in the DC suburbs.
Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests
Secret Service sources said the Vance family asks included getting their young son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter.
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoJD Vance: "If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer"
1. A new Popular Information investigation reveals that Senate Republicans have recently launched at least six fake news sites in key states.
Winnicott writes about the importance of a transitional object in "The initiation of an affectionate type of object relationship" which Max Miller is here destroying.
Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 6d agoNEW: Regarding the claims that Rep. Max Miller withheld his toddler's "blue bunny," I have some new screenshots suggesting there was a pattern of Miller not giving the bunny back. There were pleas from multiple people on multiple dates. (Thread: 1/8)
Preferable to what we have now, which is pedophilia for everybody.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoTrump on the Biden years: "We had transgender for everybody"
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!
the City of Boise's increasingly aggressive campaign against the state's repeated attempt to ban pride flags flown by cities is extremely funny
rev. howard arson@theophite.bsky.social · 2w agoi have never seen a higher density of pride flags than in Boise
Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats
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You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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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