Not a bug. A feature.

Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 23h ago

"Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s latest dismal jobs report. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000."

What could possibly go wrong? Same folks who are critical of scientists are probably the same folks who think oh yeah this is great! 🙄

MassLive@masslive.bsky.social · yesterday

AI used to design never-before-seen viruses, sparking new fears

Trump restarted bombing, and what did he get for it? -Hormuz closed, more economic damage -Lost Oman, which was working with the US before -A vote of no confidence from Saudis -Worsened munitions shortage -More US casualties -No concessions from Iran -Now poised to surrender My latest, in @ms.now

Opinion | Iran’s Hormuz deal with Oman has Trump poised for the big surrender

Nicholas Grossman: Trump started bombing Iran again to keep it from having control over the Strait of Hormuz. That gambit failed — again.

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The Saudi crown prince, Turkish president and Pakistani PM have signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca. The agreement says that “any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all”.

More from Jessie Zhang:

Pile Of Garbage@pileofgarbage.net · last mo.

Chinese people constantly clowning on the idiot gweilo. c/o Jessie Zhang: www.instagram.com/jessiez888

And in doing so, raise the cost of groceries and collapse healthcare system. But hey, yeah let’s keep the hatred towards folks hard working towards a better life from taking job none of you will ever do.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · yesterday

The report, shared exclusively with Mother Jones, reveals an administration pulling all levers to completely reorient the immigration system. The sweeping goal appears to be destabilizing the lives of noncitizens in the United States and boosting deportations.

Damn those Democrats and their sinister plot to… improve people’s lives.

A North Carolina teen was arrested for using abortion pills as a "deadly weapon," in an alarming case of cops trying to make taking abortion pills a crime. (It's not.) No state abortion bans currently criminalize the abortion patient or criminalize self-managed abortion:

North Carolina Teen Arrested for Using Abortion Pills As “Deadly Weapon”

The 18-year-old faces criminal charges for trying to self-manage an abortion

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this is an actual problem

Chicago grocers are severely affected by reductions to SNAP: ‘We need to bail out this industry’

In Illinois, the implications threaten not only individual households but also the viability of the Chicago area’s independent authorized SNAP retailers.

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public health guy@publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 10mo ago

another point: grocery stores operate on razor-thin profit margins, so what happens when they suddenly lose the revenue they get from SNAP? (they close)

JUST FILED: Despite Trump’s continued insistence of “vandalism”…. Judge drops Reflecting Pool criminal case youtu.be/lhroJakbK90?...

🚨Trump gets legal news he FEARED from Reflecting Pool!

YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports

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Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Eric and Don Jr.’s ties to 15 companies that have received $3.2 BILLION in defense contracts. Here's what you should know about their ongoing grifts.

Parents Parents 2026 BCE 2026 CE 🤝 "These kids and their damned tablets"

Does seem like a worthwhile subject for congressional oversight.

Oversight Dems@oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Trump administration has extracted over $13 billion from Venezuela in oil revenue yet cannot explain where the cash went. Oversight Dems are investigating.

It's strange. No photos of Mitch McConnell leaving the rehab center. None of him arriving at the departure airport. None of him at the arrival airport. None of him arriving at his Kentucky home. None whatsoever. Just a statement and reporters giving a quick salute.

Throughout history, persecuting scientists for saving lives is a frightening marker for the collapse of a society.

Oh

None of this shit is normal, and I have no idea how anyone is comfortable with it.

Wasn’t trump suppose to bring these down day one too? 🤔

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 2d ago

Mortgage rates rise for 5th straight week, hitting levels not seen since 2025 for 2nd week in a row

This comment. Wow. 🫪

What was Dr. Fauci’s crime? Being an expert? Telling the truth? Saving hundreds of thousands of lives? What kind of sick fucks want to prosecute a man for that?

The doctor who tried to save lives during Covid is being treated like a villain. The traitors who beat up cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6 are being treated like victims or heroes. It's American madness.

Live updates: Senate committee to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress | CNN Politics

Sen. Rand Paul, a longtime Fauci foe, announced the vote after the retired scientist invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a committee hearing last week.

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The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, and BofA enabled Jeffrey Epstein, according to a report from Sen. Ron Wyden: Deutsche Bank AG failed to promptly report to U.S. authorities more than $250 million in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein.

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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I love this for both of them 😊🥂

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Trump-Hegseth mini-drama seems like what happens in late stage authoritarianism or fascism. Kind of reminds of Mussolini-Ciano in 1943-1944. Which didn't end well for Ciano. Or Mussolini. wapo.st/4hQVTF0

What was the rate before he started the war? Just curious.

Good morning, Tennessee. Time to vote. 🗳️ 🇺🇸 Remember: If your vote didn’t matter they wouldn’t be working so hard to take it away.

A question someone might ask is “What if we simply stopped treating the president’s idiot whims as law?”

I was absolutely shocked schools do not have acs in them in MA. Then working in them, I don’t blame the poor kids for being distracted, uncomfortable, or acting out on hot days bc it’s unbearable. I’m an adult and struggle, these poor kids just get wiped…not safe let alone conducive to learning.

College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University@asuhealthsolutions.bsky.social · 3d ago

Extreme heat is becoming both a learning and public health challenge. In @theconversation.com, ASU heat researchers Allison Poulos with College of Health Solutions and Jennifer Vanos with School of Sustainability explain how rising temps affects classrooms, playgrounds and sports. ow.ly/hr9650ZwMAG

JUST IN: Trump is scrambling to stop the BBC from digging into the finances of his business empire after a judge ordered him to hand over records in his $10B defamation lawsuit against the network.