Standards for any outlet's reporting on this: --Shouldn't get more prominent coverage than Susan Collins vote FOR, say, Kristi Noem --Should note high up she waited till Cornyn/Tillis came out in favor to say she's a 'no' --Should note she's voted for nearly every Trump 2.0 nominee #MEpolitics
Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · 21h agoSusan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics
🧵 The Founders simply could not imagine men so uninterested in maintaining & exercising their own political power that they would allow other men - even those of their own party or faction - to steal their constitutional power in broad daylight & play out The Madness of King George.
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · yesterdayFederalist 51: “ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” That made for a system of checks and balances that mostly worked. Until some politicians with ambition to overthrow the Constitution met up with politicians whose highest ambition is attention on social media and a pat on the head.
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Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h agoThe same old Susan Collins charade. As soon as a controversial nominee or a bill has enough votes to pass, she announces she will vote no when it doesn’t matter. She never casts a deciding vote against Trump. Now she will claim this shows how she is so “independent.”
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
"last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide." www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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OMG! Tomorrow is (international?!?) chocolate chip cookie day! Please be prepared!!!!!!
And this came after the groom had allegedly abused one of the president's aides, Stephanie Grisham?
Professa Murray@kalimurray.bsky.social · 3d agoTo the extent that the media is treating this as a horse story: Max Miller is not a some random candidate from Ohio. This is a picture of President Trump speaking at the wedding of Max Miller and Emily Moreno.
MN Lynx coach Cheryl Reeves today, while her team won the game
The story of how the LDS accepted Black people is incredible. IRS: "So you refuse to ordain Black people as bishops?" LDS: "Yes, it's god's will." IRS: "As a racially discriminatory organization, you are no longer tax exempt." LDS: "Hang on... you are NOT gonna believe who I just talked to."
There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.
Cat in back door window, Mason Street, Byker, 1971 by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen from her social documentary work in Newcastle, UK #WomensArt
Lockdown people are so funny. They pull out their hair at the fact that schools were closed for five minutes, and then you ask them if they actually want to educate poor and minority children and they’re like of course not
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
If your grandpa kept sending you these as texts, you'd have an emergency family meeting.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d agoGood to know after a tough weekend on the golf course the president is back at work laser focused on improving the lives of Americans by resuming his deranged AI marathon.
“The ICE agents that attacked me followed me by transport in one of their unmarked vehicles to the hospital, and then came into my room with me in a trauma unit while I was trying to be treated."
“The ICE agent behind me grabbed the back of my shirt and just threw me like a sack of trash”
People keep suing the agency for beating them up.
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no matter how bad things are, never respond to job postings listed on a site full of white supremacists and CSAM www.reddit.com/r/WorkReform...
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE POWER ACCOMPLISHES! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who wrote comments, contacted Congress, and yelled! This is OUR WIN! @standupforscience.net www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.
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“The Alberta government has set up a ‘concierge’ service to attract so-called hyperscale developers to set up shop in the province and help companies navigate provincial regulations.”
Hundreds protest Meta's plan for massive data centre in northern Alberta county
MORINVILLE — Hundreds of protesters chanted "Down, down with corporations" outside a northern Alberta county office on Sunday to voice their opposition to tech giant Meta's plan to build a data centre...
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From “Politics Chat July 30, 2026” by @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/LG_YlRG... Full carousel on Instagram. www.instagram.com/p/DbjuctWlmo... #PoliticsChat #heathercoxrichardson
Once more before Sunday ends, here’s today’s 287th thread of great public scholarship from the past week. Please share as widely as you’re able to get all this great work to all the folks, & thanks! 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Ben Railton@americanstudier.bsky.social · 3d agoAugust is here, & with it my 287th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
Please stop saying “lockdowns.” There were never true lockdowns in the US, and it fuels far right narratives to repeat this inaccurate statement. You can say closures, you can say restrictions, or better, you can say public health measures which saved many lives.
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 6d agoPeople still complain about “lockdowns” but we had none in the US. We had stay-at-home orders, where although businesses were closed, you could still go outside whenever you wanted. Other countries had far stricter rules, and yet have been much more accepting of them as they saved many more lives.
👇🎯 Your periodic reminder that we don’t have to keep doing this thing we’ve done for decades now on Every. Single. Damn. Topic. In. American. Politics.
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 3d agoPlease stop saying “lockdowns.” There were never true lockdowns in the US, and it fuels far right narratives to repeat this inaccurate statement. You can say closures, you can say restrictions, or better, you can say public health measures which saved many lives.